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Yay!! A federal judge in California sided with a coalition of unions, temporarily barring the Office of Personnel Management from ordering federal agencies to terminate probationary workers, stating that the firings were ‘illegal, should be stopped, and rescinded.’

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Jill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Writer friends, I hope you're getting your current manuscript polished and ready to send to Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Press by 1/31. 10 days to submit literary #fiction, #nonfiction, and #poetry. The editors are reading subs and eagerly awaiting yours! duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

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Wandering Aengus Press Submission Manager

Submit to Wandering Aengus Press. Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Easily the coolest news I’ve heard all year so far. Thank you, Jason. Thank you, otters!

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Gopnik: “A crowd can become a mob;a crowd can even become an army. To turn a crowd into a community? Ah, that’s the hard work.” Go bluesky go.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Teaching this course 2 years ago was one of the most magical experiences of my life. Please join me and our amazing more-than-human kin in the San Juan Islands.

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WRITING THE NONHUMAN - Freeflow Institute

A rich, multidimensional journey across genres and species, and a dreamy midsummer exploration of the Salish Sea by kayak

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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

"Stories are holy and nutritious and crucial. Stories change lives; stories save lives.... They crack open hearts, they open minds." ~ Brian Doyle

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

An honor to be in this fine company.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Maybelle’s on her annual ferry commute from Stehekin to Wenatchee. She stays pretty close to the life jackets. Safety first!

A cat on a ferry boat by a sign for life jackets

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Nicole Walker @nikwalk.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I think the best thing we can do for the moment is get together and make a plan. One plan might be submitting a proposal for NonfictioNOW. Proposals are due November 15th. We'll all get together in June and celebrate writing and community. www.nonfictionow.org/new-page-1

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Call for Proposals Coming Soon — NonfictioNOW 2025: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Yeah! We have a community in the makes … xo

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Some jobs I’ve done besides what I do now: Independent author-editor-teacher Trail crew worker Park ranger Wildland firefighter Dispatcher Housekeeper Lifeguard Newspaper reporter Camp counselor Oldest daughter holding everything together (or trying)

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Also FWIW my brother “Joefish” died in June. I miss him every day. I’m not as sciency as he was but I will try to carry on his legacy as a voice for decency and truth on social media and in the world.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Deactivated the Other. Looking for connection here. Onward. ❤️

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 15/08/2024

Did you all know it costs $500 to place a 150 word obit in a local paper? And they don’t even say so straight up? Labyrinthine upsell websites for those mourning is no way to save local journalism.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

Happy Earth Day! www.terrain.org/2024/nonfict...

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Love this so much! Zero dork 100% deserved joy! ❤️

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

This cannot be said often enough.

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Audre Lorde on poetry as the artform of working class consciousness: "Of all art forms, poetry is the most economical. It is the most secret, requires the least physical labor, the least material, and can be done between shifts, in the hospital pantry, on the subway, and on scraps of surplus paper."

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Have you watched Queen Sugar on Hulu? It— and the novel by Natalie Baszile—is terrific. Plus, you know, Reservation Dogs.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Smoky weather (AQI 250 this morning down from 440 yesterday in #Stehekin) means more reading. This week's recommendations: CARRY by Toni Jensen, THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich, TALES of a DISTANCE poetry by Andrew. C Gottlieb.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 19/08/2023

Words, justice, feminism, anti-racism, and CORGIs! I am so in!

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 18/08/2023

Yay! Great to meet you and Wheels! Here’s to more conversation!

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 13/08/2023

Looks fabulous. Thanks for the heads up.

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Ana Maria Spagna @amspagna.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

I've just landed here in Blue Sky land, hoping for good connections in writing (creative nonfiction, esp.), the environment, social justice, music (always music), and yeah, cats. Here's Maybelle on the workbench, pondering her next project:

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