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Head up. Heart open.

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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

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I can show you/ I can help you/ I (can) hate it here/ we find what we look for/ the patience of possibility/ the hunger of how far can I go/ the bright burst of both and neither (is everything)/ we slip between what others see and what we want them to see/ or dance/ it's a choice/ yours// tiny poem

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The number five caught in a feedback loop/ a story he's been telling himself/ not enough/ not enough/ not enough/ this story sleeps in folded elbows and wakes in unwelcome words/ pushing away the possibility of a new story/ the only story that really matters/ you/ are/ enough// another tiny poem

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Parallel lines promising dollar signs/ the burnt edges of who will you be/ who can you be/ how can you be/ a mouth that keeps spitting up blood and spraying a flood/ cruel words/ ask a different question/ dream a different echo/ you deserve to become/ your best self// a tiny poem

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For all the doubters, how are these not the same?

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1.21am times eternity/ an echo of all the times we’ve - / broken down doors/ called your mother/ held each other’s hands/ made a nest of white sheets/ - been right where we needed to be// #micropoem

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No, this wasn’t one of twenty photos, why do you ask?

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I co-wrote and recorded a song. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/track/0DJXRq...

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Speaking of Luigi Mangione and entertainment in prison, I would like to direct people's attention to a charity that's really cool, The Prisoners Literature Project. They're looking for year end donations! www.prisonlit.org

submitted 73 days ago • 55 comments

🎉 Love this @literaryhub.bsky.social Best NF Books list, 👋 Jill Ciment’s CONSENT & 👋 Bianca Bosker’s GET THE PICTURE 🎉 lithub.com/lit-hubs-50-...

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I just don’t know if I have the energy right now to build relationships in another place. I miss the old days of tweeting. ☹️

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I co-wrote and recorded a song y’all With All Your Scars will be available on streaming platforms from 27th December and join us to celebrate live at the Wheatsheaf Hotel Friday 3rd Jan from 7.30pm. More info: partofthings.org/portfolio/se...

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Dutton really does seem to be leaning into the Trump handbook. Sigh.

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Currently in a training session about trauma informed care in education settings and being brutally reminded that a lot of teachers still aren’t across the basics of trauma informed care. Our young people need us to do better.

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We call old memory into the circle/ shaky voices brave/ we bump elbows and colour the day/ this many-way street an invitation to meet/ wherever you are/ whatever you need/ whoever you choose/ together we breathe// A morning circle micro-poem.

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This is my first time sharing my query letter template on Bluesky! I hope it helps someone #amquerying docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 104 days ago • 23 comments

Advice from a Literature teacher and resister: read your history, but don’t forget your literature. Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.

submitted 106 days ago • 302 comments

i do not have the strength to reupload all my art so just have some of the hits

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Pinned post time! Writer friends! Did you know I maintain a bundle of resources, to help you on your querying journey? 📝 20 query letters! 📚 6 book proposals! 🕵🏼‍♀️ Guides for finding agents! 🚀 A guide on writing IP! All free. Though I won’t say no to a coffee. ❤️ www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch

submitted 109 days ago • 15 comments

Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.

submitted 109 days ago • 985 comments

I really miss the old sense of community early Twitter had and hoping to find some of that again. The sharing and learning from each other. The big ideas. The stumbling onto amazing writers and artists and becoming digital besties. The being introduced to new ideas with care and courage.

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[Intro thread - Nov 2024] I’m a writer, performance maker, creative producer and community organiser. I make performances, installations, experiences, presentations, poetry, essays, digital exchanges and moments of connection. 1/? 🖊Insta: @lylyeeoftheriver

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