If anyone heard a small boy yelling “How about José Ramírez? How about him?,” it’s just me sounding stuffy as hell with my head cold while watching the Guardians game ⚾️

Want to hear a cool story about reproductive justice, mutual aid, and crossword puzzles? Let me tell you about These Puzzles Fund Abortion (www.abortionpuzzles.com / @tpfa.bsky.social), a crossword puzzle fundraiser that has raised over $350,000 in five years for abortion funds. 1/9

Today, on Trans Day of Visibility, UNITE HERE stands in solidarity with our trans members and trans people everywhere.

On this sacred day, this yontif called #TDOV, please consider signing up for updates about the upcoming charity variety crossword puzzle pack called A Trans Person Made Your Puzzle sites.google.com/view/transxw...

✨Clue of the Week✨ This week’s clue comes from @darbyratliff.bsky.social! 🤫If you need a hint… there is an implied hyphen between the first and second letters 👀 Donate at fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to get your puzzles!

✨Constructor Spotlight✨ @darbyratliff.bsky.social (she/her) is a grad student/ constructor in STL, MO. She wishes that access to good gender-affirming healthcare was universally available to everyone. She’s thrilled to be on TPFA’s roster again. Head to fund.nnaf.org/tpfa to solve Darby’s puzzle!

So glad the maintenance guy in my building heard me singing along to “Hot to Go” as I returned from walking Midge. Except the lyrics I was singing? “H-O-T-T-O-G-O, Midge is a PO-TAY-TO”

My dentist asked about the scar on my lip today, and I had to tell him I got stitches from a bounce house. Him: “When you were a kid” Me: *silent* Him: “When you were a kid?” Me: “When I was 17” He laughed.

Drumroll, please… 🥁🥁🥁🥁 Announcing our all-star constructor and editor lineup for These Puzzles Fund Abortion 5! #tpfa5 #crosswords #abortion #reprojustice #fundabortion

Thread with AVCX’s revised editorial policy regarding Donald Trump: — In early 2017, AVCX announced a new editorial policy, namely that we as a feature would regard Donald Trump as an asshole when we referred to him in print.

I watched How to Train Your Dragon for the first time in a long time last night, and listen, I’m convinced that my dog Midge and Toothless are the same. For reference:

Never am I more cognizant of my lack of rhythm than when I’m dancing in front of my dog. Sometimes she even turns her face away so she doesn’t have to watch 🫣

Stoked to have The Modern puzzle today! Thanks, @ort.bsky.social, for editing! www.puzzlesociety.com/member/cross...

The outpouring of support for These Puzzles Fund Abortion over the past two days has been incredible. Crossword people are the best 💕 Thank you especially to @rexparker.bsky.social and John/Andrew at Boswords for the boost over the last two days! fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4

Oh, you didn’t spend part of the morning re-stuffing your dog’s stuffed dinosaur knowing full well that she will soon return the stuffing to your floors with a vengeance? 🦖

So stoked to have today’s Modern! www.puzzlesociety.com/crossword-pu...

✨These Puzzles Fund Abortion 4✨ is now available for presale! Donate to receive 20+ original crossword and variety word puzzles themed around social and reproductive justice. All donations go to 5 amazing abortion funds doing vital work 💕 fund.nnaf.org/tpfa4 cc: @abortionfunds.bsky.social

After years of dad jokes, I’m proud to announce that I finally have a dentist appointment at Tooth-Hurty 🦷🪥

Thanks @jessshulman.bsky.social for editing this! Excited to be back with @lilavcx.bsky.social 🤓

👀👀👀👀 #tpfa4 @abortionfunds.bsky.social

The pilot on my flight (who has a southern accent) just said “We’ll get this overgrown pretzel cart in the sky and hustle y’all out to Ohio,” which is a thing I never expected to be said ever.

I’m so stoked to have today’s USAT with @xws.bsky.social. Many thanks to her and @amandarafkin.bsky.social

My excitement as this puzzle filled:

I’ve loved working with Lil AVC X this year on puzzles and am very excited to be joining the editing roster with these incredible humans!

I made the puzzle in USA Today! Check it out if you’ve got a chance!

Midge is ready for spooooooky season with her newest friend 🎃 👻 🦴 cc: @stulowetzke.bsky.social

tonight's midi is called "Hollywood Stars," by @darbyratliff.bsky.social! 🤩

Nothing like knowing you've got the full citation memorized for an academic book. It's a fun little trivia game: "What's this called again? Who wrote it? Which press published it? When? What does time really mean?"

Puzzle people are the best people, and I’m so grateful for @mstock.bsky.social, @sallyhoelscher.bsky.social, and everyone who has reached out to say they’ve done the puzzle 🥰

Happy to make my first Blue Sky Post be about a puzzle! Hope y’all rock out to this one!