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Na Mee

@yourfriendnamee.bsky.social
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Poet, storyteller, teaching artist. Fellowships from PEN America, Kundiman, Aspen Institute. Studying at Randolph MFA. Fat bear nerd 🤎 www.tsunamee.com

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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Amidst doom scrolls and dark headlines, over 2.5 million humans tuned into Fat Bear Week this year -hungry for good news. Allow me to share a bite: Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack.
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Fat Bear Week Crowns a New Benevolent King: 89 Backpack
Fat Bear Week has crowned a new champion, and it is the sizable and the sensitive 89 Backpack.
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Sylvia | Comms open! @asisherright.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Have you been following @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social writing either here or on ig? She has made me fall in love with all of them. I want to pet their ears and feed them blueberries 🥹
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social It's Fat Bear Week Finals! Chomping at the lip, we’ve got 910. This, my friends, is your family girl. Opposite 910 (probably sitting on his favorite rock) is 89 Backpack—a poster bear for positive masculinity.
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Fat Bear Tuesday finals feature Dancing, Magic, and a Coat of Many Colors
It's Fat Bear Week Finals today! Who will win? Bear 910 or 89 Backpack? May the fattest bear win.
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Sylvia | Comms open! @asisherright.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Obsessed with Backpack 🥰
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! May the fattest bear win. Vote today from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
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Ladies and Gentlebears, it’s the Fat Bear Week semifinals
Welcome to the Fat Bear Week semi-finals where the bears are well-fed and the voters are well-read! May the fattest bear win. Vote today from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#fatbearweek In a world of fighters, 89 Backpack is a lover.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Of the four matches today, this is the one with real life rivalry. Out on the river, Bucky is kicking butt. May the fattest bear win! Vote today from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. AKDT at fatbearweek.org.
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The Real Life Rivalry in the Fat Bear Week Quarter Finals
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#FatBearWeek 151 Walker and 903 Gully are two of my favorite bears.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In the meantime, this gives me more time to prep you for tomorrow. Let's talk about two fat boys you'll see in Thursday's #FatBearWeek lineup: 32 Chunk and 164 Bucky
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In case you missed it: voter turnout for Day 1 of #FatBearWeek was so huge, it broke their website.
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Katmai Conservancy @fatbearweek.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well Friends, today we had our biggest Fat Bear Week Day 1 turnout of all time and experienced some system overload. If you already voted today, your vote still counts. If you didn't get a chance, don't worry: Day 1 voting will restart tomorrow, Wednesday, September 23rd. See you then!
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From guest contributor @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social Welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1!  Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups.
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Fat Bear Week Begins with Family Groups and Sow Power
Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups. Female bears who are well-fed going into hibernation are more likely to have the…
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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So much voting the website crashed on me. 😂
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#FATBEARWEEK Let's talk about MATCH 4: 131 Marshmallow vs 910 131 Marshmallow, daughter of 482 Brett, comes from a family of absolutely fabulous fur.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#FATBEARWEEK Welcome to Fat Bear Week, Day 1! Here's my breakdown of the first four matches for KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social www.ktoo.org/2026/09/22/f...
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Fat Bear Week Begins with Family Groups and Sow Power
Today we have a total of four matches—eight bears!—to weigh. New this year is the introduction of family groups. Female bears who are well-fed going into hibernation are more likely to have the nutrie...
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Kade Peregrine @kadeperegrine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The fat bears are excellent this year. Hard to pick a favourite.
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Tanya. @tanyaduncan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A pair (of humans) came into the shop and one said “Oh! It’s Fat Bear Week!” and the other said, “what is…fat bear week?” and I said, “It’s a whole week where we celebrate fat bears!”. She was still confused. I feel bad for people that don’t get joy out of fat bears. They’re all good bears dammit.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Similar to March Madness, Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. This annual competition from Katmai National Park is a celebration of a summer’s worth of hard work, a hat tip to a healthy ecosystem, and a collection of survival stories.
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Fat Bear Week returns for fall 2026
Similar to March Madness, Fat Bear Week is a bracket-style, single elimination tournament. This annual competition from Katmai National Park is a celebration of a summer's worth of hard work, a hat…
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#FatBearWeek I'll be writing daily updates again for @ktoonen.bsky.social KTOO Public Media here in Alaska this year! Who are you rooting for?? Here's some very very tiny kickoff descriptions of the contenders before I start deep diving all week along. Think of it as a snack ;) 1/
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Lydia Mulvey @lydiamulvey.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
any day is a good day when art from @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social arrives in the post! support human artists scorch the earth of AI before it scorches ours
A 'bookling' from the artist/storyteller/poet/all round beautiful human being Na Mee. It's wrapped in beautiful thin paper, with what looks like a calendar on it in an Asian language (Is it Korean? I am so under-knowledged about such languages) It's wrapped in red paper twine and in a little plastic sleeve. Behind the package, a little stuffed animal guinea pig waits to see what's inside. There's also the bottom of a stainless steel coffee pot, wireless JVC headphones and a water bottle on the desk. The opened package, now showing the 'bookling', which is called 'Holly' and is about a bear. It's hand-bound with black thread, the cover is a printed image of what looks like a lino-cut of a big round bear holding a cub. It says 'HOLLY' at the top and 'NA MEE' at the bottom. There's also a hand-written note that came with the book. The message reads: 'Thank you for another order of my art, and for your very kind words! I'm thrilled to be sending you a copy of HOLLY. I hope you like it. Na Mee. There is also a smiley face emoji and a heart emoji.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
On our way to Seattle for some college tours(!!) cause apparently they let babies into college now What are your favorite questions* to ask on college tours?? *questions for the college or questions to ask ✨yourself✨
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
One of the incarcerated folks in my poetry workshops at the prison is getting transferred to a new place. “I’ve been trying to figure out what are my essentials to take with me,” he said. “And what it all came down to…is this notebook.” Those are the blank notebooks yall helped fund. Thank you 🙏🏽
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The love & care & indigenous wisdom that #32 Jody Potts-Joseph leads her dog team with can be seen in their handmade regalia for the #Iditarod ceremonial start. Are those *beaded*?? Do you know how long beading takes?! Seeing them adorned and honored this way made me cry 🥹 my heart money’s on her
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
After the Bad Bunny show I got sucked into the Super Bowl and it was so fun! Vibes need no translation! Maybe next year someone will invite me to a Super Ball party?? I feel like I could be very good at a Super Ball party. I love yelling at the tv n I love seeing all these beefy guys get emotional
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Imagine hating bad bunny and he’s just over here preaching love
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
In an attempt to self-soothe after evacuation, I've decided to change my language from “Avalanche” -vague -ominous -threatens to destroy our home to “Avalanchies” -cuter -implies close friendship -lil baby waybie #juneau
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Different kinds of waves make different sounds when it comes to/kisses/crashes into the coast. In this chapter I'm working on, I'm trying to spell some of those sounds. (e.g Kshhh kshhh, mlp mlp, mshhhh mshhhh) Will you help me brainstorm more? How would you spell your favorite wave sounds? 🌊💙
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💄Echo💋 @babyfirstandlast.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
This stopped me in my tracks. And when I started again, it was to run to @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social’s website to find offerings and teachings and ways to support.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Honored to find out I’m on the 2025 Granum Prize longlist with these other fine arse writers!! This award would support my memoir-in-progress 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 Thank you Granum Foundation for lifting up our stories ✨🌙 www.granumfoundation.org/news/2025-gr...
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Announcing the 2025 Granum Prize Longlist — Granum Foundation
https://www.granumfoundation.org/news/2025-granum-prize-longlist
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Christine @christinesu.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Such an amazing piece - best thing I've read this month
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Stanley Stocker @stanleystocker.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
This is wonderful 🌕
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Clsmith @clsmithak.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Gorgeous writing. Take a minute and read this.
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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Must read!!!
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Honored that my piece Moon Boots found the best home in @thesunmagazine.bsky.social It's about the mayhem and magic of being a single mother. I hope you'll read it www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/moo...
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Moon Boots
Our baby could not yet hold his head up. I lay on my parents’ living room floor next to my son, wondering how I was going to afford and overcome everything by myself, thinking I was too clumsy to take...
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Oct. 1 is a historic day. It marks the official end of federal funding for public radio and television. But public media endures: independent, resilient and powered by you. Here at KTOO, we’ll keep telling the stories that matter to Juneau and Alaska. We may be defunded, but we remain determined.
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Building a Bridge to Transformation
A statement from KTOO President and General Manager, Justin Shoman Juneau, AK - September 18th: Two months ago today, at the President's behest, Congress
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Ultimately, 32 Chunk’s grit and determination tipped the scale. Fat Bear Superfan Na Mee celebrates the impressive, massive, emphatically fat champion and all his resilience.
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Fat Bear Week crowns its 2025 winner: 32 Chunk the Champ
First-time winner 32 Chunk defeated enormous elder 856 in the finals on Tuesday, ousting two-time title holder 128 Grazer.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
New Champion, who dis??? A historic night for three-time runner up, first time #FatBearWeek champion, 32 Chunk! He defeated enormous elder 856 in the finals on Tuesday, ousting two-time title holder 128 Grazer.
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KTOO Public Media @ktoopublicmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
It’s the Fat Bear Week Finals and two of the biggest boars of Brooks River are here to conceptually duke it out. Around 150K voters have been weighing in daily, and as superfan @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social writes, this one’s a real claw-biter.
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Fat Bear Week finalists bring their soft sides to the finish line
Amid a bracket of broad babes and lover boars it’s come down to the two bad boy antiheroes.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
#FatBearWeek So how did two semi-villains make it to the finals? Complexity! Depth! Conflict! www.ktoo.org/2025/09/30/b...
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Little big widing queen and the three boars - here’s a link to today’s published #fatbearweek preview www.ktoo.org/2025/09/29/f...
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Fat Bear Week final four: a queen and the three boars
It's the semifinals of Fat Bear Week 2025, and everyone's eager to know who will be crowned the chubbiest.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Good morning, fat bear fanatics! Here we are at the Semifinals of #FatBearWeek and everybody’s fired up. Who’s with me??
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James Brooks Cascade @alaska.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
After the rain we’ve been having, it’s been nice to have a break in the weather. #akwx #Alaska #Juneau
A fishing boat sails in front of fog-shrouded mountains with blue skies trying to emerge from behind clouds
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Lisa @lisaconw.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We need some Zen right now.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#FatBearWeek
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#FatBearWeek Hold on to your hats, adoring fans of flabulous, because defending Fat Bear Queen 128 Grazer competes today. Here's more about 128 Grazer / today's match:
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#FatBearWeek 32 Chunk is a familiar face on the fat bear circuit, but he has yet to do a victory lap. Character sketch aside, this boar is borderline bursting. Chunk the Hunk, we call him. Even standing, his belly almost kisses the ground. Let me tell you a lil more about him
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#FatBearWeek Biggie, 128 Grazer’s girl, is on a roll! She may be a toddler but she is waddling into this match having now defeated 609, 26’s girl cub, and both of 803s yearlings.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#FatBearWeek Look, 901 is an actual boat. She’s so wide, I don’t know how she turns a corner. She is the Michelin man in a bear suit. She is a runaway parade blimp. What we love about 901 is that she has always had her priorities straight - eat, mate, and sleep - and she’s a very focused gorl.
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Na Mee @yourfriendnamee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
#FatBearWeek let me tell you a little bit about 602 Flotato
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