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Amanda C. Kooser @akooser

Contributor to CNET & Forbes.com | UNM Creative Writing MFA | The Dawn Hotel guitarist. Loves: tech/space, Aikido, Rt. 66, railroads & old cars (she/they)

Joined January 2009
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Hey, Albuquerque, my cute and smart foster cat is available for adoption! sites.google.com/view/sparkl…
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Hey New Mexico folks, here's a piece about Santa Ana Pueblo! Stunning Eagle And Coyote Photo Has Remarkable Story Behind It via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…

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A day without internet? This was fun, challenging and full of Willie Nelson!
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@CNET
18 Feb 2025
Can you go without the internet for a day? You might have to bust out an old-fashioned, folded paper map. cnet.com/home/internet/can-y…
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Looking forward to this!
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21 Jan 2025
Thrilled to announce that on March 18, we will release EARLY INNINGS, an anthology of our first four years. It'll be available in paperback and with full-page color illustrations in hardcover.
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Don't have a cat? Want a cat? Do you live in the Albuquerque area? Sparklebomb might be for you! Checking out the honest review and user guide to my foster cat: sites.google.com/view/sparkl…
A white cat with brown tabby splashes and glorious green eyes sits in a blue Kirkland chunks cat food box like she's some kind of superstar, which she is.

ALT A white cat with brown tabby splashes and glorious green eyes sits in a blue Kirkland chunks cat food box like she's some kind of superstar, which she is.
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The votes are flying! This adorable baby pygmy hippo needs a name and "Poppy" fans are going hard. via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…

‘Adorable’ Baby Pygmy Hippo Needs A Name, Zoo Says

Celebrity pygmy hippo Moo Deng has company. A new baby born at the Metro Richmond Zoo will get her name from a public poll. "Poppy" is a leading contender.

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Get in on this deal! I suggest picking up multiple copies of @jmgatford's The Woman's Part for gifting!
Stanchion@StanchionZine
2 Dec 2024
Let's try this again (no one is buying books, even at 50% off, which is not a good sign) but hey it's a day for ridiculous sales, so I'm hoping to get a few more great books into more readers hands. Books make great gifts! Use code HALFOFFBOOKS today. Cheap UK shipping available!
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Avoiding election news? How about reading about Haggis the baby pygmy hippo instead? via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…

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Want to get back in touch with your sense of wonder? Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos from @MarsCuriosity via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…
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“A world of regret awaits you at Mammoth Cave!” National Park Embraces ‘Most Disappointing’ Tourist Attraction Label (and it's hilarious) via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose… “A world of regret awaits you at Mammoth Cave!”
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Meet Audio, the orange kitten with four ears, and learn about his rescue story: via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…

Ultra-Rare Four-Eared Cat Gets New Life Through Rescue

Audio the kitten has four ears, but two of them are purely decorative. The orange tabby was taken in by the True Rescue animal shelter in Tennessee.

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An excellent read from my colleague @lesatnews : Opinion: Being a juror in the trial of Paul Pelosi’s attacker left me traumatized — and grateful   sfstandard.com/opinion/2024/… via @sfstandard

Opinion: Opinion | Being a juror in the trial of Paul Pelosi’s attacker made me appreciate SF again

Earlier this summer, an SF jury found David DePape, the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, guilty of five felony charges. I was one of the jurors.

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Honored to have my short story "The Spiders and the Red Jar" published in @TriQuarterlyMag. I'm delighted to be in such fine company...check out the whole issue! triquarterly.org/issue-166/t…

The Spiders and the Red Jar — TriQuarterly

Rubber bands tangled like sea creatures in heat.

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A wow moment! NASA Curiosity Rover Makes Stunning Discovery Of Yellow Sulfur Crystals On Mars via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…
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Everyone, say "Hi" to Dwayne! NASA Mars Rover Picks Up Pet Rock Named ‘Dwayne’ via @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…
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Thanks to @theabqlibrary, I have my weekend sorted out.
Library copies of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter and Dolly Parton's Rockstar on CD just vibing together on a wood table.

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I've seen some wild and wonderful Mars rocks, but these are extra-special! 👀 @forbes forbes.com/sites/amandakoose…

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Iconic.
Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Six old Cadillacs with fins stick upward out of a muddy pool of brown water. The cars are thickly coated in spray paint tags of all colors. The sun peeks out from the left.

ALT Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas. Six old Cadillacs with fins stick upward out of a muddy pool of brown water. The cars are thickly coated in spray paint tags of all colors. The sun peeks out from the left.
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Hey @raywylie was about ready to tunnel through the snow to catch you at the cancelled Red River show. So glad to finally attend my first show of yours in Memphis. No requests, just grateful to be going!
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So proud of my sister and her awesome band! Sage Against the Machine bandmates are native plant nerds by day, punk rockers by night: latimes.com/lifestyle/story/…

Sage Against the Machine is how L.A.'s native plant nerds release their rage

Sage Against the Machine is an L.A.-based band of punk-rock native plant nerds who might do for native plants what the Beach Boys did for surfing.

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