@susanpalmer.bsky.social
journalist, novelist, Nia dance practitioner, hand embroiderer, gardener, Oregon birder, kayaker, camper and lover of cheese, susanpalmer.org
Good stuff at a writers conference
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The guts of narrative
Editing guru Callie Stoker Pondering two and a half days at the Pikes Peak Writers Conference, I’m appreciating how the inner scaffolding of a story impacts the enjoyment and resonance for re…
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May 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Good stuff at a writers conference
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Wow. Hegseth cancels "woke" program written by Kristi Noam and signed into law by Trump in 2017. Keystone Cops?
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April 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Wow. Hegseth cancels "woke" program written by Kristi Noam and signed into law by Trump in 2017. Keystone Cops?
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
thehill.com/homenews/ap/...
I don't know why today's feed is full of outrage over recorded racist remarks of an Oklahoma sheriff. The recording was made in 2023, and in 2024 voters kicked him out. Bad, yes, but there's plenty of current events that might be more useful to focus on. Easy to check.
www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...
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Voters oust McCurtain County sheriff after investigations, national attention
Voters in McCurtain County decided not to reelect Sheriff Kevin Clardy a little over a year after an audio recording scandal sparked nationwide outrage.
www.kjrh.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I don't know why today's feed is full of outrage over recorded racist remarks of an Oklahoma sheriff. The recording was made in 2023, and in 2024 voters kicked him out. Bad, yes, but there's plenty of current events that might be more useful to focus on. Easy to check.
www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...
www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...
Time to hit the road
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Urge for going
Juneau harbor Taku harbor It’s been a year since Craig and I banged around for 21 days in Alaska. We flew into Anchorage and took an Alaska Marine Highway ferry down to Bellingham three weeks…
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April 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Time to hit the road
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Here's what resistance looks like on a 99-year-old Canadian, elbows up; hat reads "Canada is not for sale."
April 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Here's what resistance looks like on a 99-year-old Canadian, elbows up; hat reads "Canada is not for sale."
The folks who organized April 5, 50501 may have posed something on Reddit saying they won't be participating in any Eugene Oregon rally on April 19.
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From the Eugene community on Reddit
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April 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The folks who organized April 5, 50501 may have posed something on Reddit saying they won't be participating in any Eugene Oregon rally on April 19.
www.reddit.com/r/Eugene/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Eugene/com...
The best Internet rabbit holes take you in unexpected delightful places.
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A new rabbit hole
Woke up thinking about British novelist Wilkie Collins, and his fine 1860s-era detective novel The Moonstone, which I’ve read a few times. There’s a delightful side character in the boo…
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April 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The best Internet rabbit holes take you in unexpected delightful places.
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Spread the word.
April 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spread the word.
Dance that gets me going
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Brain play
Debbie Lee Van-Ginkel dancing “Synchronicity The richness of dance emerges over time, when I’m experienced enough to know the steps and then encounter them in new choreography to unfami…
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April 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dance that gets me going
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Trump and his MAGA thugs want to put a bullet in justice’s head
April 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Trump and his MAGA thugs want to put a bullet in justice’s head
I'm still figuring out Bluesky. Don't know why there's a sudden onslaught of cute bunny posts in my feed. Also, tons of graphic artists and while I love creativity, I'm not interested in fighting dragons and weirdly large-eyed manga stuff that seems to multiply despite my clicking "less of this."
April 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm still figuring out Bluesky. Don't know why there's a sudden onslaught of cute bunny posts in my feed. Also, tons of graphic artists and while I love creativity, I'm not interested in fighting dragons and weirdly large-eyed manga stuff that seems to multiply despite my clicking "less of this."
Any folks in Eugene Oregon know about a 50501 April 19 rally?
April 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Any folks in Eugene Oregon know about a 50501 April 19 rally?
I'm glad I showed up on Saturday to show were I stand. But 22 years ago, millions in 600 cities around the world protested the U.S. war against Iraq. The BBC estimated that between 6 and 10 million people demonstrated back then. Those massive protests didn't stop that war. So what's next?
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm glad I showed up on Saturday to show were I stand. But 22 years ago, millions in 600 cities around the world protested the U.S. war against Iraq. The BBC estimated that between 6 and 10 million people demonstrated back then. Those massive protests didn't stop that war. So what's next?
Think of me as the pied piper of Nia, a dance/exercise practice that brings me great joy. Haven't seen anyone else on Bluesky posting about Nia. It's global. I blog often about it. #dailydancepractice
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Dance plus birds
Nia on Demand dropped a new routine this week and I found it just right to start a busy Saturday. “Global Unity” with Kellie Chambers explores form and freedom, and since I was dancing …
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November 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Think of me as the pied piper of Nia, a dance/exercise practice that brings me great joy. Haven't seen anyone else on Bluesky posting about Nia. It's global. I blog often about it. #dailydancepractice
susanpalmer.org/2024/11/23/d...
susanpalmer.org/2024/11/23/d...
From 1978-2023, CEO pay increased 1,085%, while a typical worker's pay grew 24%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Apparently, CEOs want still more. Two billionaires want the Supreme Court to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The agency that protects workers rights.
November 21, 2024 at 5:50 AM
From 1978-2023, CEO pay increased 1,085%, while a typical worker's pay grew 24%, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Apparently, CEOs want still more. Two billionaires want the Supreme Court to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The agency that protects workers rights.
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SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:19 PM
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Anybody else struggle with writing a synopsis?I finally punched out my first one.
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First time for everything
my desktop, tidier than usual I’ve written a few novels (OK, four), had one published, but I’ve never written an actual synopsis of any of my novels. I’ve written dozens of query …
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November 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Anybody else struggle with writing a synopsis?I finally punched out my first one.
susanpalmer.org/2024/11/20/f...
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Everybody needs a physical practice that brings joy. My practice is a dance form called Nia. It marries martial arts, healing arts and dance. There is nothing else like it. It is worldwide. It's my body helping my brain cope. #Niadance #bodybrain
Here's a taste
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lYE...
Here's a taste
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lYE...
8 Minute Nia Dance Break with Debbie-Lee Van Ginkel: "Torch"
YouTube video by Nia Technique
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November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Everybody needs a physical practice that brings joy. My practice is a dance form called Nia. It marries martial arts, healing arts and dance. There is nothing else like it. It is worldwide. It's my body helping my brain cope. #Niadance #bodybrain
Here's a taste
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lYE...
Here's a taste
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lYE...
Played with pressing flowers for the first time this summer. Learned a lot. Saved some to my art notebook. Garden blooms include nasturtium, pansies, roses, lavender penstemon, honeysuckle. and fuscia. #gardening #pressedflowers
November 19, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Played with pressing flowers for the first time this summer. Learned a lot. Saved some to my art notebook. Garden blooms include nasturtium, pansies, roses, lavender penstemon, honeysuckle. and fuscia. #gardening #pressedflowers
Been mulling democracy lately, processing but not talking much. For me, doing is better than venting/complaining. I've decided to pick 2 areas, labor and the environment, to devote time to.
Anybody else taking a similar approach? What issues?
#postelection #takeaction #labor #environment
Anybody else taking a similar approach? What issues?
#postelection #takeaction #labor #environment
November 19, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Been mulling democracy lately, processing but not talking much. For me, doing is better than venting/complaining. I've decided to pick 2 areas, labor and the environment, to devote time to.
Anybody else taking a similar approach? What issues?
#postelection #takeaction #labor #environment
Anybody else taking a similar approach? What issues?
#postelection #takeaction #labor #environment
Not a big romance fiction fan, but I accidentally waded into Pamela Ford's "To Ride A White Horse," and I'm overwhelmed by the setting -- 19th century Ireland during the great famine. Her details of mass starvation as the world stood by while 1 million people died, is a powerful use of history.
November 19, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Not a big romance fiction fan, but I accidentally waded into Pamela Ford's "To Ride A White Horse," and I'm overwhelmed by the setting -- 19th century Ireland during the great famine. Her details of mass starvation as the world stood by while 1 million people died, is a powerful use of history.
Pretty delighted that our local public radio station KLCC posted my most recent freelance piece. #publicradio #localjournalism #sneakerwaves
www.klcc.org/environment/...
www.klcc.org/environment/...
Eugene woman who survived sneaker wave with granddaughter last year in Yachats returns with warnings
Sneaker waves kill a few people every year on beaches in the Pacific Northwest. A Eugene woman shares the story of a wave that nearly ended her life and the life of her granddaughter.
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November 18, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Pretty delighted that our local public radio station KLCC posted my most recent freelance piece. #publicradio #localjournalism #sneakerwaves
www.klcc.org/environment/...
www.klcc.org/environment/...