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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Quite possibly the most beautiful multicolored leaves I’ve ever seen!

Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s October 1st, which means I finally get to dig into this used bookstore find, which I’ve been holding onto since July. I think I read Frankenstein years ago, but it’s possible I only read it through societal osmosis. I guess we’ll find out!

Comic book style cover of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with the doctor and his monster looking appropriately gothic against a dark rainy background.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I sometimes think I can taste a difference between the colors... And either way, it's much more satisfying to eat them a bit at a time!

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The real question is: Do you eat them by the gluttonous handful or do you carefully bite off each section, convincing yourself that each color tastes different?

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The most interesting part of this article is buried below the “read more” button. The indigenous folks in the area have known about this cat for generations! They’re like “yeah, that’s the tilcayo 🤷🏻‍♀️” Maybe the rest of us, scientists in particular, should start listening harder to those folks.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Since we’re all apparently answering this… I think 20 y/o me would be over the moon that I’m actually living in Alaska now and have published some things, but largely confused by a lot of other things in my life.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The “Bazzy Tap”!! Incorporating that into my lexicon immediately.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

But, see, that kind of distinguishing would require human judgement!

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yes, thank you. I scream inside every time I see that note. And then I die just a little bit more when it comes up at the top of my own creative manuscript…

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Reading one goat alt-text per day as a kind of devotional to keep my spirits up.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My god, it really does say that! Also “modernized for the guardians of the space domain.” How is this even our reality???

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is amazing. 10/10 editorial decision.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The more likely Murkowski move would be to go independent (which is still not super likely).

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is, I think, the one and only Wendell Berry poem I've ever really read. And maybe I'm missing out on other great lines. But honestly, as a poet, if I can write one poem in my life that people remember and recite and share and *feel* something about I will consider that a wild success.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The way this is all shaking out is so disappointing and frustrating 😒

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’d say it’s right on time for dust, but a bit early for this extensive of snow cover!

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Holy termination “dust” Batman! (For reference, these mountains were completely bare yesterday.)

Matanuska Peak and adjacent mountains showing a full coat of new snow under a blue sky with a few clouds (spruce and cottonwood trees still green in the foreground).

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I wholeheartedly support this proposal.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What a ducking day at the fair! I mean, look at this lovely lady, straight out of Beatrix Potter's English countryside! (She obviously got lured away by a fox and has lost her bonnet and apron, poor thing.)

A regular old white duck with yellow/orange feet and bill, but with a big puffball of feathers on its head, standing in a cage in the bird exhibition room at the AK State Fair, looking longingly for an escape back to the countryside.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Fair point, and completely correct, I think.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

To be fair, I think lots of people have considered that. Maybe not the ones “in charge” but lots of people nonetheless.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Or Lake [another O-word in the local Indigenous language that basically translates as “f-off, you orange bastard”].

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One thing nobody has considered is how this messes up the acronym I learned as a kid to remember the names of the Great Lakes: HOMES. HAMES? Or SHAME, I guess, which I suppose is appropriate…

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Looked up from this to see the fog start rolling in over the neighborhood rooftops. The weather is really doing the work this week framing these deaths 😕

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Read the news, told my 10yo, who said "who?" to which I belted out "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Joleeeene," which he understood. Then I put on this slow version and listened to it on the porch with the fall rain and tried not to dissolve into a puddle. This is a hard loss.

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Dolly Parton - Jolene (33rpm slowed down digital version)

YouTube video by OdinsVlog

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Lia @liadanmakes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I know it's been said before, but if you're struggling with the *everything*, consider making something. It won't make the everything go away, but you'll feel good about what you made, and that one thing will be far more good than the evil fuckwits have ever produced in their lives.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The blueberries (and crowberries) were abundant today!

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Today’s thrift store find. Loving the hubris of Mr. Bernstein and his three faces.

Vinyl album cover: Leonard Bernstein Conducts His Three Symphonies. Mr. Bernstein’s face is depicted thrice, at different angles and distances, in flames, classical Greek architecture, and in a NY skyline, all in the surf breaking on a sandy beach.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

“AI is a turd mountain” pretty much sums it all up.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This is why I’m hesitant to replace my fridge from the 90s even though a shelf is cracked and the light only sometimes turns on. At least its basic function of keeping food cold is reliable!

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Löki Gale Tobin @lgtobin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Happy Right to Read Day to all those who celebrate (the freedom to read and against censorship)! uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...

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Right to Read Day

The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 20, 2026, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I am supremely intrigued by the idea of this book!

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Nothing unites quite like a common enemy! ❤️

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Don't get my hopes up like that, TBQ.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

As someone raising a young boy and always questioning how to best help him grow to be a good man, I appreciate this thoughtful thread so much.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Another data point in the “everyone is 12 (or under)” convo: I was answering some questions my 10yo had about the war, trying to explain who is attacking who and why, and he interrupts to say, “So, like what I do with my Lego guys?” And yes, exactly that.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Okay, but a reason to listen to Winter again and watch the video and get all in my feels on a Monday morning?? I’ll take it.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

These are so beautiful! The expression in the people’s eyes… Thanks for introducing me to this artist.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It is fun! (In that writer-artist-struggle kind of way…)

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yes, the world is burning, but you can still get your MFA, and in Alaska nonetheless! (I mean, why not? After all, the world is burning...) Come read and write and frolic in the fireweed with me and our other amazing faculty and students this summer 😎

Info about the Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program at Alaska Pacific University: Study fiction, literary non-fiction, or poetry; Get one-to-one mentorship throughout the program; Complete in 2 years, 3 months, with 3 summer sessions and 4 mentorship semesters. About the program: The low-residency MFA is a 36-credit program combining individualized study with an on-campus summer residency in Anchorage, Alaska, every July. Pre-residency online instruction begins May 2026. Apply today! Admission requirements: Application & $35 fee; Portfolio; Personal statement; Recommendations. Application deadline: April 1.

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Andrea L. Hackbarth @thelostintent.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Exactly right. And they're all just sitting there listening to it!

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