I’m so excited to get my 5¢.

It is a wild thing, especially because my students and I were just there.

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That said, follow me on Fable. It is the superior reading tracker app. fable.co/ethan-healey...

My favorite books that I read in 2025.

This is just the beginning.

*Maybe* my favorite film of the year. So much fun.

Is this still on?

I was told that this essay did not interest the general public, so I published it myself. Let me know your thoughts as a lot of heart and research went into it. www.ethanhealey.com/p/mothers-of...

I’m so grateful to have a new short story published. This one is a bit better than the last one and it was a lot of fun to write. www.freedomfiction.com/2025/12/the-...

Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise continues to haunt and is damn brilliant.

Some current events inspired this one… www.ethanhealey.com/p/the-lesson...

First Snow Bunt of the Autumn/ Winter, Cefn Sidan Beach. #birdingWales

My new novella is available to purchase on Amazon. Please consider supporting me. The book makes a great Christmas gift! a.co/d/6Lpb4ZZ

I watched Ken Burns latest documentary and here are my thoughts. www.ethanhealey.com/p/ken-burns-...

This elitist bullshit has to go. I’m so disappointed in my state.

Wow. There’s that flash of entitlement and elitism we all know and love from these people who need to be removed from power.

I wrote an article about how Lincoln’s depression helped fueled his greatness, along with a review of the book that sparked my love for history. www.ethanhealey.com/p/abraham-li...

This is surreal…

AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"

The eight Democrats who sided with Republicans are part of the reason the Democratic Party is waning and why we don’t trust them. I want this shutdown to end too, but at what cost if we lose so much in the process, including the desecration of our Republic?

This Veteran’s Day, I returned to one of my favorite books and explored why it is so damn good at capturing the importance of rememberance and memory. www.ethanhealey.com/p/veterans-a...

I am so proud, scared, and excited to announce that I’m publishing my first book! This is my first, and it certainly will not be my last. I cannot wait for this venture and for you all to meet my dear Eleanor. Each copy is sold for $20 and you can message me if you’d like to purchase one.

Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.

Check out my latest article on Mayor-elect Mamdani's victory and how it is similar to the other "Boy in New York City" from a century ago. open.substack.com/pub/ethanhea...

A New Image of the Red #Spider #Nebula Captures the Radiance of a Dying Star #Webb #SpaceTelescope Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

There is nothing like waking up to a strong progressive victory in the morning.

Be sure to check out this conversation with me and @holleysnaith.bsky.social on her podcast, Say It With History.

I stopped writing fiction several years ago thinking that my stories were never worth telling. This year I wanted to change that, and so far this year I’ve written four short stories and one novella I’m proud to share that one of the stories is now published. www.freedomfiction.com/2025/10/the-...

I’m a bit late to the party, but WEAPONS is one of the best horror films I’ve seen in a long time. It’s gritty, packed with suspense, and some superb acting thrown in to the mix. If you only watch one horror film this season, watch this. You won’t regret it.

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

I just finished writing my first novella, and I’m terrified. It is fantasy, horror, and real life for many people. Let’s see where this takes me and keep on writing

I just created a Threads account. Feel free to follow me there, too. www.threads.com/@healey.jpg?...

United States: You can commit any crime, as long as you worship its leader.

The house was initially called the “People’s House.” Gold plated and $200 million dollars (that I helped pay for) is not my home.

My local city showed up!

Listen to “No Kings,” by Jesse Welles. The perfect way to celebrate the protests today. Listen to his other stuff, too. A modern Bob Dylan, in my opinion, music.apple.com/us/album/no-...

"and it is here that we are, in some pain and with no guarantees, working out our destiny." -Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Caity Weaver journeyed across New England and to Fort Ticonderoga to understand what a world of period-correct clothes, muskets, and an obsessive commitment to historical accuracy can teach everyday Americans.

Slight mash-up of Graeme MacKay's now-famed comic... [There should also be a 'Fascism' wave in the middle]

Here’s a typical bundle of file papers from the Boston Municipal Court archives. It probably hasn’t been unwrapped since it was docketed in 1822. The organization of the sub-layers is significant, & I always photograph bundles so that I can put them back together as I found them. I love this work! 🗃️

I used to write fiction a lot when I was younger. I stopped for a long time because of imposter syndrome and lack of motivation. I recently wrote two short horror fiction stories in the last two weeks, and I feel on fire! Rereading @stephenking.bsky.social’s ON WRITING helped me out of the hole.

One of the biggest advocates for political and environmental change, Greta Thunberg, is detained, mistreated, and illegally so. It is a problem when detention is caused because she put her life on the line for the Flotilla and humanitarianism.

This position derives from the Revolutionary era argument that the press was a “bulwark of liberty.”

Gulf of Tonkin was also “without a doubt,” remember?

"The river of this valley is under his power, and it will rise in anger when he has great need to bar the Ford.As soon as the captain of the Ringwraiths rode into the water the flood was released." Rivers for #TolkienTrewsday World Rivers Day @timbolton.bsky.social #LOTR #Tolkien Art Joan Wyatt

Are people still on this app, or did they migrate back to Twitter? I feel like I’m not connecting or seeing the posts as much.