Life is like a game of chess. What is your next move?

#chess #life #makingamove #takingachance #risk #boldness #takethefirststep #firststep #chance #shotinthedark #planning #setmoves #knightseeksqueen

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

~ Aldous Huxley

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'After Lunch, the Rain'
#Blipfoto #photography #NationalGalleryofScotland #terrace #restaurant #lunch #rain #takingachance

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What Barbara Chase-Riboud, Lucille Clifton, and June Jordan “had in common…was an editor whose fame as a writer was on the rise and who was willing to use whatever cachet this gathered to publish poetry by Black women…” @danaawilliams.bsky.social‬ on Toni Morrison: at.pw.org/TakingAChance

Who knew writing an author cover letter would be so hard… #takingachance #poems #schoolassignment

My new novel publishes in less than a month and a friend asked when my book tour begins.
My answer: when can I come over?
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#alaska #books #takingachance

“Publishing Black women poets at a major house was not just an editorial choice—it was a political act, a cultural investment, and a quiet revolution,” writes Dana A. Williams in a new book examining Toni Morrison’s years as an editor at Random House. Read an excerpt: at.pw.org/TakingAChance

This man who is taking is best shot in 1911: "Dear Ethel: I hope we have reached a degree of acquaintanceship to warrant the address, anyhow I'll be aggressive enough to use it."

#TakingAChance #LibraryLife

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I think I'm just burnt out... I was trying to convince myself that it's worth switching jobs right before I got the news. So, yeah. I think I'm burnt out. I think I might sleep for a week to start...

#burnout #news #jobless #takingachance #risky

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I've been working almost nonstop for 15 years now. The last 10 for the same company and the last 8 in the same position. To be clear, I'm grateful that the job I had provided for me for so long.

#burnout #news #jobless #takingachance #risky

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If you'd like to buy anything, you can find links to my website, Redbubble, and TeePublic here: linktr.ee/cjramirezart. Every little bit helps!

🍀 Wish me luck! 💰

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