Retired teacher, practicing poet, longtime motorcyclist, fighting cancers. Blue Dot 🔵. Books include: Dare, If You Turned Around Quickly, Projector, and Near Misses. https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelcatherwood.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mwombrx7tk2iNew poem in the I-70 Review:29 Sep 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwombrx7tk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mwgnwikbys2qhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LYmVi8Sxc/?mibextid=wwXIfr26 Sep 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgnwikbys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mvsvlinurc2pCowardly Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House https://apnews.com/article/trump-cnn-msnow-politico-media-bans-bb675679fb10738a51bef90bde6c525a?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=bluesky18 Sep 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsvlinurc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mvsgphm4dc2yMost of us in Cancer clinic are older. Once in a while I spot a younger person. Breaks my heart.18 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsgphm4dc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3muli4tplns2ihttps://youtu.be/dIX4f6nDpR4?is=znzgSf4O55C5ZbIx03 Sep 2026 03:12 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muli4tplns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3muaiyj7uh22bhttps://youtu.be/moF-ookjQ8E?is=-8Cn5tnGIuAUMpdT29 Aug 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaiyj7uh22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mtmjvfgkh225https://youtu.be/KT8iCoWkmzU?is=JJ7xkmQXkw7Jpiok21 Aug 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmjvfgkh225https://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mt5vs23ry22ehttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/160495/after-someones-death16 Aug 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5vs23ry22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mswgdm6tok2s13 Aug 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswgdm6tok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3moqn3prsfc2mTwo new poems up at Misfit Magazine. Thanks goes to Alan: http://misfitmagazine.net/archive/No-42/Catherwood.html20 Jun 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqn3prsfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3monq5bvld22hhttps://youtu.be/2xhmPectY9U?is=B-d9Ki8jmBvFziXl19 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3monq5bvld22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mo6yi5j4es2rBelieve: http://www.misfitmagazine.net/archive/No-42/Catherwood.html?fbclid=IwU1NDUASajspleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeb7hnn2td2AyppZS1TSzsxLg-2LKUj_9v2oVrLOCUkBVxuypq6cJOz6R8N5g_aem_O9aIGC6Zd8Wpfa-W-xtjgw13 Jun 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo6yi5j4es2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mnsewb73mk2zhttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/2011/transtromer/poetry/08 Jun 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsewb73mk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mmhlaw7kps2ohttps://youtu.be/1N8pBwPcQFE?si=dTtj1cgjRlnJADfO22 May 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhlaw7kps2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mkqfwihv322qThree new poems at the fine magazine, Valley Voices. Thanks goes to John Zheng and staff. Here’s a sonnet30 Apr 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqfwihv322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mjw2mhewuc2phttps://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d57020 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw2mhewuc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mj6lz4aslc2yhttps://youtu.be/oIIxlgcuQRU?si=jMtG1WXNSTy-CkZx11 Apr 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6lz4aslc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3minaimvpxk2dTrump's Repeated False Attacks on Mail-In Ballots https://www.factcheck.org/2020/09/trumps-repeated-false-attacks-on-mail-in-ballots/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug04 Apr 2026 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3minaimvpxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mho3xaw3nc2322 Mar 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mho3xaw3nc23https://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mgtdl3edok2ohttps://hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-shutdown-has-led-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-deaths/12 Mar 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgtdl3edok2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mgsutnfq5k2bhttps://youtu.be/6xhXxbtXMA8?si=C5Tb-7rXQlS5GPKY11 Mar 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsutnfq5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mgsu2p3nk22x11 Mar 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsu2p3nk22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mgbqbeh5l22fJustice Department declined to prosecute Ken Paxton in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP sources say https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/03/ken-paxton-federal-charges-dropped-biden/05 Mar 2026 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbqbeh5l22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mg6ltw5wq22jhttps://youtu.be/4ULbDW3Vv3k?si=bYYZthOqelcjKp1Y03 Mar 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6ltw5wq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mg6jet2o3s2thttps://youtu.be/zxny9VAKsH0?si=-Pyd2j6fbEozMkOz03 Mar 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6jet2o3s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mdvfjygmzk2hAnalysts thrash Republicans for helping Trump avoid a 'gigantic' scandal: 'Mind-boggling' https://www.rawstory.com/web-push-notification/republicans-2675067061/02 Feb 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvfjygmzk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mdm4hipuqc2jhttps://asitoughttobemagazine.com/michael-catherwood-vacations/30 Jan 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdm4hipuqc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mdl7mx3w5s2dhttps://youtu.be/LysKBiRO30A?si=SuvY6E1pwT4t-sZ-29 Jan 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl7mx3w5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikecatman.bsky.social/post/3mdl5ril2ns2kcampaignlegal.org/CanTrumpDoThat https://campaignlegal.org/CanTrumpDoThat29 Jan 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ay363eeozpmlqmn4nlbqbtxc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl5ril2ns2k