I'm heading to the UK this summer to perform at a wee con, and I need help with the airfare. Help get me there? 💙 gofund.me/8b5e1a9dd

You want to know what it's like to be autistic? Ask us. We'll show you in all kinds of ways. theconversation.com/why-understa...

I rented my first keyboard for my first set of gigs at age 20 here. Shopped for my first Roland and never looked back. Bought my first guitar and violin. Music stands and songbooks and gear for decades. Steve's helped make me a musician. 💔 www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...

Canadian musicians: sign the petition! Organized by SOCAN Say No To AI Training on Unlicensed Music nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

Hold Big Tech accountable www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...

GET ICE OUT OF CANADA www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Starting a blog & limited mailing list to share my mental health journey over the next 6 months. If you'd like to join it, please DM me. There's gotta be a better way to live a creative life than this. I think we can help each other find it (away from here). 💔❤️‍🩹♥️

about to take a 6 month hiatus from most platforms to remember what it means to be an artist and not a peddler of content that sucks the soul from everything that actually matters, at least for me #artisticburnout #autisticburnout

I'll be doing this too. I knew about the CEO funding choices but not the ICE ads. Cancelled my Spotify account a month ago. Pulling my music off the platform is next.

The only reason I've ever had to visit the Met's American Wing. That is, if you could pay me to cross the border. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Atheist proselytizers are the religious proselytizers I’m most likely to come into contact with and they’re just as annoying as all of the other ones I experience

#wanderlingwednesday one for every week of the year lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/track/sun-gi...

The Oatmeal putting it into words better than I could. I hate AI with a depressing monotone of a wearied scream into the corporate void. I've never come closer to quitting making art for a living than I have in 2025. Reading this, helps me put words to thoughts. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

Give Me a Sword has a new lease on life thanks to Das Binky. This song is for all the Li Chi's among us, slaying the monsters we can. PWYC on Bandcamp today lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...

Liam Ó Maonlaí leads tributes to Manchán Magan who has died aged 55 “At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.” www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

#wanderlingwednesday one for every week of the year lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/track/give-m...

Just sayin. 🤷🏻 #nonbinary #lgbtq

I am autistic. I hear colour and taste sound. My brain is a marvel. I sing, write, paint, sculpt, compose, play, perform, imbue, impart, and inspire. I struggle to find my place in capitalism and arbitrary social constructs. I rebel against power. Passion, patterning, and integrity guide me forward.

for those of us who wrestle our autonomous creativity from the iron fist of perfectionism, especially when perfectionism is so damn hot #MusicSky #Swanky #BossaNova "repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...

The word “myriad” can be used as either a noun or an adjective, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. #copyediting

Writers Sarah Clancy and Naoise Dolan to sail with the flotilla setting sail today. www.thejournal.ie/aid-flotilla...

Having grown up surrounded by green, gardens, and orchards, raised to immerse myself in the natural world and travel to see its wonders, I helped teach a generation of kids to cherish, explore, and nurture their own connections. It was the most important lesson. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Words matter

Great fucking question. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The "incontrovertible reality" of my existence vs whatever Trump decides that means today. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“We have seen medics in their uniforms killed and buried under ambulances crushed by Israeli forces. […] Countless bodies in the streets being eaten by dogs. People calling from beneath rubble, with help from first responders denied until no one was left breathing”

The current state of things for Canadian musicians who want to tour in the US: I made the call to cancel my US tour in March and my work visa expired at the end of June. I can't go back a year ago in time and take the $ I sent to DHS out of their hands, but I can refuse to give them any more.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Know your rights before you hit the streets. Peaceful protest is protected — but only if you know how to protect yourself legally. Read, share, and stay safe.

Hell yes. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

This has affected so many authors who've had their income stolen by Unbound/Boundless.

SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3)

Things I'm paying attention to right now wildfires in western Canada (734K burned ha in MB) G7+ Summit about to happen in AB Ford's anti-Indigenous Bill 5 "Protect ON By Unleashing Our Economy Act" ICE raids, protest & response in LA Things I'm not paying attention to 2 guys in a cock fight

(Pride thread) I know this month is an opportunity to be a rallying cry, a source of inspiration, an advocate for joy as resistance and pride in just being who we are.

It's Pride Month! 🏳️‍⚧️🤎🖤🏳️‍🌈

Next new curse: Get mushed. May mushrooms turn you into tasty dirt and bones. #hedgewitch #cursing

Hey Canada, wanna see where you can get a local copy? www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/768311...

New curse: Get mossed. Lie there forgotten until moss grows on you.

Reading Sylvia Plath for the first time this afternoon (yes, I know "for the first time??") "Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air." - from her poem "Lady Lazarus" Felt a bit like a mirror in places. My psyche-salon met hers today.

Cathy McManamon concert this Sunday on Bandcamp! 12noon PDT, 1pm MDT, 2pm CDT, 3pm EDT. 50%+ of concert proceeds go to Leslie Hudson, who had originally planned to play a livestream concert with Cathy during May, to help them recoup some losses from their […] [Original post on pixelfed.social]

So, last night I was on CBC The National in a segment about Canadian musicians cancelling US tours. Which is... what?? Yup, that happened. Thanks to journalist Makda Ghebreslassie for taking the time to talk with me and producer Griffin Jaeger for reaching out. youtu.be/XOQTTbFAN3A?...

New-to-me word of the day: zoopharmacognosy, self-medication in the animal world (lit. animals' "knowledge of drugs") Learned while happily devouring evolutionary biologist Prof Noah Whiteman's excellent book "Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins - from Spices to Vices" #hyperfocus

Today's reading 📚 Death in the Garden: Poisonous Plants & Their Use Throughout History, by Michael Brown Singing about plants, folklore & poisons TWICE this coming weekend at Keycon : noon Sat in the main room; 1pm Sun in the Dandelion 🌼🌿 #poisonousplants #deathinthegarden #keycon #winnipeg

Me & my favourite Great Lake (Superior)

Up very early this morning to catch the Chi-Cheemaun ferry, crossing Lake Huron from Tobermory to Manitoulin Island #travelcanada #manitobabound

I head out of Stratford soon for travel, time with friends, and shows! 🪻 Winnipeg MB - Keycon 05.16-18; house concert 05.23 🌻 Online - FOTLR 06.14 🦉 The Dome (north of Cobourg ON) 06.25 Happy to get back on the road again ♥️ #tourlife #canadianmusic #travel

Hi friends! A good friend asked me to share this awesome new project— a literary magazine by trans kids, for trans kids, with a little help from trans adults. If you have a trans kid in your life, definitely check out Chrysalis Magazine! www.chrysalismagazine.org

Autism isn’t an epidemic. It's not a disease. It’s a natural variation in how people think…which, frankly, is a relief in a world where most people don't think at all.

Daffodils 💛