Ann Marie Gamble

@amgamble.bsky.social

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Ann Youmans around town. Writer, editor, reader, occasional dabbler on the corporeal plane.

logo graphic with the legend "Sponsor a writer or sign up to write"
Very close-up of a dog's nose as he sniffs what the camera holder is eating
Three versions of a landscape with a meadow, tree line and barn in front of some hills
Collage of book covers from my reading tracker
Another slice of bread loaded with avocado next to the loaf and a bottle of Tajin seasoning, which has been sprinkled on it.
Loaf of bread sliced open on a cutting board
A dog sitting in front of a coffee table with notebook, pens, water glass and coffee cup. The dog is gazing off to the side where the toast plate has been moved, up out of his reach.
Red glow in the night sky with a thin band of green at the horizon
A slice of apple pie on a white plate
Two stick figures with angry faces tugging the in opposite directions on a rope
Dog stretched out on his back on the sofa, sleeping
Several pencil drawings of bald eagles on a page
Scenes from The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter
App screen showing that Hoopla books borrows have refreshed
Some handwritten lines, some scratched out on a small notebook page
Scenes from The Tale of Pigling Bland by Beatrix Potter
Dog stretched out asleep on a bed with his head buried in the blankets
Orange and pink sky, setting sun, and a field of sunflowers
Poster that says "HOPE is a VERB." At the top a bird carries a banner that says, "I am a Hoper of Action" and a banner at the bottom says, "What will you do today?"
Lettering painted on cardboard that reads "Constitution YES, king NO"
Inspector Barnaby and Sergeant Jones
rainbow trout drawn with smudged soft pastels
A dog sitting by the coffee table, ignoring his food dish and searching the area out of frame
Scenes from Beatrix Potter's Jemima Puddleduck (key among them her walking along with a fox)
gif of flames across a black background
Dog lying on a cushioned mat on the floor
Pastel drawing of a rainbow trout
Brown gouache rabbit on an abstract pastel watercolor background
The author holding several copies of a chapbook titled "Downstream."
Lapel pin that says, "Make lying wrong again" next to pins that say "Warrior reader" and "Books are my bag."
Drawings from Mrs. Tittlemouse, Beatrix Potter: a mouse at her door, in a canopy bed, and holding a dustpan and looking at a beetle
Titanic meme with elderly lady saying "It's been 84 years..."
Watercolor of some houses in trees under tracing paper with "DOWNSTREAM" inked on it, and another piece of tracing paper with "Poems, Ann Youmans."
Nearly full moon with a halo around it in a misty sky. The top of a tree is silhouetted in the bottom left corner.
Collage of scenes from Squirrel Nutkin
Skip to the end Plot churning for length not meaning Cut to — just cut the chase (a haiku handwritten in pencil on tan paper)
Person in hat, scarf and big coat on a dark snowy street
Whitish rabbit jumping across the snow, pine forest in the background
A watercolor of an aloe plant propped in front of the actual aloe in front of a zoom screen where classmates are showing their paintings
A goose wearing a crown and a purple robe being served a slice of strawberry cake by a raccoon wearing a suit and standing on the table
Calendar page with several scenes from the Tailor of Gloucester
screenshot of the poem at the link