Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Yes totally, it must be. So so sorry for your family's loss of such a light. 010
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Oh I am so sorry! So very young. May his memory be a blessing. [We met at a BJ Meetup in LA many years ago and shared a ride back from dinner to ID me a bit.] 110
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Wednesday! Walk on! www.eventbrite.com/e/story-salo...eventbrite.comStory Salon - My Walk On The Wild SideA night of storyteller in a friendly and comfortable environment with light refreshments. 000
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2026In your FACE, Tiffanie Moskowitz! Proud to turn bullying into ploughshares, or something :). forward.com/culture/7556... 000
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 28/03/2026March 28 will be the biggest protest in US history. Find your local No Kings event to make it clear that America rejects the regime’s brutality at home and abroad. app.sosha.ai/s/MtoWojjSapp.sosha.aiJoin me at the next No Kings Day 000
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I see on facebook that it is the one-year anniversary of this piece! Sadly still timely though the (literal) fires have otherwise passed... forward.com/culture/6990...forward.comWhether fleeing Nazis, Cossacks, wildfires or ICE, we all need a 'go bag'Across the years and miles, we carry the weight of the difficult choices that have to be made 000
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Micro Good News [MGN]! A new storytelling show and it's all about ANIMALS! Saturday Saturday Saturday! 020
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026THE DEETZ: • MONDAY NIGHTS! • 5:30-7:30pm, pacific! • Monday, January 26 - February 23! • $325 [payment plans available on request because: oy, I know.] Please message me here, or my snazzy new email to the purpose: joanlawrites@ gmail. com and we can work it out! Happy Anniversary! [4/FIN!] 010
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026You don’t need to be any kind of actor, performer, or professional/aspiring writer to take part! Just bring your willingness to make friends with your own inside voice, and let them come out for a spin. [3/?] 020
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026During this time, you learn and practice gathering thoughts, opinions and experiences into well-crafted personal essays and stories. We build trust: in ourselves, each other, and the process, to bring to life stories which are often funny, moving, and always TRUE. [2/?] 020
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026(Oh right, it's a two-way medium! 😹 Re-sharing here!) Unbelievably, it’s coming up on the year anniversary of Inside Voice, my guided storytelling workshop. So? Zut alors! It’s time! … Please join my all-new FIVE WEEK SERIES, on Zoom. [1/?] 010
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026and laying it on top of the fur, still on the floor. "This, on the other hand? Is MINE." 020
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026beside herself and finally said LENA YOUR FUR IS ON THE FLOOR and she replied, "Oh that? It's ok, that belongs to the wardrobe folks," waited on the laugh, went on. A few songs later, she also took off a stole/wrap thing that matched her gown and made a big point of carefully folding it, 2/ whoops 3 120
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 02/01/2026This reminds me of the time we took my mom to see her idol Lena Horne for a bog round birthday. Lena was also wearing a fur, and at one point dropped it to the ground as well. She then told the story of an earlier show when she'd done the same thing and said an elderly lady down front was 1/2 130
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 06/11/2025It worked! Our little nonprofit animal rescue is taking part in this! All donations tax-deductible and help rescue animals throughout Southern California. Thanks! (trying to become a more active user here-- seemed like a nice experiment to start with!) 000
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Huh. Can we post fundraisers here, I wonder? www.racefortherescues.org/participants...racefortherescues.orgHELP ME SAVE ANIMALS' LIVES!Run, walk, shop or adopt to help support local, non-profit animal welfare organizations. 110
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2025New workshop, starting August 23! More about it, here!canva.comUnsupported client – CanvaUnsupported client – Canva 110
Joanlawrites @joanlawrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Whoops! I keep forgetting Bluesky is a two-way medium :). New essay in The Forward! forward.com/culture/7556...forward.comShe was my Hebrew school bully — and I finally learned what happened to herIt was supposed to be a secular humanist synagogue, but with all the ridicule and abuse, it was a lot more like 'Lord of the Flies.' 120
