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francesdonovan.bsky.social
Poet, writer, ex-webgrrl, cats, dog, plants. Fetal position. she/they Banner: Cover image from ARBORETUM IN A JAR. Profile photo: Head shot of a person with glasses and very curly blonde hair going gray. https://linktr.ee/francesdonovan
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Key West

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“I am the poor white, fooled and pushed apart, I am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars. I am the red man driven from the land, I am the immigrant clutching the hope I seek— And finding only the same old stupid plan…” Langston Hughes, “Let America be America Again”

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Eva - our resident indoor cat

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It’s deep winter here in New England. Please post photos of your garden, indoor or outdoor. Here’s a tree that gave me life this November during a family crisis. #trees #gardening #plants #herbs

submitted 35 days ago • 2 comments

First attempt at rag curls results in the 80s poodle look - sans perm chemicals. When I put them in last night and covered them with my new satin bonnet, Mark said I was turning into a perimenopausal Black woman. #goals Nice to see my #365feministselfie posse on BlueSky! #femme #queer #nonbinary

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Happy Caturday from Theo-D-O #catsofbluesky #caturday

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Look what they found behind the shingles on the outdoor wall of our deck! We found a piece of wood that said “November 2004 Bobby and Michel fix this house.” Our carpenter said he should write a note that says “Bobby didn’t know what he was doing.”

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Baby’s first COVID

submitted 40 days ago • 2 comments

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

submitted 41 days ago • 267 comments

Ralphie says what’s up. #catsofbluesky

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Retreat update: 18 or so free-writes typed and edited. Should give me some material for South Bank this year. I’m glad I brought the whole box — who knew which were the keepers? #poetslife #writingretreat

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At the Sunrise Cabin at Woolman Hill, solo writing retreat. #cabininthewoods #poetsofbluesky

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"I read that every good story is a witch's hat-- the rising action climbs the black silk to the points, then slides down to the ever-widening brim, the rings of Saturn over an old lady's brow" - @jennmartelli.bsky.social , "400 Calories of Existential Horror", PSYCHIC PARTY UNDER THE BOTTLE TREE

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Hope for the future on a day when I feel a little hopeless: our meadowscaping project, planted this fall, slumbering in the cold, dreaming of spring.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

So I guess I’m officially off X — left my profile up but not posting anymore. How long before Corey Doctorow’s rule hold true for Bluesky?

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment