Mark Armstrong
@markarms.bsky.social
Producer, writer, singer.
Editor, @niemanstoryboard.org
Podcasts @ursastory.bsky.social
Music: https://www.instagram.com/markarmsmusic
Founder (emeritus) of Longreads
markarms.com
Editor, @niemanstoryboard.org
Podcasts @ursastory.bsky.social
Music: https://www.instagram.com/markarmsmusic
Founder (emeritus) of Longreads
markarms.com
Just arrived in my mailbox. Congrats @heyjackson.bsky.social!
August 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Just arrived in my mailbox. Congrats @heyjackson.bsky.social!
“Writing a book taught me to be less precious about what I’ve written. A lot of shaping what you’re writing and what you’re saying comes from cutting words back until you discover what you’re really trying to say.”
@sho-walter.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/07/25/o...
#booksky
@sho-walter.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/07/25/o...
#booksky
July 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Writing a book taught me to be less precious about what I’ve written. A lot of shaping what you’re writing and what you’re saying comes from cutting words back until you discover what you’re really trying to say.”
@sho-walter.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/07/25/o...
#booksky
@sho-walter.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/07/25/o...
#booksky
Amazing night in Brooklyn: packed house for @ursastory.bsky.social live at The Center for Fiction with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social @dawniewalton.bsky.social @kiese.bsky.social, Lawrence Burney, and Carrie R. Moore.
July 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Amazing night in Brooklyn: packed house for @ursastory.bsky.social live at The Center for Fiction with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social @dawniewalton.bsky.social @kiese.bsky.social, Lawrence Burney, and Carrie R. Moore.
This is one week away! Join us Wednesday, July 9, for Ursa's first-ever live storytelling night at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn — with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, @dawniewalton.bsky.social @kiese.bsky.social, Carrie R. Moore and Lawrence Burney:
centerforfiction.org/event/ursa-l...
centerforfiction.org/event/ursa-l...
July 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is one week away! Join us Wednesday, July 9, for Ursa's first-ever live storytelling night at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn — with @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, @dawniewalton.bsky.social @kiese.bsky.social, Carrie R. Moore and Lawrence Burney:
centerforfiction.org/event/ursa-l...
centerforfiction.org/event/ursa-l...
Back in 1999 I was fresh out of college and got a job as a reporter for the Palm Springs @desertsun.bsky.social.
They assigned me to cover Indio City Hall, and something on the city council agenda caught my eye: A request for permits to host a concert at Empire Polo Club. #Coachella
They assigned me to cover Indio City Hall, and something on the city council agenda caught my eye: A request for permits to host a concert at Empire Polo Club. #Coachella
April 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Back in 1999 I was fresh out of college and got a job as a reporter for the Palm Springs @desertsun.bsky.social.
They assigned me to cover Indio City Hall, and something on the city council agenda caught my eye: A request for permits to host a concert at Empire Polo Club. #Coachella
They assigned me to cover Indio City Hall, and something on the city council agenda caught my eye: A request for permits to host a concert at Empire Polo Club. #Coachella
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast episode coming tomorrow! Follow along in your favorite app:
niemanstoryboard.buzzsprout.com
#podcasts #longreads #journalism
niemanstoryboard.buzzsprout.com
#podcasts #longreads #journalism
April 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast episode coming tomorrow! Follow along in your favorite app:
niemanstoryboard.buzzsprout.com
#podcasts #longreads #journalism
niemanstoryboard.buzzsprout.com
#podcasts #longreads #journalism
One more key quote from @clairewillett.bsky.social:
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One more key quote from @clairewillett.bsky.social:
Just arrived in my mailbox. Looking forward to reading @elongreen.bsky.social #booksky
January 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just arrived in my mailbox. Looking forward to reading @elongreen.bsky.social #booksky
Testing my MVMV (minimum viable music video) with @skylight.social and #skytok. Here’s “Don’t Get Too Comfortable”:
open.spotify.com/track/0iIZd6... #seattle #musicians
open.spotify.com/track/0iIZd6... #seattle #musicians
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Testing my MVMV (minimum viable music video) with @skylight.social and #skytok. Here’s “Don’t Get Too Comfortable”:
open.spotify.com/track/0iIZd6... #seattle #musicians
open.spotify.com/track/0iIZd6... #seattle #musicians
This just in: A late addition to favorite concerts of 2024 list, Billie Eilish.
December 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
This just in: A late addition to favorite concerts of 2024 list, Billie Eilish.
And finally some stats from my first year as a musician on Spotify. #spotifywrapped
December 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM
And finally some stats from my first year as a musician on Spotify. #spotifywrapped
2024 is also the first time I’ve ever shown up in my own Spotify Wrapped. Thanks to all of you who listened.
December 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
2024 is also the first time I’ve ever shown up in my own Spotify Wrapped. Thanks to all of you who listened.
Family in town means hanging out on Seattle's new Overlook Walk.
November 30, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Family in town means hanging out on Seattle's new Overlook Walk.
A little update on my work: Ursa Story Company is the podcasting company I co-founded with @dawniewalton.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and we are now on Bluesky!
Go follow @ursastory.bsky.social for updates from our shows: Ursa Short Fiction and Reckon True Stories.
Go follow @ursastory.bsky.social for updates from our shows: Ursa Short Fiction and Reckon True Stories.
November 10, 2024 at 5:16 PM
A little update on my work: Ursa Story Company is the podcasting company I co-founded with @dawniewalton.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social, and we are now on Bluesky!
Go follow @ursastory.bsky.social for updates from our shows: Ursa Short Fiction and Reckon True Stories.
Go follow @ursastory.bsky.social for updates from our shows: Ursa Short Fiction and Reckon True Stories.
"Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign." Tim Alberta, @theatlantic.bsky.social #longreads
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
November 2, 2024 at 4:46 PM
"Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump’s Campaign." Tim Alberta, @theatlantic.bsky.social #longreads
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Happy 15th birthday, #Longreads! 🎂
The nice thing about a hashtag is you can use it anywhere.
Tell me the last great thing you read.
The nice thing about a hashtag is you can use it anywhere.
Tell me the last great thing you read.
April 17, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Happy 15th birthday, #Longreads! 🎂
The nice thing about a hashtag is you can use it anywhere.
Tell me the last great thing you read.
The nice thing about a hashtag is you can use it anywhere.
Tell me the last great thing you read.