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Dole McVeigh
@dolemcveigh.bsky.social
Partner to a wonderful human, father/ally to two daughters who are my heroines. I read. I write. I collect fountain pens and enjoy the occasional cigar. he/him MG 2/4
New ink day! Finally purchased a bottle of Endless Alchemy Blue Raven. They make a boring blue black ink, well, alchemy. Blue to blue black with a copper sheen. I couldn’t pass up inking the Esterbrook Estie Raven button filler.

The poem is my version of an old one. Hope you enjoy it.
April 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Little man is feeling the music 🎶✨

🔊🔊
📽️danceworldkids
April 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Truth is stranger than fiction, but there is always more truth in fiction than we recognize. I doubt these books will change an ideology once adopted. Cooperation leads to control and further permission. Please buy or borrow from your local library and share.
March 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This has been a point of contention with me and various family members for decades. They think I'm being overtly judgey when I say, "I don't shop at...." even when I say nothing about their choices. Of course I am judgey, but it's their guilt speaking. Anyway, I have found this useful lately.
Home - Goods Unite Us
At Goods Unite Us, we run political background checks on thousands of brands and companies so you can put your money where your vote is.
www.goodsuniteus.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If I don’t, who will. Actually, who can? No one else can tell a story from my perspective. No one has the same compassion for the characters that live in my head. No one has my words.

This has nothing to do with talent. Writing might, perspective is unique. #writingcommunity
(omg #pretendpanel, some of your answers yesterday made me tear up!) 

Today's question is inspired by a masterclass by @whitihereaka.co.nz which I attended a couple of years back:

February 9th: Why are you the right person to tell this story? 

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
February 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Please follow Fran. We all need to be seen and heard. No government should be able to discard a segment of society with the swipe of a pen, sharpie or not. Thanks for the great share @mrsvorpalbunny.bsky.social. Followed on YouTube.
This upsets me, as Fran is someone I like to watch
She appreciates the worth of a good pencil and a quality fountain pen She's my kind of nerd

The US government tells her she's not real
The US says there is only XX and XY Regardless of the facts
Intersex is real
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzX0...
Enemy Of The State???
YouTube video by Fran Blanche
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
1/7 During the holiday season, I am reminded that this can be a time of stress; family expectations, financial pressures, and personal challenges. It is okay to feel overwhelmed; it is okay to reach out for help. There are people willing to help, just because #youmatter. #bluesky #mentalhealth
December 30, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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How does a transgender news outlet cover a major national story?

We center trans voices, and we tell the truth without showing excessive deference to the justices who are holding our lives in the balance.

Read Assigned Media's story on US vs Skrmetti.
Supporters of Trans Rights Rally Despite Conservative Court’s Ominous Leanings — Assigned
Outside supporters of trans rights showed their fighting spirit. While inside, questions about detransition signaled court’s openness to gender affirming care bans.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 4, 2024 at 11:33 PM