🇨🇦 Janet Somerville
@janetsomerville.bsky.social
#Gellhorn enthusiast. Dog lover. Anti-fascist. Writer for hire.
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
HOW MIDSUMMER NIGHT (2024)
YOURS, FOR PROBABLY ALWAYS: MARTHA GELLHORN'S LETTERS OF LOVE & WAR (2019)
Contributor to Toronto Star #book pages.
https://janetsomervillewriter.com
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Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
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Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
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Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
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Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Yours, For Probably Always Audiobook on Libro.fm
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
libro.fm
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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“And in the end, it was them, these loved ones, these brave Black women — including the one who escaped by outsmarting him — who finally took this depraved serial killer down.”
He intentionally targeted Black women he thought no one would miss.
We investigated an N.J. serial killer most have never heard of. This is for the women he tried to erase.
He intentionally targeted Black women he thought no one would miss.
www.nj.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
“And in the end, it was them, these loved ones, these brave Black women — including the one who escaped by outsmarting him — who finally took this depraved serial killer down.”
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That’s Dan❤️🩹🦅
Top right corner. Can't help but wonder if The Simpsons paid subtle tribute to Dan McQuade in tonight's set-in-Philadelphia 800th episode.
February 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
That’s Dan❤️🩹🦅
"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"I haven't been in such a rage in a long time. But, where does one dump one's rage?" ~Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998 #OTD), letter to #EleanorRoosevelt
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I am so goddamn proud of her.
February 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am so goddamn proud of her.
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Happy Flag Day, Canada 🇨🇦
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Happy Flag Day, Canada 🇨🇦
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY
“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) CUBA by Ada Ferrer is an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States. Now on sale for a limited time: https://bit.ly/4c8GbSN
“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) CUBA by Ada Ferrer is an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States. Now on sale for a limited time: https://bit.ly/4c8GbSN
February 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY
“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) CUBA by Ada Ferrer is an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States. Now on sale for a limited time: https://bit.ly/4c8GbSN
“Full of…lively insights and lucid prose” (The Wall Street Journal) CUBA by Ada Ferrer is an epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States. Now on sale for a limited time: https://bit.ly/4c8GbSN
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Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 15, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders.
Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Yours, For Probably Always Audiobook on Libro.fm
Before email, when long distance telephone calls were difficult and expensive, people wrote letters, often several each day. Today, those letters provide an intimate and revealing look at the lives an...
libro.fm
February 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Remembering the singular, indefatigable, ardent anti-fascist Martha #Gellhorn (d. 15 Feb 1998).
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Her words, many of them written in the 1930s/1940s, apply to this terrible time in 2026.
#ReadWomen #WomensHistory #WarCorrespondent #WritingLife @prhaudio.bsky.social
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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There’s a theory bears have a sense of aesthetic enjoyment as they’ve been observed stopping to take in a view or a sunset and, for lack of a better term, hanging out
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM
There’s a theory bears have a sense of aesthetic enjoyment as they’ve been observed stopping to take in a view or a sunset and, for lack of a better term, hanging out
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From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure featuring “your favorite author’s favorite authors” (Today)—the women who inspired Jane Austen.
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
February 14, 2026 at 10:13 PM
From rare book dealer and guest star of the hit show Pawn Stars, a page-turning literary adventure featuring “your favorite author’s favorite authors” (Today)—the women who inspired Jane Austen.
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
Now in paperback!
https://bit.ly/3M75DNW
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Today, (Saturday) February 14 in 1847, Anna Howard Shaw was born. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States.
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
February 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Today, (Saturday) February 14 in 1847, Anna Howard Shaw was born. She was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States.
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
#Herstory #WomeninSTEM 🧪
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I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I hope I live long enough for our version of the Nuremberg Trials where all of these felons are prosecuted for their heinous crimes against humanity. Particularly those against children.
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
And that those victims receive reparations. #EpsteinFiles
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It's unforgivable.
A NINE year old is being detained for 113 days and goes through questioning for two hours without an adult, without her mother, present.
Her mother is in News York, undocumented while she herself has a tourist visa.
She says she can't sleep well, worries, and feels guilty if anything happens.
NINE!
Her mother is in News York, undocumented while she herself has a tourist visa.
She says she can't sleep well, worries, and feels guilty if anything happens.
NINE!
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It's unforgivable.
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US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
US Troops killed all the guards at Dachau for this kind of shit.
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#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
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Moonlight Walk
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Moonlight Walk
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to this week last year when 8-week-old #puppy Puck moved in.
These evil fucks are against life in all its forms.
February 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM
These evil fucks are against life in all its forms.