Maureen Bhutong Boyd
bhutong.bsky.social
Maureen Bhutong Boyd
@bhutong.bsky.social
thai-scottish-north american writer, editor, & leftist. https://maureenbhutongboyd.net/ https://www.writingfulcrum.com/ @writingfulcrum.bsky.social
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I missed this from earlier this week but a Minnesota student, Dogukan Gunaydin, detained during the student revocation nonsense has been released finally. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
U of M grad student released from ICE custody after judge's ruling
Doğukan Günaydın had been held in the Sherburne County Jail after being arrested by immigration authorities. A federal judge ruled this week that his detention violated his procedural due process righ...
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May 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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One of the classic moments of #betrayal in cinematic history. Tomorrow, @arguchik.bsky.social will lead a generative writing session on “Betrayal”. Sign up here! www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops #writinginspiration #writingcommunity #writing
April 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Tonight!
Tonight, at 5:30 p/8:30 e, @arguchik.bsky.social
& @bhutong.bsky.social will kick off the 1st April Generative Writing Session! Our theme is “Bloom”, and we’ve also just launched a new service you can purchase at the link in our bio to get written #Feedback on #writing from these sessions.
April 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This Sunday, @arguchik.bsky.social and I will lead a generative writing meeting around the theme of “Reckoning”. Sign up for a package of sessions with us at the link below! #writers #writingcommunity #generativewriting
“Reckoning” is the theme for our next Guided Generative Writing Meeting Sunday, March 16th, 11:00 am pt/ 2:00 pm et. We’ll do a warm up write the first few minutes, then dive deeply into our theme. #writingcommunity #creativewriting #amwriting Sign up here:
www.writingfulcrum.com/.../generati....
March 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
It’s not too late! You can still join us in 40 minutes for an hour of creative, structured #writing. Sign up at the link!
“HUNGER” is the theme for tonight’s #writing session. Join us at the link to experience our structured writing meetings & get our thoughtful, supportive insights. We love inspiring people & helping them hone their craft! www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/... #writerscommunity #writingcommunity
March 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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send this to your parents if they fit the bill (both mine do)
"There's a specific group that has to worry about their immunity from vaccination. People born after 1957 but vaccinated before 1968 - that group is unlikely to have robust immunity from infection bc at that point in time, they were using less effective vaccines."

www.cbsnews.com/news/measles...
Do you need a measles vaccine booster? What to know as a Texas outbreak spreads
A measles outbreak in the U.S. has grown to over 120 cases​​​. Here's what to know about measles vaccines and those who may need a booster.
www.cbsnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Join me and @arguchik.bsky.social this Wednesday for this week’s guided #generative #writing session: “Departures.” We take you through a warm up #prompt & then a more focused #write in the second 1/2 of the hour. Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/... We hope to see you there!
It's #Petagoguetuesday ! This week’s guided #writing session — “Departures”— will be Wednesday, 2/26, 5:30 pm pacific/ 8:30 pm eastern. We’ll guide you through a warm up prompt & #write to a more focused #prompt in the second 1/2 of the hour. Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This Saturday! I’m quite proud of my creative use of our skunk family to promote our Generative #Writing Meetings 😄.
“Urban Wildlife” is this Saturday’s Generative Writing theme. We warm up our #writing muscles with & then move on to directed #writingprompts. Cultivate your voice & get feedback in a supportive atmosphere! #writingcommunity #writer #urbanwildlife. Sign up: www.writingfulcrum.com/.../generati....
February 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This Saturday!
It’s #PetagogueTuesday and we’re getting in the mood for this Saturday’s Guided Generative Writing Session—“Urban Wildlife” 😂. Explore this writing #topic with #prompts & #feedback we provide to help you discover your unique #writing voice.Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
February 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Join us tomorrow for our “Love Bites” virtual Guided Generative Writing meeting, at 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET. We will get your #writing muscles warmed up with a short #prompt & optional #feedback, then dive more deeply in the 2nd half of the hour. Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
February 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@arguchik.bsky.social and I offer virtual Guided Generative Writing sessions. This Saturday’s theme is “Love Bites” — and might be just the antidote to corporate-sponsored images of romance that you need! Sign up at the link below, and #write with us!
Although Mia & Echo seem pretty lovey dovey, #Love Bites might be how you feel the day after hearts, flowers, & candy-covered romance. Join our “Love Bites” virtual Guided #Generative #Writing meeting this Saturday, 2/15, 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET. Sign up here:
www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I love this piece by @bcmearc.bsky.social — unsettling and necessary at the same time. Check our work out! timberjournal.org
Happy to see this stretch of "the r/ver" in TIMBER 15.1.

With lots of cool work by @bhutong.bsky.social, @roxgom.bsky.social, @annieraab.bsky.social, @enchilada89.bsky.social, and many others. Check out the full lineup here: timberjournal.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Thrilled to have my first hybrid work published at www.timberjournal.com, and so honored they chose part of that piece to be this issue’s cover image. Please check it out! #writers #published #hybridwriting

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Ghost Mother 1-2-3 — TIMBER
Maureen Bhutong Boyd Maureen Bhutong Boyd (she/her) is a Thai-Scottish North American writer who worked as a union organizer for fifteen years before receiving her MFA in Fiction from Pacific Univers...
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February 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Tonight! 5:30 pacific/ 8:30 eastern, we’ll explore “Rebirth” together. Sign up at www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
TONIGHT! 5:30 pacific/8:30 eastern, @arguchik.bsky.social will take us through writing prompts exploring “Rebirth”. It’s not too late to join us! Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/... #writingcommunity #generativewriting #prompts #writerscommunity #writer
February 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Join me and @arguchik.bsky.social as we provide space for generative #writing in a supportive virtual community. Each meeting has a theme that will guide our writing. Links below!
Sometimes pen, paper, & keyboard aren’t enough. It can be hard to carve out time, silence the inner critic, or focus. Join @arguchik.bsky.social & @bhutong.bsky.social for #writingprompts that feed creativity & get supportive feedback in a #writingcommunity. www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
January 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Sometimes pen, paper, & keyboard aren’t enough. It can be hard to carve out time, silence the inner critic, or focus. Join @arguchik.bsky.social & @bhutong.bsky.social for #writingprompts that feed creativity & get supportive feedback in a #writingcommunity. www.writingfulcrum.com/workshops/p/...
January 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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More imperative than ever: don’t cross picket lines
Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike
The Teamsters union released the results of the strike vote on Sunday evening.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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i think the executive orders directing agencies to end energy efficiency regulations and open up more land to drilling and mining is so indicative of the character of the american right — in its view everything, whether people or our larger environment, is something to be exploited and dominated
January 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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For #2025 we’re offering a “Guided Generative Writing” series! Starting February we offer themed, virtual Writing Sessions that provide structure, writing community & the opportunity for feedback. Packages of 4 sessions run for $20, 8 for $40, & 12 for $55, any session you like. DM for details!
January 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Please boost if you cant donate 🥺 no one should be left out in the snow
December 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Biden did not pardon Steven Donziger or Leonard Peltier
December 14, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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Every time we see this, we should repost it.

Let's make it the anti-fascist version of the "Tom Holland Lip lip syncing to Umbrella in a corset" video: everyone must reshare every time, and no one gets annoyed.
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
December 6, 2024 at 4:08 AM
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Our 2nd #free virtual #workshop, “Crafting Your Writing Practice”, will be this Saturday, December 7th, 11:00 am-12:15 pm PST/2:00-3:15 pm EST. We had great conversation in our 1st workshop about roadblocks to writing. Sign up here: www.writingfulcrum.com/event-sign-up #writingcommunity #writing
December 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Watching #ManeetChauhan
and #MarcusSamuelsson #cooking together is the #BIPOC #cross-cultural team-up I didn’t know I needed to see today. #representationmatters
🥹💜
December 4, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 11:36 AM