Jen Matthews
@jenwritesagain.bsky.social
Often reading - sometimes writing. Substack @ChaseTheWren Editor @the4facedliar.bsky.social
“men like that have class systems for the women they “know.” They spoil and flatter the women they NEED things from, business associates, press people etc. … Then there’s women like me, the underlings. We don’t need to be treated well...” —Neko Case nekocase.substack.com/p/in-what-fu...
IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?
This last week I was just cookin’ along minding my business when I suddenly found myself quite depressed.
nekocase.substack.com
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.
If Hunter S. Thompson posted on Bluesky, it would be this specific thread. 10/10, highly recommend.
Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2mo agoHi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
re:verb starts tomorrow!
Christodoulos Makris@cmakris.bsky.social · 4mo agoRE:VERB 2026 - PROGRAMME NOW LIVE! Session tickets: €10 Festival pass: €35 Read the Festival Announcement: yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/2026/05/reve... Visit the Festival Webpage (artist info + tickets): yesbutisitpoetry.blogspot.com/p/reverb.html
A preview of "The Middle Floor," by Ben Tufnell, a Highly Commended short story in Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar. If you would like to secure a copy, you're in luck! Issue 4 is available online at www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Pruning the upstart ambition-branch So the whole of my green body can thrive #poetry #fragments
No votives, no incense, no beads, no prayers are holier than your little head resting suddenly on my shoulder of a quiet Tuesday after school. #teabreaklines #fragments #poetry #NaPoWriMo
Enjoy a preview of "The First Electrical Measurement of Starlight," the first place short story in Issue 4 of The Four Faced Liar by Aoife Esmonde. Issue 4 is available in select stores and online: www.the4facedliar.com/product-page...
Remember this, though: Amazon has calculated that poisoning water & making restitution payouts for sickness & even death is CHEAPER than whatever they plan to make on the Data Center. They’re STILL gambling with human lives with impunity.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 4mo agoAmazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.
I’ve a strict 15 for divination at tea-break, for reading cherry blossom patterns across my windscreen. (1/2) #NaPoWriMo #poetry #teabreaklines
The feline nudge the wraithing whine Signals it is coming to sit on your chest just when you thought it was fed and satisfied #teabreaklines #fragments #poetry #NaPoWriMo
Embroidered book covers, fashionable in the 16th and 17th century, the art of embroidering unique covers for books saw a comeback in late 19th-century England, via the Arts and Crafts movement.#womensart #WomensArt
Give me the stubbornness Of every green shape sprung From decay, fighting For its right to heat, to light #teabreaklines #NaPoWriMo
I’m sorry, what??? Wordle 1,756 6/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Thanks for the fantastic response to our open call!Submissions are now closed
I’m beginning to think he’s dragging the FIFA Peace Prize into disrepute.
What if the world ends via nuclear war too soon for me to get my summer bod?
Check this out. Free courses online from MIT. ocw.mit.edu I went in and looked at Writing About Literature and it's all there, syllabus, reading list, the lot. All free. Please share.
MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
MIT OpenCourseWare is a web based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity
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