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erika owens
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tech, journalism, music, TV, wandering, biking, and laughing way too loudly.

newly based in sheffield, previously philadelphia

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November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i'll have to check that out! i will admit, knew basically nothing about garfield till reading about the new show, and wow!! what a guy.
November 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
oh nooooo, what a time. hope you all are feeling better soon.
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
gotta look out for a performance of "assassins" the sondheim musical next!
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
it is heartening how people are showing up for each other, but JFC what is being asked of people (and unleashed on them!) right now. fucking hell.
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
have been thinking about this. i think it is important to resist this pull. or, at least, that's what i tell myself!

i do think there's a way to thread this that is grounded in clarity about yourself and the world and not predicated on domination and using other people as a means to some end.
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
history written by a journalist does seem to be the cheat code for finding a book you actually want to keep reading.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
it took me a minute to get wtf this was. especially creepy cause the ads to sell someone that are probably going to be inescapable when people are at their most vulnerable. jeeeeeez
November 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
oooh after reading "crabgrass frontier" and it shaping so much of my understanding of space and policy, the title alone has me intrigued!!
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
so much joy to bask in today!
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
i became a committee person this way! (aided by a coin toss as there was more than one write in)

the next time i did an actual petition, which was a differently inspiring experience of democracy.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
i am so excited. it's like every campaign video has been a geyser of hope. keep it coming, NYC!
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM