Shimmering Cinnamon
@shimmeringcinnamon.bsky.social
Poet Laureate of Maison Sauvageau. Public servant for 22 years (and counting).
For those who didn’t pay attention in Civics class:
October 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
For those who didn’t pay attention in Civics class:
A new poem, for the modern-day Disappeared, Helen Pauline Thue Sauvageau, and Bill Yeats.
For the poem and background, please see my Substack (link below).
Filmed in South Dakota.
#ICE #GreatDepression #immigrants #poetry
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
For the poem and background, please see my Substack (link below).
Filmed in South Dakota.
#ICE #GreatDepression #immigrants #poetry
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
August 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A new poem, for the modern-day Disappeared, Helen Pauline Thue Sauvageau, and Bill Yeats.
For the poem and background, please see my Substack (link below).
Filmed in South Dakota.
#ICE #GreatDepression #immigrants #poetry
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
For the poem and background, please see my Substack (link below).
Filmed in South Dakota.
#ICE #GreatDepression #immigrants #poetry
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
So happy to have the endorsement of Uncle Jonny. #essay #poetry #DiscountMeatMarket&MassageParlour
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So happy to have the endorsement of Uncle Jonny. #essay #poetry #DiscountMeatMarket&MassageParlour
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
SUMMER is for writing musty #ODES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
#poetry #beyondburgers #summer
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
#poetry #beyondburgers #summer
July 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
SUMMER is for writing musty #ODES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
#poetry #beyondburgers #summer
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
#poetry #beyondburgers #summer
$1B for NPR+PBS and $160B for ICE. Yeah, nothing to see here. Oh and there’s this. Nothing to see here:
July 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
$1B for NPR+PBS and $160B for ICE. Yeah, nothing to see here. Oh and there’s this. Nothing to see here:
July 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
If you listen to this bullshit band, fuck you. This AI-generated shit has 850,000 monthly listeners. God, I hate everything. FUUUUCK
July 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you listen to this bullshit band, fuck you. This AI-generated shit has 850,000 monthly listeners. God, I hate everything. FUUUUCK
Possibly one of the best reviews I’ve ever received—for my latest essay “Lite on #Yoga”.
I’ll take comparisons to two of my four favorite Davids anytime!
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#DavidLynch #DavidSedaris #DavidByrne #DavidBowie #vegetarianism #essay
I’ll take comparisons to two of my four favorite Davids anytime!
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#DavidLynch #DavidSedaris #DavidByrne #DavidBowie #vegetarianism #essay
June 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Possibly one of the best reviews I’ve ever received—for my latest essay “Lite on #Yoga”.
I’ll take comparisons to two of my four favorite Davids anytime!
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#DavidLynch #DavidSedaris #DavidByrne #DavidBowie #vegetarianism #essay
I’ll take comparisons to two of my four favorite Davids anytime!
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#DavidLynch #DavidSedaris #DavidByrne #DavidBowie #vegetarianism #essay
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with EMPATHY. I used to believe you either had it or didn’t. It’s true (from research) that women tend to have more empathy than men, liberals have more than conservative, etc.
But it’s more complex than that. Using moments from my life..
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
But it’s more complex than that. Using moments from my life..
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
June 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with EMPATHY. I used to believe you either had it or didn’t. It’s true (from research) that women tend to have more empathy than men, liberals have more than conservative, etc.
But it’s more complex than that. Using moments from my life..
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
But it’s more complex than that. Using moments from my life..
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
We on SUB STACK now
bluecollarfugue.substack.com
bluecollarfugue.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We on SUB STACK now
bluecollarfugue.substack.com
bluecollarfugue.substack.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Last month I assisted on my first Habitat for Humanity home build. I installed insulation—imperfectly.
& I think that’s OK. We don’t have to be perfect at everything we do.
I was satisfied to realize that even if my contribution wasn’t perfect, a future homeowner will have a less drafty MN winter.
& I think that’s OK. We don’t have to be perfect at everything we do.
I was satisfied to realize that even if my contribution wasn’t perfect, a future homeowner will have a less drafty MN winter.
May 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last month I assisted on my first Habitat for Humanity home build. I installed insulation—imperfectly.
& I think that’s OK. We don’t have to be perfect at everything we do.
I was satisfied to realize that even if my contribution wasn’t perfect, a future homeowner will have a less drafty MN winter.
& I think that’s OK. We don’t have to be perfect at everything we do.
I was satisfied to realize that even if my contribution wasn’t perfect, a future homeowner will have a less drafty MN winter.
Still celebrating National Poetry Month
April 29: Sitting with our national trauma
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#poetry #history #911
April 29: Sitting with our national trauma
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#poetry #history #911
April 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Still celebrating National Poetry Month
April 29: Sitting with our national trauma
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#poetry #history #911
April 29: Sitting with our national trauma
open.substack.com/pub/bluecoll...
#poetry #history #911
April 10: On familial love
April is National Poetry Month! I am posting a poem each weekday to celebrate. Some old, some new, some published, some never-before-seen.
www.shimmeringcinnamon.com/words/scene-...
April is National Poetry Month! I am posting a poem each weekday to celebrate. Some old, some new, some published, some never-before-seen.
www.shimmeringcinnamon.com/words/scene-...
April 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
April 10: On familial love
April is National Poetry Month! I am posting a poem each weekday to celebrate. Some old, some new, some published, some never-before-seen.
www.shimmeringcinnamon.com/words/scene-...
April is National Poetry Month! I am posting a poem each weekday to celebrate. Some old, some new, some published, some never-before-seen.
www.shimmeringcinnamon.com/words/scene-...
April 9, 2025 at 12:23 PM
April 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
April is National Poetry Month! I aim to post a poem each weekday in celebration of the form. Some old, some new, some published, some never before seen.
April 7: On archaeology and eternal embrace
open.substack.com/pub/shimmeri...
April 7: On archaeology and eternal embrace
open.substack.com/pub/shimmeri...
April 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
April is National Poetry Month! I aim to post a poem each weekday in celebration of the form. Some old, some new, some published, some never before seen.
April 7: On archaeology and eternal embrace
open.substack.com/pub/shimmeri...
April 7: On archaeology and eternal embrace
open.substack.com/pub/shimmeri...
Poetry is for everyone. Pop on over to my Substack, Blue-Collar Fugue, where I'm posting one poem each weekday throughout April (National Poetry Month).
shimmeringcinnamon.substack.com
shimmeringcinnamon.substack.com
April 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Poetry is for everyone. Pop on over to my Substack, Blue-Collar Fugue, where I'm posting one poem each weekday throughout April (National Poetry Month).
shimmeringcinnamon.substack.com
shimmeringcinnamon.substack.com
Stellar economy. $182 for groceries for a family of two vegetarians.
February 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Stellar economy. $182 for groceries for a family of two vegetarians.
February 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I never stood a chance. #1997
January 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I never stood a chance. #1997
So excited that my #essay “Remember to Forget” was nominated for a Pushcart! Grateful to @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social and its editors for publishing my work and nominating it!
January 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
So excited that my #essay “Remember to Forget” was nominated for a Pushcart! Grateful to @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social and its editors for publishing my work and nominating it!