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 · 03/01/2026

Thanks. I adore rhinestones and sequins, but reserve them for eveningwear.

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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 · 27/12/2025

No problem: only that Christmas just passed and won‘t come around again for another year.

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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 · 22/08/2025

He focused on making families wicked and disfunctional. He and those who were influenced by him actively enhanced suffering in the world.

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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 · 11/08/2025

That’s the truth! (Unless you‘re an Estonian amateur with major connections and an aggressive publisist.) A friend of mine, Paul Gibson, writes fantastic music, and has to pay to hear it performed; ideally, he should be paid fairly for his music.

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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

Ich staune über die Langlebigkeit von Antisemitismus. Es gibt eine kontinuierliche Linie in der Geschichte der Menschheit von Grausamkeiten gegen semitischen Menschen. Das ist sinnlos und furchtbar.

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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 · 27/06/2025

I wish you good health, artistic fulfilment and joy for your new year in life!

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