Cheryl B. Klein
@cherylklein.bsky.social
I notice things for a living. Editorial director, Workman Kids; author of THE MAGIC WORDS: WRITING GREAT BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS and five picture books, most recently IT’S HARD TO BE A BABY; 6yo mom; Virgo/goofball. Opinions my own.
Back then they were mining ACTUAL ore!
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Back then they were mining ACTUAL ore!
Good news! My hat was actually at work, and I didn’t have to eat a rabbit to get it back.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Good news! My hat was actually at work, and I didn’t have to eat a rabbit to get it back.
Reposted by Cheryl B. Klein
Part 102 of 200 in historically interesting things
Depictions of Medjed from 950s BCE. Medjed The Smiter is an ancient Egyptian god who shoots rays of light from his eyes, and who goes round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding Hāpi (Nile god), but remaining himself unseen
Depictions of Medjed from 950s BCE. Medjed The Smiter is an ancient Egyptian god who shoots rays of light from his eyes, and who goes round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding Hāpi (Nile god), but remaining himself unseen
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Part 102 of 200 in historically interesting things
Depictions of Medjed from 950s BCE. Medjed The Smiter is an ancient Egyptian god who shoots rays of light from his eyes, and who goes round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding Hāpi (Nile god), but remaining himself unseen
Depictions of Medjed from 950s BCE. Medjed The Smiter is an ancient Egyptian god who shoots rays of light from his eyes, and who goes round about heaven robed in the flame of his mouth, commanding Hāpi (Nile god), but remaining himself unseen
I heard a version of this with the 6yo on the way home from school today!
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I heard a version of this with the 6yo on the way home from school today!
Also this, where the epitaph on the wife’s headstone made me laugh out loud:
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Also this, where the epitaph on the wife’s headstone made me laugh out loud: