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Morgan Wallace

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Writer of minimalist stories, knower of obscure and useless things. Member of PNWA and Hugo House.

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Jul 19

News!

My short story, "The Soft Prison," is a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's Unpublished Writing Contest.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be announced at the PNWA's annual conference in Sept.

Here is the contest's finalists page:

www.pnwa.org/page/Finalis...

2025 Contest Finalists - PNWA - a writer's resource

"The District" - Jim McMaster

www.pnwa.org

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · 22h

Capitol Hill, Seattle

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · 3d

When I can't sleep, I think about how hotcakes and pancakes are the same thing, BUT "hotcake makeup" isn't a thing, AND no one ever says that a popular consumer good "sells like pancakes."

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · 16d

"One more word outta you and I'm opening up my can of Whoop-Ass."

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · 20d

It must have been an epic battle.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21d

My dearest wife,

It is week two of the Siege of Portland, and still these barbarians will not yield to our troops. We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee in their camps, where loud ukulele songs of resistance even now drift in on the breeze.

Letter from the Portland War Front (humor about something deadly serious)

My dearest wife, It is week two of the Siege of Portland, and still these barbarians will not yield to our troops. We have severed the cords of their latte machines but they are making cowboy coffee ...

www.meditationsinanemergency.com

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · 26d

Just completed THE SUFFERINGS OF YOUNG WERTHER by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated from the German by Stanley Corngold. This is the Norton Critical Edition.

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Sep 15

Last night at the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference Awards Banquet.

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Sep 9

Tucker enjoys a relaxing Monday.

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Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · Sep 7

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Sep 4

Strange moon tonight.

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Sep 1

Labor Day Rally and March, Shoreline, Washington.

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The Girl of Lemongrab @mc-hesher.bsky.social · Aug 31

"The Republican Party wants to pull YOUR teenage daughter's pants down in the middle of gym class if they think she's too good at lacrosse, this is vile and depraved and only the start of their intrusive government overreach" should be the party line and I don't think it's a heavy lift

Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Aug 31

why do transphobes have a fucking monopoly on "having some concerns about fairness", can i have a concern about the fairness of normalizing kids getting their genitals inspected by strange adults for reasons entirely unrelated to health or hygiene as a prerequisite for peewee soccer?

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Sep 1

Tucker in Dreamland.

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The Girl of Lemongrab @mc-hesher.bsky.social · Aug 29

Being in a sea of humanity, all of you cheering for more humanity, is an incredible feeling and will bolster your resolve for the endurance march that will be the next several years. We do have each other, and that's a lot. For love, we'll give it a shot.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · Aug 28

relatedly: if you’re worried about this, i strongly encourage you to seek out and attend a rally wherever you live on labor day. it will give you a much better perspective on how many of us there are vs. how many of them in a way that isn’t just abstract math.

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · Aug 28

one thing to remember about "ICE is going to occupy Democrat strongholds" is that ICE, if it hires to capacity, will employ about 26k people by the end of 2026, which is 1/3 smaller than the NYPD, which is not a large enough police force to occupy New York City itself.

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 27

My new badge!

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 26

I just read THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated from German by Thomas Carlyle and R. D. Boylan.

"...[T]his masterpiece catapulted the author to the forefront of the literary movement known as 'Sturm und Drang.'"

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 24

Speaking of vestiges of the past....

Once upon a time Seattle had TWO daily papers.

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Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 23

A street corner in Shoreline.

Shoreline's streets were laid out by a mysterious stranger with glowing red eyes. He smelled of sulfur.

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 23

This old, forgotten street sign is still legible, barely, but it's obscured and drivers can't see it.

I'm drawn to hidden vestiges of the past.

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 19

Tucker is "chillin'".

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 17

Queso-smothered chikn burrito and onion rings at Veggie Grill!

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 16

Lunch is a "Smoked Out" burger with an Impossible (R) patty, queso fries, and a Mexican Coke from Lil Woody's Burgers & Shakes.

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 16

Morgan Wallace @morganwallace.bsky.social · Aug 15

Beyond Steak (R) Filet, chimichurri, garlic griddled broccoli, creamy jalapeño slaw, and lemonade at Veggie Grill!