Sarah Stockton
@sarahstockton.bsky.social
author of the poetry collection: The Scarecrow of My Former Self (MoonPath Press 2024), a finalist for the WA State Book Award in Poetry.
Founder-emeritus of River Mouth Review.
Founder-emeritus of River Mouth Review.
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Everything we care about, from the cost of groceries to the character of our republic, will be affected by decisions that are happening at the ballot box today.
So if you care, make sure you vote!
So if you care, make sure you vote!
I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Everything we care about, from the cost of groceries to the character of our republic, will be affected by decisions that are happening at the ballot box today.
So if you care, make sure you vote!
So if you care, make sure you vote!
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.
The War for the Imagination
I and we are wildlife whose natural habitat is libraries, when it comes to physical space, because they contain books in which minds roam free through time and space, encounter Dogen and Dante and Sap...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.
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Chronicles (launching September 1st)
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Subscribe to Chronicles
Living a creative life
within the territory of chronic illness. Click to read Chronicles, by Sarah Stockton, a Substack publication.
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August 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Chronicles (launching September 1st)
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Chronicles (launching September 1st)
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Subscribe to Chronicles
Living a creative life
within the territory of chronic illness. Click to read Chronicles, by Sarah Stockton, a Substack publication.
sarahstockton.substack.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Chronicles (launching September 1st)
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.
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Lemon Grove Writers has collected all of our Writing Sprint prompts into a PDF and all sales made in August will be sent to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
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August 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Lemon Grove Writers has collected all of our Writing Sprint prompts into a PDF and all sales made in August will be sent to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund.
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...
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He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.
DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
August 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.
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@marthasilano.bsky.social's "When I'm On the Bed": "called death, I hope / to be thinking about / the texture of the bucatini / at Campiello, how they seated us / in the bar by the pizza cooks..." poets.org/poem/when-im... (posthumous volume, TERMINAL SURREAL, forthcoming Sept.) #poetry🎉
When I’m on the Bed
called death, I hopeto be thinking aboutthe texture of the bucatiniat Campiello, how they seated usin the bar by the pizza cooks, but when we asked to sit elsewherethey put us besidea giant strangler ...
poets.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@marthasilano.bsky.social's "When I'm On the Bed": "called death, I hope / to be thinking about / the texture of the bucatini / at Campiello, how they seated us / in the bar by the pizza cooks..." poets.org/poem/when-im... (posthumous volume, TERMINAL SURREAL, forthcoming Sept.) #poetry🎉
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I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write
—W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write
—W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”
August 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write
—W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write
—W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”
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Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.
Susan is such a kind poet- this lifted my spirits so much. What are you reading today? I suggest Dressing the Bear, a profound collection: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre...
August 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Susan is such a kind poet- this lifted my spirits so much. What are you reading today? I suggest Dressing the Bear, a profound collection: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre...
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With all the hard and heavy and heart-breaking news, I’m taking a sliver of a moment to celebrate. My third full-length collection, Our Lady of Thread, will be coming to a bookstore near you in 2027.
July 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
With all the hard and heavy and heart-breaking news, I’m taking a sliver of a moment to celebrate. My third full-length collection, Our Lady of Thread, will be coming to a bookstore near you in 2027.
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The people of G*z* are living an unspeakable nightmare inflicted upon them with absolute impunity & on our watch by the I*r***i occupation. The least we can do is to not give in to resignation. Find some resources here or compile your own.
burgizenhaeusern.com/links-for-ga...
burgizenhaeusern.com/links-for-ga...
July 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The people of G*z* are living an unspeakable nightmare inflicted upon them with absolute impunity & on our watch by the I*r***i occupation. The least we can do is to not give in to resignation. Find some resources here or compile your own.
burgizenhaeusern.com/links-for-ga...
burgizenhaeusern.com/links-for-ga...
Please give if you can!
Yesterday we posted about the Trump administration shutting down the LGBTQ+ youth crisis line, the “press 3” option on 988 is officially gone. The Trevor Project is stepping up to help fill the gap, and they could really use some support right now. If you’re able, please consider donating! 🏳️🌈 💛
July 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Please give if you can!
Looking forward to this!
Reading with @nadiaalexis.bsky.social this Thursday 7/17, hosted by the Emily Dickinson Museum—it’s free & virtual! Sign up here: www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/phosphoresce...
July 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Looking forward to this!
One of my favorite poets!
Thank you so much @glasspoetry.bsky.social & @anthonyframe.bsky.social for including this poem so dear to me in your beautiful journal!!!🙏💙💃
The child in this poem is now well into their adulthood.
ALSO (😊) the poem is in my forthcoming debut (yep, hard to believe 🙃🙂), White Door in the Flotsam.
The child in this poem is now well into their adulthood.
ALSO (😊) the poem is in my forthcoming debut (yep, hard to believe 🙃🙂), White Door in the Flotsam.
Today on Glass!
"Two-legged Sunna" by Burgi Zenhaeusern (@burgi.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
"Two-legged Sunna" by Burgi Zenhaeusern (@burgi.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
July 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of my favorite poets!
Children, they are moving amongst children.
How many ICE goons does it take to change a lightbulb? 50 and 48 billion dollars in the budget + a sniper rifle. This clownish swarm of heavily armed and armored clowns chasing children off a soccer field while apparently not dying of the shame and ridiculousness and banality of their own evil....
This is footage from today in MacArthur Park.
Minutes before, there were more than 20 kids playing — then, the MILITARY comes through.
The SECOND I heard about this, I went to the park to speak to the person in charge to tell them it needed to end NOW.
Absolutely outrageous.
Minutes before, there were more than 20 kids playing — then, the MILITARY comes through.
The SECOND I heard about this, I went to the park to speak to the person in charge to tell them it needed to end NOW.
Absolutely outrageous.
July 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Children, they are moving amongst children.
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These people think they’re at the end of a story — that they ARE the end of a story — and they are wrong. More than that: the story is changing around us all the time, in the ways that people who think they will always have the power to write it cannot even begin to anticipate.
July 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
These people think they’re at the end of a story — that they ARE the end of a story — and they are wrong. More than that: the story is changing around us all the time, in the ways that people who think they will always have the power to write it cannot even begin to anticipate.
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Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.
June 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.
in a word
Internet ‘trolling’ most likely comes from fishing rather than bridge-guarding creatures.
'Trolling' refers to fishing by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat.
So when people ‘troll,’ they are fishing for responses.
'Trolling' refers to fishing by trailing a lure or baited hook from a moving boat.
So when people ‘troll,’ they are fishing for responses.
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
in a word
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Back by popular demand! "The Revision Strategy I Wish Someone Had Taught Me: Approaching Changes with Confidence, Clarity, and Wisdom" with Megan Merchant. This course is open to 20 students and will begin in August.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Back by popular demand! "The Revision Strategy I Wish Someone Had Taught Me: Approaching Changes with Confidence, Clarity, and Wisdom" with Megan Merchant. This course is open to 20 students and will begin in August.
blacklawrencepress.com/books/revisi...
blacklawrencepress.com/books/revisi...
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This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
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If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487
Please share 🙏🏼
Please share 🙏🏼
June 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487
Please share 🙏🏼
Please share 🙏🏼
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Now available: Tana Oshima’s (in collaboration with the inmates) WEATHER REPORT: from the juvenile detention center. All proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood.
May 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Now available: Tana Oshima’s (in collaboration with the inmates) WEATHER REPORT: from the juvenile detention center. All proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood.
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Public employees have long relied on High Country News for trusted reporting on the West. Now, as agency staff face layoffs, budget cuts & political pressure, we’re offering free digital access to support the people who serve the public.
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#KnowTheWest
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#KnowTheWest
May 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Public employees have long relied on High Country News for trusted reporting on the West. Now, as agency staff face layoffs, budget cuts & political pressure, we’re offering free digital access to support the people who serve the public.
buff.ly/4BrOyRV
#KnowTheWest
buff.ly/4BrOyRV
#KnowTheWest