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Cindy Eastman

@cindyeastman.bsky.social

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Easily distracted human. Also a writer & teacher. 👇🏻 Tap here for Latest Essay & more. https://linktr.ee/cleastman

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Nov 13

Thought I'd start over here on @bsky.app by sharing my latest book. Written for caregivers by a caregiver. I see you. ♥️

True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver

Written for caregivers of parents and spouses, this funny but brutally honest collection of essays from award-winning author Eastman challenges the...

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the link: cindyeastman.substack.com/p/36-hours-o...

36 Hours on Frye Island

Where else would I go to treat myself to retreat to a retreat?

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · 2d

No, I didn't make it into the NYT.
(Yet 😏) My latest essay on #SilverLinings in the form of a little travel guide to my recent retreat. The link is in the bio and in the comments below. Thanks for reading & sharing. xo
#Retreat #Griefretreat #LoveAnnie #FryeIsland #goodneighbors #Maine

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · 11d

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · 11d

Need a book? This and more on sale for the She Writes Press anniversary sale! Check the link below and thanks. :)

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · 21d

Writing prompts can get writers to go to places they didn't even know they were going to. #writingprompts
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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 28

The coup was 6 months ago and they missed it. When is the @nytimes.com going to start covering the dictatorship?

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Mar 4

Is this for real? If so, when is the @nytimes.com going to start covering the coup?

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 23

Wait...did I miss the Rapture?

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 16

I think my favorite email to get from a student who's been absent is, "Did I miss anything in class today?" 😏

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 15

@nancybaym.bsky.social Many have gone over to Substack--Paul Krugman, Ann Telnaes, Jen Rubin, and others. Here's one...

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Still writing about grief because grief doesn't stop. ♥️

Through Her Eyes

If you’re a constant reader, you know my family has a cottage in Maine.

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good for you for listening to people.

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Is this hope-scrolling?

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Aug 19

Need a book? (Silly question)
Special price until Aug. 22nd on Amazon or Barnes& Noble.
(Let me know what you think!)

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Aug 7

A pairing guide for all the menopausals: pre, peri, post or perpetual 🍷Cheers!

White (hot) & Red (faces)

some wine recommendations

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Aug 4

Trump hasn’t cut drug prices by even 1%, let alone “1500%”. He told drug companies on Truth Social to cut their prices. They didn’t. End of story. This was also his plan to end the war in Ukraine - by posting “Vladimir Stop!” on Truth Social. It’s also how he handles trade.

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 31

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It's Just Hard

Is it insomnia if you get up at 4am and can’t get back to sleep?

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Baci in Maine for a couple days. ♥️

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 22

"When she reached staff at Sen. Bill Hagerty’s office, they told her, “he’s not obligated to listen to his constituents.”

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Tennessee woman denied prenatal care for being unmarried - Nashville Banner

Denial of prenatal care to unmarried women in Tennessee raises concerns over the state's Medical Ethics Defense Act.

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 21

Where Am I?
A brave and empowering essay from the publisher I am proud to be associated with. Thank you, Brooke Warner.

Where Am I?

Musings of an Untethered American Publisher

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 21

@nytimes.com fixed it for you.
#misleadingheadlines

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Manhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/n...
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Manhattan Prosecutor Who Handled Epstein Cases Is Fired

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 15

Oh. Andrea Gibson.
Rest in Poetry. ♥️

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · Jul 12

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

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Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 3

And spineless Republicans...

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 3

I think people selling cute merch online for the new MAGA concentration camp in the Everglades are right up there with puppy snatchers and scam artists.

Cindy Eastman @cindyeastman.bsky.social · Jul 3

I think people selling cute merch online for the new MAGA concentration camp in the Everglades are right up there with puppy snatchers and scam artists.