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Senior Poetry Editor at The Rumpus (Ret.), author of A Witness in Exile (Louisiana Literature Press, 2011) and Another Poem to Love https://brian-spears.com I also crochet stuff.
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I made this. It’s supposed to be an octopus bag. My daughter said it looked like something from Nailed It, which is easily the harshest burn she’s ever hit me with.

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You know who must really love this country? People who are about to become citizens. People who have the oath scheduled and are eager to do it. They’re looking at this goddamn mess and are still like “yep, I want to be there.” I salute you.

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I have been far more productive than I am honestly comfortable with for a Monday morning.

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Me and my bsky bubble

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Former creative writing professors, I'm putting together an #awp26 panel about those who decided to leave academia. Get in touch if you're interested or know someone who is!

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What’s your sign?

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A father’s greatest joy is pretending like his kids are helping

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A father’s greatest joy is pretending like his kids are helping

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So if you already know the information you need to create this kind of prompt, why are you asking for this kind of response? What’s the point of this circle jerk? I can drink coffee for 58 minutes and come away with a lot more than this.

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Why do I feel like I should be looking at a display of power tools right now?

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I place my cards upon the playing table. My name is Cain and I am now unable.

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Second

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Sioux Falls Pride happened today and there are some thing to love about my hometown.

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A celebrity crush that no one, I mean only Bluesky will understand

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Thinking about this picture I took of Elsa, one of my chickens, a few days ago. No reason.

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Fascism is lonely.

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I eagerly await guidance from the government as to the proper balance for our humours.

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Thousands of Iowans gathered Saturday at the State Capitol for the “No Kings” protest against President Trump’s birthday military parade. This demonstration is one of 1,800 worldwide and one of 35 across the state of Iowa, Tom Foley reports.

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Probably the same way I learned a month or so ago that 2018 Pacificas aren’t, only I was in western South Dakota, hundreds of miles from our hotel for the night at the time.

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It’s been almost a year since I posted an entry in this series and months since I posted anything at all. The former changes now and the latter I hope changes soon. brian-spears.com/2025/06/11/r...

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Just wrote a draft of a poem that’s mostly about my dogs peeing on things.

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When my wife and I were visiting family in the UK and having high tea at The Ritz, Jude Law squatted down beside me to chat with his friend at the next table.

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Is it obvious from how much I’m posting today that I have actual work to do and a deadline to hit?

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In lighter news, I started making this scarf just to have something to keep my hands busy, but then my wife saw it and claimed it for her own. Finished it yesterday. It’s all shell stitches.

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