@melissaeferguson.bsky.social
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Writer, tree hugger, second-hand thrifter.
Oak trees hold their leaves. I don't know or care why. It's just cute.
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I received this folder at a professional conference years ago. Best SWAG ever.
about 1 month ago
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Such an honor to win the Finalist prize in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival short story contest. Last week I read from "Couch" at the Rockville Memorial Library. Link to full story:
fitzgeraldfestival.com/contests/
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about 1 month ago
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The Earth is sacred. I'm calling on President Trump to respect religious freedom and
#saveoakflat
#defendtheholy
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2 months ago
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What commitment will you make today to gather resources for yourself and your community?
2 months ago
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I am thrilled to share that my short story, "Couch," is a finalist in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Short Story Contest! I will be reading on Thursday, October 9, at the Rockville (MD) Memorial Library (6 - 7:45 p.m.) "Couch" will be published on:
fitzgeraldfestival.com/short-story-...
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Short Story Readings - F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Conference Inc.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 6:00 – 7:30pm Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville, MD 20850 This special event features the winners of this year’s Short Story Contest! The Short Story Con...
https://fitzgeraldfestival.com/short-story-readings/
3 months ago
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Bring on the protest songs!
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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts - Big Crime (chicago sound check) - (Official Video)
YouTube video by neilyoungchannel
https://youtu.be/8B9ATiGpbl8?si=rbi3wVGKpMn4Q9dv
3 months ago
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What the National Guard is supposed to be for is not what it's doing in DC.
www.npr.org/2025/08/20/n...
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Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/20/nx-s1-5507032/more-national-guard-deployed-to-washington-dc
3 months ago
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Free DC:
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Free DC: Inside the women-founded movement opposing Trump’s militarized takeover
Residents are organizing against Trump’s power grab in the capital — the latest embodiment of a generations-long fight for autonomy.
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/free-dc-women-founded-movement-trump-military-takeover/
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Good times over here. Wishing you a good read today!
4 months ago
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On Saturday at Good Contrivance Farm in Reisterstown, MD, it was delightful to meet Ross Gay, who read from new essays just before a drenching rainstorm.
4 months ago
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Best sign at this morning's parade. Happy Interdependence Day!
5 months ago
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More Grit & Gravity news, part B!
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-...
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An Interview with Melissa Scholes Young | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-interview-with-melissa-scholes-young
6 months ago
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More Grit & Gravity news!
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7641...
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Spot LIT: Local Women Writers Show Their Grit in a New Anthology
Grit & Gravity features 38 stories tied together by a shared sense of resilience. And more lit events for May too.
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/764152/grit-gravity-dc-women-writers/
6 months ago
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reposted by
Senator Chris Van Hollen
6 months ago
When I attended my first Board of Visitors meeting a few weeks ago, I brought some of the books the Academy had banned — including Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" — and moved to end the ban. This is progress. We can’t stop fighting back.
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Most books pulled from Naval Academy library are back on the shelves in latest DEI turn
All but a few of the nearly 400 books that the U.S. Naval Academy removed from its library because they dealt with anti-racism and gender issues are back on the shelves. That is the result of a review...
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/national/naval-academy-dei-book-ban-FQWRA7WO7JCSTBMRODZBHJWIOI/
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burlwoodbooks.com/spinning/
Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life. Benefitting Beloved Asheville and World Central Kitchen.
www.belovedasheville.com
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wck.org
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7 months ago
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Reading from my short story, "Killing It/Talent Show," published this week in Grit & Gravity, at DC's The Inner Loop.
@graceandgravity.bsky.social
@theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
7 months ago
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reposted by
Grace and Gravity DC
8 months ago
Calling all DC book lovers! Come celebrate the release of Grace and Gravity's eleventh edition, Grit and Gravity, on May 7th at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave.
#graceandgravity
#dc
#booklaunch
#literature
#shortstories
#fiction
#politicsandprose
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Reserve your spot at The Inner Loop, 5/8/2025 at Shaw's Tavern, for readings from Grit & Gravity:
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inner-...
. Pre-order book link:
politics-prose.com/book/9781624...
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The Inner Loop Grit & Gravity Reading
Celebrate the latest issue of Grace & Gravity with us at Shaw's Tavern featuring writers from the issue!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-inner-loop-grit-gravity-reading-tickets-1264399275269?aff=oddtdtcreator
7 months ago
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Promoting a wonderful book, Yoga in the Black Community, which happens to be co-authored by my colleague:
www.urbanherbalist.org/yoga-in-the-...
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Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles – The UrbanHerbalist
Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles is a book designed for Black yoga teachers who are teaching or plan to teach in communities of color and for Black yoga practitioners in general. The book shares the basis of how yoga practices teaches us to learn how to be, know and do through the study of self and nature.
https://www.urbanherbalist.org/yoga-in-the-black-community-healing-practices-and-principles/
7 months ago
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Current reading pile. Antidotes to the news. H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald; Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson; and the Winter 2025 issue of the Little Patuxent Review.
7 months ago
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Cherry tree petals, soft and light.
8 months ago
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reposted by
MoCo Underground Writers Showcase [Julia Tagliere]
8 months ago
Another fantastic conference,
@barrelhouse.bsky.social
! Thank you to everyone for the hard work and care behind today! It was awesome. 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻
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Daily antidote of song!
carpediemarts.org/daily-antido...
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Carpe Diem Arts - Daily Antidote of Song
Carpe Diem Arts photos. Past DAS Theme Weeks - home page
https://carpediemarts.org/daily-antidote-of-song
8 months ago
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American Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, MD. Food for the soul.
8 months ago
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