Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
@annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Cyclist (esp. MTB). Eastern Band Cherokee citizen. WNC. Appalachia.
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Here we go! New app, same old me 😊
New genre alert: My bad habit of doing talk-to-text with often embarrassing results has finally paid off. I would like to officially announce that instead of writing “literary fiction,” I do, in fact, write “literary fixins.”
October 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
New genre alert: My bad habit of doing talk-to-text with often embarrassing results has finally paid off. I would like to officially announce that instead of writing “literary fiction,” I do, in fact, write “literary fixins.”
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Teaching @annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social Even as We Breathe this semester finally led me to watch Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator.” It’s a movie we need at this moment, not just the last scene.
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Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” and Speaking Against Fascism
Over the past year, I have tried, at various times, to watch Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) because I kept seeing Chaplin’s…
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September 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Teaching @annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social Even as We Breathe this semester finally led me to watch Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator.” It’s a movie we need at this moment, not just the last scene.
interminablerambling.medium.com/charlie-chap...
interminablerambling.medium.com/charlie-chap...
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Just finished teaching @annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social "Even As We Breathe." So much to talk about with this novel, especially how we think about the past and those who came before. medium.com/@interminabl...
What Lies Buried Beneath Our Feet in Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s “Even As We Breathe”
A few weeks ago, I reread Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s debut novel Even As I Breathe for class. When I initially read the novel back in…
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September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just finished teaching @annettesclapsaddle.bsky.social "Even As We Breathe." So much to talk about with this novel, especially how we think about the past and those who came before. medium.com/@interminabl...
@andrealrogers.bsky.social evicted me from a reading funk! Might do the same for you 😉! I am pretty slack about sharing what I am reading, but didn’t want to miss this share.
June 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@andrealrogers.bsky.social evicted me from a reading funk! Might do the same for you 😉! I am pretty slack about sharing what I am reading, but didn’t want to miss this share.
I’m curious, what section of Project 2025 is Swift’s A MODEST PROPOSAL? But, you know. Minus the satire. Just trying to stay up-to-date on the new administration’s policies.
March 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I’m curious, what section of Project 2025 is Swift’s A MODEST PROPOSAL? But, you know. Minus the satire. Just trying to stay up-to-date on the new administration’s policies.
Has anyone asked @realdollyparton.bsky.social what to do?
February 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Has anyone asked @realdollyparton.bsky.social what to do?
Join me in Provincetown this summer!
January 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Join me in Provincetown this summer!
I know everyone has a different process for manuscript editing, but I just poured heavy whipping cream all over mine. Feel like that may be in a category all its own.
January 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I know everyone has a different process for manuscript editing, but I just poured heavy whipping cream all over mine. Feel like that may be in a category all its own.
Boopable
January 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Boopable
Strava needs gift wrapping segments.
December 19, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Strava needs gift wrapping segments.
I’m always pleased to speak with Lilly Knoepp who does a remarkable job covering our region’s complexity. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
A history of distrust: The context missing from Helene coverage
A legacy of governmental action created fertile ground for distrust after Hurricane Helene.
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December 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
I’m always pleased to speak with Lilly Knoepp who does a remarkable job covering our region’s complexity. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
Shoutout to my hairdresser: The guy in her chair before me started talking about Native Americans in a positive, yet uninformed manner. My anxiety shot up as I waited for her to tell him who I was, but she DID NOT rat me out and pull me into that conversation. 🙌 Yes, girl! Thank you! 😮💨
December 12, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Shoutout to my hairdresser: The guy in her chair before me started talking about Native Americans in a positive, yet uninformed manner. My anxiety shot up as I waited for her to tell him who I was, but she DID NOT rat me out and pull me into that conversation. 🙌 Yes, girl! Thank you! 😮💨
The nerd in me just sang! I’m watching a Netflix limited series (The Madness) and from the get-go, I thought, this is Invisible Man. A character just picked up the book as an Easter egg 7 episodes in. Still got it, baby!
December 4, 2024 at 1:55 PM
The nerd in me just sang! I’m watching a Netflix limited series (The Madness) and from the get-go, I thought, this is Invisible Man. A character just picked up the book as an Easter egg 7 episodes in. Still got it, baby!
The Museum of the Cherokee People cares for art and cultural objects using Cherokee cultural protocols & the highest museum standards. MotCP’s community programming is vital to perpetuating a LIVING Cherokee culture. Support Museum of the Cherokee People this #GivingTuesday: bit.ly/4idWfDt
December 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM
The Museum of the Cherokee People cares for art and cultural objects using Cherokee cultural protocols & the highest museum standards. MotCP’s community programming is vital to perpetuating a LIVING Cherokee culture. Support Museum of the Cherokee People this #GivingTuesday: bit.ly/4idWfDt
Life in the fast lane
December 1, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Life in the fast lane
Pop to the rescue!
November 28, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Pop to the rescue!
Day 1 of PT is in the books! My physical therapist even gave me a recipe to make on Thanksgiving Day… for an ice pack 😅
November 27, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Day 1 of PT is in the books! My physical therapist even gave me a recipe to make on Thanksgiving Day… for an ice pack 😅
For all of you who have had to hear me go on and on about the Appalachian Writers' Workshop through Hindman Settlement School, this is a perfect summary of what I have been trying to say for years! Starts at minute 8, but also give The Local Honeys some love in the segment.
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ket.org/program/kent...
The Local Honeys, Appalachian Writers' Workshop, Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park | Kentucky Life
Kentucky-based band, The Local Honeys, is dedicated to preserving and spreading traditional mountain music; the Appalachian Writers' Workshop in Hindman focuses on nurturing the next generation of App...
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November 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM
For all of you who have had to hear me go on and on about the Appalachian Writers' Workshop through Hindman Settlement School, this is a perfect summary of what I have been trying to say for years! Starts at minute 8, but also give The Local Honeys some love in the segment.
ket.org/program/kent...
ket.org/program/kent...
Post-surgery shower was heavenly! But my poor husband has learned the true meaning of “for better or worse.”
November 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Post-surgery shower was heavenly! But my poor husband has learned the true meaning of “for better or worse.”
Clocked in.
November 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Clocked in.
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Writers are flame throwers.
"Artists get called a lot of dreamy things. We're 'lighthouses,' we're 'visionaries,' we are 'soothers of the savage breast.' Maybe. But I think we're at our best when we're disruptors. When we rattle self-absorption and the lazy belief that my best interests are everybody's best interests."
November 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Writers are flame throwers.
The deed is done and on the road to recovery now (after a big old burger or its equivalent. Haven’t eaten since yesterday 🤤).
November 20, 2024 at 11:15 PM
The deed is done and on the road to recovery now (after a big old burger or its equivalent. Haven’t eaten since yesterday 🤤).
Hanging with the crew at @ashevillefm.bsky.social !
November 18, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Hanging with the crew at @ashevillefm.bsky.social !
Here we go! New app, same old me 😊
November 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Here we go! New app, same old me 😊