@melissaeferguson.bsky.social
Writer, tree hugger, second-hand thrifter.
Oak trees hold their leaves. I don't know or care why. It's just cute.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Oak trees hold their leaves. I don't know or care why. It's just cute.
I received this folder at a professional conference years ago. Best SWAG ever.
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I received this folder at a professional conference years ago. Best SWAG ever.
Such an honor to win the Finalist prize in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival short story contest. Last week I read from "Couch" at the Rockville Memorial Library. Link to full story: fitzgeraldfestival.com/contests/.
October 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Such an honor to win the Finalist prize in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival short story contest. Last week I read from "Couch" at the Rockville Memorial Library. Link to full story: fitzgeraldfestival.com/contests/.
The Earth is sacred. I'm calling on President Trump to respect religious freedom and #saveoakflat #defendtheholy.
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The Earth is sacred. I'm calling on President Trump to respect religious freedom and #saveoakflat #defendtheholy.
What commitment will you make today to gather resources for yourself and your community?
September 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What commitment will you make today to gather resources for yourself and your community?
I am thrilled to share that my short story, "Couch," is a finalist in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Short Story Contest! I will be reading on Thursday, October 9, at the Rockville (MD) Memorial Library (6 - 7:45 p.m.) "Couch" will be published on: fitzgeraldfestival.com/short-story-....
Short Story Readings - F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Inc.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30pm Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850 This special event features the winners of this year’s Short Story Contest! The Short Story Con...
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September 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I am thrilled to share that my short story, "Couch," is a finalist in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Short Story Contest! I will be reading on Thursday, October 9, at the Rockville (MD) Memorial Library (6 - 7:45 p.m.) "Couch" will be published on: fitzgeraldfestival.com/short-story-....
Bring on the protest songs! youtu.be/8B9ATiGpbl8?...
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Video)
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
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August 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Bring on the protest songs! youtu.be/8B9ATiGpbl8?...
What the National Guard is supposed to be for is not what it's doing in DC.
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Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What the National Guard is supposed to be for is not what it's doing in DC.
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Free DC: Inside the women-founded movement opposing Trump’s militarized takeover
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Free DC: 19thnews.org/2025/08/free...
Good times over here. Wishing you a good read today!
July 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Good times over here. Wishing you a good read today!
On Saturday at Good Contrivance Farm in Reisterstown, MD, it was delightful to meet Ross Gay, who read from new essays just before a drenching rainstorm.
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On Saturday at Good Contrivance Farm in Reisterstown, MD, it was delightful to meet Ross Gay, who read from new essays just before a drenching rainstorm.
Best sign at this morning's parade. Happy Interdependence Day!
July 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Best sign at this morning's parade. Happy Interdependence Day!
More Grit & Gravity news, part B! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-...
An Interview with Melissa Scholes Young | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
More Grit & Gravity news, part B! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-...
More Grit & Gravity news! washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7641...
Spot LIT: Local Women Writers Show Their Grit in a New Anthology
Grit & Gravity features 38 stories tied together by a shared sense of resilience. And more lit events for May too.
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May 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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When I attended my first Board of Visitors meeting a few weeks ago, I brought some of the books the Academy had banned — including Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" — and moved to end the ban.
This is progress. We can’t stop fighting back.
This is progress. We can’t stop fighting back.
Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves. That is the result of a review...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When I attended my first Board of Visitors meeting a few weeks ago, I brought some of the books the Academy had banned — including Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" — and moved to end the ban.
This is progress. We can’t stop fighting back.
This is progress. We can’t stop fighting back.
burlwoodbooks.com/spinning/ Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life. Benefitting Beloved Asheville and World Central Kitchen. www.belovedasheville.com and wck.org.
May 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
burlwoodbooks.com/spinning/ Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life. Benefitting Beloved Asheville and World Central Kitchen. www.belovedasheville.com and wck.org.
Reading from my short story, "Killing It/Talent Show," published this week in Grit & Gravity, at DC's The Inner Loop. @graceandgravity.bsky.social @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reading from my short story, "Killing It/Talent Show," published this week in Grit & Gravity, at DC's The Inner Loop. @graceandgravity.bsky.social @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
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Calling all DC book lovers! Come celebrate the release of Grace and Gravity's eleventh edition, Grit and Gravity, on May 7th at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave. #graceandgravity #dc #booklaunch #literature #shortstories #fiction #politicsandprose
April 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Calling all DC book lovers! Come celebrate the release of Grace and Gravity's eleventh edition, Grit and Gravity, on May 7th at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave. #graceandgravity #dc #booklaunch #literature #shortstories #fiction #politicsandprose
Reserve your spot at The Inner Loop, 5/8/2025 at Shaw's Tavern, for readings from Grit & Gravity: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inner-.... Pre-order book link: politics-prose.com/book/9781624....
The Inner Loop Grit & Gravity Reading
Celebrate the latest issue of Grace & Gravity with us at Shaw's Tavern featuring writers from the issue!
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April 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Reserve your spot at The Inner Loop, 5/8/2025 at Shaw's Tavern, for readings from Grit & Gravity: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inner-.... Pre-order book link: politics-prose.com/book/9781624....
Promoting a wonderful book, Yoga in the Black Community, which happens to be co-authored by my colleague:
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Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles – The UrbanHerbalist
Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles is a book designed for Black yoga teachers who are teaching or plan to teach in communities of color and for Black yoga practitioners in general. The book shares the basis of how yoga practices teaches us to learn how to be, know and do through the study of self and nature.
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April 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Promoting a wonderful book, Yoga in the Black Community, which happens to be co-authored by my colleague:
www.urbanherbalist.org/yoga-in-the-...
www.urbanherbalist.org/yoga-in-the-...
Current reading pile. Antidotes to the news. H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald; Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson; and the Winter 2025 issue of the Little Patuxent Review.
April 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Current reading pile. Antidotes to the news. H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald; Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson; and the Winter 2025 issue of the Little Patuxent Review.
Cherry tree petals, soft and light.
April 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Cherry tree petals, soft and light.
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Another fantastic conference, @barrelhouse.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone for the hard work and care behind today! It was awesome. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Getting started with with a full house at the @barrelhouse.bsky.social conference this morning #ccdc25!
April 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Another fantastic conference, @barrelhouse.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone for the hard work and care behind today! It was awesome. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
Daily antidote of song!
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Carpe Diem Arts - Daily Antidote of Song
Carpe Diem Arts photos. Past DAS Theme Weeks - home page
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April 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Daily antidote of song!
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