Roxana Robinson
@roxanarobinson.bsky.social
Writer: eleven books. Novelist, short story writer, biographer. Author of "Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life," "Cost" and "Leaving." Teaches in Hunter MFA Program.
Late summer splendor: Joe Pye weed, Vernonia and the tireless potentilla.
August 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Late summer splendor: Joe Pye weed, Vernonia and the tireless potentilla.
Crocosmia Lucifer is here at last! And in the shadows, the Cardinal Flower.
July 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Crocosmia Lucifer is here at last! And in the shadows, the Cardinal Flower.
This morning’s visitor.
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This morning’s visitor.
Full summer: native potentilla in the foreground, oakleaf hydrangea, then the regal hosta, queening it over everyone, in the background the cool woods.
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Full summer: native potentilla in the foreground, oakleaf hydrangea, then the regal hosta, queening it over everyone, in the background the cool woods.
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This, and Part 2 of the Substack post about our Ghost Ranch experience, features quotes from the masterful biography by @roxanarobinson.bsky.social
If you haven't already read it, you should add it to your TBR list!
If you haven't already read it, you should add it to your TBR list!
June 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This, and Part 2 of the Substack post about our Ghost Ranch experience, features quotes from the masterful biography by @roxanarobinson.bsky.social
If you haven't already read it, you should add it to your TBR list!
If you haven't already read it, you should add it to your TBR list!
Poppies and ostrich ferns. I can’t remember which one this poppy is, but it has a gorgeous ruffled edge and that deep real red, not orange.
June 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Poppies and ostrich ferns. I can’t remember which one this poppy is, but it has a gorgeous ruffled edge and that deep real red, not orange.
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Opinion | This Is How the Protests Could Break Trump’s Deportation Machine
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June 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Evening light and- who is that firecracker poppy? Come and meet her on Saturday at the Garden Conservancy Open Days.
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Evening light and- who is that firecracker poppy? Come and meet her on Saturday at the Garden Conservancy Open Days.
Black iris against grey stone- one of the best reasons to make a garden. Come and visit this one through the @gardenconservancyopendays
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Black iris against grey stone- one of the best reasons to make a garden. Come and visit this one through the @gardenconservancyopendays
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"It's high time we stopped thinking politically...and started thinking patriotically as Americans."
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
June 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"It's high time we stopped thinking politically...and started thinking patriotically as Americans."
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
These words, spoken by Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith, ring just as true 75 years later. Today, I declare it’s high time we put aside partisanship and stand up for democracy.
For those young men.
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For those young men.
A Two-Bear Morning. My dog Katie chased them up here, mom and yearling. I went out and yelled at them. The mom huffed at me and I huffed back. They are waiting for Katie to go off patrol duty.
May 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
A Two-Bear Morning. My dog Katie chased them up here, mom and yearling. I went out and yelled at them. The mom huffed at me and I huffed back. They are waiting for Katie to go off patrol duty.
Find the poodle.
May 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Find the poodle.
This is what George Stubbs was trying to get at.
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is what George Stubbs was trying to get at.
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This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.
I know your goal is to try to make life as hard as possible for immigrants.
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is the right approach — speak to them as you would an especially stupid child, spell out their crimes and your contempt clearly.
Wonderful writing, clear spare and beautiful.
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wonderful writing, clear spare and beautiful.
Abstraction with poodle.
May 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Abstraction with poodle.
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This is not normal.
The Administration's arrest of a sitting judge in Wisconsin is a drastic move that threatens the rule of law.
While we don’t have all the details, this is a grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.
The Administration's arrest of a sitting judge in Wisconsin is a drastic move that threatens the rule of law.
While we don’t have all the details, this is a grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.
April 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is not normal.
The Administration's arrest of a sitting judge in Wisconsin is a drastic move that threatens the rule of law.
While we don’t have all the details, this is a grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.
The Administration's arrest of a sitting judge in Wisconsin is a drastic move that threatens the rule of law.
While we don’t have all the details, this is a grave step and undermines our system of checks and balances.
Saturday at noon! Hope to see you there.
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Saturday at noon! Hope to see you there.
Katie and the Easter Bunny. Katie would like to be friends. The E. B. is undecided.
April 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Katie and the Easter Bunny. Katie would like to be friends. The E. B. is undecided.
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The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
April 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law
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8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
8/ This is a watershed moment, as Trump thumbs his nose at a Supreme Court ruling, gaslighting the public by pretending his won 9-0 when he lost 9-0.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
If we normalize this, there's no end. He can lock up or remove anyone. We will no longer exist in a democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u... Go, Harvard! Backbone!
Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u... Go, Harvard! Backbone!
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Of course I'm rooting for the bats
January 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Of course I'm rooting for the bats