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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 10h

I need this as a print

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 13h

Tomorrow marks four weeks since my mom died. Time passes, but this grief continues.

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 17h

I got a Philadelphia library card, and now I’m ready to take the city by storm.

A hand holds a library card. The library card is red and has the words “Free Library of Philadelphia” in white text.

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 3d

same

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 4d

I’m now at the airport to take a red-eye to the East Coast. When I land in Philadelphia tomorrow, I’m going to get my apartment keys and start setting up my little life in a brand new city.

A new chapter in my life starts tomorrow.

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 5d

same

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 10d

Oh, hey, thanks, Jess!

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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com · 11d

Because the Deaf community is extremely funny politicians definitely cannot count on a loving and complimentary sign name like this one—it really demonstrates people’s genuine enthusiasm

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11d

Stephanie and Najia started "Deafies for Zohran" to make this movement accessible to their community. They even created a signature hand sign for “Zohran.”

Sign up for a shift and wave 👋🏻 the next time you’re canvassing in Jackson Heights!

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 11d

THEY 👏🏻 HAVE 👏🏻 BEEN 👏🏻 ADMINSTERED 👏🏻

Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 12d

I have booked my COVID and flu vaccines. 😤

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 12d

I have booked my COVID and flu vaccines. 😤

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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 15d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 16d

I didn’t think I would be asked to read at my alma mater only six years after graduation, but life thought otherwise.

Portland folks, see you in October!

Margaret Juhae Lee @mjuhae.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks to PSU & PCC for sponsoring this reading with my @cmwritershouse.bsky.social roomie @geekgirlgrownup.bsky.social and my @babedylan.bsky.social agent sib @rossshowalter.com! Come see all of us at PSU on October 20 at 6 pm as the #StarryField tour continues. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 28d

My new standard reply to weird macho guys: "You can come to Buffalo Wild Wings but don't say stuff like that."

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 28d

this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 29d

♥️

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 29d

Keaton Henson’s music in that show 🔥

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Beta Ray Ben @betarayben.bsky.social · 29d

I am always excited to read a new @rossshowalter.com story and having this pop up in my feed first thing this morning was exactly what I needed.

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · Sep 10

“I always give the postcards to men who stay the night. I like the morning light to come in with this new information. A new day brings a new discovery of yourself.”

From “A Manual for ASL Students,” new Fiction by Ross Showalter ( @rossshowalter.com ).

theoffingmag.com/fiction/a-ma...

A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing

Fiction - The Offing Magazine

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 29d

Thank you for reading.

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 29d

Thank you for reading! I'm so glad it resonated.

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Tate @tatephoto.bsky.social · Sep 11

Wonderful fiction by @rossshowalter.com!

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · Sep 10

“I always give the postcards to men who stay the night. I like the morning light to come in with this new information. A new day brings a new discovery of yourself.”

From “A Manual for ASL Students,” new Fiction by Ross Showalter ( @rossshowalter.com ).

theoffingmag.com/fiction/a-ma...

A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing

Fiction - The Offing Magazine

theoffingmag.com

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · 29d

Thank you for reading, Tate!

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · Sep 11

ICYMI:

The Offing @theoffingmag.bsky.social · Sep 10

“I always give the postcards to men who stay the night. I like the morning light to come in with this new information. A new day brings a new discovery of yourself.”

From “A Manual for ASL Students,” new Fiction by Ross Showalter ( @rossshowalter.com ).

theoffingmag.com/fiction/a-ma...

A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing

Fiction - The Offing Magazine

theoffingmag.com

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · Sep 9

Thank you for reading!

Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · Sep 9

this was the best thing to wake up to in my inbox

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Ross Showalter @rossshowalter.com · Sep 7

oh i've missed you

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