Mary Ann Barton
@joyousparadox.bsky.social
Devoted to the well-being and happiness of two tortoiseshell sister cats. Also a writer; a white woman aging in a small mill town near Boston; a Unitarian-Universalist; recently a phonebanker for the Center for Common Ground; a fond walker.
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Self Portrait at the Dressing Table,1909 by Zinaida Serebriakova #womensart
June 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Self Portrait at the Dressing Table,1909 by Zinaida Serebriakova #womensart
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New York is New York, but wow: The win by Zohran Mamdani says voters are done with the same tired old thing.
June 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New York is New York, but wow: The win by Zohran Mamdani says voters are done with the same tired old thing.
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Sometimes, you reach out to your writing heroes and sometimes, they reach back. Despite a book release/tour, fabulous fabulist & keeper of the uncanny, Karen Russell wrote back, read & loved AUDITION FOR THE FOX.
I'd say pinch me, but I don't want to wake up. Preorder now! @tachyonpub.bsky.social
I'd say pinch me, but I don't want to wake up. Preorder now! @tachyonpub.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sometimes, you reach out to your writing heroes and sometimes, they reach back. Despite a book release/tour, fabulous fabulist & keeper of the uncanny, Karen Russell wrote back, read & loved AUDITION FOR THE FOX.
I'd say pinch me, but I don't want to wake up. Preorder now! @tachyonpub.bsky.social
I'd say pinch me, but I don't want to wake up. Preorder now! @tachyonpub.bsky.social
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We are deeply grateful for all of the donations we have received thus far in support of the June 14th #NoKings Twin Cities event. We need additional funds as our expenses continue to mount. Thanks so much for your support!See you Saturday!!! tinyurl.com/2z947nva
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June 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
We are deeply grateful for all of the donations we have received thus far in support of the June 14th #NoKings Twin Cities event. We need additional funds as our expenses continue to mount. Thanks so much for your support!See you Saturday!!! tinyurl.com/2z947nva
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Secty of Defense Pete Hegseth is literally threatening to send the US Marines to attack Los Angeles. This is like out of a movie but it’s real. Trump has declared war on the Blue States. Is it time for Blue state legislatures to meet to plan ways to protect their citizens from Trump?!
June 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Secty of Defense Pete Hegseth is literally threatening to send the US Marines to attack Los Angeles. This is like out of a movie but it’s real. Trump has declared war on the Blue States. Is it time for Blue state legislatures to meet to plan ways to protect their citizens from Trump?!
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By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.
June 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.
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Untitled Rainbow, 2006 by Australian Aboriginal artist, Gloria Mills Petyarre #WomensArt
June 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Untitled Rainbow, 2006 by Australian Aboriginal artist, Gloria Mills Petyarre #WomensArt
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June 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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“To live in community with a place creates a sense of collective coherence….The absence of it: trauma.” @bridgetcrocker.bsky.social on the importance of listening to the voice of the natural world.
Writing Nature: The Healing Connection of Space and Spirit
I grew up next to the Snake—a wild and willful river sourced from Pacific Creek on Two Oceans Pass in the heart of Yellowstone. I had a troubled childhood, marked by violence, poverty, and instabil…
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June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“To live in community with a place creates a sense of collective coherence….The absence of it: trauma.” @bridgetcrocker.bsky.social on the importance of listening to the voice of the natural world.
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So damn proud of these kids for their courage. 💥 Hundreds of Milford, MA high schoolers walked out in protest today after ICE detained their classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva. Detained on his way to volleyball practice. Illegally.
These students aren’t backing down—they’re rising up.
#OnYourSide
These students aren’t backing down—they’re rising up.
#OnYourSide
June 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So damn proud of these kids for their courage. 💥 Hundreds of Milford, MA high schoolers walked out in protest today after ICE detained their classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva. Detained on his way to volleyball practice. Illegally.
These students aren’t backing down—they’re rising up.
#OnYourSide
These students aren’t backing down—they’re rising up.
#OnYourSide
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These are the ICE agents who showed up at Portland's US Immigration Courthouse today. Be sure to spread their picture and let them know we see them.
#immigration #ice #portland #oregon #courthouse #ICE #DHS
#immigration #ice #portland #oregon #courthouse #ICE #DHS
June 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
These are the ICE agents who showed up at Portland's US Immigration Courthouse today. Be sure to spread their picture and let them know we see them.
#immigration #ice #portland #oregon #courthouse #ICE #DHS
#immigration #ice #portland #oregon #courthouse #ICE #DHS
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My husband wanted to get me something classic that I could enjoy for years to come, and this Cameo from Kazuhisa Uekesa is IT!! 💕 Happy Anniversary to us!
May 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
My husband wanted to get me something classic that I could enjoy for years to come, and this Cameo from Kazuhisa Uekesa is IT!! 💕 Happy Anniversary to us!
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“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
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if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
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House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
May 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
House GOP is holding a hearing on their tax bill at 1:00 AM because they don't want us to know about their scheme to strip 13.7 million people of health coverage & they think no one will stay awake for it.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
I’ll be there, testifying & offering amendments to protect our families.
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“You cannot permanently ruin a piece of writing. You cannot damage it or break it, or harm it in any permanent way. It is not made of glass, or stone. On your worst day as a writer you can only render it as needing for you to go over it again.“ —Richard Bausch
May 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“You cannot permanently ruin a piece of writing. You cannot damage it or break it, or harm it in any permanent way. It is not made of glass, or stone. On your worst day as a writer you can only render it as needing for you to go over it again.“ —Richard Bausch
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Determination is a powerful emotion that can tell your readers a lot about your characters. Write it effectively.
Describe It: Motivated / Determination
Jump to Descriptions Eyes Mouth General Hands/Arms Body Language/Behaviour Internal Reactions Impact on Mind/Body Voice Walk Definition Motivated: Motivation is the internal spark that pushes someone to act—it’s the why behind behavior. It can be fleeting or long-burning, conscious or unconscious. It’s what gets someone out of bed in the morning… or makes them burn kingdoms to the ground. Synonym Strength…
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May 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Determination is a powerful emotion that can tell your readers a lot about your characters. Write it effectively.
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May 18, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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May 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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They found no fraud—just a new way to screw over retirees at Silicon Valley speed.
May 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They found no fraud—just a new way to screw over retirees at Silicon Valley speed.
I love a well-placed semicolon.
The semicolon might be the punctuation mark that most accurately mimics the way two images/ideas sometime rest against each other in my head and so I can use a lot of them. My last novel editor also loved the semicolon—or at least recognized how they work in my writing—and added even more. Heaven!
Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any worse.
May 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I love a well-placed semicolon.
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Yesterday & today mark two major Supreme Court decisions. Tomorrow, we owe it to our children to teach them the complete story of Civil Rights—not a sanitized version of history. There is still work to be done. In classrooms. On Civil Rights. We cannot go back. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Yesterday & today mark two major Supreme Court decisions. Tomorrow, we owe it to our children to teach them the complete story of Civil Rights—not a sanitized version of history. There is still work to be done. In classrooms. On Civil Rights. We cannot go back. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
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It was never about birthright citizenship, this is about limiting the power of the courts
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May 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It was never about birthright citizenship, this is about limiting the power of the courts
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