Rita Sommers-Flanagan
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Rita Sommers-Flanagan
@ritaksf.bsky.social
Artist, Clinical Psychologist, Author, Gardener, Wanderer.
The dialectics of being human. Stand strong. Do not seek revenge. Instead, seek your place in the ongoing universe of love. godcomesby.com/2026/02/01/s...
Saving the Snide-Faced Prayer Warriors
I usually set aside part of the morning for what’s left of my Coauthor. She volunteered to be broken, so now she’s notes for the song and bones for the dogs, nowhere and everywhere. She shares tabl…
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February 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
If the world made any sense at all...if courage and compassion defined our species...there would be SO MANY impeachments....

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Stirring Honey Into Peppermint Tea
“You know I’ve been fixated on the puzzles and denials of mortality for years, and you’ve never been much help,” I tell the Coauthor. A raised eyebrow is the only response I get. We stir honey into…
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January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Well, well. An AI adventure. I did not want this image to invade my work, but there it is, and I can't seem to chase it away. Bear with me. In the meantime, read the blog :).
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That Which You Do Not Need Anymore
I decided I had to tell you something. At first, only 31 words agreed to cooperate, so I lined them up, hoping you’d understand. Here they are:This is yours.A day.Awake.Sunrise.Shoes. Jacket, scarf…
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January 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Wondering what you could give people who need an inexpensive, puzzling gift from you? #oddgifts #willarrivelate #whocares?

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MIDWEEK SURPRISE
You can now order this book for $13.99 on our favorite giant company’s website. What a nice gift idea. What a great way to welcome another year. What a smart way to remember your favorites&#8…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thanksgiving should include facing our hypocrisies. Gratitude should be balanced by action. #Thanksgiving #Mortality #Associativedisorder

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Board Meeting
Just before the holidays, my Selves call our annual board meeting. Attendance is mandatory. In years past, the little ones stayed outside to play, but now the young at heart hold prominent position…
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November 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
📍 Just This Once-ing
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Just This Once-ing
“Would never be soon enough?”
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October 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I don't know how much more cruelty and greed I can stand before I do something drastic but futile. March, people. March. godcomesby.com/2025/10/05/w...
What Rapture Really Looks Like
The Holy Intruder just elbowed into my psyche and is taking up precious cognitive space usually reserved for judging others, feeling sorry for myself, nursing grudges and disappointments, or compos…
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October 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Sunday. Time to post the week's ponderings. As Charlie Kirk dissipates into the nonviolent, nonracist, nonsexist, loving Creator, may we find better ways to seek enlightenment while we yet have form and substance. godcomesby.com/2025/09/14/a...
A Fortunate State of Existence
In Montana, we have 5.6 million square feet per person, slightly more than the 4.8 million square feet per person for the whole United States. In India, there’s just over 100 square feet per person…
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September 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM