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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2h

Well, you and I seem to be haunted by birds in our poems lately, lol!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2h

Oh, thank you. You know how an image can haunt you? That torn wing haunted me. Thanks for reading it!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2h

Stop it! 😄 Sounds delish!!!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks, Samuel!

By the way, I loved your poem, "Aubade with Birds," in @stonecirclereview.bsky.social. It seems perfect for our current time and also perfect for October & Halloween!

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Aubade With Birds

by Samuel Day Wharton when the crows crack against the morning often they are chasing a hawk from some other world to this one & often the magpies in turn chase the crows back to where they c...

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2h

Mouthwatering!

What's in the bowl?

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 9h

Rats with fluffy tails. I get it.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my gosh! I just saw that two of my poems are this month's Amuse-Bouche feature from @lunchticket.bsky.social !

Big thanks to the editors at @antiochmfa.bsky.social for giving these poems a home!

lunchticket.org/scientists-c...

Scientists Confirm Visceral Reactions to Graphic Images - Lunch Ticket

Two poems by Jill McCabe Johnson

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for reading and reposting, Frank!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for reading them, Julene, and for your kind words, too! 💙

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Aww, thanks, Majda! 💙

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, David! 💙

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Oh my gosh! I just saw that two of my poems are this month's Amuse-Bouche feature from @lunchticket.bsky.social !

Big thanks to the editors at @antiochmfa.bsky.social for giving these poems a home!

lunchticket.org/scientists-c...

Scientists Confirm Visceral Reactions to Graphic Images - Lunch Ticket

Two poems by Jill McCabe Johnson

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 2d

Apparently, women’s medical problems are either psychological (as in not real) or because we’re overweight (as in not sexy enough for our male overlords).

Thank goodness modern medicine has answers for us while also protecting us from the benefits, I mean evils, of HRT.

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Jill Talbot @jilltalbot.bsky.social · 5d

Let's go! www.jilltalbot.net/seminars

Virtual Essay Seminars — JILL TALBOT

Now Available: Seminars on persona, portraiture, opening lines, MFA Application How-Tos, writing about lasts, and more.

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 4d

Just got great feedback from Summer Stewart at @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social on my memoir, Learning to Spar, forthcoming 2026.

It's received feedback from 2 agents, 2 dev editors, and writer friends, and undergone many revisions.

Trust me when I say editing only ends when your book is in print!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 5d

Chocolate at breakfast is always a good idea! 🤩

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 5d

What shall we serve our B&B guests this morning?

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 7d

I love Halloween!

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s a dinner-plate-size magnolia blossom for all that ails ye…

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 7d

Getting an oil change rn, and they use a device called the Trans Fluid Exchanger.

HRT just got a whole lot easier.

Also, our local mechanic is sooooo woke!