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Crysta K. Coburn
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Michigan writer and podcaster (she/they). Get 'The Queen of Clocks and Other Steampunk Tales' ebook for only 99¢! Listen to Haunted Mitten from your favorite podcaster! https://linktr.ee/crystakcoburn
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Crysta K. Coburn @crystakcoburn.bsky.social · Mar 12
Protect Trans Futures
A simple trans flag with the words Protect Trans Futures overtop.
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So close, y'all! I know that countless people need help right now, but here is one amazing, talented, and loving individual you can help directly. gofund.me/baeaa9cf3
Donate to Help Zig Replace His Beloved Galileo, organized by Clarence Young
I'm not someone who gets attached to things a lot, but I liked my car. I fit in it… Clarence Young needs your support for Help Zig Replace His Beloved Galileo
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October 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Another Halloween season, another chance to spend eight hours painting a pumpkin or two at work.

#kpopdemonhunters #pumpkin
October 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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"A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny has been a delightful read (or listen in this case). Our POV character is a dog named Snuff, and the plot incorporates classic horror characters from literature and film. If I had to name a genre, I'd tentatively call it urban fantasy.
The cover of the audiobook "A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny, narrated by Matt Godfrey. In the center is a wolf howling at the star-filled sky. To the left are silhouettes of Sherlock Holmes and a Victorian gentleman. To the right are silhouettes of Frankenstein's monster and a classic vampire in a cape. Bats fly in the sky.
October 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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I'm so excited for this comeback!
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Hot ‘n Now is back: Fans line up to try nostalgic burger at new Michigan location
The new Michigan location opened Monday, Oct. 13.
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October 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe" Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken. How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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10 Halloween Specials You Can Watch for Free on YouTube:
How many have you seen?

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10 Halloween Specials You Can Watch for Free on YouTube
How many have you seen?
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October 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Couldn't make it out to Haunting Tales with Leanna Renee Hieber? You can watch it now on YouTube!
@leannareneehieber.bsky.social
@aadl.org
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Author Event | Haunting Tales with Leanna Renee Hieber
YouTube video by Ann Arbor District Library
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October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Video in the comments.
nycjayjay.bsky.social Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 29d
We can learn a great deal about how to handle ICE in our towns from the good people of Chicago. Everybody be ready with whistles to summon the neighborhood.
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Don't make me tap the Robert Pattinson quote, Leto.
“I always say about people who do method acting, you only ever see people do the method when they’re playing an assholes,” Pattinson said in an interiew with Variety in November. “You never see someone being lovely to everyone while they’re really deep in character.”
October 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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I wanted to share with you this spooky story from China. I love this channel. I just discovered it maybe a couple of weeks ago. I prefer to watch it while Greg is in the house because the stories give me chills...in the best way!
youtu.be/3u16HfLKinw?...
The Weeping Woman in Bejing's Most Haunted Mansion: Chaonei No.81
YouTube video by Beauty and the Beasts
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October 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Yup.
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A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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This was really neat! The interior is all decorated, and you walk through different little spooky scenes. Lots of selfie opportunities and at least one bucket of candy. 🍬
hauntedmitten.bsky.social Haunted Mitten Podcast @hauntedmitten.bsky.social · Oct 6
Have you visited the Historic Spooky Caboose in Ypsilanti's Depot Town? It's part of Nightmare on Cross St, every weekend this October.
#YpsiReal #PureMichigan #HappyHalloween
The end of the historical caboose in Ypsilanti's Depot Town has a skeleton on the roof and now on poles like scarecrows on the ground, corn stalks tied together and leaning against the caboose, a couple of hay bales, and more than a dozen pumpkins gathered around.
October 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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"Journalists should not have to fear government retaliation, including prolonged detention, for reporting on government activity... Mario’s treatment should terrify any person in this country that cares about a free press."
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Mario Guevara To Be Deported After Appeals Court Denies Stay | American Civil Liberties Union
The government detained him for over 100 days in retaliation for his reporting on law enforcement
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October 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Oct 2
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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October 2, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Check out my article Five Haunted Tales of Ann Arbor in the CW Monthly! 🎃👻🦇

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CW Monthly October 152 — Crazy Wisdom Community Journal
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October 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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October is here 👻 Join us on Friday for a Ghost Story Hour hosted by Neighborhood Theatre Group!

📆 Friday, October 3 at 7:30pm
📍 The Back Office Studio
🔗 Sign up to tell a story: forms.gle/hnkFH9HASu3m...

#Community #StoryTelling

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October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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two excellent op-eds on @umich.edu’s surrender to the forces of darkness.

a. @leilakawar.bsky.social and Terri Friedline on two events dedicated to making Palestinian suffering visible

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Resistance at the University of Michigan was supposedly dead — In fact, it’s spreading • Michigan Advance
At the University of Michigan, seven more charges were handed down last week against pro-Palestine students and alumni. These latest disciplinary charges represent a decision by University of Michigan...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Shut it down. Shut it all down.
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 30
1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

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Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House
Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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So excited! 👻
aadl.org Ann Arbor District Library @aadl.org · Sep 29
Join @leannareneehieber.bsky.social and the hosts of Haunted Mitten Podcast as they discuss spooky stories, women in the paranormal, and much more!

Friday, October 10 at 6 PM at the Downtown Library.

👻 https://aadl.org/node/640558
A black promo graphic for an upcoming 'Haunting Tales' Author Event with Leanna Renee Hieber. A photo of Hieber is on the right. Bold, white text displays the event title and details.
September 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Shopping around for the best price on life preserving medication is such a quintessentially US thing to do. 🙄
September 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Time for a new scent. Pumpkin Spice All The Things!! from LynBDesigns. 🎃🧡
A package for wax melts rests against a cauldron-shaped burner. The orange lump of wax sits on top; a burning tea light glows within.
September 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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The GOP members really hate this discharge petition. They don’t want to go on record voting against the Epstein Files Transparency Act. That’s why we need to demand a floor vote.
September 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Hey #AnnArbor!

Join Leanna Renee Hieber, author of The Haunted History of Invisible Women & America's Most Gothic, & Kay Gray and Crysta K. Coburn, the hosts of Haunted Mitten Podcast, as they discuss spooky stories, women in the paranormal, and much more! aadl.org/node/640558
Author Event | Haunting Tales with Leanna Renee Hieber | Ann Arbor District Library
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September 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM