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Kathryn McMahon
@katoscope.bsky.social
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Clinical social worker and dark fiction writer. Social justice, nature, stories, dogs, food. BLM. Trans rights are human rights. 🥄 She/they. 🏳️‍🌈 #endometriosis
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This sapphic urban fantasy that puts the punk in godpunk was such a fun read! 🎶 Hoping for a sequel @kateforrest.bsky.social
Photo of the novel Once Upon a Punk Show by Katelyn Forrest. The cover is purple and shows two women singing to one another over a microphone
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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It's breeding season for deer, aka the rut, and two bucks were fighting across the street from me. I captured the moment when one won. (Sound on)
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Still holding on
A pink rose on a withering bush
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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On a walk with our himbo son who was screaming because he wanted his favorite things (pinecones) but believed he was being forced to carry a big stick.
Photo of the Blackfoot River on a sunny day with trees on both sides and mountains in the distance A large black dog holding a large stick and a bunch of pinecones and looking frustrated
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Just standing in the middle of the street in my bathrobe staring up at magic 😍
Northern lights over the mountains with trees in the foreground Northern lights over a house
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Here's another pic of the northern lights
Photo of red light above trees and power lines with a smattering of stars
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Update: the clouds moved! 😍 Here is my less than stellar contribution
Photo of a residential street with cars and trees. The sky is a deep pink with some clouds above and mountains in the distance
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Foggy morning in Missoula
Photo of fog on a residential street with a tree that has lost all its leaves in the foreground and the bare hint of a house and some pines and other trees behind it.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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I drove up to Flathead Lake for a friend's birthday today. Love this place 🚣‍♀️
Photo of a large lake with a calm, rocky shore and trees, mountains, and a few clouds in the distance.
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Don't take my yogurt.
A large black dog lying on his bed and a plaid blanket with his paw on an empty Chobani vanilla yogurt container he got to lick as a treat.
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Moon over San Francisco very early this morning
Night view out of a window on the 27th floor of a hotel in downtown SF with other tall buildings around and an almost full moon in the background
October 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Nope! I actually cropped out the toilet because I thought it was a little too gross to post. Here it is in all it's glory
June 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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We're on a road trip and there is a Keurig in our hotel bathroom
Photo of the inside of a Best Western bathroom in Wyoming with a Keurig coffee maker on the bathroom sink. There is a mirror behind the sink reflecting part of the shower and door
June 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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OMG OMG what did I just see
A billboard outside of Dixon, MT that says, Montanans are loud and proud of Pres Trump RFK Jr and Elon Musk. The sign is above metal roofs and trees against a cloudy sky with mountains in the background
May 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Bernie and AOC in Missoula!
Bernie Sanders on stage at the University of Montana arena in front of a huge crowd for the Fighting Oligarchy Tour. AOC on stage at the University of Montana arena in front of a huge crowd for the Fighting Oligarchy Tour.
April 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The world is covered in thorns.
A close-up of a shrub with branches and berries covered with thorny looking ice crystals aka hoarfrost.
December 6, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Look at this cat I met at a Friendsgiving
A gray cat with black stripes lying on a cat stand, crossing his paws, and seductively looking at the camera
November 29, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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Got my first Halloween-themed political flier. Kinda surprised these aren't more common
A glossy flier on a red couch. It reads "Here lies our freedoms" in spooky print against a gravestone-textured background. Inside are pro-choice and pro-public land messages
October 30, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Chronic illness really leaves its mark. We did a 5-mile hike to this lookout, one I haven't done since before my hysterectomy 2 years ago. I remembered it being so hard, even though I've done much more difficult hikes. It was easy this time, but I'm still anxious about how my body will respond.
Photo of my husband kissing me on the cheek. I'm wearing sunglasses and we both have on baseball caps. There's a lookout tower right behind us. A forest and mountains are in the distance.
September 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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My parents live in a rural and wooded part of WA and there is currently a peacock walking around their yard. 🦚
Photo of a male peacock in front of a lavender plant with small plants and a tiny white wire fence in front.
August 28, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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Pinterest thinks I might want this???
Screenshot of a couch made to look like an enormous gorilla. There are giant arms for armrests and washboard abs for the backrest above which is a head that will clearly devour you. It is sold on Amazon for $9,997.00 and has 3.5 stars from 4 reviews, all of which are fake (I checked).
July 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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We went kayaking today 🛶
Photo of the tip of my blue kayak in Lake Como, MT. The lake is surrounded by mountains with pines and a little snow. Lake Como is in the Bitterroot National Forest.
July 9, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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Despite the dogs and foot traffic, this bitterroot flower was growing right in the middle of the trail
A close-up of a small, low-growing, many petalled pink flower thriving among gravel and tufts of grass. Montana's state flower.
June 9, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Missoula 💕
Looking down a green hill at the town of Missoula with green mountains beyond and a very overcast sky.
June 9, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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First flower of the year. Dwarf irises are my fave 💙
One tiny bluish purple and yellow flower among buds and sprouts emerging from the mulch
March 16, 2024 at 1:24 AM