C. McGuinn Freeman
@cmf406.bsky.social
She/Her. PhD. Author of Place Last Seen. Published in Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, Dark Mountain, Best American Food Writing, Terrain. Newsletter: Getting Dirty: Material Entanglements in the Anthropocene (https://getting-dirty-anthropocene.com/)
Hmm.
Writing seems to have returned after several weeks.
Hello old friend. Missed you. Was worried you'd gone forever.
Writing seems to have returned after several weeks.
Hello old friend. Missed you. Was worried you'd gone forever.
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Hmm.
Writing seems to have returned after several weeks.
Hello old friend. Missed you. Was worried you'd gone forever.
Writing seems to have returned after several weeks.
Hello old friend. Missed you. Was worried you'd gone forever.
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I had planned to go to @mbsycamore.bsky.social's book launch w/ @alexanderchee.bsky.social at the Strand TONIGHT & was really looking forward to it, but sadly I have bronchitis. Very relieved it's not pneumonia. If you are in NYC, please go!
Yes, TERRY DACTYL is in the front window *and* on the Contemporary Bestsellers table @strandbookstore.bsky.social, just in time for my NYC launch at the Strand on Wednesday, November 19th (in conversation with @alexanderchee.bsky.social, please spread the word!!🎉🎉🎉 Masks strongly encouraged💕💕💕
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I had planned to go to @mbsycamore.bsky.social's book launch w/ @alexanderchee.bsky.social at the Strand TONIGHT & was really looking forward to it, but sadly I have bronchitis. Very relieved it's not pneumonia. If you are in NYC, please go!
I'm now 3 calls into trying to ascertain whether the local hospital even ASKED for pre-auth on a $1600 charge. Pretty sure they didn't.
Of course, since their phone system is down half the time, I'm actually 6 calls in ...
Of course, since their phone system is down half the time, I'm actually 6 calls in ...
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I'm now 3 calls into trying to ascertain whether the local hospital even ASKED for pre-auth on a $1600 charge. Pretty sure they didn't.
Of course, since their phone system is down half the time, I'm actually 6 calls in ...
Of course, since their phone system is down half the time, I'm actually 6 calls in ...
Scrambled egg with tomato, green onions, and serranos this morning over rice. There's a reason "tomato egg" is a ubiquitous food across cultures.
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Scrambled egg with tomato, green onions, and serranos this morning over rice. There's a reason "tomato egg" is a ubiquitous food across cultures.
Female reproductive anatomy was a mistake.
November 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Female reproductive anatomy was a mistake.
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If you can help, Walid is raising money for winter clothing for his children in Gaza. And food of course. chuffed.org/project/1253...
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
If you can help, Walid is raising money for winter clothing for his children in Gaza. And food of course. chuffed.org/project/1253...
This health thing? A month in and I've lost nearly 10lbs, my BP is coming down, and aside from my arthritic feet I feel better. It's so annoying.
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
This health thing? A month in and I've lost nearly 10lbs, my BP is coming down, and aside from my arthritic feet I feel better. It's so annoying.
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I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
For some reason the mindless basketball game I wanted to watch, which YouTubeTV says should be on the local NBC feed, is not. And it's some stupid "true crime" bullshit. WTF?
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For some reason the mindless basketball game I wanted to watch, which YouTubeTV says should be on the local NBC feed, is not. And it's some stupid "true crime" bullshit. WTF?
If you're an Americanist who teaches at a racist Southern university, and you're getting hostile with me over a NYT Thanksgiving menu written by a Persian-American James Beard writer because the holiday is "no time for experimentation," I'm going to block you for being a racist and an asshole.
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If you're an Americanist who teaches at a racist Southern university, and you're getting hostile with me over a NYT Thanksgiving menu written by a Persian-American James Beard writer because the holiday is "no time for experimentation," I'm going to block you for being a racist and an asshole.
My first Thanksgiving out West, the woman I nannied for put the turkey in on low, in one of those big bags and we went out to ski all day. Big potluck in the evening. I was so fucking grateful I didn't have to prep all day, or worse, watch football, that I think it's why I never went back east.
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
My first Thanksgiving out West, the woman I nannied for put the turkey in on low, in one of those big bags and we went out to ski all day. Big potluck in the evening. I was so fucking grateful I didn't have to prep all day, or worse, watch football, that I think it's why I never went back east.
Wow. Just had to block a big account for getting unreasonably angry with me because I hate fucking Thanksgiving.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wow. Just had to block a big account for getting unreasonably angry with me because I hate fucking Thanksgiving.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
All this news about old men chasing young women. My dad (44) married my stepmother (22) when I was 13, and the two of them have spent the intervening decades telling me it wasn't gross, and she's adamant she wasn't groomed. 1/2
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
All this news about old men chasing young women. My dad (44) married my stepmother (22) when I was 13, and the two of them have spent the intervening decades telling me it wasn't gross, and she's adamant she wasn't groomed. 1/2
TFW an unhinged and totally unqualified local person has thrown her hat in the ring for US Senate and you're pretty sure is also running a bunch of sock puppet accounts on Reddit defending herself.
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
TFW an unhinged and totally unqualified local person has thrown her hat in the ring for US Senate and you're pretty sure is also running a bunch of sock puppet accounts on Reddit defending herself.
This is SUCH a great story. I know this piece of land well, grew up at a now-closed resort on one side and my brother went to camp just on the far side. I'm so proud of these nuns! (And look how grumpy the Bishop looks). 19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
For the first time, Catholic sisters return land to a Tribal nation
"This return represents more than the restoration of land — it is the restoration of balance, dignity, and our sacred connection to the places our ancestors once walked."
19thnews.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This is SUCH a great story. I know this piece of land well, grew up at a now-closed resort on one side and my brother went to camp just on the far side. I'm so proud of these nuns! (And look how grumpy the Bishop looks). 19thnews.org/2025/11/cath...
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Chicago I’m gonna be handing out free WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS under the marquee before the show until I run out every night, come find me
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Chicago I’m gonna be handing out free WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS under the marquee before the show until I run out every night, come find me
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I am still annoyed about "what if Frankenstein's monster only kills in self-defence" actually.
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I am still annoyed about "what if Frankenstein's monster only kills in self-defence" actually.
Also a huge issue here in MT.
AT&T has been trying to get rid of landlines in California for YEARS because they are expensive and annoying to maintain, with shrinking market share. The people who use them, however, REALLY need them for safety and communication esp in rural areas with limited cell coverage.
They rely on copper landlines for emergencies. AT&T could threaten their lifeline
AT&T is fighting to ease regulations requiring landlines, which cost it $1 billion per year in California. It has spent big on lobbying.
calmatters.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Also a huge issue here in MT.
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Anytime I think of R f k i think of him putting baby animals in a blender and no piece of writing however it tries to make him seem less monstrous can help me unlearn this fact
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Anytime I think of R f k i think of him putting baby animals in a blender and no piece of writing however it tries to make him seem less monstrous can help me unlearn this fact
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I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I see a lot of people speculating about how Alice died and I am asking you to...please not do that. If her family wants to share information about that on their own time, they will, but the speculation and sometimes outright conspiracy theories are actually really upsetting for them to see.
I bought a 20 lb bag of regular Homei rice at Winco after eating Chico Rice's extraordinary lightly-milled blonde rice for several years and, um? I miss the good rice.
Might have to just order it again and add the cheap rice to the chicken feed.
Might have to just order it again and add the cheap rice to the chicken feed.
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I bought a 20 lb bag of regular Homei rice at Winco after eating Chico Rice's extraordinary lightly-milled blonde rice for several years and, um? I miss the good rice.
Might have to just order it again and add the cheap rice to the chicken feed.
Might have to just order it again and add the cheap rice to the chicken feed.
But did they also get their back pay?
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Logan International Airport to distribute $10,000 bonus checks and thank TSA workers for their dedication during the government shutdown.
Logan TSA workers receive $10,000 bonus for working without pay during shutdown - The Boston Globe
On Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited Logan to distribute the checks and thank the workers.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
But did they also get their back pay?
Himself ran speaker wire to my replacement bookshelf CD unit in the greenhouse writing shed and perhaps one reason i've been stuck for several weeks has been the construction on the front side of the house? Because a little music and light out here, and I'm tiptoeing my way toward a notebook again.
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Himself ran speaker wire to my replacement bookshelf CD unit in the greenhouse writing shed and perhaps one reason i've been stuck for several weeks has been the construction on the front side of the house? Because a little music and light out here, and I'm tiptoeing my way toward a notebook again.