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You know, for kids. Lapsed philosopher. I do have a (creative nonfiction) newsletter thanks for asking: http://howtotalk.substack.com.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · Oct 21

Your skeleton is just a gift that time slowly unwraps.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1h

Would love this too. Rhinos tend not to text me back, but I’m open.

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lanyardigan @lanyardigan.bsky.social · 18h

(at ghost and ghoul happy hour) it’s alive o’clock somewhere

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Hi, it's Abby. Yep. @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 18h

"I’ve learned that putting things off now means they’ll blow up in Future Abby’s face. But she ain’t here at the moment..."

Do you ever find yourself on social media instead of enjoying life? Oh by god, me too! Please read my new blog post at
rantmetheserenity.com/i-finally-go...

I Finally Got Around to This - Freelance Writer

I’m Abby and it’s taken me 14 years to write about procrastination. Plus another four hours between that sentence and this one. I’ve learned that putting things off now means they’ll blow up in Future...

rantmetheserenity.com

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 2h

good morning only to people who aren't actively ruining other people's lives

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 2h

Beginning to think that I’ll never know a couple of cool giraffes that I just hang out with on the weekends.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 15h

Oh they knew when Halloween occurs numerically; they just needed me to help them see October anatomically.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 17h

For a little peek into how I navigate the world, I just told someone that Halloween "arrives in October's hindquarters."

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 17h

This kiss could have been a silk scarf pulled slowly through a half-opened hand.

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Lostcatdog @lostcatdog.bsky.social · 19h

Every dad should be able to touch one downed power line, as a treat

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

This meeting could have been an email, and this email could have been a kiss.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · Oct 31

Gotta get ready for Halloween *drinks 6 raw Cadbury Creme Eggs Rocky style*

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ceej @ceej.online · 1d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 1d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 21h

I'm full of vitamins and minerals! Thanks, brother!

RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 22h

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 1d

From Harvard & UConn researchers on the June 14th No Kings Day protests. (report came out in August)

THIS is why MAGA is so spooked by the upcoming (Oct 18th) peaceful protests.

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/new-...

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history

The historic number of No Kings protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.

wagingnonviolence.org

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly, The Spice Girls could have used a Mrs. Garrett character.

RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

Happy FDOC* to those who celebrate.

*First Day of Corduroy

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

I mean what is peace really. And don't get me started on prizes.

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Leia Butler @leiabutler.bsky.social · 1d

SO thrilled to have this piece live today with Atrium. It’s one of my favourites that I’ve ever created. Huge thank you so much to the wonderful editors who have been brilliant to work with ❤️

Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 1d

All you need to know is – Leia Butler @leiabutler.bsky.social

atriumpoetry.com/2025/10/10/a...

All you need to know is – Leia Butler

All you need to know is . . Leia is a tea-lover, procrastinator, and creator. Her most recent poetry can be found in Streetcake Magazine, Acropolis Journal and Roi Fainéant Press. She has poetry co…

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 3d

Spent the whole day making bread from scratch. Hours of working with my hands to turn the abstract into the tangible, toil into sustenance, creation in its purest form. Just resulted in bread. Bit less good than normal bread. It's bullshit. Waste of time.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

He’s absolutely right about the lathe quotient. My ideal How It’s Made episode also covers a chaotic collection of items, like Top & Bowler Hats; Solar Water Heaters; Sticky Buns; Electrostatic Speakers.

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Nick Arvin @nickarvin.bsky.social · 1d

I'm honored that the University of Colorado, Boulder, English Department chose my novel MAD BOY for this year's Common Read, and I'm really looking forward to discussing it with students.

If you can, come join us for the public event on Thursday 10/16 @ 5:00!

Join us for a reading and discussion with Nick Arvin, author of this year's Common Read book, Mad Boy, about a boy traversing the wilds of Maryland and Virginia during the war of 1812, on a quest to bury his mother and reunite his family. Arvin will read from the book, discuss the writing and research process, and talk about his double career path as a novelist and an engineer.

EVENT DETAILS OCTOBER 16, 2025 5-6PM

AT THE CENTER FOR BRITISH & IRISH STUDIES (LIBR M549)

FOOD AND DRINK PROVIDED STARTING AT 4:30 PM

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 1d

This meeting could have been an email, and this email could have been a kiss.

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RM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 3d

Did a philosopher write this

theconversation.com/studying-phi...

Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads

Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.

theconversation.com

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