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Sara Pisak

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Writer. Words in “The Rumpus,” “The Fourth River,” “Hippocampus,” “Door is a Jar,” “Women of Appalachia,” and “Whale Road Review,” among others.

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Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, by Umberto Boccioni, 1913, (cast 1931 or 1934), 📸 by Wang Zhao

19.02.2026 23:03 — 👍 5288    🔁 838    💬 20    📌 28

My review of “Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell” by @paullisicky.bsky.social is published at Hippocampus!

13.02.2026 16:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety Americans across the U.S. are celebrating King's legacy this weekend. One way to reflect on his life and message is by revisiting his celebrated 1963 speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial.

Americans across the U.S. are celebrating King's legacy this weekend. One way to reflect on his life and message is by revisiting his celebrated 1963 speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial.

19.01.2026 20:21 — 👍 548    🔁 127    💬 13    📌 8
Painting of a half full transparent teapot resting on a pile of books

Painting of a half full transparent teapot resting on a pile of books

'Tea and Books' by Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt

26.12.2025 10:06 — 👍 960    🔁 138    💬 0    📌 18
Photo featuring a large scale triangular shaped Christmas tree created with multicoloured crochet squares with a star on top, sited in an street at night

Photo featuring a large scale triangular shaped Christmas tree created with multicoloured crochet squares with a star on top, sited in an street at night

Crocheted Christmas tree, Medelim, Portugal, created by 50 female textile artists who came together from all over the country for the project #WomensArt #ChristmasEve 🎄 ❄️

24.12.2025 06:20 — 👍 848    🔁 169    💬 0    📌 6
Print featuring two deers and a bird in silhouette by a frozen river in a snowy landscape with hills and pine trees

Print featuring two deers and a bird in silhouette by a frozen river in a snowy landscape with hills and pine trees

'Wish I had a river' by contemporary printmaker Fiona Watson #WomensArt

13.12.2025 06:05 — 👍 852    🔁 139    💬 0    📌 7
Artwork in greys, white and black of the front view of a reindeer with head turned to the right, the creature has thick fur and large antles, the background is dark grey

Artwork in greys, white and black of the front view of a reindeer with head turned to the right, the creature has thick fur and large antles, the background is dark grey

'Inky drawing of a reindeer' by Scottish artist, Kerry Phippen #WomensArt

05.12.2025 06:13 — 👍 581    🔁 89    💬 0    📌 4
Drawing featuring a lone figure in silhouette  on a track in snow with tall trees to the right, under a bleak greyish white sky

Drawing featuring a lone figure in silhouette on a track in snow with tall trees to the right, under a bleak greyish white sky

Katja Lang, contemporary German artist who focuses on stillness and spaces #WomensArt #December

01.12.2025 06:38 — 👍 1599    🔁 275    💬 0    📌 10
Four images, including a monochrome photograph of two white women, head and shoulders and three paintings, one of tulips, one of a lighthouse in semi abstract  style and one of an abstract design in black and red

Four images, including a monochrome photograph of two white women, head and shoulders and three paintings, one of tulips, one of a lighthouse in semi abstract style and one of an abstract design in black and red

Have you heard of US painter Ida O'Keeffe? Her work was largely overshadowed by that of her much more known older sister Georgia.... #womensart

21.11.2025 05:43 — 👍 578    🔁 93    💬 0    📌 2
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'The night the sky showered us with stars" by Sarah Morgan, contemporary artist and printmaker #WomensArt

01.11.2025 17:30 — 👍 695    🔁 118    💬 0    📌 5
Painting featuring the upper half of a white woman leaning on a table on which a glass of red wine is sited, the subject with long blonde hair is wearing a green jacket and holds a cigarette, she looks out to the viewer with a strong thoughtful gaze

Painting featuring the upper half of a white woman leaning on a table on which a glass of red wine is sited, the subject with long blonde hair is wearing a green jacket and holds a cigarette, she looks out to the viewer with a strong thoughtful gaze

Singer, songwriter, musician Joni Mitchell is also a painter and has created works featuring fellow musicians, the Canadian and US landscapes and many self portraits. Self-portrait (2000), used as cover art for her album 'Both Sides Now' #Genius

18.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 689    🔁 87    💬 0    📌 1
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Meliorism:
(n.) [mélya-rizəm]
the belief that we can contribute to positive change and improve the world through acts of love, creativity, compassion, and kindness
#Writers
#WednesdayWord

08.10.2025 15:17 — 👍 10    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 2
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“Only if we understand, will we care. Only if we care, will we help. Only if we help shall all be saved.” ~ Jane Goodall

Thank you, Ms. Goodall. Rest in peace.🤍🌎

02.10.2025 01:10 — 👍 177    🔁 54    💬 2    📌 3
Khaki hat with green brim and green lettering. Green lettering is the Small Town Miles slogan “Local Runner: Run Your Roots.”

Khaki hat with green brim and green lettering. Green lettering is the Small Town Miles slogan “Local Runner: Run Your Roots.”

Look what came in the mail today! I will never be a runner. But I’m happy to support Noah and his Small Town Miles brand by wearing this around town! You can order one here: smalltownmiles.com

25.09.2025 17:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Orange and yellow sunset with trees.

Orange and yellow sunset with trees.

Blue night sky with pink and white clouds.

Blue night sky with pink and white clouds.

There’s something magical about listening to Mary Oliver audiobooks while walking under a glowing night sky!

23.09.2025 21:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Posting a bright and colorful painting a day. jancrooker.com

21.09.2025 10:54 — 👍 73    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0
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Small Town Miles The brand built for the small town runner.

Support small businesses like Small Town Miles, which was started by my cousin, Noah. Their newest hat drop is happening now! #smalltownrunners #runyourroots

20.09.2025 15:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Print in blue and white looking up to a large bird flying in tbe sky which is in a space between the canopy of a forest

Print in blue and white looking up to a large bird flying in tbe sky which is in a space between the canopy of a forest

'Breathing Space', etching by contemporary artist and printmaker  Janis Goodman #WomensArt

10.08.2025 05:19 — 👍 1207    🔁 207    💬 0    📌 11

My newest review of Hanif Kureishi’s “Shattered: A Memoir” is out now @hippocampusmag.bsky.social

21.07.2025 22:19 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Semi apstract watercolour painting with the dawn represented as horizontal bands of blue orange and gold over purple land

Semi apstract watercolour painting with the dawn represented as horizontal bands of blue orange and gold over purple land

Georgia O'Keeffe,
Morning Sky, 1916
#WomensArt

01.07.2025 04:39 — 👍 732    🔁 100    💬 0    📌 2
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Isobelle Ouzman carves intricate 3D illustrations into discarded books found in dumpsters, recycling bins, and local thrift shops #WomensArt

26.06.2025 13:10 — 👍 933    🔁 155    💬 0    📌 19
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Taylor Swift now owns her masters.

30.05.2025 19:42 — 👍 331    🔁 32    💬 3    📌 16
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After 23 years and 4,953 episodes, "Around the Horn” is airing its final show right now.

The show will be remembered as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.

23.05.2025 21:02 — 👍 373    🔁 44    💬 13    📌 7
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Taylor Swift Song or Passive Aggressive Text from My Mother? 1. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things 2. I Don’t Care 3. Call It What You Want 4. Just Sayin’! 5. Don’t Blame Me 6. Look What You Made Me Do 7. ...

1. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
2. I Don’t Care
3. Call It What You Want

12.05.2025 01:30 — 👍 37    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 1

Happy Indie Bookstore Day, please tell your local indoor bookstores that you love them, preferably by purchasing a book

26.04.2025 15:39 — 👍 3768    🔁 519    💬 82    📌 29
Photo of a close-up of a number of highly decorated eggs in different colours and stulised images of deer, flowers or bees as well as individuap patterns

Photo of a close-up of a number of highly decorated eggs in different colours and stulised images of deer, flowers or bees as well as individuap patterns

A pysanka is a Polish-Ukrainian #Easter egg, decorated with traditional folk designs using a wax-resist method #WomensArt

18.04.2025 05:25 — 👍 2385    🔁 414    💬 0    📌 28
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#Eggs at #Easter relate to ideas of new life in the #Spring.
Painted eggshells by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt

18.04.2025 07:11 — 👍 1154    🔁 220    💬 0    📌 10
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New Book Review Alert! Amanda Marie Gipson reviews In My Boots: A Memoir of Five Million Steps Along the Appalachian Trail by Amanda K. Jaros
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/03/review-in-my-boots-a-memoir-of-five-million-steps-along-the-appalachian-trail-by-amanda-k/

12.04.2025 22:35 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This is high art

06.04.2025 21:37 — 👍 26424    🔁 7564    💬 531    📌 1012
Photo featuring three horse sculptures grouped together on the wet sand of a beach under a blue sky, each horse is created with pieces of drift wood and stands facing right

Photo featuring three horse sculptures grouped together on the wet sand of a beach under a blue sky, each horse is created with pieces of drift wood and stands facing right

Life size driftwood horse sculptures by UK sculptor Heather Jansch #WomensArt

07.04.2025 05:28 — 👍 1036    🔁 166    💬 0    📌 10