# melanie (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover melanie. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sentence Intensive #3](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-3-f54) _2026-08-19 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz ## [Free Craft Class: The Power of Imagery](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/free-craft-class-the-power-of-imagery) _2026-08-18 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Because an image suggests so much more that isn't on the page ## [Sentence Intensive Day 2](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-day-2) _2026-08-18 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Little White Sister," by Melanie Rae Thon from the collection First, Body ## [Melanie C patrocina a histórica camisa do time feminino do Sheffield FC para a temporada 2026/27](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/melanie-c-patrocina-a-historica-camisa-do-time-feminino-do-sheffield-fc-para-a-temporada-2026-27/) _2026-08-18 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ A Sporty Spice, Melanie C, fechou contrato com o clube de futebol mais antigo do mundo, o Sheffield FC, para patrocinar a camisa da… ## [Sentence Intensive Day 1](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-day-1) _2026-08-17 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien ## [Emma Bunton e Nicole Appleton relembram a era de ouro das Spice Girls em entrevista no “Holly Willoughby Together”](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/emma-bunton-e-nicole-appleton-relembram-a-era-de-ouro-das-spice-girls-em-entrevista-no-holly-willoughby-together/) _2026-08-17 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ Emma Bunton e Nicole Appleton embarcaram em uma verdadeira viagem aos anos 1990 ao lado de Holly Willoughby, relembrando a amizade, a moda e… ## [Álbum “Greatest Hits” conquista 3x Platina no Reino Unido](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/album-greatest-hits-conquista-3x-platina-no-reino-unido/) _2026-08-16 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ Mais um grande marco para as Spice Girls! O álbum “Greatest Hits” recebeu sua 3ª certificação de Platina no Reino Unido, ultrapassando a marca… ## [Trio australiano DMA’S revela que toparia uma colaboração com a “super legal” Melanie C após encontro em festival](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/trio-australiano-dmas-revela-que-toparia-uma-colaboracao-com-a-super-legal-melanie-c-apos-encontro-em-festival/) _2026-08-16 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ O trio australiano revelou que ficaria feliz em entrar em estúdio com a Spice Girl após conhecê-la no festival Neighbourhood Weekender, no início deste… ## [Swimming in Style in August--Video](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/swimming-in-style-in-august-video-382) _2026-08-16 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Necessary Angels," by Melanie Rae Thon ## [The Coils of her Sorrow](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/the-coils-of-her-sorrow) _2026-08-15 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, translated by Douglas J. Weatherford ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ibGlo2WzHa8n) _2026-08-15 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Swimming in Style in August-Zoom Link](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/swimming-in-style-in-august-zoom-a75) _2026-08-14 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Necessary Angels" by Melanie Rae Thon ## [More Stunningness on the Way!](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/more-stunningness-on-the-way) _2026-08-12 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Swimming in Style AND Sentence Intensive! ## [Victoria Beckham é fotografada curtindo iate em Saint-Tropez com a família](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/victoria-beckham-e-fotografada-curtindo-iate-em-saint-tropez-com-a-familia/) _2026-08-10 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ ## [“Wannabe30” continua no Top40 em UK em sua quarta semana](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/wannabe30-continua-no-top40-em-uk-em-sua-quarta-semana/) _2026-08-10 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ O single comemorativo “Wannabe30” continua mostrando sua força nas paradas britânicas. Em sua quarta semana, o lançamento permanece no Top40 do Reino Unido, reforçando… ## [Poet of the Month, August: Rachel Burns](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/08/10/poet-of-the-month-august-rachel-burns/) _2026-08-10 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2026. For August, we are delighted to publish three new works by Rachel Burns. The first of these, ‘Somewhere we are fifteen, dancing at the pub disco‘, is published today with two more poems to follow throughout the month. Somewhere… ## [Your Eleven-Year-Old Self](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/your-eleven-year-old-self) _2026-08-08 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "First, Body," by Melanie Rae Thon from the collection, First, Body ## [In conversation with Nina Schuyler](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/in-conversation-with-nina-schuyler) _2026-08-07 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ A recording from Nina Schuyler and Julie Gabrielli's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210270137/55b137127a86ba9a4bbea66c5a3affbe.mp3) ## [Victoria Beckham é fotografada em Saint-Tropez](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/victoria-beckham-e-fotografada-em-saint-tropez/) _2026-08-06 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ ## [Melanie C revela detalhes da reunião das Spice Girls em seu casamento: “Foi um momento muito especial”](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/melanie-c-revela-detalhes-da-reuniao-das-spice-girls-em-seu-casamento-foi-um-momento-muito-especial/) _2026-08-06 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ Melanie C compartilhou novos detalhes sobre a emocionante reunião das Spice Girls durante seu casamento com o australiano Chris, realizado há duas semanas no… ## [Spice Girls são citadas em comercial do programa “Estrelas da Casa”](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/spice-girls-sao-citadas-em-comercial-do-programa-estrelas-da-casa/) _2026-08-06 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ A mensagem publicitária, veiculada em horário nobre nesta terça-feira, apresentou um trecho do videoclipe de “Brilha La Luna” do Rouge. O comercial também destacou… ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VfhFXDi6NEcZ) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Melanie C fala sobre casamento, The Voice Australia e celebra o legado das Spice Girls em entrevista ao “The Morning Show”](https://www.spicegirlsforeverbrasil.com.br/melanie-c-fala-sobre-casamento-the-voice-australia-e-celebra-o-legado-das-spice-girls-em-entrevista-ao-the-morning-show/) _2026-08-05 · Spice Boy · Spice Girls Forever Brasil_ Melanie C concedeu uma entrevista ao programa The Morning Show, da emissora australiana Sunrise, nesta quarta-feira (5), onde falou sobre seu recente casamento, a… ## [i’m moving on out of the fever dream (haken’s in a fever dream ep is very good)](https://crystalline.blog/posts/im-moving-on-out-of-the-fever-dream-hakens-in-a-fever-dream-ep-is-very-good) _2026-07-29 · Crystalline Blog_ Vivianne talks about her favorite band’s new album release and an unexpected way she found meaning in it. I’m a huge fan of Haken. They’re a huuuge musical inspiration for me. I really enjoy the musical landscapes they create, the vibes and stories they tell (I think their “Aquarius” album is the most queer cishet love story that exists). So I gotta say, I did not expect Haken to release a new… ## [S14. E3: Michael Schneider: Pilots to the Rescue](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/michael-schneider) _2026-07-22 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ We do own and operate aircraft, but we also put a lot of energy into telling the story and that’s really important because that’s what’s going to provide transformation in this space, because people will hear about what we do think it’s a cool mission. We inspire people. They’ll think twice about buying an animal. They’ll open up their homes and hearts to foster. And that’s really what we are.… ## [Short Story of the Month, July: ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ by Tom Vowler](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/07/12/short-story-of-the-month-july-lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-by-tom-vowler/) _2026-07-12 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Letter from Dr Albert Hofmann to Ernst Jünger Bottmingen, Switzerland – 16th September 1943 My dear Herr Jünger, I recently read your novel Heliopolis and as ever your writing goes beyond simple words on a page. I was especially drawn to the speculative elements, not to mention the book’s philosophic inquiries, which I… ## [S14. E2: Kevin Sherwin: How do you Milk an Almond?](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/kevin-sherwin) _2026-07-08 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ His argument against almond milk is that you can’t call almond milk milk because you can’t physically milk an almond. ” - Kevin Sherwin Kevin Sherwin is a composer, musician, and filmmaker who decided that the best way to expose Big Dairy’s war on the word milk was through a courtroom puppet musical. The film is called How Do You Milk an Almond? It has stick puppets, original songs, a very… ## [Poet of the Month Essay, June / Melanie Marshall](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/27/poet-of-the-month-essay-june-melanie-marshall/) _2026-06-27 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ My poems showcased here in this inspiring place are both typical, and, of what I write. I penned poetry prolifically from about the age of nine until my early twenties and then suddenly, once accepted onto the novel stream of a Creative Writing MA, everything I wrote was prose fiction (or shopping lists). I managed one sentimental poem after the birth of my son, and then, around ten years later… ## [‘Exeunt’ by Melanie Marshall](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/27/exeunt-by-melanie-marshall/) _2026-06-27 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Day One From nowhere a displaced, Cloven, braced in the shallows Marmite eyes unanswered He vaults over the ford Interrupted. Day Three A puppet under the hedge Tiny antlers once sculpted of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, vessels. Uncalled-for on grass verge of death Eye: quill in a bloodwell Back end: velour peeled already… ## [S14. E1: Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno: Green Goddesses Take New York](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/jamie-logan-justine-adorno) _2026-06-24 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ We had to start asking how are we sustainable with the activism in the long run? I think that using humor, using confrontation will get people to look at the things that they normally wouldn’t. ” - Jamie Logan Whether they are dressed as fish on the streets of New York, speaking to college students or creating award winning media, Jamie Logan and Justina Adorno are finding new ways to spark… ## [Short Story of the Month, June: ‘The Brutality of Fairy Tales’ by Conor Griffin](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/short-story-of-the-month-june-the-brutality-of-fairy-tales-by-conor-griffin/) _2026-06-14 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Between the waves of panic and shock, some questions arose that could not be answered: How did it happen? How could she not have immediately noticed his absence? How would they ever fucking get through this? It was devastatingly straightforward: Her youngest child Jamie had been beside her at the fairground and then he wasn’t. Over his almost-four years on the planet, they had rarely been more… ## [‘Afon Elan’ by Melanie Marshall](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/14/afon-elan-by-melanie-marshall/) _2026-06-14 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Shall we go? Plateau of slate slides and gorse flumes perpendicular. The house is at the bottom key safe code 1412, squeak open the door to range black, lit after much puffing and kindling, warming the kettle and Bara Brith for afters with bathtub vista of watery ewes. Evening plunges. Shall we go to… ## [Open this .onion address (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WTwy6EWHMX3g) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Access 7btj5kisrpopxjkhmcugbiygfk2xd6op3ta7whfrmxxrldyrlh5b5zad.onion using a Tor browser. ## [Things I’ve Enjoyed Recently](https://crystalline.blog/posts/things-ive-enjoyed-recently) _2026-06-08 · Crystalline Blog_ Melanie's got a list of cool stuff for you I've got to enjoy so much good media lately. Diving in to stuff is always a risk, so it feels good when it's something you enjoy. So without too much of an intro, I hope you find some stuff here you like too. ## [Poet of the Month, June: Melanie Marshall](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/06/05/poet-of-the-month-june-melanie-marshall/) _2026-06-05 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ The Lonely Crowd will feature new work by a different poet each month throughout 2026. For June, we are delighted to publish three new works by Melanie Marshall. The first of these, ‘Dark bordered (Epione vespertaria)’ is published today with two more poems to follow throughout the month. Dark bordered (Epione vespertaria) Repelled by cedar,… ## [‘For My Cousin the Boy Racer’ by Tim MacGabhann](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/05/25/for-my-cousin-the-boy-racer-by-tim-macgabhann/) _2026-05-25 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Separate episodes at the panelbeater’s left his ninety-eight Fiat Punto a particoloured motley: red body, black bonnet, right front hub blue, the other cowled under dinted dirty white. A Ferrari sticker on the boot emblem, the interior a snug perfection: flossy tassel bobbing by the mirror, seats of crimped satin. Once, red early, his iceburn… ## [‘Saint Julian in Winter’ by Tim MacGabhann](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/05/16/saint-julian-in-winter-by-tim-macgabhann/) _2026-05-16 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ Stood, leadenboned, before the bed-length grooved barrows. Lit rainwater brimmed there: the tombstone’s saddle-gloss became a font, and anima reglossed itself as that instant in the top room of the tower’s grey file when her studious concentrated hush pulled all space as tight to her as the pith lagging snug around a chestnut. \* Chains… ## [Short Story of the Month, May: ‘The Trampoline Act’ by Katherine Stansfield](https://thelonelycrowd.org/2026/05/10/the-trampoline-act-by-katherine-stansfield/) _2026-05-10 · The Lonely Crowd · The Lonely Crowd_ The Lonely Crowd will feature a new short story by a different author each month throughout 2026. For May, we are delighted to publish a new piece by Katherine Stansfield. I. Storm Suri Peter has the radio on while making breakfast. Radio Wales before work, Radio 4 after, while making dinner. This morning: two slices… ## [You Should Play Jak & Daxter](https://crystalline.blog/posts/you-should-play-jak-daxter) _2026-04-28 · Crystalline Blog_ Vivianne talks about a 3D Platformer game she played. If you know me, then you most likely know that as much as I talk about Rayman 2, I don’t really like that many 3D Platformers. I’m not interested in mechanical mastery, like Mario or Sonic, and I don’t really like platformers that are just collectathons. I want to discover a new world and have fun exploring it. So it’s been tough to find a game… ## [Everyone Has a Bit at MIKU EXPO 2026](https://crystalline.blog/posts/everyone-has-a-bit-at-miku-expo-2026) _2026-04-23 · Crystalline Blog_ Of course Melanie went to the 4/20 Miku show I just got back from attending MIKU EXPO 2026 in Seattle on the night of 4/20. It’s not what you think. Or at least, there wasn’t a big weed presence as far as I could tell. What I did notice is that everyone had a bit they were committed to, from cosplaying as obscure Hatsune Miku memes, to bringing their own handmade Miku merch to give away to other… ## [S13. E24: Cameron Meyer Shorb: Nature Was Never Eden](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/cameron-meyer) _2026-04-21 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ So before I encountered these ideas, whenever I thought about human’s relationship to animals, I only thought about the negative parts. I thought the best we could ever achieve would be to maybe erase the impacts we cause and atone for our sins and get back to neutral and be less of a cancer on the Earth. And that was my highest hope was to be a smaller cancer. But then the wild animal welfare… ## [Thumb is One and B is H](https://crystalline.blog/posts/thumb-is-one-and-b-is-h) _2026-04-04 · Crystalline Blog_ Every once and a while Melanie likes to surprise Vivianne with a shared document we can both type in that we then format to look like a chat conversation. Today is one of those whiles. Melanie: Welcome in Vivianne. Before you are three items: a DVD copy of Gigli, a colander, and a pack of Gushers chewy fruit candy. Choose your weapon. Vivianne: A weapon for what? But also I feel like I can get a… ## [S13. E23: Melanie Joy: Why good people don't want to know](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/melanie-joy-2) _2026-03-31 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ Let’s say that you eat meat and you’re sitting down and you’re biting into a juicy hamburger, and your dining companion turns to you and says, ‘Elizabeth, you know that hamburger is actually not made from beef. It’s made from golden retrievers.’ ” - Dr. Melanie Joy Melanie Joy is a psychologist, author, and the person who gave a name to something that most of us have been living with our whole… ## [I Love Death Stranding 2](https://crystalline.blog/posts/i-love-death-stranding-2) _2026-03-23 · Crystalline Blog_ Vivianne felt compelled to talk about Death Stranding 2 after starting another playthrough. Those who know me, know that I like Metal Gear Solid. I also really enjoyed Death Stranding 1, which not many people did. I don’t think it’s worth worshipping Kojima as an auteur (I’m not gonna get into that here), but I’d say his studio still got the juice. I decided to revisit DS2 now that the PC version… ## [Embracing Contrast](https://crystalline.blog/posts/embracing-contrast) _2026-03-16 · Crystalline Blog_ Vivianne ponders why things are fun. If you press a key on a piano, to play a single note on its own, like a C, it might not mean anything on it’s own. But if you add a G, to make a chord, and play that, it now feels different, right? The addition of a chord not only makes the note sound different, but because you played a C before, it also feels differently than if you didn’t play it. ## [So You Want to Learn About Poland](https://crystalline.blog/posts/so-you-want-to-learn-about-poland) _2026-03-11 · Crystalline Blog_ Melanie enjoys learning about the country her wife is from Growing up, I watched a lot of TV Land back when TV Land played shows from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. This meant that my only exposure to Poland was through Archie Bunker’s Pollack jokes at Meathead’s expense (RIP, Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor). It’s not a great way to learn about Polish people. I’ve pretty much had to rely on my wife… ## [S13.E22: Rose Patterson: What are we willing to risk when we know suffering is happening?](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/rose-patterson-w7hbn) _2026-03-10 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ I think something that I learned from doing that was that this is all in our heads, like it’s all for show just because there’s a security guard that even if he’s right in front of you, it doesn’t mean you can’t just run past him and carry on. Just because there’s a fence doesn’t mean you can’t climb over or cut through it. And CCTV like it doesn’t matter. We’re doing this openly anyway. We’re… ## [I’m A Ditto and So Can You](https://crystalline.blog/posts/im-a-ditto-and-so-can-you) _2026-03-09 · Crystalline Blog_ Melanie is hooked on Pokopia I like the amount of games coming out recently that aren’t entirely new concepts, but are massive game play experience improvements on formulas we already love. Hytale of course being the previous example, having improved on Minecraft in many ways. But now we got Pokemon entering the Minecraft and Animal Crossing-like scene. The game borrows so much from Animal… ## [February Was a Month](https://crystalline.blog/posts/february-was-a-month) _2026-03-01 · Crystalline Blog_ Melanie recaps her month, mental health struggles, and where she found some joy I had my yearly physical in January, and at the end I asked my doctor if maybe I should try another anti-anxiety medication, since I've been on my current one for 15 or so years. Without any hesitation they recommended another pill that I could "hot swap" to without tapering or having any side effects. A week after… ## [Cat Appreciation Post](https://crystalline.blog/posts/cat-appreciation-post) _2026-02-24 · Crystalline Blog_ Melanie appreciates their cat, Kitty Pryde. Kitty Pryde, a 12 year-old mixed tabby, was born on the mean streets of San Francisco. Once the fourth chairman of an organized cat crime syndicate, she was known as The Lion of The Dogpatch. ## [S13. E21: Todd Friedman: The Pig Who Changed Everything](https://www.speciesunite.com/podcast/todd-friedman) _2026-02-10 · Elizabeth Novogratz · Podcast - Species Unite_ “ You want people to stop eating these animals and the only way to do it is to showcase them in a light where people see them as individuals, and not just a sandwich in the morning, or breakfast, or a dinner at Christmas holidays. These are individuals that feel pain, that feel happiness, that feel sadness and have friends and have families and have these big, beautiful units and they love each… ## [There Has Never Been A Better Time To Learn FL Studio](https://crystalline.blog/posts/there-has-never-been-a-better-time-to-learn-fl-studio) _2026-02-10 · Crystalline Blog_ Vivianne talks about the new official FL Studio tutorial that frankly rules, Adam Neely’s video essay, GenAI and Bandcamp Friday (I swear it’s all related). Chances are we’re both pretty tired of the generative AI slop on the internet. I recently watched Adam Neely’s video essay on GenAI Music and “the Bad Future”. It was honestly quite a sobering watch, and the future of recorded music is… ## [Oh How I’ve Missed the X-Men](https://crystalline.blog/posts/oh-how-ive-missed-the-x-men) _2026-02-08 · Crystalline Blog_ Welcome back to the X-Men, Melanie… Hope you survive the experience! When I was getting in to comics, Marvel was getting in to the “well if we don’t own the film rights, we might as well kill it” era of X-Men. I had a huge history of X-Men comics to read through and there were still some X-Men comics coming out that were a lot of fun. By the time 2020 rolled around I was done with western comics.