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Tony Pentimalli @tonywriteshere.bsky.social · 1d

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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 11h

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Encircling – 5-7-5 syllabic haiku

Pure Haiku is OPEN to submissions of 5-7-5 syllabic haiku on the theme of Encircling. The deadline is 31st October 2025 2359 UK time. Thank you to everyone who has already sent in their haiku on th…

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · 5h

Truth!!

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 8h

This Supreme Court case in Louisiana is about one thing, and one thing only: reinstituting Jim Crow by way of ensuring that Black Americans are taxed without receiving representation in Congress.

Everything else is noise and bluster.

This stolen Supreme Court is going to send us back to the 1860s.

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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 8h

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Adding Scare to a Story

Hi SEers! Denise here to discuss the scare factor in a story, as Halloween is just around the corner. This is an updated version with a new event from a previous scary post. We’ve all had that terr…

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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 15h

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Smorgasbord Book Reviews Revisited September and October 2024 -#Dystopian #Thriller Terry Tyler #Mystery #Thriller Dan Antion, #Russia #WWII #Love Marina Osipova, #Shortstories #Supernatural Thorne M...

A reminder of the books I enjoyed and reviewed in September and October 2024 as last month was very busy with the summer fair so a double dose today… and I hope you will be leaving with some…

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”

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www.wsj.com/economy/cons...

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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 11h

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A Visit With Jacqui Murray

Today, Amanda and I are visiting Jacqui Murray on her blog, Word Dreams, the next stop in the blog tour. She discusses things she learned while reading Amanda in Ireland: The Body in the Bog, inclu…

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · 6h

Seriously???

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 7h

Apparently $20B of our taxpayer money wasn't enough to bail out Argentina.

Now Trump wants U.S. banks to divert ANOTHER $20B away from lending to American businesses, farmers, and families to prop up Milei's corrupt presidency and failing economy.

So much for America First.

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · 6h

I love this! 🌲

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Forgotten Poets @forgottenpoets.bsky.social · 1d

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From 'Sea Garden' (1916)
—H.D. / Hilda Doolittle

#forgottenpoets #poetry #booksky

OREAD

WHIRL up, sea -
Whirl your pointed pines,
Splash your great pines
On our rocks,
Hurl your green over us,
Cover us with your pools of fir.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 6h

Hey American farmers, Trump just doubled Argentina's bailout from $20 billion to $40 billion.

That's the same Argentina that, because of Trump's tariffs, has now supplanted ALL of America's soybean sales to China.

Trump sold you out – then gave the guy who benefited an extra $40 billion gift.

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Robbie Cheadle @robbiecheadle.bsky.social · 10h

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Shortlisted!

This is a first for me; my new manuscript ‘Holding Hands’ has been shortlisted for the 2025 Page Turner Golden Author/Writer/Screenwriter Award. Here’s part of the email I receive…

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Effie Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 1d

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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Asteroid Astrology @astrology.run · 6h

Transits for 16th October (BST UTC+1)
Check my profile for other timezones.
#Astrology #Horoscope

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · 9h

The Harbinger of Doom

Merril is over at dVerse hosting Poetics. She says: Today, I ask you to write a poem about some version of the headless horseman. It’s your chance to escape reality. Base your poem on one of the folktales, or create your own tale or urban legend. Perhaps your creation rides a…

The Harbinger of Doom

Merril is over at dVerse hosting Poetics. She says: Today, I ask you to write a poem about some version of the headless horseman. It’s your chance to escape reality. Base your poem on one of the folktales, or create your own tale or urban legend. Perhaps your creation rides a camel, a donkey, or a motorcycle. Why is your creation without a head?

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Colleen M. Chesebro @colleenchesebro.bsky.social · 1d

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 34, Hunter’s Moon & the Aging of the Year, 10/14/25

Hi dear friends, you have me, Willow, as your host this week. I have been offline since the 19th September. Well it's not all been a picnic, but let's face it, we cannot expect life to be a bed of roses all the…

TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 34, Hunter’s Moon & the Aging of the Year, 10/14/25

Hi dear friends, you have me, Willow, as your host this week. I have been offline since the 19th September. Well it's not all been a picnic, but let's face it, we cannot expect life to be a bed of roses all the time, can we. Well I am back now and as I said I have the honour of choosing our theme this week.

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Mallory McMorrow @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social · 3d

We can organize everywhere.
We can flip red seats.
We can flip entire chambers.
And we can govern like we give a damn.

Let’s show the rest of the country how to fight like Michigan.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org