I'm not cr-- Okay yeah. I'm crying.

Hey do you guys know what would be SO MUCH MORE AMAZING than generative AI?? A functional home printer. #noai #amwriting #wellimtrying

Sometimes I feel like being an elder millennial parent means saying things like, "you gotta see this movie I used to watch allllll the time in the 90s, it was great and you're gonna love it... oh. Oh wait. This is... um... problematic...." #momlife

I'm a #PBParty Finalist!!!🥳🤯 I am excited and honored and smiling SO big 😁😁😁 Thank you @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social and team for all your amazing work! I'm thrilled that Chicken Legs and Too Many Eggs was chosen 🐣🛖✨ Congrats to all the finalists and everyone who put themselves out there! #kidlit

Had an unexpected drawing partner at the ice rink during my kids' lessons. #amdrawing #MaybeILookLikeAFlower #SecondBugWeRescuedToday #FirstWasABabyGrasshopper

I'm beginning to think that studying copywriting was not my best decision as the overwhelming benefit seems to be continually noticing how terrible the billboards in my town are.

I don't even want to admit how long I thought my apple pencil was broken before I figured out my layer had Alpha Lock turned on 😶‍🌫️ #procreateproblems #kidlit #amdrawing #kidlitart

This may not be a typical answer... because his most famous works are not for kids... but The Thief of Always by Clive Barker hit me real hard at that age, and I still love it 📚 #KidsBooksFriday #kidlit

While dropping off my middle schooler I saw a kid wheeling a unicycle into the school. I really need to know his story. #inspiration #kidlit #amwriting

My #50PreciousWords entry got an Honorable Mention!! I love seeing all of these stories 🥰 My entry was a shorter version of a book I've been wanting to write, so this is a great inspiration to work on it 📖📚 #amwriting #kitlit

Happy poetry month! To celebrate I present...a haiku. This wrecked pile of bones is an actual display of my life and back. #poetrymonth #chronicillness #invisibledisability #amwriting #lol #poems

It's hard to explain, but seeing people and families pulled to the side of the road and standing by their cars and staring at the sky in just enough time for my kid and I to realize it's time for the shuttle launch and to jump out ourselves to watch it... it's part of what gives me hope for humanity

Due to the current state of ::gestures vaguely at everything:: I would like to inform everyone that I am mentally unequipped to handle aprils fools day at this time

Okay so I just finished watching "Blindspot" for the first time and omg what this show did to my emotions.... you guys, I'm not okay 😭 #allthefeels

What astounds me about being at a #nokings protest in a small red town is the utter depravity & brokenness that must prompt people to shout from their cars to mock the crowds waving American flags & holding signs that say things like "we love democracy" & "stop defending pedophiles."

He ain't wrong #invisibledisability #chronicillness

Okay but why do I have to confirm that I'm a human to pay a bill? Is AI out there paying anyone's bills? Cus that I could get behind. #sendmethemoneyprintingrobots #noAI #unlesstheywanttopaymybills

So they're acting stealing from us and killing the earth AND not even giving us what they promised. Big surprise. #noAI

The #PBParty entry is in!!! GOOD LUCK to all! And that wraps up a month of contests - whew! Okay. Back to focusing on the Kickstarter... 🐢 #kidlit

Okay but there is NOTHING in the world like having a skittish cat decide to trust you enough to curl up into a ball right on top of you, close their eyes, and start purring #catmom #bliss #nevermovingfromthisspot

"Your opinions about color palettes are legally binding" lol nice It was more difficult than I expected What's My JND? 0.0059 Can you beat it? www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd...

I just want to know two things. Who designed the pickup lines at my kid's schools and why do they hate people?

Not sure if it's more fun to watch the new season of the live action One Piece or to watch my One Piece obsessed teen watching it 🏴‍☠️

I just have to say that, after all of the contests I've entered, it is STILL utterly terrifying to put myself out there. But my first entry is in! Good luck to all!! #PBRisingStars #kidlit

So my kid brings home a box of erasers that her teacher "didn't want anymore" and there was one single tiny turtle in the mix... that she said I should have because it looked like Toby. Ugh my heart 💚🐢 [Toby is the name of the turtle in my book] #kidlit #momlife

I am literally sick to my stomach and I can honestly no longer tell if it's because I caught the bug going around my kid's school or because I can't stop reading the news

#poetry #poemoftheday #writingsoidontscream

THE #50PRECIOUSWORDS 2026 INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST IS OPEN!!! viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... Please share to spread the word! #kidlit #iamwriting #contest #prizes

Posted my #50PreciousWords story! 🐺 You can read WOLF SONG here: viviankirkfield.com/2026/03/02/t... #kidlit #amwriting

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

So I was typing up something in Word that said that "I was unagented" and Word considered "unagented" to not be a real word and suggested I change it to "untalented." Not cool, Microsoft. Not cool. #kidlit #amwriting

Here's a SNEAK PEEK at my new book! There's even more at www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...

Watching an old crime drama on tv and these FBI agents are very passionate about hunting down human trafficers and ped0philes and putting them in jail for life and man it's wild to imagine consequences for illegal actions

Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairytales....... Like our music doesn't belong on the oldies station. #ButThe90sWereOnlyAFewYearsAgo

✨I am SO EXCITED to announce my newest picture book: IT WASN'T THE MOON!✨ This book is both written & illustrated by me. 🐢 I'm launching it with a pre-order campaign through Kickstarter - and you can check it out right now! ➡ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros... #picturebooks #kidlit #kickstarter

Watching Sandokan... PROS: seeing a fun pirate show set in an interesting location CONS: having a very specific theme song stuck in my head for dayyyyyysssssss san-do-CAN la la la la la la la.........

I love how cats sniff and nudge at your hands with disbelief like this IS your hand correct? So why is it JUST SITTING THERE when it could be PETTING ME?? #catmom

How am I supposed to get ANY work done when the cat curls up on my lap and purrs loud enough to vibrate my bones?? #amwriting #wellimtrying

It's been a really long time since I've lived somewhere that has been freezing or near freezing for so many days in a row. I'm not used to it. Florida has warmed my blood. Tried to remember how I used to deal with it. Remembered I owned scarves. Currently waiting for my scarf's effects to kick in.

Make TWO trips with groceries from the car to the house!? My good sir, that arm has been numb for decades. There is no going back. #igotthis

I ordered some cosmetics for my kid and one of the graphics read "vital on tiktok" and I've decided that I now shall describe myself as such #autocorrectwin #goingvital

Anybody else got the heat turned way up and is all snuggled up with multiple blankets and a heating pad and also a big bowl of comfort ice cream? Just me? #itscold #flurriesinflorida #icecreamisgoodinallweathers

So either the E is broken or this scrolling marquee has some serious concerns for our country. #metoosignmetoo

So sometimes the funsize box has 4 milk duds and sometimes it only has 3 milk duds and that feels really unfair and anyway I don't recommend doomscrollng after discovering the forgotten leftover halloween candy stash

So I was driving and I looked to the side and my neck did NOT crack or pop and I was so surprised that I was actually scared something was wrong for a min #invisibledisability #hsd #thecrackisalreadyback

So our dog is a gentle soul but also 75 lbs of pure muscle, and she will NOT let us cut her nails. So we give her drugs from the vet to calm her, bring her in, the vet takes her back... 3 people unsuccessfully try to hold her. She "screams, kicks, barrel rolls, and sprays pee everywhere." (1/2)

Sooo... reminder that when you use the Replace function in Word it's kinda sorta important to make sure you're paying attention to your spelling 😬 #amwriting

Today I tried to tap my notebook paper with 2 fingers to erase a pencil line I'd just made. Tell me you use Procreate without telling me you use Procreate.... #artlife #amdrawing #kidlit

So my kid normally takes the bus but today she has an appointment and so I get in the carline only to find out she accidentally got on the bus, which should just give me nornal worries about being late or wasting gas but instead... 1/2

Tbh I'm wondering what the ancient yuletide carols did to deserve all this trolling