Randal A. Burd, Jr.

Editor, Sparks of Calliope #litmag. Get his latest poetry collection, "Memoirs of a Witness Tree," (Kelsay Books, 2020) @ Amazon. #editor #poet #teacher #writer

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Sparks of Calliope is pleased to announce its nomination of "My Father Remembers" by Laurie Kuntz has been selected for inclusion in Pushcart Prize XLIX (2025 edition) #pushcart #poetry #poetrycommunity #SparksofCalliope #WritingCommunity https://t.co/0qHh76OlLg

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To clarify, I meant from X. They've restricted my account because they suddenly think I'm a bot. lol.

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Haven't logged in for a while. Not exactly getting the "Welcome Back!" treatment. :D

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After this individual posted a Google Maps picture to our house and address, called us both out by our real names, told my daughter that they hope my son dies, and other terrible things, I informed them they have crossed the line into illegal harrassment.

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⏰ 2 DAYS LEFT! Don’t miss "1850 Census Monterey County, California" by Lorraine Escobar (2000) – a must-have for genealogy lovers! 📜✨

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#AuctionAlert #Genealogy #CaliforniaHistory #RareBooks

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⏰ 3 HOURS LEFT! Don’t miss "Mary and John 1630 Passengers Vol 14" by Burton W. Spear (1990) – a treasure for genealogy lovers! 📜✨

🔗 Bid now: https://t.co/6b8VMFvnFE

#AuctionAlert #Genealogy #EarlyAmerica #RareBooks

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⏰ 3 HOURS LEFT! Don’t miss "The Emergence of Lincoln" by Allan Nevins (2 Vols, 1950, 1st Ed) – a must-have for Civil War history lovers! 📚🇺🇸

🔗 Bid now: https://t.co/zC4e6ItyYI
#AuctionAlert #CivilWarHistory #RareBooks

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Two Poems by G. K. Chesterton https://t.co/KJkP13SI8X via @colonelrandal #litmag #SparksofCalliope #GKChesterton #poetry #poetrylovers

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📷 Just SOLD: A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, Vol. 2 by Edward Hyde East (1806) — a cornerstone of English criminal law!

📷 Explore my current auctions → https://t.co/igK2yntyW0
#RareBooks #LegalHistory #BookAuction #AntiquarianBooks #FirstEdition

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📚 Dive into the roots of free speech and press law with Francis Ludlow Holt’s Law of Libel — 1st American Edition (1818) now up for auction!

🖋️ Own a piece of legal legacy → https://t.co/nTFxJObX5w

#RareBooks #LegalHistory #AntiquarianBooks #FirstEdition #BookAuction

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📚 Holt’s Law of Libel (1st American Ed., 1818) by Francis Ludlow Holt — a landmark in defamation law & free press history. Rare & collectible. See listing for details! ⚖️🗞️ #RareBooks #LegalHistory #LibelLaw #AntiquarianBooks https://t.co/nTFxJObX5w

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It looks nice on the shelf, even if I can't read a word of it... :D Wie Unne Babi Tomager, 2 Volume Set, Jeremias Gotthelf

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Anyone read German? #german #SwissInnovation #literature https://t.co/42PkI1rC6X

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I love old books and antiques. Unfortunately, I have very little idea what this one says... :D Rechtsfreund für den Kanton Bern, Albert Kurz 1866, Used #german #swiss #bookspotlight https://t.co/SJQSt6lXTW

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Anyone know German? https://t.co/8PWxqBcnIv

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Can anyone read this first signature? (1810) ?

[Randal A. Burd, Jr. @COLONELRANDAL]

@BryceMLipscomb @KelloggsUS I always find it ironic that the same people who tout unregulated capitalism as the gold standard are the ones who whine when it works as expected. In a capitalistic market, when people won't apply at the wages you list, you raise your wages...

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That's great! It's always nice to be noticed. :D

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Today's listing of the day is: Sparks of Calliope: A Journal of Poetic Observations. https://t.co/MdWnW5Rll0 #WritingCommunity

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Today's listing of the day is: Sparks of Calliope: A Journal of Poetic Observations. https://t.co/MdWnW5Rll0 #WritingCommunity

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Finally got our Blockhead Odyssey Public Minecraft Server back up and running. Come check it out! PC = 51.81.50.91 Bedrock = 51.81.50.91:27867 #Minecraft

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@WomenWhoServe No clue, but it appears they restored the account. Maybe it just got mistargeted by some anti-bot bot...

[Randal A. Burd, Jr. @COLONELRANDAL]

Tried to start a Sparks of Calliope account on BlueSky and the moderators shut it down... #BlueskySocial #BlueskySocial #SparksofCalliope