S. Preston Duncan
@sprestonduncan.bsky.social
Author of Blood Alluvium (Parlyaree Press).
Leathercrafter.
INELDA-trained death doula.
Richmond, Virginia. #RVA #poetry #writer
sprestonduncan.com
Leathercrafter.
INELDA-trained death doula.
Richmond, Virginia. #RVA #poetry #writer
sprestonduncan.com
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Sometimes I remember I'm supposed to be promoting this thing. I'm proud of it. If you're into incantatory grief poetry, given to the rushed wallowing of modernity, or find yourself searching for the fragile stillness between trauma and music, you might like it.
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#poetrybook
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There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
And revolution in the air
December 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
There was music in the cafes at night
And revolution in the air
And revolution in the air
You sit on a throne of lies
December 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
You sit on a throne of lies
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
I've always been terrible — I mean absolutely awful — at wrapping gifts.
I've decided to change that this year.
I've decided to change that this year.
December 16, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I've always been terrible — I mean absolutely awful — at wrapping gifts.
I've decided to change that this year.
I've decided to change that this year.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Having a baby really shows you how deliberately complicated we are. In everything.
"See that kitty? That's a cat. Sometimes we call cats kitties. That one's name is Basquiat. But we call him Bas."
"See that kitty? That's a cat. Sometimes we call cats kitties. That one's name is Basquiat. But we call him Bas."
December 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Having a baby really shows you how deliberately complicated we are. In everything.
"See that kitty? That's a cat. Sometimes we call cats kitties. That one's name is Basquiat. But we call him Bas."
"See that kitty? That's a cat. Sometimes we call cats kitties. That one's name is Basquiat. But we call him Bas."
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
A bad tamale is better than no tamale.
December 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
A bad tamale is better than no tamale.
Release the Epstein files.
December 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Release the Epstein files.
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🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
December 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.”
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
*THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
You've gotta be a damned fool to take anything Fox puts out as truth.
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
You've gotta be a damned fool to take anything Fox puts out as truth.
Cool!
December 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Cool!
We are at a very dangerous point right now, in which a narcissistic sociopath, insatiable for power, is losing public favor and facing an enormous scandal.
He is desperate and will do (or allow to be done) anything that might claw back control and popular sentiment.
He is desperate and will do (or allow to be done) anything that might claw back control and popular sentiment.
December 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We are at a very dangerous point right now, in which a narcissistic sociopath, insatiable for power, is losing public favor and facing an enormous scandal.
He is desperate and will do (or allow to be done) anything that might claw back control and popular sentiment.
He is desperate and will do (or allow to be done) anything that might claw back control and popular sentiment.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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My friend Peter and I did a pod on how to buy a gift. Unlike other gift guides, this is not just a list of products, but suggestions on how to approach gifting (although, this clip is basically about a book we love). 🧵
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
December 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My friend Peter and I did a pod on how to buy a gift. Unlike other gift guides, this is not just a list of products, but suggestions on how to approach gifting (although, this clip is basically about a book we love). 🧵
pod.link/blamo/episod...
pod.link/blamo/episod...
FB messenger just blocked me from sending Epstein photographs in a message. I rotated one image and it went through. Screenshot the others. No problem
December 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
FB messenger just blocked me from sending Epstein photographs in a message. I rotated one image and it went through. Screenshot the others. No problem
On here it's the geeky posts that get engagement. On threads, it's posts about my experiences in RVA. And about 20% of that engagement is hot takes from people with infuriatingly low reading comprehension.
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
On here it's the geeky posts that get engagement. On threads, it's posts about my experiences in RVA. And about 20% of that engagement is hot takes from people with infuriatingly low reading comprehension.
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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In a lot of ways, RVA was a shithole in the early 2000s. But it was also unformed, full of wild energy. Anything could be created here, and create we did.
It was a city of smoke and magic, hidden places populated by impoverished artists & drunks. Most of us both. And I miss it.
It was a city of smoke and magic, hidden places populated by impoverished artists & drunks. Most of us both. And I miss it.
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In a lot of ways, RVA was a shithole in the early 2000s. But it was also unformed, full of wild energy. Anything could be created here, and create we did.
It was a city of smoke and magic, hidden places populated by impoverished artists & drunks. Most of us both. And I miss it.
It was a city of smoke and magic, hidden places populated by impoverished artists & drunks. Most of us both. And I miss it.
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Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
Seattle Has Designated A World Cup ‘Pride Match’—Between Two Countries That Punish Homosexuality
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
www.forbes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🖕
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Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
"I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags"
-Wilco
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags"
-Wilco
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"I would like to salute
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags"
-Wilco
The ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves
Filling up shopping bags"
-Wilco