Rebecca Turkewitz
@rebecca-turkewitz.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, cat aficionado. Debut story collection, HERE IN THE NIGHT (@blacklawrence.bsky.social) out now! Maine. she/her 🌈 Loves a good ghost story. rebeccaturkewitz.com
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Check out Here in the Night - <p><strong>The thirteen stories in Rebecca Turkewitz's debut collection, Here in the Night, are engrossing, strange, eerie, and emotionally nuanced.</strong></p><p><br></...
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Wow, deleting my Twitter account felt SO good. Let me introduce myself here: I'm the author of the story collection HERE IN THE NIGHT (@blacklawrence.bsky.social). I love ghost stories, the ocean, living in Maine, and writers supporting other writers. Glad to be here! bookshop.org/p/books/here...
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Casco Bay protesters hope Gaza flotilla will help turn tide
Casco Bay protesters hope Gaza flotilla will help turn tide
Some 50 demonstrators with the Maine Coalition for Palestine took to the sea Sunday morning in solidarity with an international flotilla that will attempt to break Israel's blockade of Gaza later this...
www.pressherald.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Casco Bay protesters hope Gaza flotilla will help turn tide
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Gov. Janet Mills issued an order Friday that allows all health care professionals in the state to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Mainers. It goes beyond what new federal guidance had allowed, and comes after weeks of uncertainty over who would be able to get the shot, and at what cost.
What you need to know about Maine’s order to expand COVID-19 vaccine access
The Maine CDC now recommends children ages 6 - 23 months and all adults be vaccinated, which is contrary to federal guidelines.
www.pressherald.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Gov. Janet Mills issued an order Friday that allows all health care professionals in the state to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all Mainers. It goes beyond what new federal guidance had allowed, and comes after weeks of uncertainty over who would be able to get the shot, and at what cost.
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The Department of Justice says the detailed data is needed to ensure Maine is accurately maintaining its voter rolls. But Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, says the DOJ is overstepping its bounds as part of a "fishing expedition."
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
For a second time, Maine's Secretary of State rejects DOJ demands for voter data
The Department of Justice says the detailed data is needed to ensure Maine is accurately maintaining its voter rolls. But Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, says the DOJ is overstepping it...
www.mainepublic.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Department of Justice says the detailed data is needed to ensure Maine is accurately maintaining its voter rolls. But Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, says the DOJ is overstepping its bounds as part of a "fishing expedition."
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
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President Trump directed the Defense Department to take a larger role in domestic law enforcement, including by “quelling civil disturbances,” in an executive order that comes as he threatens to broaden deployments of the National Guard in cities run by his political enemies.
Trump Orders Major Expansion of National Guard’s Role in Law Enforcement
An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each state and seeks civilian volunteers to assist federal agents in Washington.
nyti.ms
August 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Trump directed the Defense Department to take a larger role in domestic law enforcement, including by “quelling civil disturbances,” in an executive order that comes as he threatens to broaden deployments of the National Guard in cities run by his political enemies.
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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Professional criticism is not the same as individual reviews. They can both be useful but criticism is a skill-based genre like any other writing. The yelpification of criticism isn’t evolution.
Life changes. Organisms/organizations need to adapt. I'm sure people go to crowdsourced info for reviews, like Goodreads, just like Yelp and others for restaurant reviews.
August 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Professional criticism is not the same as individual reviews. They can both be useful but criticism is a skill-based genre like any other writing. The yelpification of criticism isn’t evolution.
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The President is trying to ransack the Constitution, and the Supreme Court often seems complacent. Class-action lawsuits may be one remedy, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
What to Do When the Supreme Court Rules the Wrong Way
The blows have been coming weekly, as Trump tries to ransack the Constitution Yet recent Court history shows that what feels like the end can be a beginning.
www.newyorker.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The President is trying to ransack the Constitution, and the Supreme Court often seems complacent. Class-action lawsuits may be one remedy, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
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Our submission window for our annual short story contest opens this Friday! This year, we welcome @andrewporter01.bsky.social as our guest judge. We're excited to share our Q&A with him on craft, writing, and more!
July 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our submission window for our annual short story contest opens this Friday! This year, we welcome @andrewporter01.bsky.social as our guest judge. We're excited to share our Q&A with him on craft, writing, and more!
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Read about color trends in our future climate dystopia and a funereal lament for a language that isn’t quite dead yet, in two poems by Hafsa Zulfiqar.
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The Color of the Year Is Chartreuse Shame - Electric Literature
Two poems by Hafsa Zulfiqar
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July 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Read about color trends in our future climate dystopia and a funereal lament for a language that isn’t quite dead yet, in two poems by Hafsa Zulfiqar.
buff.ly/CFYyTWX
buff.ly/CFYyTWX
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Our annual contest opens for submissions August 1st! This year's guest judge is Andrew Porter. Keep an eye out for our Q&A with Andrew soon.
Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
July 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our annual contest opens for submissions August 1st! This year's guest judge is Andrew Porter. Keep an eye out for our Q&A with Andrew soon.
Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
Find more details about our contest here: pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/
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Whether it’s Hillary Clinton
sending risotto recipes to campaign staffers or Donald Trump sending naked pictures of women to a pedophile, both candidates engaged in highly inappropriate communication.
sending risotto recipes to campaign staffers or Donald Trump sending naked pictures of women to a pedophile, both candidates engaged in highly inappropriate communication.
July 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Whether it’s Hillary Clinton
sending risotto recipes to campaign staffers or Donald Trump sending naked pictures of women to a pedophile, both candidates engaged in highly inappropriate communication.
sending risotto recipes to campaign staffers or Donald Trump sending naked pictures of women to a pedophile, both candidates engaged in highly inappropriate communication.
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"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning
CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
CBS will end 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' next year
Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
n.pr
July 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night."
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“I could fill pages with lines from EXIT ZERO – that makes this a must-read collection. Go read this.” @Gabino_Iglesias reviews new work from Marie-Helene Bertino - locusmag.com/2025/07...
Exit Zero by Marie-Helene Bertino: Review by Gabino Iglesias
Exit Zero, Marie-Helene Bertino (FSG Originals 978-0-37461-647-2, $18.00, 208pp, hc) April 2025. Cover by Thomas Colligan. There are original stories, there are unique stories, and then there are…
locusmag.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“I could fill pages with lines from EXIT ZERO – that makes this a must-read collection. Go read this.” @Gabino_Iglesias reviews new work from Marie-Helene Bertino - locusmag.com/2025/07...
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Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
Starved in Jail
Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?
nyer.cm
July 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Sarah Stillman investigates a widespread crisis of deaths by starvation in America’s county jails. Most of the victims she identified had been arrested in the midst of a mental-health crisis, often on petty charges tied to their psychiatric distress.
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Exclusive: A neo-Nazi has sent us footage of Zohran Mamdani playing air guitar at his high-school prom.
July 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Exclusive: A neo-Nazi has sent us footage of Zohran Mamdani playing air guitar at his high-school prom.
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July 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Join us in welcoming local authors @rebecca-turkewitz.bsky.social and Rylan Hynes to discuss the sea, the night, ghosts, and other queer stuff with author @mollyolguin.bsky.social on Tuesday, July 1 at 7pm! All 3 writers will be in conversation about their work and will answer audience questions.
June 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Join us in welcoming local authors @rebecca-turkewitz.bsky.social and Rylan Hynes to discuss the sea, the night, ghosts, and other queer stuff with author @mollyolguin.bsky.social on Tuesday, July 1 at 7pm! All 3 writers will be in conversation about their work and will answer audience questions.
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"Whether it is a glance, a throwaway line ('You always go home with the hot women'), or the scenes where Maverick has sex with a woman, there are subtle instances of straightness that are impossible to deny."
Comparative Media Studies 201: “Heterosexual Undertones in Top Gun”
Since its release in 1986, Top Gun has been universally accepted as the homoerotic story of a pilot whose “inverted” flying style puts him at odds ...
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May 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"Whether it is a glance, a throwaway line ('You always go home with the hot women'), or the scenes where Maverick has sex with a woman, there are subtle instances of straightness that are impossible to deny."
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Ben Cohen, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate hearing to protest Congress’s funding of Israel’s military as it wages war against Hamas in Gaza.
Ben & Jerry’s Founder Arrested at Senate Hearing After Protesting War in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ben Cohen, a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., after he interrupted a Senate hearing to protest Congress’s funding of Israel’s military as it wages war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Too many people are allowing Donald Trump to continue because “they’re thinking of what is in their own personal, financial well-being, and not what is in the well-being of our democracy,” Cory Booker says.
“When Are More Americans Going to Speak Up?”
Senator Cory Booker on the grave harm that Donald Trump has inflicted on American life in his first hundred days in office.
www.newyorker.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Too many people are allowing Donald Trump to continue because “they’re thinking of what is in their own personal, financial well-being, and not what is in the well-being of our democracy,” Cory Booker says.
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If you’re on TikTok, I’m making a series of videos telling funny, creepy, hopefully interesting stories about Zero Saints, which is coming back May 27th and you should totally preorder wherever you buy books because preorders are CRUCIAL! Anyway, first video is about beheadings.
May 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you’re on TikTok, I’m making a series of videos telling funny, creepy, hopefully interesting stories about Zero Saints, which is coming back May 27th and you should totally preorder wherever you buy books because preorders are CRUCIAL! Anyway, first video is about beheadings.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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We decided to watch “School of Rock” last night because it has “Minecraft Steve in it” (I know…It is what it is) and I decided to google a bit and, yall, the little singer girl just got married to the big security guard boy /in real life/. She’s a OBGYN sonographer and he’s a music industry lawyer.
April 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We decided to watch “School of Rock” last night because it has “Minecraft Steve in it” (I know…It is what it is) and I decided to google a bit and, yall, the little singer girl just got married to the big security guard boy /in real life/. She’s a OBGYN sonographer and he’s a music industry lawyer.