Shawn Taylor
@mapsandapps.bsky.social
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what is microblogging even for if you can't post about all your unrelated hobbies in one place?
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what is microblogging even for if you can't post about all your unrelated hobbies in one place?
it's become clear that a number of shape note singers don't want to sing with me (trans people are not welcome), and that's making me sad 😢
i thought that what we do is "put aside our differences and sing", but it's clear that even though i've been doing that, some others are no longer content to
i thought that what we do is "put aside our differences and sing", but it's clear that even though i've been doing that, some others are no longer content to
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
it's become clear that a number of shape note singers don't want to sing with me (trans people are not welcome), and that's making me sad 😢
i thought that what we do is "put aside our differences and sing", but it's clear that even though i've been doing that, some others are no longer content to
i thought that what we do is "put aside our differences and sing", but it's clear that even though i've been doing that, some others are no longer content to
i love the adorable shaped grace notes on 143 in the 2025 sacred harp 😍
September 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
i love the adorable shaped grace notes on 143 in the 2025 sacred harp 😍
singing at Mt. Zion in Mt. Zion about Mt. Zion today
July 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
singing at Mt. Zion in Mt. Zion about Mt. Zion today
my pie from the Sacred Harp singing today at Hopewell
June 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
my pie from the Sacred Harp singing today at Hopewell
maple cookies for the Magic City Sacred Harp Singing
June 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
maple cookies for the Magic City Sacred Harp Singing
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Singing from The Sacred Harp this Saturday (31 May) at 10 AM at historic Holly Springs Church. Dinner on the grounds at noon. 760 Holly Springs Rd, Carrollton GA 30117, less than one hour west of Atlanta.
May 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Singing from The Sacred Harp this Saturday (31 May) at 10 AM at historic Holly Springs Church. Dinner on the grounds at noon. 760 Holly Springs Rd, Carrollton GA 30117, less than one hour west of Atlanta.
i miss that library books no longer include a log of who’s checked them out, but I’m also glad that they don’t
May 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
i miss that library books no longer include a log of who’s checked them out, but I’m also glad that they don’t
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MAGIC CITY ALL-DAY SACRED HARP SINGING
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts
1221 10th Ave S, Birmingham AL 35294
Singing at 9:30 AM from the 1991 Edition
Registration & coffee at 9:00.
Dinner on the grounds at noon
Free parking: GPS 33.4960, -86.8069
Chair: Bridge Kennedy
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts
1221 10th Ave S, Birmingham AL 35294
Singing at 9:30 AM from the 1991 Edition
Registration & coffee at 9:00.
Dinner on the grounds at noon
Free parking: GPS 33.4960, -86.8069
Chair: Bridge Kennedy
May 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
MAGIC CITY ALL-DAY SACRED HARP SINGING
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts
1221 10th Ave S, Birmingham AL 35294
Singing at 9:30 AM from the 1991 Edition
Registration & coffee at 9:00.
Dinner on the grounds at noon
Free parking: GPS 33.4960, -86.8069
Chair: Bridge Kennedy
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts
1221 10th Ave S, Birmingham AL 35294
Singing at 9:30 AM from the 1991 Edition
Registration & coffee at 9:00.
Dinner on the grounds at noon
Free parking: GPS 33.4960, -86.8069
Chair: Bridge Kennedy
this email should have been a meeting...
May 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
this email should have been a meeting...
Atlanta All-Day Sacred Harp singing, this saturday! y’all come sing with us! 😃
April 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Atlanta All-Day Sacred Harp singing, this saturday! y’all come sing with us! 😃
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sacred harp (= shapenote = many other names) singing as the polar opposite of AI: essay by Mary Margaret Alvarado in imagejournal.org. imagejournal.org/article/shap...
Shaped for People: Sacred Harp Singing in the Age of AI - Image Journal
But when I am weary, singing helps me to stand, and when I am sad, it is kind company. This makes me like a lot of people in human history, which has been exquisite, and hard. Peasants came up with vi...
imagejournal.org
April 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
sacred harp (= shapenote = many other names) singing as the polar opposite of AI: essay by Mary Margaret Alvarado in imagejournal.org. imagejournal.org/article/shap...
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More and more traditional media is calling it like it is...
The manufactured trans-panic is a scam.
USAToday's resoundingly laid it out 👇
Amplify this message widely.
#Silence=Erasure
The manufactured trans-panic is a scam.
USAToday's resoundingly laid it out 👇
Amplify this message widely.
#Silence=Erasure
They're lying to you about transgender women and girls in sports
The president, politicians and right-wing activists are lying to you about trans women in sports to get what they want.
ftw.usatoday.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
More and more traditional media is calling it like it is...
The manufactured trans-panic is a scam.
USAToday's resoundingly laid it out 👇
Amplify this message widely.
#Silence=Erasure
The manufactured trans-panic is a scam.
USAToday's resoundingly laid it out 👇
Amplify this message widely.
#Silence=Erasure
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Sacred Harp Singing School this Thursday, 7 PM, in Atlanta. David Ivey will be teaching the Rudiments of Music, and inspiring new singers. Join us!
www.facebook.com/share/1ABKPg...
www.facebook.com/share/1ABKPg...
March 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Sacred Harp Singing School this Thursday, 7 PM, in Atlanta. David Ivey will be teaching the Rudiments of Music, and inspiring new singers. Join us!
www.facebook.com/share/1ABKPg...
www.facebook.com/share/1ABKPg...
homemade corn chowder
March 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
homemade corn chowder
have you been to hoboken? #sacredharp
March 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
have you been to hoboken? #sacredharp
I just gave the Atlanta #SacredHarp annual singings page a lil refresh www.atlantasacredharp.org/annual.html
March 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I just gave the Atlanta #SacredHarp annual singings page a lil refresh www.atlantasacredharp.org/annual.html
how did i order a plate full of foods that are my favorite color? 🤣 (egg & cheese biscuit and mac & cheese at home grown)
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
how did i order a plate full of foods that are my favorite color? 🤣 (egg & cheese biscuit and mac & cheese at home grown)
it’s hard to “travel light” when your overnight trip includes a two-book singing 😄 #shapenote
February 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
it’s hard to “travel light” when your overnight trip includes a two-book singing 😄 #shapenote
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Sacred Harp singing school in Atlanta this April. Three Thursday nights, April 3, 10, & 17. More info at:
www.atlantasacredharp.org/events/singi...
www.atlantasacredharp.org/events/singi...
February 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sacred Harp singing school in Atlanta this April. Three Thursday nights, April 3, 10, & 17. More info at:
www.atlantasacredharp.org/events/singi...
www.atlantasacredharp.org/events/singi...
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The 2025 Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention will be held on a Saturday and Sunday, featuring community singing, socializing, and a potluck lunch. Proof of a same-day negative COVID test is required for attendance. More info
February 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The 2025 Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention will be held on a Saturday and Sunday, featuring community singing, socializing, and a potluck lunch. Proof of a same-day negative COVID test is required for attendance. More info
ginger molasses loaf cake for tomorrow’s #shenandoahharmony singing in Dahlonega, Georgia #shapenote
February 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
ginger molasses loaf cake for tomorrow’s #shenandoahharmony singing in Dahlonega, Georgia #shapenote
bathroom bans were never about protecting women. the logic doesn’t hold up at all. they exist to keep trans people out of public spaces.
"This bill incorrectly defines me as a woman and would force me to use the women's bathroom. Nobody would be comfortable with that."
January 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
bathroom bans were never about protecting women. the logic doesn’t hold up at all. they exist to keep trans people out of public spaces.