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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · 2h

Many thanks,
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Megan Giddings @megiddings.bsky.social · 2d

If you or someone you know is thinking about applying to MFA programs this year, at Minnesota we are fully funded for 3 years including covering your student fees, 1-1 teaching (mostly creative writing) with chances to teach in the summer, you can join the union, and live in a major city.

UMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 13d

Interested in an MFA in Creative Writing? Join us Oct 15 or 20 to hear from faculty and students re: our fully funded, three-year program. Since 2019, our students and alums have published more than 70 books! Register:
www.eventbrite.com/e/umn-creati...

White slide with colored graphic elements including shelf of books, photo of stone building. Text: UMN Creative Writing MFA Open House October 15th 10 am - 11 am & October 20th 6 pm - 7pm Location: ZoomOur Faculty: Douglas Kearney, Megan Giddings, Peter Campion, Kathryn Nuernberger, Aamina Ahmad, Julie Schumacher, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Kyrs Belc, Kim Todd Stop by one of our virtual open house sessions to meet faculty, ask questions, and learn about the MFA program!

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

A FOOTNOTE

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 5h

goddamnit it smells like fire and i closed all the windows but can't find the plug to the crbox

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 11h

Gotta start somewhere!

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Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social · 16h

People can be deprogrammed from bigotry but it takes a LOT of time and it's exhausting, difficult, work. And a huge part of it is holding them fucking accountable for it, btw.

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 1d

and to think the season could have been over :(

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Shokupan's Labyrinth @wordloaf.org · 1d

True story: My nickname at ATK was/is "Jeff Chicken" (because that's how a voicemail transcription once mangled my last name).

Some CI "quick tips" are thought up by staff and attributed to fake readers. I submitted one under the name Geoff Poulet and it made it into print before anyone noticed.

Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 2d

pleased to announce that there seems to be a passive-aggressive conflict roiling the august pages of Cooks Illustrated, Fall Harvest recipes edition. allow me to explain:

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 1d

we dont need no stinking badges

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 1d

There’s an absolutely heartwrenching song about how your beloved homeland is older than flags and nations and she’ll still stand even as governments rip themselves apart and a deeply racist song about fucking your way around Bangkok. Both of these songs are unfortunately extremely good.

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MedWitch @andrearae.bsky.social · 1d

How we doing 🌶️🧠 fam

Turns out if you get good grades and act like you've got it all together they let you raw dog ADHD your whole life until motherhood or perimenopause send you into a full blown burnout

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Ewamore, Quoth the Raven @ewacat.bsky.social · Aug 13

i am a GUILLOTINE

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Imagine this being a storyline on CHiPs

a young boy is sitting at a table eating chips

ALT: a young boy is sitting at a table eating chips

media.tenor.com

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 2d

live over weapons freeway

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Corrin, degenerate LaDS enjoyer @corrinvalentine.bsky.social · 20d

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 4d

super king

Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 4d

feelin' a lil' sad because...
i truly love people
but find myself disappointed by their actions, like, all the time 💔

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 4d

she's gonna love it

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 4d

the market most eager to be taken seriously may also be the one least equipped to handle real-world shocks
— molly white @molly.wiki

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 5d

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · Apr 26

looking for something to read? or purchase at your local indie book seller and then let sit in the house?
paz's THE SHAMSHINE BLIND is terrific. gonna finish it today and bring it back to lapl.
@pazsays.bsky.social

book cover for Paz Pardo's THE SHAMSHINE BLIND.
image is a line drawing in a color-by-numbers style of a woman at a chalked-out homicide crime scene with clouds, a crescent moon, the golden gate bridge in the background. The three words of the title and then the author's name are each surrounded by a transparent haze of color: turquoise, yellow, pink, and orange. the letters "A N O V E L" are in the bottom left corner, also each surrounded by a small circle of color (opaque yellow, orange, pink, turquoise, violet, orange) with a corresponding numbers below showing what to colors to color in the drawing with.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d

Literally all I’m saying is that if you admit we are in a cesspool of disinformation/misinformation and propaganda, then you should be willing to admit that there are people who are being impacted by it and maybe the problems we have go beyond “personal responsibility” for info consumption

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 7d

i second the idea of moving it more local

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Howie @artmaestro.bsky.social · 7d

this is a fabulous problem

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💜 Cyn ✨ @obicynkenobi.bsky.social · 8d

Can’t stop thinking about last night’s Pumpkin Pie. Each year; my aunt and cousin bring their works of art to dinner. We EAGERLY await these.

Thankfully we have an entire pie left over 😍 please behold this glory.

A full pumpkin pie with a geometric pattern on top using a very thin layer of sour cream and pumpkin spices. Hard to explain the swirly pattern; but it’s pretty af. The crust is a perfect squiggle edge

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11d

Personally I think we should get rid of fighter jets and feed and house people while providing them access to borderless, universal healthcare

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