Steeves
@devonshyr.bsky.social
Hamline MFAC
Writer
HS Teacher and Theatre Director
When I post here, it means I have other work I really don't want to do right now.
Writer
HS Teacher and Theatre Director
When I post here, it means I have other work I really don't want to do right now.
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This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
September 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
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Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo.
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
September 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo.
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
"Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind."
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The open secret to pedagogy research is that small class sizes/maximizing educator attention per pupil is the simplest, most effective, and unfortunately the least attractive to administration thing you can do to improve learning outcomes.
We know how to teach books in the age of AI: small classes, close reading, research-engaged learning (which is how you ’let students see you struggle’). The issue is nobody will hire and pay the requisite # of faculty to offer this.
September 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
The open secret to pedagogy research is that small class sizes/maximizing educator attention per pupil is the simplest, most effective, and unfortunately the least attractive to administration thing you can do to improve learning outcomes.
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So embarrassing when people think the point of reading a novel is to know the plot, so a summary is just as good. The plot isn’t important, you rube. You absolute simpleton. The point of reading a novel is to find out what the characters are eating and start thinking about what you want for dinner.
August 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
So embarrassing when people think the point of reading a novel is to know the plot, so a summary is just as good. The plot isn’t important, you rube. You absolute simpleton. The point of reading a novel is to find out what the characters are eating and start thinking about what you want for dinner.
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LAST WORDS FOR JERRY GARCIA
By Robert Hunter
Not the same thing as the more widely published Elegy, which is magnificent and worth your time to look up if you haven't seen it.
From a privately published collection of Hunter's elegies and funeral poems for friends and family
By Robert Hunter
Not the same thing as the more widely published Elegy, which is magnificent and worth your time to look up if you haven't seen it.
From a privately published collection of Hunter's elegies and funeral poems for friends and family
August 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
LAST WORDS FOR JERRY GARCIA
By Robert Hunter
Not the same thing as the more widely published Elegy, which is magnificent and worth your time to look up if you haven't seen it.
From a privately published collection of Hunter's elegies and funeral poems for friends and family
By Robert Hunter
Not the same thing as the more widely published Elegy, which is magnificent and worth your time to look up if you haven't seen it.
From a privately published collection of Hunter's elegies and funeral poems for friends and family
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August 7, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”
August 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I have just been sent the transcript of a deposition my grandmother gave in 1977 while she was serving as an expert witness in a series of tribal rights cases and let me tell you, if nothing else this is proof that I come by it honest for every conceivable value of “it”
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A guiding principle for my life has been "become the role model I wish I had when I was younger" and a person cannot really do that while compromising morals and ethics. Maybe I would have more money, but I have also seen how rich people are not necessarily happier with it either.
July 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A guiding principle for my life has been "become the role model I wish I had when I was younger" and a person cannot really do that while compromising morals and ethics. Maybe I would have more money, but I have also seen how rich people are not necessarily happier with it either.
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Learned a great French verb today: s'ambiancer. (the s' makes it reflexive). It's like a verb form of ambiance, and I guess you'd have to translate it as something like "get in the mood of things" or maybe just "vibe" because as far as I know, no form of English allows you to ambiance as a verb.
April 17, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Learned a great French verb today: s'ambiancer. (the s' makes it reflexive). It's like a verb form of ambiance, and I guess you'd have to translate it as something like "get in the mood of things" or maybe just "vibe" because as far as I know, no form of English allows you to ambiance as a verb.
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having a Tough Time with my creative projects so i'm going back to an old fanfic and ya boi has still got it.
March 1, 2026 at 1:19 AM
having a Tough Time with my creative projects so i'm going back to an old fanfic and ya boi has still got it.
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The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive
February 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
Anyone looking to support Minnesotan families from out of state, here's a worthy place for your dollars.
Many families can't work due to the ongoing federal occupation, this is to help them make rent.
Many families can't work due to the ongoing federal occupation, this is to help them make rent.
Donate to Rent Support for Bancroft Families, organized by Emily Butler
As neighbors, friends, caregivers, and community, we cannot sit by and watch neighbors… Emily Butler needs your support for Rent Support for Bancroft Families
www.gofundme.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Anyone looking to support Minnesotan families from out of state, here's a worthy place for your dollars.
Many families can't work due to the ongoing federal occupation, this is to help them make rent.
Many families can't work due to the ongoing federal occupation, this is to help them make rent.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
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Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
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The true secret to my long career: As a midlist writer hanging on to my career one book at a time, I can only control the work I do, not outcomes.
So I work: Drafting Novel W while waiting for edit notes on Novel F. When edits & draft are done, I'll return to the half finished & overdue Novel L.
So I work: Drafting Novel W while waiting for edit notes on Novel F. When edits & draft are done, I'll return to the half finished & overdue Novel L.
January 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The true secret to my long career: As a midlist writer hanging on to my career one book at a time, I can only control the work I do, not outcomes.
So I work: Drafting Novel W while waiting for edit notes on Novel F. When edits & draft are done, I'll return to the half finished & overdue Novel L.
So I work: Drafting Novel W while waiting for edit notes on Novel F. When edits & draft are done, I'll return to the half finished & overdue Novel L.
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🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
🇺🇸 MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.” (From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social )
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Gonna be even more earnest than usual on main, but I wanted to share. Because I have a bunch of pain stuff I was in my thoughts about it, and I said to myself, “I have to show love to my body. My body is doing the best it can.” so if anybody needs this, it made me feel good to say that
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Gonna be even more earnest than usual on main, but I wanted to share. Because I have a bunch of pain stuff I was in my thoughts about it, and I said to myself, “I have to show love to my body. My body is doing the best it can.” so if anybody needs this, it made me feel good to say that
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Went to a old childhood park. A golf course that had been there is now a nature preserve, which was pretty cool. The bridge I used to cross to get to my GF'S house in high school has been torn down. Also, I found this neat thing. Places age along with people, it turns out.
November 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Went to a old childhood park. A golf course that had been there is now a nature preserve, which was pretty cool. The bridge I used to cross to get to my GF'S house in high school has been torn down. Also, I found this neat thing. Places age along with people, it turns out.