Heidi Hart
harpy32.bsky.social
Heidi Hart
@harpy32.bsky.social
Writer, musician, feral academic working on music & politics & ecology. With cats.
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The war zone in Portland is out of control.
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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“I say to the intern, The funding for your internship has been cut. Not by the university—by the government.” Read “Unreasonable,” a new short story by Rivka Galchen.
“Unreasonable,” by Rivka Galchen
I was raised to believe that no human is inherently evil, that evil is a surface disturbance caused by fear, misunderstanding, or ignorance. I’m now reconsidering.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/unreasonable-fiction-rivka-galchen?utm_medium=so[…]e=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny
September 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Forest Eye is watching:
September 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Princess Lily
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Mountain moonshine
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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AMN Reviews: Jo Quail – Noton (2025; Adderstone Records)

It can be hard to believe that there are only three instruments on Jo Quail's seventh album: cello, electric cello, and piano. Of course, she runs them through loops and delays, adding effects as well. Recorded largely live in the studio,…
AMN Reviews: Jo Quail – Noton (2025; Adderstone Records)
It can be hard to believe that there are only three instruments on Jo Quail's seventh album: cello, electric cello, and piano. Of course, she runs them through loops and delays, adding effects as well. Recorded largely live in the studio, Notan is an example of how just one person can sound like a full band. And she solos as well.
avantmusicnews.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Just saw all your comments from last night’s post and someone shared a pic, Orlando showed up and used chalk to bring the rainbow crosswalk back! We love this so much!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
August 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Harp Transplant after 2 years in the garden:
August 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Cicada body art:
August 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Sally Carson’s “Crooked Cross” was written in 1933 but has become a surprise breakout success in the U.K. The novel “presents an eerily familiar portrait of the rise of fascism,” Rebecca Mead writes.
The Nineteen-Thirties Novel That’s Become a Surprise Hit in the U.K.
Set in a small village in the Bavarian Alps, Sally Carson’s “Crooked Cross” presents an eerily familiar portrait of the rise of fascism.
www.newyorker.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"Woman and Cat" by Peter H. Harskamp
August 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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"This is, at the moment, the official voice of the US government: a rancid mixture of trolling, cruelty, propaganda, and crass jokes about the human suffering they’re creating."
The official voice of the US government is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Must-read in these inhospitable times:
August 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
August 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mothwatcher 💙
August 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Writing is hard work.
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM