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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman

@loriyeg.bsky.social
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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 23/09/2026
9 days left before we reach the submission deadline for IALA's 2026 Creative Writing Grant! ⏰ ✍ This year, IALA is granting $2,500 to one Armenian writer whose work-in-progress in poetry shows exceptional literary and creative ability. Apply by September 30, 11:59 PM ET: bit.ly/4xFDG1C
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A gorgeous essay on the loss of home - and how survival is just the beginning: evnreport.com/raw-unfilter...
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The Future We Keep Postponing
Listen to the AI generated audio article.  Your browser does not support the audio element. Three years after the entire
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026
IT IS TIME. buff.ly/pykYN6f
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy birthday Armenia! asbarez.com/editorial-ar...
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EDITORIAL: Armenia at 35 - Asbarez.com
On September 21, 1991 the decades-long dreams and aspirations of the Armenian Nation were realized when Armenian declared independence from the Soviet Union.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is some crazy shit. I thought it was a joke but...no. www.vanityfair.com/story/kim-ka...
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Exclusive Excerpt: A New Biography Traces Kim Kardashian's Ambitions to Ancient Armenia
Call it a curse or call it destiny, Kardashian’s success is a fusion of Armenian folklore and the American dream. Her famous family a prophecy foretold by her very own ancestors. “Not bad for a girl w...
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Matt Bell @mdbell79.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"All of writing is a huge lake. There are great rivers that feed the lake, like Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky. And then there are mere trickles, like Jean Rhys. All that matters is feeding the lake. I don't matter. The lake matters. You must keep feeding the lake." —Jean Rhys
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My mother was a refugee from Palestine. What does it mean to be the daughter of a refugee? I try to explain in this piece “My Mother, the Refugee” published in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social earlier this month. The image is of Jaffa, the city she was born in. jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/c...
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Creative Nonfiction: My Mother the Refugee by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
She told me, more than once, that she wanted me to grow up in one place, to make friends I’d keep forever, to know what home felt like.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/08/2026
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
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We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.
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JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Creative Nonfiction: My Mother the Refugee by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman She told me, more than once, that she wanted me to grow up in one place, to make friends I’d keep forever, to know what home felt like.
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Creative Nonfiction: My Mother the Refugee by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman
She told me, more than once, that she wanted me to grow up in one place, to make friends I’d keep forever, to know what home felt like.
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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · 04/08/2026
"I don’t speak the language of my parents, grandparents, and ancestors. But, it’s still a part of me." From "A Map of Languages, Dead and Dying," a new essay by @loriyeg.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/tFJ5gmW
The cited information but not the quote written in black against a white background on the bottom half of the page. The top half of the page is an abstract image of purple, blue, and orange waves. The full Rumpus logo is at the top in white.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Consider submitting. They’re lovely.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Stoked to have an essay in The Rumpus on the impacts of being the generation to lose your family’s native language. Thank @therumpus.net and @roxanegay.bsky.social therumpus.net/2026/07/31/a...
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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 29/07/2026
Meet @loriyeg.bsky.social, IALA mentee turned mentor and recipient of the 2024 IALA Creative Writing Grant! In addition to the incredible work Lori has done, she has several exciting publications on the horizon (mentioned in her bio). 🌟 Follow Lori to stay up to date on her work!
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2026
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
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Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
Both Marco Rubio and Elon Musk, who led the effort to sunset the foreign aid agency, have said that no deaths have been linked to the cutting of its funding. These parents tell a different story.
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Olga Katsovskiy @writingincurves.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Send us your beautiful, wild, weird animals.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"There's Something I Was Going To Do, And Then I Forgot: A Memoir."
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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 25/06/2026
Check out IALA member Nyree Abrahamian's latest two poems published in The Seventh Wave, "When to Eat a Persimmon" and "Catching up after Pashinyan announces the removal of Ararat from Armenia’s entry stamp." 🇦🇲 Read here: bit.ly/4akaVi2
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When to Eat a Persimmon • Catching up - Seventh Wave
Earth pocked by shrapnel / and fallen fruit. Heavy trees, intent / on still giving.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/b...
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This Is a Hard Time to Start a Career. These Two Words Can Help.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...
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Opinion | This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.
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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Trump administration has slashed funding for infectious disease research and has far fewer employees, including disease detectives, to respond to outbreaks. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/h...
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Hantavirus Response Shows How Trump Cuts Have Compromised U.S. Preparedness
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Cartoon by John Deering 💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The birth of the World 1941. Joan Miró
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Happy to have a creative nonfiction #CNF piece coming out in @jmwwjournal.bsky.social in August. This will be my 2nd piece to publish there. Stay tuned to learn about my mother who was many things incl. an #Armenian and a refugee from Palestine.
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Aimee Bender @aimee-bender.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Cont by Yeghiayan Friedman From each mountain, nation, war, fell the dead, the survivors. From each survivor fell a wound, a world, a wish, a Heaven, three apples and this story. * How Armenian folktales begin emergeliteraryjournal.com/history-less...
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History Lesson
by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman Three apples fell from Heaven, one for the storyteller, one for the listener and one for the eavesdropper.* From each apple fell a million stories. From each story fell a…
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today. One for the history books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thrilled that my #creativenonfiction piece “Everything I know about love I learned from #StephenSondheim” was published in #EmergeLiteraryJournal. It’s got sad moms, giants in the sky, marriage ambivalence and, yes, #Cher. Thx@dianegotauthor.bsky.social emergeliteraryjournal.com/everything-i...
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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 29/03/2026
Three days left to apply to our 2026 Mentorship Program! ✍️ Check out what 2023 mentee Karine Armen had to say about her experience with IALA board member Arthur Kayzakian. Don’t miss the chance to grow your craft. Applications close March 31! Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4sWZjZd
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I realize everything is terrible. Still, I'd love for you to read a #CNF of mine in @emergejournal.bsky.social. This one's got Cher, Stephen Sondheim, sad moms, high school drama, giants, witches, etc. The whole issue is great! emergeliteraryjournal.com/everything-i...
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🧑🏻‍🦽‍➡️🦄 Eva Roslin (they/them) ⚨ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
My social support agency is saying "We paid you too much" and will deduct from me every month (again). I'm on medical leave and have faced multiple ER visits with severe mental health. Can folks pls boost my ko fi? ko-fi.com/evaroslinwri...
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Buy Eva Roslin (They/She) a Coffee
Become a supporter of Eva Roslin (They/She) today!
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This is why you need communications professionals. Although in this case, let them hang themselves with their own rope.
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Mike Ingram @mikeingram.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
New call for submissions from @barrelhouse.bsky.social: The Aftermath. We're looking for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art about what happens AFTER the big story is over and life goes back to "normal" (or whatever counts as "normal"). More details here:
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Barrelhouse - Online Issue: The Aftermath
The Aftermath Stories often focus on the climactic events in one’s life, but after these points of intensity, the world goes on. What happens when the adventure is over? How do you live your daily lif...
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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
🧵 of the night right here
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had. I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
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Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
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International Armenian Literary Alliance @armenianliterary.org · 07/02/2026
Last chance! 🚨 Join us tomorrow for Literary Lights 2026 featuring Pulitzer-Prize winner Peter Balakian! Writer, editor, and critic Diana Arterian will lead the discussion in this exciting virtual event. Don't miss out! Register here: bit.ly/3NFhoMc
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/02/2026
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
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If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
Leaving this world in an age of lies and cruelty, my last message is simple: don’t give up on truth, says Spanish journalist Carlos Hernández de Miguel
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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Hi Blueskyers. My husband Dan (not on Bluesky) has created an amazing #comicbook. "Goodfellow" is ancient myth meets modern Los Angeles. The kickstarter campaign to get the first issued printed launches on February 17th. Share with comic book lovers everywhere! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
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Coming soon: GOODFELLOW #1 What Does it Take for an Immortal to Grow Up?
A fallen trickster king returns to fix what he broke - only to learn the past fights back. Plus side? He just discovered milkshakes.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Every accusation from Trump is a confession
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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
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Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This has been in my mind these last days The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home #poetry #poemoftheday
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A helpful list! www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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32 Residencies to Fuel Your 2026 Writerly Dreams
Getting away to focus on your writing even for as little as a week could push you out of your comfort zone and unlock new ideas.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
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Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I published one thing this year, a lone flash #cnf called "Flea in a Cage." Lots of progress on my #memoir though. 50,000 words, baby! Some even the right ones! Thx @gordonsquare.bsky.social for being a super supporter of writers. XO to all. Keep going. www.gordonsquarereview.org/friedman-631...
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Flea in a Cage
Creative Non-Fiction  by Lori Yeghiayan Friedman​​​
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NPR @npr.org · 01/01/2026
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month. n.pr/49fi9CC
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Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore.
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs. Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
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Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.
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OPB @opb.org · 14/12/2025
KUOW heard from more than a dozen families that said climate change was a driving factor in their decision to relocate to the Pacific Northwest.
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Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?
Climate migration is difficult to study, and even harder to predict, because a complex constellation of factors guides the decision to pick up and move. But some experts, like Abrahm Lustgarten, say a historic population shift has already begun, and Western Washington should start preparing now to become a “climate haven.”
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I realized today that I've spent about 8 years working on one 4,000-word essay. Every rejection, every rewrite has brought it closer to what it wants to be. Keep going.
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Street Roots @streetroots.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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Lori Yeghiayan Friedman @loriyeg.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I think about this all the time and find it hilariously accurate. Thanks @gabino.bsky.social!
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