Rebecca
@stlrebecca
💙 Writer, runner, resister, wanderer, translator and professor, flood survivor. Debut novel The Kimono Tattoo. www.rebecca-copeland.com
Dr. Fauci saved my life when the world was collapsing. If not for him, we’d be injecting bleach and gagging on horse dewormer. I’ll never forget how scared we all were and how his presence offered reassurance. Instead of skewering him, we should be thanking him
The whole world is going to hell. Trump being trump; ICE killing innocent people; Israel being a terrorist country; McConnell denying he’s dead; and all that and more. Still, heaven breaks through. (And by heaven, I mean the sun.)
Dreams of yesteryear. I once was a triathlete. And now that past is hanging forgotten in my garage. But oh, there was a time!
Returning to the beloved past. Tanizaki, Honen-in, and my fictional friend, Ruth. www.rebecca-copeland.com/edited-out-p...
Just here to say, not all of Kyoto is saturated with tourists. But never you mind about those unsaturated spots!
No Kings!! Manchester, St.Louis County! We numbered in the 1000s. Cars honked, children played, oldsters swapped protest stories. It was glorious.
Tomorrow spring break ends and I will teach two classes. One will look at The Master Key by Togawa Masako. The other includes stories by Enchi Fumiko. All feature older women. Like me! Thank goodness for great role models! 🤪
I’m 70!!! Turning 60 was exciting, but that’s so old now. 70 is already a great year.
A few seconds of calm:gulls overhead and dolphins gliding. Virginia Beach.