Amy Hallberg

All that fake gold Rococo on the White House is the scream of a very small and frightened man.

When I quit my career because of men like Andrew Cuomo I adjusted and found new things to do with my life. Surely he could too? Maybe take up painting like George W.

A post from Sarah Kendzior: "When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatise those who let people die, not those who struggle to live."

This.

Her name was Melissa Hortman. Yes, she was a Minnesota lawmaker in the Democratic Party. And her name was Melissa Hortman. And she was a real person who did a lot to make life better for a lot of people. And she should have had several more decades to live. So can we please mention her name?

A reminder that without immediate action, our children won't have a habitable planet. 🌎 🔥

Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator Using disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria.

When people say it’s hyperbolic to compare Trump to Hitler or to infer that Republicans are Nazis, they’re obviously very unfamiliar with history.
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“They were really counting on the American people having a kind of bloodlust — about immigrants .. in particular. And the American people don’t have that bloodlust. In fact, what they have is empathy. .. And a willingness to stand up ..”

@maddow.msnbc.com
@katiephang.bsky.social
@acyn.bsky.social

TikTok moms are starting to dominate the deportation narrative. This lady is powerful.

The President of the United States has chosen to throw the economy into turmoil.

Excellent news. Thanks for being there.

This is correct. I write creative nonfiction. I am informed by writers of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid genres, and yes, scholars. It works so much better this way for us all.

Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.

Outstanding article written by Sherrod Brown, former US senator from Ohio. Brown has always been and will always be an advocate for those who work, do the hard, dirty, hot, and unappreciated jobs. He has talked about the dignity of work for decades. I know that @connieschultz.bsky.social is proud!🩵💙

21st day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin reminds us of a truth that we humans so often disregard. We dismiss we really are so intertwined. But with the family connection, we also need to remember that siblings have fought since time immortal. Sadly sometimes, it is for our lives. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙🩵

Tuxie gonna tuxie

Black and white cat with green eyes standing next to brown sofa, staring at camera, blocking access to notebook and books.

When you’re trying to prepare to lead a writing retreat and your tuxie doesn’t allow it.
#booksky #writingcommunity

‘I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.’
~ Maeve Binchy
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity

#writerscommunity #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #AmEditing #AmQuerying

Black and white photo of Octavia Butler looking intently into the camera with a shelf full of books behind her.

“Live. Hold out. Survive.

I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”

Octavia Butler (Parable of the Sower)

#booksky #artisforliving #scifi #writing

Love this! We will be using quotes from it as a centering text at my one-day Writing Revival retreat this Saturday. Planning the final touches today and this feels like validation. 💕

Oh my goodness, no! I have a lot of political sources here that I follow (without commenting), but one of the biggest things holding me back here was: where were the writers? You’re the best, Lauren. Thank you! 💕

So much fun to talk about this with you, K.O.

Yum! Thanks.

The 2026 election begins today. December 6, 2024

Listen and learn!
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.

Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control

Pink dollhouse in front of pale blue vintage wallpaper, two upholstered green and wood dollhouse chairs in front. Title: Tiny Altars: A Midlife Revival, by Amy Hallberg.

My audiobook is available Friday, thanks to @genvexed.bsky.social—a memoir exploring my Minnesota Nice upbringing and my place in society as a white woman. As a preview, I share some current thoughts and the Foreword itself in my latest podcast episode. courageouswordsmith.com/episodes/tin...

As cats do.

One thing I’m not going to do on this — or any other platform — is engage in a circular firing squad with people who are supposed to be on the same side.

To my trolls: talk shit all you want, but, I raised almost $40,000 for Harris and helped register hundreds of voters. How about you?