Ayrton-Lewis Avery
@lewisjourn.bsky.social
Journalist and fiction writer 📚.
Words in the Anderson Valley Advertiser, and The Elephant (Kenya) 💙📚.
Beats: climate journalism, open to others.
Words in the Anderson Valley Advertiser, and The Elephant (Kenya) 💙📚.
Beats: climate journalism, open to others.
Just published this #OSINT report about ecocide in Sudan, and its effects on the climate infrastructure. #climatesky
AYRTON-LEWIS AVERY - Khartoum Civil War Sparks Ecocide in Sudan - The Elephant
The warring factions in Sudan have adopted ecocide as a tactic of war, targeting environmental resources with catastrophic results for food and water security.
www.theelephant.info
April 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Just published this #OSINT report about ecocide in Sudan, and its effects on the climate infrastructure. #climatesky
Just like poets should never force rhyme schemes, prose writers should never force puns, sentence structures, or even plots that just don't work. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just like poets should never force rhyme schemes, prose writers should never force puns, sentence structures, or even plots that just don't work. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
My favorite novel from the recently deceased Mario Vargas Llosa. (I always interpreted it as a cryptic commentary on authoritarianism). #booksky #writingcommunity #amreading
April 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My favorite novel from the recently deceased Mario Vargas Llosa. (I always interpreted it as a cryptic commentary on authoritarianism). #booksky #writingcommunity #amreading
There's only two ways to do it: either think before you write, or write before you think. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
There's only two ways to do it: either think before you write, or write before you think. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
Despite what RFK, Jr. claims, there are many great autistic poets. Here are just a few of them: #poetry #writingcommunity #amreading #writingsky
The Listening World: Neurodivergent Poets from Unrestricted Interest
Thematic essays on beauty, politics, poetic forms, and more.
poetrysociety.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Despite what RFK, Jr. claims, there are many great autistic poets. Here are just a few of them: #poetry #writingcommunity #amreading #writingsky
Just like artists draw from reference images, I also write from reference images. Today, I'll be writing to Untitled by Leonora Carrington (1960). #writingcommunity #writingsky #amwriting
April 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just like artists draw from reference images, I also write from reference images. Today, I'll be writing to Untitled by Leonora Carrington (1960). #writingcommunity #writingsky #amwriting
April 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I only wrote 300 words, but I typed over 3,000 words today. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I only wrote 300 words, but I typed over 3,000 words today. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
This shows how people can turn anything into a political statement. #writingcommunity
Dismay as cross-border library caught in US-Canada feud: ‘We just want to stay open’
The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits half in Canada, half in Vermont. Now, the US is planning to cut off main entrance access to Canadians
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This shows how people can turn anything into a political statement. #writingcommunity
When I was younger, I could only write one thing at a time. These days, though, I'm not satisfied unless I'm writing five or six books at the same time. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
When I was younger, I could only write one thing at a time. These days, though, I'm not satisfied unless I'm writing five or six books at the same time. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
After spending a few hours reading AI-generated art, I've decided that artists definitely don't understand how to properly use AI yet. #writingcommunity #amreading #writingsky
April 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
After spending a few hours reading AI-generated art, I've decided that artists definitely don't understand how to properly use AI yet. #writingcommunity #amreading #writingsky
When I'm stuck on a creative story, I try writing an essay or something expository. (This allows to practice writing without always being original). #writingcommunity #writingsky #amwriting
April 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I'm stuck on a creative story, I try writing an essay or something expository. (This allows to practice writing without always being original). #writingcommunity #writingsky #amwriting
If you are stuck, try reading something you wrote when you were a child. ("Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."-Picasso). #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you are stuck, try reading something you wrote when you were a child. ("Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."-Picasso). #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
If you are having trouble writing a scene in a novel, try writing that section as a stage play or a screenplay. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
April 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
If you are having trouble writing a scene in a novel, try writing that section as a stage play or a screenplay. #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingsky
This is the hardest thing for an artist to do: write something that is non-political. #writingsky #writingcommunity
April 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is the hardest thing for an artist to do: write something that is non-political. #writingsky #writingcommunity
This is an example of one of the miracles of art. #writingsky #musicsky
‘So resonant’: the 19th-century Russian opera being revived across Europe
Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina – set in the troubled 1680s – can almost describe current events, say directors
www.theguardian.com
April 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is an example of one of the miracles of art. #writingsky #musicsky
This is the kind of tense, mellow electronic music I need for writing. #musicsky #writingsky #amwriting
PLÜM – Stay
YouTube video by ElectroPosé
www.youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is the kind of tense, mellow electronic music I need for writing. #musicsky #writingsky #amwriting
If you need inspiration, take a look at some black & white photography. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky
Matadors and madness: the poses of a visionary – in pictures
She dressed up as a bullfighter, sat in a window with two magpies and flew colossal flags of warning. We go inside a fascinating new exhibition of photographs by multimedia artist Rose Finn-Kelcey
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you need inspiration, take a look at some black & white photography. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingsky
Happy transgender day of visibility 🏳️⚧️! Here are a few books I would recommend. #booksky
21 books bringing transgender visibility to book lovers
Independent booksellers, libraries and Trans Rights Readathon organizers share their favorite books written by and about trans people.
19thnews.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Happy transgender day of visibility 🏳️⚧️! Here are a few books I would recommend. #booksky
The two pillars of art today are professionalism and quantity. Unfortunately, quality and talent are not included. #writingcommunity #writingsky
March 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The two pillars of art today are professionalism and quantity. Unfortunately, quality and talent are not included. #writingcommunity #writingsky
Imagine the pain of having your grant cancelled in the middle of your research project. #academicsky
What happens to health research when 'women' is a banned word?
Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.
19thnews.org
March 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Imagine the pain of having your grant cancelled in the middle of your research project. #academicsky
The United States has executed six people in only the first three months of 2025.
March 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The United States has executed six people in only the first three months of 2025.