Beth!
@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
GenX #neurodivergent woman of substance
Loves #writing, cats, snow, & brains
Living with #chronicillness & #disability
Sylvia Plath is my spirit animal
"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose."
Loves #writing, cats, snow, & brains
Living with #chronicillness & #disability
Sylvia Plath is my spirit animal
"Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose."
Pinned
First shot at a madrigal. Be gentle, I'm a virgin.
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #madrigal
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #madrigal
5 things I like and 5 oomfs to do the same
1. Polar bears
2. ABBA
3. Starry Night
4. Not being an asshole
5. T-Rex (who doesn't have a favorite dino?)
@laurenchesnut.bsky.social
@annemorrigan.bsky.social
@transducer.bsky.social
@thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social
@ whoever wants to do it
1. Polar bears
2. ABBA
3. Starry Night
4. Not being an asshole
5. T-Rex (who doesn't have a favorite dino?)
@laurenchesnut.bsky.social
@annemorrigan.bsky.social
@transducer.bsky.social
@thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social
@ whoever wants to do it
5 things I like and 5 oomfs to do the same
1. Cats
2. Tarot cards
3. Strawberries and cream oatmeal
4. Kalimbas
5. Documentaries
@listlessennui.bsky.social
@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
@odragonku.bsky.social
@ anyone else who wants to do one
1. Cats
2. Tarot cards
3. Strawberries and cream oatmeal
4. Kalimbas
5. Documentaries
@listlessennui.bsky.social
@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
@phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social
@odragonku.bsky.social
@ anyone else who wants to do one
5 things I like and 5 oomfs to do the same
1. Turquoise
2. Loud music
3. Sneakers
4. Old heavy vinyl
5. Sour gummy candies
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social
@robojesi.bsky.social
@mother-poet.bsky.social
@acausalrobotgod.bsky.social
@emersynlaughs.bsky.social
1. Turquoise
2. Loud music
3. Sneakers
4. Old heavy vinyl
5. Sour gummy candies
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social
@robojesi.bsky.social
@mother-poet.bsky.social
@acausalrobotgod.bsky.social
@emersynlaughs.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 8:41 AM
5 things I like and 5 oomfs to do the same
1. Polar bears
2. ABBA
3. Starry Night
4. Not being an asshole
5. T-Rex (who doesn't have a favorite dino?)
@laurenchesnut.bsky.social
@annemorrigan.bsky.social
@transducer.bsky.social
@thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social
@ whoever wants to do it
1. Polar bears
2. ABBA
3. Starry Night
4. Not being an asshole
5. T-Rex (who doesn't have a favorite dino?)
@laurenchesnut.bsky.social
@annemorrigan.bsky.social
@transducer.bsky.social
@thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social
@ whoever wants to do it
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Today’s Ring of Fire solar eclipse in its stunning peak phase seen over Antarctica...
February 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Today’s Ring of Fire solar eclipse in its stunning peak phase seen over Antarctica...
Reposted by Beth!
February 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Jesse Jackson passed away today. I forgot I saw him speak once in Portland in the 90s. I didn't care about politics, I just went with a friend for something to do. But the way he got the crowd going made me glad I went.
The glitch in the matrix is that there's no evidence online of this event.
The glitch in the matrix is that there's no evidence online of this event.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)
RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Jesse Jackson passed away today. I forgot I saw him speak once in Portland in the 90s. I didn't care about politics, I just went with a friend for something to do. But the way he got the crowd going made me glad I went.
The glitch in the matrix is that there's no evidence online of this event.
The glitch in the matrix is that there's no evidence online of this event.
I have no education in creative writing. My degree is in psych. I'm learning as I go.
I'm reading books and taking online classes for free through my library on Udemy. If it's not free (or piratable) it's not for me.
I'll happily take any help from you guys.
Now, some morning music.
I'm reading books and taking online classes for free through my library on Udemy. If it's not free (or piratable) it's not for me.
I'll happily take any help from you guys.
Now, some morning music.
Ren - Humble (Feat. Eden Nash)
YouTube video by Ren
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I have no education in creative writing. My degree is in psych. I'm learning as I go.
I'm reading books and taking online classes for free through my library on Udemy. If it's not free (or piratable) it's not for me.
I'll happily take any help from you guys.
Now, some morning music.
I'm reading books and taking online classes for free through my library on Udemy. If it's not free (or piratable) it's not for me.
I'll happily take any help from you guys.
Now, some morning music.
sometimes
you grow up
with heroes
sometimes
your heroes
blow up
sometimes
o-rings
just fail a bit
sometimes
it makes you
fucked up
#FreeVerseFebruary #HEROES #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
you grow up
with heroes
sometimes
your heroes
blow up
sometimes
o-rings
just fail a bit
sometimes
it makes you
fucked up
#FreeVerseFebruary #HEROES #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
sometimes
you grow up
with heroes
sometimes
your heroes
blow up
sometimes
o-rings
just fail a bit
sometimes
it makes you
fucked up
#FreeVerseFebruary #HEROES #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
you grow up
with heroes
sometimes
your heroes
blow up
sometimes
o-rings
just fail a bit
sometimes
it makes you
fucked up
#FreeVerseFebruary #HEROES #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
The neighbor woman with cancer passed away a couple of days ago at home with her family. I've known her most of my life. Every time I think of her, she has a smile on her face, and I think that's a wonderful way to be remembered. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 10:53 AM
The neighbor woman with cancer passed away a couple of days ago at home with her family. I've known her most of my life. Every time I think of her, she has a smile on her face, and I think that's a wonderful way to be remembered. RIP.
My surgery left me with a long scar, a jaw that won't open more than an inch, and a dent in the left side of my head the size of a polydactyl cat's paw. I can easily hide the dent with my hair, and the scar will fade. I think I'll just have to live with the jaw and eat only tiny things.
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
My surgery left me with a long scar, a jaw that won't open more than an inch, and a dent in the left side of my head the size of a polydactyl cat's paw. I can easily hide the dent with my hair, and the scar will fade. I think I'll just have to live with the jaw and eat only tiny things.
I sure love peaches
after enjoying some weed
no fruit cocktail please
#DailyHaikuPrompt #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
after enjoying some weed
no fruit cocktail please
#DailyHaikuPrompt #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I sure love peaches
after enjoying some weed
no fruit cocktail please
#DailyHaikuPrompt #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
after enjoying some weed
no fruit cocktail please
#DailyHaikuPrompt #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
if you felt the darkness
that lives inside of me
you'd try something illicit
to dampen it a little too,
to quiet it for a while
like chloroform for the mind
#emoetry #illicit #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
that lives inside of me
you'd try something illicit
to dampen it a little too,
to quiet it for a while
like chloroform for the mind
#emoetry #illicit #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
if you felt the darkness
that lives inside of me
you'd try something illicit
to dampen it a little too,
to quiet it for a while
like chloroform for the mind
#emoetry #illicit #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
that lives inside of me
you'd try something illicit
to dampen it a little too,
to quiet it for a while
like chloroform for the mind
#emoetry #illicit #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Seb was slain on Saturday
the swindler finally smited
his throat slit so crookedly
Slayer - soaked - just smiled
Hot Potato Poetry Challenge ✍️
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social - #drain
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
the swindler finally smited
his throat slit so crookedly
Slayer - soaked - just smiled
Hot Potato Poetry Challenge ✍️
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social - #drain
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
The burden is
our shouting slogans.
It is staying when
doors, kicked at dawn.
It is holding the line
tactics not silence—
dressed up order.
We rebel
not romance.
It is chasing their
road of punishment.
It is keeping name
when they try to
rename you ter-ro-ist.
@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
#slain
our shouting slogans.
It is staying when
doors, kicked at dawn.
It is holding the line
tactics not silence—
dressed up order.
We rebel
not romance.
It is chasing their
road of punishment.
It is keeping name
when they try to
rename you ter-ro-ist.
@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social
#slain
Hot Potato Poetry Challenge ✍️
Rain hits the dry dust
Ripples wake the sleeping pond
Time becomes today
@arwashington.bsky.social
Your prompt is "burden"
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
Rain hits the dry dust
Ripples wake the sleeping pond
Time becomes today
@arwashington.bsky.social
Your prompt is "burden"
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Seb was slain on Saturday
the swindler finally smited
his throat slit so crookedly
Slayer - soaked - just smiled
Hot Potato Poetry Challenge ✍️
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social - #drain
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
the swindler finally smited
his throat slit so crookedly
Slayer - soaked - just smiled
Hot Potato Poetry Challenge ✍️
@yeehawpoems.bsky.social - #drain
Change it to a new one and pass it on!
"Quote post" to keep the chain going :)
#poempass #poetry
It's nearly 70⁰ outside today. Absolutely beautiful, and I spent some time outside with the birds and the breeze. This is not February.
It's supposed to snow in three days. That's February.
It's supposed to snow in three days. That's February.
February 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It's nearly 70⁰ outside today. Absolutely beautiful, and I spent some time outside with the birds and the breeze. This is not February.
It's supposed to snow in three days. That's February.
It's supposed to snow in three days. That's February.
Reposted by Beth!
[bedtime prayer]
"Dear Lord, you've taken my favorite actor, Robert Duvall, my favorite comedian, Catherine O'Hara, and my favorite musician, Bob Weir. I just wanted to let you know my favorite president is Donald Trump."
"Dear Lord, you've taken my favorite actor, Robert Duvall, my favorite comedian, Catherine O'Hara, and my favorite musician, Bob Weir. I just wanted to let you know my favorite president is Donald Trump."
February 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
[bedtime prayer]
"Dear Lord, you've taken my favorite actor, Robert Duvall, my favorite comedian, Catherine O'Hara, and my favorite musician, Bob Weir. I just wanted to let you know my favorite president is Donald Trump."
"Dear Lord, you've taken my favorite actor, Robert Duvall, my favorite comedian, Catherine O'Hara, and my favorite musician, Bob Weir. I just wanted to let you know my favorite president is Donald Trump."
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I don't do a lot of self-promotion on here but I was proud of this line when I wrote it, and if you want more lines like it, then you should 100% buy this book
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thisyearbook.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I don't do a lot of self-promotion on here but I was proud of this line when I wrote it, and if you want more lines like it, then you should 100% buy this book
thisyearbook.com
thisyearbook.com
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New: ICE detention warehouses, like this planned for #Hagerstown, bring concerns about infections, adequate water, and economic impact (in addition to the obvious human rights concerns).
Here's some of what to watch for:
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Here's some of what to watch for:
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
What To Watch For When ICE Buys Local Warehouses
DHS is buying huge warehouses raising concerns about economic impacts on towns, adequate water and infrastructure, and outbreaks of measles, other infectious diseases.
www.forbes.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
New: ICE detention warehouses, like this planned for #Hagerstown, bring concerns about infections, adequate water, and economic impact (in addition to the obvious human rights concerns).
Here's some of what to watch for:
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Here's some of what to watch for:
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
Costco
how long will we stay
in this checkout line? we
deserve a hotdog
#FromOneLine 406 #prompt #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
how long will we stay
in this checkout line? we
deserve a hotdog
#FromOneLine 406 #prompt #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Costco
how long will we stay
in this checkout line? we
deserve a hotdog
#FromOneLine 406 #prompt #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
how long will we stay
in this checkout line? we
deserve a hotdog
#FromOneLine 406 #prompt #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
as a child, I stepped
on every sidewalk crack
intentionally
#inkMine #SUPERSTITION #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
on every sidewalk crack
intentionally
#inkMine #SUPERSTITION #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
as a child, I stepped
on every sidewalk crack
intentionally
#inkMine #SUPERSTITION #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
on every sidewalk crack
intentionally
#inkMine #SUPERSTITION #haiku #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
she stares straight ahead
it only occurs when she
gets lost in daydreams
#haikufeels #occur #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
it only occurs when she
gets lost in daydreams
#haikufeels #occur #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
February 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
she stares straight ahead
it only occurs when she
gets lost in daydreams
#haikufeels #occur #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
it only occurs when she
gets lost in daydreams
#haikufeels #occur #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
Hands off Chef's pure Mexican vanilla!
#7syllablesentence #pure #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#7syllablesentence #pure #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Hands off Chef's pure Mexican vanilla!
#7syllablesentence #pure #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
#7syllablesentence #pure #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
her words are skimmed for
important parts, missing pieces
of her heart again
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
important parts, missing pieces
of her heart again
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
her words are skimmed for
important parts, missing pieces
of her heart again
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
important parts, missing pieces
of her heart again
#poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku
I thought I slept all day. It was only four hours and I'm wide awake. Sleep comes when it wants.
You can't break into song at 1am when you live with others, no matter how good the song is. They tend to complain to the landlord. Not everyone appreciates ABBA.
I can dance with headphones on though.
You can't break into song at 1am when you live with others, no matter how good the song is. They tend to complain to the landlord. Not everyone appreciates ABBA.
I can dance with headphones on though.
February 16, 2026 at 7:14 AM
I thought I slept all day. It was only four hours and I'm wide awake. Sleep comes when it wants.
You can't break into song at 1am when you live with others, no matter how good the song is. They tend to complain to the landlord. Not everyone appreciates ABBA.
I can dance with headphones on though.
You can't break into song at 1am when you live with others, no matter how good the song is. They tend to complain to the landlord. Not everyone appreciates ABBA.
I can dance with headphones on though.
the sky grumbles at me
clouds heavy and dark
with condensation
waiting to break,
waiting for the ok
to let the raindrops fall
fat and sassy,
splashing and breaking
cold on my face but I,
I don't mind at all
because it's only water
#WildWalkPrompt #raindrops #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity
clouds heavy and dark
with condensation
waiting to break,
waiting for the ok
to let the raindrops fall
fat and sassy,
splashing and breaking
cold on my face but I,
I don't mind at all
because it's only water
#WildWalkPrompt #raindrops #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
the sky grumbles at me
clouds heavy and dark
with condensation
waiting to break,
waiting for the ok
to let the raindrops fall
fat and sassy,
splashing and breaking
cold on my face but I,
I don't mind at all
because it's only water
#WildWalkPrompt #raindrops #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity
clouds heavy and dark
with condensation
waiting to break,
waiting for the ok
to let the raindrops fall
fat and sassy,
splashing and breaking
cold on my face but I,
I don't mind at all
because it's only water
#WildWalkPrompt #raindrops #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity
my head is full of
wavy silver strands woven
through dark blonde
#FreeVerseFebrusry #SILVER #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
wavy silver strands woven
through dark blonde
#FreeVerseFebrusry #SILVER #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 12:57 AM
my head is full of
wavy silver strands woven
through dark blonde
#FreeVerseFebrusry #SILVER #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku @daveashleypoet.bsky.social
wavy silver strands woven
through dark blonde
#FreeVerseFebrusry #SILVER #poetry #writing #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #haiku @daveashleypoet.bsky.social