Hey so when I said I wanted to live in precedented times for a change I didn't mean I wanted a near identical rehashing of the failed war in the Middle East that saw me into high school. Just so we're clear.

Oh my God!? We've been added to the Library of Congress. A literary magazine that I make for fun in my basement as my midlife crisis has been added to the historical record, called the uh, ahem, Taco Bell Quarterly. We are the most prestigious literary magazine of all time.

The neurodivergent urge to start yelling into a stranger's conversation because you overheard them mention your hyperfixation in passing

“Let me be clear: It fucking matters. Truth matters. Documentation matters. Fighting corruption matters. That accountability seems out of reach right now doesn’t change that. When we internalize the belief that nothing can change, we stop demanding change.

Truth-tellers, not rioters. Protect these two men at all costs. “You feel tough with your assault rifles and your sticks. You should be standing here with us. You’re on the wrong side of history.” “John Lewis said make good trouble… that means make trouble on behalf of democracy.”

Really wishing I had some popcorn right now while I watch the Big Beautiful Breakup unfold. I love this. I hope they both lose this fight.

If I had a nickel for every time I bought a Seamus Heaney book at a used bookstore and discovered at home a few days later that there was a well preserved 25+-year-old newspaper clipping about Seamus Heaney inside it, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

Today is my 11th wedding anniversary AND Hozier rereleased a new version of Like Real People Do today and it's very pretty and I've listened to it eight times so I'm considering that a personal anniversary present from The Hoziest Himself. Thanks broski

Where do I trade my current nervous system in for one that knows the difference between "This is a stressful work or social situation" and "I am actively being chased by a bear"

EMERGENCY. DIRE SITUATION. My cat has to wear a cone and while he's wearing it I can't kiss his widdle forehead 😭

A few days ago I had a dream that Hozier was sitting down with me to help me plot to overthrow the US government and ever since then I have been full of Longing

Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.

Tell the bishops. I want them to know it was me

Because I care deeply about combating mis- and disinformation I feel compelled to remind you all that JD Vance did NOT "kill" the Pope. He was simply so unbearable and draining to be in a room with that the Pope lost his last shred of will to live after one conversation with him.

This is so dumb but like 10-15 yrs ago Jon Stewart yelled "Who cuts your hair and why are they so angry at you" at a conservative pundit (Glenn Beck?) & I can't find or remember the context & it's BUGGING ME so if anyone has a random encyclopedic knowledge of early 2010s The Daily Show help me out

I'm gonna need these 2nd Amendment "BuT mUh CoNsTiTuTiOn!" advocates to bring that same energy for the 1st, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendments real goddamn quick.

So today I was ranting to my husband about Trump apparently using a trade war to try to get the UK to roll back LGBTQ+ protections. And my daughter, who is SEVEN YEARS OLD, pipes up, totally unprompted and casual as anything, "I would be more than okay with Donald Trump dying." o_o

Sending a crew of women to space on a billionaire's pet project and declaring it feminism while women's contributions to and history in STEM is systematically removed from records because "DEI bad" is a move. It's not a good move, but it's a move for sure.

If a #NaPoWriMo ever comes and goes without me writing a poem about my love/hate relationship with my hometown, just assume I'm dead. krstaten.wordpress.com/blog/

There will be a protest in Saint Paul, Minnesota outside the Salvadoran Consulate on Wednesday afternoon 16 April 2025 organized by many of the same people who organized the recent Hands Off protest in Saint Paul. Join local friends to speak up for human rights. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

We are officially past the "events leading up to" chapter of future history books.

My FB post: Be ready to need a passport, because if your birth certificate and photo ID don't match, you'll need one to register to vote. A Man: You need to actually read the bill. It doesn't require a birth certificate unless you don't have a passport. That's a simplified summary but 🙄 🙄 🙄

This is genuinely one of the most horrifying headlines I have ever read. I do not make comparisons like this lightly and if I am out of line PLEASE tell me, but genuinely, how is this better or much different than, say, transporting people by train car?

I wish I could see Republicans opposing tariffs as an actual shift away from Trump loyalism, but I just can't. This isn't Republican legislators realizing Trump is hurting people and has to be stopped. It's them realizing Trump is hurting THEM and he needs to go back to hurting other people instead.

Just imagine if J.K. Rowling had written one of the most beloved children's/YA series of a generation, and then just fucked off and minded her own business. What a world that would be.

Got my daily post for #NaPoWriMo Day 6 in right at the buzzer: krstaten.wordpress.com/2025/04/06/y... Now I need to do a sleep.

Sharing today's attempt at #NaPoWriMo. Haven't been posting my poems because, well, writing them has felt like a slog and I don't know how I feel about the result. But I felt a little more connected to this one, and I do miss sharing what I write. krstaten.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/g...

I don't understand the republicans pissed off about Trump's tariffs. I mean I'm glad y'all are finally doing something besides kissing his ass, but he CAMPAIGNED on this shit. If you didn't like it you shouldn't have fucking voted for it.

Via @abreezeclayton.bsky.social, here's a tool to find out if your vote is on the list of those being challenged in North Carolina, along with instructions on what you can do next/who to contact re: ballot curing. Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina

With #NaPoWriMo going on I've really been grappling with the concept of myself as a writer. The last few years it isn't the same. I don't find inspiration in life. I tell myself I have to write, then I drag a poem by the scruff of its neck and hope it doesn't lose too much of its coat along the way.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Trans folks: DO NOT COMMIT ANY HEISTS TODAY. THEY CAN SEE YOU. Everyone else: Consider donating to Point of Pride today! They help low-income trans folks access gender affirming care. Text STARDUST to 44321 to donate to their annual TDOV fundraiser! I did! <3

I just keep thinking about how, at my job, if I were to use a group chat outside company resources to discuss sensitive company information, I would at the very least get a stern talking to. I'd probably get written up and, depending on the information shared, possibly fired.

Hi! If you are a trans person, you are likely affected by this. (ACA funding covers more than someone who is not a health policy wonk might realize.) If this thing passes, thousands of trans folks are going to lose access to everyday health care like hormones. If you care about us, speak up.

I think it's time to stop pretending "he'll only go after criminals" and "I just want them to come here legally" ever had any truth or merit as arguments.

I often forget ADHD is a disability, because typically I don't "feel disabled," whatever the fuck that means. But today it is HITTING ME.

Once again, not a drag queen. Just a good ol' white Christian with conservative "traditional family values." How shocking.

I'm seeing people talking about their "when it happens" playlist. I'd like to submit for consideration a song by my husband's band. Had it blasting the day after Kissinger kicked it and have it ready for future use. (My husband wasn't in the band yet when this was recorded but it's still a banger.)

Ever notice how many of your favorite poets and writers on here have beards? What if you could hear a bunch of them read together? What if you could help a great cause at the same time? I give you Bearded Bards of BlueSky: beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

These are e most important #s for the Dems. They should be tracking all local media and influencers in these states and reposting it everywhere The economic pain tariffs can indlict on red states need to be talked about more than anything else right now. It will flip voters.

You've been voting, you've been protesting. What else can you do to make your community a better place? Check out this handy doc listing all kinds of actions you can take - mutual aid, libraries and schools, political education, advocacy, and more!

My husband's band is playing a show tonight and sometimes it really hits me how GOOD they are. Like this isn't some big budget professional band. This is just some people I know. My husband and his friends. And they're SO GOOD. I am always so proud of them and especially my husband.

I have had almost 3x my usual daily caffeine intake and a little over 1/3 my usual sleep and my anxiety is HELLA

I think my biggest problem is that so many people are both incorrect AND condescending. Look, you can be wrong, or you can be smug. If you're gonna be both just shut the entire fuck up.

My MAGA brother firmly believes that I just mindlessly believe anything bad I read about Trump and here's the thing. I don't. If I find something so awful or bizarre that it leaves me speechless, I always look it up. And I am always disappointed to find it true.

Oh to have the unearned confidence of a mediocre white man.

No republican should be running unopposed during the next election. Anywhere. For any position. No matter how small your town is. A lot of places have the potential to flip after this disaster. Do it. Run for office. You are not any less qualified than the people in power right now.

Today someone told me my ADHD rambling is interesting and since they like me they never mind listening to it and I have been riding that high for the last 9 hours

Me, pooping, thinking if I take my time in here I can have 5-10 minutes of quiet: My 7-year-old from the hall: Mommy how long is this going to take you? Are you almost done? Do you think you'll be almost done soon? Will you play Pokemon with me when you're done? How many minutes until you're done?

BREAKING: Trump's attempt to cut billions in medical research funding has been blocked. This is great news for medical institutions conducting lifesaving research, and for people across America who are counting on that research to help cure diseases and develop new treatments.

Imagine DOGE opens your mail and finds your household electric bill. To eliminate this cost, they burn your house down without warning. Then they total up the bills that, as a homeless person, you will never again pay. On its website, DOGE boasts about the money it has saved you.