Paula Read
@paularead.bsky.social
Perpetual newbie.
PhD Creative Writing / Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol
@bristol_writing
@the-independent.com @undark.org @LitroMagazine @huffpost.com @panoramajournal.bsky.social
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PhD Creative Writing / Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol
@bristol_writing
@the-independent.com @undark.org @LitroMagazine @huffpost.com @panoramajournal.bsky.social
paulareadwrites.com
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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do you ever stop and wonder why humans will rapidly spend trillions to expedite AI - a technology that basically no one needs or asked for...
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
do you ever stop and wonder why humans will rapidly spend trillions to expedite AI - a technology that basically no one needs or asked for...
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
while doing next to nothing to mitigate climate change.
Leave no cookie behind.
December 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Leave no cookie behind.
A gorgeous thread on - tree planting and places in want of an oak.
A Woodland Tale
I met him in the woodlands in a remote part of the Highlands, years ago. I’d come upon him without him seeing me as he was distracted, and was bending over and sticking something into the ground. 1/12
I met him in the woodlands in a remote part of the Highlands, years ago. I’d come upon him without him seeing me as he was distracted, and was bending over and sticking something into the ground. 1/12
December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A gorgeous thread on - tree planting and places in want of an oak.
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“I pick them up whenever I see them.
Then when I see a place that needs an oak tree, I push an acorn into the soil.”
I smiled and felt a prickle run up my spine. 11/12
Then when I see a place that needs an oak tree, I push an acorn into the soil.”
I smiled and felt a prickle run up my spine. 11/12
February 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“I pick them up whenever I see them.
Then when I see a place that needs an oak tree, I push an acorn into the soil.”
I smiled and felt a prickle run up my spine. 11/12
Then when I see a place that needs an oak tree, I push an acorn into the soil.”
I smiled and felt a prickle run up my spine. 11/12
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What a lovely review: #Refuge “is a collection that walks many roads, but which holds up a signpost: Love is always the one path forward through violence, even if just for a moment of self-redemption.”
Book review out today in the latest @panoramajournal.bsky.social - Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) ❤️
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
Encounters: Capturing Death, Capturing Love: A review of Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) | Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature
Telling seductive stories of love during war is one of humanity’s favourite traditions. If there are a few constants that define our species, love and war must certainly qualify, as do our tales about...
panoramajournal.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
What a lovely review: #Refuge “is a collection that walks many roads, but which holds up a signpost: Love is always the one path forward through violence, even if just for a moment of self-redemption.”
Great piece on what trees mean to people. The goal is to fight the ignorance that feeds the notion that we can just cut them down with impunity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Great piece on what trees mean to people. The goal is to fight the ignorance that feeds the notion that we can just cut them down with impunity.
Does this imply the President was entirely out of the loop on the action?
The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.
Hegseth or Admiral Bradley: Who approved the second Venezuela boat strike?
The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Does this imply the President was entirely out of the loop on the action?
Antarctica: Ozone hole closes earlier in 2025 than it has in years: The 2025 ozone hole was the smallest & shortest-lived of the decade. Researchers believe that the ozone layer is recovering sustainably and that international # environmental agreements are having an effect.
Taking. Action. Works.
Taking. Action. Works.
Antarktis: Ozonloch schließt sich 2025 so früh wie seit Jahren nicht: Das Ozonloch 2025 war das kleinste und kurzlebigste des Jahrzehnts, es schloss sich bereits Ende November. Forschende glauben, dass sich die Ozonschicht nachhaltig erholt und internationale Umweltabkommen wirken.
Antarktis: Ozonloch schließt sich 2025 so früh wie seit Jahren nicht
Das Ozonloch 2025 war das kleinste und kurzlebigste des Jahrzehnts, es schloss sich bereits Ende November. Forschende glauben, dass sich die Ozonschicht nachhaltig erholt und internationale Umweltabkommen wirken.
www.spiegel.de
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Antarctica: Ozone hole closes earlier in 2025 than it has in years: The 2025 ozone hole was the smallest & shortest-lived of the decade. Researchers believe that the ozone layer is recovering sustainably and that international # environmental agreements are having an effect.
Taking. Action. Works.
Taking. Action. Works.
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Book review out today in the latest @panoramajournal.bsky.social - Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) ❤️
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
Encounters: Capturing Death, Capturing Love: A review of Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) | Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature
Telling seductive stories of love during war is one of humanity’s favourite traditions. If there are a few constants that define our species, love and war must certainly qualify, as do our tales about...
panoramajournal.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Book review out today in the latest @panoramajournal.bsky.social - Sunny Singh's Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) ❤️
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
panoramajournal.org/issues/issue...
@profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#books
Anyway, calling them incompetent only works if we are applying that word to the jobs they were 'hired' to do: Governance, oversight, legislation, etc.
Seems like they are very competent at the jobs they are actually doing instead.
Seems like they are very competent at the jobs they are actually doing instead.
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Anyway, calling them incompetent only works if we are applying that word to the jobs they were 'hired' to do: Governance, oversight, legislation, etc.
Seems like they are very competent at the jobs they are actually doing instead.
Seems like they are very competent at the jobs they are actually doing instead.
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This seems like a step in the wrong direction.
The New York Times: Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This seems like a step in the wrong direction.
You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
The mini MRI machine in the radiology play area seems like an okay way to go, actually.
The mini MRI machine in the radiology play area seems like an okay way to go, actually.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You've just died. 6th picture in your gallery is what killed you.
The mini MRI machine in the radiology play area seems like an okay way to go, actually.
The mini MRI machine in the radiology play area seems like an okay way to go, actually.
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
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Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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Every time a US veteran snaps people fall all over each other to point out the effects of war and literal physical changes that PTSD triggers, but one Afghan veteran snaps and we’re going to shut down immigration for all Afghans forever and I bet they’re working on revoking parole wholesale
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Every time a US veteran snaps people fall all over each other to point out the effects of war and literal physical changes that PTSD triggers, but one Afghan veteran snaps and we’re going to shut down immigration for all Afghans forever and I bet they’re working on revoking parole wholesale
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November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Mr. Johnson’s dream dinner party was revealed to be eating salmon with Jesus, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
But when would he possibly have the time?"
I just - this whole thing - I can't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
But when would he possibly have the time?"
I just - this whole thing - I can't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Mr. Johnson’s dream dinner party was revealed to be eating salmon with Jesus, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
But when would he possibly have the time?"
I just - this whole thing - I can't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
But when would he possibly have the time?"
I just - this whole thing - I can't.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
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“saying they are going to help save the bee by encouraging all the farmers who supply them to keep more hives. This was, he went on, akin to trying to reverse bird declines by keeping more chickens”
Many people still imagine beekeeping and honey making are somehow 'good for nature'.
But it's the *total* opposite.
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But it's the *total* opposite.
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“A beehive is as natural as a pasture of grazing sheep.” Why beekeeping is causing a huge problem for wild bees – according to scientists | Discover Wildlife
A dramatic rise in the number of managed beehives is negatively impacting wild pollinating insects
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November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
“saying they are going to help save the bee by encouraging all the farmers who supply them to keep more hives. This was, he went on, akin to trying to reverse bird declines by keeping more chickens”
Good rant
I'm not the only author I know who has a huge surfeit of ideas for books that we would love to write and send out into the world if only we had the time to write them.
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Good rant
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.