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Courtenay Martin, aka Courtenay Bluebird, is a professional journalist, writer, and photographer. Her work has been featured in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, as well as the American public television network PBS.

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Essay :: Dogs and words

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Courtenay Bluebird, aka Courtenay Martin, is a professional journalist, writer, and photographer. Her work has been featured in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States, as well as the American public TV network PBS.

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    • The Bluebird Sessions
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    • Poems
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    • Adulthood CONFIDENTIAL!
    • Bluebird’s Personality Quiz
    • Essays
    • Humor
    • Mash Note Dept.
    • The Marriage Interpreter
    • News and Politics
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Michael Flatley in "Feet of Flames" wearing leather trousers.
  • Humor

I Was a Teenage Irish Stepdancer! Or, A Few Notes on Irish Stepdancing That I’ve Been Meaning to Write Down for Years Now

C. Bluebird March 17, 2017

Happy St. Patriggggbllllllllaaaasaaaaarggghhhh. . . !

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Stern man in Homburg hat staring at camera in black and white photo.
  • Essays

Essay :: Stripped for Parts

C. Bluebird March 1, 2017

It’s the small things about people that will surprise you the most.

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Melissa Villaseñor as Owen Wilson
  • 5-Minute Dance Party

5-Minute Dance Party :: Daily Itineraries Featuring Melissa Villaseñor (as Owen Wilson!)

C. Bluebird September 13, 2016

When you think “Owen Wilson” these days, you’ll also thing “Melissa Villaseñor.” Trust me on this one.

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Instant Bluebird :: You best be born tricky

C. Bluebird September 8, 2016

A clipping about rule of order in English adjectives is making the rounds. But what is a rule but a thing to be broken?

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  • Poems

Poem :: Murder-Suicide

C. Bluebird September 1, 2016

There was a man. There was a woman. There was a murder. This is her story.

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5-Minute Dance Party :: Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

C. Bluebird December 25, 2015

Who says it has to be a silent night? We can make it a little loud, don’t you think?

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Bluebird Blvd. glowing blackboard Holy Roller
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5-Minute Dance Party :: Holy Roller

C. Bluebird September 21, 2015

Musician Thao Nguyen’s Holy Roller reminds us that we can never get to the end of want—or claw-foot banjos. Yum.

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Brightly colored collage with medieval painting and Allen Ginsberg's head.
  • Essays

Essay :: Dogs and words

C. Bluebird January 10, 2015

O—Let all the words and all the dogs spill forth!

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In Memorium :: Even the rivers have rivers where he shall go

C. Bluebird November 22, 2014

The loss of my friend Mark was devastating. This memorial may be one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to write.

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Humor :: Miss Frankly Forty

C. Bluebird September 17, 2014

You know what? I turned 40 on Monday. Here’s an illustration of what I think of my forties so far.

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Humor :: A note from The Management regarding the current geographic coordinates of the sexiness

C. Bluebird September 6, 2014

Maybe my schedule will open up in February 2015?

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Drum Major marching in the dark: Let's all channel young Marty Feldman. I will write like bebop. And, Lo, it is time for the ritual burning of the cellphones. Get the chafing dish.
  • Humor

Humor :: Are you writing?

C. Bluebird September 1, 2014

Help me, Twittermonster. Please save me from myself.

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The foster dog looks at The Husband
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Essay :: Names: Some secret, some not

C. Bluebird April 24, 2014

There is no greater sleight-of-hand than a name.

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The Ting Tings' Kate White looking pensive in black and white.
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5-Minute Dance Party :: That’s Not My Name

C. Bluebird April 23, 2014

I once allowed a woman to call me Whitney for eight years without correction. Have you ever done something like that?

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Staredown between bunny and officeworker.
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5-Minute Dance Party :: Sunny and Steve — Enjoy the Sweets

C. Bluebird April 20, 2014

Don’t worry—I’ll always share my Easter chocolate with you!

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