On a personal note: the state of children's nonfiction in the US is extremely depressing. In fact, our editor & the whole nonfiction team was fired a few weeks back. So, @tealcartoons.bsky.social & I are pretty rudderless heading into the launch on the 14th. Any pre-orders are greatly appreciated.

The absolute worst fucking timeline.

Criticizing Charlie Kirk is a fireable offense that incites domestic terrorism. But calling political opponents "the party of hate, evil, and Satan" is proper and good. Got it.

Just what a king of England needed. Another sword. #worsttimeline www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Welp there’s another fuck off from the publishing world.

If you're blaming the Democrats for the shutdown of a government that is run entirely by Republicans, why stop there? Go wild, man. Blame the shutdown on leprechauns, or the Seattle Mariners, or maybe the cast of "She's the Sheriff." You've decided facts don't matter, so have some fun with it!

One of the very first thing I did when my granddaughter was on the way was update my Tdap.

Messaging:

If any other president in all of history said the military should use American cities as a training ground he would be removed from office that same day. The hardest thing to tolerate in all this is how relatively silent elected democrats are. It’s ridiculous.

Two contest submissions in. Here we go again. #amwriting

Pete Hegseth is a fascist, a racist, a misogynist, a sexual predator, an alcoholic, weak, and unqualified for his job.

I’m going to leave this here for no particular reason.

Every single time: “…she was … commuting to Manhattan for a job in publishing. … she found a publisher for her second. The debut had attracted the admiration of a high-profile editor, one who happened to work in the same building she did.”

So even getting up early on a Saturday isn’t enough to avoid the daily WTF did he say now? Morning mystery/horror.

3rd day of sinus headache and I can tell you I’ve had enough. 🤬

I think I’ll close all the blinds, light some candles and write a ghost story for Christmas.

The Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress so there's a "way out" of a government shutdown if they can only get their shit together. This isn't on Democrats, at all.

Four bars.

Who else is hoping no one shows up for Netanyahu’s speech at the UN? Why he’s being allowed to speak is beyond me. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I am old enough to have received this get well card as a child.

First they came for the double space. Then they came for the m dash. And now they’ve come for the semi-colon. The line must be drawn here! www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

Cruelty is the point.

Let’s all calm down, folks. The only people who are going to avoid acetaminophen are in the same group and those that drank bleach and fish tank cleaner, ate horse worm paste, and stuck Maglights up their arses. The gene pool needs a good clean.

Can we back up a bit? I know this is so last weekend, but I’ve been away. Will someone update me on the geopolitical situation that prompted the Viet Nam v Armenia conflict?

Up early for the rapture!

They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦‍♂️

NO IT WAS NOT ME! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

It also makes you physically healthier and lets you live longer, which if you’ve ever dealt with anyone with Alzheimer’s you know is absolutely not a good thing.

Oh gods, I have to open my suitcase to dig out my iPad charger. 😥

#knitsky #knitters #skyknitters Can anyone point me to a pattern close to this?

Did Bluesky do something to itself while I was gone? Because it looks a bit weird on my phone right now.

Civilized nations do not bomb refugee camps.

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

It has been decided that in an attempt to A) Finish this #WIP B) make some money* I will cease writing a long, broody, dark-academia novel, and break the project into a set of three novellas that are tight, fast reads. *writer friends, you may laugh as long as you wish now. #writingcommunity

Did...did Disney buy the NYT overnight?

Surprise Mist Flower spotted during the morning garden survey. 🌱

Well I’m back, dammit. 🤬

Well im back. Dammit. 🤬

For God’s sake people! Do not post your children’s’ photos online. This isn’t victim blaming, it’s simple common sense.

So sad to be leaving.

“leak reveals”

Democrats ultimately decided to side with the Republicans to pass the resolution, **with 95 Democrats in support**. Fifty-eight Democrats opposed it, *38 voted present and 22 did not vote.* www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... *,** I want names.

Disney has bought all the things I grew up loving and has become the evil step-parent they used to feature. Shout out to good step parents out there who didn't burn records during the satanic panic. The library has books and shit.

“‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way,’FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened. Hours later, Jimmy Kimmel was off the air.” (Philadelphia Inquirer) Read this as many times as it takes you to understand what we’re up against.

PBS & NPR educated the masses… their funding was cut Colbert rightfully called out a bribe… he was cancelled Kimmel said that MAGA were working hard to say the Kirk shooter wasn’t one of them… he gets suspended A Fox News host calls for mass killing of homeless people… and keeps his job Fascism.

Do I *have* to come back?

Don’t waste 5 minutes of your life reading this.

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My home for the week!