Journalist, writer, teacher, podcaster. Mama, wife, pal to assorted humans. Mostly brave except with roaches.https://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lrmgpwmjjc2rHappy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 Celebratimg freedom to love with Magic City Disco at central Alabama Pride Parade.15 Jun 2025 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrmgpwmjjc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lcnqpkoc422kTime to declutter the garage after sustaining gash on leg by walking into a sled that doubles as storage for unused chandeliers.06 Dec 2024 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnqpkoc422khttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbwx6zrnw227Just watched 2 men argue in grocery line about who was there first. Turned & locked eyes with woman behind me. Ridiculous, she whispered. I nodded & rolled my eyes. The men kept arguing. “Women should be running the world,” she said out loud. The men got quiet. We bumped fists. If you know you know.27 Nov 2024 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwx6zrnw227https://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbo54nb4r22eWas there anyone as boring as Elon Musk? Name someone more boring. Will wait.24 Nov 2024 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbo54nb4r22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lblidnxars2pI’m here & trying to migrate the 30k Twitter followers I worked hard to build, but a part of me is strongly considering blowing up all my socials & going analog. Isn’t all of this fucking silly as hell? We all need to go outside. Twitter, threads, substack, bluesky. It’s exhausting.23 Nov 2024 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblidnxars2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbj5stzzjc2gPrison officials prefer to execute compliant men bc it allows them to pretend this is justice. When final words hurt their feelings, they clutch pearls & deny that last moment of truth. Cowards. https://www.al.com/news/2024/11/why-an-alabama-inmate-lost-his-chance-to-say-his-last-words-that-was-enough-prison-commissioner-says.html22 Nov 2024 04:37 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbj5stzzjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbfv3osqmk2xSome thoughts on Alabama naming its new mega-prison after Gov. Kay Ivey. I write a substack called Moth to Flame at the intersection of justice, injustice and life in Alabama. https://bethshelburne.substack.com/p/the-absurdity-of-gov-kay-ivey?utm_source=activity_item20 Nov 2024 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfv3osqmk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbdzpjdyms2zMy 2-year old Versa 2 fitbit is officially dead. All troubleshooting failed. Seems like a short life for such a pricey gadget. Should I switch to Apple Watch? What say y'all?20 Nov 2024 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdzpjdyms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbdfbaqawc25Godspeed to all the local news anchors who have to read the current events with a straight face. I felt like my face would peel off in 2016. Cannot imagine what it's like now. 100% sure I'd flip TF out. https://media.tenor.com/E_hSCw_WRJwAAAAC/oh-yeah.gif?hh=229&ww=49819 Nov 2024 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdfbaqawc25https://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lbbiq5q6ik23“It has not been possible, until recently, to fully appreciate the full extent to which the foundation of this conviction has disintegrated," wrote Jefferson County DA Danny Carr, about Toforest Johnson's conviction. His attorneys are seeking a new hearing. https://alabamareflector.com/2024/11/18/alabama-death-row-inmate-toforest-johnson-seeks-new-hearing-on-conviction/19 Nov 2024 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbiq5q6ik23https://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lb6wc37yos2hMom’s boyfriend introduced her to what is quite possibly the worst food product ever made. His version was called “date loaf.” 😱😱😱😱😱18 Nov 2024 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6wc37yos2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lb64okxn522sPrescient beyond decades. Elvis was so far ahead of his time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-NgDbK9N6g17 Nov 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb64okxn522shttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lb3uwddpds2eWorking on the most complicated reporting assignment of my life and it feels like I'm having to crowbar every sentence out of my skull. Can anyone relate? https://media.tenor.com/so575Ps31ZIAAAAC/link-neal-this-is-making-my-brain-hurt.gif?hh=372&ww=37216 Nov 2024 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3uwddpds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lb27qq3yzs2a [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 06:02 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb27qq3yzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3lazue2zn722dI write a lot about prisons & mass incarceration, but also post doggie pics. It’s a nice balance. This is my girl, Bernadette. She has 3 legs & is queen of the house.16 Nov 2024 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazue2zn722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bshelburne.bsky.social/post/3laxgfjgj3k25My first post! Relevant & evergreen. Taken on November 14, 2024 in Birmingham, AL. 💙15 Nov 2024 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:dwz7fyn2rt3fuil377o7wuhl/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxgfjgj3k25