Na Mee
@yourfriendnamee.bsky.social
Poet, storyteller, teaching artist. Fellowships from PEN America, Kundiman, Aspen Institute. Studying at Randolph MFA. Fat bear nerd 🤎 www.tsunamee.com
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Amidst doom scrolls and dark headlines, over 2.5 million humans tuned into Fat Bear Week this year -hungry for good news. Allow me to share a bite: Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack.
Fat Bear Week Crowns a New Benevolent King: 89 Backpack
Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack.
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Have you been following @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social writing either here or on ig? She has made me fall in love with all of them. I want to pet their ears and feed them blueberries 🥹
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social It's Fat Bear Week Finals! Chomping at the lip, we’ve got 910. This, my friends, is your family girl. Opposite 910 (probably sitting on his favorite rock) is 89 Backpack—a poster bear for positive masculinity.
Fat Bear Tuesday finals feature Dancing, Magic, and a Coat of Many Colors
It's Fat Bear Week Finals today! Who will win? Bear 910 or 89 Backpack? May the fattest bear win.
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From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! May the fattest bear win. Vote today from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
Ladies and Gentlebears, it’s the Fat Bear Week semifinals
Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! May the fattest bear win. Vote today from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
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From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Of the four matches today, this is the one with real life rivalry. Out on the river, Bucky is kicking butt. May the fattest bear win! Vote today from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
The Real Life Rivalry in the Fat Bear Week Quarter Finals
151 Walker is in The Office. The Office is a popular fishing spot amongst the bears on the far side of the falls. It’s kind of chill, like the corner
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#FatBearWeek 151 Walker and 903 Gully are two of my favorite bears.
In the meantime, this gives me more time to prep you for tomorrow. Let's talk about two fat boys you'll see in Thursday's #FatBearWeek lineup: 32 Chunk and 164 Bucky
In case you missed it: voter turnout for Day 1 of #FatBearWeek was so huge, it broke their website.
Well Friends, today we had our biggest Fat Bear Week Day 1 turnout of all time and experienced some system overload. If you already voted today, your vote still counts. If you didn't get a chance, don't worry: Day 1 voting will restart tomorrow, Wednesday, September 23rd. See you then!
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1! Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups.
Fat Bear Week Begins with Family Groups and Sow Power
Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups. Female bears who are well-fed going into hibernation are more likely to have the…
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#FATBEARWEEK Let's talk about MATCH 4: 131 Marshmallow vs 910 131 Marshmallow, daughter of 482 Brett, comes from a family of absolutely fabulous fur.
#FATBEARWEEK Welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1! Here's my breakdown of the first four matches for KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social www.ktoo.org/2026/09/22/f...
Fat Bear Week Begins with Family Groups and Sow Power
Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups. Female bears who are well-fed going into hibernation are more likely to have the nutrie...
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The fat bears are excellent this year. Hard to pick a favourite.
Na Mee@yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · last mo.#FatBearWeek I'll be writing daily updates again for @ktoonen.bsky.social KTOO Public Media here in Alaska this year! Who are you rooting for?? Here's some very very tiny kickoff descriptions of the contenders before I start deep diving all week along. Think of it as a snack ;) 1/
A pair (of humans) came into the shop and one said “Oh! It’s Fat Bear Week!” and the other said, “what is…fat bear week?” and I said, “It’s a whole week where we celebrate fat bears!”. She was still confused. I feel bad for people that don’t get joy out of fat bears. They’re all good bears dammit.
Na Mee@yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · last mo.#FatBearWeek I'll be writing daily updates again for @ktoonen.bsky.social KTOO Public Media here in Alaska this year! Who are you rooting for?? Here's some very very tiny kickoff descriptions of the contenders before I start deep diving all week along. Think of it as a snack ;) 1/
Similar to March Madness, Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. This annual competition from Katmai National Park is a celebration of a summer’s worth of hard work, a hat tip to a healthy ecosystem, and a collection of survival stories.
Fat Bear Week returns for fall 2026
Similar to March Madness, Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. This annual competition from Katmai National Park is a celebration of a summer's worth of hard work, a hat…
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#FatBearWeek I'll be writing daily updates again for @ktoonen.bsky.social KTOO Public Media here in Alaska this year! Who are you rooting for?? Here's some very very tiny kickoff descriptions of the contenders before I start deep diving all week along. Think of it as a snack ;) 1/
any day is a good day when art from @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social arrives in the post! support human artists scorch the earth of AI before it scorches ours
On our way to Seattle for some college tours(!!) cause apparently they let babies into college now What are your favorite questions* to ask on college tours?? *questions for the college or questions to ask ✨yourself✨
One of the incarcerated folks in my poetry workshops at the prison is getting transferred to a new place. “I’ve been trying to figure out what are my essentials to take with me,” he said. “And what it all came down to…is this notebook.” Those are the blank notebooks yall helped fund. Thank you 🙏🏽
The love & care & indigenous wisdom that #32 Jody Potts-Joseph leads her dog team with can be seen in their handmade regalia for the #Iditarod ceremonial start. Are those *beaded*?? Do you know how long beading takes?! Seeing them adorned and honored this way made me cry 🥹 my heart money’s on her
After the Bad Bunny show I got sucked into the Super Bowl and it was so fun! Vibes need no translation! Maybe next year someone will invite me to a Super Ball party?? I feel like I could be very good at a Super Ball party. I love yelling at the tv n I love seeing all these beefy guys get emotional
Imagine hating bad bunny and he’s just over here preaching love
In an attempt to self-soothe after evacuation, I've decided to change my language from “Avalanche” -vague -ominous -threatens to destroy our home to “Avalanchies” -cuter -implies close friendship -lil baby waybie #juneau
Different kinds of waves make different sounds when it comes to/kisses/crashes into the coast. In this chapter I'm working on, I'm trying to spell some of those sounds. (e.g Kshhh kshhh, mlp mlp, mshhhh mshhhh) Will you help me brainstorm more? How would you spell your favorite wave sounds? 🌊💙
This stopped me in my tracks. And when I started again, it was to run to @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social’s website to find offerings and teachings and ways to support.
Na Mee@yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · last yr.Honored that my piece Moon Boots found the best home in @thesunmagazine.bsky.social It's about the mayhem and magic of being a single mother. I hope you'll read it www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/moo...
Honored to find out I’m on the 2025 Granum Prize longlist with these other fine arse writers!! This award would support my memoir-in-progress 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 Thank you Granum Foundation for lifting up our stories ✨🌙 www.granumfoundation.org/news/2025-gr...
Announcing the 2025 Granum Prize Longlist — Granum Foundation
https://www.granumfoundation.org/news/2025-granum-prize-longlist
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