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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 6h

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher youtu.be/lD83hoX08gk #NorthCarolina #aquarium #fortfishernc #fortfisher #fish #travelwithme #travel

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher #northcarolina #fortfisher #aquarium #aquariumfish

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 6h

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher youtu.be/lD83hoX08gk #NorthCarolina #aquarium #fortfishernc #fortfisher #fish #travelwithme #travel

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher #northcarolina #fortfisher #aquarium #aquariumfish

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

"Tomorrow, she'd have to go back to her flat, dull, fizz-less life." bit.ly/ENDEPDAY #ebooks #Kindle #kindlebooks #books #Thriller #MiddleEast #BookQuotes #novel #booklove #bookworm #bookshelf #literature #author #BookLovers #Reading #Fiction

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Hiking in Theodore Roosevelt National Park viewbug.com/photo/88108445 #photography #nature #NaturePhotos #NaturePhotography #butterfly #butterflies #hiking #HikingPhotos #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Natación: Brazada de Espalda para Principiantes youtu.be/2hlXiY_q_7o #Natación #leccionesdenatacion #nadando #nadar #clubdenatacion

Natación: Brazada de Espalda para Principiantes

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Frozen in Time viewbug.com/photo/88108462 #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotos #NaturePhotography #Colorado #Icicles #Icicle #naturelovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay

'Frozen in Time' by christianburton_2375

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Get My Good Side @viewbug www.viewbug.com/photo/89707467 #photography #nature #naturephotography #naturephotos #Colorado #NatureLovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay

'Get My Good Side' by christianburton_2375

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Nature: Backyard Butterflies youtu.be/0TaeX3TD9PA #photography #nature #naturevideo #naturephotos #Colorado #NatureLovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay

Nature: Backyard Butterflies

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Escape: All that stands between him & freedom are the waters of the Persian Gulf. youtu.be/XMGMGl4Snsw #music #musicvideo #books #Kindle #Thriller #Ebooks #kindlebooks #BookTrailer #BookLovers #Reading #Fiction #música #musique #musik #muziek #音乐 #संगीत #Музыка #musiikki

Books: Energy Dependence Day (Escape - Music Video)

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Wing It! viewbug.com/photo/88108503 #Photography #Nature #NaturePhotos #NaturePhotography #Colorado #Swallowtail #Butterfly #Butterflies #naturelovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay

'A Wing and a Prayer' by christianburton_2375

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Don't drag your hips on breaststroke!
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#swimming #swimlessons #breaststroke #swimmer #swimbreaststroke #Swim #swimmingtips

Breaststroke - Hip Position

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Family Travel: The Gateway Arch youtu.be/zTkl0UKVVSs #Travel #FamilyTravel #traveling #traveler #StLouis #photography #GatewayArch

Family Travel: The Gateway Arch

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

"They'd just find a way to sweep it under the rug, and perhaps you with it." bit.ly/ENDEPDAY #Books #Kindle #Thriller #Ebooks #kindlebooks #MiddleEast #BookQuotes #novel #wowbooks #booklove #bookworm #bookshelf #literature #author #BookLovers #Reading #Fiction

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Delicate Wings @viewbug www.viewbug.com/photo/89753413 #photography #nature #naturephotography #naturephotos #Colorado #NatureLovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография #PictureOfTheDay #PicOfTheDay

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

The Hummingbird’s Garden youtu.be/gh3YaOjdTnE #Photography #Nature #NatureVideo #Hummingbird #Hummingbirds #Video #birds #birdwatching #birdlovers #Fotografia #写真撮影 #фотография

Nature Video: The Hummingbird's Garden

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

P.A.R.T.Y. youtube.com/shorts/ofsRe... #Music #NewMusic #Dance #DanceMusic #Party #PartyMusic #música #musique #musik #muziek #shortsvideo #shorts #shortsyoutube

P.A.R.T.Y. #shorts #shortsvideo

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

You Don’t Scare Me
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You Don't Scare Me #music #musicvideo #halloween

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Belize Sunrise Timelapse youtu.be/HSnmoP42e00 #Belize #travel #timelapse #sunrise #traveling #photography #nature #naturelovers

Belize Sunrise Timelapse

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Brazada de pecho: Ejercicios para principiantes
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Brazada de pecho: Ejercicios para principiantes

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Chris Burton @cfburton.bsky.social · 1d

Fluffy! #caturday #catvideo #catsrule #catshorts #cutecat youtube.com/shorts/1iZOx...

Fluffy #catvideos #catshortscute #catshorts

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 17d

Here's my review of 'a quarter dead and half alive', the new poetry collection by @steverinod.bsky.social, out now with Renard Press.

Some purchase links:

UK amazon.co.uk/dp/1804471607
US amazon.com/dp/1804471607
CA amazon.ca/dp/1804471607
AU amazon.com.au/dp/1804471607

#poems #poetry #books

Steven Denehan’s new poetry collection, a quarter dead and half alive, is a triumphant return from a poet much admired for his gentle, poignant honesty and wry, self-effacing humour.
A deeply personal, yet highly relatable work, it draws heavily on Denehan’s own lived experiences as well as those of loved ones, most notably when talking about his daughter’s childhood and his father’s struggles with dementia.
Regardless of theme, the consistent clarity of his writing style serves as a welcome mat, inviting us to settle down and make ourselves comfortable within the lines.

‘the other one
is me’

Happy to be the butt of his own jokes, Denehan displays a complete absence of self-pride throughout, confessing to various dark thoughts and pessimisms, as if in hope of absolution from the reader.

‘I have gained on him
in the years since, while he
has moved further and further away’

a quarter dead and half alive assumes the peak of its powers when concerning those the writer holds dear. The emotional rawness in poems like ‘2013, Before Dementia’ is only made more palpable by the obvious tenderness with which it is laced.

‘her eyes, wet fireworks
add to the light
of a sun
that shines through her curls’

Nevertheless, Denehan’s glowing portrayals of an effervescent daughter’s childhood ensure it will not be rawness, but reverence and joy that remain with the reader long after the final page has been turned.

A quarter dead and half alive, a new poetry collection by Steve Denehan, published by Renard Press.

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 7d

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Eight pussycats, zero respect for kitchens.

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Lawrence Moore @lawrencemoore.bsky.social · 6d

I am very excited to announce that my second full-length poetry collection, This Joyful Interlude, will be published by @janes-studio.bsky.social and is coming out in just a few weeks!

Delve into this thread for more info (and new poetry 🙂)

#poem #poems #poetry #poet #books #poetrycommunity

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The front cover for This Joyful Interlude, the forthcoming full-length poetry collection by Lawrence Moore published by Jane's Studio Press.

In this illustration by Jane Cornwell, rose gardens thrive over a graveyard monument.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 8d

Same.

#AlsoTiredOfWaitingForTheEPSTEIN_Files

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Lisa Calla Feeley ♍📚🎶✈️☮️✌️🧋☯️ @bookclubbabe.bsky.social · 4d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

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