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nige [ham] @sensualdad.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

i usually avoid picking up turtles on the side of the road because they might be in the middle of a race

Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 10/09/2026

I'm so pleased I had no clue. It's all just endless bloviating. I miss having a president who didn't feel the need to take to a stage every five minutes.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 04/09/2026

Have they never heard of how successful BritBox has been in America?

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 27/07/2026

It doesn't matter how much money he has. He'll always be just a needy little boy seeking attention and approbation.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 22/07/2026

I really really wish I could pick it up (I'm a small indie publisher www.whitedeerpublishing.net) but I don't have the distribution to do it justice. I hope someone jumps on this!

whitedeerpublishing.net

White Deer Publishing

White Deer Publishing is a boutique book publishing company. We’re proudly women-owned and based in East Atlanta Village in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 30/06/2026

So, I should bite the bullet and join so there's more of a chance at a majority and less need for Depends? (I do qualify, that's not an idle threat)

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 30/06/2026

This made my day. I sew, but I could NEVAH sew like that. That fabric is stunning and what a visual fest from both of them. 10/10

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 20/04/2026

I also think there was a joy in it that always comes with something new - and maybe a more ebullient era in general that has now ended.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 20/04/2026

I really miss the age of salon-like digital spaces where you could exercise your intellect & throw things against the proverbial wall. I grew & learned from reading exchanges on Twitter - especially around cultures outside my own and academic disciplines outside of my expertise.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 12/04/2026

You know how some people just have that thing where their electronics always break and their appliances never last? Like they are walking anti-matter of some kind we have yet to identify? JD Vance must have that. Maybe we should be consulting astrophysicists for candidate endorsements.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 04/04/2026

I'm not watching the video but I'm very invested in what it says about tuxedos. For - reasons.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 04/04/2026

Said the same thing to my husband just an hour ago.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 29/03/2026

Term limits in all forms of government. Universal mail in ballots. Free healthcare that includes fully funded mental health. Grants for small businesses and artisans. Public art all over the place. Free higher education. Caps on corporate ownership of single family residences. Tax billionaires.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 24/03/2026

For the life of me I will never understand how she could write about exclusion and belonging and authenticity with such force and then become - whatever vehement twisted and mean thing she is now.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 23/03/2026

How far is Iran's ballistic reach, realistically?

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 19/03/2026

Why the Afroman trial matters, beyond comedic value: - Salving a white woman's tears over the consequences of her own actions is less important than invading the home of a black man. - Redress for the bruised egos of white men is of lesser consideration than the affront faced by a black man.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 18/03/2026

What were they thinking going after Afroman! You don't get in a war of words with a man unafraid to issue unapologetic melodic ditties about getting high. (My personal favorite is also Crazy Rap).

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 18/03/2026

My personal favorite is Crazy Rap, but Because I Got High is also amazing. Fair warning - it's catchy and ya gotta exercise some situational discretion when you want to sing along. (as my children pointed out when I was rolling on up in the car pool lane one day)

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 14/03/2026

I have a friend who sold 15,000 and that wasn't enough for her publisher to take the option on her second book.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 14/03/2026

Because distribution and fulfillment is hard work.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 13/03/2026

Even your garden-variety crisis management consultant could have predicted Iran would take that action. Like, baby crisis mangers still wet behind the ears could have.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 13/03/2026

I'm not even a red head but my dad was and my son is so I'm a carrier and this rule applies to me as well. Which i found it the hard way.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 11/03/2026

Charis is such a lovely place. See you in Atlanta! Everything will be blooming.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 10/03/2026

Can we please retire the phase, "let me be clear" as delivered by nearly every politician in nearly every speech? As a rhetorical device, it is tired. "Clear" is subjective. "Let me" implies that a mysterious other is stopping you. "Be" is saying you weren't already being clear.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 10/03/2026

Sam the Butcher could end the mayhem with one swing.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Quickly looks out window for pigs amongst the clouds

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Yes, and this is awesome. Now I just hope we actually follow up with action for the midterms. Because even an unpopular president with Trump's proclivity to insanity and venality wields enough power to make life miserable.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Why not both? Unless orders of magnitude count in some way.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Sometimes you really need instructions issued with serial commas and footnotes and not just exclamation points.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

I am actually about to start. Thank you for the encouragement.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

I do business continuity. Trust me I know this on a visceral level for everything from the manufacture of cupcakes to the tech platforms we all use.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

And has an inception kernel that could no longer be created because either the knowledge to create it is gone or the tool used is obsolete. We all live in a state of rubber bands, duct tape, and chewing gum and we don't even realize it.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

That's probably better than my approach to just walk away as they are mid-spiel.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Absolutely best on-point meme ever. Kudos to you, sir, from someone who comes from endless generations of working women.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

This is patently untrue. GenX. Both of my grandmothers worked as did every female family member I can name. Nurses, bank tellers, teachers, secretaries. Previous generations were farmers - which is hard work for the entire family. This fable has to stop.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

Yes, publishing is a hard business. Yes, I am screaming into the void.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

How many indie publishers are carrying books that do not sell? How many books are just out there in digital purgatory with no sales and all the back-of-house work? Especially in non-fiction, which is what I mostly publish. What is the opportunity cost in an already stretched budget?

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

It takes approx 60 hours per year to do reporting, keep up with metadata, issue even scant royalties, keep your listings updated, etc. for every book. In the digital age we really need to understand that "out of print" should still be a thing.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

And this is so important: publishers cannot market your work the way you market your work. That's just not how it works. YOU, yes YOU, have to support and promote your book. Your reach as an author will always be greater than the publisher - even for big traditional publishers.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

You can change your mind about a work. You can change your mind about your message. You can change your mind about who you want to be. It's okay! But, your publisher holds all the costs to support the book.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 09/03/2026

If you are no longer actively supporting your work and it's not selling after a few years your publisher still carries costs.

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Emerence 🍁 @damemyniah.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I read once that Michelangelo was asked to make the Sistine Chapel more “appropriate” (church objected to the nudity) & he answered “simply make the world a suitable place & painting will soon follow suit.”

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 08/03/2026

You have to wonder what circumstances required the addition of the bottom sign that defines what "large" means. And did it have an intersecting point with Herds of Animals? I would very much like to see what the script is for the person answering the phone.

Sign from a road crossing in Ireland. The top sign describes that large vehicles and herd of animals must call before crossing. An additional sign on the bottom has extensive definitions of what large means. The signs are white with a red border and the top of the sign has two red lights.

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Michelle Newcome @michellenewcome.com · 08/03/2026

You fought off a pack of dogs to protect your dog?

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