Toad walks home in his wet bathing suit, unashamed. From "A Swim" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*
“What are you laughing at, Frog?” said Toad.
“I am laughing at you, Toad,” said Frog, “because you DO look funny in your bathing suit.”
“Of course I do,” said Toad. Then he picked up his clothes and went home.
Journalists and true crime podcasters/youtubers who are thinking about covering MMIWG stories should start by reading this guide, so you don't do further harm to our communities:
illuminative.org/wp-content/u...
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The federal government is explicitly arguing that "wearing black clothes" at a noise demonstration is "enough to convict the eight defendants accused of material support" for terrorism. The outcome of this trial cold be catastrophic.
Welp. The internet had a nice run.
Some outlets have lost over 90% of their traffic since the "AI" summaries rolled out.
"...the four worst-hit publications [now] get less monthly web traffic combined than the r/ChatGPT subreddit gets on its own."
ICYMI: in our new paper, we contend there is "no current consensus on a definition of sex that is free of assumptions and limitations... and most importantly,...no biological definition of sex should be used to dictate human rights" #evolsky #LGBTQSTEM #ecology #evolution #biologicalsex
Frederika Breuer Wikman Dutch artist
I'm sure this is fine.
I need every single male artist that follows me to read this. It's not very long. You need to bear witness to this shit. You have to see it with your own eyes because you never will in your everyday life.
I'm serious, read it all please
Very excited that @jamcharlesworth.bsky.social turned me on to marchxness.com.
#music #writing
"When I’m done, the whole thing will be the spreadsheet-equivalent of a Picasso. Except instead of having one crooked nose, you get twenty misshapen noses along with a bunch of unnecessary ways of sorting and filtering the noses."
“Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
~ Miyamoto Musashi, 1583-1645. Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist and writer.
Petals waiting to take flight,
branches bow with solemn flowers.
Ascendant color spills across the sky,
drawing the eye upward,
hearts rise with each fragrant gust,
life bursts toward light.
#OurPoetryX #prompt #ascendant #amwriting #writingCommunity #SkyPoet #SkyPoem #poetry #poem
Geology specimen photo
Stunning blue azurite flower from Katanga Province, D.R Congo.
📷 Gemcongo
#minerals #geology
ICE activity means that when Michael Torres hears from friends, they are “laying low” and “staying safe,” that they “miss gathering.” Everyone is in hyper alert mode. #AbolishICE @literaryhub.bsky.social
An appreciation of Michael Silverblatt, one of the best literary podcasters before @davidnaimon.bsky.social, at n+1. Silverblatt died in February, but you can still listen to his back catalogue at the Bookworm (KCRW) podcast
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
A little overwhelmed to see ‘25 Peppercorns’ on the BSFA’s Best Short Fiction shortlist.
I cried for three days when this story came out. It meant so much to me to be able to give life to these feelings, and I’m grateful to all the readers who voted for it.
2 books about fossils from 1836 written by Reverend William Buckland borrowed from Leeds Central Library in 1976 have been found in a charity shop in Beverley, East Yorks & have now been returned to Leeds after 50 years. 👇
Overdue library books returned 50 years late
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Social media created this nonsense idea that not exposing yourself to hatred is isolationist. Choosing to not spend your free time with bigots isn’t living in a bubble. I don’t need to know what’s going on at X. I won’t be smarter or more knowledgeable or empathic by being there. Neither will you.
IAAWC annual AWP meeting Thursday March 5 at 6:30 pm in Room 307 of Level 300 at Baltimore Convention Center
Join us for our annual meeting at AWP this Thursday evening, right before the keynote address.
Do you want to write about music for The Pickup? We're looking for freelance music writers!
Email pitches@thepickup.com with an introduction to you and your work. Please include your best writing samples/clips.
(Send this to a friend who writes about music!)
With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues. n.pr/4tPjN7o
#booksky
True!
#writingtip #writingtips #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerscommunity
#booksky #booklover
It’s the same shit all the time. Get rid of truth, get rid of a free press, destroy communities, nationalize the businesses, find an arbitrary enemy that you can elevate and false flag them through propaganda. Flood the zone with as much gak and atrocity as you can so that nobody can pay attention to what just happened, and pray that you have an overwhelming majority of sheep that will follow you. It’s just tragically and sadly familiar. It’s on them; it’s not on us.
Tony Gilroy, creator of Andor, on fascism and the Trump regime:
Poetry News →
www.strikemagazines.com/blog-2-1/we-...
#PoetryNews #PoetrySky
Once again, a judge sees right through the Trump Admin’s attempt to deny Kilmar Abrego Garcia his due process rights.
Make no mistake: This ruling is a win for all of our rights.
apnews.com/article/abre...
Helen Frankenthaler
In this earth, in this soil, In this pure field, let us not plant any seeds other than seeds of compassion and love.
- Rumi
#poetry #rumi #mysticpoetry
harold & maude is one of the free movies on YouTube right now for anyone who might want that information.
