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Patti Buff

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Writer. Editor. Killer of plants. MA in Creative Writing Website: https://pattibuff.wordpress.com Agent: Hannah Sheppard of HS Literary https://hs-la.com Current location: Disgustingly Beautiful Bavaria #BLM She/Her

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 7d

To celebrate my husband’s debut record release - buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers, I thought I’d do something fun. I’m offering a free cover letter or first page critique for anyone who can guess which song on the album was written for me. #writers #editing #coverlettercritique #firstpagecritique

Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers

Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 5d

So glad you like it 💗

Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 6d

That’s a huge compliment. Thank you💗

Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t forget your passport when time to leave. I know three people who forgot them and had to rush back home to get them.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 7d

Another thing - this is an immersive album so it is best listened to with headphones. Any headphones will do.
For members of the Recording Academy, please consider #Tearjerkers for Best Immersive Audio Album #Grammys

buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers

Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers

Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 7d

So go listen to the album - it’s only 23 minutes long - then come back here and submit your guess. Only one guess per person/account. Contest ends at 12pm Central European time on October 10th, 2025. Album available on all streaming platforms. buff.lnk.to/tearjerkers
#writers #editing #critiques

Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers

Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 7d

Tearjerkers - Tearjerkers

Listen to Tearjerkers by Tearjerkers.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · 8d

Major 1942 Krakow vibes going on here. #stopICE

Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 8d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Hannah Sheppard @hannahlitagent.bsky.social · 8d

organise.network/s/ef80b78a10ee

Please consider signing this

Ban AI ‘actors’ in UK productions

Add your name:

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our train leaves at ten and we’re already at the station as the taxi drivers were nervous. Hope your day goes smoothly!

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thanks. 😊 Very short trip and am leaving tomorrow already.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Sep 9

My view on a walk yesterday. #paris #eiffeltower

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Aug 30

Prince, Minneapolis, 1999. Got a backstage pass and was waiting for the show to start when Prince pulled out his guitar and played the opening bars to The One three feet in front of me. A personal concert. 💜 #Prince youtu.be/B_deQ-3SEQw?...

Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Aug 27

My heart is breaking for Minneapolis right now. I went to Catholic schools my entire life in southern MN. I have family members who have spent their entire lives teaching in Catholic schools. Shooting children during mass? Nothing is sacred — except the right to own as many fucking guns as you want.

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Charlie Davis @charlespdavis.bsky.social · Aug 27

"Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying."

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after at least two people were killed in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic School.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP 😢

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jul 22

Breaking news: Ozzy Osbourne, the howling singer, madcap showman and self-anointed “prince of darkness” who helped pioneer heavy metal’s thunderous, earsplitting sound as the front man for Black Sabbath, has died. He was 76.

Ozzy Osbourne, hard rocking ‘prince of darkness,’ dies at 76

He fronted the British band Black Sabbath in the 1970s, launched a successful solo career in the ’80s and starred in a hit MTV reality series.

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Captain Fanta @sassy0210.bsky.social · Jun 21

Is there a Go Fund Me? 🙌

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Jun 3

Good experience to put into your writing, but it must have been unnerving. 😕

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 22

Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Apr 24

A not so humble brag - I’ve been married to this guy since the beginning of his career. It’s been a wild ride to say the least. But couldn’t be prouder.

producelikeapro.bsky.social @producelikeapro.bsky.social · Apr 24

Few names in music production carry the quiet authority of Hans Martin Buff. His Grammy win for Peter Gabriel’s i/o wasn’t just deserved, it marked a shift in the immersive audio landscape.
#ImmersiveAudio #HansMartinBuff #PeterGabriel #MusicProductionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6G1DDIqPas

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Apr 20

There will always be an outlier, doesn’t make the finding less valid.

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niesel @niesel.bsky.social · Apr 11

👇 This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like 👇

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social with a powerful talk on broligarchy & authoritarianism.

Can't even pick a quote, because every other sentence is worth a quotation.

This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

YouTube video by TED

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Apr 12

Now think about what this means to those of us who live abroad and depend on online voter registration to vote. How do we show physical proof of citizenship from 4000 miles away?

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Apr 11

Called my congressman who voted for the SAVE act.

Me: What documents will I need to vote if this passes?
Staffer: a DL and birth certificate.
Me: The documents don’t match
Staffer: Then a marriage certificate.
Me: Will my husband need the marriage certificate too?
Staffer: No
Me: See the problem?

Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Apr 12

The SAVE Act passed the House—and if it clears the Senate, overseas voting could become difficult or even impossible. We must act now. Call/email your senators to protect our right to vote!

The SAVE Act passed the House—and if it clears the Senate, overseas voting could become difficult or even impossible. We must act now. Call your senators today!

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Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Feb 23

Thanks! I hope so too!

Patti Buff @pattibuff.bsky.social · Feb 23

After living here for 24 years, I voted in my first German election today. Hope my vote can help protect our democracy from right-wing fascists and the billionaires who support them. #Deutschlandwählt2025 #GermanElections2025

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