Social Media Manager at The Barbed Wire. Lover of craftshttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mjml2fhji22wThank you @oliviamesser.bsky.social , @carakelly.bsky.social and @iamleslierangel.bsky.social for letting me write about an icon [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjml2fhji22whttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mik7racdsc2kHelp! I’ve been attacked by the book I’m reading for fun02 Apr 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mik7racdsc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mi2csbl7fk2f@thebarbedwire.com isn’t just a kickass source for news that isn’t hidden by a paywall or owned by a billionaire it’s also an amazing place to work. Help us continue this! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2csbl7fk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mg6qaqpuis2oTonight I'm producing an election night live stream panel on the Democratic Senate Primary for The Barbed Wire. Tune in to experts talk about electability, voter turn out, and more: https://www.youtube.com/live/DI6bdkmpG-c03 Mar 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6qaqpuis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mdglaksock2tSometimes I realize how well adjusted I am for someone who watched America’s Next Top Model at 8 years old27 Jan 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdglaksock2thttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mcsfy2e2ok2cOn the eve of starting my new job I'm a little nervous and excited..... @thebarbedwire.com here I come!!19 Jan 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsfy2e2ok2chttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3mcsfurd5u22zWhat Can I Teach? Will Martin Luther King’s Work Be Censored Next? https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/19/will-martin-luther-kings-work-be-censored-next/19 Jan 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcsfurd5u22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3lsi2722rrc2hLast week I met up with a member of LGBTQ Saves at a local yarn store to learn how this store helps combat LGBTQ youth suicide. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article309384465.html?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLJiodleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrOGUE33LXCOKvIcxTywPcKxWpwaSYy-Hn5_uGMV4jLeLlfCiWrwPK0oLQrL_aem_gdDAO0MDy--ZaiBgIbIy2g#u6oxwprlq2418w4k4e6iqlmgq6nezehm26 Jun 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsi2722rrc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3loox34wj2c2uI love this quote08 May 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3loox34wj2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3ln6dqauw2227I saw the commercial for the new Judy Blume adaptation. Track and field and falling in love count my sentimental butt in. Here’s my full reaction: https://candibolden.substack.com/p/anticipating-forever-a-black-girls19 Apr 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln6dqauw2227https://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3lmnhqbdmpc22I wrote something for me and now I’m sharing it after some editing. Give it a read if you want to hear my take on vulnerability, writing as a teenager vs adult, and a little about when my teacher told me a story about the Beats movement in the 1950s-60s12 Apr 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnhqbdmpc22https://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3llooc2cm7c2oThis is my new favorite headline31 Mar 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3llooc2cm7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3ljgpkrz4us2jSince I can’t freak out on my family involved socials yet I’m doing it here and on threads.03 Mar 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljgpkrz4us2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3likflzojjk2vI tell my fiancé one time early in the relationship that I would consider pulling a gone girl and now he needs to know stuff like my blood type and enemies.19 Feb 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3likflzojjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3liafex27xs2mSo I’ve been asking my four year old nephew to be my ring bearer. His responses: No I’m not a bear. No I want to get married.15 Feb 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3liafex27xs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/candibolden.bsky.social/post/3lia4kpclxs2bMy parents 15 years ago: don’t believe everything on the internet. My parents now: according to this man on YouTube. Trump voters are being deported15 Feb 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:uaylrocug2btfbcrax6i42ph/app.bsky.feed.post/3lia4kpclxs2b