Amy Miller
@akm52.bsky.social
"Silly humans. Banging on a tub to make a bear dance when we would move the stars to pity." -- Michael Cunningham
Goodbye Apple.
Boycott Apple? Boycott Apple.
Canceling my AppleTV+ subcription right now.
Canceling my AppleTV+ subcription right now.
Apple has removed at least three ICE-tracking apps from the App Store. WIRED spoke with the developers about where they go from here. from @thiccreese.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/apple-...
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Goodbye Apple.
1. new pajamas
2. petrichor
3. the smell of just-split wood
4. caressing the velvet ear of a puppy
5. silence in a shared space
1. new pajamas
2. petrichor
3. the smell of just-split wood
4. caressing the velvet ear of a puppy
5. silence in a shared space
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasurse in life:
1. Making art no
2. matter who bad it
3. is or how little
4. time you
5. spend on it
1. Making art no
2. matter who bad it
3. is or how little
4. time you
5. spend on it
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
1. Cold side of a pillow
2. Autumn in New York City, sweater-weather temperature
3. Crocs (the shoe, not the reptile)
4. Finding stuff after thinking you lost it
5. Cats
September 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
1. new pajamas
2. petrichor
3. the smell of just-split wood
4. caressing the velvet ear of a puppy
5. silence in a shared space
1. new pajamas
2. petrichor
3. the smell of just-split wood
4. caressing the velvet ear of a puppy
5. silence in a shared space
Frances Perkins. She knew how to get things done.https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-13-2025?r=1teb2v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
August 13, 2025
On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
open.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Frances Perkins. She knew how to get things done.https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/august-13-2025?r=1teb2v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
Such an original!
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Such an original!
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Scottish folks are the ones who have the best words!
July 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Scottish folks are the ones who have the best words!
Reposted by Amy Miller
Over the weekend, I had to get my car towed to the dealership. I rode for an hour in the truck cab with the driver. We chatted the whole time. Turns out we had a lot in common. He loves traveling. He loves meeting new people but also loves being alone. Music has saved his life more than once. (1/x)
July 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Over the weekend, I had to get my car towed to the dealership. I rode for an hour in the truck cab with the driver. We chatted the whole time. Turns out we had a lot in common. He loves traveling. He loves meeting new people but also loves being alone. Music has saved his life more than once. (1/x)
Reposted by Amy Miller
Many years ago, I found myself arguing with Te-Nehisi Coates about something in a comments section, and he said to me, "Your certitude is a red flag. I'm going to exit this conversation."
That always stuck with me, and it's how I feel about pretty much every political discussion I've had since.
That always stuck with me, and it's how I feel about pretty much every political discussion I've had since.
June 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Many years ago, I found myself arguing with Te-Nehisi Coates about something in a comments section, and he said to me, "Your certitude is a red flag. I'm going to exit this conversation."
That always stuck with me, and it's how I feel about pretty much every political discussion I've had since.
That always stuck with me, and it's how I feel about pretty much every political discussion I've had since.
Love this. True with more than song writing.
The key to writing good songs is writing bad songs.
April 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Love this. True with more than song writing.
Beautiful words about Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died 11 years ago today. reelchange.net/2014/02/03/l...
Let it Rain: On the Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
When I was a teenager, my uncle told me that the person whose death affected him the most in his life was John Lennon. Not his father or his mother, nor a childhood friend. Instead, he mourned for …
reelchange.net
February 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Beautiful words about Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died 11 years ago today. reelchange.net/2014/02/03/l...
David Lynch’s children Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula invite all on Monday January 20th - what would have been his 79th birthday- to join in a world-wide group meditation at 12:00 NOON ( PST for 10 minutes to celebrate his legacy,spread love, and send positivity into the Universe.
January 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
David Lynch’s children Jennifer, Austin, Riley, and Lula invite all on Monday January 20th - what would have been his 79th birthday- to join in a world-wide group meditation at 12:00 NOON ( PST for 10 minutes to celebrate his legacy,spread love, and send positivity into the Universe.
Great gift for anyone who cares about baseball or film or unique storytelling.
If you're looking for a holiday gift for that baseball fan in your life, may I suggest BASEBALL: THE MOVIE?
John Sayles wrote the intro, and I wrote the rest!
www.amazon.com/Baseball-Mov...
John Sayles wrote the intro, and I wrote the rest!
www.amazon.com/Baseball-Mov...
Baseball: The Movie: Gittell, Noah, Sayles, John: 9781637272640: Amazon.com: Books
Baseball: The Movie [Gittell, Noah, Sayles, John] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Baseball: The Movie
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December 16, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Great gift for anyone who cares about baseball or film or unique storytelling.
Simply beautiful.
It's Author Spotlight time! This week, @karinhedet.bsky.social is taking center stage. Self care to Karin is "A morning cup of coffee inside birdsong. A bright, ripe berry on my tongue." How beautiful is that? 😍Read her tart & sweet NF here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/...
#namjooning
#namjooning
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Simply beautiful.
Reading is the best!
November 28, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Reading is the best!
Thank you, @noahgittell.bsky.social
Congrats to my mom, Amy Miller, for this prestigious nomination. Go read her work! She's the real writer in the family.
Our Pushcart nominees! Pls join us in congratulating Lynn Mundell, Amy Miller, @jenwithwords.bsky.social, Rebecca Tiger, @karinhedet.bsky.social, and @nomad-sw18.bsky.social! Read their fabulous pieces here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/proje... (sorry we couldn't tag everyone here).
November 27, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Thank you, @noahgittell.bsky.social
You have to let go of something to join this exploration. I did and it felt good. Discomfort often leads to growth.
I tried to figure out where I stand on the use of phones in movie theaters. It was more complicated than I at first thought. noahgittell.substack.com/p/on-phones-...
On Phones and Cinema
I'm expecting letters.
noahgittell.substack.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:32 AM
You have to let go of something to join this exploration. I did and it felt good. Discomfort often leads to growth.
Thank you for including me in this beautiful group of writers. Such an honor.
Our Pushcart nominees! Pls join us in congratulating Lynn Mundell, Amy Miller, @jenwithwords.bsky.social, Rebecca Tiger, @karinhedet.bsky.social, and @nomad-sw18.bsky.social! Read their fabulous pieces here: literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/proje... (sorry we couldn't tag everyone here).
November 21, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Thank you for including me in this beautiful group of writers. Such an honor.