Yup! My ex just couldn't stand the fact that I could be content not living "The High Life". At almost 70, I take pleasure in working hard to make my home a haven. He can have his Mediterranean cruises and fancy restaurants. I just shampooed my carpets, and am going to make a big pot of chili.💓💓💓

I have to laugh...*my* name is Patricia, and I love to grow nasturtiums too (they smell so wonderful)!💓😂💓 Big hugs to her!

"It’s not a discovery. It’s a choice, made over and over, morning after morning, the same choice my father never quite got around to making."

I should've added (and you should to) that reviews are super helpful from verified buyers. I know I'll be leaving one soon once the book is delivered on Thursday! 😉

Sixty-six years old. Finally figured out the math. "Be Happy With Yourself, With What You Have" open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

go.bsky.app/Qe6no8o The US is on thin ice, but we've got stubborn hope & #MajorJasonWatson. Fascists can go chew gravel & choke on our celebrations! We know what this country can be; we're not giving it to MAGA. All vetted mutuals Follow and Repost Mind Your Wile Smile😁 Laugh😂 Love❤️ Live🤪 DEFEND💪

For all who resist. Or the others who unwittingly buy into rhetoric rather than truth. A worthy new addition to an already stellar list, crafted for today's peaceful warriors and tomorrows insightful visionaries... Wisdom. Heart. Laughter. Tears. Thank you, Tom. www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7F46R9...

Congrats, Tom! Just saw this post. So happy to order this and add it to my library, Secretly looking forward to future volumes added.

Great Starter Pack!!

Great Starter Pack!!

"I think about the country the same way. Nothing’s shattered outright. The institutions still mostly function, the way a cracked windshield still lets the light through. But there’s a line running through the middle of it that wasn’t there four years ago, finding the weak grain and following it."

Golf-ball-sized hail in Sterling, CO, last Monday. Photo by Headlane77

I've been telling these stories all year, the ones from nine miles down a road that doesn't show up on the map. Now they're in a book you can hold. Nine Miles and Other Stories is up for paperback preorder. 📖

The storm took the windshield. He's taking the rest. Hail wrecked my nephew's crop and my wife's windshield this week. Meanwhile the President can't get the stars right on his own country's Great Seal. Being loud about loving something isn't the same as loving it. open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

Beautiful song.

Two on the floor. A record turning. One of them crying for a cowboy who can't let anybody in. That's the whole thing. open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

"Power, in any form, in any system, has always preferred the reaction to the reflection. The reaction is fast. The reflection is slow. The reaction can be produced on demand. The reflection cannot. A citizenry that reacts is predictable and manageable. A citizenry that reflects is neither."

Oh, good morning, Tom! I didn't even realize you were in there. I was just following the good vibes. Maybe listening to a good podcast🤪😜😆 Just kidding, you are most welcome! Thank you for sharing. May the day treat you like it owes you money, and make any stress reconsider its life choices.💙☕☮️🐺😎

You’re right! And thanks for the article! I write about the anthropology of blame: how societies project guilt, disorder, and failure onto nature, animals, outsiders, and institutions — and what that history reveals about modern governance. See my substack @bertrandlaurent.

Glad to see you continue to write inspiring posts! I do my bit, writing about the anthropology of blame: how societies project guilt, disorder, and failure onto nature, animals, outsiders, and institutions — and what that history reveals about modern governance. See my substack @bertrandlaurent.

You put it on Amazon, yes? Fabulous. Your work deserves the presence of more than a digital copy. Hard cover too, I hope?

I'm thinking you need to renumber this list and put Nine Miles at the top! Having a celebratory drink in your honor, Tom :)

Excellent writing Tom. You are so good. I didn't read it ad an argument. It read like a discussion. The reason she's so comfortable in your house is because she feels safe there. And you raised an incredible woman. Congratulations.

This is a must read. Tom's writing is truly exceptional and this story is for every Democrat and every Democratic Socialist.

Great Starter Pack!!

Great Starter Pack!!

Great Starter Pack!!

We've all been paying for the Democrats

My daughter visited me this summer. Watching her, I kept thinking: her generation didn’t break this country,but they’re the ones paying for it. My newest article on SubStack open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

“And I’d stop letting the donor class set the ceiling on what’s possible before the conversation even starts.” @theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social has a very smart daughter. joadt.substack.com/p/summer-visit

"They received the information as public servants. They deployed it as private investors." I finally got around to reading this one by @theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social from the beginning of the month. It was worth it. joadt.substack.com/p/they-pay-t...

My daughter visited me this summer. Watching her, I kept thinking: her generation didn’t break this country,but they’re the ones paying for it. My newest article on SubStack open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

“We can see the edge of the precipice”  Author Amitav Ghosh on environmental catastrophe, food, and the imagination  
speakingoutofplace.com/2026/06/16/r...

@theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social Thought of your brilliant essay, Tom Joad...

Congratulations!

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A fighter said Michelle Obama is a man on the White House lawn. The President smiled. I wrote about where that permission really comes from. "The Permission," up now. open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

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Great read by my good friend @theoriginaltomjoad.bsky.social

We know how important it is to raise good men, yet here we are.

Thank you @designationsix.bsky.social for including me!!! 🦋✊🏻✌🏻🖖🏻🥳 go.bsky.app/PRrVUJb

Thank you. The entire world deserves better.

Thank You, 'Tom Joad' Your Essay was very moving.

A fighter said Michelle Obama is a man on the White House lawn. The President smiled. I wrote about where that permission really comes from. "The Permission," up now. open.substack.com/pub/joadt/p/...

They suspended my main account mcspocky.bsky.social because of suspicious activity. I appealed last night and I'm waiting to hear back from them. 😢