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niina pollari
@niina.bsky.social
beautiful, powerful, dangerous, cold

author of PATH OF TOTALITY (2022) and DEAD HORSE (2015). RISK TOLERANCE forthcoming from autofocus books. reviews ed. at zona motel. poet, translator, parent in nc.

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I first read this as "really enjoyed one of the readers earlier this evening" and thought to myself, wow, shady AND mysterious 😂
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
To be fair, this only started once my children went to bed
December 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I went today and they gave me a bag of grits and like 5lbs of potatoes
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
People don't care if you make a mistake as long as you keep showing up. They didn't want my self absorbed millennial apologies, they just want me to drive lunches to the seniors.

(They can call me honey because they're old southern ladies but no one else can ok?? That's Linda and Patsy privilege)
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Great lineup!
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is a whole ass compilation album
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I would like to add whistling frogs to that list. The first time I heard them when I was visiting Barbados, I was like what animal or machine is that?? youtu.be/0LdK6JQUNyw?...
Night time in the Garden - Barbados Whistling Frogs
YouTube video by Mekkaman
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you open the "about" module you will find out that the woman in the poem is also the owner of the salon
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What in the centering your narrative is this
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
😂
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yes! Michael claims he has no idea what the worm is even though I've definitely talked about it before
December 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Both tbh
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM