"I don’t speak the language of my parents, grandparents, and ancestors. But, it’s still a part of me." From "A Map of Languages, Dead and Dying," a new essay by @loriyeg.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/tFJ5gmW
Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
@loriyeg.bsky.social
Writer. Person. Woman. Mother. Partner. Friend. https://linktr.ee/loriyeg
Stoked to have an essay in The Rumpus on the impacts of being the generation to lose your family’s native language. Thank @therumpus.net and @roxanegay.bsky.social therumpus.net/2026/07/31/a...
Meet @loriyeg.bsky.social, IALA mentee turned mentor and recipient of the 2024 IALA Creative Writing Grant! In addition to the incredible work Lori has done, she has several exciting publications on the horizon (mentioned in her bio). 🌟 Follow Lori to stay up to date on her work!
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
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"There's Something I Was Going To Do, And Then I Forgot: A Memoir."
Check out IALA member Nyree Abrahamian's latest two poems published in The Seventh Wave, "When to Eat a Persimmon" and "Catching up after Pashinyan announces the removal of Ararat from Armenia’s entry stamp." 🇦🇲 Read here: bit.ly/4akaVi2
When to Eat a Persimmon • Catching up - Seventh Wave
Earth pocked by shrapnel / and fallen fruit. Heavy trees, intent / on still giving.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
Opinion | This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.
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The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...
Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
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Happy to have a creative nonfiction #CNF piece coming out in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social in August. This will be my 2nd piece to publish there. Stay tuned to learn about my mother who was many things incl. an #Armenian and a refugee from Palestine.
Cont by Yeghiayan Friedman From each mountain, nation, war, fell the dead, the survivors. From each survivor fell a wound, a world, a wish, a Heaven, three apples and this story. * How Armenian folktales begin emergeliteraryjournal.com/history-less...
History Lesson
by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman Three apples fell from Heaven, one for the storyteller, one for the listener and one for the eavesdropper.* From each apple fell a million stories. From each story fell a…
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Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Thrilled that my #creativenonfiction piece “Everything I know about love I learned from #StephenSondheim” was published in #EmergeLiteraryJournal. It’s got sad moms, giants in the sky, marriage ambivalence and, yes, #Cher. Thx@dianegotauthor.bsky.social emergeliteraryjournal.com/everything-i...
Three days left to apply to our 2026 Mentorship Program! ✍️ Check out what 2023 mentee Karine Armen had to say about her experience with IALA board member Arthur Kayzakian. Don’t miss the chance to grow your craft. Applications close March 31! Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4sWZjZd
I realize everything is terrible. Still, I'd love for you to read a #CNF of mine in @emergejournal.bsky.social. This one's got Cher, Stephen Sondheim, sad moms, high school drama, giants, witches, etc. The whole issue is great! emergeliteraryjournal.com/everything-i...
My social support agency is saying "We paid you too much" and will deduct from me every month (again). I'm on medical leave and have faced multiple ER visits with severe mental health. Can folks pls boost my ko fi? ko-fi.com/evaroslinwri...
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This is why you need communications professionals. Although in this case, let them hang themselves with their own rope.
X2Y@x2y.tech · 6mo agoSAM ALTMAN: “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”
New call for submissions from @barrelhouse.bsky.social: The Aftermath. We're looking for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art about what happens AFTER the big story is over and life goes back to "normal" (or whatever counts as "normal"). More details here:
Barrelhouse - Online Issue: The Aftermath
The Aftermath Stories often focus on the climactic events in one’s life, but after these points of intensity, the world goes on. What happens when the adventure is over? How do you live your daily lif...
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On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
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Last chance! 🚨 Join us tomorrow for Literary Lights 2026 featuring Pulitzer-Prize winner Peter Balakian! Writer, editor, and critic Diana Arterian will lead the discussion in this exciting virtual event. Don't miss out! Register here: bit.ly/3NFhoMc
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
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If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov
Hi Blueskyers. My husband Dan (not on Bluesky) has created an amazing #comicbook. "Goodfellow" is ancient myth meets modern Los Angeles. The kickstarter campaign to get the first issued printed launches on February 17th. Share with comic book lovers everywhere! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Coming soon: GOODFELLOW #1 What Does it Take for an Immortal to Grow Up?
A fallen trickster king returns to fix what he broke - only to learn the past fights back. Plus side? He just discovered milkshakes.
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