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Carrie Mattern
@thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social
mother, organizer, educator, disruptor

she/her; current Past President of MCTE; ELA & ELD instructor in the SoCal desert; avid horror reader & writer; Survivor fan; #golions
I might go back to pandemic teacher twitter where shea offered the space of anonymity: padlet.com/sheatheschol... I know it isn’t a peer reviewed article but it speaks volumes.
An Anonymous Teacher Speaks
This is a continuation of the effort started by shea martin (@sheathescholar) on October 2, 2020 to amplify the experiences and feelings of teachers in this moment. This is an effort to make sure th...
padlet.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Reposted by Carrie Mattern
Make the Goddamn meal and put it in your Free Fridge. Write the $100 check to the food bank. Ask your local school what they need for the kids and then go about trying to get that stuff.... Do these things regularly and you are making meaningful contributions to your communities.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Dolly’s Shine. youtu.be/plUD6vN80dg
Dolly Parton - Shine (Official)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’ve been stuck on Hitchcock Presents lately…
October 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Not the mama! Not the mama!
a cartoon character is sitting in a high chair eating a piece of food .
ALT: a cartoon character is sitting in a high chair eating a piece of food .
media.tenor.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
You may know this poem, but I think about it often, especially being in the CA desert now.

www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
There Are Birds Here
No, I don’t mean the bread is torn like cotton, I said confetti, and no not the confetti a tank can make of a building.
www.poetryfoundation.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM