sonya ewan
@sonyaewan.bsky.social
Writer, observer, passionate about evolving and rolling over dirt trails on two wheels.
You know your therapist is a good fit when your camera is jacked for your Zoom session and she says, "I'm so bummed I won't get to see your nails!" 'cause she knows your nails are a form of self-expression and this week, they're yellow and pink for #tourdefrancefemmes.
July 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You know your therapist is a good fit when your camera is jacked for your Zoom session and she says, "I'm so bummed I won't get to see your nails!" 'cause she knows your nails are a form of self-expression and this week, they're yellow and pink for #tourdefrancefemmes.
@le-tourdefrance.bsky.social Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France! (I'm excited.) #tourdefrance
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
@le-tourdefrance.bsky.social Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France! (I'm excited.) #tourdefrance
They've parked a frozen yogurt bus down the street from me for the summer, y'all. (It's gonna be a good one.) #summerfun
June 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
They've parked a frozen yogurt bus down the street from me for the summer, y'all. (It's gonna be a good one.) #summerfun
Chomping into the blood orange wedge, I realized that perhaps an easy giveaway of my class status growing up is that I eat my cocktail garnish. Why waste it? (I won't touch toxic red Maraschino cherries, though. I married up.) #nowaste
June 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Chomping into the blood orange wedge, I realized that perhaps an easy giveaway of my class status growing up is that I eat my cocktail garnish. Why waste it? (I won't touch toxic red Maraschino cherries, though. I married up.) #nowaste
Maybe it's 'cause I'm a writer, but I love it when this comes up: "An AI Overview is not available for this search." It feels like I came up with an exceptional one. #writerlife
June 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Maybe it's 'cause I'm a writer, but I love it when this comes up: "An AI Overview is not available for this search." It feels like I came up with an exceptional one. #writerlife
I just came across the word "enjambment" in @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social book *Dear Writer* and I'm ecstatic. It's a thing I've noticed in poems but never understood the rules or reasons for. I'm about to be enlightened, my friends! #writerlife
May 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I just came across the word "enjambment" in @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social book *Dear Writer* and I'm ecstatic. It's a thing I've noticed in poems but never understood the rules or reasons for. I'm about to be enlightened, my friends! #writerlife
I just noticed that on the back of a photo of myself from when I was three and wearing cowboy boots, is written, "Sonya's boots were found in a garbage can, which didn't alter her love for them."
May 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I just noticed that on the back of a photo of myself from when I was three and wearing cowboy boots, is written, "Sonya's boots were found in a garbage can, which didn't alter her love for them."
Next week is 5 years since George Floyd was murdered. On Tuesday, I listened to @newsbysamuels.bsky.social talk about the process of writing his (co-authored) Pulitzer Prize-winning book, His Name Is George Floyd. What a truly meaningful experience to learn of Floyd's *life.* What a story. #floyd
May 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Next week is 5 years since George Floyd was murdered. On Tuesday, I listened to @newsbysamuels.bsky.social talk about the process of writing his (co-authored) Pulitzer Prize-winning book, His Name Is George Floyd. What a truly meaningful experience to learn of Floyd's *life.* What a story. #floyd
As someone estranged from her mom and with no kids, I've had to discover the way to celebrate mom's day: Brunch! How did i not know this sooner?! I'm not a bruncher otherwise, but now I brunch the heck outta this day and it's lovely. 'Cause I'm the proud mama of two thriving houseplants!
May 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As someone estranged from her mom and with no kids, I've had to discover the way to celebrate mom's day: Brunch! How did i not know this sooner?! I'm not a bruncher otherwise, but now I brunch the heck outta this day and it's lovely. 'Cause I'm the proud mama of two thriving houseplants!
Anyone else get more emotional when you're getting over a bad cold, have a #freshtattoo, and it's a cloudy+rainy day?
April 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Anyone else get more emotional when you're getting over a bad cold, have a #freshtattoo, and it's a cloudy+rainy day?
Oh. Wow. Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War on netflix is the history lesson I never had. So very much insight on Then and Now. Catch it while it's still there. #turningpoint
April 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Oh. Wow. Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War on netflix is the history lesson I never had. So very much insight on Then and Now. Catch it while it's still there. #turningpoint
I made a floral dishsoap-flavored smoothie. Hit me up if you want the recipe. #seemedlikeagoodideainthemoment
March 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I made a floral dishsoap-flavored smoothie. Hit me up if you want the recipe. #seemedlikeagoodideainthemoment
It's a roller coaster, I tell ya. Some days you're sobbing and other days you're thanking the writer goddess for sending an acquaintance to tell you how thrilled she is to have discovered your blog: sonyaewan.com #writerlife
March 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It's a roller coaster, I tell ya. Some days you're sobbing and other days you're thanking the writer goddess for sending an acquaintance to tell you how thrilled she is to have discovered your blog: sonyaewan.com #writerlife
Doesn't everyone have dedicated a nuts shelf in their fridge?
February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Doesn't everyone have dedicated a nuts shelf in their fridge?
Today I've discovered the beautiful book Diary of a Young Naturalist by Irish writer Dara McAnulty, an autistic nature writer. I figure that's 'nuff said. You'll know if it's something you're interested in. @milkweed.bsky.social #irishwriters #naturewriting #autisticauthors
February 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today I've discovered the beautiful book Diary of a Young Naturalist by Irish writer Dara McAnulty, an autistic nature writer. I figure that's 'nuff said. You'll know if it's something you're interested in. @milkweed.bsky.social #irishwriters #naturewriting #autisticauthors
I can't believe my luck sometimes with the #LittleLibraries in my #Mpls neighborhood. Today i picked this beauty off the shelf at @FawkesAlley.
January 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I can't believe my luck sometimes with the #LittleLibraries in my #Mpls neighborhood. Today i picked this beauty off the shelf at @FawkesAlley.
I'm feeling down today. I know social media isn't a tool for these moments but I found myself here nonetheless and you know what? This may be the first time scrolling on social media has cheered me up. That, my friends, is the power of community.
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I'm feeling down today. I know social media isn't a tool for these moments but I found myself here nonetheless and you know what? This may be the first time scrolling on social media has cheered me up. That, my friends, is the power of community.
First essay rejection of 2025 received. The new writing season has commenced, my friends! #amwriting
January 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
First essay rejection of 2025 received. The new writing season has commenced, my friends! #amwriting
My New Year's resolution is to find that damn blueberry I dropped a couple months ago. Oh! And to continue to evolve my writing. #NewYearsResolutions #amwriting #Memoir
December 31, 2024 at 9:44 PM
My New Year's resolution is to find that damn blueberry I dropped a couple months ago. Oh! And to continue to evolve my writing. #NewYearsResolutions #amwriting #Memoir
This may be my meme for the next few years. It's my husband's tearstained hoody. (He asked me if I needed a hug after I watched some a**wipe question @SecDef Austin about diversity.) @cbssunday
December 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM
This may be my meme for the next few years. It's my husband's tearstained hoody. (He asked me if I needed a hug after I watched some a**wipe question @SecDef Austin about diversity.) @cbssunday
How hard could reintroducing GROOVY into our vernacular be? I wrote it in a card to my 9-yr-old niece. Then I mentioned it to a 30-something staff person at a groovy restaurant. He said, “I’m from the plains of northern Minnesota. It’s gonna take a lot for me to break out of that box.”😞 #groovy
December 10, 2024 at 7:10 PM
How hard could reintroducing GROOVY into our vernacular be? I wrote it in a card to my 9-yr-old niece. Then I mentioned it to a 30-something staff person at a groovy restaurant. He said, “I’m from the plains of northern Minnesota. It’s gonna take a lot for me to break out of that box.”😞 #groovy
"Let's be careful not to fall or break anything 'cause I'm sure your mom won't be thrilled that we're rollerskating and throwing axes in the living room." (Fav line of mine from my visit with my nine-year-old grandniece. We play well together. 😄)
December 3, 2024 at 5:45 PM
"Let's be careful not to fall or break anything 'cause I'm sure your mom won't be thrilled that we're rollerskating and throwing axes in the living room." (Fav line of mine from my visit with my nine-year-old grandniece. We play well together. 😄)
I’m reminded of my mother’s eccentricity when items like psychic Ray Stanford’s reading from 1970 show up in my mailbox, predicting I would be unusually intuitive and able to identify aliens. #memoir
November 21, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I’m reminded of my mother’s eccentricity when items like psychic Ray Stanford’s reading from 1970 show up in my mailbox, predicting I would be unusually intuitive and able to identify aliens. #memoir
I've discovered that querying an agent is almost exactly like applying for a job. Query letter=cover letter. Both attempt to express enthusiasm in a professional but voicy tone while feeling somewhat insecure and clinging to optimism. Waiting, hoping to hear that your life's passion is enough.
November 20, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I've discovered that querying an agent is almost exactly like applying for a job. Query letter=cover letter. Both attempt to express enthusiasm in a professional but voicy tone while feeling somewhat insecure and clinging to optimism. Waiting, hoping to hear that your life's passion is enough.
Pro tip: As soon as you finish Season 2 of The Diplomat (ntflx), start over with Season 1 to catch the many, many things you missed the first time around. And then watch Season 2 again.
November 19, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Pro tip: As soon as you finish Season 2 of The Diplomat (ntflx), start over with Season 1 to catch the many, many things you missed the first time around. And then watch Season 2 again.