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That’s probably quite enough Bluesky for me today.

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This attitude is just so strange. Millions of people in every corner of the world quite literally organize their lives around this book. It’s launched wars and peaceful revolutions and underlies the most important institutions in the western world. How is it possible to dismiss this?

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You can’t understand western art without understanding the Bible. Imagine standing beneath Sistine Chapel and not caring about what this book said, or before the Unicorn Tapestries, the Pieta. It’s undeniably the most effective book ever written, and your life will be impoverished by this attitude.

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Drew Philp @drewphilp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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Sick. Matt's dope AP and I'm so stoked to read Fires

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Drew Philp @drewphilp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The only difference on the left between those that support gun ownership and those who are against it, is that one group fundamentally trusts the government and the other doesn't.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/06/2026

Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil died after being trapped in a building hit by Israeli airstrikes. A Post reconstruction of Khalil’s final hours found that Israel denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive. wapo.st/43omgty

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hi pals! I've got something I'm REALLY excited about in the works... I'll be editing a nonfiction anthology about the Yukon River. Timelines are tight so I'm mostly seeking out existing work (in your publication archive, sitting on your hard drive...) Please submit / share! forms.gle/Q622LYHExe7x...

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Submit Your Story: Yukon River anthology
Y1A Publishing is accepting submissions of nonfiction writing about the Yukon River!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: JUNE 30, 2026

We're looking for personal reflections, nature writing, travel writing... anything nonfiction that is neither strictly academic work nor hard-news journalism. We're hoping to build an anthology that ranges widely, with a diverse array of perspectives on the river from its headwaters all the way to the Bering Sea.

Accepted stories that run less than 1500 words will be paid $250 CAD.
Accepted stories that run longer will be paid $500 CAD.
Previously published work is welcome, so long as you, the writer, retain the rights.

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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Our winning story by @drewphilp.bsky.social is about a probable genocide. It's stunning and unflinching. He reported the hell out of it over 2 years, as a freelancer, and the result is the most definitive account about the conflict published anywhere. magazine.atavist.com/2025/there-w...

"There Will Be No Mercy": On the Frontlines of War in Ethiopia

When Ethiopia’s government launched a brutal two-year war in Tigray, the region’s largest hospital was overrun with victims. The medical staff risked everything to treat the wounded—and believe the wo...

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If you would like to understand more about the players, the issues, and why this is happening, I wrote this story for the @atavist detailing everything magazine.atavist.com/author/drew-...

Drew Philp, Author at The Atavist Magazine

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troops are currently faced off against each other at the borders. if this militarism breaks into open conflict again, it is likely hundreds of thousands will die. many have credibly accused the government of genocide.

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I also saw children starving to death, just after a UN agency gave the prime minister an agriculture award and a few years after the Nobel peace prize. Recently, it appears Germany has agreed to supply the federal government with more weapons.

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conflict was punctuated by many atrocities, the majority being committed by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers. in some cases, hundreds were killed and the streets literally ran red with blood. I visited some of these sites two years ago 1/n

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The government of Abiy Ahmed created a near total media blackout, and this pattern appears to be continuing, while troops amass at Tigray’s border again, an @afp.com reporter was denied entry to the region today. 3/n

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As many as 600,000 people died, mostly civilians. most starved to death is a deadly siege: at one point thousands were dying from hunger every day. almost one in 10 women were raped or sexually assaulted. 2/n

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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I have almost no followers on this platform, but if you see this thread I would be grateful if you shared: renewed war is likely days or hours away in Tigray, Ethiopia. The last war was among the deadliest of the 21st century 1/n

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I'm thrilled that @atavist.com's harrowing story about a hospital weathering civil war and genocide in Ethiopia is on the short list for the 2026 True Story Award. Huge congrats to author @drewphilp.bsky.social! Read the story here: magazine.atavist.com/2025/there-w...

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I've got some things I plan on doing over on the YouTubes this year (and beyond!). There's already a channel where the podcast hangs out. Here's the latest with @drewphilp.bsky.social, who recently wrote for @atavist.com. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxva...

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Episode 449: Drew Philp Wants to Make Spanakopita Out of Spinach News

YouTube video by The Creative Nonfiction Podcast

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Some cool jams from my cork board. Here, a quote from @drewphilp.bsky.social. #writing #journalism #creativenonfictionwriting #cnf

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Drew Philp @drewphilp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

A piece I've worked on for two years. Many, many people who have participated in this story are risking their lives and freedom to tell it. Did the world intentionally overlook a genocide in Ethiopia? magazine.atavist.com/there-will-b...

"There Will Be No Mercy": On the Frontlines of War in Ethiopia

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Seyward Darby @seywarddarby.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, as Palestinians walk to what's left of their homes, here is a story of what was likely another genocide. 4 health care workers shared what they experienced at great personal risk. Drew Philp's riveting piece will break your heart. magazine.atavist.com/there-will-b...

"There Will Be No Mercy": On the Frontlines of War in Ethiopia

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Brendan O'Meara @brendanomeara.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Conversation with the reporter, Drew Philp, coming this Friday. This story is essential reading.

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Drew Philp @drewphilp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025