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Jeannine Hall Gailey

@webbish6.bsky.social

I'm a writer with multiple sclerosis and the author of six books of poetry, including Field Guide to the End of the World and Flare, Corona and two books of non-fiction, including PR for Poets. I live in the Pacific Northwest.

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@tcmtv.bsky.social sound is off in the voice track of Amelie.

15.02.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If every single married woman isn't out in the streets protesting this, they either don't know what's happening or don't recognizing it's taking away their vote.

13.02.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My friends who are coders say that AI code is very recognizable garbage. I can say right now that poetry and music composed by AI are by no means "comparable" to a talented (or even untalented) human or musician. Being human and creating art is what we are made for, not to be slaves to AI.

11.02.2026 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just the sticks - here in Woodinville it would be useful too!

11.02.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know! I keep saying - do I need to be on Substack? Lesley Wheeler does both somehow.

10.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for including me, Dave. I really enjoyed this week's readings. I swear it is one of the most uplifting things I read all week. Also a reminder I'm not the only one out here.

10.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the blog this week: Superbowls and Sunshine, Witchy Poets, Wordclouds and Titling, Changing Perspectives and Losing Control: webbish6.com/superbowls-a... #SuperBowls #Februarysunshine #TitlingBooks #WitchyPoets

10.02.2026 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a very important contribution! Thank you. It is very hard for me to find out if residencies are "accessible" - because that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people and I don't want to get to a place and whoops, have to go home b/c I can't get into a building or shower. Thank you!

05.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead

04.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19732    πŸ” 5943    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 80
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On the blog this week: Happy February! Snow Moons, Unusual Birds, Cancer Scares, Big Birthdays, the Power of Community and More: webbish6.com/happy-februa...

02.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for including me, Dave, and let's hope for a better rest of January than we've had so far.

20.01.2026 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Murakami's Flower Globe at Seattle Art Museum

Murakami's Flower Globe at Seattle Art Museum

Happy Floating Clouds at Seattle Art Museun

Happy Floating Clouds at Seattle Art Museun

Three people at Lake Washington in a sunbeam

Three people at Lake Washington in a sunbeam

Me with red hair and red sweater dress

Me with red hair and red sweater dress

On the blog this week: Striving to Change Mindset: A Visit to Seattle Art Museum, Friends from Out of Town, and New Year New Hair (Plus Resilience) webbish6.com/a-change-in-... #seattleartmuseum #changingyourmindset #newyearnewhair #buildingresilience

20.01.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Appeasement never works.

16.01.2026 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the blog this week: A Wonderful Visit with a Poet Friend, Then Grappling with the ICE Murder of a Poet and a Dangerous Unhinged President (with Harry Potter quote, sorry! You'll see - it's very apropos!) webbish6.com/a-wonderful-... #poets #poetfriends #ICE #unhinged

12.01.2026 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Does poetry make a difference? I hope so. I can protest, I can send money, I can write my congresspeople, but really, I am a poet, so here is "I Declare My Resistance," first published in Rise Up Review.

10.01.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If your husband/boyfriend/brother/father isn't horrified and outraged by what happened to Renee Nicole Good, they won't be horrified or outraged when it happens to you. Something to think about. #ReneeNicoleGood #murderedpoets #murderedmothers #getridofICE

08.01.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A poem of mine, "Fireproof," previously published in Menacing Hedge.

08.01.2026 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.

That is called murder when they do that.

Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.

08.01.2026 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 21133    πŸ” 5217    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 132

Broke my elbow (funny bone) when I fell out of an office chair. Was diagnosed with MS shortly thereafter, when the elbow surgeon noticed nerve strangeness in the arm and noted vertigo can be a neurological symptom. Sigh.

06.01.2026 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a wonderful collection of posts. Makes me feel more hopeful about the new year. Maybe I have been too stingy with my hopes. Thanks, and happy (hopeful) 2026

06.01.2026 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@eddiemuller.bsky.social Happy holidays! I just discovered β€œLady on a Train” have you ever introduced this or talked about Deanna Durbin? I’d love to hear your noirish thoughts!

31.12.2025 07:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pedestal Magazine Β» Jeannine Hall Gailey – Revontulet

Fan of Northern Lights? Check out my new poem in the (sadly) last issue of The Pedestal, "Revontulet:" thepedestalmagazine.com/jeannine-hal... #poems #foxfire

30.12.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for including me, Dave, and wishing you as happy a new year as possible!

30.12.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this letter's goal is an extremely good one! Of course, even though I live in the Pacific Northwest (a great place for odd folks,) my people lived in the Appalachian mountains for hundreds of years...glass makers and mail carriers and small farmers.

23.12.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Dave! Happy all the holidays in the bleak midwinter!

23.12.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the blog this week: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (and Solstice, and Hannukah), a New Poem in Laurel Review, and Holiday Coping Mechanisms: webbish6.com/have-yoursel...

22.12.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And it’s not over. More flooding plus a blizzard? Mother Nature is not messing around this winter..

17.12.2025 05:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for including me, what a relief it was to read about poetry - our news out here has been all disaster all the time (new flash floods today!) so good to have some relief. Wishing for that solstice to come faster and for the days to start getting longer!

16.12.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the blog last week - my web site was down a couple of days: webbish6.com/december-rai... - December Rain, Bellevue Botanical Garden Lights, and Rejection

11.12.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope she gets a laywer who will work pro bono to sue the shit out of those monsters. Can lawsuits slow down ICE?

07.12.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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