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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Aug 11

Edward Hopper painted Solitude in both crowded rooms and empty streets.

My favorite of his is Corn Hill. All sloping hills, scattered flowers, and aloneness you can choose.

Ever since I first 2021, I imagine what happens outside the frame.
#edwardhopper #artstories #visualstorytelling #american

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Aug 5

His name echoed loudly at Gathering of Nations. Months later, I sat with his family and cried together. This story has stayed with me. It should stay with you too.

#mmip

Navajo father’s homicide case raises questions

After the death of their 'gentle giant,' the family is asking for closure.

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 17

Editor: *to the intern* You don't even know my name!
Intern: *with conviction* Alex, yes I do!
Editor: My name is Brandon.
#heardaroundthenewsroom #interns #newsroom

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 17

Just a picnic with the love of my life and our favorite alani energy drink flavors this season. I love me a soft afternoon, sugar, and mountain views. ⛰️

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Dave Meredith @davemeredith.bsky.social · Jul 15

Colpoy's Bay, Ontario at dawn

#PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #StormHour #photography #landscape #clouds

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Captain Weedlord Bonerchamp @weedlordbonerchamp.hellthread.vet · Jul 13

one of the stupid things that makes me feel alive is taking long exposure shots of night rocket launches taking off from Canaveral.

a night time beach scene. there is a bright streak of light curving up and away, the light from a Falcon rocket launch

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 13

This is one of those examples where, if the flood hadn’t happened and a camp director was telling you about this story it would be a perfect example of red tape, bureaucracy, the hassle of regulation etc. And yet.

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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing ...

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 12

Overheard in the newsroom:
“Listen, I’ve had one karate lesson since we last saw each other. You could say I’m pretty dangerous.”

#NewsroomLife #WriterHumor #SoftAndSharp #OverheardAtWork #CozyChaos #CreativeLife

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Nathan Fowkes Art @nathanfowkes.com · Jul 12

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 12

This morning I walked through rows and rows of lavender and took the deepest sweetest inhale in days. I came home with huge bouquets in my arms, with a sunflower in the middle, and a little more breath in my lungs than I left with.

Sometimes, beauty just... finds you first. 🌻
#accidentalPoetry

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 9

"The mountain didn’t ask me to be strong. It just asked me to breathe."
A quiet hike with family. A loud reminder that I’m still healing—and still here.
#SandiaMountains #SoftStrength #AccidentalPoetryTV

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 7

Accidental poetry in local news:
“I thought his neighbors were going to be mad at me.”
“Why?”
“Because, even though it was an accident, I thought they’d hate me for what he did.”
This line was delivered between tears.
The guilt we carry even when it was never ours to hold.
#AccidentalPoetr

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 5

"Mother Nature doesn't often give warnings, but when she does, you should listen."
As I typed this line, it caught me off guard. #AccidentalPoetry #quietwarnings #natureknows #localnews #writersonbluesky

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 5

Florida!!! Is one hell of a drug.
First vacation in 7 years, and I captured a lot on a disposable camera.
#softravel #creativerest #analogjoy #vacationvibes #blueskysocial #writersonthemove

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 2

Accidental poetry I find while writing the news:
"She told me: calm down, dry your tears, get up, and fight." The woman said this like a truth I forgot. #accidentalpoetry #quietresilience #poetryinmotion #writingcommunity #localnews

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 2

Explosion caused by fireworks. Two structures and possible collapse. Multi-agency investigation next.

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 2

Confirmed: House explosion, catches on fire. Two injured. Full story on link below. More info coming. #albuquerque #houseexplosion #localnews

2 people injured in explosion in northeast Albuquerque

Firefighters with Albuquerque Fire Rescue are responding to a fire near Eubank and Menaul in northeast Albuquerque.

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sometimes “working on the novel” looks like:
• thrifted emotional support water bottle
• floral cover-up
• my favorite sunglasses
•& a fast, weird good book (One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence)

Taking time to breathe and refill the well.

#writinglife #slowcreativity #cozycreative #newmexicovibes

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jun 11

Poetry I find while reading the news:
"Some rituals are too sacred to break."

#FoundPoetry #NewsroomNotes #SoftSpoken #WritersLife #DailyRituals

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~LadyB~💙 @ru4real2.bsky.social · Jun 10

It doesn't end with the illegal immigrants folks, it's actually just the beginning.

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jun 7

Still here. Still proud. Still marching.

Today, I walked with joy, grief, memory, and hope.
I walked for the kid I was, and for the stories I’ll tell next.

Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🫶

#Pride2025 #QueerJoy #SummerPride #LocalNewsLife #MarchingWithPride #StillHereStillProud

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diannep79155.bsky.social @diannep79155.bsky.social · Jun 6

Goodnight, BlueSky.💙

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Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jun 6

Executive Producer: For your birthday, I shall read your horoscope... You've got the goods. #BlueskyGemini #YouveGotTheGoods #BirthdayHoroscope

Meagan Halbardier Moore @meaganhalbardier.bsky.social · Jun 6

Poetry I find while writing the news: "We know what it's like to pace the floor at night while ghosts chase us. Through the bathroom through the kitchen. During the day, you feel someone tap your shoulder and it's a voice from the past. Of someone who died long ago." #AccidentalPoetry #LiminalSpaces