Rebecca Kirk Connors
@aprilist.bsky.social
Poet, story-teller, addicted to regency romances & houseplants. Zinester. Author of the chapbook, Split Map. Co-director of the thenotebookscollective.com (@notebookscltv.bsky.social).
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Spooky Is My Joy
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse) Dearest dears, If I didn't feel like I was running through molasses, I would be in love with this October. If it...
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Spooky is my joy. Don't kill my joy. Let me have some freakin' joy. My latest newsletter on joy, missing Becky, classes, and the regular dose of artistic anxiety.
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We could have UBI, so human artists could make art without fear of starvation, and people could investigate anything they wanted to, leading to better journalism.
But the wealthy few don't actually want good things, they would rather pay whatever it costs to eliminate human creativity.
But the wealthy few don't actually want good things, they would rather pay whatever it costs to eliminate human creativity.
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We could have UBI, so human artists could make art without fear of starvation, and people could investigate anything they wanted to, leading to better journalism.
But the wealthy few don't actually want good things, they would rather pay whatever it costs to eliminate human creativity.
But the wealthy few don't actually want good things, they would rather pay whatever it costs to eliminate human creativity.
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Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
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Sending thanks to our awesome distributor Asterism for their Thanksgiving post highlighting Indigenous stories, including Through a Red Place by Rebecca Pelky (Perugia, 2021). Check out all these amazing books at asterismbooks.com. 🍁📚♥️ @asterismbooks.bsky.social @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sending thanks to our awesome distributor Asterism for their Thanksgiving post highlighting Indigenous stories, including Through a Red Place by Rebecca Pelky (Perugia, 2021). Check out all these amazing books at asterismbooks.com. 🍁📚♥️ @asterismbooks.bsky.social @rebeccapelkypoet.bsky.social
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also here are two I like very much for those gatherings where like a tasteful, moderate quantity of Jesus energy is not inappropriate
November 28, 2024 at 2:33 AM
also here are two I like very much for those gatherings where like a tasteful, moderate quantity of Jesus energy is not inappropriate
I have a serious nerds gummy clusters problem
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I have a serious nerds gummy clusters problem
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
Just awash in sadness for reasons such as: medical insurance, darkness at 4 pm, recent poetry rejection, reading the account of my daughter's ALICE drill & autistic burnout that never seems to get better.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just awash in sadness for reasons such as: medical insurance, darkness at 4 pm, recent poetry rejection, reading the account of my daughter's ALICE drill & autistic burnout that never seems to get better.
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answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
"You know, mushrooms resist capitalist logics. They just resist it." - Ross Gay.
I am currently prepping for an evening of sharing his work at the library, and loving this conversation and how it goes everywhere and back again.
I am currently prepping for an evening of sharing his work at the library, and loving this conversation and how it goes everywhere and back again.
Ross Gay vs. Entanglement
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"You know, mushrooms resist capitalist logics. They just resist it." - Ross Gay.
I am currently prepping for an evening of sharing his work at the library, and loving this conversation and how it goes everywhere and back again.
I am currently prepping for an evening of sharing his work at the library, and loving this conversation and how it goes everywhere and back again.
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Hi, I’m a website, product, or service you’ve relied on for years without incident. Great news: I’ve now been revamped with a mandatory AI component that makes me unusable.
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Hi, I’m a website, product, or service you’ve relied on for years without incident. Great news: I’ve now been revamped with a mandatory AI component that makes me unusable.
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oh i will be making this my WHOLE personality
My friend P just told me about this! Omg, how have we not been voting for Duchess…? Let’s get this done, people!
lithub.com/what-was-lit...
lithub.com/what-was-lit...
What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket
We are gathered here to celebrate the brief, bright, Roman Candle life of Literary Twitter, a mesmerizing and maddening place where the most talented writers used to rub shoulders with the most unb…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
oh i will be making this my WHOLE personality
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a gentle reminder of patience and trusting the process for the week, my friends
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
a gentle reminder of patience and trusting the process for the week, my friends
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BREAKING: Protesters both in and outside the annual Fenway Health Gala decried the LGBTQ community health center's recent decision to end care for trans youth and young adults.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Protect Trans Futures and ACT UP Disrupt Charity Gala at Fenway Health — Assigned
The LGBTQ+ community health center recently announced they would no longer offer gender-affirming care to trans young people under the age of 19.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
BREAKING: Protesters both in and outside the annual Fenway Health Gala decried the LGBTQ community health center's recent decision to end care for trans youth and young adults.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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@sbworkersunited.org 💪💗
@profciara.bsky.social — you always have the best birds to share. Care to post one for a good cause?🤗
@profciara.bsky.social — you always have the best birds to share. Care to post one for a good cause?🤗
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@sbworkersunited.org 💪💗
@profciara.bsky.social — you always have the best birds to share. Care to post one for a good cause?🤗
@profciara.bsky.social — you always have the best birds to share. Care to post one for a good cause?🤗
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In light of the Trumpists instantly pivoting to "yeah maybe he did it but who cares":
Difficult to articulate how repulsive this is coming from a political party dedicated to abusing children in every way. Not only does every word reek of Christian nationalism, but the entire onus of national child abuse is placed on trans people. Fucking awful.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2025
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation America's children are the foundation of our families, the heirs of our freedom, and the
www.whitehouse.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In light of the Trumpists instantly pivoting to "yeah maybe he did it but who cares":
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Sure. Here’s a wood stork & three ibises. #birdsky #starbucks
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sure. Here’s a wood stork & three ibises. #birdsky #starbucks
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org & warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike
November 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org & warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike
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For we are all killers, on land and on sea; Bonapartes and Sharks included.
November 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
For we are all killers, on land and on sea; Bonapartes and Sharks included.
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its 9 am and so far today we have learned that jeffrey epstein was advised to blackmail donald trump who spent lots of alone time with children at epsteins house
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
its 9 am and so far today we have learned that jeffrey epstein was advised to blackmail donald trump who spent lots of alone time with children at epsteins house
Listening to @nicolecallihan.bsky.social & @zoeryderwhite.bsky.social read their collaborative work is so cool. So inspiring! (I know I'm biased but this @notebookscltv.bsky.social event is so dope.)
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Listening to @nicolecallihan.bsky.social & @zoeryderwhite.bsky.social read their collaborative work is so cool. So inspiring! (I know I'm biased but this @notebookscltv.bsky.social event is so dope.)
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when you're putting a crew together, but the heist is destroying an oligarch on a spiritual level
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
when you're putting a crew together, but the heist is destroying an oligarch on a spiritual level
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Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway – as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of 'p*ssies.'
zeteo.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Still processing the inanity of this cave, like, "We're going to make Republicans go on record that they want to destroy the ACA." You mean the motherfuckers who radicalized in opposition to it & voted to repeal it, like, 22 times? You're finally getting them on record? Really impressed over here
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Senator scolds the voters for daring to think that he and his colleagues might be accountable to them.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Senator scolds the voters for daring to think that he and his colleagues might be accountable to them.
it's just nice to see how many people want him to gooooooooo
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Demand That Chuck Schumer Step Down As Minority Leader
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November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
it's just nice to see how many people want him to gooooooooo