Diane Elayne Dees
@womenwhoserve.bsky.social
Publisher of Women Who Serve, a blog that provides news and commentary on women's professional tennis. Primarily a poet, but also a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction. Author blog is Diane Elayne Dees: Poet & Writer-at-Large.
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I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died
Amazon.com: I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died: 9781639807529: Dees, Diane Elayne: Books
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My latest chapbook, I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died, is available from Amazon (and Kelsay Books). This collection of poems explores the trauma and confusion that results when a marriage dissolves. www.amazon.com/Cant-Recall-... #poetry #poetrycommunity #Divorce
Every day, it gets worse….😢
The use of cephalopods, particularly octopuses, in laboratory research is on the rise, with several labs in the U.S. raising octopuses for their own use and as a supply for researchers around the world 🐙
Researchers Have a New Test Subject: The Octopus
The use of cephalopods in laboratory research is on the rise, with several labs in the U.S. raising octopuses for their own use and as a supply for researchers around the world.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Every day, it gets worse….😢
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2025 WTA Rankings Round-Up 🔢
...the annual grab bag of numbers and year-end ranking rises and falls at the conclusion of another uniquely interesting WTA campaign
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...the annual grab bag of numbers and year-end ranking rises and falls at the conclusion of another uniquely interesting WTA campaign
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: 2025 WTA Rankings Round-Up
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November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
2025 WTA Rankings Round-Up 🔢
...the annual grab bag of numbers and year-end ranking rises and falls at the conclusion of another uniquely interesting WTA campaign
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
...the annual grab bag of numbers and year-end ranking rises and falls at the conclusion of another uniquely interesting WTA campaign
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/2025...
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Elena Rybakina with a custom WTA Finals Champion cake.
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(via sonyalanceray on IG)
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(via sonyalanceray on IG)
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Elena Rybakina with a custom WTA Finals Champion cake.
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(via sonyalanceray on IG)
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(via sonyalanceray on IG)
Rybakina crashes the party--let the 2026 preparatinos begin
womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/ryba... #WTA
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Rybakina crashes the party--let the 2026 preparations begin
The Queen of the 2025 WTA Finals. Elena Rybakina. 👑 🇰🇿🩵 pic.twitter.com/zMbU20t50Q — The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) November 8, 20...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Rybakina crashes the party--let the 2026 preparatinos begin
womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/ryba... #WTA
womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/ryba... #WTA
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Wk.46: "Elena Enchanted"
...last one in, last one standing
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...last one in, last one standing
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker: Wk.46- Elena Enchanted
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November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Wk.46: "Elena Enchanted"
...last one in, last one standing
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
...last one in, last one standing
wtabackspin.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
backspintennis.blogspot.com/2025/11/wk46...
acorns everywhere! 🐿️ 🍴
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
acorns everywhere! 🐿️ 🍴
My latest chapbook, I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died, is available from Amazon (and Kelsay Books). This collection of poems explores the trauma and confusion that results when a marriage dissolves. www.amazon.com/Cant-Recall-... #poetry #poetrycommunity #Divorce
I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died
Amazon.com: I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died: 9781639807529: Dees, Diane Elayne: Books
www.amazon.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My latest chapbook, I Can't Recall Exactly When I Died, is available from Amazon (and Kelsay Books). This collection of poems explores the trauma and confusion that results when a marriage dissolves. www.amazon.com/Cant-Recall-... #poetry #poetrycommunity #Divorce
WTA Finals champion Elena Rybakina says that her illness issues went away but have returned, so she's doing some health checks in Europe. 🤞
www.wtatennis.com/news/4398611... #WTA
www.wtatennis.com/news/4398611... #WTA
Champions Corner: Catching up with WTA Finals champion Elena Rybakina
From jet-lagged and sore to flawless in Riyadh, Elena Rybakina won five straight matches -- including a straight-sets final over Aryna Sabalenka -- by trusting her swing and her serve.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
WTA Finals champion Elena Rybakina says that her illness issues went away but have returned, so she's doing some health checks in Europe. 🤞
www.wtatennis.com/news/4398611... #WTA
www.wtatennis.com/news/4398611... #WTA
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Elena Rybakina on IG:
“What. A. Week. 🥹🏆 Thank you to my team, my family, sponsors and everyone who believed in me.
So proud of how far we've come.
Thank you so much WTA Finals Riyadh for such an event and incredible atmosphere!
I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the season. 💜🔥”
“What. A. Week. 🥹🏆 Thank you to my team, my family, sponsors and everyone who believed in me.
So proud of how far we've come.
Thank you so much WTA Finals Riyadh for such an event and incredible atmosphere!
I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the season. 💜🔥”
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Elena Rybakina on IG:
“What. A. Week. 🥹🏆 Thank you to my team, my family, sponsors and everyone who believed in me.
So proud of how far we've come.
Thank you so much WTA Finals Riyadh for such an event and incredible atmosphere!
I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the season. 💜🔥”
“What. A. Week. 🥹🏆 Thank you to my team, my family, sponsors and everyone who believed in me.
So proud of how far we've come.
Thank you so much WTA Finals Riyadh for such an event and incredible atmosphere!
I couldn't have asked for a better way to end the season. 💜🔥”
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The Best For Last
After spending most of the season on the outer edge of the top tier, Elena Rybakina comes alive in the final stretch.
The Kazakh, who was the last to officially qualify for the WTA Finals, defeats world #1 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6⁰, to claim $5.24 million and finish 2025 at #5.
After spending most of the season on the outer edge of the top tier, Elena Rybakina comes alive in the final stretch.
The Kazakh, who was the last to officially qualify for the WTA Finals, defeats world #1 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6⁰, to claim $5.24 million and finish 2025 at #5.
November 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Best For Last
After spending most of the season on the outer edge of the top tier, Elena Rybakina comes alive in the final stretch.
The Kazakh, who was the last to officially qualify for the WTA Finals, defeats world #1 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6⁰, to claim $5.24 million and finish 2025 at #5.
After spending most of the season on the outer edge of the top tier, Elena Rybakina comes alive in the final stretch.
The Kazakh, who was the last to officially qualify for the WTA Finals, defeats world #1 Aryna Sabalenka, 6-3, 7-6⁰, to claim $5.24 million and finish 2025 at #5.
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THE MOMENT ELENA RYBAKINA WON THE 2025 WTA FINALS.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
THE MOMENT ELENA RYBAKINA WON THE 2025 WTA FINALS.
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I thoroughly enjoyed that post-final montage wrap-up by @tennischannel.bsky.social. It was a week of very enjoyable tennis. #WTAFinalsRiyadh.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed that post-final montage wrap-up by @tennischannel.bsky.social. It was a week of very enjoyable tennis. #WTAFinalsRiyadh.
Elena Rybakina is SO back. She went undefeated in Riyadh, and just defeated world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 7-6(0) in the final. She also saved 2 set points in the second set. It was a dramatic contrast in on-court personalities. #WTAFinalsRiyadh
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Elena Rybakina is SO back. She went undefeated in Riyadh, and just defeated world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 7-6(0) in the final. She also saved 2 set points in the second set. It was a dramatic contrast in on-court personalities. #WTAFinalsRiyadh
I just went outside, comfortably, in shorts and a tank top, but on Monday, we'll have a freeze. On the #Louisiana Northshore, this weather pattern is known as "normal."
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November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I just went outside, comfortably, in shorts and a tank top, but on Monday, we'll have a freeze. On the #Louisiana Northshore, this weather pattern is known as "normal."
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Runner-up speeches aren't usually long and emotional, but Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani had a lot to say, including announcing that their partnership is ending because Babos won't play a full year in 2026. They lost today, but Babos has won the #WTAFinals three times.
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Runner-up speeches aren't usually long and emotional, but Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani had a lot to say, including announcing that their partnership is ending because Babos won't play a full year in 2026. They lost today, but Babos has won the #WTAFinals three times.
Sometimes the last two standing are just who you expected them to be: World number 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face "I remembered who I am" Elena Rybakina--who has been in fine form in Riyadh--in the #WTAFinalsRiyadh final tomorrow. Neither has ever won the title.
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sometimes the last two standing are just who you expected them to be: World number 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face "I remembered who I am" Elena Rybakina--who has been in fine form in Riyadh--in the #WTAFinalsRiyadh final tomorrow. Neither has ever won the title.
In what may be a bit of a surprise to some, the #WTAFinalsRiyadh doubles final will be contested by 7th seeds Timea Babos/Luisa Stefanie and 4th seeds Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens.
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
In what may be a bit of a surprise to some, the #WTAFinalsRiyadh doubles final will be contested by 7th seeds Timea Babos/Luisa Stefanie and 4th seeds Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens.
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Help turkeys feel the love this Thanksgiving when you #AdoptATurkey with Farm Sanctuary! 💕
Find your turkey today and help support our rescue work: www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt-a-turk...
Find your turkey today and help support our rescue work: www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt-a-turk...
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Help turkeys feel the love this Thanksgiving when you #AdoptATurkey with Farm Sanctuary! 💕
Find your turkey today and help support our rescue work: www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt-a-turk...
Find your turkey today and help support our rescue work: www.farmsanctuary.org/adopt-a-turk...
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PLAY IT BY TRUST aka WHITE CHESS SET (1966)
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Play it for as long as you can remember
who is your opponent and
who is your own self.
y.o. 1966
www.imaginepeace.com/archives/24764
Play it for as long as you can remember
who is your opponent and
who is your own self.
y.o. 1966
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
PLAY IT BY TRUST aka WHITE CHESS SET (1966)
www.imaginepeace.com/archives/24764
Play it for as long as you can remember
who is your opponent and
who is your own self.
y.o. 1966
www.imaginepeace.com/archives/24764
Play it for as long as you can remember
who is your opponent and
who is your own self.
y.o. 1966
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I went vegan because I listened to my nagging cognitive dissonance about consuming exploited, abused animal bodies.
Your support of RGS helps us show others that farmed animals desrve better.
Join the Herd!🐮🙏
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Your support of RGS helps us show others that farmed animals desrve better.
Join the Herd!🐮🙏
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November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I went vegan because I listened to my nagging cognitive dissonance about consuming exploited, abused animal bodies.
Your support of RGS helps us show others that farmed animals desrve better.
Join the Herd!🐮🙏
➡️ bit.ly/4nzXk9Y
Your support of RGS helps us show others that farmed animals desrve better.
Join the Herd!🐮🙏
➡️ bit.ly/4nzXk9Y
ACLU ad: "We protect the rights of everyone." And indeed, there was a time when that was true.
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
ACLU ad: "We protect the rights of everyone." And indeed, there was a time when that was true.
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Kristen Stewart: "I am not grateful to a boys' club business model that pretends to want to hang out with us while siphoning our resources and belittling our true perspectives. Let's try and not be tokenised. Let's start printing our own currency." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kristen Stewart 'so angry Hollywood has gone backwards' for women after MeToo boost
The star gives an impassioned speech saying progress for female film-makers has reversed in recent years.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Kristen Stewart: "I am not grateful to a boys' club business model that pretends to want to hang out with us while siphoning our resources and belittling our true perspectives. Let's try and not be tokenised. Let's start printing our own currency." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rybakina into the semifinals, Sabalenka is close
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womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/wta-... #WTAFinalsRiyadh
WTA Finals--Rybakina into the semifinals, Sabalenka is close
Elena Rybakina wins the Serena Williams Group & qualifies for the semifinals of WTA Finals in Riyadh The way she’s played these last few wee...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Rybakina into the semifinals, Sabalenka is close
womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/wta-... #WTAFinalsRiyadh
womenwhoserve.blogspot.com/2025/11/wta-... #WTAFinalsRiyadh