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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This song is the boost I needed while doing concept-mapping work for *Gently Down the Stream: Reclaiming Meaning After Religion* (working title). I only recently discovered electroswing and... wow! #AmWriting #Author #Writing #WritingCommunity

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Almost There

Intended Immigration · Almost There · Song · 2025

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Tiffany Campbell @drtiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Checking out some of the citizen science opportunities near me. What kind of projects do you participate in as a community scientist? What about it do you enjoy most? I would love to hear your experiences! #naturalism #nature #ecology #water

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Marsh and Stream Explorers - Maine Audubon

Marsh and Stream Explorers Marsh and Stream Explorers is a community science project focused on macroinvertebrates (large aquatic insects) and what they can teach us about water quality. Imagine this:...

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Tiffany Campbell @drtiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Feeling the vibe in Brattleboro 👩‍🎨 Keep it counter 🌀 #creative #arts #community #counterculture

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

What is the story only you can tell? Are you sharing it? We need each other's stories… of courage, of overcoming, of love, more than ever. They keep us connected. They keep us human. Stories unfurl something beautifully wise. They inspire. They show us that humanity is worth fighting for.

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Tiffany Campbell @drtiffanycampbell.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

In a world of uncertainty, I look to small moments of awe and delight for sustenance. #nature #awe #goodness

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I'm prepping my A Coffee for a Story project where I'll set out for coffeeshops to talk with people about the moments that matter most. In rough times, stories of deeply human experience help us remember what we are fighting for. Shared stories link us in our humanity, in our hopes and dreams. 👂💙

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I'm thrilled with a decline I received from a well-known literary magazine today. The piece was one of the first I wrote upon my turn to literary writing, and I've only improved since then. Declined--but personalized with feedback (that I agree with). I did a happy dance. #writingcommunity #writer

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Up next: Living the writer's life in a tiny Vermont village for a beat. ⛰️ Almost done with the research phase 📚 and moving into drafting my manuscript on reclaiming meaning after religion. ✒️ 💙 #Writing #WriterSky #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #Author

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

My cat checking out the Atlantic. He does not approve 🌊

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I recently started submitting work to literary magazines and was just notified that a poem was accepted for publication! #Writing #WritingCommunity #Poetry

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The last several weeks have been a dream--reading, writing, and wandering the frozen Atlantic shore for inspiration. #writing #GentlyDownTheStream #ReclaimingMeaningAfterReligion

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Did you know?! A book of poetry for children! I'm thrilled with this find 📚 #Booksky #Books #Poetry #DeanKoontz

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Loving the icy seascape of the Atlantic after this last storm. This evening I explored a lone rusty lobster trap abandoned by the sea and frozen sand bubbles that make the most satisfying pop when squished with fuzzy snowboots.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I'm still there but only to keep a eye on various interests while I'm working on a book. It's wild, isn't it!

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Nine degree Fahrenheit walk on the beach tonight, ice crystals on the sand, but it was worth it.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

I don't put much emphasis on my birthday each year... but this one is kind of cool. Tonight I've experienced two items on my wish list... It's the first night living in my dream state in New England AND I saw bioluminescence for the first time!

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

New project brewing: a YA hybrid illustrated novel told through the diary of a whimsical, synesthetic teen who renames her journal Wilbur because “Dear Diary” feels too formal for existential musings and doodled frogs in crowns. It’s messy, tender, philosophical, and candle-orange warm. #writing

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I just figured out that I've been Blueskying all wrong. Hashtags it is! #Writers #WritingCommunity

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Moving out of academic writing and back into lit. Getting my contemporary fiction manuscript out on submission and starting my book on reclaiming meaning after religion. And, of course, continue (reading and) submitting to lit mags 💙

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I watch with cc also. Isn't technology (sometimes) wonderful!

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

That's beautiful! And also sad that it came to an end as it did.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I went through several years of deconstructing and healing after some big life changes. Now, as I return to literary reading and writing (after a decade+ in academia), I feel something changing in me again. A lightness, expansiveness, a new hopefulness. It's the feeling of being alive, I think.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

That's how we made it, too. I love that a simple food can provide such precious memories!

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

“You know what you are, Esperanza? You are like the Cream of Wheat cereal. You’re like the lumps.” - Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street) Funny thing, I liked the lumps best. I called them “bells.”

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Percolating new ideas is exhilarating but exhausting- arising time and again through the night to capture liquid thoughts. I know you know it too. I'm certain all the best words, the ones we desire to become drunk upon, are created this way.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"In the past, I have been compelled to solve problems, to offer insights and help. But in both of these conversations, the most helpful thing I could offer was to listen, to hear."

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(Not Quite) A Coffee for a Story

On how witnessing the soul in strangers gives me hope- Jane, an adoptive mom, and Brandon & Will, two unhoused brothers.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here! I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives. Join me and together we'll discover the hopes and dreams, fears, and triumphs that bring meaning to being human.

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T. A. Campbell, PhD (@drtiffanycampbell)

My A Coffee for a Story prompt cards are here! I'll be heading out to coffee shops soon to hear the stories that matter most in our lives. I invite you to join me here, where we'll discover the hop...

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

To be clear, I find this appalling. I share because I think these kinds of stories -that white people provided something of benefit to the enslaved- are still taught and believed far too often. But as religious belief is linked, and education is often shunned, I'm not sure how we break through.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Sadly, some of my ancestors owned plantations and practiced slave ownership. My mother tried to teach me that slavery wasn't always bad--that our ancestors "treated their slaves well" and thus, in return, were greatly loved by them 🤢 She takes great pride in this. She is also a religious fanatic.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

This little guy was just hanging out on a lilypad in our fish pond this morning.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Hugs! It's tough. Mine probably won't be here for long--we are nc & that won't change. I did self-work on the past harms but was surprised when a trauma response bubbled up anyhow. I realized it was the sorrow for what could have been. It's such a sad one to work through, isn't it? Hang in there. 🫂

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Truth? Because I was indoctrinated and used all kinds of mind games on myself to continue believing. "Doubt your doubts" sort of thing. Same as many Christians today. It became too hard to fool myself anymore. I care too much in truth to pretend "care." I hope you find the beauty I've discovered.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Weird that you think many of us didn't faithfully attend church, some for decades.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

American Christians likely would have crucified their storied Jesus. They complain about "xtian," mistakenly thinking it removes Christ, but they have removed him for being too "weak and woke" all by their little sad selves.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This can be a normal database entry when an inmate has been recently moved and typically updates within 2-3 days. Fingers crossed 🤞

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I knew someone who spent more on his dog than on his (then) fiance's engagement ring, spent loads to upgrade his Jeep & buy games- while forcing her to eat Ramen (w/ a gluten allergy), & generally limited her spending. She also brought home an income. He didn't get it when she escaped the marriage.

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

That's tough 😞 If it's joint inflammation... I've tried it all and stumbled on a goldenrod and wormwood salve that works amazingly well (for me at least!) but you'll not likely find it commercially and will need to make it yourself. Kinesiology tape helps me, too. I'd ❤️ to hear what works for you!

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A Coffee for A Story @acoffeeforastory.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

What a difference it makes, right? I didn't realize how amazing life could be until I left. I'm slowly finding people who share my values and am constantly surprised that I actually *fit* (in my solitude-loving way) with others... that I don't have to constantly fight against the grossness.

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