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ratchetwrench.bsky.social
@ratchetwrench.bsky.social
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I live in Portland, Oregon and I work in a grocery store. Lifelong biker 🚲 - I still haven't driven a car. header by www.yuumeiart.com
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ratchetwrench.bsky.social
I’m glad that that raccoon had a happy ending.
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
ratchetwrench.bsky.social
There’s a published book about his art and a bit about his life. read.amazon.com/sample/B08FX...
Read a sample: “Architecture and Mortality”
Donald Tarantino
read.amazon.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 AM
ratchetwrench.bsky.social
I wish my friend Donald was still here.
One square of the AIDS quilt that says "Donald Tarantino NYC"
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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stephjayb.bsky.social
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan is the most formidable writing-group member: her perfectly-wrought sentences make you feel like you've never written a sentence before, and maybe should never try again.

This @post45.bsky.social piece keeps haunting me.

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Three Vasectomies, or, What is an Abortion Story? - Post45
2004: Vasectomy #2 In a creative writing workshop in college, I wrote an essay about being groomed by one of my high school teachers. (Maybe you did, too. It is a terribly banal coming-of-age experien...
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December 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
A Tumblr post from user "nitewrighter," March 26. Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now? The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances. Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW. Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
ratchetwrench.bsky.social
Before that my wallpaper was this. He Xuan, but don't know the artist, I've looked and haven't been able to find out.
He Xuan in the midst of stormy water.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM