Susan Donovan Bernhard
@esdeebeewriter.bsky.social
Novelist WESTERLY (June 2, 2026), WINTER LOON (Little A) | caring human, traveler.
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I’m excited to reveal the cover for my new novel WESTERLY. This gorgeous painting by Rebecca Aldernet represents so much to me and perfectly captures the coastal settings in Ireland and Maine. WESTERLY is about motherhood, sisterhood, secrets, silencing, and women, facing forward, into the wind.
I’m excited to reveal the cover for my new novel WESTERLY. This gorgeous painting by Rebecca Aldernet represents so much to me and perfectly captures the coastal settings in Ireland and Maine. WESTERLY is about motherhood, sisterhood, secrets, silencing, and women, facing forward, into the wind.
November 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I’m excited to reveal the cover for my new novel WESTERLY. This gorgeous painting by Rebecca Aldernet represents so much to me and perfectly captures the coastal settings in Ireland and Maine. WESTERLY is about motherhood, sisterhood, secrets, silencing, and women, facing forward, into the wind.
So excited to finally announce that my next novel WESTERLY will be published by @amazonpublishing.bsky.social next year! ☘️🌊
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So excited to finally announce that my next novel WESTERLY will be published by @amazonpublishing.bsky.social next year! ☘️🌊
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In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
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ORIENTATION
FACT SHEET
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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:miczfsfixolk42l7343z3bpd/bafkreigaks7wgy4rvmszhobeed7hlaqap4mynkhqketipzolmesislssci@jpeg)
August 1, 2024 at 9:35 PM
In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.
I need to know what the H. stands for in JFC when the F is an H because I want to use the full name.
September 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I need to know what the H. stands for in JFC when the F is an H because I want to use the full name.
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This is quite the post.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
September 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is quite the post.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
1. He unambiguously directs his AG to go after those who investigated him for his crimes
2. He admits being influenced by online chatter
He is mob bossing out in the open, because he knows he has corrupted every federal law enforcement agency into submission.
Watching Saeed Jones watch The Pitt is the everything joy-fix I need.
I’ve made it to episode twelve of #ThePitt and MY GOD!!!!
September 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Watching Saeed Jones watch The Pitt is the everything joy-fix I need.
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I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions.
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...
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if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
September 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
Been thinking about this poem all day because I had to do a hard thing that is weirdly embarrassing. Looking forward to second guessing myself all night long.
September 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Been thinking about this poem all day because I had to do a hard thing that is weirdly embarrassing. Looking forward to second guessing myself all night long.
Is Texas invading Illinois?
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago.
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Is Texas invading Illinois?
This makes me physically ill. @warren.senate.gov @whipkclark.bsky.social can we please get rid of this clown before he gets us all killed? Please?
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This makes me physically ill. @warren.senate.gov @whipkclark.bsky.social can we please get rid of this clown before he gets us all killed? Please?
I saw the crescent. You saw the whole of the moon.
For #EastCoastKin and the theme of #scape , a #NightScape with the waxing crescent and an unexpected observer.
#photography #moon #owl #nature #ArtYear #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NightSky
#photography #moon #owl #nature #ArtYear #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NightSky
August 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I saw the crescent. You saw the whole of the moon.
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Hello! New to using this platform, but thought to share a piece I wrote for @theguardian.com about long distance train travel and the lineage of writers who have traversed Europe by rail.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
James Joyce went by train from Dublin to Trieste. A hundred years on, it’s a very different experience
It is more than a century since Joyce crossed Europe by rail but there is still inspiration to be found on the overland journey to Trieste
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hello! New to using this platform, but thought to share a piece I wrote for @theguardian.com about long distance train travel and the lineage of writers who have traversed Europe by rail.
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
Wreck my novel, Terry Gross.
August 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Wreck my novel, Terry Gross.
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“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
August 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“Putin would eat you for lunch.”
Today, exactly that happened.
Today, exactly that happened.
Absolutely psyched for this novel!
Over the moon to share this glowing review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social, describing Last Night at the Disco as a “hilarious novel” with a “deliciously unlikable antihero” and adding, “Readers will be hooked by this tragicomic romp.” Link to full review below. #booksky #lastnightatthedisco
August 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Absolutely psyched for this novel!
“In the coming years, as publishers do the important work of fighting book bans locally and nationally (with PRH leading the charge) and protecting their copyrights from being stolen by even larger corporations to train large language models…” Maybe publishers could consider not giving them deals?🤔
I wrote about why sitting Supreme Court justices shouldn't be prolific authors. lithub.com/why-the-supr...
Why the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Make Millions From Publishing Books
Last week it was announced that Samuel Alito signed a new book deal for an unreported sum with the Basic Liberty imprint of Basic Books, which is part of Hachette. This comes mere weeks after annua…
lithub.com
August 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“In the coming years, as publishers do the important work of fighting book bans locally and nationally (with PRH leading the charge) and protecting their copyrights from being stolen by even larger corporations to train large language models…” Maybe publishers could consider not giving them deals?🤔
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"John Donne fucked, and he made sure everyone knew it. He could make a poem about a flea the horniest piece of literature in the English canon."
Major English Poets, Evaluated By Whether or Not They Fucked
1. Shakespeare fucked. 2. It’s cliché to say that Byron fucked, but what can you do? He did fuck. Dude’s middle name was “Gordon” and not even tha...
buff.ly
August 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"John Donne fucked, and he made sure everyone knew it. He could make a poem about a flea the horniest piece of literature in the English canon."
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Trump's WSJ Epstein Fury
The Wall Street Journal is said to be working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protest from the White House.
www.status.news
July 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Scoop: The Wall Street Journal is working on a story highlighting Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein—but is said to be facing pressure from the White House, with Trump himself calling Editor-In-Chief Emma Tucker to object.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/wall-stree...
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Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.
NOAA was developing a way to predict extreme rainfall — until Trump officials stopped it
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.
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Andrew Cuomo, serial sexual harasser and liar, a thread. From the state report on his abuse. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21...
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Andrew Cuomo, serial sexual harasser and liar, a thread. From the state report on his abuse. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21...
Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies, and to all who celebrate Jaws:50.
June 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies, and to all who celebrate Jaws:50.