Today is Jim Henson's birthday. When I think of him and his work, the word that comes to mind is "joy." It's a word I've been centering a lot lately. Not because the state of things is in a good place but because it isn't. And the best way to overcome the problems is by moving forward with love.

Thanks to PSU & PCC for sponsoring this reading with my @cmwritershouse.bsky.social roomie @geekgirlgrownup.bsky.social and my @babedylan.bsky.social agent sib @rossshowalter.com! Come see all of us at PSU on October 20 at 6 pm as the #StarryField tour continues. @melvillehouse.bsky.social

Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.

This year I've had periods of hyper fixation where I've binged nothing except "All You Wanna Do" from Six, "Dear Bill" from Operation Mincemeat, & the entirety of the new Next To Normal cast album. Spotify is gonna have a field day telling me that 2025 was my "Girl-Are-You-Okay?" Showtune Era.

So excited to be hosting Verselandia tonight!! One of the best annual poetry events in Portland - not to be missed!

Portland, come hear poetry at Bishop & Wilde this Friday, 4/4 @7pm. Celebrate Sarah's @sarahlynwrites.bsky.social debut COSMIC TANTRUM with me, Ellee Achten, @jessejohnson.bsky.social and @geekgirlgrownup.bsky.social #pdxpoetry, #livepoetry #NationalPoetryMonth

A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.

i think it’s unfair to expect regular people to know precisely how journalism works so i will say the answer to “why did they sit on that story for so long” is often “because of lawyers”

My mom: why don’t you draw portraits of famous people. But I do.

I think The Santa Clause would be a grade A Christmas movie if it weren’t for the fact that (excluding Toy Story) Tim Allen only knows how to play himself and that’s pretty rough

King Moonracer is the VIP of Rudolph. Just saying.

Imagine having an old man chuck a wreath at you on the street, THEN less than 24 hours later he starts screaming at you about spirits, THEN makes you carry around a dead bird that’s bigger than you as he walks around the town singing. Bean Bunny goes through a lot in Muppet Christmas Carol, y’all.

I can’t not see Bobby Benson in any Muppet production without proclaiming “OKAY BUT HE STOLE THOSE BABIES.”

My husband and I did a thing!!

Why did Hollywood not give Daniel Stern more roles in movies?? Joe Pesci is obviously a force but Sterns lands so much of the comedy in their duo.

everyone keeps telling Kevin he’s annoying and treating him (AN EIGHT YEAR OLD CHILD) with so much disdain for not knowing how to do things (BECAUSE HE IS EIGHT) as if they all don’t know that Uncle Frank is clearly the WORST member of this family

Marv and Harry truly have top notch healing factors.

The new #Superman poster looks great, but I'm more excited for the Super Grover movie. @jamesgunn.bsky.social

Want to attend a cool event from the comfort of your couch? I’m hosting a poetry reading tonight over Zoom! Tickets only $5, all proceeds go towards putting on a poetry festival here in Portland next summer. Great lineup of eight poets from around the country. www.eventbrite.com/e/bigfoot-po...

Hey christmas ghosts of past or whatever, don’t visit stingy business owners to show them their bad life and give them a second chance. Visit me, a regular dumb ass, and can you please help me. I don’t even know about what. Can you come over on Christmas eve please. PLEASE

Me: I don’t like the fact that he uses a whip when he’s on the sleigh. That’s cruel and probably hurts. Husband: … Julia, he’s THE GRINCH???

Is there a Xmas movie where Santa is a bigger d*ck than Rudolph? 1. Immediately tells Rudolphs family the red nose is a no 2. Abandons a bunch of rad toys on an island 3. His wife picks up the slack till the last MINUTE 4. Moody af 5. Point blank tells Donner he should be ashamed COOL, SANTA, COOL

ive seen crunchwraps more supreme than this court

I think my follower count on here has quadrupled in the last couple days - wild! I know most of y’all are Muppet fans, so here’s a Muppet-y poem I wrote six or seven years ago that FreezeRay Poetry published. My very niche brand of poetry over the years. www.freezeraypoetry.com/julia-gaskil...

Wicked is a flawless movie except for the 7 minutes they let Jeff Goldblum play himself and take over. Like, in watching that part all I can do is think, “Yup. That sure is Jeff Goldblum. Being Jeff Goldblum.” Besides that, 10/10 movie.

Gotten a lot of followers on here in the last few days (wonder why, hahah, just kidding, iykyk) Here’s a lil about me: 1. I’m a 34 year-old nuerodivergent, queer poet & dog walker 2. I’ve been writing for ToughPigs for 12+ years 2a. I usually write about marginalized representation (or Gonzo)

Greetings to our new and new-ish followers here on Bluesky! If you're just joining us, we're a Muppet fan website founded in 2001, and our goal is to offer entertaining and insightful commentary on Muppet stuff old and new, plus podcasts, interviews, videos, and general silliness.

I’m late to the party on this one, y’all. I’ll just say this: Fandom is more than just one person. It is the magic of a slew of folks joining forces to make art, dig deep in lore, and get lost in conversation with one another. There is magic in a good fandom that one bag egg can’t take away. 💚💚

In high school, I made a fan video set to the song "Loathing" that was just footage of Darrell Hammond's Sean Connery and Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek. THAT'S the kind of kid I was. Anyway, happy Wicked week?????

The Good Choice Awards emails just went out the other day and what I wrote last year still stands.

Me on November 15: Surely I’ll use Bluesky more than I did for the last one Me literally two months later looking through all my apps: What the hell is Bluesky??

Do y’all think Folgers Coffee knows our opinion on that 2009 commercial? Someone must have told them at this point??

BOOOOOOOO 😤😤😤

Anne Boyer has resigned as the poetry editor of the New York Times magazine: “Because our status quo is self-expression, sometimes all artists have left is to refuse. So I refuse.”

Goodreads revealing their Choice Awards won’t have graphic novel or poetry categories speaks to elitism in publishing. Comics aren’t taken seriously & “no one reads poetry” Poetry & graphic novels are two of the most emotionally stirring forms of lit. To take them away is to show your entire ass.

Had my poem “we use my boyfriend’s COVID stimulus to buy tampons.” published over on Pine Row Press this week. Read the whole poem at the link below. www.pinerow.com/autumn-2023-... #poetry #poem #poet

Hated Twitter. Barely used it. But I need a new place to throw my thoughts that are too obscure for Instagram and that I don’t want my family to see on Facebook. So. Here we are. Hi.