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Melinda B Hipple, author&artist
@melindabhipple.bsky.social
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Author of RAVEN, Behind the Mask, Home Front, and poetry and children's books / editor / artist / photographer / mother of a terrific kid
www.melindabhipple.com
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Melinda B Hipple, author&artist @melindabhipple.bsky.social · Jan 15
Hi, all! I finally made it to BlueSky! Here is a sampling of my published works: Raven (sci fi), Home Front (historical non-fiction), in a bottle of ink (Japanese short-form), and Behind the Mask (mystery). Writers and bookworms always welcome.
#author #artist #melindabhipple
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett announces her campaign for U.S. Senate for Texas with an ad that uses Trump’s own words against her.
December 8, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Phone Art Triptych 2. A man and his dog walking the local campus in the fog.
#phoneart #blackandwhite #triptych #melindabhipple #bakeruniversity #fog #taftbridge
A composite of three black & white photos on a university campus. The two outside show the Taft stone bridge, while the one in the middle shows a distant man and his dog between trees. All have shots of the vintage lampposts on campus. It was a foggy morning, creating lovely atmosphere.
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
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I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
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December 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Had the privilege of photographing a friend's two-month old in an heirloom Christening gown while she slept beneath her mother's wedding veil. So precious. Love how the veil creates soft focus.
#photography #portraits #blueskyphotographer #melindabhipple #sweetbabyface
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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bookshop.org
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?

We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I'm often awake before sunrise and capture some stunning photos from my living room window.
#Warmth #BlueSkyArtShow #ViewsFromMyWindow #photography #EasternKansas
Photograph of a sunrise with very golden clouds behind a bare tree and smokestack.
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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dashannestokes.com
Trump is going to grant a "full and complete pardon" to drug trafficker and former Honduran President Juan Hernandez. Meanwhile, Trump is executing drug traffickers in the Carribean. Let that sink in.
November 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Pasta on the rail.
#caturday #catscatscats #blueskycats #balancingact #photography #melindabhipple
A long-haired tabby laying along the top rail of a wooden fence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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"I used to read dystopian fiction to escape a mundane reality. Now I read mundane fiction to escape a dystopian reality."
November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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When you have a lawless criminal and 5-time draft-dodging coward as commander-in-chief, it’s fair to remind our military not to obey UNLAWFUL orders.
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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American Lady. Watercolor miniature.
The Great Escape. Pencil.
Question Mark. Watercolor.
Red Admiral. Watercolor miniature.
#fineart #blueskyartshow #artist #melindabhipple #watercolor #drawing
Watercolor of an American Lady butterfly on lavender flowers. Pencil drawing of a monarch butterfly on a white board with a pin and the Latin name for the butterfly. The monarch is alive and well, and walking away. Watercolor of a Question Mark butterfly on gravel. Watercolor of a Red Admiral butterfly on a wooden post.
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Can the next please dear God can the next interviewer ask MTG about oh I don’t know January 6th etc before we keep pretending she found politics Jesus
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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"Standoff!" They stood this way long enough for me to grab my camera and come back to the window. Eventually, Pasta the cat backed down.
#caturday #catsanddeer #braveryinaction #photography #melindabhipple
A cat and a mule deer buck staring at each other, their noses only a foot apart.
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Triptych phone art. Random shots from a local hangout.
#bcbullpen #photography #phoneart #triptych #blackandwhite #melindabhipple
Triptych photography. The first panel is a dried leaf on a floor. Second panel is a shot of brick pavement. Third panel is through an open doorway into a room with sunlight angled on the wall and floor.
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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The mighty pencil. Four portraits of family members done over a number of years. 1) self portrait 2) my son 3) my niece 4) my great niece
#blueskyartshow #graphitedrawing #melindabhipple
November 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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#caturday
"I'm starving!" There was still food in your bowl when I let you out this morning. "Then I'm cold!" It's 65 degrees and sunny. "Then I'm just lonely and need some cuddles."
November 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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The prince of peace is going to take us to war with Venezuela?
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Spent a foggy morning wandering around the community. Love this town.
#fog #photography #bakeruniversitycampus #melindabhipple
Closeup of autumn leaves with strands of spiderweb between them. Baker University grape arbor in the fog. Weeping willow branches in the foreground and a distant arched doorway in the fog. Manhole cover in a brick pavement with yellow leaves fallen from nearby trees.
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Every mention of SNAP being frozen should include this simple fact:

TRUMP is CHOOSING TO CANCEL FOOD ASSISTANCE. There are literally emergency dollars available to keep SNAP funded.
October 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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June Lockhart is among the stars.
October 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Random autumn leaves where they fell. Colorado, USA.
#leaves #fallcolor #nature #aspen #elm #photography #stilllife #foundstilllife #melindabhipple
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Went out comet hunting last evening. Found Lemmon, but it was barely perceptible with my equipment. Thought this shot was more interesting. A farm silhouetted against the night sky with a plane trekking overhead.
#kansasfarmhouse #nightsky #photography #melindabhipple
October 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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#resist #nokings
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM