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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Looking for recommendations on where to send poetry chapbooks these days? It’s been 10 years since my last one came out! 😮 #poetry #chapbooks #writing #publishing

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

My latest nonfiction read is Tavris and Aronson's "Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)" is quite a good read about cognitive dissonance. What's everyone reading? #amreading #nonfiction

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Ya know what makes my evening? When a guy asks to fist bump the fry cook for a superb job

Fry cook chatting with customer after first bumping compliments

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Finished "Real Americans" by Rachel Khong. I usually only share books I particularly liked, but this was such a puzzling reading experience that I want to see if anybody else has read it. #amreading #ficton

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Well. This is an interesting topic, but the reading was a bit slow, so I'm ready to start something a bit less dense ;) What are y'all reading? I'm still obsessed by alphabetical order LOL #amreading #nonfiction

Cover of A Place for Everything by Judith Flanders

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Latest novel read was "All Over Creation" by Ruth Ozeki. What's everyone else reading? #amreading #fiction

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Recently finished "The Knowledge Illusion" by Sloman and Fernbach from 2017. I took far too many notes I am still processing, but would be really interesting to see an update after the surge in generative AI.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I recently finished @rosehunter.bsky.social AMAZING poetry memoir about the sex industry, "Body Shell Girl". I've been virtually connected with Rose since . . . I'm really not sure - 2008? These connections are what keep me on a very thin piece of the internet ;) #poetry #nonfiction #amreading

Cover art for poetry book in shades of blue with a hand in a snowy like background reaching out.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Recent read: The Butterfly Lampshade by Aimee Bender. Such a great read! My second novel from Aimee Bender did not disappoint. What are you reading? #amreading #fiction

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

A reading check-in: I finished "Everything is Tuberculosis" by @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social #amreading #nonfiction #dftba

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Latest read is Jane Allison's "Meander, Spiral, Explode". I'm still digesting but my biggest take away is to look for the natural shapes of our stories - the organic versus the orgasmic (climax) structures. #amreading #nonfiction #narrative

Cover for Jane Allison's "Meander, Spiral, Explode" which has those words on white space amongst a gradient of light blue to navy bricks.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Just some Charles Simic to start my day. Photo because I could not find it online to share. #poem #poetry

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I was going back through my photos from today and realized I had one I meant to add to the post, so it is there now, and I'll add it here as well because, wow.

A billboard that states: White Supremacy has no place in Edenton. Show *heart symbol* for all. As well as some other small type for who posted the billboard that I can not read.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Stayed up late last night to finish "The Berry Pickers" by @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social what an amazing novel. #amreading #fiction #indigineousnarratives

Cover art for "The Berry Pickers" by Amanda Peters in tones of blue and green.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I don't recall where I picked up @emdashphillips.bsky.social fabulous book of poems, but I hope they have a reading somewhere I can go to in the near future! #poetry #amreading

Cover art for a poetry book showing birds of paradise in a brick red background.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Anyone else writing a poem a day for April? So far, I've kept up with it! I'm also blogging each day to update my traveling blogs I used to do on Instagram. It's kind of refreshing to just write for myself again. Where should I travel to next?

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

And then there was the short trip to Kentucky. And woe for missing photos of when I previously passed through which included a hotel room that had a phone in the bathroom and 70s decor www.instagram.com/p/DD5eFEsvZu...

Brick building and water tower for Buffalo Trace Distillery

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Bonus pic from my Instagram post for SC - a state I've been to and through a lot over the years #shortgirltravels #fatgirltravels #50states www.instagram.com/p/DDqYhmGtoJ...

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

What a powerful read "The Girl with the Loading Voice" by Abi Dare #amreading

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I forgot to share my gift shop shopping with my recent Instagram posts 🤣 www.instagram.com/p/DDNlEcXPvw...

Pretty gift wrap with cats in scarves and gift bag with red mushrooms

A wooden alligator and a sticker from the Brunswick Town / Fort Anderson historical site

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Over two years since our last snow, grabbing a backdoor cam shot before it is gone

Light snow on a grey set of apartments and a black car.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

You want to hear about my wander to Richmond county? As you wish ;) IYKYK www.instagram.com/p/DCpOLaMPYd... #princessbride #andrethegiant #amwandering

Museum display of a large suit and movie memorabilia for Andre the Giant

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Because I am mature I added this pic to my wander around Anson county, NC www.instagram.com/p/DCnTrPtPA9...

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

What's everyone reading? Just finished Richard Osman's "The Man Who Died Twice". #amreading #mystery #thursdaymurderclub #quotes

Quote from "The Man who Died Twice" is "because sometimes you had to remember that life wasn't always arranged in alphabetical order, however, much you would like it to be."

Quote from the novel "The Man Who Died Twice": some people in life, Sue, or weather forecasters, whereas other people are the weather itself.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Got distracted by grocery store samples, forgot to buy the BOGO apples. I'm a poet 🤣🍎

Sample cups of ice cream, apple pie, and mango tea inside a shopping cart.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

I've had this box of "notes" for years now. I use them mostly as bookmarks on which I take . . . well . . . notes. But I am almost out. Not sure how to search and find this. Google lens just shows me that it is no longer sold. #amreading #amwriting #geekstuff

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

Hey, me too, Drop several hours to a Myrtle Beach show ;)

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Purchasing this for myself instead of having to ask for one on the off chance I need one is self-care. #flyingwhilefat #fatgirltravel #plussize #bodypositive

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

What's everyone reading? I just finished "How High We Go in the Dark" by Sequoia Nagamatsu. What a great read. #amreading #fiction #latestread #books

Cover for "How High We Go in the Dark" by Sequoia Nagamatsu. A sky blue background with orange moon cut outs in various stages of waxing and waning out from the word go and up to the left top corner and down to the bottom right.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

That time you volunteer for a D n D practice thing with other instructional designers on a Friday afternoon LOL My first actual D n D Alt text not working today? #dnd #instructionaldesigner #learning #education

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

This is what poetic joy looks like. So awesome to hear Jericho Brown lecture today! #poetry #poetrynerds

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 10/09/2023

Sometimes you just want to have some fun. What is everyone else making? #collage #ammaking #creativity #art

Collage: A white woman and man wearing glasses from a 50s magazine look down on a table spread with food. The plates hold pizza, a medieval-looking fish, and a smiling can of green beans. Also on the table are some orange tablets, some rolls, an old fashioned glass of root beer, and a six-pack of glass bottles cokes.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

Short creative break for a little free writing then putting together some collage pieces I started playing with yesterday. #collage #amcreating

Collage on a white background of mixed magazine pieces. Pointing hand over a purple umbrella. The hand touches the top of a straw into a large glass of milk which is coming out of a cardboard box marked fragile. Also in the box is a lighthouse. The box sits on a stick of butter on a tray. Below the butter are three 50s styled white people pointing up.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

I'm not completely sure which game I played first but I think it was the space invaders knock off on the vic 20

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

Such an amazing book: "The Tiger and the Cage" by Emma Bolden. #memoir #nonfiction #amreading

$Cover art for memoir "Tiger and the Cage" which shows a fracturing, pixelated olive skinned woman with dark hair.$ Quotes from a book

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

What's everyone making lately? This was my latest collage practice #ammaking #creating #collage #art what hashtags should I be using these days?

Collage of a graffiti sprayed pillar and red gate on the left with a red pillar in the right. At the bottom is the upper portion of a tiger with segments of red and yellow wings off to his right side.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

Latest collage piece. What is everyone working on for their creative endeavors? I also drafted a poem called "Pity Party Planning" 😅 #poetry #collage #amcreating #amwriting

Collage with atlas map background showing the Boston area. From the left hand corner is an etch-a-sketch from a magazine. A woman from an 80s mag is in the center of the etch-a-sketch. She is driving a car with a surprised look on her face. There are words below her on the etch-a-sketch: how to choose. How to use. And below the white knobs of the etch-a-sketch are the words volume on the left and passages on the right.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Today's collage break had me "finish" the collage from yesterday and start ideas for a new one. Which scene should go into the etch-a-sketch? Hmmm #collage #creating #process #art #etchasketch

Space background with tiny astronaut. Foreground has a large piece of yellow cake with chocolate frosting and a partially eaten chocolate chip cookie placed almost like a moon. The phrase "taking healthy to new heights" connects the two snacks across space.

Potential images to go in the etch-a-sketch include a woman who looks surprised while driving her car, a sunrise, the cockpit of a plane, a turkey cooking and a microwave, a map with car, and the inside of a hotel with long elevators.

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Jessie Carty @neysa.bsky.social · 20/08/2023

Looks like it only allows four photos to actually post? Will try the other two here and see if alt text works for them.

Space background with tiny astronaut. Microwave in front and across the sky area various foods.

Space background with tiny astronaut and a large classic VW van in front.

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