Suzy Dobie
@suzydobie.bsky.social
Poet, lover of poetry, admirer of poets.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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"Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past." - John Green
Appeasing dictators who have invaded their neighbors with territorial concessions does not work.
Appeasing dictators who have invaded their neighbors with territorial concessions does not work.
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Nothing is so privileged as thinking history belongs to the past." - John Green
Appeasing dictators who have invaded their neighbors with territorial concessions does not work.
Appeasing dictators who have invaded their neighbors with territorial concessions does not work.
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this is my #1 advice to grad students: anyone can reproduce jargon; the bigger flex is being able to make the argument in straightforward prose. clarity is indicative of deep thought and engagement. even chatGPT can write word salad.
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
this is my #1 advice to grad students: anyone can reproduce jargon; the bigger flex is being able to make the argument in straightforward prose. clarity is indicative of deep thought and engagement. even chatGPT can write word salad.
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No masks, no swapped out plates, no badgeless enforcement. ICE and CBP: stop being the Gestapo.
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
No masks, no swapped out plates, no badgeless enforcement. ICE and CBP: stop being the Gestapo.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Before I close my curtains
there’s this star I see
that helps me make sense of me
#senryu #haiku #haikuprompt #micropoetry #vss365 #star #curtains
there’s this star I see
that helps me make sense of me
#senryu #haiku #haikuprompt #micropoetry #vss365 #star #curtains
December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Before I close my curtains
there’s this star I see
that helps me make sense of me
#senryu #haiku #haikuprompt #micropoetry #vss365 #star #curtains
there’s this star I see
that helps me make sense of me
#senryu #haiku #haikuprompt #micropoetry #vss365 #star #curtains
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Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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I … I don’t think the guy building a giant surveillance state mechanism gets to state what “truly progressive” is? Right?
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
How Palantir shifted course to play key role in ICE deportations
“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data management company’s chief executive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I … I don’t think the guy building a giant surveillance state mechanism gets to state what “truly progressive” is? Right?
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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#WildWalkPrompt
Beautiful flowers
Rebel from conformity,
Become known as weeds
#Haiku #nature #poetry #blueskypoet #weeds
Beautiful flowers
Rebel from conformity,
Become known as weeds
#Haiku #nature #poetry #blueskypoet #weeds
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#WildWalkPrompt
Beautiful flowers
Rebel from conformity,
Become known as weeds
#Haiku #nature #poetry #blueskypoet #weeds
Beautiful flowers
Rebel from conformity,
Become known as weeds
#Haiku #nature #poetry #blueskypoet #weeds
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glittering refrain
of constellations, their names
sung, quiet carols
of constellations, their names
sung, quiet carols
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
glittering refrain
of constellations, their names
sung, quiet carols
of constellations, their names
sung, quiet carols
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December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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If we can’t watch The Holiday together in a quaint cottage in front of a crackling fire whilst sharing hot cocoa and a plate of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies during a raging snowstorm, then what’s the point?
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If we can’t watch The Holiday together in a quaint cottage in front of a crackling fire whilst sharing hot cocoa and a plate of freshly-baked gingerbread cookies during a raging snowstorm, then what’s the point?
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December 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Your #childhood is not the definition of you. You are defined by the hours, minutes and seconds of today #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Your #childhood is not the definition of you. You are defined by the hours, minutes and seconds of today #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
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Their ignorance knows no bounds.
Indigenous 'Northern Exposure' Actor Says She Was Detained By ICE After Agents Claimed Tribal ID 'Looked Fake'
www.comicsands.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Their ignorance knows no bounds.
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Check out the adjacent Christmas Market and then stop by our table and say hello!
The Lonely Writers Club is happy to announce that we will be present at the 2025 Pilsen Zine Fest:
Saturday December 13th 2-6pm
1002 W 18th St, Pilsen, Chicago
Zines, poetry books, stickers! Be there or be square!
~Chief
#lonelywritersclubnw #realmaxmagenta #jessicamariewermes #bruiseb3rry
Saturday December 13th 2-6pm
1002 W 18th St, Pilsen, Chicago
Zines, poetry books, stickers! Be there or be square!
~Chief
#lonelywritersclubnw #realmaxmagenta #jessicamariewermes #bruiseb3rry
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Check out the adjacent Christmas Market and then stop by our table and say hello!
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@daveashleypoet.bsky.social I had a go at the villanelle, but I still think yours is better.
#promptcombo #thispoem #poem #villanelle #arspoetica
#promptcombo #thispoem #poem #villanelle #arspoetica
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
@daveashleypoet.bsky.social I had a go at the villanelle, but I still think yours is better.
#promptcombo #thispoem #poem #villanelle #arspoetica
#promptcombo #thispoem #poem #villanelle #arspoetica
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THE ASTRAL TRACE
— where familiar light lingers beyond sight
At times, the stars shift with a quiet #vision of their own—
a brief nearness that feels almost deliberate,
as though something once loved
leans through the dark
to be recognised again.
#prtanka25 #poeticreveries_ #poetsociety
— where familiar light lingers beyond sight
At times, the stars shift with a quiet #vision of their own—
a brief nearness that feels almost deliberate,
as though something once loved
leans through the dark
to be recognised again.
#prtanka25 #poeticreveries_ #poetsociety
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
THE ASTRAL TRACE
— where familiar light lingers beyond sight
At times, the stars shift with a quiet #vision of their own—
a brief nearness that feels almost deliberate,
as though something once loved
leans through the dark
to be recognised again.
#prtanka25 #poeticreveries_ #poetsociety
— where familiar light lingers beyond sight
At times, the stars shift with a quiet #vision of their own—
a brief nearness that feels almost deliberate,
as though something once loved
leans through the dark
to be recognised again.
#prtanka25 #poeticreveries_ #poetsociety
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Excellent use of 12 seconds.
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Excellent use of 12 seconds.
I'm a day late for this one,
But it's been a while since I wrote much really, but I really got inspired by this one.
But it's been a while since I wrote much really, but I really got inspired by this one.
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
#Elegy
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
#writing #writercommunity
#mpprompt
#Elegy
@malformed-poetry.bsky.social
@blueskypoetry.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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When I hear
that inner critic
speak inside,
is it my voice,
or someone
else's noise?
Maybe something
my mother said
when I was five,
or a harsh word
from my father
brought to life
I'm just glad
my rebellious child
is still there too,
to reply
with a resolute
No
Thank
You.
#mpprompt
that inner critic
speak inside,
is it my voice,
or someone
else's noise?
Maybe something
my mother said
when I was five,
or a harsh word
from my father
brought to life
I'm just glad
my rebellious child
is still there too,
to reply
with a resolute
No
Thank
You.
#mpprompt
Today’s #poetryprompt:
I have this phrase stuck in my head, see if you can use it: “someone else’s noise”
#MPPrompt
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I have this phrase stuck in my head, see if you can use it: “someone else’s noise”
#MPPrompt
I repost replies. Follow for daily prompts
November 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When I hear
that inner critic
speak inside,
is it my voice,
or someone
else's noise?
Maybe something
my mother said
when I was five,
or a harsh word
from my father
brought to life
I'm just glad
my rebellious child
is still there too,
to reply
with a resolute
No
Thank
You.
#mpprompt
that inner critic
speak inside,
is it my voice,
or someone
else's noise?
Maybe something
my mother said
when I was five,
or a harsh word
from my father
brought to life
I'm just glad
my rebellious child
is still there too,
to reply
with a resolute
No
Thank
You.
#mpprompt