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T.E. Barrett

@tebarrett.bsky.social

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Wrangled horses in Jackson, Cody and Dubois, Wyoming. Hunting and River Guide in Wyoming. Cowboyed in the Sierra Nevadas of California, Wyoming, and on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Northern Montana.My books can be found on Amazon under T.E. Barrett

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · Dec 4

Special FBI Agent Morgan Chun is arriving in Billings to help solve three murders - two in Montana and one in Wyoming. All the murders involve an obsidian arrowhead. Morgan is an authority on the Plains Indians (Morgan's mother is Lakota Sioux and father is Chinese). On Amazon - Paperback and Kindle

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 6h

Trump Disgraces American Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | Trump Disgraces American Justice

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 6h

Writer's retreat or hideout?

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Easy.......there's no rush!

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Headed home.

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Lulu @lulu325.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado on winning the 2025 Nobel peace prize!

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 11h

Good Saturday Morning Bluesky Users 🌞 Busch Stadium @booksstlouis.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @tamclaughlin.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @stltoday.com @kellymiller.bsky.social

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 7h

Cartoon by John Deering.

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 6h

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

C.D.C. Layoffs Included 2 Top Measles Experts Amid Rising Cases

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 6h

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

Always good to follow an Author @liljawriter.bsky.social 📚 @booksstlouis.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @kellymiller.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @serinahartwell.bsky.social @jamesfloveiv.bsky.social

Lilja Sigurðardóttir @liljawriter.bsky.social · 1d

A great pleasure to unbox the Finnish version of Snare: Loukku! Translated by Marjakaisa Matthíasson and published by Docendo
#loukku

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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 1d

Youth plaintiffs test out a new legal strategy to counter Trump’s support for fossil fuels | grist.org/justice/yout...

Youth plaintiffs test out a new legal strategy to counter Trump’s support for fossil fuels

They lost their case for a constitutional right to climate protection. Now they’re suing the government again.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

Still not going away...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Waffles Mcgrawl @waffles-mcgrawl.bsky.social · 1d

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Stopping a foreign country like Qatar from establishing a permanent military presence (base or facility) on U.S. soil

Stopping a foreign country like Qatar from establishing a permanent military presence (base or facility) on U.S.

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 1d

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/c...

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · Dec 4

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

My wife is a retired Teacher & she still reads to the children Dr. Seuss @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @lalawriter71.bsky.social @pavaneravel.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @suzannesmithwriter.bsky.social

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 1d

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

Always Good to follow an Author @monicamccabe.bsky.social 📚 @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @kellymiller.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @tamclaughlin.bsky.social @serinahartwell.bsky.social

Write.Travel.Repeat @monicamccabe.bsky.social · 14d

You know what’s hard? Redesigning one’s website. I want to split it in two. Half for the books, the other half about travel.

Can you guys share some websites that do anything similar? I need split personality design ideas!

#booksky #websites #traveler

My motivational sign that says “Award Winning Author At Work”.

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Melissa Rea Author 📚📚📚 @melrea.bsky.social · 1d

Blast from the past @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @kellymiller.bsky.social @suzannesmithwriter.bsky.social @rockafowlers.bsky.social @rockape65.bsky.social @pavaneravel.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social

Melissa Rea Author 📚📚📚 @melrea.bsky.social · Feb 1

I realized as I listened to some beautiful music, what greater purpose than to bring the light of reading pleasure in this dark world...so I type on.

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

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T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 1d

Hands on.

T.E. Barrett @tebarrett.bsky.social · 1d

It's a beautiful world out there.

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

This is Good Don't get hit by Drunk Driver @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @sixmilesara.bsky.social @artbyseranya.bsky.social @anneserling.bsky.social @stltoday.com @melrea.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · Nov 18

TV / Movie Star Claudia Christian beat Alcoholism with "Naltrexone" Everybody Should Watch this Amazing Amazing Amazing Tedx Talk Drunk Driver Kills www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Egh... / @booksstlouis.bsky.social

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