Rebecca Moon Ruark is at rebeccamoonruark.com

VCU MFA writer of F and CNF, co-editor of a dance essay anthology (WVU Press 2027), #blogger, potty with a Catholic mouth, choral singer, twin mom

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Up at Rust Belt Girl: a really astute book review by Univ. of Pittsburgh senior Emily Harris. Emily reviewed poet Jason Irwin's memoir--out in April. We all know book reviews and indie-pubbed books are essential. Please read + share:
#BookRecommendation
https://t.co/yPHQP9dKBV

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All this!!

[John W. Miller @jwmjournalist]

“Being human means being authentically moved in your own heart in mysterious ways by revelations that don’t originate from aggregated data about other people collected by other people. Only you can know what it feels like for you to read Hamlet, see a solar eclipse, or hear your child’s heartbeat.” My take on the AI encyclical:
https://t.co/11WbiG1yCm

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Hmm. What would Pope Leo say?

[Ohio Citizen Action @OHIOcitizenact]

Four nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania that were slated for retirement purchased by Vistra Corp will soon be used to power data centers. Oklo is developing a 1.2 GW campus in Piketon to power Meta's Prometheus AI supercluster in New Albany https://t.co/nGDOOQVw3v

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@shemaiahng Tough! I don’t know the kind of sales he got. But a friend of mine who lives in Pittsburgh, where the literary scene is pretty robust, just held a bookstore event at a little Indie bookstore. There seemed to be a healthy crowd, and it was also live streamed over Zoom??

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Liv!!

[Paul J. Pastor @pauljpastor]

Excited for this! Go @je_suis_liv!

[Ben Dziobek @BenDziobek]

Breaking: Andover New Jersey cancels data center project and passes complete ban!! Rural NJ is fighting back against Big Tech!

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@shemaiahng @KatiePMcGrady 🤣

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“Peace…is justice at work.”

[Catholic Sat @CatholicSat]

Pope Leo XIV’s address in English at the publication of his Encyclical Letter Magnifica humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the age of Artificial Intelligence.

Do listen to all of it. It is very good.

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Nice

[brianna @bkoerth]

Midwest design Monday!

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Museum worthy image but I bet it also smells glorious!

[Melissa Ostrom @melostrom]

Been so cold lately, but the #lilacs are finally blooming. Thought I’d pick a bouquet and try out one of my new vases. This one’s glazed in Mediterranean blue and glossy green. Happy spring, friends.💜 #pottery

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@EliMcCann I think they’re all nice but my favorite is 4, with the striped shirt.

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@melostrom Me too! What a glorious, flawed, and lovable main character. I was rooting for him so hard!

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New post covering what I've been reading (books), viewing (art), listening to (choral music), and mulling (scholarship on the almighty gripe, anyone? Thanks for the input Liv and Derek!) Was your weekend great? If not, share it: #theworldaccordingtogripe

https://t.co/y2Jk9aHvQL

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@melostrom Wow, everything's so green! (Except Mocha, ofc.)

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@melostrom @susanlleary Amazing!!😍

[Kent State U Press @KentStateUPress]

Congratulations to Eric LeMay, whose book "The First 649 Days: Essays and Other Acts of Love" has been named a finalist for a 2026 Next Generation Indie Book Award!

https://t.co/tLHKFaQtR5

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@DanteTheDon My parents were married in that beautiful church in 1969!

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Okay, on my list next time I visit Northern Ohio!

[Jeremy Wayne Tate @JeremyTate41]

Your brain says Europe, but it's actually Ohio.

This is the Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo.

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Reasons to use an em dash:

1) reclaim it from the machines
2) you don't know what a semicolon is for
3) it has incredible vibes

[Jon Lauck @jlauck1941]

Wall art, Ohio State University student union

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@herekdeckman When I say complaining is my love language, this is what I mean. I want to gather around a table of fellow gripers and feast on shared peeves and grumbles, grow stronger from the shared moan. I never gripe to compete-like, my complaint is more dire-but only to draw others in. TU!

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Okay, serious research here. Chime in, my Midwestern-living/loving or native folks:

Do we Midwesterners have a special relationship with the gripe?

How is a gripe different from a complaint?

And why are Midwesterners particularly adept at griping?