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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

The sad thing is that he’s quite proud of it.

Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

@octoberhillmag.bsky.social A short story by Anne McPherson Arthurs in the Spring 2026, vol. 10 issue 1 of October Hill Magazine. My favorite lines: "It was enough to make me wish there was something seriously wrong with me, too." AND "His own personal rain cloud, Mom called it." Great read!!

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

My poll workers initial the ballots. Always have.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

That’s horrible!!!!!!! May those creeps meet a similar experience sooner rather than later.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I could’ve told you that. However, I was going to say I didn’t have scientific proof, but actually there’s a lot of proof before our very eyes.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

LOL. Love it when they turn on each other. No one likes either one of them. Two wannabe bullies on the playground.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

They both have (had) lovely smiles.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Loved The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is making me extremely sad as well. I have two young granddaughters and I fear the world we’re leaving them. It keeps me awake at night.

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“To Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar: We know who you are and we refuse to let you benefit from this University's concealment.” These are the names of the Cornell rapists. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reading Salamander #49 from fall/winter 2019-2020. Takes me a while to catch up. Just finished Christina Leo’s story, “The Blue Bull of Bayou Bonne Chance.” A real touch of Louisiana living.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Important for us to remember this. Capitalism without regulation gives us this.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Exactly what I have been wishing

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wonderful poem, “The Murmur” by Joan García Viltró “shy chunks of beef” “cheeky flock of eggs” so much longing

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don’t loan my books. If I buy, 99.9% of the time I keep it. I write in my books. I love my book collection. They are organized and I have a spreadsheet.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

People continue to get it wrong. It’s not that trump doesn’t care, it’s his goal to ruin the United States.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Result of voting for a criminal. Duh. Guess the farmers and ranchers are happy.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I have to say that Saleem Haddad's short story "Song of the Birds" is one of the best stories I've read all year.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Every time I see a photo of Little Mikey, he looks more and more scared that his secrets are going to be revealed. He's petrified. 🤣

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You have just inspired me to re-read Houseguest. It’s been a few years. It’s a slim book absolutely packed with tension and suspense. “…those screams that would stick to my skin like leeches.”

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Building a character for a new story.

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Raelle @jazchaz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Rest in power, Gloria Steinem - trailblazer who carved space for women to rise. Her words pushed me toward sisterhood, toward building what she imagined. Her future lives in every woman who refuses smallness. Gratitude 🙏🏻 #SheShed #VivaHoodAlliance #MySisterhood

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I just went through Matt Kendrick's online workshop I Hear Voices. Oh my. So helpful. A couple of weeks ago I listened to Story Shapes. Highly, highly, recommend. www.mattkendrick.co.uk/workshop-rec...

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Workshop-recordings (List) | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I just finished Helen Garner’s Stories.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Trump voters did this. And, hmmm, farmers overwhelmingly voted how?

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Rats. I am sorry to hear that.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

reworking a short story I haven’t touched in 10 years

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Announcing the WelkinPress Best of the Net nominations for 2026: @anibanerjee.bsky.social @emilyrinkema.bsky.social @cake-girl.bsky.social Yara Zgheib Links to their brilliant pieces below 👇

The Welkin Press. Best of the Net Nominations 2026. Ani Banerjee. Emily Rinkema. Karen Baumgart. Yara Zgheib.

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

JUST TO CLARIFY…👇 You’re welcome.😎✨

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Thank you! I’ve been so inspired by these stories.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Oh my, that’s so sweet. However, technically, I think I missed a day when I was particularly busy. I would LOVE “I Hear Voices” and “Story Shapes.” 😀 I nominate Sarah Freligh for her story on the short list. That story, for me, is one of the best I’ve ever read of any length.

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Denise Bayes @deniseb.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I have always loved the song Changing Lights by Stacey Kent, words by Kazuo Ishiguro. This 100 word flash evokes those same emotions of paths crossing. Congratulations.

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A chance meeting is a perfect scenario for a short piece and lovely that the narrator realizes just how happy she is. And a nice closure for that old relationship. My favorite description among the many greats is “fishing-line twitch of prior commitments.” I love the physical jerk. Great story, Amy!

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

🏛️🏰📜 WINNER of the History Prize, "Outside a Vet’s Office: Boston, 9/11/2001" by @sfreligh.bsky.social A brilliantly-rendered microcosm that projects outwards in such a tragic way towards global events: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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Outside a Vet’s Office: Boston, 9/11/2001 | MattKendrick.co.uk

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I love stories in which after something no day after is the same. The entire world, I think, has the before 9/11 and after 9/11 calendar in their minds. Like with the latest pandemic. Even Vesuvius in 79. The old dog knows more than the people. Aren’t we always sniffing in the wind wondering? Sarah!

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Ann Graham @ann-graham.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I want “divine peace within their glowing harmony.” And, the word “concertinaed” is a fabulous visual descriptor. I also appreciate the unexpected “uninhabited body.” For me, “a speck in an enormous void” gives me comfort in a backwards way, part of, but not responsible for the whole. Awesome, Jo.

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The Welkin Press @welkinpress.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🧝🧚🧙‍♂️ WINNER of the Firefly Prize, "And Also, In the Woods a Spaceship Landed" by Jo Withers: A piece that marries together a speculative event with a deeply personal tragedy. www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...

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And Also, In the Woods a Spaceship Landed | MattKendrick.co.uk

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