# aftermath (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover aftermath. Page: Feed: --- ## [Once, before, or: Own love](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/19/once-before-or-own-love/) _2026-08-19 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Blank verse Once in a lifetime, you will realize the chemistry is gone; the glass beakers, test tubes, and flasks stand there coated with dry crystal residue, beautiful but rough against the fingertips that used to run along her jawline in tender moments once, before your shared love grew practical d’Verse poetics: Once in a… Continue reading Once, before, or: Own love → ## [W3 Prompt #225: Wea’ve Written Weekly](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/19/w3-prompt-225-weave-written-weekly/) _2026-08-19 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Intro Dear friends, Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish. You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version: Part I The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read… Continue reading W3 Prompt #225: Wea’ve Written Weekly → ## [Someone smiles, or: A new half-moon](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/18/someone-smiles-or-a-new-half-moon/) _2026-08-18 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo across the table, someone smiles I wonder at this new half-moon; each gesture carries unknowns small silences tease out a guess; the danger is believing that care could become enough Tanka Tuesday: Tread with trepidation! For Tanka Tuesday, we are invited to write a poem about moving through uncertainty with caution, fear, or… Continue reading Someone smiles, or: A new half-moon → ## [Parenthood, or: Golden dust](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/17/parenthood-or-golden-dust/) _2026-08-17 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo you turn to me for nourishment I give, not knowing what will stick; some part of home goes out with you across the world beyond my reach; golden dust clings to my child's hair somewhere wakes the next spring What Do You See 354 For WDYS, Sadje offers us a photo by Matt… Continue reading Parenthood, or: Golden dust → ## [New candlesticks, or: My counter](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/16/new-candlesticks-or-my-counter/) _2026-08-16 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo new candlesticks on my counter small gold birds in Friday dusk; two wicks catch beneath the match the old words come too easily; alone, I sanctify Shabbat somehow, I've begun again W3 poetry prompt For this week’s W3, I invite all of us to write a poem about doing something familiar under changed… Continue reading New candlesticks, or: My counter → ## [Mumbling kaddish, or: Gather as one](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/15/mumbling-kaddish-or-gather-as-one/) _2026-08-15 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Poetry Partners 270 ‘Mumbling Kaddish’, a poem by Dan Brook as an atheist mumbling kaddish for my grandparents on their common yartzeit (they died on the same day, eleven years apart) even though as secular Jews, as cultural Jews they never said kaddish in their lives never went to synagogue never lit shabbat candles never… Continue reading Mumbling kaddish, or: Gather as one → ## [REBLOG: ‘Don´t let me stop’ by Lady Lee](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/15/reblog-dont-let-me-stop-by-lady-lee/) _2026-08-15 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ Poem If I had wings, I´d fight or flight Doesn´t matter even with fright May be drifting in day or night High as a kite, high as a kite The road may be twisted or rough Shifted with a huff or a puff Even prickled in my scruff So no more bluff, so no more… Continue reading REBLOG: ‘Don´t let me stop’ by Lady Lee → ## [The numbers even, or: Marriage ended years](https://skepticskaddish.com/2026/08/14/the-numbers-even-or-marriage-ended-years/) _2026-08-14 · ben Alexander · The Skeptic's Kaddish_ A Sijo schoolbag, charger, books in tow— the small things cross between homes; she counts her nights with each of us— and wants the numbers even; our marriage ended years before— the apartments only caught up Reena’s Xploration Challenge 443 For RXC, Reena invites us to write a poem inspired by the word MUNDANE. Sijo?… Continue reading The numbers even, or: Marriage ended years → ## [Power from the Sun](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/power-from-the-sun) _2026-08-01 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ I’ve long wanted to power our house with a solar system but because we’ve been so serious about energy conservation, our light bill is low. ## [San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Recap](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/san-diego-comic-con-2026-recap) _2026-07-31 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ And YES it took me this long to recover... ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JyiI8elQ3pRL) _2026-07-31 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [“It’s the economy, stupid.”°°](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/its-the-economy-stupid/) _2026-07-26 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ The Teflon Don\[ald\] is creating a Teflon \[Stock\] Market. Admittedly, I am not following trends closely. I rely on the regime (like Pam Bondi testimony, for instance, to cite old• data) to tell me how well we \[?\] are doing. People are not tuned into economic realities but rather looking at their pocketbooks. This likely Continue reading "“It’s the economy, stupid.”°°" ## [Costs](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/costs/) _2026-07-22 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ And in other sinking news… (That link takes you to a piece about the price of a letter from the Titanic, btw. The other news… How much the little excursion in Iran is costing US.) Pete came out and spilled the dollars and nonsense of it at thirty seven billion. That one doesn’t count the Continue reading "Costs" ## [Politics, pshw](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/politics-pshw/) _2026-07-21 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ There’s a lack of imagination from which politicians seem to suffer. On the right, it’s typified by running Darline Graham for Lindsey’s seat. Slop and seconds, and we think you should love it. On the D side, it’s a lazy attitude of anybody we put up for election will do. Graham Platner clearly wasn’t vetted. Continue reading "Politics, pshw" ## [SDCC Schedule, Exclusives and MORE!](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/sdcc-schedule-exclusives-and-more) _2026-07-21 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ PLUS: Catch me on TWO panels this year ## [I am AntiFa](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/i-am-antifa/) _2026-07-20 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ If you could erase one trend from history, what would it be? Fascism in all its soul sucking forms would top my list of historic trends without which we could do. Easily, but if we are honest about the way this trends historically, it won’t easily be erased. ## [Kingston is a Mess](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/kingston-is-a-mess) _2026-07-16 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ arly in July, I saw a news story that a new flyover would be built over the Sandy Gully to connect traffic from Dunrobin Avenue to East Kings House Road, close to where I now live. ## [48 Hours To Go on Sire: Aftermath #3](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/48-hours-to-go-on-sire-aftermath) _2026-07-16 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ PLUS: Sire goes Gallery – full pictures ## [Maternity](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/13/maternity/) _2026-07-13 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Why it matters: The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among peer countries, …. Axios Vitals How is it possible that America has this dubious distinction? Women in our rich country shouldn’t be dying in childbirth. It’s an expression, the “dying in childbirth,” that belongs to the slums of the 1800s. These are preventable Continue reading "Maternity" ## [First Look: Sire: Aftermath #3 pages 1-6](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/first-look-sire-aftermath-3-pages) _2026-07-13 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ PLUS: I get to enjoy the gallery experience! ## [The SIRE: Aftermath #3 is LIVE](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/the-sire-aftermath-3-is-live) _2026-07-07 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ Get the Limited Edition Trading Card, the ABSOLUTE Homage Cover and more! ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/o6gPcuFmZrG1) _2026-07-07 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [A little quiz](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/a-little-quiz/) _2026-07-04 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Just felt like it! And ’cause it felt patriotic to tribute Lin Manuel Miranda. Answers in the next post along with any missing credits. 1. What is the main character in In The Heights called? Does his name have any significance? 2. Where are the titular Heights? 3. Isn’t there a movie called In The Continue reading "A little quiz" ## [It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? —Reprise](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/its-the-4th-of-july-who-are-you-reprise/) _2026-07-04 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ via It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? The ideals of justice and equality that made America what it was are being severely tried. We cannot wear the costume of freedom if we give up our rights and freedoms. Our playwrights and story-tellers try to steer us to the right path. Who will prevail \[…\] Continue reading "It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? —Reprise" ## [It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? — My Word! 2017](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/its-the-4th-of-july-who-are-you-my-word-2017/) _2026-07-03 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Many of us are, or are descendents of those who have come from far away to be in America. The place we were born and the one in which we landed conspire to make our identity. We say we are Italian-Americans, or Americans of German ancestry. Some brought the homeland with them, for instance, naming \[…\] Continue reading "It’s the 4th of July: Who are you? — My Word! 2017" ## [On theft and the closing of avenues](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/on-theft-and-the-closing-of-avenues) _2026-07-01 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ The year after I retired as CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust, I taught a six-week creative writing summer course at the University of the West Indies to see if this was something I would like to do in retirement. ## [Socrates](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/06/29/socrates/) _2026-06-29 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Dr. Joanne Friedman tells the story of a foreign General who, while in the USA to train American troops, attempted to give them orders. He noted that they always wanted to know why. This is, as Dr. Friedman, points out a habit of Americans asserting their rights. We need the orders we follow to make Continue reading "Socrates" ## [The Summer of SIRE Continues](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/the-summer-of-sire-continues) _2026-06-29 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ Celebrate the 20th Anniversary with a LIVE Art Exhibit, Zoom Talk and MORE! ## [A Plastic Eye](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/a-plastic-eye) _2026-06-19 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ Most people’s social media accounts show the best parts of their lives – holidays, graduations, birthdays, children and grandchildren, achievements, pretty landscapes and so on. ## [Plenty of circuses](https://opinionsrwe.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/plenty-of-circuses/) _2026-06-17 · TheRealTamara · OpinionsRWe_ Bread and circuses are the way in which dictators distract. We aren’t getting bread so much, (prices are still high), but entertainment is all around. Your grocery money is being thrown at Cage Matches and FIFA. Dictators assume that we, the people are asses. UFC fights are enough to fill our bellies. We can be induced Continue reading "Plenty of circuses" ## [On Blue Lagoon (again)](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/on-blue-lagoon-again) _2026-06-10 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ Two days ago, there was a story published in the Jamaica Observer about Blue Lagoon (formerly Blue Hole) in Portland. ## [‘De ajuinensnijder’ en 'korte camion’](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/818387360118177792) _2026-06-03 · bokke_ ‘De ajuinensnijder’ en 'korte camion’ ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/MQWAlrPIHi1m) _2026-06-03 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [autoplacing of apples in a jar or something](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/818387248575905792) _2026-06-03 · bokke_ autoplacing of apples in a jar or something ## [Kicking off the 20th Anniversary of THE SIRE!!!](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/kicking-off-the-20th-anniversary) _2026-06-01 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ Limited Edition trading cards and the launch of Sire: Aftermath #3! ## [(untitled)](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/817592192557334528) _2026-05-25 · bokke_ in progress, old apple orchard on an early spring day right after a hailstorm. ## [Destroyer of Words?](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/destroyer-of-words) _2026-05-24 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ I’ve been a huge beneficiary of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. ## [in betweens in the studio](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/817316571012890624) _2026-05-22 · bokke_ in betweens in the studio ## [Live From Las Vegas...](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/live-from-las-vegas) _2026-05-21 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ DREN Productions storms the Licensing Expo! ## [march](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/817211730422841344) _2026-05-21 · bokke_ march ## [On the Uptown Memoir](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/on-the-uptown-memoir) _2026-05-17 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ And guilt (but not the guilt you expect) ## [24 Hours left to Pre-Order Plan 39 #1 SDCC Editions on Kickstarter](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/24-hours-left-to-pre-order-plan-39) _2026-05-14 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ PLUS: New LIMITED EDITION rewards available! ## [Plan 39 #1 She-Ra Cosplay Cover for SDCC Launches on Kickstarter!](https://sirestudios.substack.com/p/plan-39-1-she-ra-cosplay-cover-for) _2026-05-07 · Michael Dolce · Secrets of the Sire_ PLUS: Submissions Open To New Writers, AXA #8 Prelaunch Available ## [(untitled)](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/815039691360452608) _2026-04-27 · bokke_ ## [Farmers showing aftermath. Fruit damaged by hail. videos: Orchards still recovering from April…](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/814151412652113920) _2026-04-17 · bokke_ Farmers showing aftermath. Fruit damaged by hail. videos: Orchards still recovering from April hail storms in York County My Fruit Destroyed By The Hail Storm https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=orchard+still+recorvering+from+april https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQAHWudRtsY ## [Polarized photograph of an apple in my studio.](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/814075595379163136) _2026-04-16 · bokke_ Polarized photograph of an apple in my studio. ## [Aftermath of hailstorm, digitized from online video.](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/813969862493962240) _2026-04-15 · bokke_ Aftermath of hailstorm, digitized from online video. ## [the mix between the depth map and 3d printing, using material to reflect lines and shapes](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/812053509186912256) _2026-03-25 · bokke_ the mix between the depth map and 3d printing, using material to reflect lines and shapes ## [Learned about forensic printing techniques. As the image loses its grip on reality, forensic…](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/811546462666293248) _2026-03-19 · bokke_ Learned about forensic printing techniques. As the image loses its grip on reality, forensic photography remains the front line for photographic evidence. It was some of the most technical photography i’ve ever seen. ## [(untitled)](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/811268697422495744) _2026-03-16 · bokke_ Most of the time after I share something, I’ll make up my mind if something works or not. It feels good, but it can go one step more. ## [The Present Moment and Arundhati Roy](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/the-present-moment-and-arundhati) _2026-03-12 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ Today I was going to write a light-hearted post about the relentless tide of exercise advice that comes to older women via social media, but found that given the present moment – a raging war in the Middle East, oil tankers burning, children in a school murdered from the sky, hundreds of people dying, thousand displaced – I could not. ## [Ah the best part of the job. ‘trying stuff out and see if it works.’](https://bokkescrapbook.tumblr.com/post/810355429340266496) _2026-03-06 · bokke_ Ah the best part of the job. ‘trying stuff out and see if it works.’ ## [To aspiring writers everywhere](https://dianamccaulay.substack.com/p/to-aspiring-writers-everywhere) _2026-02-25 · Diana McCaulay · Diana’s Substack - Inroads_ ... on dead phones and 'success'