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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“really, age is just a number” I mumble to myself as I de-smudge my reading glasses with the fabric of my omnipresent heating pad

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It is acceptable for the top of my sock to be wet but not the bottom. I will not be taking any more questions at this time. #TrueFacts

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

today today today this poem by Naomi Shihab Nye

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

i did not think i'd have to be a suffragette in this lifetime too

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

SCOOP: Many of the pages that went missing on Friday from the CDC website on Friday have reappeared — in response to intense media coverage, backlash from the scientific community and concern for the public’s health. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/h...

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‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say (Gift Article)

Documents purged from government websites include guidelines for safe contraception and information on racial inequities in health care.

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Another really terrible thing about the disappearance of Real Midwestern Winter is leaf blower usage ALL YEAR LONG. Neighbor has been moving 10 leaves around his front yard for the past 40 minutes. None of us is doing well.

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Camille Rankine @camillerankine.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Is anyone else harboring a low-key simmering rage at all times rn or is it just me

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

really pissed off to be going through perimenopause and the apocalypse at the same time

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Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Learned something new about myself this morning: stirring tea in small mug with a regular-sized spoon is INCORRECT to a spine-tingling degree.

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Jordan Barger @norsk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Beyond honored to contribute a Yahya Hassan translation to this landmark anthology of Palestinian Poetry. Heaven Looks Like Us, available from @haymarketbooks.org in mid May 2025.

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NPR @npr.org · 23/01/2025

Challenging perceptions of the US-Mexico border: A new Texas art project uses music, photos and storytelling to highlight the the rich cultural tapestry beyond headlines of migration and enforcement.

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Postcards From The Border aims to challenge dominant portrayal of U.S.-Mexico border

Challenging perceptions of the US-Mexico border: A new Texas art project uses music, photos and storytelling to highlight the the rich cultural tapestry beyond headlines of migration and enforcement

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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...

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Wildfire climate connection

Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

a love letter to your next next open.substack.com/pub/martyout...

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a new year's blessing

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Maybe you too, as a child, had the experience of going to a haunted house put on by the local park district and had the opportunity to enter a pitch-black room, maybe blindfolded as well, and be directed to plunge your hands into bowls full of various objects... martyoutloud.substack.com

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the eyeballs are grapes are eyeballs are grapes

a solstice blessing

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I like to say I respect despair as an emotion but not an analysis. As an analysis it assumes we know what can and can't happen, and the future is both uncertain and at least to some extent what we make of it. Plus why would I give them what they want, as premature surrender? Thanks Senator Schatz.

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Blueskyers! Each Monday in December I'm leading a generative writing workshop; fully pay-what-you-will with 10% going to the Chicago Poetry Center. Last week was the JAM & while I hope to go into it less ruthlessly triggered this week, either way it will be a delight! www.martyoutloud.com/workshops

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Last night's Write Out the Year workshop saved me in a major way. We talked about this poem and wrote our hands off.

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Hey so every Monday evening in December, I'm offering a free/pay-what-you-will generative writing workshop. Let's write this year out together. www.martyoutloud.com/workshops

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Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Just gave myself a holiday gift by signing up for one of @martyoutloud.bsky.social's Monday generative classes in December. You can find out about them here: martyoutloud.com/workshops

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workshops — martyoutloud

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

A little Jane Hirschfield for a tender, tender Wednesday.

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Marty McConnell @martyoutloud.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Starting things off so cheerfully: I know of three people who've had their gmail accounts hacked this week and used to send out fake contract documents. Change those passwords TODAY. Like right now.

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