iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

… oh, and release all the Epstein Files!

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Keep working for democracy and community! The fascists simply cannot go unopposed.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I intend to continue living ethically, lovingly, and creatively up to the very moment a fascist thug murders me.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

To my sewing pals: what did I do wrong with this anorak? Why does it look ugly? (Navy and rust loden wool with quilted down-filled polyester lining; white reflective ribbon and plastic zipper)

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I am the fattest I have ever been in my life. I was called a fat sausage today by someone who likes me. She said I look so bad that she questions whether I own a mirror. She never jests.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

I‘m a little sad that I have to wait a year before I can sing Christmas music in public again.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I wish you creativity and joy for the holidays.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

What I learned from being good at something that interests almost no one: it is better to stop wasting my energy on it, and instead to dedicate my energy to helping others who DO produce things that have an audience.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

With my husband at the Berlin gala „Artists Against AIDS“ at Theater des Westens:

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I am grateful for musicians who fill their performances with emotion and story-telling.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Even after 36 years as a professional musician, I still get all excited about concerts and learning new works.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

In this time of conflict and upheaval, it is good to sing, compose, design, sew, dance, paint, and write.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Friends in America: please keep on resisting! I know you are already exhausted, so take time to recharge yourselves. Then keep resisting.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

One more work-week until the move into our new flat in Berlin. We are simultaneously exhausted and excited.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

We are in the process of moving into a new (cozy) flat, and all my sewing projects are boxed up. I look forward to unpacking my sewing station and making new curtains.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I continue to sew, write poetry, and compose new music - even as the world falls apart.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I have lived in Germany for 25 years now, and been a German citizen for 6 years. Celebrate!

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Sweetie and I uncorked a bottle of Moët et Chandon last night to toast our 16th anniversary. We are still so dedicated to each other and practice loving each other every day.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

A cocktail dress for myself (this fabric fought me the whole time):

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This is the new evening gown I finished sewing for myself last week. Still needs to be steamed, but I am satisfied that it fits.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I am nearly finished sewing a new evening gown for myself. Photos to follow next week.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I finished proofreading an opera by one composer this year, and I am about halfway done proofreading an opera by another composer. Neither composer is a white man.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I really enjoy meeting the people in our broadcast district who tune in to hear us sing. This annual choral tour to sing for them live in their villages is a fantastic way to make human connections.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

This weekend, our radio choir is bussing out to the smaller towns of our broadcast district to sing open-air a cappella programs for our listeners who live far away from major concert venues. It is one of my highlights of the season!

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Yesterday, we ordered our new kitchen - in tomato red! - in preparation for our new flat.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Sometimes I am so emotionally moved by music that I don’t know what to do but stop everything else and just listen and weep.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The choir I sing with (MDR Radio Choir) is preparing to tour the smaller villages in our broadcast area, bringing live music to communities that live far from traditional concert venues. This is both our mandate as publicly funded artists, and a great personal joy for me.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The German government thinks that our economy can only be strong if we sell cars. It is an industry of the past! How about turning those VW factories into photo-voltaic factories?

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Berlin CSD (Pride) was a big success. I am happy that Sweetie and I could demonstrate this year.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I flew to London just to hear a live concert of music written by black women. - because I will never get the chance to hear something like that in Germany.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Off to Amsterdam for our summer holiday. Yay!

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Gold glitter manicure: the summer holiday may commence!

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

One more glorious concert (Mahler 2), and then my 35th season as a chorister comes to a close.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Gounod was fun! Now some Mahler, and then the season comes to a close.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I spent the day yesterday with an old friend I only get to see a few times a year. I feel happy and fulfilled.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

On the way to Wiesbaden to sing Gounod‘s „St. Cecilia Mass“. It will be fun.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

My intention with BlueSky was to stay in contact with my friends overseas. This is quite obviously not happening, since none of my old friends reads BlueSky. Acceptance, and then moving on.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

So obviously none of my friends is reading Blue Sky.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

We are very happy about some good news.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Sometimes an evening of great music performed with joy and flexibility is exactly what I need.

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I am happy and healthy. Who else has good news to share?

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kentcarlson.bsky.social @kentcarlson.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Would you still create Art if you knew no one but you would ever know about it?

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