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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar

Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This week on Crafting the Path, I discuss small revisions that make a big impact on the flow of a novel or short story. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/flow-i...

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Today on Crafting the Path, I talk about the quality of "flow" in fiction. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 17/04/2026

It is after midnight, and the Speaker of the House just released a new bill that would reauthorize our intelligence community to conduct warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for the next 5 years. This is no way to govern. You deserve better.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

When I read that book sales have dropped, I wonder if library borrowings have gone up.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Remember when "conflict of interest" actually meant something?

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

So my favorite brand of ground coffee seems to have jumped from $11 for ten ounces to $17 for ten ounces. I'm looking for something cheaper.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Today on Crafting the Path, I discuss how an AI policy benefits both fiction writers and their editors. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/protec...

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

In Crafting the Path today, I discuss how we leave "breadcrumbs" of our writing process in our early drafts — and how sweeping away those crumbs makes our fiction more exciting for our readers. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/wordin...

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

In Crafting the Path this morning, I review David Szalay’s novel Flesh, especially the way the writer sustains pacing and tension throughout a long novel covering decades of the main character’s life. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/tensio...

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Today on Crafting the Path, I discuss the benefits of editing filter phrases like "I saw, he noticed, they felt" to make fiction more concise and and vivid. I pay special attention to the sense of smell, which writers often struggle to revise. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/filter...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..." slate.com/news-and-pol...

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

In Crafting the Path today, I discuss the new Independent Press Top 40 Bestseller list and why it's especially useful to writers of literary fiction, upmarket fiction, and books that may have niche audiences or an unconventional approach to fiction. crafting-the-path.pika.page

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

On Crafting the Path this morning, I share two resources to help writers better understand the publishing industry: Kathleen Schmidt's Publishing Confidential and Jane Friedman's multiple in-print and online resources. Today's topic: how to publicize and market books. crafting-the-path.pika.page

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The United States would be better protected by NATO if we stopped alienating all our allies.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

There's a mystery chime I hear at 11:45 every day. Something in my kitchen is telling something, but I don't know what it is.

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 11/01/2026

There is no good reason to go to war with Venezuela, and our War Powers Resolution puts decisions about going to war back where they belong: with the United States Congress.

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS @kokedit.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

"I wrote that this moment would come. It was always coming—a violent inflection point that would determine the fate of our nation. Whenever you put guns in the hands of [people] not bridled by morality & emboldened by impunity, death is as certain as the sunrise." #ICE #killers tinyurl.com/2ee3hp84

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Dear Future Historians: The Killing of Renee Good

Dear Future Historians,

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Why does Xfinity bother to have a chat feature on its website? It just sends you to the same online page THAT IS NOT WORKING on its website.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

On Crafting the Path today, I share resources for finding the next book to place on your "to be read" pile. As a writer and an editor of fiction, I want books that draw me in and teach me new things about the craft of writing. Where do you find your next reads? crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Making more and more alarmed and heated phone calls to my elected officials in D.C.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

In Crafting the Path today, I talk about some of my favorite reads in 2025. These writers are models for skills any fiction writer would love to have in their toolbelt. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In Crafting the Path this week, I discuss Niall Williams's "Time of the Child" and Claire Keegan's "Small Things like These," novels set in Ireland in the weeks leading up to Christmas. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts

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Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov · 23/11/2025

I swore an oath to support and defend our Constitution, and I will never give up the ship. 🇺🇸

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

It's not a peace negotiation if Ukraine was not part of the conversation creating the proposal. I stand by Ukraine.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In Craft the Path today, I discuss how adding two simple words to feedback make it easier for writers to revise their fiction. They're words we should remember when we're revising our own work. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts/two-ki...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Priorities.

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Martha Carlson @marthaeditor.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Today on Crafting the Path, I share how to use a table of contents to help you revise your novel. crafting-the-path.pika.page/posts

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 29/10/2025

States from North Carolina to New Jersey are doing everything they can to keep SNAP funded, but Trump is determined to let Americans go hungry.

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