stephen t berg
@growmercy.bsky.social
Disappointed Hippy, Approximate Monk, Blue-collar Poet,
still churn out a blog @ growmercy.org
still churn out a blog @ growmercy.org
Learning to Say Transgender
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Learning to Say Transgender
A personal reflection in the wake of Trans Awareness Week, and Alberta's anti-trans legislation
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Learning to Say Transgender
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When I hear the stock market has fallen,
I say, "Long live gravity! Long live
stupidity, error and greed in the palaces
of fantasy capitalism!" I think
an economy should be based on thrift,
on taking care of things, not on theft,
usury, seduction, waste, and ruin.
I say, "Long live gravity! Long live
stupidity, error and greed in the palaces
of fantasy capitalism!" I think
an economy should be based on thrift,
on taking care of things, not on theft,
usury, seduction, waste, and ruin.
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
When I hear the stock market has fallen,
I say, "Long live gravity! Long live
stupidity, error and greed in the palaces
of fantasy capitalism!" I think
an economy should be based on thrift,
on taking care of things, not on theft,
usury, seduction, waste, and ruin.
I say, "Long live gravity! Long live
stupidity, error and greed in the palaces
of fantasy capitalism!" I think
an economy should be based on thrift,
on taking care of things, not on theft,
usury, seduction, waste, and ruin.
“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.” (Susan Crawford, overcoming Elon Musk’s attempt at buying a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.) Glimmers of light in America
April 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won.” (Susan Crawford, overcoming Elon Musk’s attempt at buying a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court.) Glimmers of light in America
What every other authoritarian regime could not achieve has been accomplished by Trump. He has silenced America's 83-year-old service of media support for democracy. RIP Voice of America.
March 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What every other authoritarian regime could not achieve has been accomplished by Trump. He has silenced America's 83-year-old service of media support for democracy. RIP Voice of America.
American Spring? Uphold Freedom of Speech on American Campuses
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American Spring? Uphold Freedom of Speech on American Campuses
Protect the First Amendment!
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March 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
American Spring? Uphold Freedom of Speech on American Campuses
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Read these poems out loud, for the music.
Or read them for the joy of language, the phrasal bouquets,
the precise enlightenment of a line, and the pleasure of the whole.
Or read them as radiant offerings on the art of seeing,
or take them as “second mothers,” who “wring light / from dark.”
Or read them for the joy of language, the phrasal bouquets,
the precise enlightenment of a line, and the pleasure of the whole.
Or read them as radiant offerings on the art of seeing,
or take them as “second mothers,” who “wring light / from dark.”
RADIANT WOUND — Unsolicited Press
RADIANT WOUND is both an anthem and a lament, a poetic exploration of life between cultures, languages, and the landscapes of Côte d'Ivoire. In this debut collection, Cara Waterfall captures the vibrant textures and deep dissonances of life abroad after the Second Ivorian Civil War, navigating the c
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March 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Read these poems out loud, for the music.
Or read them for the joy of language, the phrasal bouquets,
the precise enlightenment of a line, and the pleasure of the whole.
Or read them as radiant offerings on the art of seeing,
or take them as “second mothers,” who “wring light / from dark.”
Or read them for the joy of language, the phrasal bouquets,
the precise enlightenment of a line, and the pleasure of the whole.
Or read them as radiant offerings on the art of seeing,
or take them as “second mothers,” who “wring light / from dark.”
