Ellen McGrath Smith

Getting older does have some perks. So happy to have my poem, "Skeleton Days," as part of Gyroscope Review's Crone Power issue. You can check out the issue here--and don't forget to take your Metamucil! www.gyroscopereview.com/2026/10/fall...

Many of you would be shocked to learn that Jewish Americans are much further to the left on Israel and Gaza than Christian Americans or Jewish Israelis.

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social Joanna and Christine each face their own inner demons. One car ride can change everything. Read 'A Ride Share' by Terri Campion! It's free— so hop aboard! #litmag #playwrightsofinstagram #plays #kidney

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social What's up with Janey? Read Katherine Mansfield's classic short story "The Stranger" today in The Lemonwood Quarterly! Free for all readers! #litmag #writersofinstagram #shortstory #classic #free #Mansfield

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... The Summer 2026 Lemonwood Quarterly! This fabulous collection takes us from the depths of anguish to the hilarious and the inspirational. It's free! @ellenbreezely.bsky.social #writersofinstagram #shortstory #playscript #Litmag #fiction #writingcontest

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... Nancy Panganiban painted the gorgeous artwork in our Summer 2026 issue. So delighted to have Nancy as our Arts Editor! Check out her amazing art! It's free! @ronniecrocker.bsky.social @ellenbreezely.bsky.social #Litmag #shortstories #artofinstagram #plays

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social Brilliant story! Read it for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly! #litmag #shortstory #sisters #writersofinstagram #kidneytransplant

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... A heartfelt story of the deep-rooted connection between mother & daughter. Shannon Skelton's 'An Inventory of Bunnies' is free for all readers! @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social #litmag #WritersOfInstagram #shortstory #motheranddaughter

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ronniecrocker.bsky.social @ellenbreezely.bsky.social A 5-star romp through online reviews—very clever and comical! Read Sabrina Cleary's short story 'Select Reviews Posted by Bryce Darun' today for free! #litmag #writersofinstagram #shortstory #reviews

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... Read Ashley Krusen's unforgettable story Refuge—free in The Lemonwood Quarterly! She works at the animal refuge—cherishing life means many things. @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social #Litmag #writersofinstagram #shortstory #animalrescue

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social Fabulous story of self-discovery, desire, and holding out for the endgame—McGrath Smith's 'Alone of All Her Sex'! Get it for free today! #litmag #writersofinstagram #shortstory #faith #catholic #lesbian

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social A rip-roaring tale of a back-to-work mom and her trans son— Read Adam Kohut's Chuck Trombone for free in The Lemonwood Quarterly! #litmag #writersofinstagram #shortstory #transgender

lemonwoodquarterly.com/summer-2026-... @ellenbreezely.bsky.social @ronniecrocker.bsky.social After a storm of disasters upends June's life, how can she find her way? Read Saari's heartwarming play 'Mornings with June' & find sunshine in unexpected places. It's free! #litmag #playwrights #radio

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So grateful to be part of Painted Pebble's summer issue, with a short lyric. Thanks to Sarah Ann Winn and the rest of the Painted Pebble team! paintedpebblelit.com/issue-8-summ...

The WH is pressing DOJ to charge Davey Hearn again When I was special counsel in the Obama WH, we had a memo on the wall keeping the president out of enforcement cases There was a reason for that memo, & we’re watching it right now More w/ @kaitlancollins.bsky.social👇 -TN

NOT-SO-FUN FACT: Trump’s war with Iran is projected to cost American taxpayers as much as $100 billion — an estimated $1,100 per household since the war started.

New per WaPo: US forces killed 153 civilians and wounded nearly 250 others last year in three attacks targeting suspected militants in Yemen, according to a Pentagon review that found significant harm to noncombatants who were not in any conflict.

Yesterday, a federal court blocked a key provision of President Trump’s 2026 executive order on mail voting. Learn more: bit.ly/4wYj6tR

I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️

Absolutely trying to save their asses. 🤬 #Blues #Traitors

Lindsay Graham and I often disagreed on whether you should overturn Democratic elections, starve the hungry, bomb anyone and bomb everyone dark, but nevertheless I hope his loved ones stay off the internet and the rest of you have some fun.

Black women have been telling everyone about Bernie and his bros for over a decade now. #KHive Platner’s Rise and Fall Revives Old Questions About ‘Bernie Bros’ and Women www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/u...

The public didn’t ask for another slogan. Today’s Monsanto decision shows clearly that MAHA is what we’ve known it to be all long: clever marketing, little substance, and a public worse off than where we started. cc: @whitehouse-47.bsky.social

Vance dismisses Watergate scandal, says ‘deep state’ went after Nixon - The Washington Post. Vance seems remarkably ignorant of history. Republicans ended Nixon’s presidency and they have never before been called the “deep state.”

At some point we need to stop pretending these are "conservative" justices and start calling them what they've become: activist justices advancing a political agenda. Court expansion. Term limits. Ethics reform. Everything should be on the table. Doing nothing is no longer an option.

SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett has 2 Black Haitian kids who she adopted. Today she ruled to expel 700K Haitians who were here legally. Proximity to white supremacy is not protection from white supremacy. And proximity to Black and brown people is not exemption from being a fascist and racist.

I live in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Brooklyn and every single one of my Haitian immigrant neighbors has done more work in the last week than Megyn Kelly has in the last decade, and as far as values are concerned, being a racist nihilist like she is isn't something to aspire to.

OK people. They think we’re dumb. And apparently blind. Trump claimed someone took a knife and cut a 300-foot slit in the Reflecting Pool. A lie. This is the video and the plea from U.S. Park Police to find this “individual” who reached their hand into the pool. This is the suspect. Come on!

pass our law or we'll try to overthrow the republic every time we lose an election. because we're criminal degenerates.

Today, billionaire investor & Epstein close friend, Leon Black, appears before House Oversight for his transcribed interview. Black paid Epstein $170+ million for what Black claims were "tax, estate planning, and other related services." Black's name appears more than 8000 times in the Files.

“We do a Watergate twice a day” is a crazy way to confess your own corruption…

We are watching the accelerated Nazification of our country. A rogue President has systematically dehumanized everyone he sees as an adversary. His followers & LE ignore the law & Constitution & justify #ICELawlessness, racism, violence & torture. Not 1 Republican speaks against it. Will you?🧵

11 years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed what so many of us long believed and fought for: that no one should be denied the right to marry the person they love. Love wins!

No truer words than this.

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD Trump directed his Postmaster General to INTERFERE WITH YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE Pursuant to an Executive Order the USPS proposed a rule where they’ll REFUSE to carry mail-in ballots from certain states YOU HAVE UNTIL JULY 2 TO OBJECT You can do so HERE: apwu.org/news/submit-...

Ellen McGrath Smith: Declined Post to a Right-Wing Troll Who Asked "What Is a Woman?" voxpopulisphere.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/e...

I have an ideas to cut back on political violence: hold accountable the political leaders who promote violence, pardon and praise violent thugs, and accelerate the distribution of guns in our society. Trump owns this violence. He is its primary author.

The scammers #Grifters #ConflictOfInterest

El País: Spanish citizens think that Donald Trump (81%) is a bigger threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin (80%), according to a new poll. About 71% say the same of Benjamin Netanyahu.

[WARNING: This is a bit graphic.] A Marine Corps veteran protesting Trump’s War on Iran had his arm broken by Capitol Police and GOP Senator Tim Sheehy. It appears to be a compound fracture.

The design of the Constitution divided warmaking authority between Congress and the executive to prevent a president to take the country to war by themselves for any petty or self-serving reason. You know, like a king would. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

🚨BREAKING: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify about her role in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) incomplete release of its files on convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

This is because the Pentagon and Trump don’t like Anthropic’s language preventing their tech from being used to surveil Americans or for autonomous weapons. Which means the Pentagon wants to use their tech to surveil Americans and build autonomous weapons apnews.com/article/anth...

So let’s think about this. A private company refused - on principle - to yield to the government’s demands. The government then cancelled its contracts with the company and has set about destroying it

Justice for victims or coverup for their traffickers? Health care for all or corrupt self-enrichment for the president? The Bill of Rights or a catalogue of escalating wrongs against the people? The battle lines are drawn in Congress.