Jenny Rae Rappaport

@jennyrae

I write science fiction and fantasy stories. Published in , , and , among others. She/her. IG: jennyraera

New Jersey
Vrijeme pridruživanja: kolovoz 2008.

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  1. Prikvačeni tweet
    22. sij

    So, if you're interested, these are the stories I wrote in 2019, which you could possibly nominate for those awards I mentioned: 1/

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  2. prije 1 sat
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  3. prije 1 sat

    I could be snarky about the Iowa Caucus, but it’s just sad. And irresponsible. Good software costs money, skill, and time; it requires testing and debugging, especially before something like this. And somewhere along the way, that process didn’t happen properly.

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  4. prije 16 sati

    Each time there’s been a presidential election since 2000, I have carefully read the explanation of how the Iowa Caucus works, and I am still confused. I know that Iowans like it, but I can’t be alone in thinking that this is an antiquated system.

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  5. prije 19 sati

    A reminder that Augur Magazine publishes some beautiful fiction, and they're currently running a Kickstarter to fund their next two years. 🙂

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  6. prije 21 sat

    Also, if you are remotely curious about 1918 flu pandemic waves in the US, this is a decent place to start: 14/

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  7. prije 21 sat

    A correction! I confused Kentucky with Kansas. has caught my mistake, and so I'm happy to inform you that the meat ad above. appeared in The Owensboro Messenger in Owensboro, Kentucky. on multiple dates in the month of November 1918. 13/

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  8. 3. velj

    (My apologies, this was the middle of the second wave of the pandemic. There will be one more wave of illness after this phase that I'm quoting news stories from. But still, 21,000 kids orphaned in NYC alone.) 12/

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  9. 3. velj

    It's hard to comprehend from a numerical standpoint, even though you can see the final numbers, one hundred years out. We can tell you that 50 million people died. That 500 million worldwide were infected. But it's the little things like the kids that impact me more. 11/

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  10. 3. velj

    You will notice that at this point in the pandemic (and there will be, if I'm remembering right, TWO more waves of flu illnesses sweeping the world), there are already 21,000 children in NYC who have lost one or both parents to the illness. TWENTY-ONE-THOUSAND CHILDREN. 10/

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  11. 3. velj

    Ok, one more. Because this was a pandemic. And people died. And as amazing as the poetry & the ads are 100 years later, to look at people coping, there were people DYING. So, from The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) on November 9, 1918. 9/

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  12. 3. velj

    (I'm off to do other things now; I'll continue this later, if there's any interest. *shrug* 🙂) 8/

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  13. 3. velj

    In Owensboro, Kansas in The Owensboro Messenger (on November 17, 1918), they wanted you to know that meat was the answer. Lots of meat. "Your doctor will advise you to do this." (What is a church roast???) 7/

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  14. 3. velj

    Apparently, poetry was very, very common in 1918 newspapers. How interesting! And poetry about the flu was rampant; I found it across the country just now. This one is from the Centralia Fireside Guard (Centralia, Missouri) on November 8, 1918. 6/

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  15. 3. velj

    The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) resorted to poetry as a tactic on November 5, 1918, along with advisories to keep your feet dry. (Additional longer poem not pictured.) 5/

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  16. 3. velj

    You also get advisories that ask you to not telephone as much, because so many operators are ill with the flu, such as this one, from The Record (Hackensack, NJ) on November 5, 1918. 4/

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  17. 3. velj

    On November 7, 1918, the Allentown Messenger from Allentown, NJ published this advisory from the US Public Health Service, which included somewhat-humorous illustrations and medical advice/answers, some of which is now inaccurate. 3/

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  18. 3. velj

    We start with this excerpt from a letter written by the Rev. J. W. Van Zanten, who was the former pastor of the Reformed Church in Metuchen, NJ. It was published in the November 17, 1918 edition of the New Brunswick Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). He was a military chaplain. 2/

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  19. 3. velj

    Because I'm a closet history geek, I thought, let's do more research into the Spanish flu. Knowledge is power, etc, and I really like old newspapers. People's contemporary words are fascinating. Are you ready? 1/

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  20. 3. velj

    Wash your hands. Get your flu shot. Take sensible health and well-being precautions. And that is my tiny thread for the day. 7/7

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  21. 3. velj

    So, is it a pandemic? No one knows yet. There are articles: Should you panic? NO. You are still more likely to catch the flu, and we know the rate at which that kills. 6/

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