{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Cynthia Clifford","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/cynthiacliff","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1860888","username":"cynthiacliff","bio":"a poet who loves everything and lives in brooklyn","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":9,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2026/06/1860888.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"93430585","content_html":"<p>🌬️ Thoughts on Elisabeth Camp's \"Metaphor and That Certain 'Je Ne Sais Quoi'\": <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/07/04/thoughts-on-elisabeth-camps-metaphor.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/07/04/thoughts-on-elisabeth-camps-metaphor.html","date_published":"2026-07-04T15:12:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:12","date_timestamp":1783177942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93326614","content_html":"<p>🌬️ Still beaming to have been part of such a generous &amp; kind group of poets. All thanks to the PSA and Lynn Melnick for stitching together a solid cohort. The goal was that we would stay connected and invested in each other’s work from here on out, and I have no doubt that will be so! Excited to see where...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/07/02/still-beaming-to-have-been.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/07/02/still-beaming-to-have-been.html","date_published":"2026-07-02T18:42:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 18:42","date_timestamp":1783017776,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93134968","content_html":"<p>🌬️ New poem published! Thank you to the Poetry Society of America for selecting my poem, “And Even You, With Your Lucky Breaks” for their storefront prize &amp; big congrats to the other poets selected. My poem will be on display for the entire month of August on Smith Street in Brooklyn.</p>\n<p>You can read more about...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/29/new-poem-published-thank-you.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/29/new-poem-published-thank-you.html","date_published":"2026-06-29T17:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 17:28","date_timestamp":1782754081,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93023691","content_html":"<p>Grateful to Brooklyn Poets for the finalist mention for their Summer Fellowship. Congrats to everyone! And I’m excited to see what work comes from the fellows!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fscreenshot-2026-06-27-at-10.43.50am.png\" width=\"528\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/27/grateful-to-brooklyn-poets-for.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T14:44:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 14:44","date_timestamp":1782571485,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92917625","content_html":"<p>Amazing tour today with Poetry Society of America co-fellows at the Center for Book Art! Obsessed with so many of these creative + experimental books</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F764b071132.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd853ac032d.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F3b55b6a96d.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F48087759a2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fc3a78d1c8f.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F75f249d860.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/25/amazing-tour-today-with-poetry.html","date_published":"2026-06-25T23:23:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 23:23","date_timestamp":1782429833,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92848439","content_html":"<p>🌬️ Excited and very into this visual poem by Eugenia Leigh in Poetry Mag: <a href=\"https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/1786586/oh-i-thought-you-knew-she-said-dad-is-alive\">“Oh I Thought You Knew, She Said, Dad Is Alive”</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/24/excited-and-very-into-this.html","date_published":"2026-06-25T00:59:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 00:59","date_timestamp":1782349170,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92848039","content_html":"<p>🎵  Obsessed with <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjsDLvybaM0\">this remix/reimagining</a> of The-Dream’s “Rockin’ That Thing\"</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/24/obsessed-with-this-remixreimagining-of.html","date_published":"2026-06-25T00:53:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 00:53","date_timestamp":1782348834,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92609977","content_html":"<p>Happy Father’s Day to my beautiful dad.</p>\n<p>He was simple, brave, and integrious. Here are some songs we listened to together, and <em>yeah</em>, he did make Nickelback <em>so</em> cool. We had the Spiderman CD (Tobey MaGuire spiderman, obviously) and would blast the Nickleback track* in his blue Ford Ranger with the windows all...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/21/happy-fathers-day-to-my.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/21/happy-fathers-day-to-my.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T16:38:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 16:38","date_timestamp":1782059884,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92608600","content_html":"<p>🌬️ New poem published!</p>\n<p>Thanks to Nadia and the whole <em>Thimble Literary Magazine</em> team for publishing in both print &amp; on the world wide web my poem “Now and Later” in their summer issue (the cover looks amazing!!). Print copies are available next weekend but you can view the issue <a href=\"https://www.thimblelitmag.com/2026/04/23/now-and-later/\">here</a>.</p>\n<p>Without spoiling the...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/21/new-poem-published-thanks-to.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/21/new-poem-published-thanks-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T15:54:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 15:54","date_timestamp":1782057298,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92364848","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780811237895/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780811237895\">The Complete Works of Ricardo Reis</a> by Fernando Pessoa 📚</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Happy the man who sees that it is all a game,<br>\nBut not entirely, for if he knew this,<br>\nHe would lose.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I seek not to live among the stars<br>\nBut simply to live with myself.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For the more clearly he sees things<br>\nThe more the gods see him as their equal<br>\nUntil, finally, he feels his body<br>\nBrush their eternal bodies.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>How sweet it is just to live,<br>\nHow great and noble always<br>\nSimply to live.<br>\nLeave sorrow on the altars,<br>\nA votive offering to the god.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Follow your destiny,<br>\nWater your plants,<br>\nLove your roses.<br>\nThe rest is the shade<br>\nFrom other...</p>\n</blockquote> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/17/finished-reading-the-complete-works.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/17/finished-reading-the-complete-works.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T15:28:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 15:28","date_timestamp":1781710123,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92359570","content_html":"<p>Some film photos back. Southern California through Pentax 17 on 400 Portra</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F6ea1c0444c.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Faeb96b285f.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F1e83ede5f8.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Feb875c03c9.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F1c5fa7bb4e.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F556316f943.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd396e37c37.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F9cec581ead.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F60d1fc7919.jpg\" width=\"423\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/17/some-film-photos-back-southern.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T13:54:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 13:54","date_timestamp":1781704487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92228701","content_html":"<p>🎵  Came across this <a href=\"https://maggierogers.substack.com/p/15-martinis-songwriting-superstition\">playful substack piece</a> Maggie Rogers wrote about accidentally casting a spell with a voicemail freestyle and her journey to reverse it for the Knicks. Been listening to her on repeat lately, major line envy over some of these:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/06qDEAG26TspT2yK2NLgEZ?si=e281da997b044ea3\">The Kill (fav)</a></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/5RRNZFyOi17nTh2bPEKPtp?si=79d9c931dae94a84\">Dog Years</a></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/1cncEDS6zwXOguyaMGp6vU?si=67789602dc3e45e2\">Horses</a></p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/2lB6Q5nBX3d22RWX59jNj9?si=a0ffb5c0bb8144d2\">Also highlighting her...</a></p>\n</li>\n</ul> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/15/came-across-this-playful-substack.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/15/came-across-this-playful-substack.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T16:29:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 16:29","date_timestamp":1781540958,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92223530","content_html":"<p>🫂 Six Flags celebrating a friends 28th birthday! I’m not a big rollercoaster person but 😮‍💨… Missing my film camera but some pics that came from other means … hopefully some film photos soon.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06b90ee002.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F806391128e.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/15/flags-celebrating-a-friends-th.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T15:10:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 15:10","date_timestamp":1781536236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92141945","content_html":"<p>So much joy through the streets of New York City tonight! 🏀</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ff745636434.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffd8794d64f.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F26dfb7f3c6.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/14/so-much-joy-through-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-14T04:17:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 04:17","date_timestamp":1781410650,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91974095","content_html":"<p>🎵 After the LIVELY game last night, it feels like it should be Friday. That said, here are some songs I am listening to this weekend. I can’t wait to play dress up to all these below:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/2YoBY2ZcHo1v9Q4GOpi6LN?si=c69284c5b6a7496a\">Big Spender </a>- Original Broadway Cast of Sweet Charity</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/5X8kkUaUlAyAUr9TYqDFTH?si=a36caca03ca44927\">All For You</a> - Janet Jackson</li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/3cNtjgYi1Z6zR35fOiNtuZ?si=ae3d04b54c5448ea\">Someone to Call My Lover </a>- Janet Jackson</li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/6f67kjvFmXZTA47K8JNVBU?si=1ef42ff635644d6d\">I...</a></li>\n</ul> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/11/after-the-lively-game-last.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/11/after-the-lively-game-last.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T14:20:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 14:20","date_timestamp":1781187633,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91969529","content_html":"<p>The <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Q5TWHslOE&amp;list=RD76Q5TWHslOE&amp;start_radio=1\">trailer</a> for Broadway’s Hadestown pro-shot is out! I love the original cast, and this musical is my favorite. It’s one of the best-written pieces of contemporary libretto, in my opinion. I hope Anaïs Mitchell feels proud, and I hope ticket sales skyrocket.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It’s an old song,<br>\nIt’s a sad song,<br>\nAnd we’re going to sing it again</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Here’s the original recording of <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/1PXMSqKAyJhPfp9UW91sSj?si=284618a7bd61436e\">“Wait for Me” </a> Anaïs Mitchell first created Hadestown as a concept album, with Justin Vernon as the voice of Orpheus, though I’ll always love (and prefer!) the original cast version.</p>\n<p>I’ve written before about the themes Hadestown draws out and...</p> <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/11/the-trailer-for-broadways-hadestown.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/11/the-trailer-for-broadways-hadestown.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T13:09:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 13:09","date_timestamp":1781183355,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91947876","content_html":"<p>Carroll Street! Let’s go Knicks!!!</p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" playsinline=\"playsinline\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" poster=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/284736/2026/frames/1777938-0-e9c4b4.jpg\" src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.mov/284736/2026/upload-983099/playlist.m3u8\"></video></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/carroll-street-lets-go-knicks.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T03:43:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 03:43","date_timestamp":1781149435,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91947307","content_html":"<p>Need to know what was said in the pep talk the Knicks must’ve had before this last quarter. Wowow!!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/need-to-know-what-was.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T03:28:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 03:28","date_timestamp":1781148523,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91919337","content_html":"<p>🎵 Chanel Beads surprised me with their <a href=\"https://www.nts.live/shows/chanel-beads/episodes/chanel-beads-1st-june-2026\">June NTS show</a>. I definitely expected electronic or strictly contemporary, and while it has some of that, it’s mostly a mix of classical music, soundtracks, shoegaze, musical theater, and more. All to say, I loved it and it made me a bigger fan of their stuff</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/chanel-beads-surprised-me-with.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T18:00:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 18:00","date_timestamp":1781114442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91918250","content_html":"<p>All the green vines growing over my window! Every season something beautiful is happening.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fd84465f0f5.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/10/all-the-green-vines-growing.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T17:46:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 17:46","date_timestamp":1781113574,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91852111","content_html":"<p>🎵 Songs of the week:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/1l8oJbEQM1UDjTapLerDMI?si=509e62b55cdb4f95\">Pitter Patter Goes My Heart — Babygirl (Broken Social Scene cover)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/7xcOHJLvCV2T7RCFPZ1mxC?si=f797cc8392d04fcf\">Defender — Kings Kaleidoscope </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/2dX9cTn90GmGsGodXEi3l3?si=4ee8f2c45f924f70\">Heaven Can Wait — Judy Tzuke </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/4hHsUOXOCyxXyZn2pDEzXX?si=b7005ae9cf984a30\">Ninteen Sixty Five — Headache, Vegyn </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/6e8qhqWzPgdPMFlOuP7nuC?si=4108818223c1462e\">Doot Doot — Freur </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/18GiV1BaXzPVYpp9rmOg0E?si=855fc651c384424c\">Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan </a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/track/3rXCZRMiMZp0feGcYXpwYX?si=3a6fe5f315854373\">Cowboy Take Me Away — The Chicks </a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>Spotify Playlist <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60A4HjQ9dLB1LPvbbOlZL2?si=816537a535db463b\">here</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/09/songs-of-the-week-pitter.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T18:56:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 18:56","date_timestamp":1781031367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91802346","content_html":"<p>Let’s go Knicks!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F3b7c3dc116.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/08/lets-go-knicks.html","date_published":"2026-06-09T02:26:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 02:26","date_timestamp":1780972011,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91772698","content_html":"<img src=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780415290012/cover.jpg\" class=\"mini_cover\"><p>I wish I had the time to write all my favorite quotes, there are so many.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter when there is a void to recieve it, and it is grace itself which makes this void.”</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Finished reading: <a href=\"https://micro.blog/books/9780415290012\">Gravity and Grace</a> by Simone Weil 📚</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/08/i-wish-i-had-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T18:10:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 18:10","date_timestamp":1780942259,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91622516","content_html":"<p>Donkey Kong’s paw is up for the knicks! 🏀</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcynthiacliff.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fca68d3614e.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/05/donkey-kongs-paw-is-up.html","date_published":"2026-06-06T03:43:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-06 03:43","date_timestamp":1780717423,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91540733","content_html":"<p>✏️  Here Is to Bravery: <a href=\"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/04/here-is-to-bravery.html\">cynthiacliff.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/2026/06/04/here-is-to-bravery.html","date_published":"2026-06-04T18:16:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Cynthia Clifford","url":"https://cynthiacliff.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1860888.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"cynthiacliff"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 18:16","date_timestamp":1780596984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}