If you are thinking of starting a fiction publication, do everyone including yourself a favor and do at least the minimum due diligence of doing your best to avoid copyright infringement by making sure the writers have granted you unambiguous permission to publish their work.

Tag urself, I’m the (4,3) CuNT

FAFSA has an opinion on noses in higher education.

CVS, who treats their employees like shit, took the photo of their CEO down but it’s very googleable

For tonight’s autistic rabbit hole, I discovered a letter in a medical journal, responding cattily to an article on emergency management of cauda equina syndrome. He medicsplains the paper to its authors, complete with “helpful hints”. 1/ pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

My autistic self-soothing technique is reading about medical pathologies. Since I just had a pulmonary function test, I fell down the pulmonary rabbit hole tonight. Where I found THIS JEWEL

This is what 30.5 hours of effort looks like 😅. “Tea for 3.” Procreate

“After several minutes, the ringing in your ears returns to its background status and your eyes no longer hurt, though you still catch flashes of afterimages burned in your retinas whenever your focus shifts too suddenly.”

This week’s topic in Law & Ethics was reproductive rights. *Nobody* wanted to jump into the online discussion; tiptoes all around. Me: (1/)

Micropoetry for Microplanets is the perfect gift for anyone interested in space. Or a good gift to put in a little free library. Or just send me money and I will put a copy in a little free library near me. Info about my book on my website. Stop on by!

This is a cool (and depressing) infographic of just how big the Big 5 actually are: almossawi.com/big-five-pub...

doctor: make sure you drink plenty of fluids me: that’s literally all i drink

On December 6 I’m taking part in Seattle’s Punk Rock Flea Market, which just has the coolest vibes. It started as a fundraiser for Low Income Housing Programs & now just takes over abandoned buildings & sells local art (& donates to LIHP after each show) Anyway. I helped make a promo for them.

Ok, I’m back. I’m going to try to make this work for human interaction and occasional self-promotion. We’ll see how long I last 😅

We also have some really nice art from these fab people: Joel Bisaillon @fluffgar.bsky.social Katharine A. Viola Melkorka L.E. Badillo @flytingnwriting.bsky.social

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! I am so thrilled to announce that I will be teaching poetry this August at the Willamette Writers Conference. Registration is now open! You can find out more at Bit.ly/Wilwrite24. #wilwrite24

Contract is signed and I’m thrilled to say that my quiet slipstream ghost story “Day 3” will be a part of the MIDNIGHT LABYRINTH anthology! This story has all the trauma your therapist wishes you’d examine. It hurt like hell to write; I hope it hurts you all to read 😅 @grendelpress.bsky.social

First digital painting of the year is in the bag 😁

🎶Learning a new art medium 🎵

First piece of 2024 in the bag.

Today is the first day in 8 weeks that I climbed the stairs in my house without getting short of breath. I caught a small virus that became a horrible respiratory exacerbation. I have cracked ribs from coughing so hard. Please mask up if you are inside.

Art vs artist, 2023. 🥰

My eyes are leaking. They liked their piece that they paid me to make. They gave me real money in exchange for art and then said nice things about it.

Went on an art date today. I don’t hate this but it definitely taught me some things 😂

First commission piece is done! I’m so proud of it! Just waiting for the hanging bit to cure & I’ll send it off to its new home. (The client found me at a small SFF con & said his ex would love one if the colors were different & commissioned it on the spot) #art #commissions #pyrography #mixedmedia

I organized my procreate folders. Look at how pretty they are now!

“And…and Blitzen?” “…don’t mention The War.”

Guys. I’m just. Really proud of this poem so I want to share a couple lines thank you for indulging me

My immune system thinks my body juice glands are a threat.

I am utterly utterly verklempt. 😭 (I sold this print at the show this weekend but it was in the sale bin because I could not budge it)

I *really* want to post a poem I wrote up here but if I did that and then later decided I wanted to submit it for publication, it would have to be as a reprint. Thank you for coming to my TEDBitch

Called it 😑

The view from my front door this morning. A moon with a ring around it. Gonna guess Seattle traffic is gonna be stupid AF as a result.

Another glass quill dip pen and walnut ink drawing, courtesy of Walnut Ink & Quills. My gnome collection grows 😁 #gnomeart #cottagecore #art #inkandpaper

Ahhhhh my wooburned skull AND my watchpiece clock found forever homes today!! 😁

I never know how to promote myself but hey I have a shop and it helps pay the bills anaisfae.art/shop Boosts super appreciated, thanks! #art #supportartists

Guys, I think I accidentally adopted this sweet autistic teenager at the art show. This is our 3rd show together & he keeps coming up to show me things from his booth because he’s so proud of them & he wants me to be proud of them too. And gosh darn it, I AM proud of them. He’s a good kid.

And I finished this sucker!

Little ink drawing at #tacomanightmarket. Gonna make a good base for a woodburning project I think 😁

Another rejection in the bag 💀

Guys, at Orycon I got my very first commission: a woodburning of a tree with birds and a green gold ombré background. I just finished the burning. I need to show it to you all. #art #pyrography #commissions

Mother of God! This first paragraph of John Updike's article for the New Yorker in 1963 on the Kennedy assassination is one of the most incandescently brilliant ledes I've ever read. www.newyorker.com/magazine/196...

one of the biggest things about finding a partner is they absolutely must be the same level of hater as you. you cannot have a mixed vibes relationship

Gradually returning to the textual landscape of social media after having spent most of the last year exclusively on instagram, posting and talking about art. (If that’s something you’re into, find me over there! @idreamofvikings)