Hello all! Do you like having the internet? Do you like being able to post and not get sued or censored? Do you want to protect the smaller forums and bastions of community support? Do you wanna say fuck you to Big Tech? Then go look up Section 230 and TELL YOUR SENATORS TO PROTECT THAT SHIT.

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I have a tip for all the big industries wanting people to spend money on their products: Support an economy where our basic needs are met. We are not going to buy 80 dollar video games before we buy food, istg.

I underestimated how exciting it would be for my English husband that he can finally go buy me a beer.

SO for a glimpse at the internal world of someone with POTS... My hubby was trailing his coat behind him down the stairs and I accidentally stepped on it. I then had to stop everything and do a quadratic equation to figure out how to get off the thing without falling over. #pots #disabilitysky

Hey friends, no joke here. I had some car troubles, and could use a little extra $$. So please check out my shop I'm really terrible at advertising! Hey, I'm an artist not a marketer. Please consider supporting me today <3 ko-fi.com/heroicn0nsen... #artistsupport #artshop

Share, give a few dollars if you can. Just like they say on every charity stream you've ever seen: even one dallor makes a difference, especially if a few thousand people donate. Let's not let them fight alone. youtu.be/gvtUbW3AhaY?...

Looks like Tiktok is going the way of Twitter. Alas. How could we have seen this coming.

Let's not forget about the Epstein files in all this.

IMPORTANT Primer on rights youtu.be/sHn1ZtuVSBY?...

"I don't know" can be weaponized into one of the most infuriating ways to end a conversation. A problem arises, someone asks for help, and someone says "I don't know" and checks out. And bam. The problem stays. Help isn't given, nothing improves. 'idk' should be a starting point, not a shut down.

Just did the actually picking up the phone and calling senators/congressmen thing today. Turns out it's incredibly quick and low effort. Calling and leaving clear messages has the most impact of any contact save in-person, so I encourage you, do it. Check out 5calls.org for easy guides.

I'm about writing and witchery, but a good witch also takes care of the community. If you live in NC, think about signing the NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty's petition. Each name gives their efforts more legitimacy. bit.ly/NCCADPPledge

ALEX, BY PROXY is now available for preorder (see link in bio), and will be published 7/21/2026 with Holiday House!

NC peeps, there's a swanky new tool for keeping our communities safe. Here's the rundown. www.instagram.com/reel/DRA64OZ...

Too often, conversations about #disability inclusion in faith communities focus only on access: ramps, captions, or sign language interpreters. While these are essential, they are only the first step. True inclusion means more than presence; it means belonging. Learn more at the link below!

Sometimes I wish I could make parents understand the sort of pain a child has to be in to go no contact. It's incredibly hard to fight that instinct to seek a parents love. You have to break your own heart.

Every year, in like clockwork, when the world gets colder my brain gets slower. So far I'm getting words down via freewrites, frequent walks, and talking to myself. Ah, to long for the spring bloom, when my body thaws and fibro calms tf down.

Disability advocacy has lost a great leader. Rest in power Alice Wong 🙏🏻💙

Too often mutual aid requests stall while a person is alive, and then when they pass the goal is met quickly. It’s hard to ask for help and as a community we need to commit to helping in life & in death. We need to fund treatments, housing, food & caregivers… not just funerals.

Alice was a fierce advocate for people who need and use AAC, and presented and wrote with passion on the impact of ableism on basic human rights. She will be deeply missed.. doi.org/10.1080/0743... rerc-aac.psu.edu/2025/08/07/h... Image of Alice Wong & journal abstract #AliceWong #AAC #disability

Rest in peace Alice Wong, a hero of the disability community, a gorgeous writer, whose work was the first taste I had of dignity of disability in art. Of community and justice for disabled people. I never met her, but Alice Wong changed my life. May her spirit find peace without pain.

youtu.be/38qmyRYekkQ?... White women need to learn to fight for each other collectively, and we need to learn it now. We are not safe, we are an intended demographic of victims. For ourselves, for each other, for every other person who suffers under fascism.

Y'all. Hire Vivian and earn an irrevocable* Abra Seal of Approval. *Can and will be revoked if you start treating Vivian poorly.

To my USian friends, don't forget that there are a lot of small elections across the country in the coming few weeks. Turnout determines them--so turn out.

October 25, 2025 Trump admin is refusing to fund SNAP and using the Department of Agriculture's website to illegally post partisan messages blaming Democrats. Dems are trying to protect our healthcare, to be clear. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

i believe that we will win

I'm not loving how every failed presidential candidate gets paid the entire budget of the publishing industry that year to write a book called I Learned Nothing

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

Alexa Heinrich's Accessible Social is a free resource for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, everyday social media users, and anyone who wants to learn how to make their content accessible for people with disabilities. www.accessible-social.com

i opened the wistful doorway to my heart & found your poem frayed hidden away holding your words of love & sunset sonnets from long ago fading lost in time & i remembered with a smile when i was your muse you were my poetry then i tucked your poem away saved for another rainy day #vss365 #doorway

In a world where the stupidest words are half blurred and censored in random articles, please do not add disabled to the list. It's not a dirty word. It's not upsetting. It's not inappropriate, adult, or bad. Stop erasing every sign of us and branding us like we're shameful.

I am not giving Youtube my photo ID. Do not give youtube your photo ID. This is the perfect way to set yourself up to be doxxed. Don't believe for a MOMENT they'll be adequately protecting your sensitive info; there's no incentive or law requiring it.

Thanks to my amazing beta readers, my book's central relationship has evolved and deepened in ways I couldn't have imagined! I have a scene to expand into its one chapter, then an epilogue to rewrite, and then I'm going to be focusing more and more time on finer details and query prep. #writesky

Some good news!

More books with women leads that aren't romance when?

I have an awesome short story that I think will resonate with a lot of us writers right now coming out in @folkloricmag.bsky.social 's first issue! Their release date and launch party are on the 22nd of August. I can't do a reading there, but I am so excited for this batch of Lore to exist!

It's like a virus. If they put out a statement at 2 weeks and we stop, then the next time they censor even more, we'll have to call 4 weeks to get them to even make a statement. The fight won't be easier to win a year from now. We just have to be relentless, we can't give them a recovery period.

Since intersectionality is being brought up, Black trans women, enbies and men are being more disappeared, killed and abused than ANYBODY. So always remember to include antiblackness awareness in your activism or it’s literally useless.

One of the best things about doing sensitivity edits and related consulting work is the people I work with. People who want to do their best by disabled/queer readers tend to self-select for being genuinely decent human beings. This has nothing to do with a recent client, noooo. #writing

My journey into writing fiction started completely unexpectedly. Now it's taking over my brain. I think about structure, backstory, and character voices while brushing my teeth or standing on line for coffee. I did not see that coming—but I love it. #WritingJourney #WritingCommunity

Oh, so many new followers! I'll be more active as time goes on. We're still dealing with some loss. In the meantime, tell me about yourselves!

I love having a husband specifically for someone to yell at for toilet paper.

I'm still alive! We had a loss in the family. I'm recovering emotionally and physically. <3

I have discovered a neat trick to do stuff as an autistic person, and I am calling it permission to executive decisions. See, we're really good at following instructions, but neurotypical people really hate giving complete and specific instructions. 1/?

I am autistic, and have POTS, EDS, and fibromyalgia. There's also a fairly intense case of cPTSD in there to enjoy. Disability Pride is great, but Disability Justice taught me dignity and community after a long grieving period. Look into Disability Visibility, Sins Invalid, Care Work. <3