Jackie Stanley
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Jackie Stanley
@pinkybardo.bsky.social
Writer / Musician / Artist
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"...trauma can leave a chemical mark on a person’s genes...the mark doesn’t directly damage the gene. Instead, it alters the mechanism by which the gene is expressed: 'The alteration isn’t genetic. It’s epigenetic.'"
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#jeannineouelette
Bent: Daughterhood Recalled Through Skin and Bone
Mama tells me stories.
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March 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
To adapt our behaviours or intentions just enough to make space for another – but not so much that we destroy our own sense of autonomy – is a nuanced act. It’s easier to believe that one of us is “right.”
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Push + Pull:  Shared Vision – The Lunenburg Barnacle
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February 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Well, I could not be more thrilled to finally read the new novel by my de facto mentor/icon #AntonioMichaelDowning #johnorpheus:
"Betty meets Queenie in a courageous debut novel about a mixed-race Black girl fighting for recognition" www.simonandschuster.com/books/Black-...
Black Cherokee
Betty meets Queenie in a courageous debut novel about a mixed-race Black girl fighting for recognition in a Cherokee Indian community that refuses ...
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February 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The absence of fear is a crucial component of an equitable relationship. Whether it’s a professional partnership, a creative one, or a romantic one, fear is going to kill the vibe. Lack of trust is going to curb the flow. www.thebarnacle.ca/push-pull-sh... #writing
Art by @foxkilldeer.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Trauma works in frustrating ways. It places blinders on us when we need them most - for survival - but oftentimes leaves them permanently in place. Time acts as a solvent, if we’re lucky, and eventually we begin to see the wider picture.
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February 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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A new image I drew up to accompany an essay my wife wrote here:
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February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Like the protagonist of a horror movie, my curiosity had begun to feel dangerous. I had led myself deep inside the unexplored territory of an unseen evil. I could now taste peril in every breath."

An autobiographical horror tale featuring original artwork by @foxkilldeer.bsky.social
The Farmhouse
Sexual Assault and the Innate Feminine Fear of Saying No
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February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Happy Lunar New Year! It's the year of the snake, so here's one from a few years back with the Ior rune for good measure.

#lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #inkart #oracledeck
January 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The biggest mystery in Severance is why does everyone drive a car someone would use to teach drivers ed in 1997?
January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thank you, my brilliantly creative friend!
January 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My first tangible published written work exists in the form of a wee oracle deck guide-booklet. What's next?
I crowdfunded an oracle deck a while back and the first run is very close to sold out 🤯🤯🤯 With just a few left, I'm planning my next moves.
January 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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I crowdfunded an oracle deck a while back and the first run is very close to sold out 🤯🤯🤯 With just a few left, I'm planning my next moves.
January 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“This story of mine is just one of the infinite threads of metaphorical spider silk through which famous artists transmit their work to the most far-flung and unbeknownst people and places."

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Are You Neil Gaiman?
A Question From The Theatre Of The Absurd
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January 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"We've all got blinders on; I just like to acknowledge that mine are there. I also take them off sometimes to see what life looks like with unbridled, 360-degree vision." jackiestanley.substack.com/p/waking-life
Waking Life
On Being A Quiet Psychic Intuitive
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January 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM