John Beechem
@guerillacopolis.bsky.social
Writer and producer in Louisville, KY. I founded an online digital collective, American Fantastic, in 2009.
Take initiative
Be the "enemy" within
This world needs you
-A haiku for interesting times
Be the "enemy" within
This world needs you
-A haiku for interesting times
October 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Take initiative
Be the "enemy" within
This world needs you
-A haiku for interesting times
Be the "enemy" within
This world needs you
-A haiku for interesting times
@shifletkelly.bsky.social is a new 2nd grade elementary school teacher at Sacred Heart! Gaia has entered 3rd grade and Luna is with the 4's in the pre-k. And I'm proud to begin mu 3rd year at Francis Parker as a multilingual (ESL) academic support specialist. Also, some post-firsf day yumminess...
August 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
@shifletkelly.bsky.social is a new 2nd grade elementary school teacher at Sacred Heart! Gaia has entered 3rd grade and Luna is with the 4's in the pre-k. And I'm proud to begin mu 3rd year at Francis Parker as a multilingual (ESL) academic support specialist. Also, some post-firsf day yumminess...
Summer thangs with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and our progeny
July 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Summer thangs with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and our progeny
A few scenes from summer with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and our kiddos...
July 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A few scenes from summer with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and our kiddos...
Scenes from summer. Luna picking blueberries, @shifletkelly.bsky.social and Gaia enjoying tea during a rainstorm, me and Gaia dressed up for a friend's wedding.
Hoping your June has had a good beginning ☀️⛈️
Hoping your June has had a good beginning ☀️⛈️
June 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Scenes from summer. Luna picking blueberries, @shifletkelly.bsky.social and Gaia enjoying tea during a rainstorm, me and Gaia dressed up for a friend's wedding.
Hoping your June has had a good beginning ☀️⛈️
Hoping your June has had a good beginning ☀️⛈️
17 years married (on Saturday)! That's a long time.
Thanks to my mom, Marianne, we got to leave the kids at home and ate some Phad Thai together at Simply Thai , then visited Crescent Hill Coffee and Carmichael's Bookstore.
We're so blessed to have each other, and you as part of our community.
Thanks to my mom, Marianne, we got to leave the kids at home and ate some Phad Thai together at Simply Thai , then visited Crescent Hill Coffee and Carmichael's Bookstore.
We're so blessed to have each other, and you as part of our community.
May 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
17 years married (on Saturday)! That's a long time.
Thanks to my mom, Marianne, we got to leave the kids at home and ate some Phad Thai together at Simply Thai , then visited Crescent Hill Coffee and Carmichael's Bookstore.
We're so blessed to have each other, and you as part of our community.
Thanks to my mom, Marianne, we got to leave the kids at home and ate some Phad Thai together at Simply Thai , then visited Crescent Hill Coffee and Carmichael's Bookstore.
We're so blessed to have each other, and you as part of our community.
Last day of the 2024-25 school year, and first day of the school from home summer 2025 season. Gaia and Luna are doing hands on science, mixing primary colors to make secondary colors on the porch.
We also did reading, math and Chinese (duolingo).
Hoping to keep their skills sharp.
We also did reading, math and Chinese (duolingo).
Hoping to keep their skills sharp.
May 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last day of the 2024-25 school year, and first day of the school from home summer 2025 season. Gaia and Luna are doing hands on science, mixing primary colors to make secondary colors on the porch.
We also did reading, math and Chinese (duolingo).
Hoping to keep their skills sharp.
We also did reading, math and Chinese (duolingo).
Hoping to keep their skills sharp.
Roses in May ⚘️ In bloom and in buds. Also, a couple of Gaia and Luna being buds themselves.
May 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Roses in May ⚘️ In bloom and in buds. Also, a couple of Gaia and Luna being buds themselves.
Happy Mother's Day to @shifletkelly.bsky.social ! Such a hard-working, loving person. We are lucky to have her in our family.
Thanks to all the other mothers out there!
Thanks to all the other mothers out there!
May 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Happy Mother's Day to @shifletkelly.bsky.social ! Such a hard-working, loving person. We are lucky to have her in our family.
Thanks to all the other mothers out there!
Thanks to all the other mothers out there!
It's @shifletkelly.bsky.social birthday! Ahem...it was YESTERDAY 🎂 She's the big 4-0MFG! We love Kelly so much ❤️ It was also Shakespeare's birthday yesterday, so to quote the immortal bard, "I do love nothing in the world so well as you-is not that strange?"
April 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's @shifletkelly.bsky.social birthday! Ahem...it was YESTERDAY 🎂 She's the big 4-0MFG! We love Kelly so much ❤️ It was also Shakespeare's birthday yesterday, so to quote the immortal bard, "I do love nothing in the world so well as you-is not that strange?"
A few scenes from spring. Playground fun, a "school" Gaia made from blocks, and wildflowers before the first grass cut of the season.
I hope your spring has been everything you need it to be so far ⚘️🌱
I hope your spring has been everything you need it to be so far ⚘️🌱
April 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A few scenes from spring. Playground fun, a "school" Gaia made from blocks, and wildflowers before the first grass cut of the season.
I hope your spring has been everything you need it to be so far ⚘️🌱
I hope your spring has been everything you need it to be so far ⚘️🌱
First afternoon of Spring Break at Dairy Kastle with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and the rest of my family! Also, scenes from home.
March 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
First afternoon of Spring Break at Dairy Kastle with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and the rest of my family! Also, scenes from home.
Spring beauties, one of my favorites and among the first flowers to bloom each year. From my front yard (good motivation to delay the first mow another week or so 😜
March 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Spring beauties, one of my favorites and among the first flowers to bloom each year. From my front yard (good motivation to delay the first mow another week or so 😜
So close to spring I can almost taste it. Dairy Kastle with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and family, and the Louisville Arcade Expo with Gaia (and then my own solo play whatever I want time).
March 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So close to spring I can almost taste it. Dairy Kastle with @shifletkelly.bsky.social and family, and the Louisville Arcade Expo with Gaia (and then my own solo play whatever I want time).
I don't usually do coloring pages, but I found one I like for when I'm caught up on my teacher work and need a "brain break" at school.
It's from ColouringQuest, a coloring book for adults.
In the words of Octavia Butler "In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn."
It's from ColouringQuest, a coloring book for adults.
In the words of Octavia Butler "In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn."
March 14, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I don't usually do coloring pages, but I found one I like for when I'm caught up on my teacher work and need a "brain break" at school.
It's from ColouringQuest, a coloring book for adults.
In the words of Octavia Butler "In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn."
It's from ColouringQuest, a coloring book for adults.
In the words of Octavia Butler "In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn."
Family things and Sacred Heart Reading Buddy (the babies are my niece and nephew).
March 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Family things and Sacred Heart Reading Buddy (the babies are my niece and nephew).
I feel like bustin' up a Starbucks (with @shifletkelly.bsky.social )
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I feel like bustin' up a Starbucks (with @shifletkelly.bsky.social )
Happy Snow Day ❄️
February 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Happy Snow Day ❄️
Buffalo Chicken Dip 🦬
February 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Buffalo Chicken Dip 🦬
Gaia: I'm making some pumpkin tomato spaghetti.
Me: What does that taste like?
Gaia: If it were poisonous, you would definitely die happy.
Me: What does that taste like?
Gaia: If it were poisonous, you would definitely die happy.
February 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Gaia: I'm making some pumpkin tomato spaghetti.
Me: What does that taste like?
Gaia: If it were poisonous, you would definitely die happy.
Me: What does that taste like?
Gaia: If it were poisonous, you would definitely die happy.
So grateful for the Writer's Group that I met with at Old Louisville Coffee Co-op today.
A church of the mind, soul and pen...
🧠❤️💥🪶
A church of the mind, soul and pen...
🧠❤️💥🪶
February 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
So grateful for the Writer's Group that I met with at Old Louisville Coffee Co-op today.
A church of the mind, soul and pen...
🧠❤️💥🪶
A church of the mind, soul and pen...
🧠❤️💥🪶
I took this photo of my badass wife @shifletkelly.bsky.social and I'm very proud of it. Love you, Kelly! ❤️
January 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I took this photo of my badass wife @shifletkelly.bsky.social and I'm very proud of it. Love you, Kelly! ❤️
Reposted by John Beechem
Do not fall for the shock doctrine. Let them run their mouths and do what you can but don’t obey in advance
January 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Do not fall for the shock doctrine. Let them run their mouths and do what you can but don’t obey in advance
I was radicalized by Rage Against the Machine as a teenager. The internet helped me understand their lyrics, and the raw anger in their sound echoed what was in my heart and gave it shape.
I wish it didn't have to get this bad for you to be radicalized. I wish rock and roll had saved us all.
I wish it didn't have to get this bad for you to be radicalized. I wish rock and roll had saved us all.
January 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I was radicalized by Rage Against the Machine as a teenager. The internet helped me understand their lyrics, and the raw anger in their sound echoed what was in my heart and gave it shape.
I wish it didn't have to get this bad for you to be radicalized. I wish rock and roll had saved us all.
I wish it didn't have to get this bad for you to be radicalized. I wish rock and roll had saved us all.
Five finger noodle punch.
January 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Five finger noodle punch.