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Lauren Alwan

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Nov 15

Re-upping this because things take time

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Apr 11

“The world can be impatient with slow writers. Nearly a decade after Jeffrey Eugenides published Middlesex, Dwight Garner wrote…’It has been a long, lonely vigil. We’d nearly forgotten he was out there.’” My essay on writing that takes time, at The Millions themillions.com/2024/03/the-...

The Virtue of Slow Writers

The slow writer embraces the protracted and unpredictable timeline, seeing it not as fraught or frustrating but an opportunity for openness and discovery.

themillions.com

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 4d

A Halloween #flowerreport from Barcelona—the eerie but beautiful metalwork holly on the columns outside Sagrada Familia.

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 8d

SF Bay Area, the ICE scourge arrives 10/23. We need to protect our communities and keep our neighbors safe.

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 11d

What a vile, disgusting person.

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you, Jo! We’ve had a lovely stay. Headed to Porto this afternoon :)

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 11d

nbd, just skulking around the breakfast bar at our hotel in Lisbon ✨

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 11d

An unconventional #flowerreport from Portugal—this blossom-and-vine-entwined chandelier from the Palacio Nationale da Pena in Sintra ✨

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 11d

“Whenever he walked up the creaking mast of stairs to their seagull’s nest apartment, he was surprised anew by Ulla’s elfin beauty, by the pine floors, by the white Ikea couch, by the Western lightness and comfort that was, apparently, his.
—Kiran Desai #SundaySentence

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 23d

West of Barcelona near Les Borges Blanques. Spain and California are twin landscapes—except for the castles.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 29d

Pay attention to the language that will be used by much of the media.

The Global Sumud Flotilla never entered Israeli waters.

They are in international waters attempting to reach Palestinian waters.

Israel is once again breaking international law

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · 29d

The IDF belongs in The Hague.

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 29d

On the Gaza flotilla live stream, one by one, boats are intercepted by IDF & blasted with water cannons until comms are jammed & the feed for each boat goes down.

Israel is illegally kidnapping civilians on international waters, & they're preventing the world from witnessing.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 30

Exhibit A at The Hague just dropped

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 29

Infuriating

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Sep 29

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 28

“It was essential to remain close to those who had caused you harm so that the ghost of guilt might breathe through their dreams, that their guilt might slowly mature to its fullest potential.” Kiran Desai, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, #SundaySentence

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 21

New crop of autumn raspberries. These canes produce in early summer and again in fall ✨. #flowerreport #california

A vine on a wire support holding clusters of deep red raspberries and new green ones against stems of green leaves.

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you so much!

Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 11

The year I painted this watercolor portrait of place, the internet was an obscure DOS platform, artists still documented their work in 35 mm slides, and Altadena (at center), was a sleepy hamlet untouched by fire.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway.

Read all of it. He wrecks them:

newrepublic.com/article/1999...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 6

Can’t express in words how big this rally in Chicago is. The president’s fascist goon squad is not welcome here.

A completely full Chicago on Michigan Avenue protesting Donald Trump.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 6

Nostalgia for my failed piano lessons was a major reason I bought this book lol

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · Sep 4

JB Pritzker: “Don’t come to Chicago. Don’t bring military troops to the streets of an American city. We will go to court to stop you and the people of Chicago won’t stand for it. The people of America won’t stand for it.”

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 1

From a series of still life drawings where objects morphed into figures lol

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.

If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.

If you're under 28, the number is 100%.

Happy Labor Day.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 31

FEDERAL AGENTS TAKE NOTE…

It’s not just Chicago standing strong. Other blue cities and governors are ready to unite against Trump’s federal invasion.

I’m not an attorney, but this point seems huge: if federal agents break state or city laws, they can prosecuted. And Trump cannot pardon them.

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Lauren Alwan @laurenalwan.bsky.social · Sep 1

My grandmother’s house burned in the Eaton fire but I have this drawing of the view of the garden from the living room.

Pastel drawing of an arched window overlooking a garden with green lawn, and stairs between trees leading to a terrace.

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