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A map of New Mexico with a push pin on the city of Silver City, NM, home of Western New Mexico University.

Former WNMU President Sues Lawmakers, Alleges Corruption https://bit.ly/4oqZ7zA

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Spiral Story - Rough Draft 1 Rough draft time. My goal at this stage is to get words on paper, whether that's in a notebook or digitally.

A wild rough draft appears!

In today's #WritingabtWriting I turned last week's outline into text and discovered new details in the writing. How often do you discover something totally unexpected about your story in your first draft?

💙📚🪐 #shortstory #writingcommunity

Great accumulators down the ages James Delbourgo’s new book explores the obsessions of fanatical collectors, both real and fictional

Is collecting things, as James Delbourgo asserts in his book ‘A Noble Madness’, really a sign of insanity? Susan Moore investigates buff.ly/Ad2C1mX

Contemporary American Theater Festival is hiring its next Development Director. CATF is committed to diverse voices and developing new American plays. catf.bamboohr.com/careers/69?s...

So happy to have a poem* in ALOCASIA this month!

*the title poem of my forthcoming chapbook, in fact!

It's on Thursday! Join our Skychat on #womenwriters and #writing mindset.

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! October’s theme is MOON. The deadline for submissions is October 16th, 2025.

Writers, don’t let your ambitions be eclipsed! You’ve still got two days to moonwalk your manuscripts of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More into #SciFanSat at scifansat.com/landing.html before submissions close on October 16th!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

The Simmering Pots of Story Where do books come from? People ask this all the time, and if you’re like me, the answer is rarely linear. I imagine a stove crowded with simmering pots—some half-forgotten, some bubbling with sce…

The Simmering Pots of Story writerunboxed.com/2025/07/22/t... #WritingLife #WritingCommunity

National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year. Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year aw…

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year. Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year aw…

"Preston Singletary (Tlingit) is an internationally celebrated glass artist who masterfully merges European glassblowing with Northwest Native art. His elegant blown forms are transformed by sand-carved Tlingit designs that explore themes of shamanism and animal spirits."

Starting a #PhD? Remember when you're doing a PhD you are learning how to do research. Which means it's OK not to know and OK to ask lots of questions. You don't know the answers at the start. #PhDchat #PhDForum #postdoc #MRes #academicchatter #acwri

From discomfort to dialogue: how to teach controversial topics with confidence Teaching sensitive topics can be challenging, but with structure and openness, they can become powerful opportunities for learning

Sensitive topics can be tough to teach. But with structure and openness, they can spark powerful learning. See how: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/disco... #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #EduSky @uniofnottingham.bsky.social

Let’s rethink recruitment for an inclusive university culture Recruitment remains rooted in tradition – but this could be more detrimental to an inclusive culture than we think. Here’s how to tweak the process to allow every candidate to show what they can do

Traditional recruitment might be holding back inclusion more than we realise. Here’s how to tweak the process so every candidate can shine: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/lets-... #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #EduSky

The book cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

The Midnight Library, philosophical fantasy and magical realism. Woman who’s lived unseen, unheard! As she tries to end her life, time stops and she discovers through each book in the Midnight Library the different life paths she could have lived. But she can only choose 1 path! #booksky #fantasy

University harassment responses ‘putting students off reporting’ Women’s negative experiences of reporting reflective of wider barriers, with problems likely to be exacerbated by funding crisis

💯 Truth. 💯

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🪜 🎓 📜 🍎 ♀️ 👩🏾‍🔬 👩🏼‍🔬 👩🏾‍🎓 #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Happy World Teachers' Day!📚✏️ IEEE Xplore is thrilled to celebrate and recognize all the amazing educators around the globe.

#IEEE #IEEEXplore #Education #WorldTeachersDay #PhDSky #AcademicSky

YouTube video by Kidzuko No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko​

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
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National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year. Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year aw…

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year. Emily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year aw…

Native Women's Writing Retreat

An Essay of (K)Nots and Footnotes – Layli Long Soldier Poet Layli Long Solider tells the story of Iron Hail—a Mniconjou Lakota elder and warrior—and interrogates how the language of law can be a creative force in reclaiming lands and rights for Native peo...

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Siren of Atlantis by Cedar Sigo, Wave Books

#poetry

Grab a bargain book or two for Halloween 🎃👻🎃

If you fancy a spooky haunted house read this month Haverscroft has 25% off with the lovely people at @saltpublishing.com 👻👻👻

Made a vibes trailer for the book:

● EXCITING NEWS ●

The debut novel by your friend and mine, @fbereaud.bsky.social (author of the sublime San Diego Stories from @CowboyJamboree), is now available to pre-order and is on sale for $2 off in the Stanchion shop.

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Graphic with colorful flowers of different types and colors arranged in two rows. Below the flowers, bold black text reads: “Diversity is natural. Variation is a part of nature – so is disability.”

Disability is not separate from humanity. It's a natural part of the human experience.

Often times, disabilities can be a part of natural genetic variation.

Celebrating our unique experiences makes us stronger, prepares us for a world full of differences, and promotes community and understanding.

Pick of the Week Discover Great Stories. Guest Authors. Interviews. Short Stories. Wall of War. Vigilantes. Jo Naylor. The Alexanders. Father

My thanks to @hudsonal.bsky.social Allan Hudson for featuring my collection What's in a Name? in his Pick of the Week.

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