Scott McConnaha
@smcconnaha.bsky.social
Poet and grandpa. It’s taken too many years for me to finally say that out loud. (Not the part about being a grandpa.) Living in Wisconsin.
The fulfilment of a dream that began more than 30 years ago. My first collection of poetry has been published!
www.rockwoodpress.com/bookstore/p/...
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The fulfilment of a dream that began more than 30 years ago. My first collection of poetry has been published!
www.rockwoodpress.com/bookstore/p/...
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
www.rockwoodpress.com/bookstore/p/...
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Today's the day!
The new Winter Issue of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social comes out in just 3 more days!
You can read samples and pre-order copies on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/winte...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #amreading #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
You can read samples and pre-order copies on our website
www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/winte...
#poetry #fiction #nonfiction #art #drama #bookreviews #amreading #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
Winter 2025
Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama and artwork. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.
www.doorisajarmagazine.net
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Today's the day!
Been tinkering with this one for a while. Need to get it off the WIP pile and move on.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
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#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
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Almost Dying on a Hill Overlooking Talisker Bay Beach
A Poem by Scott McConnaha
open.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Been tinkering with this one for a while. Need to get it off the WIP pile and move on.
#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
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#poem #poetry #skypoets #blueskypoets #poetsofbluesky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
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Honored to have two of my poems in the Winter '25 issue of Door is A Jar Literary Magazine. Issue drops Dec. 1, pre-orders open now at www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/winte...
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem
@doorisajarmag.bsky.social
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem
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Winter 2025
Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama and artwork. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.
www.doorisajarmagazine.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Honored to have two of my poems in the Winter '25 issue of Door is A Jar Literary Magazine. Issue drops Dec. 1, pre-orders open now at www.doorisajarmagazine.net/issues/winte...
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem
@doorisajarmag.bsky.social
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem
@doorisajarmag.bsky.social
Excited to share that 24 of my poems have been picked up by Rockwood Press and will soon be published as a chapbook. Just made my first pass through the proof pages. rockwoodpress.com
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
November 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excited to share that 24 of my poems have been picked up by Rockwood Press and will soon be published as a chapbook. Just made my first pass through the proof pages. rockwoodpress.com
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
#poetsofbluesky #poetry
Honored to have a handful of my poems appear on the Lothlorien Poetry Journal blog. Thanks, Strider! @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social
#poetry #poems #poetsofbluesky #skypoets
#poetry #poems #poetsofbluesky #skypoets
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Honored to have a handful of my poems appear on the Lothlorien Poetry Journal blog. Thanks, Strider! @lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social
#poetry #poems #poetsofbluesky #skypoets
#poetry #poems #poetsofbluesky #skypoets
Thrilled to have my poem, Birdhouse, appear in the latest issue of The Avocet.
hoppingoffhere.substack.com/p/birdhouse
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem #skypoets
hoppingoffhere.substack.com/p/birdhouse
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem #skypoets
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thrilled to have my poem, Birdhouse, appear in the latest issue of The Avocet.
hoppingoffhere.substack.com/p/birdhouse
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem #skypoets
hoppingoffhere.substack.com/p/birdhouse
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #poem #skypoets
October 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A bit of a #WIP I've been working on just as #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe hit.
Thanks! @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thanks! @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A bit of a #WIP I've been working on just as #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe hit.
Thanks! @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
Thanks! @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
Writers and artists take note.
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.”
— Carl Jung (1875–1961)
— Carl Jung (1875–1961)
September 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Writers and artists take note.
Reposted by Scott McConnaha
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
Thanks Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for this week's #promptcombo #history. This one's a bit cheeky, in a sympathetic sort of way.
September 16, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thanks Paul @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social for this week's #promptcombo #history. This one's a bit cheeky, in a sympathetic sort of way.
Reposted by Scott McConnaha
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Please don't forget, and don't let anyone else forget, they did this openly.
Finally arrived! Thank you REM for lending your creation to this vital effort! #REM #RadioFreeEurope
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy @remhq.bsky.social
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy @remhq.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Finally arrived! Thank you REM for lending your creation to this vital effort! #REM #RadioFreeEurope
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy @remhq.bsky.social
@rferl.org.web.brid.gy @remhq.bsky.social
Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this week's #PoemsAbout #Candlelight. Here’s my contribution:
September 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk and @thebrokenspine.co.uk for this week's #PoemsAbout #Candlelight. Here’s my contribution:
So worth reading!
‘The men and women who attempted to transform Spain in 1936, to elevate its people from grinding, desperate poverty, to reimagine the human condition, were led to the pit by people whose heads were filled with hateful nonsense by the Charlie Kirks of their time.’
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Poetry and Political Violence.
Am I, a poet, really going to throw some more words onto the pile about the shooting of Charlie Kirk?
open.substack.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So worth reading!
Reposted by Scott McConnaha
They dragged out more than 300 S Korean engineers & specialists. People flown in to help stand the place up so it could eventually employ thousands of Americans.
It wasn’t scheduled open until 2026. These workers weren’t taking jobs; they were building the factory that would create them.
2.
It wasn’t scheduled open until 2026. These workers weren’t taking jobs; they were building the factory that would create them.
2.
September 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
They dragged out more than 300 S Korean engineers & specialists. People flown in to help stand the place up so it could eventually employ thousands of Americans.
It wasn’t scheduled open until 2026. These workers weren’t taking jobs; they were building the factory that would create them.
2.
It wasn’t scheduled open until 2026. These workers weren’t taking jobs; they were building the factory that would create them.
2.
Reposted by Scott McConnaha
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
The Art of the Pardon: Trump’s Guide to Rewarding Crooks
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.
Thousands of January 6th rioters? Pardoned.
Anyone who opposes Trump? Prosecuted.
September 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by Scott McConnaha
Chicago: “We don’t need the National Guard.”
Also Chicago: “But if they'll shovel our sidewalks in February, we can talk.”
Also Chicago: “But if they'll shovel our sidewalks in February, we can talk.”
For context www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties
Service members say they’re glad to help the National Park Service. But some question if trash removal and groundskeeping are an appropriate use of the military.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Chicago: “We don’t need the National Guard.”
Also Chicago: “But if they'll shovel our sidewalks in February, we can talk.”
Also Chicago: “But if they'll shovel our sidewalks in February, we can talk.”
Amen!
Those who have the power to stop mass shootings can go to hell with their "thoughts and prayers."
Do something about it, you evil bastards.
Do something about it, you evil bastards.
August 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Amen!
August 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM