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Poet, educator, neurospicy
Cover of A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders
Well. This is an interesting topic, but the reading was a bit slow, so I'm ready to start something a bit less dense ;)
What are y'all reading? I'm still obsessed by alphabetical order LOL
#amreading #nonfiction
I'm updating my list of places to submit my poems. What are y'all reading these day for lit mags? I still have REFERENTIAL open to submissions - it has been quiet over there!
#writing #reading #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #literarymagazines #litmags #nonfiction #art
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And the last county of my coastal NC road trip is Dare County. I didn't time a lighthouse visit well, but you get a bonus poem at the end ;)
#100counties #nc #darecounty #hatteras #outerbanks #poem #blog #travelblog
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Just one more blog about my coastal NC road trip to go after this! Today's was one I wanted to do for a long time - ferry rides to and from Ocracoke Island!
#nc #100counties #travel #travelblog #ferry #hydecounty #ocracoke #bookstobered
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Trump/Hegseth instruction manual:
1. Invent a war where none exists.
2. Kill people by blowing up boats that aren’t attacking you.
3. Violate your own rules of war.
4. Call in the lawyers to explain why the clear violations are not really violations.
5. Blame it on “the fog of war.”
For the third county of my recent coastal road trip in NC, I took in an amazing sunset while eating nachos, braved the Cedar Island Ferry crossing (2.5 hrs), and visited a burial ground with stones dating back to the 1700s.
#100counties #nc #travelblog
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if i were ursula the sea witch and ariel came to me i’d pour her a drink and be like “girl you don’t even know him. he has nice hair and you’re gonna abandon your family? he wears deep v-cut shirts. he eats all of your friends”
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For the second county (of my first day!) on my recent coastal road trip, I visited and overnighted in Craven County.
#100counties #nc #cravencounty #newbern #tryonpalace #outlander #sleepyhollow #cowcafe #pepsi
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I started a coastal road trip last Monday by visiting the town of Kinston as part of my quest to visit all 100 counties.
#100counties #nc #blog #travelblog #kinston #lenoircounty #gettingwitchy
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Ralsei is looking at a metal slime from Dragon Quest 9. Ralsei is confused, thinking "what is that thing"
what is that thing
[ drawing streak: 258 || full ralsei archive: bit.ly/dailyralsei || #deltarune ]
I just finished Terrance Hayes' "American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin" and just WOW. What's everyone else reading? It's hard for me to pick a favorite but the shared link has the most examples in one spot I could find for the collection.
#amreading #poetry
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'... with your permission, I'm gonna... we're gonna go forward...'
Dear Harvard students,
He does not have your permission. Where did he ask for your permission? Withhold it. Vocally.
My final western NC county was Transylvania County. I still have 19 counties to go in eastern (and a few somewhat central) NC before my quest is complete!
#100counties #nc #transylvania #waterfall #waterfalls #lookingglass #lookingglassfalls
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Busy day, but I wanted to capture the 2nd county I visited on Tuesday: Macon County.
Nature and a cool indie bookshop? Yes!
#maconcounty #franklin #nc #100counties #books #reading #bookstores #shoplocal #shopindie
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Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Sir Michael Caine have licensed their voices to ElevenLabs, an AI audio company which hosts a library of celebrities — both living and dead.
13.11.2025 13:31 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 6 📌 19yes a great way to help the economy is to strike down the $28 billion hemp industry, excellent plan, perfect
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A little mountain town stroll was just what I needed yesterday. Oh, and ice cream.
#claycounty #nc #100counties #travel #travelblog #wnc
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Power of narrative
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Everything is plundered, betrayed, sold, Death's great black wing scrapes the air, Misery gnaws to the bone. Why then do we not despair? By day, from the surrounding woods, cherries blow summer into town; at night the deep transparent skies glitter with new galaxies. Anna Akhmatova Tr. Stanley Kunitz, with Max Hayward
Everything is plundered, betrayed, sold,
Death's great black wing scrapes the air,
Misery gnaws to the bone.
Why then do we not despair?
By day, from the surrounding woods,
cherries blow summer into town;
at night the deep transparent skies
glitter with new galaxies.
Anna Akhmatova
Tr. S Kunitz...
Latest novel read was "All Over Creation" by Ruth Ozeki. What's everyone else reading?
#amreading #fiction
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So, I tried watching the first episode of "Yellowjackets*. I dunno. Should I keep watching this? Not sure it is my vibe.
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Recently finished "The Knowledge Illusion" by Sloman and Fernbach from 2017. I took far too many notes I am still processing, but would be really interesting to see an update after the surge in generative AI.
06.11.2025 15:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Pack your extinguisher!
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The "end" of my road trip was our last night in Delaware - notjessica58.blogspot.com/2025/11/dela...
We didn't really visit DC, but I've been debating doing a revisit? Or should I go some day when it is less shut down?
#travel #blogs #travelblog #delaware #50states
Have the Ninja Turtles ever fought Pennywise? Seems like they would be mad he's in their sewers, right?
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Day 4 of the northeast road trip had us stopping in Philly!
#50states #philadelphia #philly #pennsylvania #travel #blog #travelblog
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Very cool! I am hoping we make another trip and venture into some other areas. I'd love to get in a short hike somewhere.
31.10.2025 11:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Honestly this is the problem with substack and TikTok. Every ding dong with a mic or a camera thinks they’re a hard hitting journalist when really you’re Olivia Reingold dressed up like Jamie Lee Curtis in Freaky Friday with your shoulder pads and circa 97 chunky pilgrim Steven Madden shoes
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