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@barbararogan

Author of 8 novels including A DANGEROUS FICTION, SUSPICION, and HINDSIGHT; co-author of two works of nonfiction. Editor, writing teacher, former literary agent, anti-Nazi.

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The battle between autumn and winter. The warmth vs the cold.

πŸ“· Nikon Z7ii β€’ 60mm β€’ ISO 100 β€’ NiSi CPL.

22.11.2024 06:39 πŸ‘ 476 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3
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Stephen Colbert Takes Aim at Paramount in WGA Speech: 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' Stephen Colbert called out Paramount during his acceptance speech at the 2026 Writers Guild Awards.

"If you liked any of these ideas, please employ these lovely folks after May 21. They have so much to offer… They are the best writing staff I have ever known at any show, and I have loved our time together, which wasn’t as much time as I would like." www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

09.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The steep rocky walls of the Narrows at Zion.

The steep rocky walls of the Narrows at Zion.

One from Zion National Park for #RockinTuesday
#Parks
#Canyons

10.03.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Isn't Barron, Melanoma's Anchor
Baby.......

09.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 618 πŸ” 278 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 20
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Trump also wore his dignified-transfer hat while playing golf yesterday. (Via Hugo Lowell on X.)

09.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 404 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 8

The Dems will take back control if the elections are fair and the results respected: two big Ifs.

09.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@mortenmorland.bsky.social

09.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh, I get it now.

When he said great, he meant like Great Depression or Great Recession great.

09.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Reports of the demise of irony have been greatly exaggerated

A year ago, Trump lambasted Zelensky in the Oval Office, pressing Ukraine to surrender

Trump said, β€œYou don’t have the cards” and JD Vance attacked him for not wearing a suit

Now Trump is begging Ukraine to help in his war against Iran

09.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 1002 πŸ” 386 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 33

And vice versa. Every country with a sane leader worries about its own security first. Trump is not a sane leader. He's also stupid.

09.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Washington Post recently axed their sports section

09.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Alert: Rise in Email Scams Targeting Authors - The Authors Guild This article is reprinted from the Winter 2026 issue of The Authors Guild Bulletin. There has been a noticeable uptick in email scams targeting authors. We published a piece on scams in the Fall 2023 issue of the Bulletin, but […]

Publishing scams are exploding. Writers, read this Author's Guild piece to protect yourselves. bit.ly/4rp2VCa

09.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Israel has universal healthcare
Ukraine is at war and has universal healthcare
Russia is at war and has universal healthcare
Iran is at war and was working towards universal healthcare
USA has funds for war but not universal healthcare

Which country is being mismanaged?

08.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1300 πŸ” 474 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 12
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a woman wearing a mask and plastic gloves is holding a tray of strawberries ALT: a woman wearing a mask and plastic gloves is holding a tray of strawberries

Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize...in suppository form.

09.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump gets off on power. There was no way he would refrain from starting wars. He loves that shit, as long as it's not his ass on the line.

09.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I sometimes wonder if we just named "soft power" something like "tall turgid thrusting power" would these guys have been more in favour of it and thereby less self undermining.

09.03.2026 09:42 πŸ‘ 1299 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 9

What do you call it when you give an elderly pedophile unconstrained authority over the federal government?

Making America Great Again!

09.03.2026 00:57 πŸ‘ 460 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 8
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08.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

1 2 3 What Are We Fighting For?

Rest in Peace✌️Country Joe McDonald.

As Trump regime floats reinstating the draft...
#SendBarron

youtu.be/ft0vkKCadgk?...

09.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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X is a fascist propaganda website.

08.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 3317 πŸ” 604 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 306
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Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA
@michael_hoerger
The best estimates are that COVlD continues to kill >100,000 people in the U.S. annually, more than breast and prostate cancer combined.

Excess death estimates are even higher.

06.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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I know. #oilpainting #art #sketchbook

09.03.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 1804 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 16
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No child deserves to die for old men’s war‼️
Those poor babies‼️

03.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 357 πŸ” 143 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 24
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Stephen Fry: β€œI’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”

Laura Kuenssberg: β€œYou would use that word?”

Stephen Fry: β€œOh absolutely. It’s a cult of power; and power only speaks to power”

#bbclaurak

08.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 1041 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 13

Fun fact: writers don't 'finish' books, we just eventually stop editing before we spiral into madness.

#booksky

22.01.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 595 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 12
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Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead β€’ Kansas Reflector At least eight states have given TANF funds to crisis pregnancy centers in recent years, even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal protections for abortion rights in 2022.

Federal funding for people in poverty heading to anti-abortion centers instead | via @kelciemmorris.bsky.social #ksleg

08.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Interesting take, investigating writers' failures. Clever title.

08.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Adding to my tbr list-- thanks!

07.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a college text with a thoughtful, detailed approach to the elements of fiction, and it draws on great books as paradigms. I liked LeGuin's book a lot, btw

07.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@writingabtwriting.bsky.social So what are your all-time favorite books about fiction writing? As a writer and teacher of writing, I've read a bunch. The most useful to me is Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway, though I've learned stuff from many others.

07.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0