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Lacy M. Johnson
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Writer of books & things | Contributing Editor @ Orion Magazine | Curator & Founder @ Houston Flood Museum | Professor & MFA Director @ Rice U | Guggenheim Fellow 2020 | Community storyteller @ Houston, Texas, Baby.
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A surprise find in the Etymonline entry for “migration”
Screenshot of the following text: “That European birds migrate across the seas or to Asia was understood in the Middle Ages, but subsequently forgotten. Dr. Johnson held that swallows slept all winter in the beds of rivers, while the naturalist Morton (1703) stated that they migrated to the moon. As late as 1837 the "Kendal Mercury" "detailed the circumstance of a person having observed several Swallows emerging from Grasmere Lake, in the spring of that year, in the form of 'bell-shaped bubbles,' from each of which a Swallow burst forth ...." [The Rev. F.O. Morris, "A History of British Birds," London, 1870]”
September 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Some lovely plantpot dapperling on my patio this morning! 😍🍄‍🟫

Good for the soil and the plant but not for eating!
A cluster of about six yellow gilled mushrooms growing from the soil of a planter pot.
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Lil timeline cleanse with this Cooper’s Hawk (I think?) from this morning in HTX. Two juveniles traveling along (not pictured)
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Social Security Administration sending me propaganda emails now
Screenshot of an email that reads: “Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans. The bill ensures that nearly 90% of Social Security beneficiaries will no longer pay federal income taxes on their benefits, providing meaningful and immediate relief to seniors who have spent a lifetime contributing to our nation's economy. “This is a historic step forward for America’s seniors,” said Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano. “For nearly 90 years, Social Security has been a cornerstone of economic security for older Americans. By significantly reducing the tax burden on benefits, this legislation reaffirms President Trump’s promise to protect Social Security and helps ensure that seniors can better enjoy the retirement they’ve earned."
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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I give you the 18th district:
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
Houston, TX
June 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I spend probably way too much of my life thinking about the little crockpot for potpourri my mom used to put on the kitchen counter when company came over.
December 14, 2023 at 4:22 PM
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Hard to explain how bad and dangerous this feels but I got dizzy putting groceries in the car.
August 27, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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☀️☀️☀️😭 I don’t think I’ve ever had worse seasonal depression than I have this summer in Houston. This heat is just fucking RELENTLESS.
August 24, 2023 at 9:02 PM
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It’s been like two months straight of this shit ☀️☀️☀️😭
August 7, 2023 at 12:27 AM
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Am v late to the party but have been really loving John McPhee’s geology tetralogy, Annals of the Former World. (Basin and Range is the first book in that series). A lot to admire and to learn from.
A photo of the cover of John McPhee’s Basin and Range - on the top half of the cover is a sepia photo of the desert with mountains rising above in the distance.
August 3, 2023 at 6:25 PM