Sarah Paris
@bsarahparis.bsky.social
Swiss-American writer, haiku poet, occasional photographer, casual bird watcher.
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Just once I would like to read an obit that states “We celebrate the blessed release of our 96 year-old loved one, hallelujah and Godspeed!”
a bridge over a body of water with a heart made of stars above it
ALT: a bridge over a body of water with a heart made of stars above it
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just once I would like to read an obit that states “We celebrate the blessed release of our 96 year-old loved one, hallelujah and Godspeed!”
“…especially at such an awkward time….”
November 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“…especially at such an awkward time….”
Anyone can recommend any jazz/classical streams guaranteed *not* to play any Christmas/Holiday tunes?
#Scrooge
#Scrooge
a cartoon of grinch with a very angry face
ALT: a cartoon of grinch with a very angry face
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Anyone can recommend any jazz/classical streams guaranteed *not* to play any Christmas/Holiday tunes?
#Scrooge
#Scrooge
@ouropinions.bsky.social I’m sooo sad … but I also totally get it. Life/work moves on.
And now, I can go back and revisit the archives….
*Thankful* for all the work, thoughts, and humor you put into every single episode. 🌟🌟🌟
And now, I can go back and revisit the archives….
*Thankful* for all the work, thoughts, and humor you put into every single episode. 🌟🌟🌟
It's our last episode! We're so grateful to everyone who's listened to us for the past 7 years.
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
We're using this occasion to talk about the state of science fiction and fantasy in the 21st century — and what has shaped the stories we've loved.
www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
@ouropinions.bsky.social I’m sooo sad … but I also totally get it. Life/work moves on.
And now, I can go back and revisit the archives….
*Thankful* for all the work, thoughts, and humor you put into every single episode. 🌟🌟🌟
And now, I can go back and revisit the archives….
*Thankful* for all the work, thoughts, and humor you put into every single episode. 🌟🌟🌟
San Franciscans take note.
Join EFF at The Booksmith on Dec 2 at 7 PM in San Francisco to celebrate We Will Rise Again, a new collection of speculative stories exploring progressive social change from writers around the world. www.eff.org/event/we-wi...
We Will Rise Again at The Booksmith
The Booksmith is proud to be celebrating the release of We Will Rise Again with Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Reo Eveleth, Cindy Cohn, Andrea Dehlendorf, and Vida James.When:Tuesday, December
www.eff.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
San Franciscans take note.
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We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We need it. Not only are the classes full, but also concert halls, libraries - we've gone to a bunch of classical concerts this year as an antidote to despair and guess what - they are full. They were not as full before, but they are now.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
"Humanities are shrinking" is artificially imposed top down.
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"'We the People' includes we the incarcerated. It’s long past time to allow all voting-age Americans the freedom to vote." Story co-published with Reckon News.
‘We the People’ Includes We the Incarcerated
It’s time to let all voting-age Americans influence their government.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"'We the People' includes we the incarcerated. It’s long past time to allow all voting-age Americans the freedom to vote." Story co-published with Reckon News.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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“Where am I gonna go? I’ve been in this place damn near 40 years. Got no family left. Can’t work anymore. I take enough pills every day to stock a Walgreens. You tell me, what am I supposed to do?”
Why Older People Worry About Leaving Prison
Aging people leaving prison feel unprepared to find housing, use technology, and secure health insurance and other benefits.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Where am I gonna go? I’ve been in this place damn near 40 years. Got no family left. Can’t work anymore. I take enough pills every day to stock a Walgreens. You tell me, what am I supposed to do?”
The penultimate episode? Oh no! 😭
Frankenstein is everywhere right now -- but why does it still hold so much power? In our latest episode, we talk about how different people have reimagined this 200+ year old story -- and why Victor Frankenstein is the ultimate Bad Science Daddy.
ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/frankenstein...
ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/frankenstein...
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The penultimate episode? Oh no! 😭
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I've started up a new journal! POST-KU will be a journal of post-ku that comes out every two months on a postcard. Submissions will open up in December, first issue will be out in January.
Post-Ku
A journal of post-ku on post-cards
post-ku.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I've started up a new journal! POST-KU will be a journal of post-ku that comes out every two months on a postcard. Submissions will open up in December, first issue will be out in January.
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Forgiveness by Fady Joudah
www.divasofverse.com/2014/05/forg...
www.divasofverse.com/2014/05/forg...
Forgiveness by Fady Joudah
Forgiveness He was in Iwo Jima now at home hospice for emphysema on oxygen with lower-limbs edema I’m your...
www.divasofverse.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Forgiveness by Fady Joudah
www.divasofverse.com/2014/05/forg...
www.divasofverse.com/2014/05/forg...
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Three @theguardian.com books cartoons from previous halloweens: 1. Haunted Bookshop
October 31, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Three @theguardian.com books cartoons from previous halloweens: 1. Haunted Bookshop
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The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
--Hannah Arendt
--Hannah Arendt
October 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.
--Hannah Arendt
--Hannah Arendt
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My cartoon for the books page in this week’s @theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My cartoon for the books page in this week’s @theguardian.com
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So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet
IT’S OFFICIAL: We now have more protests planned for October 18 than there were back in June.
It’s not even October yet but you’ve already put 2,100 events on the No Kings map.
We hope to see you at the largest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
It’s not even October yet but you’ve already put 2,100 events on the No Kings map.
We hope to see you at the largest day of peaceful protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet
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The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
September 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
Pinochet was ousted with a referendum.
And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists.
Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.
October 18! Save the Date!
#NoKings
#NoKings
Over five million people protested against Trump’s regime on No Kings Day — and the sequel is going to be even bigger.
Join a local event on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Join a local event on October 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
October 18! Save the Date!
#NoKings
#NoKings
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“Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America.”
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America.”
No, I don’t believe the life of a tree is worth more than the life of a human. But trees are beings too. Olive trees can live for hundreds of years, bearing fruit and nourishing generations. So yes, this was murder.
Photo by Abed Alrahim Qusini, 2005
A Palestinian woman in the village of Salem (in the occupied West Bank) after Israeli settlers cut down the olive trees.
A Palestinian woman in the village of Salem (in the occupied West Bank) after Israeli settlers cut down the olive trees.
August 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
No, I don’t believe the life of a tree is worth more than the life of a human. But trees are beings too. Olive trees can live for hundreds of years, bearing fruit and nourishing generations. So yes, this was murder.
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
August 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
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Every day I look at the photos and videos of people in Gaza and I feel horrified and paralyzed. We are committing a genocide. We are doing this. We are bombing humans, killing humans, and starving humans. We are doing this.
July 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Every day I look at the photos and videos of people in Gaza and I feel horrified and paralyzed. We are committing a genocide. We are doing this. We are bombing humans, killing humans, and starving humans. We are doing this.