Writer, former prof, sometime forest witch. Champion of community colleges and rescued dogs. Work in Blue Earth Review, Belletrist, Sierra Nevada Review, Chronicle of Higher Education, AJC. I believe in the power of stories.https://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myzssya2pc2wAs a former college English prof, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. No one ever listens to humanities teachers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzssya2pc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myzqzzklo22wJust got a text from a company asking how their delivery was?? Umm, the package was left on the porch--what the hell else am I supposed to say? It's not like it arrived on a silver tray alongside a mimosa 🥂29 Oct 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzqzzklo22whttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myxaoaxmq22uSeriously. I'm no Luddite, but I need no more apps. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxaoaxmq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myuxprpkts2jI am never ever going to understand why women stay with these GOP perverts. Maybe the guilt diamonds make up for d*ck pics.27 Oct 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuxprpkts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myut2qvwvc2j [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myut2qvwvc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myuscmso3c2jI swear this dog is a muppet.27 Oct 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myuscmso3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myssflqhrs22I got to have breakfast at Waffle House and dinner at Zaxby's. Love being back in the South!26 Oct 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myssflqhrs22https://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myrp3jjx422rArt Cullen is a treasure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrp3jjx422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mynllxwq3c26Ain't no ugly little nazi taking away MY energy or influence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mynllxwq3c26https://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mykj4rrjr226Vicious? Violent? Total phoney? Good self-description, drumpf! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mykj4rrjr226https://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myhvaqjjxk2bThe metaphors just write themselves... [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhvaqjjxk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myg4lodwn22pIf you or I did this with hundreds, they'd call us stupid and say we deserve poverty for our "bad choices." But I guess when the govt. does it, all is fine. Because they'll stick us with the bill. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myg4lodwn22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myfphcxps22kFuck the entire corrupt GOP. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfphcxps22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myfoommihc2kI'm not religious but I do very much hope there is a hell like Dante's for wretched scum like this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Oct 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfoommihc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3myd6qyigpk2qMaybe the maggot movement can simply create their own maggot indoctrination schools. 🤷‍♀️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd6qyigpk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3my75vzju6k2eI love sewing but armhole facings will shorten my life.19 Oct 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3my75vzju6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3my3rabjfgc2sIt's good to be outside.17 Oct 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3rabjfgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxzdsigj422fI took a temp job at some real estate agency in LA. as a receptionist. No idea what I was doing, people screamed at me all day, and I quit that evening. Agency called me back and said I was the best temp they'd ever had. 😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzdsigj422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxzddlu4fs2fI'm so damn tired about the media (anyone!) using the word *misled*. If you deliberately say things that are untrue, that's lying. Pure and simple. Use the right damn words!16 Oct 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzddlu4fs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxz64v4lu22cDid the thing early this time.16 Oct 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz64v4lu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxxg4fpshk2sHow do they coordinate this? I came back a few moments after this, and they'd turned 90 degrees 🤷‍♀️16 Oct 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxg4fpshk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxwtcbclxs2hBrava!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwtcbclxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxsgalezfk2nStopped by my neighbor's garden on my walk...14 Oct 2026 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxsgalezfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxphpngfy22pYe gods,can we just have a leader who speaks like Senator Ossoff?? [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxphpngfy22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxp7hvgiec2pJudge Reyes is awesome. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Oct 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp7hvgiec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxn7jnu6dc2aYou can't fight fascism with civility.11 Oct 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxn7jnu6dc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bluebelletrist.bsky.social/post/3mxkpim2f2s2aEveryone involved in this needs to be tried in The Hague. And be sentenced to life in prison. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2026 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:khal7koox2tyyipmk72ti2vj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxkpim2f2s2a