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Michelle (she/her)
@mhn-hello.bsky.social
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Writer of short things. Creative Writing PhD student at UNB. Covered in cat fur.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/michellehoeckelneal
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Update from our new home in Freddy: I am writing, I am running, I am biking, I am cooking, I am reading, I am learning, I am I am I am
Mirror selfie—wearing a black skirt and brown shirt. Autumnal landscape: orange and yellow trees with pines in the foreground. A red bench. Blue sky, partly cloudy. Quiche! With farm fresh kale, tomatoes, and feta. So delish.
September 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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We're here!!!! Happy New Brunswick Day to all who celebrate!
Beatrice, a tall woman wearing denim shorts, a t-shirt, and cute little space buns, smiles next to a sign made of flowers that says "Fredericton" An image of a hazy sun through a gap in an abstract stone statue.
August 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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kitty located
July 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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I forget about this platform sometimes, but I should share this here: I was honored to host a workshop titled "Creative Activist Approaches to Archival Research" with an incredible team of scholars & writers at #FemRhet2025. Thanks to all who attended & offered their insights!
July 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I am overjoyed to share that I was accepted into the University of New Brunswick's English/creative writing PhD program! Now that the study permit is approved, I can finally allow myself to believe it's real ✨🤗
A silly little collage including a picture of me posing next to a neon cat sign and an excerpt from the "you're in!" message from UNB
June 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Sunday! Summon Spring with us 🌷☀️
The next Queen City Scribe Series is this Sunday, April 13th, noon at BBC.
April 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Our fifth annual Tax Fort was our best one yet! We finished our taxes and cozied up for a movie & snacks 🤗
April 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Looking forward to digging up some tales to share at Smitty's Book Cellar this weekend!

Join if u dare :o)

S/o to @toriiellen.bsky.social for organizing yet another event for local writers! 🌠
Flier advertising a creative writing reading event on Fri, March 28th at 6 pm eastern. Location: Smitty's Book Cellar, Waterville ME
March 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Really proud of my wife, Beatrice June (@b3a4real.bsky.social), for showing our county's Probate Office what queer joy looks like at her name change hearing! Even the Register teared up a bit 🥹
The world's most beautiful, kind, and genuine woman proudly displays her name change certificate: Beatrice June Hoeckel-Neal
March 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Celebrating her 30th in Quebec City, where she proposed over 7 years ago. Love of my life!
February 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Big smile & sore legs courtesy of a weekend well spent in the woods!
February 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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My Nana, Irene (on the right), passed away last week. She was 94. Nana taught home ec for years & raised 4 children. She was widowed when the kids were still young, but her strength never faltered. I think she was glad to know that I, too, want to teach. Nana's one wish for us: "Be happy."
Two women pose for a picture, wearing boxing gloves on their hands. The woman on the left smiles, but the woman on the right seems a bit uneasy. The image is vintage, probably from the early 50s.
January 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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My kitty has the same routine! Then she begins her long shift at the office (sleeping on the desk while I work)
A white kitty slumbers on a blanket atop a desk. Her paws form two little pillows, which cradle her face.
January 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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good morning to this squirrel who dreams of flight
January 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM