Sean Bates
@seanjbates.bsky.social
writer/poet/educator
https://substack.com/@seanjbates
poems in:
Emerge Literary Journal
Stone Canoe
Rising Phoenix Review
"What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump"
ed. Martín Espada https://tinyurl.com/44yksnmp
https://substack.com/@seanjbates
poems in:
Emerge Literary Journal
Stone Canoe
Rising Phoenix Review
"What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump"
ed. Martín Espada https://tinyurl.com/44yksnmp
Pinned
"Spark Plug"
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things. A new short from Deep Local.
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A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
Reposted by Sean Bates
Do anything, but let it produce joy.
Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Whitman, Leaves of Grass
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Do anything, but let it produce joy.
Whitman, Leaves of Grass
Whitman, Leaves of Grass
#5amwritersclub It's almost "get back to my projects" season 🙏
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#5amwritersclub It's almost "get back to my projects" season 🙏
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Deep Local | Ep.2: Spark Plug
#short #shortfilm #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #digitalphoto #sparkplug #smallenginerepair #writing
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w
#short #shortfilm #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #digitalphoto #sparkplug #smallenginerepair #writing
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w
Deep Local | Ep. 2: Spark Plug
YouTube video by Deep Local
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Deep Local | Ep.2: Spark Plug
#short #shortfilm #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #digitalphoto #sparkplug #smallenginerepair #writing
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w
#short #shortfilm #digitalshort #canon #canon5d #digitalphotography #digitalphoto #sparkplug #smallenginerepair #writing
WATCH HERE: youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w
Reposted by Sean Bates
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
"Spark Plug"
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things. A new short from Deep Local.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
"Spark Plug"
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things. A new short from Deep Local.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A kind neighbor limits your need for new things.
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
A new short from Deep Local.
"Spark Plug"
open.substack.com/pub/seanjbat...
#zine #shortform #poetry #smallenginerepair #selfreliance #writingcommunity #film #poemsky
Reposted by Sean Bates
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reposted by Sean Bates
Pizzeria Buono Buono out there in Higashi Nihonbashi with the purest vibes on earth.
#leica #leicam6 #leicaphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #pizza
#leica #leicam6 #leicaphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #pizza
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Pizzeria Buono Buono out there in Higashi Nihonbashi with the purest vibes on earth.
#leica #leicam6 #leicaphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #pizza
#leica #leicam6 #leicaphotography #35mm #35mmfilm #35mmphotography #film #photography #filmphotography #tokyo #japan #pizza
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Collabo photozine Textures 001 w/ design and layout by Renée Abaroa.
Features an incantation about concrete and several pictures of concrete, too, among other things.
#photozine #film #photography #memdiumformat #mediumformatphotography #35mmphotography #writing #poetry
Features an incantation about concrete and several pictures of concrete, too, among other things.
#photozine #film #photography #memdiumformat #mediumformatphotography #35mmphotography #writing #poetry
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Collabo photozine Textures 001 w/ design and layout by Renée Abaroa.
Features an incantation about concrete and several pictures of concrete, too, among other things.
#photozine #film #photography #memdiumformat #mediumformatphotography #35mmphotography #writing #poetry
Features an incantation about concrete and several pictures of concrete, too, among other things.
#photozine #film #photography #memdiumformat #mediumformatphotography #35mmphotography #writing #poetry
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How will it go with your family this year? September hits and I'm already sharpening my teeth for that lovely meal.
Today's poem is "Thanksgiving" tinyurl.com/5cnwupk7
#poems #poetry #amwriting #politics #politicalpoetry #writing #booksky #poemsky #substack #thanksgiving #family #poetrycommunity
Today's poem is "Thanksgiving" tinyurl.com/5cnwupk7
#poems #poetry #amwriting #politics #politicalpoetry #writing #booksky #poemsky #substack #thanksgiving #family #poetrycommunity
Thanksgiving
How will it go with your family this year? September hits and I'm already sharpening my teeth for that lovely meal.
tinyurl.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How will it go with your family this year? September hits and I'm already sharpening my teeth for that lovely meal.
Today's poem is "Thanksgiving" tinyurl.com/5cnwupk7
#poems #poetry #amwriting #politics #politicalpoetry #writing #booksky #poemsky #substack #thanksgiving #family #poetrycommunity
Today's poem is "Thanksgiving" tinyurl.com/5cnwupk7
#poems #poetry #amwriting #politics #politicalpoetry #writing #booksky #poemsky #substack #thanksgiving #family #poetrycommunity
Reposted by Sean Bates
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Reposted by Sean Bates
November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
November 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Reposted by Sean Bates
Reposted by Sean Bates
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch…
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Winter Knives
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch...
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch…
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
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sun out in november thus a walk in the woods
November 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
sun out in november thus a walk in the woods
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch…
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Winter Knives
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch...
tinyurl.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cold can kill, can do violence without a touch…
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Today's poem is "Winter Knives" tinyurl.com/3w8u4ukt
#winter #cozycore #cold #poetry #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #poemaday #substackpoetry #authors #weather #naturepoems
Reposted by Sean Bates
icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
icymi in 1937 Leadbelly wrote the couplet "Home of the brave, land of the free / don't wanna be mistreated by no bourgeoisie"
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Poetry Comics Month, Day 19
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Poetry Comics Month, Day 19
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
Just keep grading
Just keep grading
grading grading
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The #shutdown may be over but the need remains.
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Donate Pioneer Valley Power Packs | Free Backpack Food Program
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The #shutdown may be over but the need remains.
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
What a cover.
Our first short-fiction release since Four Forked Tongues is nearly here. Bold, strange, tender winter tales. November release. #SootAndBoots
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
What a cover.
The #shutdown may be over but the need remains.
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Donate Pioneer Valley Power Packs | Free Backpack Food Program
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The #shutdown may be over but the need remains.
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Please consider supporting my hometown's initiative:
Pioneer Valley Power Packs.
This org provides area school children with healthy food choices through a supplemental weekend backpack program.
www.pioneervalleypowerpacks.org/pvpp-donate
Reposted by Sean Bates
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
All I want this winter is the feeling of a warm house guarded by woods.
Today's poem is "Grove" tinyurl.com/677sr9sa
#poetry #naturepoetry #winter #cottagecore #cozycore #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #authors
Today's poem is "Grove" tinyurl.com/677sr9sa
#poetry #naturepoetry #winter #cottagecore #cozycore #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #authors
Grove
All I want this winter is the feeling of a warm house guarded by woods
tinyurl.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
All I want this winter is the feeling of a warm house guarded by woods.
Today's poem is "Grove" tinyurl.com/677sr9sa
#poetry #naturepoetry #winter #cottagecore #cozycore #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #authors
Today's poem is "Grove" tinyurl.com/677sr9sa
#poetry #naturepoetry #winter #cottagecore #cozycore #writingcommunity #poemsky #poets #authors
#writingcommunity What's the winter project you're gearing up for?
Me, I'm still in first draft #memoir land...
Me, I'm still in first draft #memoir land...
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#writingcommunity What's the winter project you're gearing up for?
Me, I'm still in first draft #memoir land...
Me, I'm still in first draft #memoir land...