Jerah
@jerah-w.bsky.social
storyteller & word nerd
“learning to be / astonished.” - Mary Oliver
📖 Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett
🖋 Thorn
“learning to be / astonished.” - Mary Oliver
📖 Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett
🖋 Thorn
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Jerah
@jerah-w.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Hi friends! Jerah here. I write words, collect languages, & share stories of all kinds. Have also been known to get lost in hyperfixations & cry every time I laugh.
Mostly posting so I remember to keep looking for joys. :)
Mostly posting so I remember to keep looking for joys. :)
daily delights:
a youth camp workshop full of kids who truly showed up. tacos. family hangouts with my grandparents & aunt. laughing at my sister’s FaceTime ramblings. bookstores. frozen custard. new shoes & new jeans.
a youth camp workshop full of kids who truly showed up. tacos. family hangouts with my grandparents & aunt. laughing at my sister’s FaceTime ramblings. bookstores. frozen custard. new shoes & new jeans.
July 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
daily delights:
a youth camp workshop full of kids who truly showed up. tacos. family hangouts with my grandparents & aunt. laughing at my sister’s FaceTime ramblings. bookstores. frozen custard. new shoes & new jeans.
a youth camp workshop full of kids who truly showed up. tacos. family hangouts with my grandparents & aunt. laughing at my sister’s FaceTime ramblings. bookstores. frozen custard. new shoes & new jeans.
daily delights:
a cute outfit. a Subway sandwich. friends I hadn’t seen in a couple weeks; friends I hadn’t seen in a couple years. meeting a really cute baby. mini lemon cheesecake cups. singing praise to God. joining the end of a call I thought I’d miss & chatting with friends. a warm shower.
a cute outfit. a Subway sandwich. friends I hadn’t seen in a couple weeks; friends I hadn’t seen in a couple years. meeting a really cute baby. mini lemon cheesecake cups. singing praise to God. joining the end of a call I thought I’d miss & chatting with friends. a warm shower.
July 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
daily delights:
a cute outfit. a Subway sandwich. friends I hadn’t seen in a couple weeks; friends I hadn’t seen in a couple years. meeting a really cute baby. mini lemon cheesecake cups. singing praise to God. joining the end of a call I thought I’d miss & chatting with friends. a warm shower.
a cute outfit. a Subway sandwich. friends I hadn’t seen in a couple weeks; friends I hadn’t seen in a couple years. meeting a really cute baby. mini lemon cheesecake cups. singing praise to God. joining the end of a call I thought I’d miss & chatting with friends. a warm shower.
daily delights:
fun outfits (& accidentally matching with my siblings 😂). old family friends celebrating 50 years of faithfulness; prior generations reminiscing. a cute baby. returning to a beloved TV show (almost done rewatching Hospital Playlist; I’m obsessed again). pizza. pink clouds at sunset.
fun outfits (& accidentally matching with my siblings 😂). old family friends celebrating 50 years of faithfulness; prior generations reminiscing. a cute baby. returning to a beloved TV show (almost done rewatching Hospital Playlist; I’m obsessed again). pizza. pink clouds at sunset.
July 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
daily delights:
fun outfits (& accidentally matching with my siblings 😂). old family friends celebrating 50 years of faithfulness; prior generations reminiscing. a cute baby. returning to a beloved TV show (almost done rewatching Hospital Playlist; I’m obsessed again). pizza. pink clouds at sunset.
fun outfits (& accidentally matching with my siblings 😂). old family friends celebrating 50 years of faithfulness; prior generations reminiscing. a cute baby. returning to a beloved TV show (almost done rewatching Hospital Playlist; I’m obsessed again). pizza. pink clouds at sunset.
daily delights:
strawberry shortcake. blueberries. a brief nap. chai lattes, chatting, & reading Scripture in community. photos of kittens. spaghetti & D&D. epic background music. journaling.
strawberry shortcake. blueberries. a brief nap. chai lattes, chatting, & reading Scripture in community. photos of kittens. spaghetti & D&D. epic background music. journaling.
July 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
daily delights:
strawberry shortcake. blueberries. a brief nap. chai lattes, chatting, & reading Scripture in community. photos of kittens. spaghetti & D&D. epic background music. journaling.
strawberry shortcake. blueberries. a brief nap. chai lattes, chatting, & reading Scripture in community. photos of kittens. spaghetti & D&D. epic background music. journaling.
daily delights:
others’ delight in my daily delights. the darkness of a movie theater as previews began. games with old family friends. talks about friendship. a mom-and-sisters jewelry swap to prepare for going to a wedding.
others’ delight in my daily delights. the darkness of a movie theater as previews began. games with old family friends. talks about friendship. a mom-and-sisters jewelry swap to prepare for going to a wedding.
July 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
daily delights:
others’ delight in my daily delights. the darkness of a movie theater as previews began. games with old family friends. talks about friendship. a mom-and-sisters jewelry swap to prepare for going to a wedding.
others’ delight in my daily delights. the darkness of a movie theater as previews began. games with old family friends. talks about friendship. a mom-and-sisters jewelry swap to prepare for going to a wedding.
daily delights:
rest. silly photos of my favorite lil snake. a full schedule of things I love: in-person morning D&D, practicing biblical Greek, TV with siblings, & virtual evening D&D. ramen. sweet tea. characters I hold dear, & the ways they grow.
rest. silly photos of my favorite lil snake. a full schedule of things I love: in-person morning D&D, practicing biblical Greek, TV with siblings, & virtual evening D&D. ramen. sweet tea. characters I hold dear, & the ways they grow.
July 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
daily delights:
rest. silly photos of my favorite lil snake. a full schedule of things I love: in-person morning D&D, practicing biblical Greek, TV with siblings, & virtual evening D&D. ramen. sweet tea. characters I hold dear, & the ways they grow.
rest. silly photos of my favorite lil snake. a full schedule of things I love: in-person morning D&D, practicing biblical Greek, TV with siblings, & virtual evening D&D. ramen. sweet tea. characters I hold dear, & the ways they grow.
daily delights:
sweet tea. checking off to-do list items (that I’d been putting off for 1–3 business weeks). burgers & potato chips. a mug cookie. a pink sunset. fireflies. rewatching a beloved TV show.
sweet tea. checking off to-do list items (that I’d been putting off for 1–3 business weeks). burgers & potato chips. a mug cookie. a pink sunset. fireflies. rewatching a beloved TV show.
July 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
daily delights:
sweet tea. checking off to-do list items (that I’d been putting off for 1–3 business weeks). burgers & potato chips. a mug cookie. a pink sunset. fireflies. rewatching a beloved TV show.
sweet tea. checking off to-do list items (that I’d been putting off for 1–3 business weeks). burgers & potato chips. a mug cookie. a pink sunset. fireflies. rewatching a beloved TV show.
daily delights:
leftover mac and cheese. clean laundry & a freshly made bed. pizza. sunshine & shade. conversations & laughs with new friends. sitting in the grass. watching a show with my siblings.
leftover mac and cheese. clean laundry & a freshly made bed. pizza. sunshine & shade. conversations & laughs with new friends. sitting in the grass. watching a show with my siblings.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
daily delights:
leftover mac and cheese. clean laundry & a freshly made bed. pizza. sunshine & shade. conversations & laughs with new friends. sitting in the grass. watching a show with my siblings.
leftover mac and cheese. clean laundry & a freshly made bed. pizza. sunshine & shade. conversations & laughs with new friends. sitting in the grass. watching a show with my siblings.
daily delights:
hand shakes. smiles. family movie night. old family friends & future dreams. pink lemonade. naps.
hand shakes. smiles. family movie night. old family friends & future dreams. pink lemonade. naps.
June 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
daily delights:
hand shakes. smiles. family movie night. old family friends & future dreams. pink lemonade. naps.
hand shakes. smiles. family movie night. old family friends & future dreams. pink lemonade. naps.
daily delights:
orange & purple wildflowers. golden sunlight. visiting old haunts. meals (& snacks) with cool people. encouragement. small humans playing in a fountain. Bananagrams.
rolling dice & telling stories with my friends. surprises, laughter, memes, & a bingo sheet of inside jokes.
orange & purple wildflowers. golden sunlight. visiting old haunts. meals (& snacks) with cool people. encouragement. small humans playing in a fountain. Bananagrams.
rolling dice & telling stories with my friends. surprises, laughter, memes, & a bingo sheet of inside jokes.
June 27, 2025 at 5:24 AM
daily delights:
orange & purple wildflowers. golden sunlight. visiting old haunts. meals (& snacks) with cool people. encouragement. small humans playing in a fountain. Bananagrams.
rolling dice & telling stories with my friends. surprises, laughter, memes, & a bingo sheet of inside jokes.
orange & purple wildflowers. golden sunlight. visiting old haunts. meals (& snacks) with cool people. encouragement. small humans playing in a fountain. Bananagrams.
rolling dice & telling stories with my friends. surprises, laughter, memes, & a bingo sheet of inside jokes.
daily delights:
(from several days)
sprinkler shenanigans. watching shows with my sister. beautiful storytelling, & sharing that joy (& sadness 🥲) with other fans. really good mac and cheese. pop tarts, sweet tea, pizza, & ice cream (not all at once lol). new glasses. Walmart quests.
(from several days)
sprinkler shenanigans. watching shows with my sister. beautiful storytelling, & sharing that joy (& sadness 🥲) with other fans. really good mac and cheese. pop tarts, sweet tea, pizza, & ice cream (not all at once lol). new glasses. Walmart quests.
June 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
daily delights:
(from several days)
sprinkler shenanigans. watching shows with my sister. beautiful storytelling, & sharing that joy (& sadness 🥲) with other fans. really good mac and cheese. pop tarts, sweet tea, pizza, & ice cream (not all at once lol). new glasses. Walmart quests.
(from several days)
sprinkler shenanigans. watching shows with my sister. beautiful storytelling, & sharing that joy (& sadness 🥲) with other fans. really good mac and cheese. pop tarts, sweet tea, pizza, & ice cream (not all at once lol). new glasses. Walmart quests.
daily delights:
chocolate. finishing a task. ramen. a wonderful D&D session, goofy adventures, & a campaign-specific bingo card. chats with friends. memes.
chocolate. finishing a task. ramen. a wonderful D&D session, goofy adventures, & a campaign-specific bingo card. chats with friends. memes.
June 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
daily delights:
chocolate. finishing a task. ramen. a wonderful D&D session, goofy adventures, & a campaign-specific bingo card. chats with friends. memes.
chocolate. finishing a task. ramen. a wonderful D&D session, goofy adventures, & a campaign-specific bingo card. chats with friends. memes.
daily delights:
a walk. a long, encouraging chat with a mentor. plans for the future. listening to Critical Role & painting my nails. pop tarts. rice at midnight.
a walk. a long, encouraging chat with a mentor. plans for the future. listening to Critical Role & painting my nails. pop tarts. rice at midnight.
June 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
daily delights:
a walk. a long, encouraging chat with a mentor. plans for the future. listening to Critical Role & painting my nails. pop tarts. rice at midnight.
a walk. a long, encouraging chat with a mentor. plans for the future. listening to Critical Role & painting my nails. pop tarts. rice at midnight.
daily delights:
(from several days)
donuts. dad jokes. refreshing conversation with a new friend. a walk in the neighborhood with family. remembering old memes. chats & games with old friends. chocolate chips.
(from several days)
donuts. dad jokes. refreshing conversation with a new friend. a walk in the neighborhood with family. remembering old memes. chats & games with old friends. chocolate chips.
June 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
daily delights:
(from several days)
donuts. dad jokes. refreshing conversation with a new friend. a walk in the neighborhood with family. remembering old memes. chats & games with old friends. chocolate chips.
(from several days)
donuts. dad jokes. refreshing conversation with a new friend. a walk in the neighborhood with family. remembering old memes. chats & games with old friends. chocolate chips.
daily delights:
grabbed a lollipop on my way out of the eye doctor. listened to good tunes in the car.
Bananagrams. grilled chicken, coleslaw, & potatoes. dad’s yellow shirt. a semi-spontaneous Walmart run. pop tarts. an audiobook.
typing up D&D notes & relistening to a Vox Machina one-shot.
grabbed a lollipop on my way out of the eye doctor. listened to good tunes in the car.
Bananagrams. grilled chicken, coleslaw, & potatoes. dad’s yellow shirt. a semi-spontaneous Walmart run. pop tarts. an audiobook.
typing up D&D notes & relistening to a Vox Machina one-shot.
June 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
daily delights:
grabbed a lollipop on my way out of the eye doctor. listened to good tunes in the car.
Bananagrams. grilled chicken, coleslaw, & potatoes. dad’s yellow shirt. a semi-spontaneous Walmart run. pop tarts. an audiobook.
typing up D&D notes & relistening to a Vox Machina one-shot.
grabbed a lollipop on my way out of the eye doctor. listened to good tunes in the car.
Bananagrams. grilled chicken, coleslaw, & potatoes. dad’s yellow shirt. a semi-spontaneous Walmart run. pop tarts. an audiobook.
typing up D&D notes & relistening to a Vox Machina one-shot.
daily delights:
coffee shop work date with my mom. laughing with my family. tea. a cool breeze. drawing.
coffee shop work date with my mom. laughing with my family. tea. a cool breeze. drawing.
June 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
daily delights:
coffee shop work date with my mom. laughing with my family. tea. a cool breeze. drawing.
coffee shop work date with my mom. laughing with my family. tea. a cool breeze. drawing.
daily delights:
spontaneous pre-dinner ice cream run with my sister on an otherwise gray day. pizza & rewatching a favorite show together. D&D shenanigans. sketching.
spontaneous pre-dinner ice cream run with my sister on an otherwise gray day. pizza & rewatching a favorite show together. D&D shenanigans. sketching.
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
daily delights:
spontaneous pre-dinner ice cream run with my sister on an otherwise gray day. pizza & rewatching a favorite show together. D&D shenanigans. sketching.
spontaneous pre-dinner ice cream run with my sister on an otherwise gray day. pizza & rewatching a favorite show together. D&D shenanigans. sketching.
daily delights:
hugs. conversations with faraway friends. a slow day. handwritten notes. a bizarre & silly grocery store encounter. (apparently I have a doppelgänger lol.) ice cream, fellowship, prayer, & laughter.
hugs. conversations with faraway friends. a slow day. handwritten notes. a bizarre & silly grocery store encounter. (apparently I have a doppelgänger lol.) ice cream, fellowship, prayer, & laughter.
June 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
daily delights:
hugs. conversations with faraway friends. a slow day. handwritten notes. a bizarre & silly grocery store encounter. (apparently I have a doppelgänger lol.) ice cream, fellowship, prayer, & laughter.
hugs. conversations with faraway friends. a slow day. handwritten notes. a bizarre & silly grocery store encounter. (apparently I have a doppelgänger lol.) ice cream, fellowship, prayer, & laughter.
daily delights:
a soft, sugary muffin. journaling at a coffee shop. ice tea. pizza. D&D silliness & a cool snake.
noodles. perfect walking weather: vaguely cool, a breeze. 2 girls on blue & pink bikes, dad cycling leisurely after—a spontaneous race! excitement about stories in community. hugs.
a soft, sugary muffin. journaling at a coffee shop. ice tea. pizza. D&D silliness & a cool snake.
noodles. perfect walking weather: vaguely cool, a breeze. 2 girls on blue & pink bikes, dad cycling leisurely after—a spontaneous race! excitement about stories in community. hugs.
June 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
daily delights:
a soft, sugary muffin. journaling at a coffee shop. ice tea. pizza. D&D silliness & a cool snake.
noodles. perfect walking weather: vaguely cool, a breeze. 2 girls on blue & pink bikes, dad cycling leisurely after—a spontaneous race! excitement about stories in community. hugs.
a soft, sugary muffin. journaling at a coffee shop. ice tea. pizza. D&D silliness & a cool snake.
noodles. perfect walking weather: vaguely cool, a breeze. 2 girls on blue & pink bikes, dad cycling leisurely after—a spontaneous race! excitement about stories in community. hugs.
daily delights:
crepes for brunch. making more practice #Daggerheart characters. giggling at a TV show with my sister. pizza. making a fresh batch of ice tea. finishing a long-standing work project. co-writing a story with a friend.
crepes for brunch. making more practice #Daggerheart characters. giggling at a TV show with my sister. pizza. making a fresh batch of ice tea. finishing a long-standing work project. co-writing a story with a friend.
June 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
daily delights:
crepes for brunch. making more practice #Daggerheart characters. giggling at a TV show with my sister. pizza. making a fresh batch of ice tea. finishing a long-standing work project. co-writing a story with a friend.
crepes for brunch. making more practice #Daggerheart characters. giggling at a TV show with my sister. pizza. making a fresh batch of ice tea. finishing a long-standing work project. co-writing a story with a friend.
daily delights:
rain. listening to (& cackling at) @ventureforthdnd.bsky.social shenanigans as I catch up on the story. (shoutout episode 127 lol.) leftovers. sibling goofs. poems.
rain. listening to (& cackling at) @ventureforthdnd.bsky.social shenanigans as I catch up on the story. (shoutout episode 127 lol.) leftovers. sibling goofs. poems.
June 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
daily delights:
rain. listening to (& cackling at) @ventureforthdnd.bsky.social shenanigans as I catch up on the story. (shoutout episode 127 lol.) leftovers. sibling goofs. poems.
rain. listening to (& cackling at) @ventureforthdnd.bsky.social shenanigans as I catch up on the story. (shoutout episode 127 lol.) leftovers. sibling goofs. poems.
daily delights:
(from several days)
pizza with friends. sun. D&D in person; trinkets. fun drinks from various coffee shops. a friendly barista. fresh air. rain sounds. D&D online; character growth. a good hair day. a tree-lined road. brainstorming, cowriting, & creating stories in community.
(from several days)
pizza with friends. sun. D&D in person; trinkets. fun drinks from various coffee shops. a friendly barista. fresh air. rain sounds. D&D online; character growth. a good hair day. a tree-lined road. brainstorming, cowriting, & creating stories in community.
June 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
daily delights:
(from several days)
pizza with friends. sun. D&D in person; trinkets. fun drinks from various coffee shops. a friendly barista. fresh air. rain sounds. D&D online; character growth. a good hair day. a tree-lined road. brainstorming, cowriting, & creating stories in community.
(from several days)
pizza with friends. sun. D&D in person; trinkets. fun drinks from various coffee shops. a friendly barista. fresh air. rain sounds. D&D online; character growth. a good hair day. a tree-lined road. brainstorming, cowriting, & creating stories in community.
daily delights:
a welcoming, earnest community of strangers. unexpected run-ins with friends. laughter over burgers & fries.
rest. enjoying the impact of cool content creators. an acquaintance’s dance recital, & learning about kathak (a type of classical Indian dance). pink clouds at sunset.
a welcoming, earnest community of strangers. unexpected run-ins with friends. laughter over burgers & fries.
rest. enjoying the impact of cool content creators. an acquaintance’s dance recital, & learning about kathak (a type of classical Indian dance). pink clouds at sunset.
June 2, 2025 at 6:06 AM
daily delights:
a welcoming, earnest community of strangers. unexpected run-ins with friends. laughter over burgers & fries.
rest. enjoying the impact of cool content creators. an acquaintance’s dance recital, & learning about kathak (a type of classical Indian dance). pink clouds at sunset.
a welcoming, earnest community of strangers. unexpected run-ins with friends. laughter over burgers & fries.
rest. enjoying the impact of cool content creators. an acquaintance’s dance recital, & learning about kathak (a type of classical Indian dance). pink clouds at sunset.
daily delights:
neighborhood birds are singing.
also: by God’s grace & my mother’s patience, finished a class I’ve been taking. read poems. drank sweet tea. ate a sandwich. went on a solitary walk under a gray sky.
played D&D with friends, telling a weighty story & stretching my improv skills.
neighborhood birds are singing.
also: by God’s grace & my mother’s patience, finished a class I’ve been taking. read poems. drank sweet tea. ate a sandwich. went on a solitary walk under a gray sky.
played D&D with friends, telling a weighty story & stretching my improv skills.
May 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
daily delights:
neighborhood birds are singing.
also: by God’s grace & my mother’s patience, finished a class I’ve been taking. read poems. drank sweet tea. ate a sandwich. went on a solitary walk under a gray sky.
played D&D with friends, telling a weighty story & stretching my improv skills.
neighborhood birds are singing.
also: by God’s grace & my mother’s patience, finished a class I’ve been taking. read poems. drank sweet tea. ate a sandwich. went on a solitary walk under a gray sky.
played D&D with friends, telling a weighty story & stretching my improv skills.
daily delights:
a table full of food & a house full of guests. celebrating my siblings’ baptisms. silly party games. (Poetry for Neanderthals is spectacular.) a chai latte & thoughtful discussion. anticipating stories I’ll get to tell someday.
a table full of food & a house full of guests. celebrating my siblings’ baptisms. silly party games. (Poetry for Neanderthals is spectacular.) a chai latte & thoughtful discussion. anticipating stories I’ll get to tell someday.
May 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
daily delights:
a table full of food & a house full of guests. celebrating my siblings’ baptisms. silly party games. (Poetry for Neanderthals is spectacular.) a chai latte & thoughtful discussion. anticipating stories I’ll get to tell someday.
a table full of food & a house full of guests. celebrating my siblings’ baptisms. silly party games. (Poetry for Neanderthals is spectacular.) a chai latte & thoughtful discussion. anticipating stories I’ll get to tell someday.