Alain Delon may not solve the case but who cares? #NotICE

sunset moment, north Oregon coast
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #photography #oregon #sunset #womensartbluesky #photographersonbluesky #oregoncoast #ocean #clouds

having a cat is just sometimes being in bed and asking yourself "do i care enough to get up and see what they did now?"

An abstract painting of the sun, moon & planets w/ stars on a background of earth, water, air & fire elements.

Celestial Bodies ~ from my Cosmic Collection. I’ve painted the sun, moon & planets w/ stars on a background of earth, water, air & fire elements. I like the flow of the planets & rich background colors. #art #painting #artist #space #cosmos

what would likely happen is that just one student would report you & you would be dismissed. even with tenure, professors have few rights in Texas.
recall when "woke mind virus" was touted by E M as some sort of terrorism.

no books by gay authors can be taught including books by James Baldwin. speaking of "socialism" in the classroom or even at out-of-state conferences is grounds for termination.
not much to say that we have not already said 1,000 times.

a visitor at a Texas university reports that new Texas laws forbid instructors discussing gender in any circumstances; even if tenured, professors can be fired for teaching anything to do with LGBTQA+

Highly recommend!

Exciting news! A collection of short stories by my favorite writer and master of the macabre. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social's THE FRENZY is coming summer 2026. #writingcommunity #bluesky #booksky #writerslift #books #readers

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-frenzy...

the observation which I made was at the Nashville No Kings! rally. it has nothing to do with "privilege" or any other cliché of the era. just make your own observations, draw your own conclusions, do not include me in some sort of twinship with you.

were you at the Nashville No Kings! rally? no? then why are you contradicting what I saw there? weird that people on Twitter want others to lie, to confirm whatever bias they have. but you have to tell your own lies.

To respectfully disagree. You do not (I don't, anyway) look at a baby hippo and say "If it was a real hippo, it would weigh more than a ton."

This is Idaho 💙

This really is a GREAT sign!

7 million people marched today. That's greater than world's three largest militaries— combined.

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

I was at the Nashville rally reporting exactly what I saw. What’s your problem? Go out & observe for yourself.

NYC NO KINGS

Nyc no kings

NYC. This is the last 1/4, I’d say. Great crowd, happy, creative, DIVERSE. Bye, Trump. Take the Republicans with you when you leave.

in an actual police state we would have seen something very different, uniformed riot officers, with weapons willing to fire upon protesters. so it is gratifying that we don't have a police state--yet (!). & good to know that time might be running out before we have the real thing.

surprisingly,& pleasantly, there were virtually no law enforcement officers at the massive Nashville No Kings rally spread over several hills at the Capitol. I looked, & could see only two officers standing on a hill some distance from the speakers, matter-of-factly chatting with one another.

(I am here for the wonderful Southern Book Festival. quite a venue! quite a turnout. signed books until every book of mine at the Festival was sold.... such warm, sympathetic, book-loving audiences...my interlocutor was Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost & popular local personality.)

does anyone recall the old bad days of "Dog, the Bounty Hunter"-- "these are their stories."

Nashville noir

"we"--? what does this mean?

are "we"--the United States--going to invade Gaza?

just last week, media blazoned T***p's triumph in the Middle East.

New Substack posting--"Undocumented Alien"--(2016)

Undocumented Alien: Very Rough First Draft Report PROJECT JRD A short story

Undocumented Alien: Very Rough First Draft Report PROJECT JRD
open.substack.com/pub/joycecar...

Joyce Carol Oates, Sadie Stein, and Rachel Syme: A Celebration of Daphne du Maurier at the 92nd St. Y, NYC, October 15 at 7:30 PM.
looking forward to an exciting discussion of Daphne du Maurier with a focus on the Collected Short Stories.
hoping that some of you will join us.

Joyce Carol Oates, Sadie Stein, and Rachel Syme: A Celebration of Daphne du Maurier at the 92nd St. Y, NYC, October 15 at 7:30 PM.
looking forward to an exciting discussion of Daphne du Maurier with a focus on the Collected Short Stories.
hoping that some of you will join us.

@joycecaroloates.bsky.social