Amy Miller
@akm52.bsky.social
"Silly humans. Banging on a tub to make a bear dance when we would move the stars to pity." -- Michael Cunningham
Hi. I published another EP. There is a song about Pete Alonso on there. There's also a song about having a one-night stand as the world ends. That one is based on a true story. Please listen and purchase. noahgittell.bandcamp.com/album/vol-2
Vol. 2, by Noah Gittell
7 track album
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These young men and women being killed by ICE are our sons and daughters.
I didn't write any film criticism this year, but I did record and release three albums of original music, one single, and one album of covers. You can stream/buy them all here. noahgittell.bandcamp.com
Noah Gittell
former critic and author. now a troubador. tries to write a song every day.
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1. new pajamas 2. petrichor 3. the smell of just-split wood 4. caressing the velvet ear of a puppy 5. silence in a shared space
Noah Gittell@noahgittell.bsky.social · last yr.Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasurse in life: 1. Making art no 2. matter who bad it 3. is or how little 4. time you 5. spend on it
Frances Perkins. She knew how to get things done.https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-13-2025?r=1teb2v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
August 13, 2025
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
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Such an original! Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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Over the weekend, I had to get my car towed to the dealership. I rode for an hour in the truck cab with the driver. We chatted the whole time. Turns out we had a lot in common. He loves traveling. He loves meeting new people but also loves being alone. Music has saved his life more than once. (1/x)
Many years ago, I found myself arguing with Te-Nehisi Coates about something in a comments section, and he said to me, "Your certitude is a red flag. I'm going to exit this conversation." That always stuck with me, and it's how I feel about pretty much every political discussion I've had since.
Love this. True with more than song writing.
Noah Gittell@noahgittell.bsky.social · 2y agoThe key to writing good songs is writing bad songs.
Beautiful words about Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died 11 years ago today. reelchange.net/2014/02/03/l...
Let it Rain: On the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
When I was a teenager, my uncle told me that the person whose death affected him the most in his life was John Lennon. Not his father or his mother, nor a childhood friend. Instead, he mourned for …
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David Lynch’s children Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula invite all on Monday January 20th - what would have been his 79th birthday- to join in a world-wide group meditation at 12:00 NOON ( PST for 10 minutes to celebrate his legacy,spread love, and send positivity into the Universe.
Great gift for anyone who cares about baseball or film or unique storytelling.
Noah Gittell@noahgittell.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you're looking for a holiday gift for that baseball fan in your life, may I suggest BASEBALL: THE MOVIE? John Sayles wrote the intro, and I wrote the rest! www.amazon.com/Baseball-Mov...
You have to let go of something to join this exploration. I did and it felt good. Discomfort often leads to growth.
Noah Gittell@noahgittell.bsky.social · 2y agoI tried to figure out where I stand on the use of phones in movie theaters. It was more complicated than I at first thought. noahgittell.substack.com/p/on-phones-...
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MotherChild by Amy Miller
Sometimes, when her darkness was distant or hovered weightless like a halo around her head, she’d stir from the winter quilts, every cell of her body starving not for food, but for dance. I’d know it ...
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Thank you for including me in this beautiful group of writers. Such an honor.
Literary Namjooning@lit-namjooning.bsky.social · 2y agoOur Pushcart nominees! Pls join us in congratulating Lynn Mundell, Amy Miller, @jenwithwords.bsky.social, Rebecca Tiger, @karinhedet.bsky.social, and @nomad-sw18.bsky.social! Read their fabulous pieces here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/proje... (sorry we couldn't tag everyone here).
