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All my students came to class today, and they all made progress. I also wrote a poem. I praised to the authors of the books that I am reading. I double checked that my representatives are pushing back against nonsense and they are. This is what I can do today.

EveryLibrary is doing excellent work in protecting against book bans and other fascist attempts of censorship, including this absolute fuckery of arresting librarians. PETITION: Don't Arrest Librarians in the United States

One of my students who has been trying for years to get her diploma just forwarded me the screenshot of her sending high school approving her work for high school completion. She is juggling all the things and she did it. Omg I am so happy.

I have been checking the mail every day this January in anticipation of my contributor copy of @shopoetryjournal. So excited to have my poem here. Thank you, Sho poetry and congratulations to all the contributors. #shopoetry #poetry #milkstone #wolfganglaib

Dread scale 4/10 today in no small part because of this poem:

I’m here with a little blue sky to contribute.