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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today is Native American Boarding School Remembrance Day. I wore orange in memory of all the children forcibly taken from their homes, starved, raped, left to die when sick, and beaten for speaking their own languages and adhering to their own cultures, sometimes beaten to death. #EveryChildMatters

Me in an orange shirt with the words "Every Child Matters" inside a heart with feathers around it and two Native children beneath it. I'm also wearing an orange ribbon skirt with white polka dots and orange and pink ribbons. Wearing white moccasins with blue flower beading on them as well, and a beaded sun necklace in blue, orange, red, and yellow.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

White editors/readers: This book has too much ethnic slang! How am I supposed to know what these words mean? BIPOC authors: You could Google them like we do for all of your slang that pops up in every book under the sun. #writesky #writingcommunity #writers #BIPOCwriters #BIPOCauthors #writing

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Just watched Backrooms, and I have so many thoughts. This will be multiple posts. The first half is brilliant. It uses liminal spaces to perfectly capture the surrealism of a nightmarish other dimension. But after that, it starts to fall apart. (1/4) #filmsky #film 📽️ #films #horror #sff #movies

Movie poster for Backrooms showing Mary clinging to a wall in the other dimension.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My family would quote this movie constantly when I was a kid. "Morons! I got morons on my team!" and "Don't ever hit your mother with a shovel. It'll leave a dull impression on her mind" were staples of our household. #filmsky #film 📽️ #classicmovies #movies #cinema

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's that time of year when the Stoker Award opt-in emails start rolling in. I read every short story sent to me and add the ones I like to the Stoker Reading List. I'll be locked inside reading #horror stories 'til February if anyone needs me. #writingcommunity #writesky #StokerAwards #HWA

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

**Free flash story/poem** A mysterious woman arrives in a small town, singing a supernatural song of death and destruction that plunges the town into eternal night. Read for free: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... #sff #fantasy #horror #poetry #poem #flashfiction #flashfic #narrativepoem #readsky

Cover of anthology The Best of MetaStellar Year Four, which contains my flash story/narrative poem, "The Songstress."

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just read a great #fantasy #comic called "Lampblack" written by Camille Longley with art by Pablo Peppino. Imagine Kiki's Delivery Service meets Fullmetal Alchemist. It's currently sold out, but they're printing more copies. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam... #sff #readsky #booksky #books #reading

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Lampblack Volume 1: Adventure Fantasy for fans of Ghibli!

Anything the ink girls paint will come to life. A forbidden power becomes a military asset in this adventure fantasy.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm gonna say something controversial: This Netflix movie is better than any horror movie A24 has ever made (except for maybe Bring Her Back). It's certainly one of the best folk horror movies I've seen. Apostle (2018) #horror #films #filmsky #film 📽️ #folkhorror #horrormovies #movies #horrorfilms

Movie poster for Apostle, featuring a burning church, people impaled in trees, and plants reaching up like hands as a man walks by.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

*Out of the blue* AC repairman: What religion are you? Me: Well, I'm Choctaw, so- Repairman: *launches into hour-long tirade about non-Christians being devil-worshipers while wielding a 2-ft hose nozzle like a club* I did not get my AC fixed. #Indigisky #Nativesky #racists #racism #FML

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I'm late in learning about this, but for those wondering why the Horror Writers Association just dissolved the position of Executive Director, read former HWA President Angela Yuriko Smith's statement here: drive.google.com/file/d/1VJt5... #writesky #horror #writingcommunity #writers #writing

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aySmith Public Statement 28 AUG 2026.pdf

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I belong to a librarian's union. So far, it's gotten us better disability benefits from our employer. We're still negotiating other possible benefits. We organized less than a year ago. #laborunions #unions #workersunited #joinaunion #supportunions #organizeaunion

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I'm happy to announce my short story, "My Grandfather's Bow," will be podcast on Tales to Terrify (@talestoterrify.bsky.social)! It may take a year for the episode to be released, but I look forward to hearing my story narrated. 😊 #horror #sff #supernatural #speculativefiction #specfic #writesky

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Fall 2026 issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers is out now! It features my #horror story, "The Beast in the Concrete Jungle." Buy a copy: www.amazon.com/Tales-Crosst... Read online (free): thecrosstimbers.net/current-issue/ #sff #specfic #supernatural #speculative #reading #readsky #booksky

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I was born and raised along the coast of the Gulf of *Mexico*. In grad school, I moved to upstate New York for an internship and lived on the shore of Lake *Ontario*. Both "Mexico" and "Ontario" are words that predate the idea of America by hundreds of years. #GulfofMexico #LakeOntario #FDT

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Somehow, with the stir over Dolly Parton's death, I missed the news that Tim Curry passed away. As someone who grew up in the '90s, I knew him for playing villains in everything from Home Alone 2 to "It." But my favorite of his roles was as Wadsworth in Clue. Perfect comedic timing. #RIPTimCurry

Image of Tim Curry as Wadsworth the butler, standing in front of a gargoyle statue, in the movie Clue.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The entire literary community owes so much to Dolly Parton for putting books in the hands of kids and making reading fun for them. She fostered generations of readers. #RIPDollyParton #ThankYouDolly

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Tomorrow is Aromantic Spectrum Visibility Day. As an #aroace person, I would love to see more books and movies with no romance in them. I would also love to see more #aro characters (portrayed accurately) in fiction. We exist. We are human. Treat us that way. #AroVisibilityDay #ArospecVisibilityDay

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Criminally underrated film: They Cloned Tyrone With themes similar to Get Out and Sinners and writing similar to Atlanta, this movie has relentlessly witty dialog and on-point social commentary. How in the hell did this sail under the radar? #filmsky #film 📽️ #sff #scifi #comedy #specfic #darkcomedy

Movie poster for They Cloned Tyrone, featuring the faces of Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and five copies of John Boyega

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JewInACanoe.bsky.social 🎗️ @jewinacanoe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Someone tell NASA that we found a short cut.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

More #photography from when I lived in Prague. I took these #photos in Nové Město (New Town). You can find more on my website: www.almunson.com/photos/ #realphotos #travel #NoAI #travelphotos #landscapes #monuments #CzechRepublic #Českárepublika #Prague #Praha 🇨🇿

Národní ulice (National Street). A tree-covered hill is in the background, Most Legii (Bridge of Legions) just in front of it, Národní divadlo (National Theater) stands in front of the bridge to the left with sculptures of horse-drawn chariots on the roof, Nová Scéna (New Stage Theater) with its reflective glass exterior stands in front to the left. To the right are streetlights and shops.

Roof of Národní divadlo (National Theater) with a sculpture of an angel commanding a horse-drawn chariot.

Sculpture of Czech WWI soldiers to the left. One soldier looks like he§s staring at the abbey in the center of the photo.

Part of sculpture in Palackého náměstí (Palacký Square) featuring people trying to stop each other from falling from the enlightenment of history into oppression.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sci-fi fans: It's 2026! Why don't we have flying cars yet? Me, a sci-fi writer: My brothers in Christ*, what do you think a helicopter is? *I'm not actually Christian. #sff #scifi #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #specfic

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Underrated movie: After (2012) This was a rather sweet story. Not quite #horror, though it was marketed that way. It's more like dark #fantasy. Definitely a gem among low budget, #indie films. #sff #filmsky #film 📽️ #indiefilms #darkfantasy #movies #indiemovies

Movie poster for After, featuring a young man with a flashlight standing on a pile of keys.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

**FREE STORY** After a supernatural entity kidnaps their unborn child from the womb, a NOLA couple seeks help from a Choctaw conjuror to get him back. Read: www.metastellar.com/fiction/the-... #horror #sff #supernatural #shortstories #readsky #reading #writingcommunity #writing #writesky #booksky

Cover of anthology Seers and Sibyls edited by MJ Pankey and published by Brigids Gate Press in September 2023. It contains my story, "The Wager." The cover has a White, brunette woman in a white dress with flowers instead of eyes, and her head is split from ear to ear. She holds a honeycomb with bees on it in one hand and a daisy in the other.

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𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Well, I'm definitely gonna check out this Zelda movie, then. For Sam.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

ICYMI, Sephera Giron penned a lengthy, poorly written, poorly reasoned, somewhat racist, pro-AI op-ed in the Horror Writers Association newsletter. Within 24 hrs, the HWA removed her from their Board of Trustees. Her rant and their response are in the slides below. #writingcommunity #writesky

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Random thought: The wildest thing I saw when people came to the U.S. for the World Cup was the way they would walk up to cops and ask for directions or help with something. They had no fear at all. It makes me think other countries are paradises where approaching a cop would never get you killed.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I just finished my 2nd novel! This is a #post-apocalyptic #sci-fi #action/adventure #western w/ lots of humor. It draws heavily on a real trek I made through the Sonoran Desert last year. I can't wait to send it to beta readers! #sff #scifi #action #adventure #writing #writingcommunity #writesky

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You guys go on ahead, I’m going to hang out here for awhile ☺️ Armchair Books, Edinburgh's Old Town

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Just watched Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. I said the first movie wasn't an outright comedy, but this one really is. It's like the writers said, "Oh, you liked the end of the last movie when the rich people blew up? Have we got a film for you!" Excellent. #movies #filmsky #film 📽️ #horror #comedy

Movie poster for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My mom: You need to trim back that elephant ear plant. It's taking over your yard. Me: I'm hoping, if he grows big enough, he'll start singing with Levi Stubbs's voice. #gardening #plants #gardens

A large elephant ear plant, standing over 8 feet tall and covering an area of 5 feet by 5 feet, blocks the walkway from my gate into my backyard.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I have bitten my tongue for years about the racist feedback I've received from so-called respected publishers. Now, I'm just saying it. 288 characters isn't enough. #writingcommunity #writing #writesky #publishing #indigisky #Indigenous #BIPOCauthors #IndigenousAuthors #writers #IndigenousWriters

Dear White editors,
When responding to submissions from Indigenous authors, DO NOT
- suggest their culture is primitive or express surprise their culture still exists
- whitesplain their culture to them and get it all wrong
- whitesplain to them laws meant to protect their community when those laws exist in name only, are never enforced, and are routinely broken
- ask that they whitewash their story to remove a conflict you believe is unrealistic when it is actually something Indigenous communities experience all the time.
All of these things are racist, whether you intend for them to be or not. Unintentional racism is still racism and is, perhaps, more dangerous than conscious racism. You are publishers who claim to want BIPOC stories and BIPOC voices, yet this is how you respond when you receive them. It's clear what you really want are stories that fit your preconceived notions of what our communities and cultures are like. You don't want our real experiences or perspectives. Please stop acting like you are champions of diversity and a safe space for BIPOC people while trying to smother our voices.

Sincerely,
Chahta ohoyo pa (This Choctaw woman)

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

**FREE story** A lab accident leaves a physicist’s conscious mind jumping into the future while her body remains in the present. But what happens when her mind reaches a future without her in it? Read: cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/what... #sff #scifi #horror #readsky #booksky #shortstories

The cover of Cosmic Horror Monthly issue #40 October 2023. It features a tentacled monster with skulls rising from flames while a group of men sit in a circle around it.

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Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My friend Joseph Caldwell died on July 13 at 97 years old. The headlines remembered the novelist, playwright, and Dark Shadows writer who helped create Barnabas Collins. This is the Joe I want people to know. Please share: The Joe Caldwell I Want You to Know open.substack.com/pub/juliefra...

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The Joe Caldwell I Want You to Know

Joseph Caldwell helped create one of television's most iconic characters. But the work that also defined him happened every Saturday for 50 years at a soup kitchen in Greenwich Village.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

My apologies to Spain for our orange idiot of a president trying to steal the spotlight from your amazing team as they celebrated their victory. He's a pathetic, insecure, spoiled brat. Congratulations on your win! 🇪🇸 #WorldCup #FuckTrump #LaRoja #Spain

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I like Argentina and Spain, but I feel this World Cup was marred by bad calls meant to keep star players in the tournament for as long as possible. Add political interference and the mistreatment of the Iranian team, and it makes me wonder what teams would be in the final if all had been fair.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I'm going to say something my ancestors never said: I don't want the Vikings to leave yet. They're so much fun. Now, I'll say something my ancestors definitely said: I want the British out. May the Trump curse take down Harry Kane. Go Norway! 🇳🇴 #WorldCup #NorwayvsEngland

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I'm happy to announce my #horror story, "The Beast in the Concrete Jungle," will appear in the Fall 2026 issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers! I had so much fun writing this story and can't wait for it be out in the world! #writingcommunity #writesky #writing #sff #supernatural #speculativefiction

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Heartbroken 💔 🇲🇽 El Tri is my favorite team. I've followed them longer than even the U.S. (Back when U.S. soccer matches weren't on TV, the Spanish language channels had the Mexican national team matches.) I hope someday to see them lift the World Cup trophy. This just wasn't the year.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/07/2026

A hero’s welcome for the Cabo Verde team arriving home ❤️

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

250 yrs ago, Thomas Jefferson declared my family "Merciless Indian Savages" conspiring with the British. My tribe and many others were actually allied w/ the French, who were allies of the American Revolutionaries. Racist TJ wasn't too keen on details. #Indigisky #Nativesky #NDN #4thofYouLie

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I live in a predominately Latino neighborhood, and ICE invaded today. I saw no less than 4 ICE SUVs surrounding one neighbor's house at 7:30am when I was on my way to work. They're taking my neighbors now. #FuckICE #NoICE #NoOneIsIllegal #FuckTrump

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

More photos from my Atlanta World Cup trip. These were taken at the botanical gardens. It's absolutely beautiful there. #Atlanta #photos #photography #realphotos #NoAI #travel #gardens #flowers

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

More photos from my World Cup trip to Atlanta. The city has some funky folk art parks scattered around, often at intersections. #photos #travel #Atlanta #ATL #Hotlanta #folkart #art #sculptures #publicart

"Star Wheel with Guitar Girls" by James Harold Jennings. A windmill with stars on the ends of the spokes. Two figures of women with guitars stand in the foreground. A white bull stands behind them.

"16 Shapes" by R. A. Miller. The cut-out figures of various animals (and dinosaurs) stand on layers of hills. I don't know if the foreground figure of the man eating a slice of watermelon is part of the same piece or not.

"16 Shapes" by R. A. Miller. Various animals, some real and some not, stand on layers of hills.

In foreground, "Itawamba Man" (a sculpture of the top half of a man with golf ball eyes), "Two-Headed Snake" (a sculpture of a blue and green rattlesnake with two heads), and "Donkey" (a sculpture of a donkey) by Burgess Dulaney. Far in the background and not really visible in this photo are "Big Head," "Dinosaur's Head," and "Visions of the Past" by Tim Lewis.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

150 yrs ago today, the Lakota, Arapaho, and Cheyenne kicked Custer's genocidal ass at the Battle of Greasy Grass. Happy Victory Day, fellow Natives! #Indigisky #Nativesky #N8v #NDN #VictoryDay #NativeHistory #IndigenousHistory #Indigenous #Native #AmericanHistory #OnThisDay #history

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Czechia's out of the World Cup, which is a bummer. At least they qualified for the tournament, though. Anyway, here are more #photos from my stay in Atlanta for the #WorldCup. These are from Centennial Olympic Park and Morningside Nature Preserve. #photography #travel #realphotos #NoAI #Atlanta

Low rock waterfalls in Centennial Olympic Park where Atlanta's FIFA Fan Festival was held.

A wooden bridge across a river in Morningside Nature Preserve in northeastern Atlanta.

The sandy bank of a river surrounded by woods in Morningside Nature Preserve.

The river viewed from above with an islet in its center. Taken at Morningside Nature Preserve.

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A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her) @almunsonauthor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Photos from the Czechia vs. South Africa match (taken with my crappy phone camera since they didn't allow real cameras into the stadium). The match was a draw, but on the plus side, it was the first time I've been to a ČR match where they didn't lose. #WorldCup #soccer #FIFAWorldCup2026 #Czechia 🇨🇿

The stadium screen shows the Czech team entering the field for warmups before the match.

"FIFA World Cup 2026" displayed on the big screen in the stadium as fans are allowed in before the match.

The flags of both teams unfurled on the pitch before the national anthems of the Czech Republic and South Africa play.

Stadium screens show fans of both teams while the players warm up on the pitch.

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