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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · 8d

Thinking about this post again as my husband & I yelled "Go Birds" when we spotted another couple in green shirts with the telltale lettering. "Go Birds!" They yelled back excitedly.
We were at a dog costume parade. At a public garden. In Nashville. #eagles fans are everywhere and love everyone-ish

When is an Eagles Game a Church?

When "Go Birds" is a Hallelujah.

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River Teeth @riverteeth.bsky.social · 11d

✨There is one more week left to submit to River Teeth’s 2025 Literary Nonfiction Book Prize! The deadline is October 31, 2025.

#RiverTeeth #CreativeNonfiction #BeautifulThings #BookPrize #OnlineLitMag #WritingCommunity #GetPublished #Submit

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · 10d

Some writers buy themselves a pizza, others savor a special drink, I used to buy myself a new pen with each rejection. This year, I turned the haunting of rejection into literal ghosties. #writingcommunity #writesky #crafty

Three clay ghosts covered in paper with small writing sit on a mantle in front of a concert poster. Their eyes are black and the writing is faint but covers them. They shimmer slightly.

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 10d

TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!!

Join us for live lit and help support a great cause.

FREE & ONLINE — anyone can join from anywhere.

Register now and find out more information here:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

Bearded Bards Of BlueSky

Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline.

November 8, 2025
Featuring:
Todd Dillard
Brian Spears
Matthew E. Henry
James McConachie
David J. Bauman
Jonathan Everitt

https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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Broad Ripple Review @broadripplereview.bsky.social · Sep 26

Literature survives because writers risk sending their words into the world. We honor that risk. Submissions are open. Submit for free:

Broad Ripple Review Submission Manager

Submit to Broad Ripple Review. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 24

Especially in these times. Well done!

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ALT: a group of people applauding with barbarosgif written in the corner

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 24

With health and family issues flaring up over the last month, I've frequently said "I just need to stare at a wall for a week." But maybe I need to stare at some #art instead. I think I'll start here.

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Sep 24

Concrete and Cranes, 2019, painting by Manchester artist Geoffrey Key (b.1941). #NorthernArt

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sorry, the intent was “yay! Success! I hope you have more.” Obviously didn’t deliver with that spirit.

I don’t correct people’s typos bc OMG @bsky.app give the people an edit button.

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 10

Former Utahn here: UVU is an incredible campus full of students & faculty that give more to their community than they take. I’m so sorry for the panic & terror their students & staff are experiencing.
Hearing from a friend near campus about the big police presence there, & how terrifying it is. 🩷🩷

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qdot @buttplug.engineer · Sep 9

“24 megapixel default photos on the new iPhone, so you get vibrant views of the detergent selection your partner is confused about choosing from”

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Toasted to perfection!

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Amazing workshop by my writing coach still has a few spots left for tomorrow night - and it’s FREE.

It’s labeled for poetry, but I use her guidance in all my writing - #essay, short story, #flash.

Kelly Grace’s workshops are quick paced w/ clear takeaways.

#writingcommunity #poetsky #poetry

From Flat to Fierce: How to Fix a "Failed" Poem · Luma

A Free Poetry Workshop with Award-Winning Poet Kelly Grace Thomas Got a poem that just isn’t working? Don’t toss it—transform it. In this high-energy, hands-on…

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thinking about this piece about Eagles fans again as the season opens. #gobirds

When is a Church an Eagles Game?

When "Go Birds" is a Hallelujah.

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Five Minutes @fiveminutelit.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the vending machine’s glare, I weighed my options. —"Lunch Money" by Maggie Russell

https://www.fiveminutelit.com/lunch-money

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Split/Lip Press @splitlippress.com · Sep 3

And it's go time! Submissions to our Lost/Found imprint are now open. Is your out-of-print prose book in need of a new home? If so, we'd love to consider your book for republication.

Our Lost/Found Editor @abigailoswald.bsky.social is waiting at
splitlippress.submittable.com (also linked in bio)!

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS: Looking to home your out-of-print book? Try us at Lost/Found, a new imprint at Split/Lip Press. Rolling submissions are now open! splitlippress.submittable.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.

The Onion News Network truck featuring the headline ICE Opens New Supermax Prison for Most Hardened Toddlers stationed outside the ICE facility.

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 6

You know it’s gotten to “a lot” when a situation calls for the governor of a state to post know your rights info.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm not a big believer in diving into the industry breakdowns because I believe that all jobs matter.

But the Administration has made dramatic policy shift to boost manufacturing, and it just ain't working. Manufacturing employment fell -12k, and is down -78k over the year.

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Stone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · Sep 5

Heavy is the brain that feeds the worm

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Agreed. I rep’d a large car co, we gave no info and opposed everything. I was opposite to car co- they gave us 1000 docs over 2 years- all of which weren’t relevant. Protective orders, show cause, a difference in opinion over when a lit hold starts.

Malicious prosecution claim would work better.

Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Probably true for families too.

Will Morrison @wamorrison95.bsky.social · Sep 1

Remember: friendships are not one person expressing their thoughts & feelings and not acknowledging yours. That’s one sided nonsense

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Federal judges have an ability to request assistance from federal clerks in other districts (or there was when I clerked in 2004-2005). It’s a remarkably polite way of making sure no clerk is “low on opportunities.” My judge did it when I clerked once. I wonder if they used it here for help?

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 31

NEW: The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend. Judge Sooknanan stopped it. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sookna...

The Sooknanan Monologue

The trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night on a holiday weekend until Judge Sooknanan entered an order to stop it.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Aug 30

I’m absolutely begging reporters to stop suggesting that Lisa Cook stated that she would use both properties as a principal residence on her mortgage APPLICATIONS

Mortgage APPLICATIONS and mortgage AGREEMENTS are not the same thing

We have no idea what she represented on the APPLICATIONS

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Maggie Russell @magpierussell.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thanks to @theglobeandmail.com for the amazing obituary on my uncle, Mark Thompson.
It felt really special to honor him, someone who worked so hard for the rights of workers, on Labor Day weekend. Safe passage Uncle Mark. 🩷 (Alt text folks- I’ll post a link to the article in a comment.)

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