Erika Manternach

Fostering 4 kittens. Named them after some fave @nprnews hosts: @kairyssdal @GilesSnyder @nprgreene and Bob Edwards

I was invited to write about oral history interviews with family members for the Ancestry® blog, and of course, I had a lot to say. I hope you'll ask questions about your own family history this holiday season. blogs.ancestry.com/cm/the-holiday… @Ancestry

@jimmykimmel @Ancestry @HenryLouisGates Or just check this out: progenealogists.com/books-and-oral…

@jimmykimmel @Ancestry @HenryLouisGates I'm a family history book writer and interviewer for Ancestry and I loved the Aunt Chippy reaction segment! You have the research and the hilarious family. Now you should have us put it all together in a book for you! Let me know if you want samples.

If you like watching people watch things, my Aunt Chippy reacts to my 2016 episode of Finding Your Roots... @Ancestry @HenryLouisGates #Ischia youtu.be/LKZqMI0Hsxw

@mskarlam @WriteNowCoach I agree. Both names on first reference, then last name only. That's the journalistic standard unless there are two ppl with the same last name in the story. Calling him just Arthur would be disrespectful/overly familiar.

@WriteNowCoach Exactly. If that's no longer standard practice, it's sure news to me. What say you @ErikaManternach?

What say you, #WritingCommunity? This seems way off to me.

@mskarlam @ShanaYoungdahl Students put them together. Deadline is early April to get them printed by May, so spring activities get short shrift. Quality largely depends on the yearbook advisor, so schools should find someone with training in journalism if they want good yearbooks, not just an open period.

@ShanaYoungdahl I got my daughter one for graduation and was appalled at the quality. Spring events not included. Group photos taken from so far away that you could see half the room but none of the faces. Yearbook photos and graphics should be better than ever, but they were complete garbage.

I had this conversation w my 14 yo today. . .

Here is your roll call of people who voted yes on the bill to tell transgender kids they are less than human. Vote. Them. Out. #utpol

Arches National Park pic.twitter.com/corjlqfaj5

@NermNorb @kairyssdal twitter.com/ErikaManternac…

@NermNorb @kairyssdal Of course. We adopted him.

@NewsHour @CapehartJ @CapehartJ, you nailed it on tonight's analysis. Several outbursts of agreement were heard at my house. Keep up the fantastic work!

Given former President Trump's use of Twitter, "I chuckle at all the tender hearts out there and the tender feelings within the Republican Party about a woman with a point of view and values, and who was not afraid to defend them," @CapehartJ says of Neera Tanden's nomination

It’s a beautiful site. #snowbird #openingday

@WJTrentman I miss your incredibleness. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

...to all those I have hurt and allowed me to recover and be more than that one moment, I extend my heartfelt gratitude. I am not where I am or the person I am today without your profoundly charitable patience. #gratitude #forgiveness #growth

Each year, going into Thanksgiving break, I ask Ss to respond to a prompt on some aspect of gratitude. Ss @JudgePride are in the middle of a unit on Reconciliation. This year I asked them to ruminate on the concept of "forgiveness as gift" for both offender and the offended...

Very cool, Zoom.

Reflect on where you've been, what you've learned and loving kindness you've received. It's the love that will carry you forward through thick and thin. Let love lead. 💛 #MondayMotivation #MondayMorning #SuccessTRAIN

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My colleague ⁦@rachelnpr⁩ wrote this incredible essay about the moment her son disappeared over a waterfall that is about love and compassion and connection (and yes, visceral fear). It is a beautiful story for this moment. theatlantic.com/family/archive…

My husband just said "It's not working from home so much as living at work" and if that's not the best description of all this I don't know what is.

We stand today with the family of George Floyd as they hold services for him in Minneapolis. The wrong idea has taken root in the world. And the idea is this: there just might be some lives out there that matter less than other lives. Full message here: bit.ly/WeStandToday

Restaurants can take one simple step to help slow the spread of #COVIDー19 as they reopen: turn down the music. Here's why: sltrib.com/opinion/commen…