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Smithson

@samcgowan.bsky.social
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Writer, musician, puzzle-solver, needleworker, voter, night owl, also world’s nicest woman.

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 20h
When you've just got in the bath and the phone rings.
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Bonnie Raitt @bonnieraitt.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Remembering my dear friend John Prine, on what would have been his 80th birthday this Saturday. I miss him deeply, as all of us who love him do. What a gift he will always be.
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 22h
“Desires are already memories.“” — Italo Calvino, from Invisible Cities Leiko Tar artwork
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JOHN LENNON would’ve been 86 today. Every year on the anniversary of his birth the National Trust leave the bedroom light on in John’s childhood home, all night. Always missed ❤️
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#BookSky 🕵️
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Who can relate? ✍️ #WritingCommunity
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In 2014, while filming a movie, Jackie Chan discovered that a group of Mongolian locals knew every word to 'Rolling in the Deep' by heart... Even though they didn’t speak English. This beautiful moment was never part of the script. Original post
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
well this is lovely
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Jens Kruger plays Bach Cello Suite No. 1 on Banjo
YouTube video by The Kruger Brothers
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Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Ellsworth Green @greenellsworth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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UnicornHerder @unicornherder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Settle into the small, hideaway places, between the levels, away from the danger. Let the river flow on, let the tide rise and fall, the moon wax and wane. Find ways to quiet yourself as you wait.
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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814bleedingrose.bsky.social @814bleedingrose.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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JewelzinAZ @jewelzinaz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This hyraulic machine crushes hundreds of cans into a solid cube. Original post
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Damn, and you MAGA fools wonder why everyone laughs at you. Because you let these dipshits post ignorant, pathetic bullshit like this.
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨-Elections Alert! 👇
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Last Days to register to vote online for the 2026 midterms. Register To Vote here: register.vote.org
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨-Reminder! Do not use this votesafe website backed by Elon. It is indeed NOT safe. 2 of the best websites to use for voting information are: -The bipartisan nonprofit website: www.vote.org -The DNC website: iwillvote.com
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Legendary percussion sheet of Steve Foreman, used in Hollywood soundtracks. Original post
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone.
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 05/10/2026
Don't let them change you. Get in a boat on the river of love and justice. #pinks
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“I’m not the enemy.” MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) This terrific Movie opened 19yrs ago today. #TomWilkinson #GeorgeClooney
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A three-year-old boy touched thousands of people after choosing to celebrate his birthday by having breakfast with the garbage collectors who worked on his street. Original post
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Fredo Fabrucci: The Poster's Poster™ @fredo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Soup of the day: Lasagna
Soup (A pan of lasagna with a spatula taking out one piece, so you can see the little string of cheese as the piece is lifted out)
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 05/10/2026
He looks so happy though.
A little goblin stuffed animal with the text "made my boyfriend a little goblin"
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Alina Studenova @studenova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fine motor skills are important at any age. Over the weekend, I crocheted this alpha motor neuron innervating a muscle.☺️
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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“George Harrison Sings” — The Pirate Song RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION (1975) #EricIdle
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@hamish.shuffles is an expert: #AGoodPlace
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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john.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Greatest Tradition In All Of Sports, The Iowa Wave 👋🏻 At the end of the 1st Qtr all the fans, players, coaches, refs, everyone waves to the kids in the Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, gets me every time 😭. Caitlin Clark is up there today. The OSU coach is a class act as well! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Selina @selinaaa1212.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Potato is my favorite food group
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Smithson @samcgowan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Men complain that women yak yak yak and won’t shut up. Why would any of them imagine that if we were “asking for something” we wouldn’t USE OUR WORDS.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Caturday
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
A tiny bit of gentle advice for the men: before you try to explain or pontificate anything about the Cornell 7 to a woman, please remember chances are she’s already an expert 🙏🏻
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why a gold chain takes molten metal at 1064C, a wire-drawing die and hand-soldered links to get its shine.
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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Newest Super Group,,, FLAVOR DAVES,!! #DaveMatthews #DaveGrohl #FooFighters
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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Valkyries won their first playoff series in their second season ever
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Kirsti Miller @kirstimiller30.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I bought a six-pack of donuts when a guy next to me said, "You shouldn't eat donuts." I replied, "My grandparents parents lived to be 100." He asked, "Did they eat donuts?" I shot back, "No, they minded their own fkn business."
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Steve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Writing is hard. Being an author is hard. Seeing books you worked hard on and be passionate about, not sell as well as you’d like, is hard. But getting emails from people telling you how much they love your work, is awesome.
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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s Friday… And damn it, let’s dance! This is a Jack & Jill competition where they are matched randomly. The song is random. The dance is entirely improvised…
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Shoe-per Intelligence @shoe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Eric Idle @ericidle.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“One of the feelings I carry around with me is gratitude. I tell our students gratitude makes you feel lucky, & feeling lucky is a force field to all the bollocks in the world & that my luck stems entirely from being aware of all the incredible wonderful things that have ever happened to me” Sanjeev
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Warner Brothers Studio Cafe menu from 1941.
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