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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I enjoyed speaking with Wendy Jones Nakanishi about her latest novel, Falling Leaves. www.rebecca-copeland.com/falling-leav...

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Moving. People who stop by to make a repair ask if I’m moving in or out. I guess it’s not obvious. I guess we’re all always moving somewhere.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cleaning my house in preparation to move and came across these old racing bibs. They don’t take up much space, I think I’ll keep them awhile longer.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Breaking: Amendment 4 and 5 in Missouri have been voted down in a landslide!!! Guess we “showed you,” Kehoe.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Summer rains and the refuge of a porch. #stlouis

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Dr. Fauci saved my life when the world was collapsing. If not for him, we’d be injecting bleach and gagging on horse dewormer. I’ll never forget how scared we all were and how his presence offered reassurance. Instead of skewering him, we should be thanking him

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The whole world is going to hell. Trump being trump; ICE killing innocent people; Israel being a terrorist country; McConnell denying he’s dead; and all that and more. Still, heaven breaks through. (And by heaven, I mean the sun.)

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

These snaps make great wallpapers!

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Butterflies don’t care; they just do butterfly things.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Dreams of yesteryear. I once was a triathlete. And now that past is hanging forgotten in my garage. But oh, there was a time!

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Pinwheels at Yanagidani Kannon in Nagaoka-kyo.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Water harp at Enkoji. Sound on, please.🥰

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Ruth was fictional, but she lived here. #thekimonotattoo

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Returning to the beloved past. Tanizaki, Honen-in, and my fictional friend, Ruth. www.rebecca-copeland.com/edited-out-p...

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

One of my favorite temples in Kyoto, high in the eastern hills.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Just here to say, not all of Kyoto is saturated with tourists. But never you mind about those unsaturated spots!

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Heron vs lizard at Takaraike in Kyoto.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

No Kings!! Manchester, St.Louis County! We numbered in the 1000s. Cars honked, children played, oldsters swapped protest stories. It was glorious.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Sunset from my city window! Loving you, St. Louis. ❤️

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Tomorrow spring break ends and I will teach two classes. One will look at The Master Key by Togawa Masako. The other includes stories by Enchi Fumiko. All feature older women. Like me! Thank goodness for great role models! 🤪

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I’m 70!!! Turning 60 was exciting, but that’s so old now. 70 is already a great year.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A few seconds of calm:gulls overhead and dolphins gliding. Virginia Beach.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Even with the fish kill, Virginia Beach is beautiful.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Trump demanded the removal of plaques in Philly honoring the people George Washington enslaved. A federal judge ordered the reinstatement, ruling that the removal constituted an attempt to alter historical records. The panels have yet to be returned. The obvious absence tells a chilling story.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Isaiah Zagar’s mosaics, South Street, Philadelphia. It was a chilly day, but the art was warm and beautiful.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

For Brian McGinnis in his Dress Blues, who stood up to protest the illegal war in Iran. “There's red, white and blue in the rafters And there's silent old men from the Corps What did they say when they shipped you away To fight somebody's Hollywood war?” youtube.com/watch?v=aJb1...

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"Dress Blues" by Jason Isbell / Drive-By Truckers

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Amidst all the horrors, it’s still Hina-matsuri. Here are my dolls, reaching out to comfort the little girls murdered in Iran.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Half of my posts don’t show up on my timeline here. It represents much of my life! So much of my labor had been hidden, overlooked, beneath notice. And I am not alone. Those in power will see what they want to see; or what they feel is unthreatening.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I travel to Japan once every 2-3 years. Before each trip I totally stress out about what shoes to pack. Is it just me???

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I have fought the academy in the US to make the study of East Asia relevant. It’s been 40 years. And yet US academe remains Euro-centric. Ignorance at our own peril.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I’m ready to retire, and yet I feel I have so much left to do. When can we stop?

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Last night I could not sleep. This isn’t an isolated event. It has happened more often since 2025. Should we all just do more gummies or what?

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Recently released from University of Hawaii Press. Edited by Anne Sokolsky. A collection of mostly modern Japanese women writing on divorce. Translations and substantial introductions.

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Everything sucks! Every piece of news we get is horrible. So let’s just laugh for a minute. (Even though it is quite possible this is not satire!)

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Rebecca @stlrebecca.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Graduate students have invested their time, trust, and money in journeying to the United States to study. Now they are being told they cannot apply for appropriate post-graduation jobs here b/c their potential employer cannot afford the exorbitant costs of visas. 1/1

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