Nick Allison
@nickallison80.bsky.social
Sometimes I write stuff. Sometimes it doesn’t totally suck. But I suppose that’s subjective. Proud American. Political independent. Anti-Authoritarian. Indie press word nerd. Coffeeshop enthusiast. Baseball junkie… Go ’Stros.
New piece up at TCS today by my good friend, Mike Cone.
The Chaos Section Press@tcspress.bsky.social · 4w ago“To wash over our history is tantamount to erasing the part of our past we should be learning from, if we ever hope to truly become that nation where the words penned by Thomas Jefferson are not just hollow mockery, but actually ring true: All men are created equal….”
#DavidsMonthOfMusic day 8: a song for a rainy day My ex-husband and I recorded this spontaneously in our small, downtown Little Rock apartment around 15 years ago on mediocre recording equipment in one take. We were mostly a mess, but we made a great kid and great music.
Here Comes the Rain | Symbiont
Here Comes the Rain by Symbiont, Rock music from Little Rock, AR on ReverbNation
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Out of Office: Two Months of Deliberate Political Ignorance
Nick Allison I’ve been on vacation for the past two months. It was only supposed to be one month when I planned it. In a country where paid vacation is perhaps the most coveted and least distribute…
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“It ends this year, in this election. We have the chance to take back our state from the billionaire mega-donors and puppet politicians who stole it from us.”
The Cause of Texas | James Talarico Accepts US Senate Nomination
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Rachel here! I am reviewing submissions *tonight*. In true ADHD fashion, I missed our self-imposed deadline. Nick stayed up until 3am like a good editor a few weeks ago to review, and now I look bad ;-) Looking forward to reading y'alls wonderful work. We will be in touch soon!
Plastic Surgery Beauty: Five Stars!
ALT: Plastic Surgery Beauty: Five Stars!
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In the wealthiest country in the world, people are dying because they can’t afford insulin, families are bankrupted by medical bills, & kids go to school hungry while their parents stretch minimum wage paychecks. And the guys at the top of the ladder who depend on that labor are getting even higher.
View from the Sixth Floor: On Privilege, Disparity, and Knowing When You Have Enough
I’m currently working from the roof of the Austin Public Library, or at least I was working until I got distracted and started writing this instead. And
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What happens when you put Bernie Sanders in the second reddest state in the country? youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Day 30 The last track on an album Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) Peter Sarstedt The Lost Album youtu.be/L8XQZYIiNgo?...
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (1969)
YouTube video by vinylsolution
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 29 From the 1960s Dear Mr. Fantasy Traffic 1967 youtu.be/sS_eHdqcrM8?...
Dear Mr. Fantasy
YouTube video by Traffic - Topic
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 28 By the last artist you saw live Tweedy youtu.be/9_qBSJvnZeI?...
Parking Lot
YouTube video by Jeff Tweedy - Topic
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#DavidsMonthOfMusicDay 27 With 3 words in the title This Time Darlin’ Social Distortion youtu.be/c1QNe_3O_so?...
This Time Darlin' (Album Version)
YouTube video by Social Distortion - Topic
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TCS Poetry Project will be collecting submissions for our third book through the end of May, or when we receive enough submissions. #poetry #call #submissions thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/submissions/
Submissions
Submissions Are Currently Open Theme: Immigration Enforcement / Immigration Enforcement Brutality Submission Deadline: May 2026 (or whenever we have enough submissions)Publication Date: Fall 2026 O…
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 26 From the 1970s Into the Mystic Van Morrison Moondance, 1970 “Hark now, hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly Into the mystic Yeah, when that fog horn blows I will be coming home I wanna hear it I don't have to fear it”
Into the Mystic
YouTube video by Van Morrison - Topic
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 25 Song with a famous person in the title Bukowski Modest Mouse youtu.be/jdzpWfliYM0?...
Modest Mouse - Bukowski (Official Audio)
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New piece up @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social this morning. thefulcrum.us/ethics-leade... #Trump #Iran #Bush #Iraq #War #MissionAccomplished
Trump’s Iran “Victory” Echoes Iraq’s "Mission Accomplished"
It didn’t exactly end well the last time a president declared victory this quickly. On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln in a flight suit, strutted across the dec...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 24 Another duet or collaboration Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan youtu.be/LVdlF3Eih28?...
RARE Johnny Cash with Bob dylan - one too many mornings
YouTube video by Petrol Beard
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 24 A duet or collaboration You and I Wilco w/ Feist youtu.be/IkOysF9Xf0o?...
WILCO - YOU AND I
YouTube video by wilcoclubvideos
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 23In a language other than your own “Cler Achel,” written by Tinariwen’s founding member Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, reflects on the longing and homesickness felt by the Tuareg people following the severe droughts and political unrest of the 1970s and 80s
Tinariwen - Cler Achel (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 22 From the 1980s Just Like Heaven The Cure youtu.be/qWDNNSSukzc?...
The Cure - Just like Heaven (Live on MTV Most Wanted)
YouTube video by Keefs VHS Library
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 21 Another cover version God Jeff Tweedy (John Lennon) “God is a Concept by which we measure our pain.” youtu.be/bf0TK_E1l0U?...
Jeff Tweedy performs "God" by John Lennon
YouTube video by wilco
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 21 cover song Simple Twist of Fate Jeff Tweedy (Bob Dylan) The Beatles hold the record for most covers (12,000+). “Yesterday” alone has been recorded 2200 times. But Dylan has the record for individual songs covered (369). Of all those covers, this is probably my favorite.
Simple Twist of Fate
YouTube video by Jeff Tweedy - Topic
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Thank you @barbaraleonhard.bsky.social for publishing this poem at MasticadoresUSA: masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2026/04/20/h...
#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 21 Cover Song Tropiezo is a legendary PR punk band whose lyrics take aim at colonialism, working-class struggle, & the scam of consumerism. They flip Sharp Dressed Man (Asicalao) into a sarcastic gut-punch about the pressure to look wealthy while being exploited by the system
Asicalao
YouTube video by Tropiezo - Topic
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Submissions are open!
The Chaos Section Poetry Project@chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe hope this call will reach anyone who has been #writing about #Immigration Enforcement under the #Trump administration. Not only do we want to see your work, we want to connect you with others and give a platform to your voice. #CallForSubmissions #poetry #ICE #fdt #NoKings #booksky #published
#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 20 A number in the title 31 In the magic hour golden gas burning towers sneak up over the tops of tall pine trees. And the sun is falling hard, still tanning my left arm, if you were sitting here right next to me, I know you’d roll down your window and take a photograph
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 19 favorite album Now the preacher looked so baffled when I asked him why he dressed with twenty pounds of headlines stapled to his chest. But he cursed me when I proved it to him Then I whispered, not even you can hide. You see, you’re just like me, I hope you’re satisfied
Bob Dylan - Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 17 Day of the week in the title I'm looking at myself reflections of my mind It's just the kind of day to leave myself behind youtu.be/fVaAJ388Dpw?...
NEW * Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues {Stereo} 1968
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
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If you served and have something to say about what's happening to this country under Trump's "leadership," you can say it here: fireforeffect.org/contribute/ #VeteransAgainstTrump @vetsat.bsky.social
The Chaos Section Press@tcspress.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe FFE Project is collecting testimony from American veterans who have concerns about the Trump administration, the war in Iran, and the future of the country they served. If you served and want to add you voice, there's a contributions page with 26 questions. Answer as many or as few as you want.
