Jeff Gundy
gundyj.bsky.social
Jeff Gundy
@gundyj.bsky.social
I'm a poet, biker, lucky husband, father, and grandpa, retired professor and writer in residence at Bluffton University, lifelong left-wing Mennonite, guitar player, songwriter . . . not necessarily in that order.
I lived in Klaipeda, Lithuania for a few months. They talked about how during Soviet days, the tank battalion stationed in town would roar out of their station and around town for an hour or two, just to remind people to be frightened and cowed.
PAY ATTENTION: L.A. just got a little preview of what’s coming. No arrests. No real “threat.”

Just cops in riot armor playing soldier. Martial law isn’t a conspiracy anymore, it’s a countdown.
July 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I forget who won in the movie . . . rooting for mutual destruction, myself.
Wait... is this the best meme ever made?
June 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Cover reveal for my new book, out soon from Dos Madres Press. Cover art by the brilliant Philip Sugden.
March 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Remember four years ago, when this guy and his cronies did their best to break something new every day? Here we go again.
Donald Trump’s halting of federal funding to state and local governments has resulted in Medicaid web portals being down in all 50 states.
Trump’s Funding Freeze Wrecks Medicaid Portals in Every Single State
Remember when Trump vowed not to touch Medicaid? It’s already begun.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Happy to have this not-entirely-happy poem up at the Nature of Our Times website.
Notes Pertaining to the Tempest - The Nature of Our Times
Why is this beautiful? Christian asks. How do you decide on the six most beautiful cemeteries in the world? He speaks of Magellan, of narrow waters, of time and coins, errors and bones of the disappea...
natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org
November 28, 2024 at 2:30 AM
OK, this is hilarious.
The world watching Trump pick and nominate his new US government cabinet.
November 14, 2024 at 7:29 PM
I wrote this some months ago, but it came back to me this week . . . If you've already seen it on other social media, just slide on by!
November 13, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Hi, friends--I've just joined Bluesky. Trying to figure it out.
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 PM