Karen Southall Watts
@karenswords.bsky.social
Educator and writer wondering what comes next in life.
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Just a Pretty House with Garden in Oxford, story at Spillwords.com
Spillwords.com presents: Just a Pretty House with Garden in Oxford, a short story by Karen Southall Watts, who is teaching, writing, and ...
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March 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Yesterday I was at the Beauty Biz Summit. Entrepreneurs, start planning now for the Women & Minority Small Business Summit (everyone welcome) on June 19th through the SBC of Alamance Community College
March 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Yesterday I was at the Beauty Biz Summit. Entrepreneurs, start planning now for the Women & Minority Small Business Summit (everyone welcome) on June 19th through the SBC of Alamance Community College
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These are terrible times — the worst I’ve lived through, and I’ve lived through some bad ones. But in hundreds of thousands of ways, you are beacon lights. You are the beginnings of positive change. robertreich.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
A Sunday thought
Friends,
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March 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
These are terrible times — the worst I’ve lived through, and I’ve lived through some bad ones. But in hundreds of thousands of ways, you are beacon lights. You are the beginnings of positive change. robertreich.substack.com/p/a-sunday-t...
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Pardon My Broken Heart, by Karen Southall Watts
Poetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from Bottlecap Features. To be human is to have your heart broken. Sometimes repeatedly. Pardon My Broken Heart looks at what it means to have a broken heart and keep going...
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March 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Great advice from @msdonna.bsky.social Make a decision www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGb6...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Great advice from @msdonna.bsky.social Make a decision www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGb6...
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Time for Tea
by
Karen Southall Watts
@karenswords.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
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Karen Southall Watts
@karenswords.bsky.social
#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
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Time for Tea – Free Flash Fiction
She thinned her breakfast milk with water. She tried to pretend it was a smart, calorie-cutting, strategy, and not because the community food pantry was closed until Tuesday. She had already reserved ...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Thank you for giving this story a home @freeflashfiction.bsky.social
New this week. For the first time in my life, and I'm no spring chicken, I was in a room where someone aggressively shushed all political discussion out of fear. 😱
February 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New this week. For the first time in my life, and I'm no spring chicken, I was in a room where someone aggressively shushed all political discussion out of fear. 😱
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Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
February 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Giving access to SSNs, other data on government employees to non-employees like Musk is a violation of 5 USC 552a, and carries with it a penalty of $1000 per person whose data was accessed. We are building a case. Govt employees who want to participate should contact me directly
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Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
Upending the lives of millions who rely on federal programs.
Grotesquely blaming "DEI" for disaster.
Trump wants to consolidate power through divide-and-conquer tactics. We must stand together and fight back. youtu.be/wSYbNcjGjhA?...
Upending the lives of millions who rely on federal programs.
Grotesquely blaming "DEI" for disaster.
Trump wants to consolidate power through divide-and-conquer tactics. We must stand together and fight back. youtu.be/wSYbNcjGjhA?...
Fighting Back Against Trump II | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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February 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Replacing civil servants with loyalists.
Upending the lives of millions who rely on federal programs.
Grotesquely blaming "DEI" for disaster.
Trump wants to consolidate power through divide-and-conquer tactics. We must stand together and fight back. youtu.be/wSYbNcjGjhA?...
Upending the lives of millions who rely on federal programs.
Grotesquely blaming "DEI" for disaster.
Trump wants to consolidate power through divide-and-conquer tactics. We must stand together and fight back. youtu.be/wSYbNcjGjhA?...
Reposted by Karen Southall Watts
Wanted:
A few days ago I saw stats about “for every dollar spent on an NSF grant, there’s ____ economic impact on communities” or something
I need that stat for an open letter for scientists and now can’t find it.
Also similar stats for EPA, NOAA, NIH grants etc would be useful here. 🧪
A few days ago I saw stats about “for every dollar spent on an NSF grant, there’s ____ economic impact on communities” or something
I need that stat for an open letter for scientists and now can’t find it.
Also similar stats for EPA, NOAA, NIH grants etc would be useful here. 🧪
January 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Wanted:
A few days ago I saw stats about “for every dollar spent on an NSF grant, there’s ____ economic impact on communities” or something
I need that stat for an open letter for scientists and now can’t find it.
Also similar stats for EPA, NOAA, NIH grants etc would be useful here. 🧪
A few days ago I saw stats about “for every dollar spent on an NSF grant, there’s ____ economic impact on communities” or something
I need that stat for an open letter for scientists and now can’t find it.
Also similar stats for EPA, NOAA, NIH grants etc would be useful here. 🧪
It's a test right? Just as I finish gearing myself up to be kind no matter what today...some stranger calls my number, tells me they are returning MY call, and when I try to politely get off the phone, they begin yelling "Shut up." 😒
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's a test right? Just as I finish gearing myself up to be kind no matter what today...some stranger calls my number, tells me they are returning MY call, and when I try to politely get off the phone, they begin yelling "Shut up." 😒
Good writing morning--cool, rainy, and quiet. Better after I figured out how to turn off Copilot in MSWord.
January 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Good writing morning--cool, rainy, and quiet. Better after I figured out how to turn off Copilot in MSWord.
Loved this. Great list of ideas. One of the ways to cultivate empathy and reach out to younger people is to read fiction and encourage the children/teens in your life to do so as well. Reading stories builds our empathy muscles.
Tips to keep democracy alive in 2025:
1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
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1. Be Brave. Avoid helpless/hopeless talk. Authoritarians want you to feel powerless because it makes their work easier. Courage, faith, and optimism are essential. Fascism feeds on cynicism and pessimism. Starve it.
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2025: Keep democracy alive. FrameLab New Year's resolutions
Advice for defeating the authoritarian threat
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January 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Loved this. Great list of ideas. One of the ways to cultivate empathy and reach out to younger people is to read fiction and encourage the children/teens in your life to do so as well. Reading stories builds our empathy muscles.
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A new drawing for the last day of #InverteFest! May this leopard moth bring you good fortune in the new year!
#art #HappyNewYear
#art #HappyNewYear
December 31, 2024 at 4:46 PM
A new drawing for the last day of #InverteFest! May this leopard moth bring you good fortune in the new year!
#art #HappyNewYear
#art #HappyNewYear
One short story submitted this morning, and a hard copy printed of a first draft for a longer project. Yay! ☺️
December 30, 2024 at 7:45 PM
One short story submitted this morning, and a hard copy printed of a first draft for a longer project. Yay! ☺️
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If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey.
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Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm
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Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm
A student in a flash fiction workshop asked me, "Does someone die at the end of all your stories?" (Note to mix up my samples next time) Here's my sugary sweet seasonal answer spillwords.com/holiday-refl...
Holiday Reflections by Karen Southall Watts at Spillwords.com
Spillwords.com presents: Christmas at Spillwords - Holiday Reflections, short story by Karen Southall Watts, who is teaching, writing ...
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December 24, 2024 at 12:37 PM
A student in a flash fiction workshop asked me, "Does someone die at the end of all your stories?" (Note to mix up my samples next time) Here's my sugary sweet seasonal answer spillwords.com/holiday-refl...
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Well-functioning ecosystems and biodiversity can have a huge impact on human well-being. 🌐🧪🌍
For a #conservation journalist, this is an excellent case study to show to people who ask you: "Why spend all that money to save one species? Shouldn't we help people instead?" #wildlife 🧪🌍
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When India's vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study
New research attributes 500,000 human deaths in India over the course of five years in the early 2000s to a collapse in the country’s vulture populations. “They perform this really important function ...
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December 22, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Well-functioning ecosystems and biodiversity can have a huge impact on human well-being. 🌐🧪🌍
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The Red Tent
by
Melissa Dennison
@meldenn73.bsky.social
#flashfiction
#WritingCommunity
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Melissa Dennison
@meldenn73.bsky.social
#flashfiction
#WritingCommunity
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The Red Tent – Free Flash Fiction
The cup warms her hands, whilst cappuccino chocolate melts on her tongue. She sees a red tent opposite the book shop. It is out of place amongst the shoppers, pubs and festive wreaths. A young man i...
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December 18, 2024 at 10:17 AM
The Red Tent
by
Melissa Dennison
@meldenn73.bsky.social
#flashfiction
#WritingCommunity
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by
Melissa Dennison
@meldenn73.bsky.social
#flashfiction
#WritingCommunity
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Reposted by Karen Southall Watts
**𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚**
JXB is looking for an assistant editor to join our friendly team based in Lancaster, UK.
Come and work for a society-owned journal and support the #plantscience community. 🧪
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
@sebiology.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social @giffordlab.bsky.social
JXB is looking for an assistant editor to join our friendly team based in Lancaster, UK.
Come and work for a society-owned journal and support the #plantscience community. 🧪
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
@sebiology.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social @giffordlab.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 4:43 PM
**𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚**
JXB is looking for an assistant editor to join our friendly team based in Lancaster, UK.
Come and work for a society-owned journal and support the #plantscience community. 🧪
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
@sebiology.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social @giffordlab.bsky.social
JXB is looking for an assistant editor to join our friendly team based in Lancaster, UK.
Come and work for a society-owned journal and support the #plantscience community. 🧪
More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24
@sebiology.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social @giffordlab.bsky.social
Thank you to all new followers!! Not hanging about here much, as I'm deep in the 2025 planning. I did just find out about a poem being accepted on a new platform and sign some 2025 contracts for coaching/speaking...so yay.
December 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Thank you to all new followers!! Not hanging about here much, as I'm deep in the 2025 planning. I did just find out about a poem being accepted on a new platform and sign some 2025 contracts for coaching/speaking...so yay.
I am helping prepare some classes for #jobseekers over 50 in the Burlington, NC area. I'm actively seeking feedback on days/times and other logistics you think we should keep in mind. Please comment or message me. Thanks.
December 4, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I am helping prepare some classes for #jobseekers over 50 in the Burlington, NC area. I'm actively seeking feedback on days/times and other logistics you think we should keep in mind. Please comment or message me. Thanks.
I meant to share this, but a head cold has messed up my sense of time this week, so here's the permalink paragraphplanet.com/nov2324.gif for "Burned toast."
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November 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
I meant to share this, but a head cold has messed up my sense of time this week, so here's the permalink paragraphplanet.com/nov2324.gif for "Burned toast."
Something fun and new (for me) having my works read for the public by someone else podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pre...
Poetry by Karen Watts by Present Poetry
Karen Southall Watts, teaches, consults, and writes in North Carolina. Her works have been featured in multiple online publications as well as the North Carolina Bards Poetry Anthology 2023 and 2024, ...
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November 4, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Something fun and new (for me) having my works read for the public by someone else podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pre...
Don't love this photo of me, but I was so glad to do the interview. spillwords.com/spotlight-on...
Spotlight On Writers - Karen Southall Watts at Spillwords.com
Spillwords.com presents: Spotlight On Writers - Karen Southall Watts, who is teaching, writing, and reinventing her life.
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November 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Don't love this photo of me, but I was so glad to do the interview. spillwords.com/spotlight-on...