Marianne Baretsky Peterson

If you happen to have a long weekend and the weather is not facilitating any outdoor plans to observe the holiday here in the US, I have the perfect thing for you! Or if you just need a way to improve your Monday! Check it out!

The lock screen image on my work computer today is a lovely photo of Alcatraz. Seems fitting.

Against a background collage of beards, text announces two online readings of the Bearded Bards of BlueSky to raise funds for Trans Lifeline: April 26 Barlow Adams upfromsumdirt Casey Stegman James McConachie Dan Murphy 5/31 Todd Dillard Jared Beloff Gregory Crosby Julian Day David Rosenthal 5:00-6:30 EDT beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

Ever notice how many of your favorite poets and writers on here have beards? What if you could hear a bunch of them read together? What if you could help a great cause at the same time? I give you Bearded Bards of BlueSky:

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Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

“Schmidt being “violently interrogated” at Logan Airport for hours, and being stripped naked, put in a cold shower by two officials, and being put back onto a chair.”

Whatever happened to #abolishICE? It needs to be abolished. This is torture.

Image of the two-headed god, Janus with text reading: The Janus Gate by DJ Bodnar

Hey! You still have time to catch up on our latest novelette before the final installment goes live tomorrow! Check out "The Janus Gate" by DJ Bodnar, a creepy tale filled with elements of eldritch, body, and liminal space horror.
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-jan...

Hey there! Our EIC did not tell the rest of us about this here little piece! But it was a nice surprise to see our very own @tiffanymarie.bsky.social popping up in our timeline! Check it out and also look for more ladies of the #WritingCommunity as the month goes on!

Image of the Temple of Janus with text reading: “The Janus Gate” by DJ Bodnar

Things aren't great for so many of us right now. So, if you're feeling a little uneasy, like everything is off & nothing is quite right, we have the perfect piece for that mood. Check out the latest installment of "The Janus Gate" by DJ Bodnar, live now!
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Murder and the supernatural? I’m in! @kelkel.bsky.social , what about you?

Image of a statue of Janus, the two-faced god. Text reads: “The Janus Gate” by DJ Bodnar

Hey, whatcha doing? Looking for something to read this morning with your coffee or tea? Problem solved. The next installment of "The Janus Gate" by DJ Bodnar is live. Right now. So get comfy and dive in!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-jan...

As Facebook doesn’t value moderating content responsibly, @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver has launched a useful website to help make your accounts less valuable to Meta, with steps on how to limit how your data is used for advertising. Visit: johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

This is just our country now? Every single day it’s like “Today the Nazi laid off everyone who makes sure there aren’t shards of glass in your ice cream” and we’re all just supposed to shrug and keep going to work and paying our taxes?

Pretty fucking bleak imho!!

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II.

Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

They should. But from what I can see, they have no shame.

If you want to stop World War Three, think what would have stopped World War Two.

Occupation of the Ruhr. Anschluss with Austria. Annexation of Sudetenland. Hitler could have been stopped each time.

But fear of war led to war.

Don’t repeat the mistake.

#SlavaUkraini

Picture of a statue of the two-faced god Janus with text that reads “The Janus Gate” by DJ Bodnar

Did you check out the first installment of "The Janus Gate" by DJ Bodnar? You still have time to read it before the next episode goes live on Sunday!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-jan...

Need a break from the chaos? Sit back and relax and enjoy a little escapism. It’s ok, you deserve it!

Right, you fucks, if you live in the UK sign this. If you don’t live in the UK share it as some of your followers might and they should sign this.

remember small random praise doesn’t make tomorrow shine goddess think by night or shove to church embarrass if there

It’s been a while since I threw some random words at the bit poetry board. But they were calling me today! Hey @tiffanymarie.bsky.social and @kelkel.bsky.social , bringing bit poetry over to the good place! (It’s still good over here, right?)

Your damn porch light Was like a spotlight that Caught my skin in the Strapless bikini I Thought made me look Older

Yet another gem from @amymarques.bsky.social from 80 Matey! I wrote a similar letter, but stuck it the screen door and when they let the dog out it blew away.Story of my life. “A Letter From The First Girl to Break Your Son's Heart” read it here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/a-lette...

And, we climb to our roofs with cracked knuckles and chapped lips

On the eve of the new year, and the last day of December, we kiss this year goodbye with a bittersweet longing and beautiful poetry. “Winter Words” by @josephlezza.blsky.social belongs to the world now, and is in 80 Matey! Read it here!

www.roifaineantpress.com/post/winter-...

I cradle the hunk against my fluttering heart and recall my latest promising audition

We sure hope that this next year brings you all the success you desire, and five bucks for good cheese. “Rouquefort” by @michellefb.bsky.social is in 80 Matey! Read this flash piece right now. You got a few hours till 2025!

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My calm words and sensible attitudes Rip-Roaringly! rile her.

Closing out this year with a BANG! Read “ Sitting in Front of Your Casket, Contemplating Family Dynamics Via Comic-Book Sound Effects” by @sharon54.bsky.social. Read this short piece here in 80, Matey!

www.roifaineantpress.com/post/sitting...

I don’t know how long my message in a bottle will take to reach any shipwrecked sailor, so I’m telling you all now. Check it out!

Boris leans in, asks her for the gołąbki recipe. She responds with a stare—her eyes steely and glittering like the memory of snow. It’s not just a refusal, it’s a verdict.

One does not simply walk into a Polish grandmother's kitchen & ask for her gołąbki recipe—not even in a dream, not even if you are dream Boris Yeltsin. Check out "I Dream of My Grandmother's Piggies" by Chrissy Stegman to find out what I'm talking about!

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How are you today? What an unoriginal starting question. I take another look at him from beneath my eyelashes, having resolved to focus on the blanket and not much else. He’s frowning gently at me, concerned, and I realise that not making eye contact might be a bad idea, might paint me as someone who has things to hide.

I'm not sure anyone is ever truly honest with their therapist. But when you frame your answers and behavior to elicit a specific response, well, that's a whole other level of dishonesty! Check out "Tools of the Trade" by @academiablues.bsky.social Live now! 
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“Lichtenstein!” she replied. “I didn’t say anything about Lichtenstein. What’s Lichtenstein?”

Planning a wedding can be stressful. Sometimes planning the honeymoon can be the downfall of the marriage. Well, it just might be in this little piece by Johannes Springenseiss. This is "Honeymooning in Central Europe" & you can find it now in Entwine 79!

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Of course! Nothing could possibly go wrong!

Take a break from wrapping presents or baking cookies or whatever else you’re doing and relax with the new issue. It’s live now!

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