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Laura Rock Gaughan
@laurairock.bsky.social
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Reading, writing, walking in Ontar-i-air-i-air-io (Can-Am). Author of a short story collection (MOTHERISH), essays & more TK. She/her
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Few more #NoKings #Watertown NY
Protest sign reading ICE Melts Under Resistance with a drawing of a melting ice cube and a call to release a migrant in ICE detention Protest sign with caricature of Donald Trump wearing a crown, with NO KINGS at the top Protestor wearing inflatable dinosaur costume carrying sign that reads, He sent us so far back the dinosaurs are here Protest sign reading No Human Being is Illegal in black and red lettering
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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small sampling of the wonderful signs at #NoKings in #Watertown NY this morning. 217 ppl was the count I heard, then more folks showed up. Heartening to hear so many honking horns in this red district. @indivisible.org
Back of protest sign, small sticker reading Republican Healthcare Plan: Don't Get Sick in red and blue text Protest sign reading USA straight up, NO ICE hung on woman's back Protest sign in green, blue, red, and black lettering reading: For the Epsteinth time release the files. No Kings Protest sign reading No Faux-King Way! With an illustration of a gold crown with a red X over it
October 19, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Moonlight in walnut trees
Green canopy of walnut trees lit by moonlight against dark sky with a few stars visible, and at bottom right, a red kayak overturned
September 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Paywalled but here are a few snippets (dancing with Dr Ruth & the gospel choir 😍😍😍)
Printout of New York Times article by Tammy LaGorce, with photo of a woman taking a picture of a wedding cake with two bobblehead men on top Printout page from New York Times article by Tammy LaGorce with large photo of Dr Ruth Westheimer holding hands and dancing with Tom Rock and Terry Cosentino at their 2016 wedding, with a gospel choir in orange robes dancing in a circle around them Printout page from New York Times article by Tammy LaGorce with a large photo of two white men, Terry Cosentino and Tom Rock, on a rooftop overlooking Manhattan skyscrapers
June 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I really didn't expect to find my book but there it is. FFS
Text from The Atlantic's LibGen database of books scraped by Meta for AI, showing a search result for MOTHERISH: Stories by Laura Rock Gaughan
March 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Screenshot of graphic posted by @gritlitfestival, gold and white lettering on a black background, with the stylised words GRIT LIT running vertically on right side. Text reads: Congratulations! Ten authors and story titles are listed: CJ Frederick, "Lela's Confession" Hani Moon, "Forget Me Not" Tanya Lottridge, "Watermelon Slices" Stephanie Lafleur, "The Elusionist" Rose Divecha, "Swiss Miss No More" Laura Rock Gaughan, "The East Endia Trading Company" Marin James, "The Visitor" Connie Boland, "Baby Girl" Andrea McDowell, "Briar Coven Board Expulsion Proceedings" Connie Boland, "Chaperones with Deep Lacerations" At the bottom is the phrase: "gritLIT Short Story Contest"
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Worst is a tough call 🤷‍♀️
Wikipedia page for Laura Ingraham: photo of smiling blonde white woman in a teal top with key facts about her Wikipedia page for Laura Loomer, photo of white woman in a black jacket and plaid scarf wearing a purple hat with TRUMP written on the band in white lettering, and text giving key facts about her
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Some beauty today to set against this timeline (#Muskoka #Canada)
Three adults with cross-country skis and poles, standing on snowy trail with trees and blue sky in background Snowy ski trail through woods Sun and shadow on snow, through a stand of evergreen trees
February 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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This morning I remembered this excellent Globe and Mail article from last year (by @ivansemeniuk@bsky.com ) re Jimmy Carter's role in a 1953 nuclear accident cleanup at Chalk River, as a 28-yo naval officer.
Screenshot from 2023 Globe and Mail article by Ivan Semeniuk with headline: "Jimmy Carter's atomic bond with Canada" Black and white photo of a young naval officer in uniform--Jimmy Carter
December 30, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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To lighten the terrible news load, please enjoy my imperfect snaps from #Ottawa today
Confederation Building, big stone building with spires and green copper roof, in Ottawa, against sky with fluffy clouds Canadian Parliament building at night, lights on a massive old stone building with steep black roof, in Ottawa Holiday lights in many shapes on the Spark Street Mall in Ottawa
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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Really loved today's Commotion discussion
on the new Indigenous horror anthology from Kegedonce Press!
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Book cover with mythical wolf-like creature in red, with gold and grey background. Book is Zegaajimo, an Indigenous horror anthology
November 1, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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Good morning, Portland. (Quiet before #pnbafallshow2924)
River in morning light with part of a deck visible and water bird perched atop poles River with green arching bridge and in the foreground, a pier
September 29, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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3 weeks to the 2024 Lakefield Literary Festival where I am moderating a genre-bending panel (Sat. 7/20 at 2pm) with the most awesome trio of writers: Drew Hayden Taylor, Elizabeth Renzetti & Kate Hilton. A great program all weekend! (Michael Crummey, @kevinarts, Tim Cook, Charlotte Gray ++)
Two books against red field: COLD by Drew Hayden Taylor (black cover with sunlit clouds) and BURY THE LEAD (red cover with black & white graphic of face peeking through theatre curtains) Screenshot announcing 2024 Lakefield Literary Festival (now and green background with chairs on a stage) and gold feather graphic at top Screenshot (white background, black text, blue and gold graphics) with details about a Lakefield Literary Festival panel, Bending Genre, on Sat. July 20, 2024
June 30, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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A few days in a Killarney Provincial Park yurt earlier this week, recommend
Snowy trail and wooden bridge over open water, surrounded by trees Snow covered evergreen trees with a green yurt in background Interior of yurt with double glass doors and dining table with brightly coloured tablecloth
February 24, 2024 at 5:22 AM
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In Ottawa yesterday evening, touristing hard for a few minutes after work meetings and before nightfall
Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa, seen at dusk through an ornate black iron fence The Flame of Confederation, Ottawa, with a Parliament building in background (behind construction hoarding) Parliamentary building in Ottawa--a majestic stone building with green roof and Canadian flag flying--seen at duak Two Canadian parliamentary buildings in Ottawa, one closeup and the other at a distance, windows lit, at dusk
November 21, 2023 at 7:34 PM
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I can't believe 10 years have passed since Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Long live #AliceMunro #OTD in 2013
Screenshot of Facebook post from Canadian History Ehx account showing the author Alice Munro seated, displaying her Novel PriE, awarded 10 years ago today (in 2013)
October 11, 2023 at 6:13 PM
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Edmonton bound, going to see some #publishers at their annual gathering #YEG
White woman wearing black mask and blue frames glasses, on airplane
September 20, 2023 at 12:54 PM