Motel on the Edge of Everything by Dawn Miller I remember the motel on the outskirts of town—brown-bricked and unexceptional, the neon sign by the highway missing the “L”. I remember the first-floor room I shared with my parents,…

This piece was stunning. @dawnwriter.bsky.social
...made the bed shake like an earthquake, and I’d lie sprawled on the bedspread, sheet corners tucked hospital-style, and stare at the stippled ceiling, brain and limbs jangling. Motel on the Edge of Everything citronreview.com/2025/10/05/m...

"...many of us are moved to surround him, our hands finding his shoulder, the back of his neck, his forehead and elbow, and when we look back Hal is alone, quiet, eyes shut to a pain we won’t let him utter."

"...we should allow our final nightmares to sluice through the holes of our fragile nets and dissipate like a rising, rising fog..."
Love the lovely rush & tumble of @tommydeanwriter.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute

My favorite two new books. Two amazing talents. @megpokrass.bsky.social and Cooper Renner.

Diana, your father looks incredible. He touched many lives, including mine. I’ll never forget the classes he led at Torrance School, where he kept cadence on a hand drum (I think a djembe) and instructed the class. His patience and attention left a lasting impact, despite my brief attendance.

What a beautiful, bittersweet flash by @megpokrass.bsky.social. Love the use of the spaceship.

Mothership — Ghost Parachute My wife reaches for my hand from the hospital bed and asks me to remind her about the greatest thing that happened in my lifetime. “Tell me the story again,” she says, her voice dry and shaky, and so ...

Read "Mothership" written by @megpokrass.bsky.social and illustrated by @brittsillustration.bsky.social.

"My wife reaches for my hand from the hospital bed and asks me to remind her about the greatest thing that happened in my lifetime."

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No Democratic member of Congress should sit thru the SotU. For maximum impact, as soon as Tr*mp comes out, all Dems rise and silently walk out together. Make it a spectacle. @aoc.bsky.social

Not everything is fascism! We need a better story of who we are that inspires all of us! Hope this helps! TikTok video by Nope Brigade | Ph.D. Candidate

I cannot stop thinking about @nopebrigade.bsky.social's tiktok vid about why fascism is winning and how the side of liberty needs a compelling narrative. Bc it can't be "we're not the other guy." What is our rallying cry?