I love this @jasonkoebler.bsky.social piece on how AI is breaking our brains so, so, SO much, do read it. It feels like nothing is real anymore and I'm in this constant state of AI hypervigilance and this was so validating.

Project on the bench.

Thanks to Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis for carrying signed copies of my new book, IT WASN'T MEANT TO BE PERFECT, in their store! 😁📚📖🖋️ Want a copy? Shop local! 🛍️ Stop by the store or call them, and they'll reserve one for you! 📚 Not in Minnesota? Order it here: violinscratches.com/book

If it were me, I'd stop everything and call all Dem electeds (city, county, state, and Federal) together over a series of 4 weeks in June in 4 regions of the country to discuss the existential threat (& strategy to resist)... Week 1 - all city/town electeds, Week 2 - all county electeds etc etc etc

We had a spider living in our bathroom for a couple weeks and I surprised myself by growing fond of her. 💗🕷️🛁 At one point she got flattened by water from shower spray and I was afraid I accidentally killed her but the next day she was gone so she must have eventually dried herself off & snuck away!

Purchasing a present is much easier than finding a card that reads, “Sorry I insisted on learning to play the upright bass, even though we already owned a violin. And sorry you had to carry it around to all my concerts because I was too small to lift it.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/iFkt2T

thanks mom for having us over (to the earth)

Paul and I truly enjoy traveling together for music (and now with my book!) but there's something very special about coming back to Minnesota. ❤️ We spent a gorgeous afternoon exploring the Crosby Trails... I just love being out in the woods! 🌲🌳🌲

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, including my own wonderful mom, my mother-in-law and my loving sister Corry! 💝💘💖 There are, of course, countless humans who raise the next generation, but it still feels right to celebrate the often thankless / sleepless / unglamorous work of motherhood!

Yesterday was the perfect way to cap off a truly delightful book launch tour... Thank you to Boston Public Radio for inviting me to perform music live and talk about my new book with the wonderful Jim & Margery! 🎶🎙️🎶 👀 Watch the GBH interview here: linktr.ee/gaelynnlea

What would happen if we all deactivated our social media accounts during the Pluto Retrograde? 🌌 Everyone could take their time / brain power / attention back from lining the pockets of billionaires? I wanna focus on just my newsletter quite badly, but as an artist it feels so scary! Maybe it's not?

Still smiling after yesterday's book launch event in Cambridge! 🥰 I loved seeing several members of Cambridge Common Voices after the show! We did a REALLY fun concert together last year. I love this drawing I got yesterday from choir member Kristina - it’s currently brightening up our hotel room! 🌈

I had a wonderful evening in the Boston area during my last book launch event; I LOVED talking with Adrian Anantawan & Colleen Flanagan about amplifying Disability Culture! ❤️♿❤️ We are in Boston for a few more days because I will be live on WGBH radio this Friday at the Boston Public Library! 🎶🎻🎶

While Gaelynn is still on her book tour, these new interviews give even more insight into Gaelynn's life and writing. We wanted to share this interview and thank @leightonmedia.bsky.social The Anne Leighton Inclusion Show: youtu.be/HOPsy8M2r4o You can buy the book at: linktr.ee/gaelynnlea

go see her if you can, she's an amazing performer. I have a hard time when it comes to live shows (anxiety issues, can't sit still) but I sat and listened happily for her entire set.

bet you anything it'll be a good read

I just received your book in the mail yesterday! So excited! 🎉📚

I have a long drive ahead of me this weekend and so downloaded the #audiobook of “It Wasn’t Meant to Be Perfect,” which I am really looking forward to! Listen here: libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Still smiling after yesterday's book launch event in Cambridge! 🥰 I loved seeing several members of Cambridge Common Voices after the show! We did a REALLY fun concert together last year. I love this drawing I got yesterday from choir member Kristina - it’s currently brightening up our hotel room! 🌈

I had a wonderful evening in the Boston area during my last book launch event; I LOVED talking with Adrian Anantawan & Colleen Flanagan about amplifying Disability Culture! ❤️♿❤️ We are in Boston for a few more days because I will be live on WGBH radio this Friday at the Boston Public Library! 🎶🎻🎶

See you soon, Boston-area Friends! Paul & I are en route to Cambridge Public Library for my last book launch show at 6pm with the fabulous Adrian Anantawan & Colleen Flanagan as conversation partners! Info here: violinscratches.com/shows ASL interpretation provided + wheelchair accessible venue!

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Felt a bit run down so I slept in late today, but we had to get outside for at least a little while before nightfall! Paul and I enjoyed wandering around Houghton's Pond before heading back in for an early night. 🌕🪾🦉 Gotta rest up for tomorrow's FREE book launch event at Cambridge Public Library! 📚

While Gaelynn is still on her book tour, these new interviews give even more insight into Gaelynn's life and writing. We wanted to share this interview and thank @leightonmedia.bsky.social The Anne Leighton Inclusion Show: youtu.be/HOPsy8M2r4o You can buy the book at: linktr.ee/gaelynnlea

Much-needed day off today - still revelling in Full Moon vibes. 🌕 See you on Monday, May 4th for my Boston-area book launch event with @harvardbookstore.bsky.social! 📚 📖+🎧 Get a copy of my audio+book here: violinscratches.com/book 🎟️ Get tickets to my Cambridge event here: violinscratches.com/shows

Yay! 🎉 Hope you enjoy, and safe travels! 🚐

Can't wait for Monday's (final! 🥲) Book Tour event! I'll be joined by disabled violinist Adrian Anantawan as well as disability rights guru Colleen Flanagan at Cambridge Public Library with @harvardbookstore.bsky.social! 🎻📖 🎟️ The event is FREE but registration is required: violinscratches.com/shows

Since 2020 Missing Witches (and the coven) have raised nearly $50K for Indigenous-led orgs. This May we’re excited to partner with @lunch-inc.bsky.social to make our fundraiser the biggest yet. So help us out and and share - if you can okay? #MWRF2026 #witchsky

I've really enjoyed sharing the stage with other artists & disabled activists during this book tour; the discussions have each been so different! Last night's conversation with Nikki Villavicencio & Matthew Sanford reminded me why it's so important for disabled people to share their own stories. ❤️♿❤️

Don't think I've ever seen @rickhasen.bsky.social this angry. "The Supreme Court itself has shown itself to be the enemy of democracy. [Democrats] have to consider reform of the Supreme Court itself, a conclusion I had been resisting until the court made this unavoidable." slate.com/news-and-pol...

In 1909, my great grandfather helped found the NAACP, connecting DuBois and Wells and others to Jewish philanthropy in New York. I think about him, because they were just past or right in the nadir, and that's how he chose to spend his time. Gonna keep trying to live up to him.

From (who else?) Orwell: "This mixture of vagueness and sheer incompetence is the most marked characteristic of modern English prose, and especially of any kind of political writing." The full essay is here: www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...

By gutting the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court has treated voters of color as obstacles to be navigated rather than citizens to be represented. This isn't just a setback, it's a structural demolition of the American experiment.

So excited that this great article by @katekilla.bsky.social about my new memoir was published today in @bostonglobe.com, just in time for my book launch event at Cambridge Public Library with @harvardbookstore.bsky.social on Monday, May 4! ❤️📚❤️ Check it out here: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/30/a...

Woke up feeling massively grateful to everyone who made last night possible! 🥰 Thank you to Nikki Villavincecio & Matthew Sanford for being wonderful conversation partners, to Magers & Quinn Bookshop for selling books, to Open Eye Theatre for hosting, and especially to everyone who attended! ❣️

Yay! 😊 My book was released in the UK & Ireland today! 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 This is my good friend @buczkowskib.bsky.social holding his copy - he just so happened to take the lovely photo on the cover at one of my shows in Leeds back in 2019! ❤️📸❤️ 📖+🎧 Get a copy of my new audio+book here: violinscratches.com/book

There was something truly magical about playing at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco yesterday among so many amazing disability advocates and allies. The vibe was welcoming, creative, inclusive & SO DANG FUN! ✨❤️♿❤️✨ The book discussion with my friend Haben Girma was a dream come true! 💗

What an utterly delightful break in the afternoon yesterday! Paul & I stopped to see Fantastic Negrito on his awesome farm & ended up jamming about his chickens! 🤣 It was so much fun & great to see him again!! He won the 1st Tiny Desk Contest in 2015 & we've kept in touch as ever since I won! 🎶🐓🎻🎸🎶

Gaelynn reminds everyone her memoir comes out in both the UK and Ireland tomorrow, April 30! You can order it at @waterstones.bsky.social. She looks forward to sharing her book with folks across the pond! Order on Waterstones: www.waterstones.com/book/9781643... Or: linktr.ee/gaelynnlea

It was truly a pleasure to reunite with @kcturnerpresents.bsky.social – he's one of the best / nicest promoters in the music industry! Thanks to HopMonk & Copperfield's Books for making last night go smoothly, and to the amazing @mattjaffe.bsky.social for sharing the stage with me last night! 🎵📚🤘🏻❤️🎙️🎻

Awesome musicianship from Gaelynn Lea in this “tiny desk”concert. Her recent book “It wasn’t meant to be perfect” describes very honestly and with great humour, some of the life steps and processes leading up to this moment. 🎻⭐️ youtube.com/watch?v=n6oS...

We are so delighted to announce that violinist/singer/songwriter/composer and disability rights activist Gaelynn Lea will be our keynote speaker for our 2026 FARM Gathering + Presenter Summit, taking place October 22-25 in Minneapolis, MN! 🔗 Link In Bio

Paul and I had a day off in the San Francisco area! We checked out Oyster Bay... It felt good to roam outside for awhile! 🌊

Yay!!! 😁 I love it when friends send me pictures of their new books... Happy reading, Sarah & Tim!!! 📚 I'm so pumped to see my memoir out and about in the world! 🌍 📖+🎧 You can get your copy of my audio+book: violinscratches.com/book 🎟️ Get tix to my Book + Concert here: violinscratches.com/shows

Short Arm Selfie @ the MSP Airport! 🤳🏻 Paul and I are flying to San Francisco for the next two book launch concerts! 🥳 🎵🎻📕📖❤️🎉 💫 4/27 at HopMonk Novato with Matt Jaffe, hosted by KC Turner 💫 4/27 at Disability Cultural Center with Haben Girma - VIRTUAL OPTION, TOO! 🎟️ violinscratches.com/shows

THANK YOU to everyone who has bought my book / audiobook so far! 🥰 Apparently it is the Top New Release in Theater Biographies on Amazon + Top New Release in Folk & Traditional Music on Audible, as well as No. 9 in Disability Biographies! 🌟 📖+🎧 Get a copy of my audio+book: violinscratches.com/book

I just picked up my copy of @gaelynnlea.bsky.social excellent memoir. My conversations with her here: www.leahroseman.com/episodes/mor...

Farewell Chicago! 👋🏻 It was a lovely afternoon to visit with Hailey before we left town! 🌷 I have known her since middle school- together we make up 1/2 of The Van Girls! 🚐 Paul and I are flying to San Francisco tomorrow, can't wait for my shows at HopMonk Novato and the Disability Cultural Center!

What a joy it's been having ASL at every show of my tour! 💗🤟🏻💗 Here's a clip from my Bird Song duet with the audience last night — each interpreter took on an overlapping part! 🎶🐦🎶 Next up: Novato CA, San Francisco, Minneapolis (SOLD OUT!) and Cambridge MA! 🎟️ Get tickets: violinscratches.com/shows