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T Guzman

@tguzman.bsky.social

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Writer or close approximate. Chapbook, Ghost Mom, from Stanchion Press. Exclamation point user extraordinaire. Zebra Cake connoisseur. Chicanx. He/Him. CA💛/MI💜/STL♥️

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 8d

In the spirit of the spooky season, I thought I'd post a little reading excerpt from my chapbook, Ghost Mom (@stanchion.bsky.social). While not exactly scary, there are ghosts so there's that. Anyways, I'll be posting one story a week for the month of October.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 4h

Katy Bates would make a fantastic Jessica Fletcher. Just saying.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 8h

As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.

fake film poster with a sunset and the portland frog protestor with words The Portland War, A Film by Ken Burns

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Wesleyan University Press @weslpress.bsky.social · 7h

WesPress will be at Pumpkinfest this Saturday from 12-4pm! Be sure to check our booth out at Long Lane Farm! 🍁

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Swamp Ape Review @swampapereview.bsky.social · 8h

Meet the Swamp's Co-Editors in Chief, who rock collared shirts always👔, and keep the swamp wet on the driest of days🐊

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GKIDS Films @gkids.com · 10h

Satoshi Kon's iconic thriller PERFECT BLUE is coming to 4K Collector's Edition for the first time ever on December 23. 💙

Pre-order now: brnw.ch/21wWugE

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 9h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 9h

I’m not autistic, just a parent to an autistic kid w/ fairly significant support needs, but I personally find it very frustrating to see so many people fixated on preventing, reducing, or “curing” autism and neurodiversity instead of talking about inclusion + getting folks whatever support they need

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 8h

BREAKING: A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labeling the alleged libelous words as opinion.

Judge tosses Drake's defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labeling the alleged libelous words as opinion. Judge Jeannette A.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 8h

Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road. https://to.pbs.org/3IZkqZp

U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving m...

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10h

BREAKING: A new California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage.

New California law aims to stabilize insurance for people who can't get private coverage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to prevent the state’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage from running out of money.

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Cheryl Pappas @cherylpappas.bsky.social · 17h

I have a new (six-sentence) story up at
@gooseberrypielit.bsky.social, titled "I Dreamt of Dust."

Thanks to editor Jeff Harvey for publishing it!

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A story titled "I Dreamt of Dust" features a black and white photograph of a field.

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Chris Gonzalez @livesinpages.bsky.social · 16h

I have a new story out today @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Writing it was heavily inspired by the increasing cost of groceries and general anxieties around money and trying to live a stupid little life!

Maudlin House @maudlinhouse.bsky.social · 19h

Tap It, Swipe It, Charge It by Christopher Gonzalez

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Tap It, Swipe It, Charge It

This morning’s run to the ATM was harrowing. I dipped into savings! Seventh time this month. I tell Alicia all this in the middle of my second mojito. “Look, until the card declines it’s no one’s busi...

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 13h

I have a new essay out in The Offing today! It’s about playing college basketball on a torn ACL, the fucked coach-player power dynamics, inherent worth & value, our cultural attitudes towards sacrifice in order to WIN THE BIG GAME, & more. give it a read ❤️🏀

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Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain - The Offing

Essay - The Offing Magazine

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awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 13h

We’re thrilled to announce our #AWP26 Conference & Bookfair keynote speaker, Baltimore’s own John Waters! Read more about the filmmaker, actor, author, and Charm City legend on our website. A heartfelt thanks to our premier sponsor, @jhu.edu, for making this address possible.

#AWP26 Keynote Address by John Waters, Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

View the full line-up of amazing featured events from the 2026 AWP Conference & Bookfair literary partners!

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Kim Magowan @kimmagowan.bsky.social · 13h

I have a new story in awesome @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social! Many thanks to Jeff Harvey for publishing this micro, and @mczyzniejewski.bsky.social fpr the prompt that generated this micro. (And Mike is in this issue too, yay!).

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Instead of Going to My Father's Funeral - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

Photo by boris misevic on Unsplash by Kim Magowan I went to a bar called (I kid you not) The Last Chance Saloon, and ordered a double. “A double what?” said the bartender, wearily, and so I said “A do...

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 12h

Book club members are each receiving a pair of buttons with their copy of Shouldn't We Dance? by @donnacwrites.com.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 14h

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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T Guzman @tguzman.bsky.social · 9h

Prove it. Take the test live on TV.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "I also did a cognitive exam. Which is always very risky because if I didn't do well, you'd be the first to be blaring it and I had a perfect score. And one of the doctors said he's almost never seen a perfect score. I had a perfect score. That made me well good ... not the easiest test."

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Mike Meginnis @mikemeginnis.bsky.social · 1d

As for me, I must recommend my own book. But there are at least two or three more worth considering!

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 1d

Free shipping on @bookshop.org today!

I'd recommend picking up anything you've had yours eyes on, but here's some specific, recent indie press story collections I've loved:

Magic Can't Save Us, Josh Denslow
Girl on Girl, Emily Costa
My Prisoner and Other Stories, Tyler McAndrew
Sad Grownups, Amy Stuber
Horsegirl Fever, Kevin Maloney
The Nothing, Lauren Davis
Cheap Therapist Says You're Insane, Parker Young
Where the Pavement Turns to Sand, Sheldon Birnie
Hey You Assholes, Kyle Seibel
Are You Happy?, Lori Ostlund
This Is the Afterlife, Jeff Chon
Birds Aren't Real, D.T. Robbins
Survival Tips, Miriam Gershow
Delinquents and Other Escape Attempts, Nick Rees Gardner
Early Sobrieties, Michael Deagler

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Paranoid Tree Press @paranoidxtree.bsky.social · 1d

🎉🎉🎉 Party Alert!

In partnership with @conium.bsky.social, we will be hosting Shapes & Sound, a reading event & book/zine party. Come hang with us at Dual Citizen Brewery on 11/8. Beverages will be available for purchase and we’ll have some snacks for y’all to enjoy! No RSVP and totally free. ❤️