MJen Markus
@mjenmarkus.bsky.social
Poet, author, artist, retired math/science teacher reimagining herself in a dystopic country. She/her
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MJen Markus
@mjenmarkus.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Not gonna let what might happen in the next two years keep me down. I worked on this book for over six months and called it complete before the election. Good thing or only my depressing poetry would be in it. As it is, I think it's a good mix and I'm pleased with it. www.amazon.com/Splashes-Lif...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Did a writing sprint to work on the origin story for the folks in my future dystopian novel and might have perfected my lower sugar pumpkin pie!
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Did a writing sprint to work on the origin story for the folks in my future dystopian novel and might have perfected my lower sugar pumpkin pie!
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I'm going to do a WRITING SPRINT! Starts in 16 minutes at the top of the hour. 1 hour of focused work on any task. You can jump in if you want!
December 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm going to do a WRITING SPRINT! Starts in 16 minutes at the top of the hour. 1 hour of focused work on any task. You can jump in if you want!
Sometimes it feels like nothing I do in this world matters to anyone but me. I guess as long as it matters to me I'll keep going.
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sometimes it feels like nothing I do in this world matters to anyone but me. I guess as long as it matters to me I'll keep going.
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Then, there's the issue of time and energy. In physics, it's allowed for something really high energy to occur as long as it only lasts a very short time. In my case, it's a matter of now that I have time, how do I get my energy up? We got a treadmill and I've been using it a week. We shall see.
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Then, there's the issue of time and energy. In physics, it's allowed for something really high energy to occur as long as it only lasts a very short time. In my case, it's a matter of now that I have time, how do I get my energy up? We got a treadmill and I've been using it a week. We shall see.
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We stand with survivors everywhere. Release the files, and jail the PDFs, including the ones in the White House.
#EpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedo #JeffreyEpstein #50501movement
#EpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedo #JeffreyEpstein #50501movement
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
We stand with survivors everywhere. Release the files, and jail the PDFs, including the ones in the White House.
#EpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedo #JeffreyEpstein #50501movement
#EpsteinFiles #TrumpIsAPedo #JeffreyEpstein #50501movement
I am, regarding previous post, well aware that the Universe makes no promises and how silly it is to want it to. I'm embracing my current reality and the blessing of time. Now, to get back to writing. I hope to publish by end of year. To double my current streak of one last year.
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I am, regarding previous post, well aware that the Universe makes no promises and how silly it is to want it to. I'm embracing my current reality and the blessing of time. Now, to get back to writing. I hope to publish by end of year. To double my current streak of one last year.
Forty years. When a child is born it's a promise: that they will grow up. If they die before their parents that's a promise broken. Adding that to all the other promises made and broken with no apologies, they weigh heavy on my soul. I grieve the might-have-beens and then I get back to writing.
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Forty years. When a child is born it's a promise: that they will grow up. If they die before their parents that's a promise broken. Adding that to all the other promises made and broken with no apologies, they weigh heavy on my soul. I grieve the might-have-beens and then I get back to writing.
And now, after never leaving the house and getting both flu and covid shots, I have caught a cold.
October 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And now, after never leaving the house and getting both flu and covid shots, I have caught a cold.
I've been working on a poem/prayer for three days now. It's coming slowly, but it's coming. Not sure if I'll be ready to publish end of November, but I'm moving forward as if I will be. Not much else to do. Fake it till you make it.
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I've been working on a poem/prayer for three days now. It's coming slowly, but it's coming. Not sure if I'll be ready to publish end of November, but I'm moving forward as if I will be. Not much else to do. Fake it till you make it.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Been stuck getting things organized around the new timeline, but I've gotten a bit done. Making changes on page 2 feels like going backwards, but I have to keep believing it will all come together. It has to. My words are the only thing I'll leave behind that isn't corrupted by the lies of others.
October 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Been stuck getting things organized around the new timeline, but I've gotten a bit done. Making changes on page 2 feels like going backwards, but I have to keep believing it will all come together. It has to. My words are the only thing I'll leave behind that isn't corrupted by the lies of others.
I've had to change the timeline in my novel. Thankfully, everything I've written still fits.
October 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I've had to change the timeline in my novel. Thankfully, everything I've written still fits.
On page 54. Hoping to get to page 60 this week. Working on it every day.
September 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
On page 54. Hoping to get to page 60 this week. Working on it every day.
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The truth: under a third of American adults are Trump voters. He is much less popular than he wants you to think.
Read this today: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-powerful-people-just-dont
Read this today: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-powerful-people-just-dont
A lot of people just don’t realize how unpopular Trump is
The backlash to ABC/Disney canceling Kimmel shows why it's important for businesses and the public to understand that two-thirds of Americans are not Trump voters
www.gelliottmorris.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The truth: under a third of American adults are Trump voters. He is much less popular than he wants you to think.
Read this today: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-powerful-people-just-dont
Read this today: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-lot-of-powerful-people-just-dont
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From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
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Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
September 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Political violence from any party or any ideology is a direct assault on the foundations of democracy and the rule of law; it seeks not to persuade but to intimidate, not to debate but to destroy.
So close to page 50. Although, there're still at least 75 to go, I haven't had to go back to page 4 in a bit. Progress!
September 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So close to page 50. Although, there're still at least 75 to go, I haven't had to go back to page 4 in a bit. Progress!
I'm legitimately on page 47. I think I'm done going backwards in my editing. I feel fairly confident that I'll publish it in November. Twenty-year anniversary of its first draft.
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I'm legitimately on page 47. I think I'm done going backwards in my editing. I feel fairly confident that I'll publish it in November. Twenty-year anniversary of its first draft.
It's been a really rough few months, but we're recovering. Haven't been to any protests and I'm bummed about that, I'll just keep giving money where I can. In good news, I'm on track to publish in November. The novel is really coming along and I'm pleased with the result.
September 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's been a really rough few months, but we're recovering. Haven't been to any protests and I'm bummed about that, I'll just keep giving money where I can. In good news, I'm on track to publish in November. The novel is really coming along and I'm pleased with the result.