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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 19/06/2026

Even more of a must-read than usual today—

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Here’s your sign not to let TikTok convince you to buy stupid shit.

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s mid-morning where I live and I’ve spread the word about my @marchxness.bsky.social essay on Brick to everyone and in every way I know. The game is not over, but it does feel now as if it’s out of my hands. We’re down by over 300 votes, but I can honestly say I’m happy.

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I had a blast repping Brick all month! We didn’t get the gold but I look better in silver anyway. And for my post game snack, you better believe I’m eating one of these Brick cookies. Great game, @mfitejohnson.bsky.social! 🧱

Sugar cookies cut and frosted to look like bricks.

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Wondering if at least some of the (many) votes for Celine are revenge/protest votes (which is legitimate of course)

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

If you are looking to vote for an underdog, may I submit Brick?

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

As promised, I am following up with a part 2. Watch me nearly have a breakdown over frosting color! (And then get it exactly right, all because I want you to vote for Brick). @marchxness.bsky.social youtu.be/NXcKfXGE78s

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Vote for Brick (Part 2)

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

"My Heart Will Go On" is unironically one of my favorite songs of all time, but I'm voting "Brick" in @marchxness.bsky.social due to Cicily's incredible essay & Mormon-girl solidarity marchxness.com#/sadnesscham...

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March Sadness 90s Edition

A yearly March Madness-style tournament of essays about songs we love (and occasionally loathe)

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Here’s the snapshot I almost used as my author photo for this @marchxness.bsky.social tourney. It is the essayist holding a doll of her own likeness. Too on the nose? We’re down by a lot, but it’s not too late to vote for Brick! marchxness.com#/sadnesscham...

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Melissa Faliveno @mlfaliveno.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This final feels pretty inevitable to me, especially as an Xennial. Both essays are so good, and so sad, and this is a true 90s heartbreaker of a matchup. My Heart Will Go On is iconic, but Brick devastated an entire generation, and still makes me cry every time. I've gotta go Brick for the win.

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

THE March Sadness National Championship: (6) Ben Folds Five's "Brick" & @cicilybennion.bsky.social against (1) Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" & @mfitejohnson.bsky.social! Listen to the songs! Read the essays! Which is the saddest? YOU DECIDE (by 9am AZ time 3/31): marchxness.com#/sadnesscham...

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

BEFORE YOU VOTE in today's championship game, here are some late night baking thoughts for your consideration. (Hang tight for part two, coming later today). Vote for Brick! youtu.be/OKLfpx5G6hs @marchxness.bsky.social

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Vote for Brick (Part One)

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

MARCH SADNESS 90S EDITION FINAL FOUR FINAL SCORE BEN FOLDS FIVE 389, Ani DiFranco 348 ! The championship is set for MONDAY. Until then, stay strong!

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Waiting for all the @marchxness.bsky.social peeps to wake up and start voting like:

My baby with his mouth open and a long string of drool.

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

All right everyone, it’s time to get your vote for Brick in. We are only 16 down! And Brick is sad! Really, really sad! @marchxness.bsky.social

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Ander Monson @angermonsoon.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Here for the cover. You have until noon eastern tomorrow to vote (for Brick or for You Had Time). Go to marchxness dot com

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Collin Bennion @collinbennion.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Please be cool and vote for Brick (my leg is fine now).

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I don’t think I’ll ever outgrow being hyped when my older brothers say something nice about me. Fun fact: Kimball also put his name in the lottery this year for @marchxness.bsky.social, but my name got drawn and his didn’t. Probably for the best. A house divided, etc.

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Kimball (is cool) @kimball.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

There is a March Madness bracket for essays about sad songs from the '90s and my extremely talented sister's essay about "Brick" made it to the final four. Go to marchxness.com and vote for it! @marchxness.bsky.social

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I’m really enjoying these essays. This is my favorite match-up so far. Read and vote! marchxness.com/final4-folds...

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3/27, Final 4: (6) Ben Folds Five vs (13) Ani DiFranco — March Sadness 90s Edition

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cicilybennion.bsky.social @cicilybennion.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Hello @marchxness.bsky.social people! I made this account and sang this song in the hope that it would persuade you to vote for Brick. Let's take it to the championship! Big thanks to @elainehickb.bsky.social and my brother Kimball for doing all the heavy lifting with the music. youtu.be/v6eMu-Tm6Cs

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March Xness Brick Cover

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We do love a performance!

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Take my buddy’s word for it. @rtrishman.bsky.social

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Cicily is sleeping on the other side of the world, so we made this video to bump her essay. If she makes it to the top 4 we will record with real drums and make her sing vocals. Vote for Brick by Cicily Bennion @marchxness.bsky.social

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

ANGER IS AN ENERGY

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My SIL is in an essay contest. TW: She wrote a devastating essay about the grooming and sexual abuse she experienced as a teen. Her abuser was an older married man in her LDS ward. I feel strongly that this essay needs a wider audience. Read and vote: Brick marchxness.com/sweet16-fold...

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3/18, Sweet 16: (6) Ben Folds Five vs (7) Sade — March Sadness 90s Edition

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I am once again asking you to read and vote for Brick-Cicily Bennion. TW: She writes about the sexual abuse and grooming she experienced as a teen from an older man in her LDS ward. I can’t punch that mother f-er in the throat, but I can try to get people to vote. marchxness.com/elite8-folds...

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3/24, Elite 8: (6) Ben Folds Five vs (5) Bush — March Sadness 90s Edition

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

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3/18, Sweet 16: (6) Ben Folds Five vs (7) Sade — March Sadness 90s Edition

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March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

MARCH SADNESS 90S EDITION ROUND 2 DAY 2 SCORES, 120 minutes to go (yeah) in some VERY tight games: Bonnie Raitt 74, Alanis Morissette 72 Ben Folds Five 177, Mazzy Star 155 Collective Soul 118, Des’ree 115 Bush 136, Paula Cole 88 120’ to go; vote by 9am AZ time Friday the 13th at marchxness.com

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

There are times when I miss my old Mormon Twitter community. I want to read this essay with them and rage. My SIL wrote this essay about a man from church her groomed her for years. The writing is the kind that sticks with you. Read and vote. Brick- Cicily Bennion marchxness.com/2ndround-fol...

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3/12, 2nd Round: (6) Ben Folds Five vs (14) Mazzy Star — March Sadness 90s Edition

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I would like to express my annoyance at Utah suburbs calling themselves “small towns”. -signed me (someone who graduated with only 40 other Seniors and had to drive 45 minutes to get to the nearest Emergency room)

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Aaaand I cried.

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I was scared that Titantic was going to be number one in July 1997, but it wasn’t released until December 1997.

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I hate when people say “Wah-la” instead of “Voila”

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I decided to watch “Love, Actually” for the first time so I would understand all the pop culture references. I cannot stop thinking about how bad it was. Have not stopped raging about how terrible the writing was and how sexist the stories are since yesterday.

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge 13/20 Jane Eyre 👇This is the edition that I own.

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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Hourglass Nebula seen by Hubble

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Westerns & the Old West @davidlambertart.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Usually armed with a shotgun or a .38, Mary Fields was the 1st black female mail carrier in the US. At a time when saloons were strictly "white men only", the ones in Cascade, Montana made exception for Mary. She was often foul-mouthed, drunk & violent, but always a good Catholic...

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Elaine B. @elainehickb.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge 7/20 This one might give me a vulnerability hangover. Might delete later.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

What an achievement vaccines are. What a monument to our love for each other it is to stare straight into the face of something as horrific and unstoppable as smallpox or measles or polio or cervical cancer and say “You know what, it doesn’t have to be like this.” HUMANS!

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