Monica

@monwan.bsky.social

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Top political issues: Protecting 14th/19th Amendments, Ranked Choice Voting and privacy. Fan of Jane Austen, Henry Cavill, red pandas, otters, and the Oxford comma. (Chicago area) Reader, writer, editor of novels (JMW Editor - www.jmweditor.com)

A photo of a newspaper article, with the headline "Man arrested for wielding nunchucks at Aldi".
"You are not too big or too small. You are not too shy or too silly. What you are is just right." Image of a cartoon opossum with a flower on its head. "You're perfect." An Image of a cartoon opossum looking into a pool of water, with a flower blooming next to it.
Two drawings of opossum, where one is smiling and the other is screaming. Caption: "Smile! Unless someone tells you to, in which case you are well within your rights to scream. Your smile is yours to share when and if you choose!"
"Doing mental gymnastics to hold onto an outdated belief is a lot of work. Save your energy for physical gymnastics instead." Cartoon of an opossum hanging upside down from a vine."
"You don't need to go looking for love. Love is all around you. Sometimes literally." Footnote: Mother opossums can nurse up to thirteen babes. When old enough to explore outside the pouch, the babies ride on their mom's back. A cartoon of a mother opossum with lots of babies on her back and under her feet.
"When in doubt, play dead. Sometimes the best thing you can do is nothing." Cartoon drawing of an opossum playing dead. A chipmunk is looking at it asking, "You okay?" The opossum replying, "Yes."
"Others might have prettier tails, but yours may be more useful." Footnote: Opossum tails are prehensile, meaning that opossums can use them to carry things and hold on to branches while climbing. Image of cartoon squirrels grabbing acorns, and an opossum tail grabbing a branch with acorns on it.
A book cover titled "When in Doubt, Play Dead" by Ally Burguieres. Tagline: Life advice from an unexpected source Cartoon image of an opossum curled on its back and surrounded by flowers.
Photograph of little white flowers blooming under a bush, with old leaves surrounding them. Stones nearby, forming a garden border. Goes with the haiku: Little white blooms Hidden under bush Facing eastern light (c) 2025 J. Monica Wanat (Photo and poem)
What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama
Book cover for "What you are looking for is in the library" by Michiko Aoyama. It is a drawing of a windowsill, with a black cat, a purple cup (tea cup?), books, and a plant. Outside the window is a blue sky, pink cherry tree and buildings.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #576,717, Monica ‪@monwan.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 15, 2023"