Pam Schmid

Excited to have some new fiction out today with @leonliteraryreview.bsky.social 'Together Again One Day' ~about friends, motherhood & yearning ... Seeds planted in a magical @kathyfish.bsky.social workshop ✨️✨️ leonliteraryreview.com/pamela-schmi...

Doing what we can here in St. Paul to remind folks to ✨️VOTE EARLY!✨️

Just a periodic, friendly reminder that we could actually avoid all this by not caring who’s attracted to, who’s having sex with who, who’s marrying who, let alone believing any of it should matter in public policy. We could just all mind our own business and all have rights. ✨

Brilliant reporting, essential reading. 👇👇

I’m alarmed that more people aren’t alarmed by Trump targeting Somali Americans and labeling them “garbage” and “crooks” who “contribute nothing.” Most of them are U.S. citizens, yet Trump says, “I don’t want them in our country.” If you know history, you know the horror this can lead to.

NOW: Minnesotans are rallying to protest today's outrageous, racist, politically motivated Homeland Security raid on congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Stop Trump's attacks on the Somali community!

It’s common knowledge among investigators that you don’t time stunts right before an election. The fact that Homeland Security disregards a time honored practice exposes their real intent. Add this to Trump’s racist rants, and it puts our Somali neighbors in real danger. apnews.com/article/ilha...

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.

Spent the last couple weeks in beautiful Scotland, but I have to say, my good old Minnesota home is pretty lovely, too. ✨️

Bringing you the peace of another Isle of Arran sunrise.✨️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

This morning's Zen moment--Lamlash, Isle of Arran, Scotland 💫

A few seconds of Zen: this morning's sunrise on the Isle of Arran, Scotland 💫

Lots of talk about defending "Western civilization" these days, so here's Richard Wright on what it means to be Western:

A glimpse of paradise in Edinburgh, Scotland, jetlag be damned. 💫

C'mon, Strib: bring back the copy editors!!

Presupposing that an arch can have a triumphal nature in the first place, I feel like the supposed triumph is undermined by filling it with snipers and other deadly shit.

New where-to-submit list for poets returning to the page later in life. A curated list of journals that celebrate older and late‑career writers. buff.ly/ugSo4Np #poetrycommunity #litmags #amwriting

If I still lived in Northern VA, I would be there!

Such a rarity: a billionaire with ❤️

Can't wait til dummymander becomes part of the national lexicon.

The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings. —Wendell Berry

Your regular reminder -- yes, I'm going to keep on with this -- that Republicans in Congress are just fine with everything he's doing.

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.

"Hearthstones are pebbled palliatives; I burn hot and swallow one for every slight." Just gorgeous writing from @melostrom.bsky.social 💫

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It started with a half dozen handwritten notes taped to car windows, each worded slightly differently. The gist was the same: Get lost! What came next shows what can happen when folks at cross purposes actually take the time to listen. pamschmid.substack.com/p/bridging-t...

Every time I’ve gone overseas this year, I didn’t really know how people would react to me as an American. And every time people found out I was from Minnesota, people thanked me for being a good American and said they wished more Americans were like us. Every time.

An assortment of critters at the fair. #MNStateFair

RIP to a giant. www.npr.org/2019/11/02/7...

writing tip: when in doubt, read

Along Cretin Avenue on my walk this evening, I happened upon these ghost shoes, marking the scene of an 🧊abduction in St. Paul earlier this year. It's a chilling and powerful reminder of what 🧊 did to our neighbors. We must never forget. 💔

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a new webpage that will help carry out President Donald Trump’s plans to create a national voter registry and shape who can vote in the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

His words always washed over like a gentle rain. Rest in the peace of wild things, Wendell Berry. 💫🦋

Here's to kindness, authenticity & grace. Let's all be like Dolly.💕💕💕 (photo taken over I-94 in St. Paul)💕

I love the sound of rain in the morning...🌧🌧🌧🎶

This is so good. 💫

from 2023 www.billboard.com/culture/prid...

Let's all be like Dolly. 💫

I am recording an emergency podcast right now to explain what just happened in the Supreme Court and what to expect next. It will be posted soon. My advice is to subscribe to Democracy Docket’s YouTube Channel. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...

My many-colored days: the sights and smells of the St. Paul Farmer's Market, gratitude for city life and everyone who keeps it humming and vibrant.

Be BRAVE Day, St. Paul, 8‐15-26 💫💙

I needed this poem today! 💫

BREAKING: An undercover federal operation at a Minneapolis church this spring may have violated a federal court injunction barring the government from enforcing civil immigration laws on the church’s properties. Here's what happened according to recent legal docs: (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Here in St. Paul, we actually believe diversity makes us stronger. ✨️🕊

Peggy Flanagan, a citizen of the White Earth Nation, would make history as the first Native American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate if elected. Her name in Ojibwe is Gizhiiwewidamikwe — “speaks in a loud and clear voice woman.” minnesotareformer.com/2026/08/11/p...