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New Dominion Bookshop @ndbookshop.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This Friday (9/18) at 7 PM in the shop, join us for an evening with @lmarburghahaha.bsky.social, who will read from her debut novel, Fancy Meeting You. A conversation with @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social will follow. Thank you to this event's cosponsor, WriterHouse!

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Just a pretty view on a summer day. A little peace amidst the current reign of chaos.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 24/06/2026

BREAKING: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's bid to seize the medical records of trans youth who have accessed gender-affirming care in New York City. We'll continue the fight to defend trans youth's right to privacy and end this harassment for good.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Ms. Rachel: As the American Academy of Pediatrics says, there is no safe amount of time for a child to be in detention. The Dilley immigration detention center must be shut down. We need to end the cruel policies of family detention and family separation.

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Check out @kesemmel.bsky.social's interview with @wendyjfox.bsky.social about her latest novel, THE LAST SUPPER, over on @fullstopmag.bsky.social! buff.ly/aRmov3j Get THE LAST SUPPER and THE BOOK OF LOSMAN right here: buff.ly/G9jfYjG @susanschulman.bsky.social

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Wendy J. Fox

I was trying to capture something I feel very acutely in modern life, which is: if we don’t work intentionally at keeping connections and keeping people close, there is a drift.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

it’s a great day for transphobes to eat shit

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Karen Carpenter’s Halloween @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

So many sources of sorrow and worry right now. Leaning into beauty as much as possible...

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

"She never made it outside in time to see how dregs of trash managed to fly from the truck and land on her specific lawn every week." A delightful dose of magical realism in new #fiction from @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/jody... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

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ZeeshanJaanam @zeeshanpathan.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Our ability to weep for others who are not us is an essential part of being human.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Resurrection lily, reprise, with crepe myrtle confetti

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

🌍 is whack. Grateful for small #joys. New #shortstories up at Swing Literary Journal and in The Overturning, a new post-Roe-v-Wade-overturning anthology from the great folks at @hypertextmagazine.bsky.social. Keep #reading. Keep #writing. Keep your good hearts.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

it's prime day and bookshop has free shipping. yes please, but go further. it's a great day to think about ethical, sustainable, access to culture. under capitalism, we are where we spend and we die without art. buy from brick and mortar or online indie (every and) today. kithbooks.com/shop

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Some #flowers I passed on a recent walk. We still have flowers, at least ...

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Not to be redundant, but here's some #bluesky. I love #clouds and their reminder of the bigness of the world, the sky, the universe. It's a great time for #deepbreaths and #selfcare while we navigate these turbulent times. #solidarity

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VCCA @the-vcca.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🧡 Introducing the 2025 Cows in Residence! #MtSanAngelo #VCCAFellows

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

If you've never been to @the-vcca.bsky.social, or any artist residency, tune in for this primer on how to apply. It's a magical place.

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

At #AWP25 you'll see @wendyjfox.bsky.social, @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social, @federicoerebia.bsky.social, Renee Simms, & Viet Dinh speaking on the panel "To Publicist or Not to Publicist," on 3/28 from 12:10 PM - 1:25 PM PDT! buff.ly/B0ud4JC Treat yourself to Wendy's books at Booth #563!

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Virginia Festival of the Book is happening right now.

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A reminder: Virginia Festival of the Book kicks off tomorrow!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

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), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

I'm deeply afraid & saddened by the abrupt turn toward authoritarianism happening in the US. It is shocking that our Department of Homeland Security has detained a student with a green card at a prestigious university simply for protesting. This is a black mark on our democracy.

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Jody Hobbs Hesler @jodyhobbshesler.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Thanks, Sandy Hausman for this shout-out re: Write Start: Moseley Speed Critique, 3.23.25, Central Lib. Send 1st 100 wds of unpub'd fiction or memior to writestartva(at)gmail(dot)com by 3.11.25. #VaBookFest #WritingCommunity #cvillelocal #writinglife #bookfestival www.wvtf.org/.../panel-to....

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 03/03/2025