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Julianne Couch

@wyojay.bsky.social

Writer, teacher, armchair adventurer, not-very-good musician, adored by my dog, and loved by some others.

39 Followers  |  15 Following  |  24 Posts  |  Joined: 15.01.2025  |  1.5963

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Downtown, Kansas A Short Story

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10.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Writer | Julianne Couch, writer This is the website for Julianne Couch, author, editor, writer, teacher.

Do you ever wonder about the who, where, what, and especially the why of the life you are in right now? Yes? Me too. That's why I wrote Searching for Here: Mapping an Unfenced Life. It isn't about me having the answers. It's about me having the questions.
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04.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When the doorbell rings, answer it We were sitting on our back deck, listening to music through the open kitchen screen door, enjoying a late spring supper.

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21.06.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Searching for Here: Mapping an Unfenced Life Searching for Here: Mapping an Unfenced Life [Couch, Julianne] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Searching for Here: Mapping an Unfenced Life

Sorry for the commercial, but did I mention my new book is out, after 6 years of writing, revisings, and sweating?
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01.06.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gifts of love are never too late Yesterday, at 9:34 p.m., we marked the sixty-sixth anniversary of my being born.

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01.06.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Will flag flying ever be hip again? At a recent meeting of our county’s democrats, planning was underway for a series of summer parades, rallies, protests, and fundraisers.

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17.05.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Region of the Unaccountable Lives On Hamlin Garland is here to help

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13.04.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rallying together, with eagle First, let me say the world doesn’t especially need my report on yesterday’s Hands Off rally in Decorah, Iowa.

Fabulous day at the Hands Off rally in Decorah, Iowa. open.substack.com/pub/julianne...

06.04.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The things that stick with us Remembering my big brother

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30.03.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amenable amenities Is moving worth it?

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22.03.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Defending our libraries Better late than never

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15.03.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Consolation in constellations Searching for Here

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Like most of us, I'm grateful for consellation where I find it.

08.03.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Executive Orders, Russia-Ukraine War and More

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19.02.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like there's a better way to refer to women, other than "moms." As in, "She's a mom who is trying to find healthy food at the grocery store."
Even if they are actual mothers. It's so...reductive.

10.02.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion: Message at Yakima rally was loud, clear β€” and civil This country was founded on a simple but bold idea: empowering the people.

For now at least, the people still have their voices β€” and they’re speaking. Politicians of every stripe would be well-advised to listen. A Yakima Herald-Republic editorial.

09.02.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At the doctor's office waiting room. A guy just set his next appointment for a year from today. Tuesday afternoons are best. Now that's resilience.

04.02.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering if I should apply for soc sec and etc before full retirement age while there's still a government to administer it....

02.02.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Locally, the show plays back to back, several nights a week. Thank goodness.

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Goodbye McKenzie, Hello Iliarian Quest First the first time in at least a decade, I don’t know anyone named Mackenzie.

As a teacher, I see lots of names and notice lots of naming trends. Not all of them good.
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01.02.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guy loses gun, asks police for help, Or, Scratchy Wilson goes home

Hope you enjoy this brief essay about small town life, with a smattering of Stephen Crane added in.
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24.01.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I believe today is the best day President X will ever have.

20.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sky, the Sea, and the solace of recalling the past On the return of President X

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18.01.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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You Live Where? | Julianne Couch | Substack Julianne Couch lives in a county in northeast Iowa, with a population of 29 people per square mile. Her Substack focuses on observations about life in small town rural Midwestern America. You don't ha...

I suppose I should mention I'm a writer (who isn't) with a Substack, free. juliannecouch.substack.com
And a website. www.juliannecouch.net
And a book coming out this spring. www.amazon.com/stores/Julia...
Could I be more obnoxious? We'll find out.

17.01.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just realized some of my best friends are long-dead authors. Is that weird?

16.01.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! I made the way past the trolls under the bridge, aka tech issue. I'm here and very glad to contribute. What I'll contribute exactly, I have no idea. But I'm sure we'll have a grand time.

15.01.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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