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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Women writers, join me this fall for community, craft and writing together!

Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pangram allows that often inaccurate, biased system to “detect” whether AI was used, which will lead to witch hunts and false positives, which can ruin reputations and cause the loss of book deals, credibility, and income. More in my latest newsletter: katehopper.substack.com/p/empty-nest... 3/3

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Empty Nest on the Horizon

And why we should all be outraged by AI scanning of our work

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

You are going to use a flawed, inaccurate, biased system that was developed using stolen material to decide whether a piece of writing has used that same system? It’s utterly ridiculous. Yet, on July 21st, Substack enabled Pangram, an AI detection system. 2/3

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Empty Nest on the Horizon

And why we should all be outraged by AI scanning of our work

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

On Substack a couple of months ago, I wrote about why I am 100% against gen AI. But I am also 100% against using AI to scan writing to determine whether AI was used in said writing. Because, seriously? 1/3

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Empty Nest on the Horizon

And why we should all be outraged by AI scanning of our work

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

A gaggle this morning demanding their turn to cross! #minnesota #sassywildlife

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Join me tomorrow 4/30 for a quick midday workshop via Scribente Maternum on writing powerful scenes! #middaywriters #writingcommunity #motherswhowrite

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

How are your loved ones who have passed still with you? I’d love to hear how they have imprinted on you, what objects bring them back to you. 2/2

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"Back at my house, Dad lay in a hospital bed in my dining room, suspended somewhere between life and death. He wasn’t ready to die—he had a book to finish, soccer games to attend, grandkids to hug. And we weren’t ready for him to go; I could not imagine it, a world without my dad in it." 1/2

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

“I just wasn’t able to tap into the creative space I was craving, but I did show up in important ways for the people I love.” On the push and pull of writing and life (and how a clean desk might help). Latest on Substack. #writingcommunity

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I’m so looking forward to the @writingdaywksp.bsky.social's MN Writing Workshop this Saturday 4/11 in Bloomington, MN. Craft workshops, publishing panels and agent pitch sessions! You can still register! minnesotawritingworkshop.com/schedule/ I'll be teaching a workshop on structure in CNF.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 17/03/2026

Author @christymarx.bsky.social details an impresonation scam I'm seeing multiple versions of right now: contact from what appears to be an editor at a major publisher, referral to a (fake) literary agent, who then tries to sell something www.patreon.com/posts/author...

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AUTHOR SCAM ALERT | Christy Marx

Get more from Christy Marx on Patreon

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

My first Substack post! I'm a little late to the game, but happy to be there, finally! Join me for all things writing, creativity, the writing life and more! Link in bio!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

You can still donate to Foothold (They are an amazing all-volunteer 501c3, so all donations go straight to families in need. footholdtwincities.org

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

What an amazing event on Sunday! Thank you again to all the incredible musicians who volunteered their time and talent. Thank you to the Hook & Ladder! And thank you to everyone who was there. 1/2.

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Join me at the The Hook and Ladder Theater & Lounge 4-8 pm today, 3/8, for the Rock Out for Rent Relief! Help support our neighbors who need rent assistance due to ICE's occupation. Five amazing local bands, food, beverages, and community. You can buy tickets at the door!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I'm co-hosting this fundraiser for rent relief for those affected by ICE on Sunday at the @thehookmpls, 4-8 pm. Doors open at 4; music starts at 4:30; there will be food and beverages for sale. Buy tickets: thehookmpls.com/event/rock-o...

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 11/02/2026

A man who does background checks for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.

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Bloomington police arrest federal contractor in prostitution sting

The man was among 30 people arrested in a recent prostitution sting by Bloomington police.

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Neighbors came together again today to honor Renee Good and the others murdered by ICE. It was a beautiful ceremony led by Chief Arvol Looking Horse. #iceout #mnstrong #lovewins

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Stephen Miller is a very sick person, more so, IMO, than the president. And he is calling the shots. I remember when Terry Moran dared to make this observation and got fired from ABC for it.

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Thank you! Aren't they? ❤️ And yes, fuck ICE!!!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Here's a picture of a few of my beautiful fucking orchids as an example. #icemurderers #iceout #dobetter

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

To people posting business-as-usual book releases, marketing content, concert pics, birthday/anniversary posts, STOP unless you're also shining a light on the atrocities being perpetrated by ICE in MN. Just stop. You're either standing with us now or you're part of the fucking problem!! 1/2

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I'm so proud to be a Minnesotan! It was cold beyond belief and we STILL showed up to march for human and Constitutional rights, to demand justice. GTFO of MN, ICE!

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Do the goons at DHS think we're stupid? What are they trying to achieve here, other than making themselves look like a mob of racist morons?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today. This could be you.

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 08/01/2026

Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good. MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.

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Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief on site during Minneapolis ICE shooting

Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 miles of the U.S. border. MPR News host Clay Masters spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdic...

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Dad would be proud and also horrified about me using so much electricity! #bringthelight #christmastree

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The last couple of weeks have been a doozy and I wasn’t sure I was up for my usual lighting extravaganza, but in the end, I could not resist bringing the light. Pro tip this year: instead of greasing my hands with aquaphor, I used some gloves left-over from when my dad was in hospice.

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Join me and a slew of amazing MN #authors to celebrate the grand opening of ModernWell's new Wayzata location. 4-7 pm 10/28 Book signings abd beverages and community! #mnauthors #coworking #writingcommunity

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Literary Mama @literarymama.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"Trudging through the cold tunnel of keeping things afloat, paying bills, saving up for unseen contingencies. This is what it must feel like to be dead, to be a ghost, and not know it." from Deepthi Krishnamurthy's story, "The Long Route," in our Sept/Oct issue:

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The Long Route

It’s about to happen. The delirious fan moans above Pramila. It is going to detach from its rusty holder on the ceiling. Whatever is going on in her viscous dream will float still and jiggle to a ...

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

I went on an @umnenglish.bsky.social MFA book buying spree this week! Can't wait to read @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social's A Catalogue of Burnt Objects, Cheri Johnson's Annika Rose, & Kevin Fenton's brand new Cyan Magenta Yellow Black! #amreading #authorsky #writingcommunity #booksky

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UMN English @umnenglish.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

From alum Kate Hopper, author of Ready for Air: A Journey Through Premature Motherhood and Use Your Words: A Writing Guide for Mothers:

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I still have a few spots open in my Motherword & Words online class starting next week, including two scholarships for BIPOC women. Join me and write the stories you need to write! #writersky #motherhood #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I've got my pour-over in (one of my) favorite mugs and Winston snuggled next to me, so I'm ready. #5amwritersclub #amwriting #amquerying

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I love it so much, Joy! "I thought I saw your mom the other morning, when I was in the bedroom. She was wearing a yellow dress, and she walked past me. I wanted to close the door to keep her in the room with me.” Tears!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Patricia, I just saw the news that it's longlisted for the National Book Award!! Huge congratulations!!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Morning everyone! I just want to offer this bit of wisdom today!

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Kate Hopper @mnkatehopper.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Thank you! And congrats on finishing your novel!

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