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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

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What does a sniper position at Memorial Circle actually defend against? Not China. Not a submarine. Not a missile. It overlooks a bridge, a traffic circle, and the front door of the National Mall. Those are places where Americans march. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I went kayaking. Mark that off my list.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

@dabytch.bsky.social rest well tonight, Lisa. You’ve carried so much. I see you and applaud. Here’s a favorite quotation of mine. “Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.” Miller Williams

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A giant in literature passed today. RIP Annie Dillard. If I had to tag one writer as my inspiration, this woman would be it.

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

@jillyfishers.bsky.social because you stayed for the pets. Joey is turning into a doggens. Lounging on the back of the sofa. My puppy is growing up. (Thank goodness!) 🥴

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Got myself a pallet of 20 size (which is very very thin) perle cotton to big stitch a quilt. Yummy stuff.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I once had an an amazing desert at The Circle R in Oakcreek, Colorado. It was a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a tall Dragon’s Breath stout. I made one tonight. Not Dragon’s Breath, but good stout. Try it. So good.

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social I cannot remake my life to date, nor would I—educating youth is my definition of first responder and I loved it all. But I have to say that Act IV, writing, takes the hero into a new realm. Post-vocation there are ghosts and no story I’ve written hasn’t had a ghost in it.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#WriterSky I completed a maybe 10th draft of my ch.1, thinking I might finally move forward; I read ch.3 of Allison’s book Meander, Spiral, Explode and realized I have zero color. Not one mention. Now I need to read it AGAIN to figure out how to get the colors, that we know are there, on the page. 🥴

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@weeknightmsnow.bsky.social As we discuss vaccines for children, it might be helpful to recognize that veterinarians are VERY clear about the necessity of vaccinating puppies before taking them into places where they encounter unvaccinated dogs. Vaccines are a critical intervention to protect them.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

@opquilt.bsky.social Hey, I’m putting beads on this thing (bc the artist said it reminded her of the bead work in that Seminole pattern) but I still don’t love it. 🤷‍♂️ After seeing yours in the blues with that round symbol, I’m now unsatisfied with mine. 🤨

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#5AMWritersClub I just fired up my laptop to write a bit, and my thumb was on the lower left corner. I felt it vibrate somewhere inside as the thing came alive. My laptop has a heart! I never realized.

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#quiltsky Put this block three together. Sandwiched it with cotton batting and hand quilted in the ditches so it doesn’t show. Best part—I found a red linen napkin at the thrift store for .75 and cut the hand from it. Such a rich textured red. Now edging the hand in black, which just makes it. ☺️

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#quiltsky now I have the strips of diamonds. Be wary in joining them. They have to be pinned at seams exactly through the 1/4 inch spot (if you were careful to sew the strips together in the first place with exact 1/4 inch seams). I did it wrong first go. Better second. Now I’ve got it!

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#quiltsky Woot! I have me blocked three strip sets put together. I am learning some new techniques with each of these blocks. This one is gonna blow my mind, I am certain. Next is trimming and staggering the strips to make diamonds. I think I’ll love this block. The hand print I can do. It’s good.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social You seem like a winner!!! Been watching you. I’m impressed. Also hoping for help for children with disabilities in schools that lump them all together in segregated settings regardless of individual milieu needs. We’re going to fair hearing to advocate for our grandson.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#Quiltsky I finally finished my 2nd block for the NMAI quilt along. It’s a serious variation of the fabrics and technique of the block but I like it. Here’s block one and two. Looking forward to three which will be out soon!

Five bison in interesting prints and colors appliquéd onto a golden wheat textured background.

A solid Terra cotta colored cross shape cut out in Hawaiian style on a colorful print background that looks like forest.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Press Dinner so embarrassing. They should walk out.

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#QuiltSky I am not having fun with the second block in the NMAI quilt along. I just don’t seem able to turn under the edges of my appliquéd design. I followed the technique on the YouTube video to the tee but it’s a mess of curves and points. Ick! I’ll have to raw edge stitch it.

Close-up of my failed raw edge turned appliqué.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

@cynicaltherapist.bsky.social I think it worked! I sent the link. But now everyone can see it. Oh, well. Why write at all if one isn’t willing to give it up to be read. Right?

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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It isn’t the absence of sound. It’s compassionate whispers that only the soul can hear. It isn’t the strident glitz. It’s the pure sparkle of sunshine on branches maddened with snow. It’s not a particular place. It’s everywhere, hidden in sharp angles or open fields or wandering pathways,

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@cynicaltherapist.bsky.social something like this: I found a spot beneath the sycamore on the square, backed up to lean between a forked root, and got a whiff of patchouli, and for a beat, it was exactly 25 years ago, and then it was gone.

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If I could tell the world just one thing it would be that we're all OK, and not to worry 'cause worry is wasteful and useless in times like these. I won't be made useless, won’t be idle with despair. My hands are small, I know But they're not yours, they are my own and I am never broken. Jewel

How many years can a mountain exist before it's washed to the sea? Yes, and how many years can some people exist before they're allowed to be free? How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn't see? The answer my friend is blowing in the wind. Bob Dylan

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This land is your land and this land is my land from California to the New York island, from the redwood forests to the Gulf Stream waters, this land was made for you and me. As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway. This land was made for you and me. Woody Guthrie

If you’re wondering how that quilt came alive…

Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

#quiltsky peeps will appreciate my quilt-puppy. Joey curls up in a basket of stash cuts when I’m sewing. He trots in right behind me when I head for my studio and settles in. I ♥️ him so much!

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Jessie Colin Young said it best in his song Ridgetop. “I’ve got hundred foot pine trees that just love to dance in the wind. And a yard full of bushes that turn into pies in July. Between blue jays and hoot owls I’ve got twenty-four hour singing skies.”

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#5AMWritersClub dawn is rising gray with rain and I have been writing since 3:00.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

@hermiteveryday.bsky.social have a question. I am challenged to make a small art quilt that represents “a quiet place” and I’m wondering if you have an idea that could inspire my subject matter.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

@timothyforner.bsky.social Hello! Miss my writer buddies. Especially the dog-man! Here’s teenage Joey. I know you’ll love seeing him grow up.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I’m doing a QAL to celebrate our national history on the 250th anniversary. It’s with the Smithsonian Museum of American Indians. americanindian.si.edu/quilting/ and here is my first block.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My bed head little Maltipoo, Joseph R. needs his first big-boy haircut. Next week! Four months old. A rescue came to me with ringworm. It’s been freaking difficult not being able to cuddle him because the fungus is so contagious. We’re on the home stretch. I’m falling for this creature—my Joey.

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Lyn @plontlyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@jonwrites.bsky.social — bus drivers are heroic. I’m assuming school buses but even the others are a force in and of themselves. Nothing makes a grumpy old sod more likable than the ability to navigate the potential chaos of a school buses, though. Good on you!