Janet Fretter
@janetfretter.bsky.social
Writer, editor, general enthusiast.
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In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
September 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In hindsight, all the problems started when we moved away from hand-written library catalog cards.
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BREAKING: A court ruled that the federal government can't pick and choose among viewpoints when deciding who gets a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
We took the Trump administration to court to fight artistic censorship — and won.
We took the Trump administration to court to fight artistic censorship — and won.
September 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
BREAKING: A court ruled that the federal government can't pick and choose among viewpoints when deciding who gets a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
We took the Trump administration to court to fight artistic censorship — and won.
We took the Trump administration to court to fight artistic censorship — and won.
"...the pursuit itself—the journey rather than the destination—is what really matters.... On the basis of the understanding developed throughout the book, ... when fishing for happiness, catch and release."
The Happiness of Pursuit, Shimon Edelman
#currentlyreading
The Happiness of Pursuit, Shimon Edelman
#currentlyreading
July 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"...the pursuit itself—the journey rather than the destination—is what really matters.... On the basis of the understanding developed throughout the book, ... when fishing for happiness, catch and release."
The Happiness of Pursuit, Shimon Edelman
#currentlyreading
The Happiness of Pursuit, Shimon Edelman
#currentlyreading
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Schedule some productive time learning and networking with one or more of our upcoming virtual #AmEditing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, registration required.
🍻 Virtual Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction, 1/15, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 1/3)
🍻 Virtual Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction, 1/15, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 1/3)
January 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Schedule some productive time learning and networking with one or more of our upcoming virtual #AmEditing events! All free to attend, most open to all editors, registration required.
🍻 Virtual Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction, 1/15, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 1/3)
🍻 Virtual Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting & Proofreading Fiction, 1/15, 4 pm Pacific
(🧵: 1/3)
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Suddenly being made to cover all my school books in 1980s wallpaper doesn't seem so daft!
December 3, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Suddenly being made to cover all my school books in 1980s wallpaper doesn't seem so daft!
Because there aren't enough polarizing topics circulating just now, I bring you the traditional Christmas fruitcake (awaiting its first brandy dousing)! Talk amongst yourselves.
November 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Because there aren't enough polarizing topics circulating just now, I bring you the traditional Christmas fruitcake (awaiting its first brandy dousing)! Talk amongst yourselves.
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Don’t be the same dusty ass you were on Twitter. Post your hobbies, your passions, talk with each other, follow people back. There is no reason for someone with like 78k followers to be following a handful of people. Don’t act like you’re an elitist dipshit here. We are nice here, to each other.
November 13, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Don’t be the same dusty ass you were on Twitter. Post your hobbies, your passions, talk with each other, follow people back. There is no reason for someone with like 78k followers to be following a handful of people. Don’t act like you’re an elitist dipshit here. We are nice here, to each other.
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First byline or credit as an editor! editorstorontoblog.com/2024/11/13/w...
@editorscanada.bsky.social #amediting
@editorscanada.bsky.social #amediting
What’s on Your Editing Bookshelf?
In What’s on Your Editing Bookshelf, members of the editing community share what’s on their (physical) bookshelves and highlight a few notable titles. In our eighth instalment, four editors from To…
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November 13, 2024 at 4:26 PM
First byline or credit as an editor! editorstorontoblog.com/2024/11/13/w...
@editorscanada.bsky.social #amediting
@editorscanada.bsky.social #amediting
November 14, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Joseph's Coat, Poet's Wife, and Bonica roses putting on a show!
July 1, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Joseph's Coat, Poet's Wife, and Bonica roses putting on a show!
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Take it easy this week if you're under the heat dome, where Vermont will be hotter than Miami. Here's why & what to expect, by @andreatweather.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/inte...
Intense Heat Dome Will Bring Record-Breaking Temperatures to the East
A heat dome is sending temperatures soaring across the U.S. Midwest and East
www.scientificamerican.com
June 18, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Take it easy this week if you're under the heat dome, where Vermont will be hotter than Miami. Here's why & what to expect, by @andreatweather.bsky.social 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/inte...
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Oh my GOSH look at this wonderful linocut print: www.etsy.com/listing/1591...
June 15, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Oh my GOSH look at this wonderful linocut print: www.etsy.com/listing/1591...
Volunteer Peony in the garden now gracing the sideboard. Hello, Beautiful!
June 13, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Volunteer Peony in the garden now gracing the sideboard. Hello, Beautiful!
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Brush off that piece of creative nonfiction you have been nurturing and submit to the @ampersandreview essay contest!
Link: theampersandreview.ca/essay-contes...
Link: theampersandreview.ca/essay-contes...
Submission Page — The Ampersand Review
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May 21, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Brush off that piece of creative nonfiction you have been nurturing and submit to the @ampersandreview essay contest!
Link: theampersandreview.ca/essay-contes...
Link: theampersandreview.ca/essay-contes...
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"Okay, I reset the document permissions, but you’ll need to sign into the email document_view@busycompany.org via the password I texted you via iMessage. Once you sign into the email, it’ll ask you to create a Microsoft Teams account."
My Comments Are in the Google Doc Linked in the Dropbox I Sent in the Slack
Thanks for sending this along. I left my comments in the Google Doc.
You don’t see my comments? You’re looking at the old document. I copied your G...
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April 13, 2024 at 2:31 PM
"Okay, I reset the document permissions, but you’ll need to sign into the email document_view@busycompany.org via the password I texted you via iMessage. Once you sign into the email, it’ll ask you to create a Microsoft Teams account."
First edition, 1994. I like to stay current.
March 10, 2024 at 12:01 AM
First edition, 1994. I like to stay current.
I will not resist Microsoft's change of default typeface from Calibri to Aptos. In fact, I hail it as a good move. I quite like the quirky little curve at the bottom of the lowercase 'l' (ell)—a nod to serif in a sans-serif typeface. Let's hear it for artistry! (Cue the roar of crowd cheering.)
March 1, 2024 at 2:15 AM
I will not resist Microsoft's change of default typeface from Calibri to Aptos. In fact, I hail it as a good move. I quite like the quirky little curve at the bottom of the lowercase 'l' (ell)—a nod to serif in a sans-serif typeface. Let's hear it for artistry! (Cue the roar of crowd cheering.)
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Are you a new editor? Exploring the field? A seasoned pro? Think of ACES' "Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable" workshop as editorial speed dating. Ask questions from experts about editing and government, military, education, AI, plain language, and more. aceseditors.org/training/ask...
February 15, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Are you a new editor? Exploring the field? A seasoned pro? Think of ACES' "Ask the Editing Experts Roundtable" workshop as editorial speed dating. Ask questions from experts about editing and government, military, education, AI, plain language, and more. aceseditors.org/training/ask...
In a book on decluttering, I recently saw a photo of a tidy box that held "a reasonable amount of tea." Reasonable is subjective, sez I. Here is my interpretation of the measure.
#teadrawer #amediting
#teadrawer #amediting
February 14, 2024 at 10:41 PM
In a book on decluttering, I recently saw a photo of a tidy box that held "a reasonable amount of tea." Reasonable is subjective, sez I. Here is my interpretation of the measure.
#teadrawer #amediting
#teadrawer #amediting