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@mitchellrb58.bsky.social
Retired Washington Post news service editor, proud husband and father, Methodist, award-winning author, blogger, birdwatcher, Nats fan. Heroes: Ulysses S. Grant, Eugene Debs, Ida B. Wells, Winston Churchill, William Jennings Bryan, Ron Santo, Gale Sayers.
What reviewers are saying about "The Partisans" #podcasts #ushistory
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
What reviewers are saying about "The Partisans" #podcasts #ushistory
It's been a good week for "The Partisans." The book debuted on Wednesday, and I got to talk about it on "Maine Calling." www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c... The early reviews are positive #booksky #maine #ushistory #gildedage
October 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It's been a good week for "The Partisans." The book debuted on Wednesday, and I got to talk about it on "Maine Calling." www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c... The early reviews are positive #booksky #maine #ushistory #gildedage
A spicebush swallowtail at Leopold's Reserve in Haymarket, Va.
August 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A spicebush swallowtail at Leopold's Reserve in Haymarket, Va.
Some book news to share: "The Partisans" is scheduled for Oct. 1 publication. Here's my video about the bitter exchange between James G. #Blaine and Roscoe Conkling that ignited the feud that lasted for almost 20 years. #books #ushistory #maine #NewYork
July 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Some book news to share: "The Partisans" is scheduled for Oct. 1 publication. Here's my video about the bitter exchange between James G. #Blaine and Roscoe Conkling that ignited the feud that lasted for almost 20 years. #books #ushistory #maine #NewYork
A Chicago Sun-Times logo coffee mug joins my collection of newspaper coffee cups. From the left: L.A. Times-Washington Post New Service; #Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger; #Chicago Sun-Times; #Hartford Courant; #Washington Post #newspapers
July 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A Chicago Sun-Times logo coffee mug joins my collection of newspaper coffee cups. From the left: L.A. Times-Washington Post New Service; #Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger; #Chicago Sun-Times; #Hartford Courant; #Washington Post #newspapers
Nothing like a common yellowthroat on a sunny day at Leopold's Reserve in Prince William County, Va.
July 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Nothing like a common yellowthroat on a sunny day at Leopold's Reserve in Prince William County, Va.
A red-bellied woodpecker at work among the neighborhood trees in Prince William County, Va. #birds #woodpeckers
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A red-bellied woodpecker at work among the neighborhood trees in Prince William County, Va. #birds #woodpeckers
We have tenants in our bluebird house in Prince William County, Va. Dad looks like he's checking out the neighborhood here. #birds #bluebirds
March 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We have tenants in our bluebird house in Prince William County, Va. Dad looks like he's checking out the neighborhood here. #birds #bluebirds
A bluebird twosome checks out our birdhouse (off camera) for short-term rental this spring in Prince William County, Va. #birds #bluebirds
February 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A bluebird twosome checks out our birdhouse (off camera) for short-term rental this spring in Prince William County, Va. #birds #bluebirds
February 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A creek in my Prince William County, Va., neighborhood sounded like the Mississippi today.
February 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
A creek in my Prince William County, Va., neighborhood sounded like the Mississippi today.
Took a dystopia break this morning at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Birds were few and far between but I did catch a killdeer and a hawk (variety unknown). #birds
January 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Took a dystopia break this morning at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Birds were few and far between but I did catch a killdeer and a hawk (variety unknown). #birds
From Puck, Jan. 16, 1884. The more things change ... #thepartisansbook #Congress #ushistory #Gildedage
January 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From Puck, Jan. 16, 1884. The more things change ... #thepartisansbook #Congress #ushistory #Gildedage
The delicate silhouettes of the trees against the winter's night sky is one of my favorite sights of the season.
January 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The delicate silhouettes of the trees against the winter's night sky is one of my favorite sights of the season.
A 19th-century take on tariffs and politics. Puck, Jan. 9, 1884. #americanhistory #thepartisansbook #tariffs
January 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A 19th-century take on tariffs and politics. Puck, Jan. 9, 1884. #americanhistory #thepartisansbook #tariffs
Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine dream presidential dreams as Ulysses S. Grant looks on. From the cover of Puck, Sept. 3, 1879 #thepartisansbook #maine #upstatenewyork #illinois
December 27, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine dream presidential dreams as Ulysses S. Grant looks on. From the cover of Puck, Sept. 3, 1879 #thepartisansbook #maine #upstatenewyork #illinois
One of my favorite pieces of holiday journalism was published Sept. 21, 1897, on the editorial page of the New York Sun #Christmas #NewYorkSun #umc
December 15, 2024 at 1:48 PM
One of my favorite pieces of holiday journalism was published Sept. 21, 1897, on the editorial page of the New York Sun #Christmas #NewYorkSun #umc
Welp, I finished 1876. Unlikable characters and language choices that make George Will seem like Hemingway. Give me Mark Twain (The Gilded Age) any day. #books
December 14, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Welp, I finished 1876. Unlikable characters and language choices that make George Will seem like Hemingway. Give me Mark Twain (The Gilded Age) any day. #books
From the summer: an eastern bluebird comes home with lunch in Prince William County, Va. #birds #naturephotography
December 14, 2024 at 11:21 AM
From the summer: an eastern bluebird comes home with lunch in Prince William County, Va. #birds #naturephotography