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MardraS

@MardraS@mas.to

(She/Her) Author, speaker, & advocate who believes in the power of words and uses both fiction and non-fiction to advocate for and with my adult son, Marcus. Co-Author of The Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome (Publisher Simon & Schuster) Full-time juggling CEO role at family print business, community, and family. TBH, We laugh a lot in our home. I’m also pretty darn tired. #DownSyndrome https://mardrasikora.com/
#Bookstodon #PositiveVibes #DisabilityCommunity #Humor #Huskers #Advocacy #fedi22

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MardraS,
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@Deus Yes, that’s what thought!

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"But Munro is an entirely different case, and she may be a singular author in that category for me: the time spent not reading her is as essential to my understanding of her work as the time spent immersed in her words."

@bookstodon
by Yiyun Li in ‘Her stories are life itself’ https://tinyurl.com/5f8buhpv

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@bookgaga @bookstodon oh wow, thanks for sharing this. Now I’ll have to know more.

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I always find it funny when music snobs say they don’t want any curation on streaming services because ‘I don’t need anyone to tell me what to listen to’. I have found some of the dopest tracks ever by checking out playlists and I’m a huge music head. I would even say more so because of streaming 🎧

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@patrickworld
isn’t that what radio used to do?
Tell us…what to listen to…?
I, too, have made great “discoveries” from streaming suggestions.
To be honest, I’ve discovered more new-to-me music that I love, here on Mastodon the last few years.
Unexpected and delightful side effect 🙂

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It’s the time of year (for me) all my window pics seem to be at airports.
But, to be fair, airports have ALOT of windows.

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I’m in an airport bar, so drinking early.
“School’s Out” is on the speaker.
So now I’m smiling at this memory.

Alice said he’d read my son’s book to his grandkids.

Let that sink in.

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Ok Folks! At “networking” event tonight - I’m a bit more socially anxious than normal even, toss me good conversation questions as I hate “small talk”
Help 🙂😬😅

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@RickiTarr
You’re the Queen of questions-
Quick!
Where do I start in real life?

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Florida

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Still hummingbird

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Got a nice text from the city for my birthday 🥰

MardraS,
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@patrickworld I hope that’s not a metaphor…I mean kind of ominous for a birthday. 😝
(Happy Birthday to You!)

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If you could have one new skill starting right now, what would it be?

MardraS,
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@RickiTarr how to be content with the skills I have.
(Never Enough!)

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MardraS,
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@mikemathia it’s like looking in the mirror.

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Come for the daily hashtag posts.
Stay for the well-curated boosts. 😉

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Hello! I want to do a Spooky Picture Prompt! So, find a picture in your camera roll that would represent the phrase:

Last Picture on the Camera Roll

This should be spooky, but completely up to your own interpretation. Here's one from me, with weird eclipse light.

MardraS,
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@RickiTarr

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It’s time, actually past time, to get moving.

I’m a slug this morning.

Worse, I’m just the ug.

Ug.

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Me, after filing my taxes this afternoon

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@patrickworld I’m still working on it…

Cat tapping the computer furiously

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Good Morning.

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Today is and in my little corner here, I’ll be going on and on about , advocacy, and today’s theme: breaking stereotypes.

What could be more “normal” than enjoying a drink and scrolling at the bar?

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Let’s start with a music video of a Monster Rock Band!

This is the theme song to a great book for children Black Day: The Monster Rock Band 🎸

Werewolf on guitar, Frankenstein is a great drummer, and the lead singer is Skeleton Pumpkin Head.

It’s never mentioned in the book, but here’s a secret, Skeleton Pumpkin Head has , just like his creator. Rock along, share generously, and celebrate with us!

https://youtu.be/MCUPOn3wzaU?feature=shared

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Long night so far.

A call from my sister just after midnight that she’d taken mum to the hospital.

Been holding bedside vigil while sister goes home and gets some sleep. Doctors running tests and whatnot. Morphine for the pain. Machines that go “bing”.

It’s about 4:30am and mum’s snoring with a plethora of tubes and wires.

Eyes are heavy. Chair is uncomfortable. The nurses showed me where I could make a cup of coffee for myself.

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@dgar Rest and refill. Hospital coffee, in my experience, is its own level of worst. Sleep at home is better.

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@dgar Oh Dear, so sorry.

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