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Writer of tight but lyrical medical appointment and caregiving reports | published widely in family email streams | family caregiver | advocate for low-income older adults.

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what a great name

06.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched this eulogy with my 99 yr old mom. She said, "It's so nice to see him." My Rev Jackson memory: listening to WGCI (Tom Joyner) driving to work. Jackson is in the studio. Tom mentioned a hospitalized Luther Vandross and asked for a prayer. Jackson said, "Put your hand on the radio." I did.

06.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

0 to 60 in under 3 seconds

06.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I just strained an abdominal muscle laughing. Worth it.

05.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Otto Kerner, Jr. was his SIL.

05.03.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the woman sitting behind her right shoulder looks like she wants to blink out an SOS but instead all she can do is fight to keep her eyeballs in her head and clench her jaw so her soul doesn't escape.

05.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Periodic reminder that if you have any news tips, please send them my way. Sensitive information will be handled with the utmost care, and anonymity can be granted.

Signal: marisakabas.04
Email: mkwrites4000@proton.me

05.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

You'd think I laughed less upon the second viewing, but no.

04.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, so whew because the bad could've been much worse.

04.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry byΒ Jenna Wysong Filbrun Edna Winti Β  CC A Salvation of Turtles The same day I carry the hurt-winged monarch on the sleeve of my yellow sweatshirt to the cover of the stonecrop in the front garden, the snapping turtles...

"A deep red snapdragon
appears in the garden and opens its mouth
as I crawl inside.

Yes, I am imperfect.
The rich petals are like velvet on my feet.
I gather dust in the throat of itβ€”

a bigger life than the busy one,
if by big you mean awake,
and by life you mean all of us."

04.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

My strong feelings about Jerry Reinsdorf just got stronger seeing this: NBC reportedly hiring Jason Benetti as lead MLB play-by-play announcer. IYKYK.

04.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can/could never remember what the acronym stood for before and now for absolute sure I'm not going to remember.

04.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

takeaway for me is how, all things considered, she still keeps the lid on.

03.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Onion headline: It is Journalism's Sacred Duty to Endanger the Lives of as Many Trans People as Possible

Onion headline: It is Journalism's Sacred Duty to Endanger the Lives of as Many Trans People as Possible

03.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tell me you've never read a history book without telling me you've never read a history book:

03.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy pub day @joshuatrentbrown.com! All preorders and book club copies are in the mail or in mailboxes and we still have copies available!

03.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This photo is always 3D to me. He reflects exactly what he is and what he represents. He couldn't hide it if he wanted to which is a good thing, I guess.

03.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

library hold placed

03.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a wakemare

03.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

177 words by my count and such a bull's-eye. I'm going back to bed now...

03.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Strong rec:

03.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

were there any on-the-ground casualties?

02.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Isn't Big Marsh Park only a few miles from Wolf Lake? If so, pretty close to the proposed Bears stadium area (?)

02.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I guarantee that this short story is going to wipe out every other thought you have in your head on this stressful-current-events afternoon.

01.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1 week left to get your on-theme submissions in for issue no. 8, Reverse Evaluation.

Paying $25 USD per accepted piece.

Subs close March 7th, 2026 at 11:59pm PST.

Links in bio

01.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One more week! πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

01.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

no note card so...

01.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
dog wearing a neck cone in front yard eye-balling a lampshade sitting on the curb, put out as garbage

dog wearing a neck cone in front yard eye-balling a lampshade sitting on the curb, put out as garbage

dogs are gonna make it work no matter what

01.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Submissions – Agita Magazine

submissions are open over at Agita! Looking forward to reading your dark sf and horror stories about BAD SCIENCE!
agitamag.com/submissions/

01.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Variant Lit open for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, and speculative.

Variant Lit open for submissions of poetry, fiction, flash, and speculative.

Submissions are open for our summer issue!

variantlit.submittable.com/submit

01.03.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1