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Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 3m

("still" -- why it is one feels a little defensive, talking about good things that happened _last week_? maybe because there's so much going on All the Time...)

Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 7m

still v. delighted to have poems from Dogwitch up on the Sundress Blog, all curated by nat raum. This short poem, "Familiar," begins with a hopefully funny/scary riff on Mary Oliver --

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The Wardrobe's Best Dressed: Dogwitch by Catherine Rockwood - The Sundress Blog

This selection, chosen by guest editor nat raum, is from Dogwitch by Catherine Rockwood (Bottlecap Press, 2025). Familiar It does not always have to drink your blood.It can be a live thing watchingwha...

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Most of rural Alaska is Alaska Native. Bonus donating to support Alaska Native people on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 1h

just had to write an apology-note for the puppy, which was pretty entertaining who am I kidding.

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Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 3h

If you are feeling overwhelmed by the state of your vegetable drawer it may be time to make VEGETABLE STOCK

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Alexander Pyles @pylesofbooks.bsky.social · 3h

Help support a friend who has been affected by the gov shutdown.

He just dropped a new collection (and he's v good):

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A Series of Hauntings: Un Combo TropiWeird by KYR_1066

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Elizabeth Fletcher @esfletcher.bsky.social · 13h

Listening to @sarahgreenpoet.bsky.social read “Blueberries for Sal” made me cry into my morning tay.

Of Poetry Podcast @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social · 13h

Of colliding climates of grief, of the hidden qualities of stanzas, of not fiction but possibility, of Blueberries for Sal & Italian squares & how words work with the world & writing heavy things lightly & more!

Episode 79 with @sarahgreenpoet.bsky.social is here! @uakronpress.bsky.social 🎙️📚💙

Episode 79: Sarah Green (Of Dictionaries, Salvage and Destruction, and the Longing to Make Something Good)

Sarah Green, author of The Deletions (University Akron Press, 2025) Listen: On Spotify, Apple, Google, and elsewhere Purchase: The Deletions (Editor’s Choice, Akron Poetry Prize) Sarah Green is the…

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Reiko Murakami @reikomurakami.bsky.social · 4h

Just some drawings of my dog sleeping.
#art

My dog’s paws are sticking out from the comforter

My dog sleeping with a smile in her face

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

can't deport them somewhere they want to go

Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 2d

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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Matt Stefon @mattstefonpoems.bsky.social · 8h

Can anyone help with $50 so I can make the one tomorrow?

Matt Stefon @mattstefonpoems.bsky.social · 20h

Good morning. I have two big bills coming up. Both are due this week:
one tomorrow for $50 and one for $150. I need $200 total, and hope to make that today. If anyone could help, I’d be grateful. Thanks for reading.

PayPal: @MatthewStefon

Venmo: @Matt-Stefon

#MutualAid

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Michael J. [Fox] DeLuca @michaeljdeluca.bsky.social · 6h

**Michigan intensifies**

Mt bike leaning on a tree at the foot of some lovely Michigan sand hills in droughted autumn

Looking steeply down some lovely Michigan sand hills in droughted autumn

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 6h

You don't speak of dreams as unreal. They exist. They leave a mark behind them.

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Ellen Muehlberger @emuehlbe.bsky.social · 6h

Usually, to show an author love, the first rule is: buy the book. And, you can totally buy this book---but, it's also available OA, which means you can in a few weeks' time get it for free.
luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1...

So, the updated rule: to show an author love, get her book and read it!

Things Unseen | University of California Press

How do you know the nature of another person: who she is, or what she is capable of? In four exploratory essays, a seasoned historian examines the mechanisms by which ancient people came to have knowl...

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 9h

Because a violent Democrat who insults staff, curses at people, and is having multiple revelations of poor behavior on camera isn’t a good choice.

Because we saw what happened with Fetterman once he felt aggrieved ?

Jim Samuel @jimsamuel.com · 10h

Right ... vote for the Republicans because Katie Porter did not answer a stupid question the way you thought she should have.

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Reckoning @reckoningmag.bsky.social · 11h

Today from our neurodiversity reprints issue, A CHORUS, DIVERGENT, "Before Times Shells and Gifts" by @lauramcknight.bsky.social originally appeared in Reckoning 9. It's a story about loss, nostalgia, beach scavenging, and trying to move on: reckoning.press/before-times...