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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Mary Ruefle on The Odyssey.

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I think the sirens in the Odyssey sang the Odyssey, for there is nothing more seductive, more terrible, than the story of our own life, the one we do not want to hear and will do anything to listen to.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Aww, that's wonderful! I'm so happy for her and the lucky students she will teach. Thanks for sharing this!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Thank you! This was not on my bingo card at the beginning of the week! 😂

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Ahhhhh! I am preaching my first ever full-length sermon tomorrow! Please pray for me!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Nope, time can't possibly work like that, can it?

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Hooray for a week of wins!

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Even if it is a riot, even if it is not "peaceful" or "non-violent," sheriffs should not call for the immediate summary execution of civilians

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Preparing for my Memorial Day Weekend roadtrip by taking the snow shovel, rock salt, and kitty litter out of my car. So if we get a freak blizzard this week, it's my fault.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

@poetinbabylon.bsky.social are you still in need of any stoles? I've just been tasked with finding homes for the collection a retired pastor from our presbytery left behind when he moved.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I’m a huge lover of the arts and worked as a theatre critic for nearly a decade, but I would not set foot in the Kennedy Center until this policy is overturned. Vote with your dollar and boycott. Mask up in solidarity with those who are now being told they can’t. Alt text in next post /5

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Oh right, that's a thing I'm supposed to be doing

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Tonight I drove my white Prius to the home of a friend whose own white Prius was parked in her driveway, where we were joined by folks who arrived in a third white Prius. I'm glad my car was able to socialize with its friends this evening, too.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

This is a great observation! If the takeaway is "don't have needs" instead of "other people ALSO have needs, just like you do," it's probably easy to absorb the corollary that "anyone who does have needs is doing something wrong," even if that's not explicitly stated.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Tonight I had the joy of accompanying my 7-month-old godson to Baby's First Maundy Thursday Service. I even got to take him up to have his feet washed, which he LOVED! When we got back to the pew, his mom put his socks back on, and he spent the rest of the service pulling them off again

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

As a daughter of bookstore-owners who frequently visits other bookstores, I get it.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Nice! We've done similar things in our presbytery. I'm glad they're willing to work creatively with you!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Which reminds me that I wanted to ask you how the COM worked out the polity questions for you to serve!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In many congratulations and/or presbyteries, it's customary to present a stole to a new pastor as a welcome-to-your-new-ministry gift, so you may end up with one of them covered.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In my experience, what gets worn under is mostly determined by how formal the culture of the particular congregation is. I've seen everything from suit and tie to jeans.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

June 2026 in Milwaukee! I've actually never been to a General Assembly.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I can't recommend any places to purchase, but you'll be in good shape with a Geneva gown and stole in the liturgical color. Beyond that, most Presbyterians aren't too finicky.

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LeDiva, Apprentice Bodega Cat (spoopy) 🐈‍⬛🎃 @lediva.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

You'd think college administrators would realize that allowing ANY of your students to be disappeared is an excellent way to make your school undesirable to potential future students.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Congratulations!!! I had been wondering how that conversation went. Excited to have you as a colleague in Presbyland!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

That's amazing! Definitely praying for you and the COM!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I feel like I am single-handedly holding down the upper-left corner

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Brb, gonna see if I can get "laying sick burns" added to my job description

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

This may or may not be related to my last post asking for prayer for a job interview! 😂

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Can anyone point me to good examples of policies regarding use of church* social media accounts? Or resources about best practices? *congregation, denominational body, church-adjacent organization, etc. would all be of interest!

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Friends, I would really appreciate your prayers for a job interview I have today!!! 💛

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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

"What is the Trump administration doing about bird flu?" The same thing as the last administration. Nothing. The real question is what are *you* doing about it? Don't sit around waiting for a failed government to tell you what to do. Mask up and clean the air.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

North Dakota becomes the latest state to try & enact a mask ban Pay particular attention to this part of the bill “With intent to conceal the identity of individual while congregating in a public place with any other individual wearing a mask” Being masked with other maskers should NOT be a crime

Screenshot of house bill 1226 which reads HOUSE BILL NO. 1226
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1 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code,
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SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 12.1-31-15 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
12.1-31-15. Wearing of masks during commission of criminal offense prohibited.
1. An individual may not wear a mask, hood, or other device that covers, hides, or conceals any portion of that individual's face:
a. With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other individual; b.
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For the purpose of concealment, flight, or escape when the individual has been charged with, arrested for, or convicted of a criminal offense:; or
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2. Subdivision d of subsection 1 does not apply to public gatherings to celebrate.
Halloween, a masquerade, or other similar celebration.
3. A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The reason the right side is winning over young men is because college guys don’t have indie rock phases like they used to

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Trey Ferguson @pastortrey05.com · 24/01/2025

What is abundantly clear in many of the negative responses to Bishop Budde’s invitation to mercy is that many Christians either do not know Jesus or have simply rejected him. But there is a better way. Today is the day of salvation.

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Holly Stallcup (she/her) @hollystallcup.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Do not call it a white elephant gift exchange unless you are doing WEIRD gifts. This is a hill I will die on. "A game where amusing & impractical gifts are exchanged. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to give or acquire a genuinely valuable item."

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Join @annarosas.bsky.social and me TONIGHT at 7:00 EST on Zoom for our 4th annual Advent Poetry Night! Bring your favorite Advent poem to read, or just come and listen. Comment below, and one of us will send you the Zoom link.

Image of four purple and pink Advent candles with the words, "Fourth Annual Advent Poetry Night. Sunday, December 15, 7:00 PM EST."

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Um, obviously! 🙋‍♀️

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

If you consider yourself an ally to disabled and marginalized individuals - but you’re no longer masking in public - we need you to start right now. If a mask ban passes in NYC - it may not be long before we see them across the country. The best thing you can do for us is wear a mask.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Today was the day I finally needed the paper road atlas that's been languishing in my car for years and years.

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Steph @eristicenigma.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Please join is for the 4th annual Advent Poetry Night on December 15 at 7:00 PM EST!

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