Patricia O'Donnell
@patriciaodonnell.org
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Writer, reader, Mainer. New novel, A Symmetry of Husbands. Author page patriciaodonnell.org
Yay! I reached 1000 followers! Probably 100 of them are real people and to them I say Hi!!
about 1 month ago
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I need just one more person (or pretend person) to reach 1000 followers!
about 1 month ago
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So glad I was able to see the beautiful show by Shanna McNair in the Emery Center at its closing, and to hear her read from her book SOUL RETRIEVAL. Shanna was a BFA student years ago who helped shape the program, and shape me as a writing teacher.
about 2 months ago
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Here is the town of Broto, Spain, from our hotel.
3 months ago
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Where is my dead sister? I want to know.
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3 months ago
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Rustica is a beautiful new journal from central rural Maine. I'm happy to have my story "The Night It Happened" in it.
3 months ago
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Pine Tree Activism📎
3 months ago
==================== Mainers – Absentee Ballots Available for Request Online ==================== Absentee ballots for 2025 are now available for request online. Remember to VOTE NO ON 1 to Save Maine Absentee Voting.
#Maine
#MEpolitics
#SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting
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Pips #3 Hard đź”´ 3:59 New game, new way to waste time.
4 months ago
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Along with three other writers, I will give a short reading from my work at the Bangor Beer Company in Bangor, Maine this Sunday, July 13th, at noon. Join us!
5 months ago
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shauna
6 months ago
there's always a tweet
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My husband wants to write a book called: "The Organised Chef." I think the subtitle should be: "How to Take the Fun Out of Cooking."
6 months ago
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"What’s missing in this current narrative is the fact that Bluesky’s social app is only meant to be one example of what’s possible within the wider AT Proto ecosystem."
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Bluesky backlash misses the point | TechCrunch
Not only is Bluesky more than just a Twitter/X alternative, it's just one app in a wider social ecosystem built on open technology.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/bluesky-backlash-misses-the-point/
6 months ago
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The Intellectualist
6 months ago
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” - James Baldwin (1924-1987)
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Hunter S Thompson's Tequila
6 months ago
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AOC❤️
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6 months ago
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I haven’t posted a photo for a while. This is a block from where I live in Wilton, Maine. Lovely day after days of rain.
6 months ago
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This puts things into perspective.
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7 months ago
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Friends from Maine: Public pressure does work. Here's Susan Collins' phone number, to call her with your thoughts about the Big Barbaric Bill: (207) 622-8414
7 months ago
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Ellen Clair Lamb
7 months ago
I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind? —Langston Hughes
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I bought myself a gift today, inspired by a Jill Lepore piece in The New Yorker. A box of little Black Books.
8 months ago
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Farmington, Maine shows up.
8 months ago
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Smooth Dunk
8 months ago
america rn
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I get this.
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8 months ago
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A huge crowd for Portland, Maine.
8 months ago
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HCR writes that Trump "didn’t land on a plan until less than three hours before he announced it . . . Neither Republican lawmakers nor the president’s team knew what Trump would do. 'He’s at the peak of just not giving a f*ck anymore,' a WH official told reporters." Some of us do give a fuck.
8 months ago
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I volunteer in a food pantry that always needs fresh produce, and to see this waste is appalling.
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9 months ago
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IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...
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IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a Trillion Dollars for the USA
The Post reports today that the IRS’ internal projections estimate that the...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-predicts-doge-lost-half-a-trillion-dollars-for-the-usa
9 months ago
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LumenARRT!
9 months ago
LumenARRT! paid a visit to the Federal Building in Portland recently. In case of coup remember, we are many, they are few.
#upholddemocracy
#Resist
#MEpolitics
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@divy great job talking about Bluesky on Maine Calling!
9 months ago
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Rumford, Maine public library! Book talk/reading Tuesday, March 11, 6:30! See you there!
9 months ago
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From Mt. Tamalpais, yesterday.
10 months ago
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"Killing Me Softly" is a masterpiece, but this has always given me shivers. RIP Roberta.
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Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 1972
YouTube video by OLD TAPES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4
10 months ago
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Grateful to
sugarsugarsalt.org
for republishing this flash essay first published in Brevity. It means a lot to me.
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Darning by Patricia O’Donnell
I am a grandmother of two middle-school-aged girls who call me “Granny,” and I darn socks. Not many people these days take the time to do it. People will throw holey socks away and buy new ones. As…
https://sugarsugarsalt.org/2025/02/23/daring-by-patricia-odonnell/
10 months ago
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Another of Pt. Reyes for peace. Estero trail.
10 months ago
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Steve Collins
10 months ago
"You must ask yourself: who and what will he target next, and what will he do? Will it be you? Will it be because of your race or your religion? Will it be because you look different or think differently? Where does it end?" - Maine Gov. Janet Mills
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Here’s the story about Janet Mills.
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10 months ago
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I don't know if she's on Bluesky, but I am very proud of our Governor today, Janet Mills. I knew she had balls and she proved it today in the face of a bully.
10 months ago
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Point Reyes National Seashore.
10 months ago
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I’m trying to beware of the eel but it’s hard to do.
10 months ago
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Beautiful Marin County.
10 months ago
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Adam Bonin
10 months ago
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
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It may not do any good, but it can't HURT to sign:
sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Stop Trump’s cuts to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s research!
As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded rese...
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/stop-trump-s-cuts-to-cancer-diabetes-alzheimer-s-research?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_source=bluesky&share=48ddb438-02b0-4db7-b47d-2d40ddd09eda
10 months ago
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Greeneville Zoo
10 months ago
The meerkats in our petting zoo moan when you touch them. We don’t condone this behavior but they think it’s hysterical.
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Laila Lalami
10 months ago
A small thing you can do is to start each day by telling your reps how you feel about an unelected billionaire taking over the levers of government and about the president announcing that your tax dollars will be used for land grab and ethnic cleansing. Capitol switchboard: 202 224-3121
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Good morning February.
11 months ago
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@gramily60.bsky.social
welcome to Bluesky!
11 months ago
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I got a story accepted this morning, and all of the sudden the snow is pretty, my haircut doesn't suck (so bad), and I'm actually kind of a genius. Thank you,
@raleighreview.bsky.social
!
11 months ago
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@melissafalconfield.bsky.social
welcome to Bluesky!
11 months ago
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Laurie Loves Data
12 months ago
70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US We are the only highly developed nation without it Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
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Justin Mikulka
about 1 year ago
We have always relied on the oil and gas industry to self-report methane emissions. Now we have independent ways to of measuring those emissions and it turns out they were lying about the emissions. By a lot. The blue lines are actual measurements. The pink are industry numbers.
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