Nerissa Nields
@nerissafranklin
I'm soon setting off on a family adventure to Italy. No car, multiple trains, planes and ferries. First concern: what book should I bring to read? The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is one I loved but will not be bringing. Here's why.
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Scenes from backstage at the Iron Horse before our show last weekend
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Dig Deep, Get Dark, Find your Kali, write like your hair is on fire. Nov. 7-9, Northampton and Zoom.
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All manner of Nieldsy things are happening (like our big February 7th show at the Ironhorse and our special fireside show at Club Passim with our friends, High Tea). Open the latest newsletter on substack to see photos, videos and get all the latest!
Our first ever Welcome Table Chorus show is tomorrow night in Florence, MA AND we're taking sign ups for the next session (Jan 6-March 31) on Nerissa's website. Come hear the show or feel free to message if you want to learn more.
An early rehearsal of The Welcome Table Chorus. See us at Bombyx doing a benefit for the food bank! Enrollment for Winter session is open now at nerissanields.com.
I’m celebrating the kickass badass Goddess/Saint Brigid. "In the belly"--that's where we are right now. Not yet born, but on the way. Spring is coming, friends.
March 31st at Bombyx in Florence, MA: Join the Welcome Table Chorus (created/directed by Nerissa and Katryna Nields) for a gorgeous evening of music to benefit Center for New Americans and Jewish Family Service.
Poem #1 for 30 Poems in November, a fundraiser for the Center for New Americans. Donate here: cnam.org/civi/pcp/inf... “A Murmuration of Starlings” by Nerissa Nields
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35 years! And we’re still here, thanks to you. Read the rest: thenields.substack.com
Can't wait to play City Vineyard in NYC this Saturday! Plus the food is delicious.
Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪 Arriving home after a couple of months in Iraq and Kurdistan. The first month of which was a full on drone war with dozens of attacks taking place, many within a km or 2 of my apartment. Now there's a sort of peace... those people deserve better. 🕊
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Trump: "The gay national anthem -- that's why I did so well with the gay vote, because of that song"
Raids on Virginia Senator Lily Louise Lucas. She fought back and dummy dumpy didn’t like it. 😭
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BREAKING: U.S. Military veterans are occupying the Cannon building in the nation’s Capitol to protest the US’s war on Iran and Israel’s genocide on Gaza.
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NEW PODCAST: These days with the Supreme Court, you can laugh or you can cry. We choose to laugh. Join Popok and me as we navigate the chaos and break it all down on Unprecedented on the LegalAF channel and now as a podcast! Find us on the links below & leave a review! @legalafmtn.bsky.social
Early Rust compiler errors tried helping but often confused everyone. #rust #debugging #compiler
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STEPHEN MILLER JUST EXPOSED THE JAW-DROPPING BETRAYAL: "The Democrat Party, Obama, Biden, really goes back to the Clinton administration, begin mass importing Somali refugees and dumping them into Minnesota, in Minneapolis." "They're not only there, also into M x.com/EricLDaugh/s...
From empires to algorithms, we discuss The Architecture of Power and examine how authority manifests - in systems, language and society. https://pvsmagazine.com/pen/power/
Kaitlan Collins? Dana Bash? Jake Tapper? Which anchor would win a CNN edition of Survivor? @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com have some thoughts….
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Preparations for tonight’s show are “very complete, pretty much” 🗯️ So Robert and Pippa will be back to make sense of another wild week of news “soon, very soon” Join us tonight ⬇️ 🔴9PM LIVE X & YouTube 📺1045PM ITV1 #Peston
On Monday, Trump ran roughshod over intl law - the UK took no action. On Tuesday, Trump threatened a NATO ally - the UK took no action. Today, the UK supported Trump's military operation in the North Atlantic. When will this govt stop appeasing Trump and stand up for the rule of law?
1/8 Marko Đenadić, on behalf of the 🇷🇸 “students in blockade,” clarified position on Kosovo that aligns with the 🇷🇸 gov't. He did not mention ICTY verdicts, violated rights of Albanians in southern 🇷🇸, or the numerous unmarked secondary mass graves of murdered 🇽🇰 🇦🇱 civilians. TV Insajder, May 27, 2026.👇
The debug vsc plugin is a godsend #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #playdate
TY, Schultziepie! 💙 @moberzan.bsky.social @roray1010.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @jen-notjenny.bsky.social @ramblinro.bsky.social @jen4man.bsky.social @frankiemillie10.bsky.social @tdssister.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol Toasters 'N' Moose cancel Freedom 250 gig.
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Thank you, Beth! 💙 @resist4harris.bsky.social @annieandjoe.bsky.social @tsudden.bsky.social @fontaine99.bsky.social @truth26.bsky.social @geekstreet.bsky.social @deadkandance.bsky.social @tastewart.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @raykwong.lol
@thefrankaccount.bsky.social 1 Q: Why does the #PrivacyNarrative about #Harry & #Meghan persist? A: #Presstitudes in the #TBM use a non-existent request for PRIVACY as a cudgel to criticize H&M by accusing them of hypocrisy which implies DISHONESTY. The #TBM sets itself up as truth tellers vs H&M.
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#suport #loveislove #love #lgtbq🏳️🌈 #fyp I have been an ally since the 90s. I am a safe place.
Je hebt mensen die bewust kinderen krijgen en er dus eea over lezen. En je hebt mensen die kinderen nemen, en denken dat slaan een legitiem en goed middel is, kinderen te disciplineren.
Everything must go. Kane Parsons' BACKROOMS is screening at Light House from May 29 🎟️ https://www.lighthousecinema.ie/film/backrooms
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer: "How do you explain all of this Mr. Kramden?" Kramden:
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I'm not sure how many are aware that this is happening. But we should be extremely concerned about this. We should not be integrated with the Israeli military. As a matter of fact, we should've cut Israel off decades ago. But right now, it's imperative to Americas survival.✂️✂️ #SheShed
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📹 David Sánchez, sobre su cargo como "coordinador de la oficina de artes escénicas": "No era entendido como una oficina con ventanilla, un edificio físico. La oficina no era un edificio, sino una ca puesto administrativo" social.elpais.com/p3b0a