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N. Bevilaqua

@ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social

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I'm a poet, former AIDS caseworker and travel writer, music lover (and mother of a very talented musician), & NYC native (now living just across the river). NO REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS; too many scammers out there. I've donated monthly to UNWRA since 2017.

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 16h

YAY! Glad to hear it!

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 16h

They could hear me all the way from NJ?!

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 17h

He IS! Who is he?

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 17h

I know it seems like too much for anyone to bear, but try to remain strong and optimistic. I hear they have vats of oat milk stored in a secret chamber under Powell's for emergencies just like this.
As for the frogs, leave them to do what they do best. Maybe lick one's back, & see what happens.

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 17h

How is he not embarrassed by how embarrassing he is?!

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 17h

Any bites? 😂

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

I say go for it (especially if Mamdani gets elected as mayor)!

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

Four more iPhone star-photos from last night (in the 2nd one, there seem to be a blue star, a green one, and at the bottom left, a red one--go figure). And a UFO 🤔, and, finally, a Calvados toast to fall & my sweet, crazy Naima. #SkySky #stars #nightphotography

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

Got mine already (in honor of Steve Capus, the bassist for my jam group, who also happens to be president of #radiofreeeurope ). 💛💙

Respect to @remhq.bsky.social for thinking of this!
#rem #MusicSky #freepress

R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 2d

We’re just one week out from the Radio Free Europe ‘25 release date (10” orange vinyl). Here’s an important message from @michaelstipe.bsky.social and @millsish.bsky.social we originally ran on World Press Freedom Day. Drop by your local indie record store on October 17! ffm.to/remrfe2025

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

Midnight train OUT of Georgia :) . I have some suggestions! (Like NYC, but I'm biased!)

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

If only!

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not a Pope-person, but Leo is a mensch--even more than Frankie, who was pretty cool himself. :)

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 2d

For two guys whose relationship was apparently so NOT harmonious, they made exquisite harmonies with each other!

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 4d

A horse asks another horse to help remove its muzzle so it can eat grass.

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 3d

The horror, the horror! :) That's the Portland I remember--good to see that they HAVE kept it weird! 🤪😎❤️

Dear God, Trump is a moron.

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Shaindel Beers @shaindelr.bsky.social · 4d

Please always share pet adoption posts. You never know who will be inspired to visit their local shelter 💗

@PAWSPendletonOR @pawspendletonor.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Adoption Day to Prince, and thank you to @bissellpets for #EmptyTheShelters ! Now through October 15th, come to PAWS and find your fur-ever friend!

TODAY, October 8th from 5 to 7 p.m. is our extended hours pizza party so you can meet the shelter pets. Tell your friends! #cats #ADOPTdontshop

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 3d

Wow--the slowest bus line. As I recall, that's a high bar!

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 4d

There MAY be tickets left--I doubt it, but it's worth a try!
Do you have friends in Hoboken? Or were you just doing a Sinatra pilgrimage?

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 4d

I've got a ticket for the 50th anniversary Horses show in NYC in December--can't wait!

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 4d

Hoboken again?!

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 4d

Sinatra, Gilberto, and Hoboken. I believe that's called a perfect trifecta or something. :)

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 5d

For me,
the placwhere I'e been happiest and where I felt I "fit in" (not a small ask!). So, NYC, where my son, his father, & I were born, and which I'll always love, and Hoboken--just across the river but small, quirky, & full of music & memories.
AND PORTLAND, where I went to college. FL NOT.

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 6d

@Robyn (like me!) has a child (adult) who recently released a song, and she shared it here. I often don't warm up to new music very quickly (if at all), but I fell in love with this right away. It's shoe-gazey (like some of my son's stuff) &, as her mother says, Mazzy Star-like. #MusicSky #music

Siren Song by Carah Gedeon on Apple Music

Song · 2025 · Duration 3:42

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N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 6d

Ah--okay. My Egyptian boyfriend (years ago) used to say "ya haram" to call someone a thief. But it makes sense that it could be translated in a more general way.

N. Bevilaqua @ncgbevilaqua.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it (and thanks for re-posting :) ). Funny--I went to NYU for an M.A. in Poetry. My son & I lived in St. Augustine/JAX for 7 years, but we came back up here in 2017. Anyway, I added your daughter on Apple (I quit Spotify). Looking forward to more from her!