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Ann Smith

@annsmithsf.bsky.social
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The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Poetry • Philosophy • Literature • Music

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Paperpills 💊🇵🇸❤️ @paperpills10.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Djabbarova26 #MyDreadfulBody Brutal! How does one reconcile with that? How do vou forgive? You can't. A great story!! Thank you @lizoksbooks.bskv.social for an incredible heartfelt translation! Thank you @yelenafurman.bsky.social and @olgaz.bsky.social for bringing #MyDreadfulBody to our attention!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is so exciting, Lisa! Congratulations!
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🎙️ON AIR: Legendary musician and activist Joan Baez joins us in studio. We’ll talk about finding her voice, artists and activism — and her latest act: joining a circus. ❓Has a musician, song or concert ever changed the way you saw an issue or inspired you to take action? 📻Listen:
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Legendary Musician Joan Baez Joins Us in Studio | KQED
We speak with Baez about the evolution of her voice and what she sees as artists’ role in activism.
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Paperpills 💊🇵🇸❤️ @paperpills10.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My Dreadful Body #Djabbarova26 #MyDreadfulBody starts today! readinganactofsharedsolitude.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/m...
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My Dreadful Body #Djabbarova26 starts today!
My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova Shall we make it a slow read? Starting September 11th. 11 chapters in 11 days. Feel free to read at your own pace. It was obvious to me from childhood that if I…
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Last week at SFO I walked into Compass Books and they had ‘one’ copy—waiting for me? I bought it, and am so glad to read with you all again! I almost deleted Bluesky; glad I just let it sit dormant. Toscha, your concerns are valid—and this group will certainly be supportive with Reem leading us. 📚❤️
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Against ‘Women’s Writing’ — Andrea Long Chu review. Here is another review for the group… Thank you all for your comments about #rachelcusktogether along the way — truly the only reason I stayed with the trilogy. Looking forward to our next read together! archive.ph/2025.04.22-1...
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Thank you for (once again) leading us. I believe I’m done with Rachel Cusk’s writing, but I so enjoyed the postings from everyone reading along.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
last week of #rachelcusktogether ! thank you all for reading along with me.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
two more weeks #rachelcusktogether remain! week 17 starts tomorrow!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
week 16 of #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I’d be so angry in Faye’s place. That was not an interview. In such a situation I might tell the interviewer I’d be happy to reschedule, or ask her to send me her questions, since she needs to leave before the interview even begins.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
week 15 of #rachelcusktogether starts tmw!
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Green Apple Books @greenapplebooks.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
The gift of a night out cannot be slept on. How about grabbing tickets to see literary superstars Karl Ove Knausgaard and Rachel Kushner in-conversation? Tickets include a copy of the book! www.eventbrite.com/e/1962638700...
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
W.S. Merwin with a beautiful poem for the day that it is.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
week 14 of #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow! happy new year almost!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
…and Ilya Gridneff
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Such a great novel. Have you read Your Name Here by Helen DeWitt? It’s on my short stack to start soon.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
3 days off and then we start the last volume of #rachelcusktogether !
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Thank you, as always, for leading us!
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
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nickybohemia.bsky.social @nickybohemia.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @wired.com's @mollytaft.com and @capitalandmain.bsky.social's @aaroncantu.bsky.social about what data center growth means for the environment — and for ratepayers — and how we're responding. ❓Have you been impacted by data center growth? What are your concerns? 📻 Listen:
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California’s AI Data Centers Taking Growing Environmental Toll | KQED
We talk about what data center growth means for the environment — and for ratepayers — and how lawmakers and communities are responding.
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to journalist, José "Caya" Cayasso, immigration law historian, Dr. Yael Schacher, immigration attorney, Nicole Gorney, and Russian whistleblower, German, about third-country removals. ❓What questions do you have about these deportation policies? 📻 Listen:
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KQED Radio - Tune in Live Radio | KQED
Stay connected and informed by tuning into KQED's radio for engaging news, captivating stories, and thought-provoking conversations.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I agree, all perspectives are certainly limited and biased, and there can be an overlap with narcissism and PTSD, but we don’t know enough about Faye yet to understand. Objectively, I see her telling other people’s stories from her limited perspective — what drives her to do this we don’t yet know.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I didn’t know that existed. I’ve bookmarked it to listen to when we are done reading. Thank you!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Ooh, thank you! I will save for when we are done with these three books.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The way she is controlling all of these stories; the way we understand them are only through Faye’s (judgmental and limited) perspective. I’m beginning to think that if we heard the perspectives of the people she ‘lays bare’ we might realize Faye is the actual problem.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I don’t even find it dark so much as unbelievable. The stories are too excessive (exaggerated?) and I find our narrator untrustworthy and manipulative. We’ll see where she is going with all of this, if there is a way she will pull all this together or just drive us off the cliff with her. 😅
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Or, she’s a cold, controlling narcissist. 🤷‍♀️
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
It would be so unnatural, and most likely unreliable, as too much could be taken out of context. Perhaps we are getting to the core of our narrator?
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I’m having such a hard time with this book and these stories.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
week 12 of #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow!
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @corinnepurtill.bsky.social, Lisa Morgan, @drjessicaphd.bsky.social and Neal Tricarico about advances in suicide prevention in autistic and neurodivergent people. ❓Are you autistic or neurodivergent? Is a loved one? Is what you’re hearing resonating? 📻 Listen:
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New Research Tackles Heightened Risk of Suicide for Autistic Kids | KQED
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the U.S. for kids aged 10 to 18. And autistic youth are more likely to think about and die from suicide, and at earlier ages, than their neurotypical peers.…
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @washingtonpost.com's Naftali Bendavid and Northwestern University's Jessica Winegar about what's driving Trump's makeover of the White House. ❓How do you interpret Trump's visual choices? 📻 Listen:
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What’s Behind President Trump’s Aesthetic? | KQED
We take a look at what’s driving the makeover, and we want to hear from you: How do you interpret Trump’s visual choices?
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We’re talking to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist @lajourno.bsky.social, who interviewed 61 child farmworkers in California, about his reporting and the state’s response. ❓How do you want the state to address this? 📻 Listen:
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Investigation: Lax State Oversight Endangers California’s Child Farmworkers | KQED
We talk to Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Robert J. Lopez, who interviewed 61 child farmworkers in California, about his reporting and the state’s response.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
week 11 of #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow!
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
week 10 of #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow!
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
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Karl Ove Knausgaard: The School of Night with Rachel Kushner
Karl Ove Knausgaard celebrates the release of The School of Night with Rachel Kushner at Calvary Presbyterian Church.
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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 24/11/2025
“The idea that caregiving access will not take a hit seems either naïve or intentionally obtuse — especially for seniors hoping to age at home,” writes Michelle Cottle.
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Opinion | America’s Caregivers Are in Crisis
Caregivers are at the brink of despair.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Absolutely identify with this sentiment. And ughh, how the Julian’s of the world annoy me to no end in such situations (whether a co-panelist or audience member). Gain control, Chair. #rachelcusktogether
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
w e e k 9 o f #rachelcusktogether starts tomorrow! happy any-excuse-for-overeating-and-families-gathering in advance!
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @economist.com's Vijay Vaitheeswaran, @politico.com's @cvonka.bsky.social and @nrdc.org CEO @manishbapna.bsky.social about how climate advocacy is weathering Trump's presidency. ❓How would you like to see U.S. leadership address climate change? 📻 Listen:
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How is Climate Advocacy Weathering Trump? | KQED
We take stock of how climate advocacy is weathering the abdication of U.S. leadership.
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Ann Smith @annsmithsf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Or, gentrification.
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
week 8 of #rachelcusktogether starts tmw!
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social's Shira Maguen, filmmaker Stephen Olsson and decorated Vietnam War veteran Levie Isaacks about reckoning with PTSD and moral injury, and what it looks like to heal. ❓How has PTSD impacted your life or the lives of those you love? 📻 Listen:
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Veterans’ PTSD and Moral Injury Centered in Documentary ‘Healing a Soldier's Heart’ | KQED
The new documentary “Healing a Soldier's Heart” follows four veterans reckoning with PTSD and with moral injury – the psychological harm we experience when we violate our moral code. We talk with the…
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
i lost track of days, not for the last time. here's the corrected week 7 of #rachelcusktogether
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Literature Supporter @literaturesc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
tmw we start TRANSIT! week 7 of #rachelcusktogether
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🎙️ON AIR: We're speaking with KQED's April Dembosk, @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social's Dr. Mariana Socal and @healthaccess.bsky.social's Chris Noble about CalRx. ❓ Do you or does a loved one use insulin? Will CalRx Insulin affect you? 📻 Listen:
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CalRx to Offer Cheap Insulin, and Other Prescription Drugs Could Be Next | KQED
We’ll talk about CalRx, and whether it could ease the prescription drug affordability crisis and bolster the supply of crucial medications.
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