Amy Hallberg
@mnwordsmith.bsky.social
💙 Author of Tiny Altars & German Awakening. Editor | Podcaster | Writing Mentor. Lifelong Minnesotan. Loves Oxford commas. she / her
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All that fake gold Rococo on the White House is the scream of a very small and frightened man.
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
All that fake gold Rococo on the White House is the scream of a very small and frightened man.
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Her name was Melissa Hortman. Yes, she was a Minnesota lawmaker in the Democratic Party. And her name was Melissa Hortman. And she was a real person who did a lot to make life better for a lot of people. And she should have had several more decades to live. So can we please mention her name?
June 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Her name was Melissa Hortman. Yes, she was a Minnesota lawmaker in the Democratic Party. And her name was Melissa Hortman. And she was a real person who did a lot to make life better for a lot of people. And she should have had several more decades to live. So can we please mention her name?
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A reminder that without immediate action, our children won't have a habitable planet. 🌎 🔥
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A reminder that without immediate action, our children won't have a habitable planet. 🌎 🔥
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When people say it’s hyperbolic to compare Trump to Hitler or to infer that Republicans are Nazis, they’re obviously very unfamiliar with history.
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Hitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself Dictator
Using disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:45 AM
When people say it’s hyperbolic to compare Trump to Hitler or to infer that Republicans are Nazis, they’re obviously very unfamiliar with history.
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“They were really counting on the American people having a kind of bloodlust — about immigrants .. in particular. And the American people don’t have that bloodlust. In fact, what they have is empathy. .. And a willingness to stand up ..”
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June 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“They were really counting on the American people having a kind of bloodlust — about immigrants .. in particular. And the American people don’t have that bloodlust. In fact, what they have is empathy. .. And a willingness to stand up ..”
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TikTok moms are starting to dominate the deportation narrative. This lady is powerful.
June 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
TikTok moms are starting to dominate the deportation narrative. This lady is powerful.
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The President of the United States has chosen to throw the economy into turmoil.
April 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The President of the United States has chosen to throw the economy into turmoil.
This is correct. I write creative nonfiction. I am informed by writers of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid genres, and yes, scholars. It works so much better this way for us all.
We don’t have to - and must not - place scholarly writing and popular writing in opposition. Doing so is a losing move. Writing exists in many overlapping genres and we get to work in and out of the ones that fit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is correct. I write creative nonfiction. I am informed by writers of creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid genres, and yes, scholars. It works so much better this way for us all.
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Outstanding article written by Sherrod Brown, former US senator from Ohio. Brown has always been and will always be an advocate for those who work, do the hard, dirty, hot, and unappreciated jobs. He has talked about the dignity of work for decades. I know that @connieschultz.bsky.social is proud!🩵💙
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again
Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Outstanding article written by Sherrod Brown, former US senator from Ohio. Brown has always been and will always be an advocate for those who work, do the hard, dirty, hot, and unappreciated jobs. He has talked about the dignity of work for decades. I know that @connieschultz.bsky.social is proud!🩵💙
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21st day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin reminds us of a truth that we humans so often disregard. We dismiss we really are so intertwined. But with the family connection, we also need to remember that siblings have fought since time immortal. Sadly sometimes, it is for our lives. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙🩵
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
21st day of Black History Month quote from Mr Baldwin reminds us of a truth that we humans so often disregard. We dismiss we really are so intertwined. But with the family connection, we also need to remember that siblings have fought since time immortal. Sadly sometimes, it is for our lives. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙🩵
When you’re trying to prepare to lead a writing retreat and your tuxie doesn’t allow it.
#booksky #writingcommunity
#booksky #writingcommunity
January 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
When you’re trying to prepare to lead a writing retreat and your tuxie doesn’t allow it.
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#booksky #writingcommunity
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‘I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.’
~ Maeve Binchy
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
~ Maeve Binchy
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
January 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
‘I don’t have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turning into confident ducks.’
~ Maeve Binchy
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
~ Maeve Binchy
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
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“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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January 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
writingforwellbeing.co.uk
#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
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“Live. Hold out. Survive.
I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
Octavia Butler (Parable of the Sower)
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I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
Octavia Butler (Parable of the Sower)
#booksky #artisforliving #scifi #writing
January 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Live. Hold out. Survive.
I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
Octavia Butler (Parable of the Sower)
#booksky #artisforliving #scifi #writing
I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”
Octavia Butler (Parable of the Sower)
#booksky #artisforliving #scifi #writing
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Listen and learn!
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The 2026 election begins today.
December 6, 2024
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December 6, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Listen and learn!
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
My audiobook is available Friday, thanks to @genvexed.bsky.social—a memoir exploring my Minnesota Nice upbringing and my place in society as a white woman. As a preview, I share some current thoughts and the Foreword itself in my latest podcast episode. courageouswordsmith.com/episodes/tin...
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM
My audiobook is available Friday, thanks to @genvexed.bsky.social—a memoir exploring my Minnesota Nice upbringing and my place in society as a white woman. As a preview, I share some current thoughts and the Foreword itself in my latest podcast episode. courageouswordsmith.com/episodes/tin...
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One thing I’m not going to do on this — or any other platform — is engage in a circular firing squad with people who are supposed to be on the same side.
To my trolls: talk shit all you want, but, I raised almost $40,000 for Harris and helped register hundreds of voters. How about you?
To my trolls: talk shit all you want, but, I raised almost $40,000 for Harris and helped register hundreds of voters. How about you?
November 11, 2024 at 6:38 PM
One thing I’m not going to do on this — or any other platform — is engage in a circular firing squad with people who are supposed to be on the same side.
To my trolls: talk shit all you want, but, I raised almost $40,000 for Harris and helped register hundreds of voters. How about you?
To my trolls: talk shit all you want, but, I raised almost $40,000 for Harris and helped register hundreds of voters. How about you?
This. “Perfect” is lifeless.
This essay kinda changed my life re trying to write 'correctly' rather than taking risks and developing my voice:
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November 11, 2024 at 11:46 AM
This. “Perfect” is lifeless.
Here is the requisite cat pic.
November 11, 2024 at 4:11 AM
Here is the requisite cat pic.
OK, I’m new here. Just deleted my account… elsewhere… and giving this a try. I am a writer, podcaster, and editor in the Twin Cities Metro. Looking for community and curious about what’s going on. Will add a real profile soon. For today, there’s a photo at least and I’m saying hi.
November 11, 2024 at 3:07 AM
OK, I’m new here. Just deleted my account… elsewhere… and giving this a try. I am a writer, podcaster, and editor in the Twin Cities Metro. Looking for community and curious about what’s going on. Will add a real profile soon. For today, there’s a photo at least and I’m saying hi.