James Oloo
@jamesoloo.bsky.social
Teacher. Student. Storyteller.
"Autumn is my season, dear. It is, afterall, the season of the soul."
- Virginia Woolf
- Virginia Woolf
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
"Autumn is my season, dear. It is, afterall, the season of the soul."
- Virginia Woolf
- Virginia Woolf
"What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and garden."
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Solitary Summer
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Solitary Summer
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
"What a blessing it is to love books. Everybody must love something, and I know of no objects of love that give such substantial and unfailing returns as books and garden."
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Solitary Summer
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Solitary Summer
'Dreamers seldom wake
To find their dreams come true;
But He touched is inside
And we became alive,
All in His own sweet time...
He's prepared our hearts
For one another.'
- Pablo Yoder, 2012, p. 243
One of the most difficult books I have read this year. ✅✅
To find their dreams come true;
But He touched is inside
And we became alive,
All in His own sweet time...
He's prepared our hearts
For one another.'
- Pablo Yoder, 2012, p. 243
One of the most difficult books I have read this year. ✅✅
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
'Dreamers seldom wake
To find their dreams come true;
But He touched is inside
And we became alive,
All in His own sweet time...
He's prepared our hearts
For one another.'
- Pablo Yoder, 2012, p. 243
One of the most difficult books I have read this year. ✅✅
To find their dreams come true;
But He touched is inside
And we became alive,
All in His own sweet time...
He's prepared our hearts
For one another.'
- Pablo Yoder, 2012, p. 243
One of the most difficult books I have read this year. ✅✅
Sad and beautiful. Tales of parenting, war, heartbreak, love, betrayal. Sensuality and survival by four African female sex workers in Belgium.
"Lagos was not a memory she liked to dredge up. She tried to think instead of hurtling towards a prophesy that would rinse her life."
"Lagos was not a memory she liked to dredge up. She tried to think instead of hurtling towards a prophesy that would rinse her life."
September 21, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Sad and beautiful. Tales of parenting, war, heartbreak, love, betrayal. Sensuality and survival by four African female sex workers in Belgium.
"Lagos was not a memory she liked to dredge up. She tried to think instead of hurtling towards a prophesy that would rinse her life."
"Lagos was not a memory she liked to dredge up. She tried to think instead of hurtling towards a prophesy that would rinse her life."
I've often returned to this book since I first read it 20 years ago.
"Among my people, life does not start at birth. When I asked my mother who I was before I was born, she told me: 'You were my father. That is why I call you him... the naming was a mere confirmation.'" (p. 3)
"Among my people, life does not start at birth. When I asked my mother who I was before I was born, she told me: 'You were my father. That is why I call you him... the naming was a mere confirmation.'" (p. 3)
September 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I've often returned to this book since I first read it 20 years ago.
"Among my people, life does not start at birth. When I asked my mother who I was before I was born, she told me: 'You were my father. That is why I call you him... the naming was a mere confirmation.'" (p. 3)
"Among my people, life does not start at birth. When I asked my mother who I was before I was born, she told me: 'You were my father. That is why I call you him... the naming was a mere confirmation.'" (p. 3)
This line: "When I was a few days old,.my mother brought an old man to my room to offer his good wishes... 'Oh, Martha, he said.. This child will be great. The child is going to lead.'" A prophetic word that was fulfilled. Nice read.
September 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This line: "When I was a few days old,.my mother brought an old man to my room to offer his good wishes... 'Oh, Martha, he said.. This child will be great. The child is going to lead.'" A prophetic word that was fulfilled. Nice read.
"As long as you're alive and well, you've got a chance to turn things around."
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"As long as you're alive and well, you've got a chance to turn things around."
"Kindergarten teachers often understand the craft [of teaching] better than those of us with PhD's. Students in lower grades don't care what grad school you attended or how many books you've written, but they quickly sense whether you are real, and respond accordingly." (p. 7)
September 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"Kindergarten teachers often understand the craft [of teaching] better than those of us with PhD's. Students in lower grades don't care what grad school you attended or how many books you've written, but they quickly sense whether you are real, and respond accordingly." (p. 7)
What a life lived and told!
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
What a life lived and told!
'Live in paradise without destroying it.' ✅✅
They say Chief Niwot’s curse still clings to this place: once you fall in love with the beauty of the Boulder Valley, you’re doomed to see it destroyed by those who come after.
The statue is a reminder to try to live in paradise without destroying it.
Maybe less curse, more prophecy.
#boulder
The statue is a reminder to try to live in paradise without destroying it.
Maybe less curse, more prophecy.
#boulder
May 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
'Live in paradise without destroying it.' ✅✅
Three professors have left Yale to join University of Toronto. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Three professors have left Yale to join University of Toronto. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
"On a dark night, you could hear the ghosts crying; the ghosts of 300 women and children killed by the soldiers."
Every settler on the Turtle Island (North America) should, as a duty and out of respect, read a book by an #Indigenous author.
Every settler on the Turtle Island (North America) should, as a duty and out of respect, read a book by an #Indigenous author.
May 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"On a dark night, you could hear the ghosts crying; the ghosts of 300 women and children killed by the soldiers."
Every settler on the Turtle Island (North America) should, as a duty and out of respect, read a book by an #Indigenous author.
Every settler on the Turtle Island (North America) should, as a duty and out of respect, read a book by an #Indigenous author.
Riverfront, Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Two mothers collaborating on their parenting duties. You can learn a lot of life by watching nature
May 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Riverfront, Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Two mothers collaborating on their parenting duties. You can learn a lot of life by watching nature
Actually, we ARE stories.
May 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Actually, we ARE stories.
Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Black people have a rich history here. My people have been helping build this land for a very long time.
May 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Windsor, Ontario 🇨🇦: Black people have a rich history here. My people have been helping build this land for a very long time.
2025: End of an era. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...
May 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
2025: End of an era. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/b...
Humility.
Humanity.
Hope.
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is a good writer.
Humanity.
Hope.
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is a good writer.
April 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Humility.
Humanity.
Hope.
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is a good writer.
Humanity.
Hope.
Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, is a good writer.
Mother is an irreplaceable pillar. Scholastica is bandoned by her mother. Life gets messy: rape, murder, revenge. The story chronicles her life from childhood to adulthood in the first person, with themes that are not often talked about: incest. The victim regains her voice.
April 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Mother is an irreplaceable pillar. Scholastica is bandoned by her mother. Life gets messy: rape, murder, revenge. The story chronicles her life from childhood to adulthood in the first person, with themes that are not often talked about: incest. The victim regains her voice.
🇺🇸 Public spending on education versus learning outcomes:
March 28, 2025 at 4:31 AM
🇺🇸 Public spending on education versus learning outcomes:
Senior Ukrainian officials say the proposal could undermine their nation’s sovereignty, route profits abroad and deepen its dependence on Washington. www.ft.com/content/896d...
March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Investing in early childhood education is common sense public policy.
www.ft.com/content/5599...
www.ft.com/content/5599...
UK spending on pre-school education among lowest of advanced economies
OECD report points to challenges in improving state-backed provision for young children
www.ft.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Investing in early childhood education is common sense public policy.
www.ft.com/content/5599...
www.ft.com/content/5599...
Winter driving in Saskatchewan, Canada (Photo by P. Gagnon)
March 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Winter driving in Saskatchewan, Canada (Photo by P. Gagnon)
What a beauty!
March 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What a beauty!
