Matt Stebbins
Ghostwriter. (Developmental) Editor. Author coach. Helping authors bring their books (~200 so far) to life. Co-founder trails nonprofit (EndlessTrails.us) w/ wife Kerri. INTJ. Man City fan, cyclist, runner. Idaho.
- Officially outdid myself: banana cranberry coffee kuchen with an almond cream cheese glaze (this is what happens when I’m not feeling particularly motivated to sit at my computer and have way too many hours of meetings later, apparently)
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsThis is true and it’s just that simple. I only add that “Christian” in their context just means the rationalization of capitalism. That keeps confusing people.
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- Reposted by Matt StebbinsThere is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsI’m not saying this to be fighty, but I would always have put money on librarians being braver under duress than elite law firms and CEOs. The massively unequal distribution of power between librarians, elite law firms, and CEOs tells us a lot about the country, though.
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsWanna reduce crime? Open more libraries. "we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Celebrated Friday of a long week by making an apricot kuchen with lavender and galangal, with a cinnamon nutmeg cream cheese glaze, and it was exactly what I was envisioning. (No I did not measure anything.)
- Puppernugs has always loved corvids—she seems to see them as kin to play with, and sometimes they oblige—but the way she is sweetly protective of the juvenile ravens that have made our yard a home in recent weeks is still incredibly adorable.
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsBen shows that if you've been paying taxes since NEH's founding in 1965, your total lifetime tax contributions to the only agency dedicated to funding the humanities in the United States could instead have covered a single tank of gas in your car. Ben was NEH's data scientist until last month.
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsWe need EVERY library advocate to raise their voice in support of library funding. Take action NOW, call Congress to #FundLibraries: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries Time is running out to Fund Libraries next fiscal year. Congress MUST act to include libraries in the next federal budget. #ForOurLibraries
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsI have been recommending that people join the Debt Collective for many years and truly there's no better time than NOW.
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsShutting down the Energy Star program will raise your energy costs and make you sicker. There is no good policy reason to shut it down. None. It saves people lots of money and helps cut pollution. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
- Reposted by Matt Stebbinsall right everybody, here we go links, trackers, webinars, templates, and all the free support you need if you just got that nightmare NEA email on Friday please share far and wide, you do NOT have to be in Oregon to use these resources
- Reposted by Matt StebbinsNEW: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the gutting of the Institute of Museum & Library Services is likely unlawful. This is the SECOND federal court to rule against the slashing of the only federal agency dedicated to library funding. Learn about ALA's own legal case: ala.org/IMLS-lawsuit
