Charlene Ellen
@charleneellen.bsky.social
I’m busy writing… uh… exchanging beta reads with authors. Former sfx editor. Current latte drinker and travel geek. In the 8th year of my Shut Up and Dance World Tour.
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The elementary school in our neighborhood has been getting a playground remodel. New equipment, new surfaces, and even overhead sun protection. Today we heard the team installing squeaks on the swings.
Incredibly thorough work. 😀👍🏽
Incredibly thorough work. 😀👍🏽
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If you don’t know what to say while living through the horrors, it’s okay. Boost the voices of your colleagues and peers that do.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM
If you don’t know what to say while living through the horrors, it’s okay. Boost the voices of your colleagues and peers that do.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
You can use your platform, even if words are failing you.
Art in the park. I snapped this photo from far away because artists need their space. 😎
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Art in the park. I snapped this photo from far away because artists need their space. 😎
There’s someone set up in the park with four easels and four little girls and they’re painting.
January 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
There’s someone set up in the park with four easels and four little girls and they’re painting.
Recent rains have flooded the grassy field at the grammar school. The geese and ducks worked the day shift. Now, a chorus of frogs serenades us.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Recent rains have flooded the grassy field at the grammar school. The geese and ducks worked the day shift. Now, a chorus of frogs serenades us.
It’s been an interesting start to 2026. After a yummy home-cooked brunch we discovered a small pool under the sink😧. Guess we shoulda lit those firecrackers in the house to scare off the evil spirits. Oh well… next year for sure. 😂
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
It’s been an interesting start to 2026. After a yummy home-cooked brunch we discovered a small pool under the sink😧. Guess we shoulda lit those firecrackers in the house to scare off the evil spirits. Oh well… next year for sure. 😂
NYE cupcakes: outside, a sunny sunflower decorates each treat. Inside: banana, chocolate chips and walnuts.
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
NYE cupcakes: outside, a sunny sunflower decorates each treat. Inside: banana, chocolate chips and walnuts.
A very young man asked me if I had plans for New Year’s Eve. I told him that when I was 19 I’d slept on the sidewalk on Colorado Blvd to get a good spot for the Rose Parade, and while it was fun, I no longer sleep on concrete for NYE.
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 31, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A very young man asked me if I had plans for New Year’s Eve. I told him that when I was 19 I’d slept on the sidewalk on Colorado Blvd to get a good spot for the Rose Parade, and while it was fun, I no longer sleep on concrete for NYE.
From a 2021 trip to Bryce Canyon. Keep an eye out for the prairie dogs.
December 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
From a 2021 trip to Bryce Canyon. Keep an eye out for the prairie dogs.
A few months after I’d pranked My Sweetie with the Iocaine Powder spice jar, I announced: Our relationship has reached the point where we can watch “What’s Up, Doc?”
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A few months after I’d pranked My Sweetie with the Iocaine Powder spice jar, I announced: Our relationship has reached the point where we can watch “What’s Up, Doc?”
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
He’d never seen it.
We’re still laughing together.
My daughter making pie for a work potluck.
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
My daughter making pie for a work potluck.
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My big brother doesn’t do emails.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My big brother doesn’t do emails.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
In my Christmas card to him I jokingly teased that the recent king tides woulda messed with his surfing (he’s not a surfer). Then I left the card out for my daughter to sign. She made the whole thing pop.
#Waterfall in Brienz, Switzerland. #wednesday
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#Waterfall in Brienz, Switzerland. #wednesday
Like a film script that surprises while coaxing a grin>>>
It's Navel Gaze o'Clock - time for Shell to turn a trivial anecdote into reason for a rambling thread on something Super Deep.
Today it's the mystery of why my alcohol prep pads defied not only statistics but the laws of physics as we know them.
Today it's the mystery of why my alcohol prep pads defied not only statistics but the laws of physics as we know them.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Like a film script that surprises while coaxing a grin>>>
Sheesh. Got my eyes dilated. It’s gonna be an ALL CAPS DAY🤣
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sheesh. Got my eyes dilated. It’s gonna be an ALL CAPS DAY🤣
My daughter and I are working on a webtoon project. Her idea and drawings, my dialogue, shared plot line. We’re in Act Two territory and tonight, with a huge smile she said, “I’ll always have this incredible thing we did together, forever. Just me and my mom.”
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
My daughter and I are working on a webtoon project. Her idea and drawings, my dialogue, shared plot line. We’re in Act Two territory and tonight, with a huge smile she said, “I’ll always have this incredible thing we did together, forever. Just me and my mom.”
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
Giving thanks for this amazing human.
They still haven’t gotten paid?
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
They still haven’t gotten paid?
I didn’t have “sunset at low tide” on today’s task list. So glad for the ad lib.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I didn’t have “sunset at low tide” on today’s task list. So glad for the ad lib.
Had kind of a distracted day. On the drive to meet with my writers group, all the dash lights on the car lit up. 😳 Brief stop at the mechanic led to an appointment for tomorrow. But I still got to meet with my friends and get feedback on a graphic novel I’m writing with my daughter. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Had kind of a distracted day. On the drive to meet with my writers group, all the dash lights on the car lit up. 😳 Brief stop at the mechanic led to an appointment for tomorrow. But I still got to meet with my friends and get feedback on a graphic novel I’m writing with my daughter. 🏆
I’ve had a glass of wine and am now unable to figure out why, when I upload photos from iPhone to Mac (intentionally avoiding Apple Photo), the location data does not come along with the photo. Is entering the neighborhood/city/country/ by hand my only option? Yeesh. #photograpy #metadata #iphone
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I’ve had a glass of wine and am now unable to figure out why, when I upload photos from iPhone to Mac (intentionally avoiding Apple Photo), the location data does not come along with the photo. Is entering the neighborhood/city/country/ by hand my only option? Yeesh. #photograpy #metadata #iphone
We’re going to Tuba Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend!! 😀🏆🎉
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We’re going to Tuba Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend!! 😀🏆🎉
The hummingbird has been entertaining us this morning. S/He perches in our patio alcove, facing AWAY from the outside world. But when another hummingbird approaches (from behind, mind you) the feeders are immediately defended by this feisty Sky Chihuahua.
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The hummingbird has been entertaining us this morning. S/He perches in our patio alcove, facing AWAY from the outside world. But when another hummingbird approaches (from behind, mind you) the feeders are immediately defended by this feisty Sky Chihuahua.
From a few nights ago. I waited for it to roll off the roof, but that wacky moon stayed put.
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
From a few nights ago. I waited for it to roll off the roof, but that wacky moon stayed put.