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Susan Robertson

@snullr.bsky.social

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Borderline Luddite. Sometimes writes.

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · Jan 7

Gobsmacked, honoured and thrilled to have a Baseline chapbook coming in the spring.

Author photos of five people announcing the 2025 Baseline Press lineup. The authors are Susan Robertson, Dagne Forrest, Jasmine Gui, Salma Husain, and Steve McOrmond.

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 1d

It looks delicious! My kryptonite is cornbread stuffing.

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry.

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing poem by Joy Harjo.

Jeremy Michael Reed @jeremymichaelreed.bsky.social · 2d

"I am a white deer, he said, as he escaped through the trees."

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

“Shapeshifter”

“The white deer appeared on the road to his sister / As she returned from looking for him.”

www.newyorker.com

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 3d

Damnittybitch! I'll be out of town.

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 6d

Whoa! That's high blood pressure! I'm glad it and the pain are under control. Hope the downward trend in pain continues.

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 6d

You must be exhausted. Hope your tomorrow is ER free.

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 7d

I'll be there!

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 7d

What an ordeal. I hope your pain is managed well until the problem can be resolved and you can catch up on your rest.

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Amanda Earl @amandaearl.bsky.social · 8d

BYWORDS.CA CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We publish a monthly online magazine of poetry.
Call for unpublished poetry by current and former Ottawa students, residents & workers. Max 250 words and 45 lines, 5 poems.
Deadline: 15th of each month for next issue.
Payment is $40.
E-mail poems as one doc, docx or rtf file to submissions@bywords.ca
NO PDFS PLEASE or Google Docs please.
More info: amanda@bywords.ca or visit Bywords.ca and click on guidelines.

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Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 9d

Amazing piece, Nancy. Hugs.

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 9d

Read this astonishing work!

Nancy Huggett @nancyhuggett.bsky.social · 9d

A new flash up at @American Literary Review and the timing couldnt be better/weirder, as it is the 10th anniversary of my mother’s death from melanoma. I miss her. americanliteraryreview.com/2025/10/02/c...

"Contrafabula" by Nancy Huggett

My mother didn’t end up in the hospital with an unknown diagnosis that quickly turned to cancer. The doctor didn’t draw black blood. The moon was not full, never full, never traced an amber arc in the...

americanliteraryreview.com

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 10d

It's wonderful!

Susan Robertson @snullr.bsky.social · 10d

For @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 's #smallpoemsunday one from @roblucastaylor.bsky.social 's Weather.

A three line poem that reads

screen door--
one hundred sunrises
in the baby's palm

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Victoria Chang @victoriachang.bsky.social · 13d

Join Poetry@Tech for a Virtual Poetry Craft Talk with Rick Barot: Lavish Syntax. Oct. 25, 2pm ET/11am PT. Register here: gatech.zoom.us/webinar/regi...