Jean Buie
@jeanbuie.bsky.social
I am a lawyer, adjudicator and novice writer. It was a journey. https://chatelaine.com/living/choices/why-i-went-back-to-school-as-a-single-mother/
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Canadians, part of the proposed tariffs for April is a 25% tariffs on books. This would be devastating for Canada's book industry, with very little impact on the US.
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
Consultations on Canada’s Response to United States Tariffs on Canadian Goods: Comment Submission Form
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca
March 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Canadians, part of the proposed tariffs for April is a 25% tariffs on books. This would be devastating for Canada's book industry, with very little impact on the US.
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
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We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation
The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.
HAIRCUTS.
This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.
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This is how I would respond to the email Musk sent to government employees.
1. Slipped out the back, Jack
2. Made a new plan, Stan
3. Didn’t need to be coy, Roy, just listen to me
4. Hopped on the bus, Gus, don’t need to to discuss much
5. Dropped off the key, Lee and set myself free
#Emails2DOGE
1. Slipped out the back, Jack
2. Made a new plan, Stan
3. Didn’t need to be coy, Roy, just listen to me
4. Hopped on the bus, Gus, don’t need to to discuss much
5. Dropped off the key, Lee and set myself free
#Emails2DOGE
This is how I would respond to the email Musk has had sent to government employees (not legal advice).
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
1. Refused to violate the law.
2. Refused to violate the Constitution.
3. Refused to bow or scrape.
4. Refused to bend a knee.
5. Deleted this stupid email.
February 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“Our daughter lived less than a week.”
I wanted to hear more but it was indelicate to ask. Instead, I added her to the list of women and babies I heard about that had not survived childbirth. The list I started keeping after Maman’s death.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips
I wanted to hear more but it was indelicate to ask. Instead, I added her to the list of women and babies I heard about that had not survived childbirth. The list I started keeping after Maman’s death.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips
February 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
“Our daughter lived less than a week.”
I wanted to hear more but it was indelicate to ask. Instead, I added her to the list of women and babies I heard about that had not survived childbirth. The list I started keeping after Maman’s death.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips
I wanted to hear more but it was indelicate to ask. Instead, I added her to the list of women and babies I heard about that had not survived childbirth. The list I started keeping after Maman’s death.
#AmWriting #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips
looking for a little story to counter what's happening in the world right now? try my "Freedom Fighting for the Modern Woman". It might make you think "if only...."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...
In a Flash 2016: The eSpec Books Annual Flash Anthology
In a Flash, the eSpec Books annual flash fiction anthol…
www.goodreads.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
looking for a little story to counter what's happening in the world right now? try my "Freedom Fighting for the Modern Woman". It might make you think "if only...."
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...
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From Kim Addonizio's book, Tell Me: bookshop.org/a/862/978188...
#kimaddonizio #poetry #poem #books #writing
#kimaddonizio #poetry #poem #books #writing
January 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From Kim Addonizio's book, Tell Me: bookshop.org/a/862/978188...
#kimaddonizio #poetry #poem #books #writing
#kimaddonizio #poetry #poem #books #writing
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"Some days I lie on my back and try to release the hardness from my body: like a rock lodged deep within. I think of the garden. I hope that there's still room for things to blossom from inside me."
I'm so grateful for @kimchinquee.bsky.social's writing. And this gem in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I'm so grateful for @kimchinquee.bsky.social's writing. And this gem in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
New on our mainpage: “What the Earth Presents,” by Kim Chinquee: wigleaf.com @kimchinquee.bsky.social
w i g l e a f : (very) short fiction
An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.
wigleaf.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Some days I lie on my back and try to release the hardness from my body: like a rock lodged deep within. I think of the garden. I hope that there's still room for things to blossom from inside me."
I'm so grateful for @kimchinquee.bsky.social's writing. And this gem in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
I'm so grateful for @kimchinquee.bsky.social's writing. And this gem in @wigleaf.bsky.social 💙💙💙
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Interested in becoming a submissions editor at SmokeLong? Volunteering to read for a literary journal is one of the best ways to improve one’s own writing. Read more here: www.smokelong.com/work-with-us/
January 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Interested in becoming a submissions editor at SmokeLong? Volunteering to read for a literary journal is one of the best ways to improve one’s own writing. Read more here: www.smokelong.com/work-with-us/
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I love how people think those little cheese knives are for serving cheese, like awwww that's cute no those are for *defending* your cheese, trust no one
December 22, 2024 at 6:09 PM
I love how people think those little cheese knives are for serving cheese, like awwww that's cute no those are for *defending* your cheese, trust no one
sharing some of my writing from the past: emergeliteraryjournal.com/once-upon-a-...
Once Upon a Time We Made Ashtrays for Mother’s Day
by Jean Buie Mom was never without a cigarette. A long slim menthol. She held it between two fingers, waving it about as she spoke, writing in air with the hot red tip. She cooked with it, gripping…
emergeliteraryjournal.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:25 AM
sharing some of my writing from the past: emergeliteraryjournal.com/once-upon-a-...
remembering when my boy, Grimm, was just a little devil.
December 6, 2024 at 5:04 PM
remembering when my boy, Grimm, was just a little devil.
i love this.
This is why I love flash — you can play with form and fill a short piece with so much emotion. The call and response in this Jessica Dawn piece in @havehashad.com is unreal. www.havehashad.com/hadposts/i-h...
I have some notes on the family legend by Jessica Dawn
Grandma told us once that great-great grand uncle John lived in the part of the country that gets the coldest[1] and he built a cabin out there,[2] the cabin where he’d count down his last days when t...
www.havehashad.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM
i love this.
Huge thank you to @micromancemagazine.bsky.social for giving this a home! open.substack.com/pub/microman...
Puppet Love
Chrystia stood back. “I work for Miss Piggy. All the puppets are difficult, but particularly the sock puppets. Lambchop is the worst. She’s a notorious diva.”
open.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Huge thank you to @micromancemagazine.bsky.social for giving this a home! open.substack.com/pub/microman...
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It's ok to take care of yourself.
It's ok to get some rest.
It's ok to become a lonely lighthouse keeper and spend your days cursing the sea and your nights gently going mad as you write an unending novel about ghost cats.
It's ok to get some rest.
It's ok to become a lonely lighthouse keeper and spend your days cursing the sea and your nights gently going mad as you write an unending novel about ghost cats.
November 30, 2024 at 8:37 PM
It's ok to take care of yourself.
It's ok to get some rest.
It's ok to become a lonely lighthouse keeper and spend your days cursing the sea and your nights gently going mad as you write an unending novel about ghost cats.
It's ok to get some rest.
It's ok to become a lonely lighthouse keeper and spend your days cursing the sea and your nights gently going mad as you write an unending novel about ghost cats.
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One of my favourite poems.
November 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM
One of my favourite poems.
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It’s all in the telling.
November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM
It’s all in the telling.
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I love that somebody was like “what if we made twitter again but like less of a cursed object this time”
November 21, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I love that somebody was like “what if we made twitter again but like less of a cursed object this time”
a little about me: chatelaine.com/living/choic...
Why I went back to school as a single mother - Chatelaine
Returning to the social housing building I grew up in with an infant pushed me to take a 10-year detour that changed my life.
chatelaine.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:45 PM
a little about me: chatelaine.com/living/choic...
a more recent piece: www.fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes...
My Uncle's Game by Jean Buie — Five Minutes
He is older, stronger, and straddles me, holding my arms spread wide.
www.fiveminutelit.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM
a more recent piece: www.fiveminutelit.com/five-minutes...
putting a bit of my writing out into the bluesky: www.dreamerswriting.com/jean-buie/
Steerage (War Bride)
Jean Buie: "My daughter’s line will be struck out, as that on so many others’ cards have been. Hasty burials at sea..."
www.dreamerswriting.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
putting a bit of my writing out into the bluesky: www.dreamerswriting.com/jean-buie/