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Hope Henderson

@hoperhenderson.bsky.social

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writer & scientist 😷 🩷💜💙 🍉 berkeley, california hoperhenderson.com writing in river teeth, electric lit, rumpus, hobart, phoebe, & more scicomm for @innovativegenomics, views my own

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · Sep 8

My story is out! Give it a read!

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Sep 8

A fiction debut by Hope Henderson (@hoperhenderson.bsky.social), about a scientist couple grappling with their young daughter’s devastating illness, recommended by Willem Marx.

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Illness Is a Tear in the Great Cosmic Pattern - Electric Literature

“Poppy” by Hope Henderson, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 8h

In my head is a circle farm.

Selma Asotić

Monologue for a second date

Mostly, I stare at the ceiling and think
about how much I don’t want to die. I have a head.
In my head is a circle farm. A woman waves
from a burning roof. There’s also falling
from sixth-floor balconies, windshields,
suicide bombers, stairs, my eyeballs smeared
against the windshield, safety pins, shawls
caught in car wheels, knots, snowdrops.
I have a head. In my head is a stomach
full of butterflies. The butterflies are often sharks
and they want out. I let them out.
They trip on the threshold and smash their teeth.
I have a head. Inside is a living room. A suicide bomber’s
watching syndicated comedy. My head plays
only reruns, cleaner ads, wet floors,
skulls cracked open. Nothing after that. All dark, all
air chastising its emptiness into the thought of you.
I squeeze my eyeballs shut
and think of you. I think of you
in as many ways as the rains falls.

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 10h

so sorry you two are in this situation. sounds like you are doing the best you can to take care of her. they say better a week too early than a day too late when it comes to this.

Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 11h

Jason Shinder

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 17h

yeah I think it raised an issue or two but then had no coherent answer, viewpoint, or way to address it except “old lady BAD” and lots of male gazey shots… that’s a few hours of my life I’ll never get back

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 1d

short stories

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 1d

Writers: I am going to write a book and leave a mark on this world! A legacy!

Legacy:

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UC Berkeley @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social · 5d

In recent rankings, @timeshighered.bsky.social ranked Berkeley as the #1 public university in the U.S.

This adds to a remarkable run: Campus has also recently been named the #1 public university in the U.S. by @usnews.com, @thewallstreet.bsky.social & @forbes.com. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/u...

UC Berkeley rated No. 1 public university in North America by Times Higher Education - Berkeley News

In its global rankings, the British magazine ranked Berkeley as the third-best public institution in the world, and the ninth-best university overall.

news.berkeley.edu

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

I love Pete

Orange and white cat on its back looking very cute

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t think there is anything quite like Flowers for Algernon but I think Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go might hit the spot and has some similar themes

Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

In July 2024, a paper published in the @thelancet.com estimated the death toll in Gaza at 186k. It is perhaps 400k now, or about 1 in 5 residents.

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 2d

The UN estimates that 83 percent of all structures in Gaza City were damaged or destroyed.

Gaza's vegetation, too, is largely dead. UNEP has said that 97 percent of tree crops, 95 percent of shrubs and 82 percent of annual crops are gone.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Drone footage shows the extent of destruction in Gaza City after Israel-Hamas cease-fire

The UN Estimates That 83 Percent of All Structures in Gaza City Were Damaged or Destroyed, Along With Most of Its Crops and Vegetation

www.haaretz.com

Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 2d

Classic DARVO

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Ryan Pitts @ryanpitts.bsky.social · 4d

"The impulse to view everything in terms of efficiency, of reducing costs and maximizing output, is radically overapplied in the modern world."

lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...

Life Is More Than an Engineering Problem | Los Angeles Review of Books

Julien Crockett speaks with Ted Chiang about the search for a perfect language, the state of AI, and the future direction of technology.

lareviewofbooks.org

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 3d

my second-favorite lichtenstein

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her

www.theguardian.com

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 4d

I did novavax and flu together with just a bit of arm soreness

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Dina L. Relles @dinalrelles.bsky.social · 8d

it’s been a minute since i’ve published anything, so i’m especially grateful that @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social gave this little musing on love + leavings a home.

you can read the full piece here: matchbooklitmag.com/mb/relles/departures

Departures
by Dina L. Relles
handed you the promised coffee with an apology: no sugar, no milk, I’m sorry.

I don’t need those things, you said, and I fell in impossible love with you all over again.

I’d come from my room carrying everything I wanted to happen that didn’t. Now the lobby was too bright and smelled like grapefruits and your face was weary in a way that felt intimate.

You spoke quietly to me in the taxi, then held me twice at the terminal, which I took to mean you loved me too, despite.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 8d

Was just trying to tidy the house yesterday when all of a sudden this Caroline Bird poem came on the slow down and then of course I was crying

Checkout
I think 'so, this is death' and wonder why I can still see through my eyes. An angel approaches with a feedback form asking how I'd rate my life (very good, good, average, bad, very bad) and I intend to tick
'average' followed by a rant then I recall your face like a cartoon treasure chest glowing with gold light, tick 'very good; and in the comment box below I write
'nice job' The angel asks if I enjoyed my stay and I say 'Oh yes, I'd definitely come again' and he gives me a soft look meaning 'that won't be possible but thanks all the same, clicks his pen and vanishes.

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 8d

sold

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 8d

wild flour bakery in sebastapol

Sign reads: got Meyer lemons? We trade bakery credit for Meyer lemons

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 10d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 11d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 10d

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 25d

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

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Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 11d

yes i think so! 🥲

Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 11d

you want this cookbook @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyc...

Lion Dance Cafe Cookbook: "Authentic, not Traditional"

A long-anticipated cookbook featuring 100 flavor-packed meatless recipes by James Beard and Michelin-celebrated Lion Dance Cafe!

www.kickstarter.com

Hope Henderson @hoperhenderson.bsky.social · 11d

she

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