It's not much, but I canceled my subscriptions on amazon and went direct and plan to let my amazon prime run out. No more funding evil, even if it's only $50/month.

Oh look! It's me! heh.

Yes. Absolutely.

You've seen it in videos from Minneapolis. We talked to an expert to find out more.

Mom's opinion about The Impossible Astronaut, which we watched last night: I just don't like the stories as much as before." I then explained to her about the different showrunners and how that influences the program. She's going to keep watching, but it's a little grudging at this point imo.

After literal decades, I finally snared my 81yo mom into watching #DoctorWho last summer. We watch Fridays & Big Bang was last week. She likes Matt Smith, but David Tennant is definitely *her* Doctor. Though she does remember liking “that Doctor you watched as a kid.” Tom Baker, no surprise there. 😁

“I’m honored to be your ancestor and believe that disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

Samesies!

Not gonna find that needle again until I step on it barefoot heh.

Old hoop and new needles = getting stabbed two ways. #CrossStitch #crafting

IMPORTANT! #writing #artists #readers

Out of curiosity… my epic #fantasy has 2 plotlines that don’t happen simultaneously but meet up at the end. Do you prefer to read: 1: Large sections w/chaps of each timeline grouped 2: Ind chaps of timelines interspersed when the larger plotline seems to have breaks Thanks! #WriterProblems #plotting

Almost everyone I know is sick right now. They’ve got a “bad flu” or a “nasty stomach bug”. Almost no one will utter the word Covid. It’s not too late to start wearing a mask. It’s a great way to practice community care while keeping yourself healthy. Ideally an N95 or better!

JFC on a pogo stick.

#AmWriting! Writing! Writing! YAY! Finally. #Fantasy

Wrote ~250 words tonight & that's a real win. I haven't had writer's block, but the world around me (macro & micro) has been overwhelming, exhausting, and I've had zero spoons or executive function to do any writing. Here's hoping I'm getting through it even just a little. Not writing sucks.

Opened up my #EpicFantasy novel for the 1st time in 5months. I'm just rereading, but it's more than I've been able to attempt on *anything* in ~3 mos so I'm counting it as a win. Also chuckling at the line: Wry, he thought, At least they’re dressed for a ball, not a beheading. #AmWriting #NoContext

Things I expected to encounter on the road when I moved back to MA: bad weather, traffic, potholes big enough to damage a tire. Things I did *not* expect to encounter on the road when I moved back to MA: flocks of wild turkeys... #random #nature

As you can tell, I'm standing up to this administration despite the charges against me. But I can't do it alone. A lot of people running for office say this, but it's true that your support is more important now than ever: katforillinois.com/legal

Each month, we do this cool thing on QueerSciFi.com to support indie writers. We share 4 books with our readers for free, and add those readers (with permission) to the author lists. Grab 'em here (sent out around the 3rd of next month): queerscifi.com/join-our-mai... #giveaway #freebooks

Not good.

Is it just me, or have the spam/phishing calls been out of control since the shutdown? It's like because no one's watching, they're just, "Let 'er rip!" I literally got 8 vms today from robocallers. And I've been getting that amount daily for at least two weeks now.

NOT-SO-FUN FACT: A month before Thanksgiving, wholesale turkey prices are about 40% HIGHER than last year. 🦃

I passed a suped up, matte black, VW hatchback and could only think: Why?" #random

The number of times I tell my #music app to play 21 Jump Street instead of 21 Pilots tells you how firmly #GenX I am. 😂😂

So I opened up a pdf doc today to read and adobe's ai appeared automatically at the top of the window to say, "This appears to be a long document. Would you like ai to summarize it for you?" It was only 27pgs long. NO! STOP INFLICTING AI ON US! ARGH! #LetPeopleRead.

After watching The Residence *ahem* many, many times (kinda waiting for Nflix to tell me to get a life), it occurs to me that the "asshole" character, Harry Hollinger, is the only one who always addresses Cordelia by "Detective." Looovvve the inherent contradiction. #random

Not only that but the sec. of health, who isn't a MD, wants to make a list of all the autistic people in the country. Now why would he want that???

To write anything this week. It's been too long. More specifically, my epic #LGBTQIA+ #fantasy novel and my #LGBTQIA+ #horror sequel.

I frequently get confused on "repost" and "quote post" which is super annoying on a personal level. I meant to say, "fucking finally, some good news!" With the last post about the deaf/blind student funding post.

NEW: Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs, by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. n.pr/47nGDK8

IMPORTANT

Yes. Absolutely.

Mom: Your hair looks great! Me: Thanks! I'm chopping it off this weekend. Mom: But why?! Me: Because I can see my bangs without using a mirror. #ShortHairDontCare #random

Well that's not good

Not surprised at all. Already got mine for this year!

The Alt: After years of “hallucinating” monsters & a hellish world, Bryn discovers it’s all real. She sets out to rescue the woman trapped there who saved Bryn’s life as a teen. Can she do so before that hell breaks through to Earth & more people die? #Horror #DVPit #A #FoundFamily #LGBT #ND

The Arbiter: San Francisco desperately needs an Arbiter after 90yrs w/o one. Enter dogged reporter Cecily suddenly bestowed w/power to compel Others-vampires, fae, sirens & more-to tell the truth. She must choose between her lifelong dreams & a destiny to keep her city safe #CF #DVPit #A #LGBT #ND

The Arbiter: Cecily wakes from a coma w/the power to make people tell the truth. Accepting a destiny of refereeing vampires, fae, sirens & more means giving up her dreams & ambitions. But if she doesn't, San Francisco will pay the price. What's a reporter to do? #CF #DVPit #A #LGBT #ND

The Alt: Years ago, Mara saved Bryn's life in a realm of monsters & now Bryn's on a mission to rescue her. She recruits nonbinary Sam who also sees the monsters. Can they close whatever portal's opening - & save Mara - before more people die? #Horror #A #DVPit #LGBT #ND #FoundFamily

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence. This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less. Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

Today is the first day Animal Welfare Week, which happens every year October 3-9. To mark the day we’d love to show you this banner that hangs on the big barn here. It shows the average natural lifespan of some of our animals vs. how long they would’ve lived in an agricultural production setting.

Finally some good news!

I've been thinking about a proper curry for weeks now mmmm

Vote in 2026 to finally put a check on Trump and the GOP. Our nation’s future depends on it.

I just watched this whole video and you should too. It's an amazing breakdown of the "statistic" used in last Monday's insane press conference. And now I have a new fave YouTuber, so bonus!

Right! After scouring mswishlist all weekend, I have a list of new agents I feel would be really good for my #queer #horror novel. I shall begin querying just as soon as I have a brain again. Hopefully tomorrow. #AmQuerying