Had a visitor this #Caturday, the kind who, on receiving a friendly welcome, made themself at home.

Left the door open one summer night, and this magnificent moth flew in, taken by my beaded lamp. For #BlueskyArtShow theme #macro.

I hear Mel Brooks is 100 tomorrow. Drop a gif of your favorite of his films to celebrate. (Who else can write dialog like this? 😉) This (and Matilda) are the only childhood favourites I both own on dvd and still re-watch from time to time.

That's a greay bundle. I cna vouch directly for A STAGE OVER RUTHLESS STARS, BIRTHDAY LANDSCAPES, and SECONDHAND ORIGIN STORIES Also I haven't read BE NOT AFRAID but S. Jean is just a solid writer, I'd trust that

Other Authors: my books are in the Summer Sale! Me: its Winter. Linh, Fiona, Michael & Troy, my lost Aussies, would also be experiencing Winter, were they not blundering through various war zones in Umarinaris, pursuing a way home & stubbornly meddling Winter Sale! Pride! Almost Disability Pride 🤔

This is a nice change; actively acknowledging and providing healthcare for women's pain and discomfort, and doing so specifically for menopause and perimenopause. (The former disrupted my mum's life so much that she ultimately had surgery, on top of other treatments.)

Except this is missing the first bit through the 80's and 90's where climate change was overshadowed by the hole in the ozone layer, but was also settled science and part of my Dad's work life in city planning.

Just got back from my evening walk. What was I doing again? That's right; absolutely nothing, as its the first day of my holidays, so time to rest 😄

Note to #nuclear pushers in Australia: Nuclear reactors taken offline in France, as extreme heat pushes river temperatures into danger zone. ☢️ reneweconomy.com.au/nuclear-reac...

Beginning to think there's a country in which Hitler ultimately won WW2; by demonstrating to Israel how to kill its own soul; adopting Reich tactics. RIP nation state of Israel. You've been dead awhile. You just can't see it. We're funding & arming a zombie.

Diplomatic visits are ok, until an ambush tries to assassinate you. Then you return home, only for someone to abduct your parents & leave your 16yo arse in charge War's looming Lost, irreverent Aussies are risky advisors Time to improvise! 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-tril... #UnhingedPit #F #LGBT

Study hard. Give it your all. Spar with a butch lesbian who's better at hand to hand combat. Get counselling; even if you fucking hate the idea. Rise above a childhood of abuse. Kick arse. Exceed beyond your expectations. #UnhingedPit #SciFi #Fantasy #LGBTQIA+ 🌈📚🪐📚💙 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/

"Look, I'd rather another round with the monster with laser eye magic, definitely capable of killing me, than contemplate my confused feelings for a certain classmate I respect, admire & could maybe tolerate holding hands with." 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ #UnhingedPit #F #SF #LGBT

#UnhingedPit, it's been a pleasure seeing the originality of your pitching ideas, and wips/ manuscripts/ books alike. Its now Ridiculous O'Clock Down Under & I'm heading to bed. But please continue to embody ⬇️. I'll try & catch some more of your pitches in Aussie morning/ afternoon 😄

Study hard. Give it your all. Spar with a butch lesbian who's better at hand to hand combat. Get counselling; even if you fucking hate the idea. Rise above a childhood of abuse. Kick arse. Exceed beyond your expectations. #UnhingedPit #SciFi #Fantasy #LGBTQIA+ 🌈📚🪐📚💙 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/

"Look, I'd rather another round with the monster with laser eye magic, definitely capable of killing me, than contemplate my confused feelings for a certain classmate I respect, admire & could maybe tolerate holding hands with." 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/sythe-series/ #UnhingedPit #F #SF #LGBT

Diplomatic visits are ok, until an ambush tries to assassinate you. Then you return home, only for someone to abduct your parents & leave your 16yo arse in charge War's looming Lost, irreverent Aussies are risky advisors Time to improvise! 🌈📚🪐 elisecarlson.com/ruarnon-tril... #UnhingedPit #F #LGBT

Excellent, unconventional pitching time! I might need to brainstorm in my bath, then post afterwards 😄 #Writers #Authors #IndieAuthors

6 hours left to have your donation to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Winter Appeal matched up to $155,817 till midnight today by the Victorian Mortgage Group | VMG, Cathy Quealy & other generous donors at: asrc.org.au/donate #taxdeductible #eofy

I'm not surprised our government's half arsed approached to social media; banning under 16's instead of pushing regulation, is achieving little "research suggests that Australia's world-first social media ban has not made "any meaningful difference to how long teenagers spend using high-risk sites"

I normally buy iced cup cakes from Coles as an end of term treat. Holy crap; the number of security cameras my local Coles has now! 2 in every aisle & a massive pod near self service check out. Note to self: go to Baker's Delight instead. Coles is now a Palantir surveillance state.

#BirdsAndBuds both is a tricky one, but I turned up some sulphur crested cockatoos for #BirdOfTheDay. At Seawinds Gardens, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

If you like purchasing LGBTQIA+ books individually, and enjoy stories in which the people saving the world just so happen to be queer; this sale is for you! You'll find the genre & full blurb of each book on the sale page. 🌈📚🪐📚💙 sheilajenne.com/queer-heroes...

$25 for 25 works of fiction from across genres that feature disabled & queer voices. The "We Exist Without Permission" book bundle crosses LGBTQ Pride Month & Disability Pride Month, & every purchase supports disabled & queer authors. #DisabilityPride #Pride #LGBTQ tinyurl.com/queerabled

“Bi+ Australians are the largest population group in the LGBTQ+ community,” yet "...only half of respondents were out to their families and only 15% were out at work." My biggest takeaway: "The results from this survey show a need for greater understanding and inclusion of bi+ communities"

"While Australians die in poorly cooled homes, the federal government spends $14.5 billion every year subsidising coal, oil and gas companies.... "By 2025-26, total fossil fuel subsidies had climbed to $16.3 billion, growing faster than funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme."

If you like purchasing LGBTQIA+ books individually, and enjoy stories in which the people saving the world just so happen to be queer; this sale is for you! You'll find the genre & full blurb of each book on the sale page. 🌈📚🪐📚💙 sheilajenne.com/queer-heroes...

Go kids! This Aussie teacher heartily approves. "90 more [data centres] are planned nationwide" "The Climate Council of Australia said in 2024-25 data centres used... equivalent to the electricity use of more than 700,000 homes." How many homes equivalent will + 90 new data centres be?

Decided today's the day I migrate to NorthSky. Hopefully I don't hit tech issues and will be set up and posting again by tomorrow 🤞

This should be interesting: people taking the Aussie Federal gov to the UN for its failure to protect them from climate change, including expanding fossil fuel exports. Yes, both sides of politics here seem irredeemably addicted to fossil fuels/ donors. This could help kick them into withdrawal.

Attention Melbourne Writers ⬇️

We're here, we're Queer & Disabled! 🏳️‍🌈♿ Our books are mostly Fantasy & or SciFi, with some contemporary. This book bundle is on now till July 11th! 🌈📚🧠📚🪐

This week's goals; 1. Make it through the last week of term. 2. Ensure my (very young) students make it through the last week. 3. Rest 4. Write more of Skirting the Fires of Revolution -spoons permitting. 5. Make graphics for my table at QLit next month (few spoons required 😉) #LGBTQWriteAThon

We're here, we're Queer & Disabled! 🏳️‍🌈♿ Our books are mostly Fantasy & or SciFi, with some contemporary. This book bundle is on now till July 11th! 🌈📚🧠📚🪐

Attention Melbourne Writers ⬇️

Having seen the 'PM changes mid-term' show multiple times in Australia (on both sides of politics), with its final episode of Scotty From Bloody Marketing/ Scummo, and the grass being a different shade of shit... erm... Crossing my fingers and wishing you well in the UK! Especially my trans kin!!!

Seeking trans joy for the upcoming issue! Send your Pride joy and recent euphoric moments my way please! Also down to feature art and projects 🥰 transjoy.ghost.io/contribute Reposts appreciated 🌟 #TransJoy #HappyPride #We’reOutHere

For the last week of Pride & 1st week of Disability Pride (July), I give you a bundle of books by Queer AND Disabled (including Neurodivergent) authors. You'll find plenty of Queer & Disabled characters here too, like my aro-ace, gay, autistic, CPTSD MC Rarkin. 🌈📚🧠📚💙 itch.io/b/3669/we-ex...

This is what's wrong with the NDIS cuts. Supposed 'providers' exploiting the system for financial gain. Disabled people whom the government -out of willful ignorance- deems 'not disabled enough' are NOT the problem. (A gas tax would help fund the NDIS, but fossil fuels matter more right?) #auspol

For the last week of Pride & 1st week of Disability Pride (July), I give you a bundle of books by Queer AND Disabled (including Neurodivergent) authors. You'll find plenty of Queer & Disabled characters here too, like my aro-ace, gay, autistic, CPTSD MC Rarkin. 🌈📚🧠📚💙 itch.io/b/3669/we-ex...

The only shame involved in mutual aid is: 1. That governments aren't giving people the support they deserve to live their lives. And 2. That we don't have a system to make sure they're all instantly funded. That's it.

I hope you like photos, because it would appear my current ADHD interest is posting ones related to various prompts. Also; nature is calming.

A sunny pic from a crisp winter afternoon last year, for #StunDay and the solstice. I got lucky with my location in a garden in the Dandenongs (Victoria, Australia), when the sun chose to peer out from between mountain ash trees. #NaturePhotography #Photography

Autumn has finally arrived in my backyard, barely in time for evidence of it to be presented alongside my wish of; Happy Winter Solstice! (Yeah, we're having sunshine, clouds, and rain, usually all on the same day in Melbourne 😉.)

Pain levels are down, fatigue easing off and my energy is starting to return. Might be able to go for a walk AND cook dinner on the same day soon 😄 Note to self: in future take fibro nerve pain killers nightly for at least the last 2 weeks of the teaching term, if not 3!

View down one side of Mt Macedon, Victoria, Australia for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #curves.

Despite falling into my end-of-teaching-term fibro fatigue slump, I still managed to draft the first 6 pages of the new version of Skirting the Fires of Revolution. And made it more than halfway through a beta read 😄 #LGBTQWriteAThon

Queer/ Neurodivergent/ Disabled Authors, If you've got a book on Itch with a significant character Figuring Out their queer/ ND identity, and or Figuring Out how to manage their neurodivergence/ disability, you've got 6 more days to enter this bundle!

Some people may think (or feel) that signing petitions or emailing a relevant MP 'doesn't do much.' This article proves just how much good they can do. This is the Australia I want to live in.

February: NSW police brutally assault genocide protesters & assault Muslims in prayer. Pride Month: NSW police in Sydney's gay district intimidate and humiliate by strip searching people in the street. Seems NSW coppers love abusing their power over marginalised groups. Bet it comes from the top.