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@underbrightwing

“The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil… There lives the dearest freshness deep down things” - Hopkins

My Nest of Shiny Things Beigetreten Nisan 2019
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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
"That by desiring what is perfectly good, even when we don't quite know what it is and cannot do what we would, we are part of the divine power against evil—widening the skirts of light and making the struggle with darkness narrower." — George Eliot, Middlemarch
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Andrew Snyder
Andrew Snyder@Andrewnsnyder·
The latest arrivals. I believe The Pilgrim’s Regress is the only fiction from Lewis I have yet to read. It’s certainly his only major work of fiction I have been missing.
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RingoSuave
RingoSuave@RingoSuave1689·
@underbrightwing I'm not that lady, but there are several in my church. I barely read, but they show me their movies and stuff, and then i make clothes for myself or try some recipes inspired by all that. Symbiotic relationship or something
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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
Females of the conservative/Christian bookish/artsy X: do you know people like you in real life? My husband has been blessed by meeting multiple like-minded creatives/thinkers nearby. But I’ve struggled to find likeminded women (in this regard) in person.
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Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
@BMcGrewvy @amjuster @jennifereeser @MrsKatyCarl Yes, valuable point. I don’t want to downplay those friendships at all! Just every now and then it’d be really nice to ‘talk shop’ or nerd out with people who understand. My husband does a pretty good job, but I imagine sometimes he could use a break. 😅
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Bethel McGrew
Bethel McGrew@BMcGrewvy·
I will say I do think you can find satisfying friendship with women who even if they aren't precisely "like you" in the sense of sharing all your nerdy special interests, being up on all the same things you're up on etc., are still like-minded and intelligent. That describes a couple women geographically closer to me.
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Michael F Kane
Michael F Kane@MichaelFKane·
@underbrightwing Just my wife! The kids will be with grandparents. They are young enough that they would consume 100% of my wife's time and no one would have fun at a book table lol.
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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
I have to add, I am immensely blessed to be in a church positively FULL of faithful women who hold high the Word of God and take seriously the study of it. I don’t at all want to downplay that. I understand it’s an uncommon richness. My other concerns do pale in comparison.
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Females of the conservative/Christian bookish/artsy X: do you know people like you in real life? My husband has been blessed by meeting multiple like-minded creatives/thinkers nearby. But I’ve struggled to find likeminded women (in this regard) in person.

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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
@millysayseh Yeah… too many people who like reading or have book clubs want to read books I have zero interest in touching. I’m really not trying to be a snob. I just have limited time to read and way too many other books I’d rather read…
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Millicenticent
Millicenticent@millysayseh·
I find it important in some circles to *not* divulge my interests, as I will then be funneled towards crafting groups or book clubs for things I would never read. This means I am a bit of a snob, but it also means I can enjoy hanging out with people in other ways without being constantly hit in the face with my own snobbish reflexes.
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Chicken Lady Fiber Arts
Chicken Lady Fiber Arts@ChickenLadyFA·
@underbrightwing YES! We were internet friends first, and then we met IRL!! Now, we chat, zoom, text, send goofy stuff thru snail mail.... and it took yearsss to find my tribe.
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Michael F Kane
Michael F Kane@MichaelFKane·
@underbrightwing Just wanted to say it's tough for creative guys too. I know musicians, but until Sam reached out to me I had no one that wasn't an online friend that shared my writing creative interests.
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BayouBomber
BayouBomber@BayouBomber·
@MichaelFKane @underbrightwing There seems to be an interesting natural mathematical formula I've observed. The distance of a person I know is directly related to how cool they are. The cooler the person, the further away they live.
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orual
orual@also_psyche·
@underbrightwing Even so I find I am the Nerdiest of the Nerds and am learning that not every friendship needs to fulfill every need. I have long-distance (mostly male) friends to geek out about Neoplatonism with and I have in-person female friends to thrift & cook with.
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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
@johnnyb3 @jacqueboatman Screens certainly contribute. The busyness culture doesn’t help. I’m around a lot of home schooling moms so, women tend to have a ton on their plate regardless. And while I love the church I’m in, it’s not in the artistic tradition.
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Ah! Bright Wings
Ah! Bright Wings@underbrightwing·
Something in this sparked a profound thought: Water will seek the most efficient path & yet will still look like this. Efficiency can look like meandering. Winding. Redirecting. Circling around. Exploring. Soaking in your surroundings. Observing & moving on. Taking your time.
American Conservation Coalition@ACC_National

Leave no trace.

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Andrea Renee Cox
Andrea Renee Cox@screenwriter87·
@underbrightwing Yep! We were online writing camp friends first, but then we found out we live only ten minutes from each other. What are the odds?!! So we get together often now. And of course, we still hang out online. Nice to meet you!
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Emma Sotomayor
Emma Sotomayor@EmmaRSotomayor·
@underbrightwing I do and I have a great community of women who craft together and most of us are good readers, but I’m also single and all my friends but one are single (or at least still courting a fella rather than married) so we have more time on our hands.
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megan michelle
megan michelle@meganmichelle·
Not Christian ones necessarily. I always find a few like minded women with diverse interests. Like one I just met who does fiber arts. They are all liberal for the most part but I just concentrate on the craftsmanship part. Go to arts and crafts fairs. Seriously. People who have booths are usually really into their craft. And eager to share.
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