My name is Lenny Bruce Named for the comedian whose Tongue was free and loose And now I see that your chief Is trying to ban your speech With willful and reckless caprice Please don’t let this abide The dogs will bark by your side While you refuse to let this ride #vss365 #caprice #dogs #Trump

These three are clearly up to shenanigans. I can tell. I know what to look for.

One day, the runaway trains of Meta and X rolling over our children and our own sense of decency and community will run out of rail on their death tracks. Meanwhile, we will be here on Bluesky continuing to foster kindness and compassion and preparing for that eventuality. #vss365 #eventuality

Epic evening on the water with 33 Bigg's killer whales. We'll offer a full recap tomorrow, but for tonight, enjoy this shot of two Salish Sea legends: T123A Stanley and T63 Chainsaw. #whalesky #orcas

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

At a time when the Trump administration is trying to force people to conform to their ideology, last week's ruling is an important reminder that the government can't restrict speech based on its political agenda.

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! One of the characters in my new novel is a sea otter named Luti, and I did a lot of the research by watching Sekiu for hours. I’ll post a video below. @seattleaquarium.bsky.social @harryseaotter.bsky.social #seaotter #science www.seattleaquarium.org/stories/quiz...

Whether you wear leather Or prefer to dress light As a feather, never will You be as soft as the sheep Following her bellwether Between collies where the Heather sweeps over valleys. #vss365 #bellwether

Late night? Spate of mishaps? State gone fascist? Gate blocking your path? Try REINVIGORATE! On sale now, limited time only, don’t delay. Side effects may include democratization, inclusion, legal representation, logical conclusions, and a return of hopeful infusions. #vss365 #reinvigorate

laps our into back perhaps land to moon by the eclipsed being after like the sun the light up into Climb #vss365 #perhaps #eclipse

What often seems like a catastrophe is simply a momentary squeeze of the nasal cavity releasing the anomaly from the body. Grab a tissue. Blow. Health is measured by longevity and the ability to let those toxins go. #vss365 #catastrophe

“A perfect mix of heart and head, this is the class you always wanted but never thought could exist in a society where binary thinking keeps people from leaving their comfortable boxes instead of expanding to understand the beautifully complex biodiversity of the world.” #writingcommunity #science

It’s not a nose But a sniffer of collusion It’s not an ear But a hearer of exclusion It’s not a hand But a dealer of illusion The body has many parts That present as extrusion But are carefully designed To discern delusion After all our evolution This is the time to use them #vss365 #extrusion

The drive to write is so powerful. I'm sort of blown away by it. The fact that I still want to write novels is pretty wild to me. 😆

Writers, this is our moment. Our words change the world. If they didn’t, people wouldn’t try so hard to shut us up

I want to live in a world where the global stock markets report on imagination levels every hour and every drop is met with an infusion of pens and paints and musical instruments into the economy. #vss365 #stock

Try as we might Life is never blissfulness But a series of this (Pain problem plague) Mixed with its antithesis (Peace protection prosperity) To form a synthesis (Always unfolding alive) When trying gives way Discover diversity delightfully We open beyond parenthesis #vss365 #synthesis

I just find everything feels a bit better when I watch this.

When things are dire Muddled in mire Flames rise higher Truth in the pyre Everyone a liar No honest buyer Mute town crier Rivers grow drier Increasing gunfire Democracy bonfire Citizens in the briar Start to conspire Cut the barbed wire Fly on wings of desire Oust the occupier #vss365 #conspire

Grateful graceful Generous gentle Gallant gleeful Giving genuine Is the difference between Someone who holds the rein And someone who holds a True ability to reign #vss365 #rein

Flinching Is a perfectly acceptable Response To lynching. But that doesn’t mean, America, That it’s okay To look away. #vss365 #flinching

In a world of news in black and white and us and them and me and me and me and me Do something different and paint colors all over it because the secret is that we help make the world in our own style and what you make is what will happen It might take a while but it will come #vss365 #style

This month’s “Still Here” column is about kayaking on the Saluda River, encountering wildlife with ancient histories, and revealing the patriarchal mistranslation of the Pandora myth. #nature #writing #environmental #science #essay www.postandcourier.com/free-times/o...

Recipe for writing: Start the day with a cup of potential. Sip it slowly while you sit with your dog. And write. #vss365 #writing #potential

A beaver dam in British Columbia showing its ability to hold back sediment pollution during heavy rainfall #BeaverLife #NatureConservation #WildlifeWonder

The physician walked into the patient’s room and suddenly realized she was exhausted. There was nothing she could do until the body’s repetitive tendency toward revenge and endless cycles of violence was accosted. #vss365 #exhausted

Special Saturday Session! Self-Care for Writers Saturday, September 13 from 10 AM-12 PM ET on Zoom with Cassie Premo Steele, Ph.D. Details in image below or DM me for more info #writers #writing #amwriting #writingcommunity #selfcare #mindfulness #writinglife #indie #author #poetry #poet #community

Sign the @appvoices.org petition to protect North Carolina’s waters from MVP Southgate’s proposed methane gas pipeline. #NoMVP #waterprotectors

Weight is bearable. Shame is bareable. Know the difference. Lifting one makes you stronger. Holding onto the other makes you weak in ways that linger longer. #vss365 #bearable

Happy Tuesday everybunny 🐰💕🥬💗🌾 #RabbitsOfBlueSky #BunniesOfBlueSky

Wrap her up in love. Find a rapper she likes And learn the lyrics. Buy her favorite perfume And surprise her with it In a fancy wrapper. And never, no matter what, Rap her body in any way. The rules are fairly simple. She is partner, not your prey. #vss365 #wrapper

If these words didn’t have power, they wouldn’t ban them. Use the words. Refuse to succumb. #vss365 #power

Writing as Repair Free, live class Today at 1 PM ET #journaling #mindfulness to repair our relationship to the natural world individually and collectively #environment #nature #creativity #healing 🌳💚🐸 insig.ht/e/SbLcSV8KuWb

One of my proudest moments (esp in retrospect) is that my friends and I performed Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard as our talent show routine at the all-female Immaculata Preparatory School in 1985, with flashlights scoping the audience. Don’t mess with DC girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVdl...

Today’s corn moon lunar eclipse will be a doorway into feelings we thought we buried in the spring. Despair not, for this is the gift a hard harvest brings. #vss365 #doorway #lunareclipse

Do you think we are here by chance? Every blade of green grass that reaches for the light has purpose and yearning and anticipation of what will come to pass as the sun arches overhead and the wind begins to dance. Nothing is by happenstance. #vss365 #chance

#FridayVibes #TGIF #DateNight #LGBTQ #QueerSky

Article of clothing that represents each day of the week: Monday : blouse Tuesday : boots Wednesday: rain jacket Thursday : sneakers Friday : jeans Saturday : sweatshirt Sunday : pajamas #vss365 #article

What happens to the conscious without a conscience? They walk through the world with a mind shut to the heart. Thinking does not make you human. Only empathy does. #vss365 #conscious

Baby Beavers 💖❤ #BeaverLife #NatureConservation #WildlifeWonder

Bluebirds nesting late Phoebe on the gate Herons in Venezuela Hawk cries at the gala Woodpecker puzzled Chickadee muzzled Hummingbird like fairy Nothing is arbitrary #vss365 #arbitrary

Dude, no reason to brood. Yes, the art world is rude. They say they want verisimilitude. Eat it up like finger food. But when it comes to fortitude, Your best bet is altitude. Make something that will elude. #vss365 #elude

Happy Labor Day to all humans, turtles, tadpoles, birds, frogs and water ways who work hard, too!

“Will it be like it was before?” “Never.” “Why?” “It’s passed. The present becomes the past.” “So we’re always in the present?” “We are always in time. Just as we can be in the same space. But it’s different. All the time.” #vss365 #past

Everything has a yearning to live. The secret to happiness is a beautiful balance so everyone can both receive and give. #vss365 #yearning

The frog pond is almost done. I’ll post a photo tomorrow. In the meantime, here are our tadpole babies that we will transfer later today. Each one a star. Together a constellation. #vss365 #constellation

I left Meta on January 20 and never looked back. It’s hard to leave an abusive situation, but trust me, the rediscovery of your dignity is worth it.