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Amber Highland

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🌿 Writer & Researcher | 📚 Exploring stories, myth, and magick 🌊 PNW Resident | 🐾 Proud Pet Parent ✨ Creative Soul | 🔮 Divination & Esoterica Enthusiast 🌟 Lover of ink, lore, and the mysteries that connect us all 🏳️‍🌈

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 2d

The Yale Review | How We’ve Misunderstood Taylor Swift share.google/8QdSnNsmYBpp...

Stephanie Burt is Donald and Katherine Loker Professor of English at Harvard University. She is the author of Taylor’s Version: The Musical and Poetic Genius of Taylor Swift.

How We’ve Misunderstood Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" received mixed reviews from fans and critics. But it may be, Stephanie Burt argues, the singer's most honest work…

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Barbara Kendrick @bjkoly.bsky.social · 6d

#NOKINGS #Olympia, WA

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 5d

Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 6d

Over 2.3 million confirmed so far and the rural wave is real. We were tracking ~3,000 events, but small towns across the country are pouring in with numbers we hadn’t included. A submission portal for city + attendance is coming soon. All counts will be double-certified before the final release.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6d

So no terrorism then?

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 9d

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The Ballad of the Portland Frog Brigade

YouTube video by Hot Garbage Productions

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to local hobby farm friends dropping off fresh milk and honey (thank you, happy cows and bees!), I made yogurt for the first time—sweetened with that golden honey and topped with raspberries from our still-producing bushes.
I'm feeling rather home-steady right now. 😉

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Caturday, Bluesky.

Close up photo of a gray and white tabby cat's face, with uts head slightly cocked to its left.

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 13d

You know she means it when the tongue is out.

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 17d

Card of the day - 8 of Pentacles from Marseille Tarot: Gold and Black edition - attaining perfect balance - the perfectly balanced alternation between fullness and emptiness, hunger and satiety, rest and activity.

#Tarot #TarotReader #TarotDeMarseille

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Matt Ruff @bymattruff.bsky.social · 24d

I'll be at the University of Chicago on Friday, Oct. 10 as part of the @americanwritersmuseum.org American Prophets series, talking about "Horror Writing & Religion" with Tananarive Due and Juan Martinez.

Details/tickets here: tinyurl.com/bdh6zhtd

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Theresa Reed | The Tarot Lady @thetarotlady.bsky.social · 20d

Mercury floats into Scorpio on October 6th, a transit that favors secrets, deep research, and private thoughts. Your inner bullshit detector is strong now, so trust it. Mercury remains here until the 29th. #astrology #mercuryinscorpio #horoscope

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 22d

Making the bed with 3 “helpful” golden retrievers means more flops, wiggles, and tail thumps than straightened sheets. Welcome chaos every time.
#goldenretrievers #ItsAllStory #doglife #simplejoy #smile #spreadjoy

3 smiling, light-colored golden retrievers sitting and laying on a king size bed

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · 23d

Ever feel like you're being watched??

A brown siberian cat sitting on a window ledge, peering out from behind a curtain

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 24

I discovered a new pleasure: midnight ramen—leftover breaded chicken, tofu, garden veg, and eggs fresh from the coop. 🍜✨ Now, back to research. Fortified by protein, broth, and noodles
#midnightramen #writerslife #comfortfood #noodles #ramen

Cute cartoon illustration of a smiling ramen bowl with chopsticks, eggs, meat, and toppings inside. Above it, pink hearts surround playful text that reads “Send Noods.”

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 21

Been there. LOL

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 20

Today's schedule, according to my waking dream, is far more intriguing than reality. "Meryl Streep at 10, a call with PM Giorgia Meloni at 1."

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 19

The best!

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 19

Smaller this year with decent speakers presenting interesting classes. I also highly recommend the summer offerings at Omega Institute in NY--Wisdom of Tarot and Masters of Tarot. Enjoy your Tarot journey!

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 19

Tuning time! 🖋
Developing a new skill and thoroughly enjoying it. 💙

#FountainPen #NibTuning #FountainPenRepair #FountainPenRestoration #FountainPenSky 💙 🖋

A dark metal fountain pen nib resting upon square, brass shims

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · Sep 18

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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Theresa Reed | The Tarot Lady @thetarotlady.bsky.social · Sep 18

Currently, Uranus is retrograde in the sign of Gemini.

Uranus = freedom Gemini = speech Retrograde = appears to be going backwards.

Our first amendment right to freedom of speech is going in the wrong direction.

#astrology

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Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 16

Same.

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hey BlueSky. I hope each of you found at least two things today that made you smile.

Amber Highland @amberhighland.bsky.social · Sep 12

Never underestimate the pure magick of an Epsom salt bath, fresh sheets, a cat’s purr, a dog’s tail wagging in its sleep, and watching fountain pen YouTube to ground out the day.
#ItsTheLittleThings #ItsAllStory #SimpleJoys

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