Ami Worthen

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On ancient and unknown worlds June in WNC is, as always, magic. Verdant, warm, sweet. The bliss of sunny days by the river. Garden gifts. Evenings where the blinking lights of fireflies are nothing short of miraculous. This Jun…

New writing amidst the madness, “On ancient and unknown worlds”

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Loving out loud Brood XIV of cicadas are now among us, a miraculous 17-year occurrence, a kind of time capsule from 2008. That was the year Krekel and I released our album “Found A Reason” and were featured on the…

Wrote about a beautiful community event and the power of solidarity and loving out loud: amiworthen.com/2025/05/28/l...

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savoring spring

A beautiful offering…

grateful for gardening

Yes! Then give them money to start their own businesses.

Donate to A Huge, Unexpected Medical Bill Shouldn't be Faced Alone, organized by Gabriela Mendez La traducción al español está a continuación. Spanish transl… Gabriela Mendez needs your support for A Huge, Unexpected Medical Bill Shouldn't be Faced Alone

Here’s a medical GoFundMe for a dear friend, please chip in if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/a-huge-une...

Love and Las Américas South America and North America (and Central America). The Americas. Las Américas. Abya Yala. The latter being the name used by various Indigenous communities and nations, to assert that “land and …

My April offering: amiworthen.com/2025/04/14/l...

Love to trans kin being their fullest and truest selves. We all benefit from your honest embodiment #transdayofvisibility

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Love the New Economy Coalition!

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What if we could At the sight of the destruction, I audibly gasped, cried out NO!, and fell to my knees in the dirt, sobbing. I was knocked down by overwhelming shock and grief. The UNCA woods, a sacred site in my …

New post about the movement to Save UNCA Woods and opposition to trickle down housing: amiworthen.com/2025/03/25/w...

Resist | Rock | Remember The beat of resistance throbs through my being. The rhythm of refusal. “Do not obey in advance,” Timothy Synder advises in his book On Tyranny. ¡Viva la resistencia! Our power is real.  The ov…

This month's musings, "Resist | Rock | Remember," shared with love: amiworthen.com/2025/03/03/r...

Lighting a candle in memory of Roberta Flack, thank you for sharing your gifts with the world, you will be missed. We can have local pride that she was born in Black Mountain. #wnc #robertaflack

grateful for each moment

Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary | Official Merchandise | Bonfire Committed to creating and resourcing spaces where we can create sanctuary with each other

You can support this sweet @tepeyacsanctuary.bsky.social WNC immigrant rights mutual aid fundraising campaign by getting a tshirt or sweatshirt here: www.bonfire.com/store/tepeya...

Heartbreaks and hope Being near water is one of my favorite things, be it a creek or a river or lake, or, less frequently, the ocean. I’m partial to waterways in the Appalachian mountains, I’ll take a mountain stream o…

Just published a new essay, Heartbreaks and hope: amiworthen.com/2025/02/09/h...

I am grateful to now be more connected to the eternal life of Audre Lorde. Your writings and teachings are gift to the world. 💖

Sometimes a book is so incredible I literally applaud when I finish. “Survival is a Promise” by @alexispauline.bsky.social was such a book. Bravo and thank you. 💖

We are touring with our Children’s Liberation Lbrary and a team of artists, therapists, and organizers.

We read storybooks and learn resilience skills. Parents talked with therapists. Kids made library cards and got to take a book home. We gifted them a full liberation library. It was beautiful.

Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵

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