C. McGuinn Freeman
@cmf406.bsky.social
She/Her. PhD. Author of Place Last Seen. Published in Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, Dark Mountain, Best American Food Writing, Terrain. Newsletter: Getting Dirty: Material Entanglements in the Anthropocene (https://getting-dirty-anthropocene.com/)
My beloved was horrified to discover, via tv advertizing on a basketball game, that "overnight oats" exist, and that people willingly eat them.
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My beloved was horrified to discover, via tv advertizing on a basketball game, that "overnight oats" exist, and that people willingly eat them.
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Belatedly watching Mamdani inauguration& Jumaane Williams speech: “That’s the thing about uncertainty- anything can happen. But also, anything *can* happen. We could make NY more affordable, more safe and more just. We could, we can, and we have to try.” That’s it, y’all. That’s radical pragmatism.
January 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Belatedly watching Mamdani inauguration& Jumaane Williams speech: “That’s the thing about uncertainty- anything can happen. But also, anything *can* happen. We could make NY more affordable, more safe and more just. We could, we can, and we have to try.” That’s it, y’all. That’s radical pragmatism.
God recovery is boring. It's 10:30 and apparently I need a nap.
January 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
God recovery is boring. It's 10:30 and apparently I need a nap.
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By separating beauty and life, the world objectifies & determines what is beautiful. We're thus content to live lives largely deprived of beauty, happy to occasionally glimpse it at museums & on screens. Grasping the beauty in/of life is nothing less than a refusal of this world.
January 2, 2026 at 12:16 PM
By separating beauty and life, the world objectifies & determines what is beautiful. We're thus content to live lives largely deprived of beauty, happy to occasionally glimpse it at museums & on screens. Grasping the beauty in/of life is nothing less than a refusal of this world.
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“The work continues. The work endures. The work, my friends, has only just begun.” 🍎❤️
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
“The work continues. The work endures. The work, my friends, has only just begun.” 🍎❤️
I left New York in 1988, but a little splinter of New Yorker came with me, and I'm just more than thrilled to see Mamdami sworn in. Let's do this.
January 1, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I left New York in 1988, but a little splinter of New Yorker came with me, and I'm just more than thrilled to see Mamdami sworn in. Let's do this.
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"They want to know if the left can govern [...] they want to know if it is right to hope again. So standing together, with the wind of purpose at our backs, we will do something that NYers do better than anything else: we will set an example for the world" - Mamdani
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"They want to know if the left can govern [...] they want to know if it is right to hope again. So standing together, with the wind of purpose at our backs, we will do something that NYers do better than anything else: we will set an example for the world" - Mamdani
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It's amazing to hear your political and social beliefs shared aloud by the new mayor. Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @demsocialists.bsky.social #BestNewYearEver
January 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
It's amazing to hear your political and social beliefs shared aloud by the new mayor. Thank you @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @demsocialists.bsky.social #BestNewYearEver
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This is the hope we deserve.
This is the hope we must practice.
And it is with this hope we will win.
This is the hope we must practice.
And it is with this hope we will win.
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is the hope we deserve.
This is the hope we must practice.
And it is with this hope we will win.
This is the hope we must practice.
And it is with this hope we will win.
"Faith without works is dead," Jumaane Williams. Then weeping as he promises to build a better city for every kid like he was. "Just hold on. We're going to be all right ... "
Who me? Weeping as they all hold hands and pledge to hold on for the duration.
Who me? Weeping as they all hold hands and pledge to hold on for the duration.
January 1, 2026 at 7:25 PM
"Faith without works is dead," Jumaane Williams. Then weeping as he promises to build a better city for every kid like he was. "Just hold on. We're going to be all right ... "
Who me? Weeping as they all hold hands and pledge to hold on for the duration.
Who me? Weeping as they all hold hands and pledge to hold on for the duration.
I have never been so impressed by a speech by a comptroller in my life. Hello Mark Levine.
January 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I have never been so impressed by a speech by a comptroller in my life. Hello Mark Levine.
The whole vibe of the Mamdani administration swearing-in is giving me hope. Cheerful. Let's-get-to-work. Loving. Joyful.
January 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The whole vibe of the Mamdani administration swearing-in is giving me hope. Cheerful. Let's-get-to-work. Loving. Joyful.
The sheer level of violence to women's bodies that modern medicine takes for normal is really stunning. I didn't have kids, so I'm coming to this late, and I'm outraged for all of us.
(I'm fine. Recovering as I should. But boy howdy.)
(I'm fine. Recovering as I should. But boy howdy.)
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
The sheer level of violence to women's bodies that modern medicine takes for normal is really stunning. I didn't have kids, so I'm coming to this late, and I'm outraged for all of us.
(I'm fine. Recovering as I should. But boy howdy.)
(I'm fine. Recovering as I should. But boy howdy.)
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A joyful burst of a ballgown, ruched in rosy silk & the perfect party dress if New Year’s Eve is your thing. It isn’t mine, I am wrapped up in a cosy knit on the sofa but I would like to say a big thank you for your connections this year. Charles James dress, 1953 #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A joyful burst of a ballgown, ruched in rosy silk & the perfect party dress if New Year’s Eve is your thing. It isn’t mine, I am wrapped up in a cosy knit on the sofa but I would like to say a big thank you for your connections this year. Charles James dress, 1953 #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Hey it's a new year, here's some life advice from me:
- any time you think to yourself "I'd love to do [creative endeavor], but I could never" — just do it. Learn embroidery, write a novel, try doing synchronized swimming, take a ballet class. The worst that could happen is you suck at it.
- any time you think to yourself "I'd love to do [creative endeavor], but I could never" — just do it. Learn embroidery, write a novel, try doing synchronized swimming, take a ballet class. The worst that could happen is you suck at it.
January 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Hey it's a new year, here's some life advice from me:
- any time you think to yourself "I'd love to do [creative endeavor], but I could never" — just do it. Learn embroidery, write a novel, try doing synchronized swimming, take a ballet class. The worst that could happen is you suck at it.
- any time you think to yourself "I'd love to do [creative endeavor], but I could never" — just do it. Learn embroidery, write a novel, try doing synchronized swimming, take a ballet class. The worst that could happen is you suck at it.
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What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
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December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Chuck just found mountain lion tracks underneath our shed (I think I've seen them all week while dog walking). And now there's a pack of hound-sounding dogs out there, and we're hoping it's not "cat hunters" who go out with dogs this time of year.
Here kitty kitty! go back under the porch!
Here kitty kitty! go back under the porch!
December 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Chuck just found mountain lion tracks underneath our shed (I think I've seen them all week while dog walking). And now there's a pack of hound-sounding dogs out there, and we're hoping it's not "cat hunters" who go out with dogs this time of year.
Here kitty kitty! go back under the porch!
Here kitty kitty! go back under the porch!
There are worse places to convalesce.
December 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There are worse places to convalesce.
I would not have piggyback this 2nd surgery on top of the 1st one, but I needed to get it on this years deductible. Broken system at all levels (except for my surgeon who was great)
Healthcare premiums are set to soar in 2026 as key subsidies under the Affordable Care Act expire for millions of people. The United States "has essentially done nothing to control health care costs," says Elisabeth Benjamin of @cssnyorg.bsky.social.
December 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I would not have piggyback this 2nd surgery on top of the 1st one, but I needed to get it on this years deductible. Broken system at all levels (except for my surgeon who was great)
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This is everything good in the world
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is everything good in the world
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I feel like we haven’t fully reckoned with the with the implications of the reality that in the past generation, many have lost the ability to concentrate long enough to read a book.
December 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I feel like we haven’t fully reckoned with the with the implications of the reality that in the past generation, many have lost the ability to concentrate long enough to read a book.
The nice front desk person refunded the night I didn't stay. Thank you Bozeman Springhill Suites.
December 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The nice front desk person refunded the night I didn't stay. Thank you Bozeman Springhill Suites.
Welp I screwed up and booked this hotel room for last night, not tonight, so I'm paying for two nights and staying for one. Grrr.
December 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Welp I screwed up and booked this hotel room for last night, not tonight, so I'm paying for two nights and staying for one. Grrr.
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Maybe, if you're not actually in university classrooms, teaching students in the age of gAI, perhaps you might want to stop and listen when people actually in those classrooms raise concerns about what they are seeing; and not just dismiss us as luddites, or boomers, or cruel profs playing cops
December 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maybe, if you're not actually in university classrooms, teaching students in the age of gAI, perhaps you might want to stop and listen when people actually in those classrooms raise concerns about what they are seeing; and not just dismiss us as luddites, or boomers, or cruel profs playing cops
This is certainly making me feel better about skipping both a family wedding and Christmas so I don't get sick and blow this surgery apt. tomorrow (which would kick it into the new year and a whole new High Deductible).
BREAKING: Flu Spreads Like Wildfire as New York Urgent Care Centers Are Overwhelmed Amid Record Surge
December 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is certainly making me feel better about skipping both a family wedding and Christmas so I don't get sick and blow this surgery apt. tomorrow (which would kick it into the new year and a whole new High Deductible).