Animal Farm

Motivational Music Monday: Artists Against Animal Farm Edition

January 13, 2026

I know it’s Tuesday, not Monday. As I explained in yesterday’s post, the story I was trying to tell for a Sunday post I didn’t finish until Monday. I wanted to post that story before this one, so that was Monday’s priority (if you missed it, you can read that here: https://blissfullu.com/2026/01/12/fight-back-with-fierce-joy/). So, yes, I … More Motivational Music Monday: Artists Against Animal Farm Edition

Fight Back with Fierce Joy

January 12, 2026

Let me start with a few confessions… Number 1 was that I meant to publish this yesterday. But Sunday was a busy day for me, so I took my laptop upstairs to finish my post in bed. Bad idea. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you I fell asleep slumped next to my computer … More Fight Back with Fierce Joy

Remembering the Truth of January 6 Through Software, Storytelling, and Soup

January 7, 2026

When I taught middle and high school literature classes, one of the books I commonly taught was George Orwell’s Animal Farm. In a 1946 essay (“Why I Write”), Orwell explained “Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism.” This is the … More Remembering the Truth of January 6 Through Software, Storytelling, and Soup