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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 15h

C'mon Tigers. #postseason

Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 3d

Great op-ed from @benwildsmith.bsky.social

"We, rightly, feel sheltered from the worst excesses of populism in #Cymru. What self-governance we have has at least been conducted without calls for violence and repression. It’s no time to be diffident now, though."

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Time to Change Tracks

Ben Wildsmith The last legitimately elected and stable government we had was David Cameron’s ministry in 2015. Once that was undone by Brexit a year later, the country has been effectively ungovernabl...

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 8d

I've had this one knocking around my head for a while. Grateful to be able to share it with you:

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#nonbinary #LGBTQ #LGBTQwriter #queer #childhood #memoir #satire

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Allan Faulds @afaulds.bsky.social · 9d

Absolutely completely and utterly astonishing to see Welsh Labour taking the Scottish Labour approach to their nationalist opponents. Have you seen your polling, my guys?! Even if you beat Plaid, you will *need* them to form a government. They aren't optional! You can't talk about them this way!

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 9d

Rounding out my list of #Michigan off-the-beaten path is the Brooklyn Street Local LLC in Corktown, #Detroit. (I didn't take better pictures, because I was too busy enjoying the food.)

Check out the full list:

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#poutine #bestof #summer2025 #eatlocal

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 10d

Third on my list of #Michigan hors chemin: #Muskegon.

There's nothing like #LakeMichigan during the summer, but I can do without the crowds. Muskegon gives you two phenomonal options in close proximity: Muskegon State Park and Duck Lake State Park.

Read on:

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 11d

#2 on my list of #Michigan summer 2025 favourites: #QahwahHouse of Grand Rapids, a welcome oasis on the city's northeast corner—a respite from the endlessly unimaginative big box chains that dominate the suburbs, with late night hours to boot.

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 12d

At the top of my list of #Michigan summer favourites: the #NorthCountryTrail. Like a Narnian otherworld, you hardly know it's there, but open the door and you'll find you've tumbled into a magical world right on your doorstep.

Read on:

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · 16d

Check my math for me: Two months living at home = two years of therapy.

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 29

I recently unearthed my high school journal, and turned the pages all the way back to the start: August 25, 2004.

My list of goals for my junior year of high school included everything from beating video games, to proselytizing.

#recoveringfromreligion

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 27

Looking back two decades, I wonder what chance "a skinny kid with a funny name" ever had appealing to our better angels when we were already stewing knee-deep in decades of me-first materialism. It felt like a moment of transformation. Was it just an illusion?

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 21

What started as a bit of a rant turned into a lament.

That's the power of writing. It forces us to sit down with our thoughts and make sense of them. It makes us face what we're really feeling and name it.

Here's part 2 in Americans are the frog in the pot:

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 21

Wow! What a nice surprise when I opened Ninnau this morning. I knew they had picked up the article, but I didn't expect to be on the cover.

If you'd like to read the article (without squinting), you can check in out on @nation.cymru:

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 19

I love seeing @formerknownasjuan.bsky.social's work out in the wild. 🥰

Follow us over on @argentaffy.bsky.social for more of his work. (And mine, too!)

#BuenosAires #Argentina #stickers #illustrator #Patreon

Juan and Joel @argentaffy.bsky.social · Aug 19

We just sent out a batch of #Michigan and #BuenosAires Argentaffy stickers. Where did you put yours?

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 15

Welcome to the next installment in Remade: An anthology of the world's end & new beginnings. The new beginnings are on the way. I promise. But for now, it's still the end of the world.

#speculativefiction #AmericanApocalypse #rapture #RemadeNovel

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 11

I'm excited that I'm making some progress with my novel, Remade. I have a few ongoing projects, but this is the one that's speaking to me right now in a way that I can't ignore.

Looking forward to sharing the latest section later this week.

Juan and Joel @argentaffy.bsky.social · Aug 11

A new installment in @meredithaprobert.bsky.social's novel is on the way this week. New to the story? Check out the foreword before jumping in.

#speculativefiction #RemadeNovel #americanapocalypse

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 9

Only in Cymraeg ...

#Duolingo #Welsh #Cymraeg #Archdruid

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Juan and Joel @argentaffy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Some new goodies for our #Patreon community, heading your way soon!

Sign up: patreon.com/Argentaffy

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 8

Part 2 on its way soon.

If you'd like it sent directly to your inbox, visit my blog and hit subscribe at the bottom of the post.

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Americans are the frog in the pot, part I: Grand Rapids – Meredith ap Robert

Grand Rapids is a weird place to call home. Today it’s all breweries and hipsters and weed dispensaries and overpriced apartments. But growing up, it was Bland Rapids. A place so boring and unimaginat...

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Juan and Joel @argentaffy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our #BuenosAires and brand-new #Michigan stickers are in the mail for our #Patreon community!

Want to join? Sign up here:

patreon.com/Argentaffy

#illustration #LGBTQcreators #stickers

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Aug 5

Newyddion cyffrous! Such exciting news for @bangoruniversity.bsky.social!

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Arthurian studies boosted with significant European grant

A professor at a Welsh university has received a prestigious €3 million grant to explore manuscripts related to King Arthur alongside scholars from across Europe. Professor Raluca Radulescu from Bango...

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Jul 28

So grateful to @nation.cymru for allowing me to share my thoughts on @naaswch.bsky.social and the 2025 International Conference on Welsh Studies.

#Wales #Cymru #WelshStudies

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Wales and the world: strengthening transatlantic ties

Joel Romero-Meredith For a scholar who often begins presentations by showing audience members where to find Wales on the map, NAASWCH is a welcome change of pace. Short for the North American Associat...

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Juan and Joel @argentaffy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Getting our new #Michigan stickers ready to send out!

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Jul 24

As a homosexual who's no longer on Twitter, I'm feeling quite left out indeed. #homofomo

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Meredith ap Robert @meredithaprobert.bsky.social · Jul 21

I came across the remarks I gave at the 2009 #LGBTQ Panel at Calvin University.

Most of all, I'm grateful to be living the quiet life I craved all those years ago: to be married to a wonderful man, to have the support of a loving family, to have my "square inch."

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