Mary Volmer
@maryvolmer.bsky.social
Author of Crown of Dust (Soho Press 2010) and Reliance, Illinois (Soho Press, 2016), teacher, interfaith sports chaplain, founder
@altamesacenter for the Arts.
@altamesacenter for the Arts.
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“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”
THAT PART!
Thank you, Judge Perry.
THAT PART!
Thank you, Judge Perry.
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“The Founders would never believe that it would ever come to pass that one state militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution”
THAT PART!
Thank you, Judge Perry.
THAT PART!
Thank you, Judge Perry.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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He knows the life of one of my heroes, Nellie Bly! If I didn't already love him! ❤️ This is so well done, and spot on.
September 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
He knows the life of one of my heroes, Nellie Bly! If I didn't already love him! ❤️ This is so well done, and spot on.
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..Lulu🦋
"Majestic beauty…A great blue heron at sunset"
..Lulu🦋
"Majestic beauty…A great blue heron at sunset"
August 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
j.lulu_photography
..Lulu🦋
"Majestic beauty…A great blue heron at sunset"
..Lulu🦋
"Majestic beauty…A great blue heron at sunset"
Sports Chaplaincy: Cultivating a Spirit of Play
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Sports Chaplaincy: Cultivating a Spirit of Play
First appeared in Christ Church, Woodford (UK) Parish Magazine, January 2025. Thank you to Margaret Holbrook.
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June 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Sports Chaplaincy: Cultivating a Spirit of Play
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Even Mother Nature is done with Felon47’s bullshit.
June 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Even Mother Nature is done with Felon47’s bullshit.
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Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
May 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
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“food was one of the top 10 causes of death in the 19th century. That's not true today. …These rules have made us safer, so we don't wanna undo them. We don’t have to repeat every mistake we’ve ever made.”
"You know, as an example, red lead was used to make cheddar... A can of coffee could be coffee, but it could be ground bone, or charred shells, or dirt." Deborah Blum on our bad food past -- and how to avoid it being our future:
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How to Not Get Poisoned in America
The minute I saw that Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious disease-loving health crank, was going to be responsible for the nation’s health—and the health of its...
buttondown.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“food was one of the top 10 causes of death in the 19th century. That's not true today. …These rules have made us safer, so we don't wanna undo them. We don’t have to repeat every mistake we’ve ever made.”
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Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
April 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Walz: "This is how government is supposed to work. It's not supposed to be one old man in the Oval Office sending out middle of the night tweets that shock markets into free fall. It's not supposed to be a bunch of 20 somethings unelected and firing everyone. It's not supposed to be chaos."
Maker, Mentor, Muse & Alta Mesa Center for the Arts’ present Poetry as a Tool for Wellness: Self-Nurturing and Radical Resilience led by Audrey T. Williams on Sunday, April 13th, 4pm-5:30pm PDT. www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Maker, Mentor, Muse & Alta Mesa Center for the Arts’ present Poetry as a Tool for Wellness: Self-Nurturing and Radical Resilience led by Audrey T. Williams on Sunday, April 13th, 4pm-5:30pm PDT. www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
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“We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.
The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” —Rick Rubin, THE CREATIVE ACT
The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” —Rick Rubin, THE CREATIVE ACT
March 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output.
The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” —Rick Rubin, THE CREATIVE ACT
The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.” —Rick Rubin, THE CREATIVE ACT
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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
This literary salon is not to be missed! Join Audrey T. Williams's salon, POETRY AS A TOOL FOR WELLNESS on April 13th at 4:00pm online.
www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
February 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This literary salon is not to be missed! Join Audrey T. Williams's salon, POETRY AS A TOOL FOR WELLNESS on April 13th at 4:00pm online.
www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
www.tickettailor.com/events/maker...
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I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
February 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025 and move it to The Anthem.
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The Trump Administration’s cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration are making our skies less safe as we’ve seen over and over these past few weeks (1/2).
February 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Trump Administration’s cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration are making our skies less safe as we’ve seen over and over these past few weeks (1/2).
February 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
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Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
Kluwe, a Huntington Beach resident, made comments against a MAGA plaque proposed for installation at the Central Library, then approached the dais and was arrested.
www.latimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Former NFL player Chris Kluwe arrested during Huntington Beach City Council meeting
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"My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying."
- Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov
February 18, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying."
- Anton Chekhov
- Anton Chekhov
"For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak it. For others, it is to share and spread also those words that are meaningful to us. But primarily for us all...
February 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"For those of us who write, it is necessary to scrutinize not only the truth of what we speak, but the truth of that language by which we speak it. For others, it is to share and spread also those words that are meaningful to us. But primarily for us all...