Sejal Shah @sejalshah.bsky.social Writer & author of THIS IS ONE WAY TO DANCE: Essays, an NPR Best Book of the year & HOW TO MAKE YOUR MOTHER CRY: fictions, long-listed for the 2025 Story Prize. More at www.sejal-shah.com. #invisibledisabilities #neurodiversity #ADHD
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Toronto/LA Documentary Film Festival @docfestival.bsky.social 4 tiers to enhance your film.
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Mark Rice @markriceny.bsky.social American Studies professor. Social libertarian, probably.
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Crow City Theatre @crowcitytheatre.bsky.social A community theatre company in Rochester, NY mindfully exploring the dark, the mysterious, and the fantastical.
Matt Ralyea @mattralyea.bsky.social Theatre director, performer, scribbler, Chapman stick tapper and board gamer.
Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social Entertainer, opinionator, lover of pets. 
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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