Jennifer Messner
@occasionallyzen.bsky.social
Books, coffee, photos, nonprofit grant writer, Southside Chicago
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January 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Thank you for your work documenting these extraordinary events
January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Thank you for your work documenting these extraordinary events
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
Lol same ๐
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Lol same ๐
Omg. So glad you are all ok ๐ฅ
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Omg. So glad you are all ok ๐ฅ
The people in this novel are a wee bit excruciating ๐
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The people in this novel are a wee bit excruciating ๐
Still light at 4:30 pm *and* my hold book came in!
January 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Still light at 4:30 pm *and* my hold book came in!
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Bike Walk Savannah, an organization I cofounded, is hiring an executive director and an events and education program coordinator. Details:
Jobs - Bike Walk Savannah
Interested in working at Bike Walk Savannah? View available jobs here. Bike Walk Savannah is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit advocacy organization working to create safe streets for all road users. [โฆ...
bikewalksavannah.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Bike Walk Savannah, an organization I cofounded, is hiring an executive director and an events and education program coordinator. Details:
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Fun! hope you enjoy it
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Fun! hope you enjoy it
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January 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it.
Rereading a favorite โจ๐ช
Lev Grossman, The Magicians #sundaysentence #booksky
Rereading a favorite โจ๐ช
Lev Grossman, The Magicians #sundaysentence #booksky
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels the difference between what the world is and what he would make of it.
Rereading a favorite โจ๐ช
Lev Grossman, The Magicians #sundaysentence #booksky
Rereading a favorite โจ๐ช
Lev Grossman, The Magicians #sundaysentence #booksky
January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
January 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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wonderful, pedestrian friendly, vibrant, 24 hour city
wonderful, pedestrian friendly, vibrant, 24 hour city
January 5, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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wonderful, pedestrian friendly, vibrant, 24 hour city
wonderful, pedestrian friendly, vibrant, 24 hour city
Anyone Gen X or older has all of these by definition ๐
January 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Anyone Gen X or older has all of these by definition ๐
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Oh, I got you ๐
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Oh, I got you ๐
Ha, brilliant!
January 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Ha, brilliant!