Clint Smith
@clintsmithiii.bsky.social
Author of How the Word Is Passed, Above Ground, and Counting Descent. Writer, The Atlantic.
HANG THAT GOAL IN THE LOUVRE OMG ARSENAL I LOVE YOU GABBY JESUS YOU WONDERFUL MAN
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
HANG THAT GOAL IN THE LOUVRE OMG ARSENAL I LOVE YOU GABBY JESUS YOU WONDERFUL MAN
Trossard I am sorry I ever doubted you
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trossard I am sorry I ever doubted you
ODEGAARD IS BACK AND COOKING
December 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
ODEGAARD IS BACK AND COOKING
Still can’t get over that David Raya save. One of the best I’ve ever seen.
December 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Still can’t get over that David Raya save. One of the best I’ve ever seen.
John has written a phenomenal book on George Washington and his relationship to slavery. I learned so much. I hope it’s widely assigned in schools and widely read by everyone.
When @clintsmithiii.bsky.social agreed to blurb my book, I NEVER imagined he’d call it “exceptional” and certainly not “how history should be done.” Clint’s amazing work is read and respected by every public historian I know. Having kind words from him is a real honor. bookshop.org/p/books/thy-...
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
John has written a phenomenal book on George Washington and his relationship to slavery. I learned so much. I hope it’s widely assigned in schools and widely read by everyone.
That’s a real heartbreaker. Last kick of the game. Oof
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
That’s a real heartbreaker. Last kick of the game. Oof
Really loved this conversation with Matt Shaer on the Origin Stories podcast. We get deep into the weeds of my approach to writing How the Word Is Passed and narrative nonfiction more broadly. Talked more about my writing process here than I have anywhere else.
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Clint Smith on How the Word Is Passed
Podcast Episode · Origin Stories · 12/03/2025 · 36m
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December 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Really loved this conversation with Matt Shaer on the Origin Stories podcast. We get deep into the weeds of my approach to writing How the Word Is Passed and narrative nonfiction more broadly. Talked more about my writing process here than I have anywhere else.
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CUFA closes today’s sessions with a fireside chat and book signing from bestselling author @clintsmithiii.bsky.social. Thank you, presenters and attendees! #NCSS2025
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
CUFA closes today’s sessions with a fireside chat and book signing from bestselling author @clintsmithiii.bsky.social. Thank you, presenters and attendees! #NCSS2025
I honestly think Arsenal’s second 11 is still a top 10 team in Europe.
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I honestly think Arsenal’s second 11 is still a top 10 team in Europe.
My son’s favorite song is now Indecision by Sampha all because the Arsenal social team used that song in Eze’s unveiling video when he joined the team. We play it every time he scores.
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My son’s favorite song is now Indecision by Sampha all because the Arsenal social team used that song in Eze’s unveiling video when he joined the team. We play it every time he scores.
Eberechi Eze is quite good
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Eberechi Eze is quite good
Amazing season. Amazing team.
Thank you DC for always having our back 💛💚
You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!
You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Amazing season. Amazing team.
This is a first!
Shoutout to my student who told me I should have a Clint Smith stamp. I had one made. A good idea is a good idea! #APLit @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This is a first!
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“We owe it to our young people not to lie to them anymore. A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself.”
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“A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself,” @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes:
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“A democracy whose citizens operate with fundamentally different understandings of the past and its implications cannot sustain itself,” @clintsmithiii.bsky.social writes:
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
What a time to be alive
The West has Fallen. The Mayor of New York City is an Arsenal fan.
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
What a time to be alive
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Going to undergrad in the middle of Colonial Williamsburg, then working at the local newspaper, from 2016-2021, meant living every day in a microcosm of the contemporary debate around American history, identity and politics.
This article captures that push-and-pull like nothing else I've read.
This article captures that push-and-pull like nothing else I've read.
Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
www.theatlantic.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Going to undergrad in the middle of Colonial Williamsburg, then working at the local newspaper, from 2016-2021, meant living every day in a microcosm of the contemporary debate around American history, identity and politics.
This article captures that push-and-pull like nothing else I've read.
This article captures that push-and-pull like nothing else I've read.
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“It depends on where they come from and how they grew up—what their grandma and granddaddy told them. Because when you tell our story”—she brought her index finger to her chest—“you’re really shaking the foundation of other people’s stories.” -Janice Canaday
Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
www.theatlantic.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“It depends on where they come from and how they grew up—what their grandma and granddaddy told them. Because when you tell our story”—she brought her index finger to her chest—“you’re really shaking the foundation of other people’s stories.” -Janice Canaday
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From @clintsmithiii.bsky.social's book, COunting Descent: bookshop.org/a/862/9781938912658
#poem #books #writing
#poem #books #writing
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
From @clintsmithiii.bsky.social's book, COunting Descent: bookshop.org/a/862/9781938912658
#poem #books #writing
#poem #books #writing
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Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
www.theatlantic.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
What Is Colonial Williamsburg For?
Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad.
www.theatlantic.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thirty-one years ago, there was a slave auction reenacted at Colonial Williamsburg.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Some thought it powerful, many thought it insulting.
This summer, I traveled to Williamsburg myself to see how the country’s largest living history museum today tells the story of Black life at America’s founding.
Thank you all for supporting this book. It means more than I can say.
Congratulations to New York Times bestsellers @clintsmithiii.bsky.social and @sonjacherrypaul.bsky.social!
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October 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thank you all for supporting this book. It means more than I can say.
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Join me and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social virtually tonight at 7pm Eastern to discuss writing for young audiences, speaking honestly about American history, and whether this is finally the year Arsenal wins the title. Join us!
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October 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Join me and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social virtually tonight at 7pm Eastern to discuss writing for young audiences, speaking honestly about American history, and whether this is finally the year Arsenal wins the title. Join us!
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