Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

There was an old tweet that said something like, "Rage Against the Machine never specified just what kind of machine it was that they were raging against, but I reckon it was probably a printer", and that old tweet accurately characterises my last 48 hours or so.

TBH writing Eryn is what helped me make it through my own traumatic time - she holds such a special place in my heart! #solarpunk #booksky #adultfiction

I felt my age yesterday when two of the staff at my job said they brain dumped emails, and then used AI to edit for clarity, tone, and length. I offered to review their emails and give pointers. They politely declined. And then I reflected on how worried I am about AI in this form.

Curiosity: What are the topics that you feel unites the most people when it comes to public’s policy? (Like a top three from your experiences!) Thanks in advance!

Streaming this evening at 5:30 pm CST!!! Hope to catch you there: www.twitch.tv/krquill

Anyways, support clean energy. CNN Article: Climate pollution from inhalers has the impact of half a million cars per year, study finds. Inhaler Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839471?guestAccessKey=bd8422fd-fc45-4d27-8905-89b839b6fd60&utm_s #climatechange

Kind and straightforward reminder: It is not helpful to Southern states, including TX, to call everyone who lives there less intelligent or any variation on the term. When I see these comments, I also gather that they view less intelligent people as less valuable - which is ableism.

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

My new catchphrase: I’m out of spoons, forks, and f**ks. Brought to you by an overstimmed AuDHDer

There’s something great about taking a break from large novels and instead going back to your roots. And by roots I mean writing Zutara fanfic on A03. #writer

Robert Reich is stating the truth. #USDemocracy

Apparently doomscrolling because your nose is stuffed at 5 am and you can’t sleep is an account-suspending offense, according to Meta. So I guess I’m doomscrolling Bluesky now. (I’ve appealed because I’ve worked hard on that account!)

Even in the darkest space, we can still search for a light.

Grizzled Band-Aid Weathers Third Shower

Plants. Always more plants. (My partner is perfectly fine with more plants by the way😂) #plantsky

I don’t think brain chips are a viable innovation - so I wrote about Eryn, a mid-20s woman who had a brain chip put in her mind without consent as a baby. She was made into a cyborg, and treated like a robot.

A regular philodendron: Not a ton of light, but a bit of water please! My philodendron: Water, mother, please, for I am made of thirst. [Proceeds to drink too much and attempts to get root rot, causing me to rescue mission it into another pot]. #gardening #plantsky

We have a potential shutdown. DOI is about to share RIF plans with us. We don’t have enough staff/budget already. It’s horrible. Now Mr. “Trauma is the point” is suggesting anyone not funded during a shutdown will be subject to a Reduction in force (terminated)? I am nauseous.

Please, please, please: 1) reach out to your Congressionals 2) talk to everyone you know and help them understand the government services they will lose 3) support any federal employee you know right now. This is really hard.

Me vs. cars in my books: I’ll always win. #solarpunk #scifibooks #booksky #queerauthor

/sarcasm /You know when the TX DMV sends you a text in a group chat five times in a row telling you you have a traffic ticket that you have to pay BY TOMORROW to not have your drivers license suspended and other things?/ TLDR: Scam texters are good for a laugh.

I have the best mods ever💕 Want to watch the chaos? Join us over on #twitch tonight for some fun and games!!! Maybe Peak, maybe Date Everything - we’ll see where the mood takes us!

Niche #peak and #autism content for my AuDHD gamers out there. I see you, you magnificent people.

“How did you become so progressive?” Me, pointing at a very, very long list of books I was encouraged and rewarded for reading as a child: I present to you my precious.

We aren't renewing our subscriptions. Disney+ and Hulu remain canceled. There has to be repercussions for this kind of thing. I'll happily buy TRON in 4K though, I'm not made of stone.

Republicans Distract From Epstein Controversy By Each Sharing Most Embarrassing Moment Of Life https://theonion.com/republicans-distract-from-epstein-controversy-by-each-sharing-most-embarrassing-moment-of-life/

Oh, hi #booksky !!! Happy to be over here more frequently now!!

I’m seriously considering working on my solarpunk novel instead of the sapphic romance. I think people may need the solarpunk one more right now.

Oh hey I’m back. Forgot this app existed for a moment.

Join me for my morning and evening routine on my busiest day of the week!!! #ditl #vlog

I kind of did skincare this evening. What did it? Watching videos on Rednote. Those women have amazing skincare routines and amazingly clear skin.

In my book, The Century Soldier, all of the shady political figures and greedy billionaires get in a ship that doesn’t work and blows them up in space at the end of the book. Here’s a link, btw, in case you want to read it for yourself: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Oh my god. They removed "transgender" from the page about Trans woman Sylvia Rivera's page at the National Park service. "Sylvia Rivera began fighting for gay and _____ rights" WOW.

It’s Valentine’s Day y’all! And since my love has to work today (TRAGIC), I will be seducing characters on BG3 while I wait for them to come home. 6:30 pm CST www.twitch.tv/krquill #twitch #streamer #bg3 #baldursgate3

Why I Love to Write: Ever since I was 12, writing has been a way of creating my own worlds and letting my imagination have its freedom. In the early days, it was also an escape👇🏻

4:52 am I lay in bed and can’t help but wonder - what little joys can I engage in today? How am I still going strong with everything happening? The answer(I think): A strong community.

Just gonna leave this here - found it somewhere else and wanted to share! www.blacknile.co #blackhistorymonth

Happy #blackhistorymonth ! Every week, I’m going to be posting some of my favorite books by black #sci-fi and #non-fiction authors! The first one? The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

How I’m Managing The Barrage: 1. Limiting myself to 10 minutes of social media. 2. Listening to @dailybeanspod.bsky.social to get my news. 3. Using Five Calls to call about one issue in the morning. All of my reps are R, so we’ll see if they listen. I’m not giving up.

Planting one little pot with salad greens 🥬 is helpful and a mood booster

This is a reminder that I wrote an action #solarpunk book for my folks looking for an Intro to Sci-fi and diversity in sci-fi: a.co/d/7N8SCuG #newtoscifi #scifi

Successfully made the choice to not buy lunch and eat lunch at home later!!! Phew, Tuesdays are busy.

This pause in communication for the NIH is going to delay so many grants that researchers need - ESPECIALLY grad students and faculty meeting the research requirements for their universities. #research

Wash hands, wash your food, make sure you are following all the health protocol you know. They may be back Feb 1st, and we’ll see as things happen. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

You put mental health in a book!

Pulling out of the Paris Climate agreement will not bode well for us. Communities in the last several years have already been devastated by weather events that are caused by increasing global temperature. And it can get worse. We should be trying to live in harmony with our world. #solarpunk

Do I read or play video games? That’s the real question.

Yep, I write sci-fi, fantasy, and romance. Don’t judge me I’m just trying to be a generalist like with everything else in my life😅 #booksky #solarpunk #fantasy

Me (Imposter Syndrome): Am I sure my therapist was right that I have ADHD? Also me: Would absolutely forget my bi-weekly meetings exist if not for my calendar. Constantly misplaces things. Has forgotten my VERY OBVIOUS water bottle sitting on the counter. Me: …maybe I shouldn’t doubt.