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Maggie Russell

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Editor + Proofreader + Writer. Former attorney. Latest Substack: https://maggierussell.substack.com Editing & content: www.maggierussellwriter.com

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Huh, maybe sugar isn’t the enemy after all.

13.03.2026 03:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are there magic ones? I’d be into that.

12.03.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@repdean.bsky.social is the best. We loved having her as our rep when we lived in Conshohocken. πŸ’™

12.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This bird could absolutely convert an industrial space into a fabulous loft home with a killer kitchen that also houses several of his friends who are couch surfing while they get sober.

12.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My latest publication: a humor piece on #chronicillness. Thanks @defenestrationmag.bsky.social for taking great care of it!

12.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Soooo… prolly most of Trump’s legal team?

11.03.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How to tell if the witness has been coached:
1. Repeats the same phrase for every question.
2. Repeats the same phrase for every question.

11.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ya’ll have Andrew as spotlight not the map on the YouTube

11.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my AWP haul books, from @boa-editions.bsky.social. An outstanding collection of poems and flash prose. Five stars? No, all the stars in the sky.

@adamhughespoetry.bsky.social, well done.

So glad you mentioned your work to me at AWP (I was at the @broadripplereview.bsky.social booth).

11.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reminder: Join us tomorrow, March 11, at 1 p.m. ET - register here: act.sojo.net/page/94037/s...

10.03.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Charles 'Sonny' Burton | Alabama Reflector Burton's scheduled execution for a 1991 murder he did not commit had sparked protests and a national outcry.

BREAKING via @rchapoco.bsky.social: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Tuesday commuted the death sentence of Charles β€œSonny” Burton to life imprisonment. Burton was scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the 1991 murder of Doug Battle, in which he was not the triggerman.

10.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 391 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 23
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a close up of a bald man 's head in a black shirt . Alt: Captain Picard from Star Trek looks down in pain and brings his hand up to his bald forehead, clutching it in pain.

Ah, March, the #migraine season. So many storms, so many brain ouchies.

10.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The ER will literally be delighted to help you. Much better than the kids who ate too much toilet paper and people who put things were they can’t get them back out, so to speak. They may have liquid charcoal which can absorb meds in the gut and level things out.

10.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An Edward Gorey drawing showing a morose looking black bird on a branch. He (and this feels very much like a he) is pointing downwards with one scraggly wing, and looking straight ahead with debt-filled eyes. His beak is long and sharp, like winter on the Great Plains. He is pointing with his right wing, but this means he is pointing to your left. Your wicked, sinister side. This is no accident. The Bird makes no such mistakes. But he is talking, and the text tells us that he is saying, "Beware of this and that."  

Honestly, you feel his message in your bones.

An Edward Gorey drawing showing a morose looking black bird on a branch. He (and this feels very much like a he) is pointing downwards with one scraggly wing, and looking straight ahead with debt-filled eyes. His beak is long and sharp, like winter on the Great Plains. He is pointing with his right wing, but this means he is pointing to your left. Your wicked, sinister side. This is no accident. The Bird makes no such mistakes. But he is talking, and the text tells us that he is saying, "Beware of this and that." Honestly, you feel his message in your bones.

Some days I just feel like this Edward Gorey bird gets it.

09.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 1314 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 19

So great to meet you at the Pinch event!

09.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! Thanks for featuring @broadripplereview.bsky.social.

09.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean… parody of being bombed seems like always a bad choice?

09.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love that! Wow! What perfect synchronicity.

09.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s hella catchy. Revolution by creating an ear worm!

09.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She is the best of us. Nashville Noticas, her news outlet, does a LOT for the community. I met a Noticas reporter at a food distribution event after the Ice Storm. They also cover ICE issues. We need her back. ❀️❀️❀️❀️

09.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That song has stuck in my head so firmly that every time I see her face now I start singing it. I would like to send the folks who made that a giant basket of muffins for a job well done! 🧁🧁🧁

09.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 19377 πŸ” 4854 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 142
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an older woman in a purple dress is dancing in front of a tv screen that says tv land Alt: The effervescent Betty White shimmying with power and joy in front of a crowd clapping along and smiling.

Florsheim was an old reference when I was a kid and I’m toppling into being old now (in my 50s). Jeepers.

09.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

physicians decry the absolute πŸ΄πŸ’© that was HRT news of the 90s (the science was never there).
Decades of women, including those with #chemo induced menopause, were hurt. Why don’t the women who benefit from the change in opinion on HRT advocate for women who need HRT as part of transitioning?
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09.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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All regular submissions are free, but we do offer a paid editorial feedback service that supports paying our published writers.

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09.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A day late from International Women’s day, but this is fascinating.
Also, this spider is a vibe and I would have worn this outfit when I was 8.

09.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for telling me! I use Reddit so much for auto-immune hacks (how to swallow pills with dry mouth, etc) that I forget to look at knitting!! ❀️

09.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yay! I help them with their subscription database. Such good people involved with that lit mag!

08.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Youth Speaks Founded in 1996 in San Francisco, Youth Speaks is a pioneering presenter of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs in the country. The Voices of Youth Matter. We create spa...

A panel I wanted was at capacity, so I slipped into one I thought was on hyperlocal literature. Oops! It was on using brown & black oral traditions in working w/at risk kids (close to volunteer work I do). One of the panelists read a poem that made me cry. In public! With people around!
Check out:

08.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Porch | A Home for Writers and Readers We inspire, educate, and connect writers of all ages and stages through classes, youth outreach programs, and innovative events. In the process, we hope to nourish and energize Nashville's literary co...

Yay! So glad you picked up an issue of Swing, published by www.porchtn.org. It’s one of my favorites!

08.03.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0