It seems we have a very nearsighted skunk. I just went outside to collect the various toys and balls from our yard before the storm hits and found that a soccer ball and one of the dogs’ stuffies was sprayed. Of course, I didn’t realize this until I had both items tucked under my arms. 😆 🫠

Hi friends, I'm booking visits for #NevadaReadingWeek! 📚 I have 3 March and 26 Feb available, so if you'd like to have me in to talk to your school about Sparkle Pigs or The Unfinished Business, drop me a line! www.stephaniecampisi.com #KidLit

Well, people are already clearing out the grocery stores as if the zombie apocalypse is upon us instead of a winter storm.😆❄️

‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

“Binders full of women” sounds like an endearment compared to what we get hit with these days.

Sometimes I kind of forget that people have no clue that I have two novels out there (and yes, marketing is sort of my day job, so you think I'd be better at this 😄). Both FREE to read on Kindle rn #Booksky #WritingCommunity #Scriptsky www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-... www.amazon.com/Thorna-Book-...

Sometimes I wake up with dream poems racing through my brain. Today is one of those days but I only can only remember one part of it. Couldn’t wake up fully enough to jot the whole thing down. Something about humanity being both prototype and artifact. Huh. Will have to think on that.

I missed this one when I took my brief holiday break. Fortunately it’s evergreen.

Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Friends. I black-hole slept last night. Like, closed my eyes when my head hit the pillow and didn’t know anything else until this morning when Frank started scratching his ears loudly in his dog bed around 6:30 AM. That kind of sleep is wild, but such a gift. Sigh. 😊

I’m opening to queries on January 30th (around 8am CST) and closing on January 31st (around 8pm CST). What I'm looking for:

Holy Tuesday morning while packing lunches epiphany!!! Have just figured out how to tie off some theme threads in my WIP! HuuuuuuZAAAAAHHHHH! 😁 Have a lovely day, friends! #writingcommunity

The problem is not that we can’t impeach the president. Although we can and should. The real problem is that we can’t impeach Stephen Miller because we never elected or confirmed him.

And now I see why @talkscaredpod.bsky.social said his mouth dropped open at this book. Damn. This book and its Afterward are so so SO good. Read it. Seriously. 🖤🖤🖤

There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“

It will become increasingly important for people to take video and protect and save that video so that when there is finally an accounting for what’s happening, there will be evidence.

My sister and I texted each other just now, at the exact same second, but about two separate things. We haven’t been in touch all day until now. I told her we should put on our thinking caps and see if we can combine our forces to envision the lottery numbers!

Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents. Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center. Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.

We all need an occasional reminder, so listen up. Write that book. Send that story. Query that agent. Ask for that blurb. Maybe it doesn’t work out, but there’s a chance it will, and that chance—however small you think it is—is all you need.

The auction bid link for my painting MOUNTAINS is now live for Emily's Hope, a Sioux Empire non-profit that helps people overcome opioid addiction and provides free Narcan. Check it out-- lots of amazing artwork available for a great cause 👇 givebutter.com/c/artshow202...

As a time line cleanse, I give you Cora in her natural state, i.e. with at least one sock in her mouth. Don’t worry—she never swallows them. They’re just her preferred comfort item.🥰

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.

Just had a flashback to that time Frank (as a food motivated and unruly puppy) stole a steak knife off the kitchen counter and ran, blade out, through the house and then out into the yard. I was so afraid he’d hurt me or himself if I tried to take it from it that I just . . . watched. 😆

Wow. I just finished listening to When the Wolf Comes Home by @natcassidy.bsky.social and there aren’t enough words for this one. I was scared for the characters, yes. But this book is also so funny, devastating, and full of heart…just wow. Do yourself a favor and read it if you haven’t already.🖤

January Bloom. With all the terrible news each day, I’m doing my best to remember and appreciate the beauty that can still be found in the world. I have to believe that someday, hopefully sooner than later, we’ll arrive in a better tomorrow.

They're targeting Renee Good's widow because they don't want her talking. If they can manufacture charges, most defense attorneys will tell her not to speak with media even if she did nothing wrong

Dos Substack recommend people send out their newsletters on Tuesdays? I don’t subscribe to many—just the ones I’m *really* interested in—and Tuesdays are a goldmine for newsletters/posts!

We’ve been hanging-on-by-our-fingernails busy for so long that when moments of relative calm arise, I often feel paralyzed. Like, I have so many ideas of things I WANT to do but then I can’t DO any of them when the universe offers me a window of time for them. Why!?😫😂🫠

We flew recently and when we landed but were waiting to de-board, my third grader (because of COURSE it was one of mine 😆) exclaimed, “Nice landing! Six seeeeeeveeeen!” and literally EVERY child on the flight started cracking up as the adults quietly groaned. 💀

I guess I don’t understand why a guy in a Home Depot parking lot who is trying to provide for his family is a bigger problem in this country than a guy in a mask who shoots someone in the face.

In case you’re still digging out from the holidays, I hate to be the bearer of annoying news but . . . Summer Camp Forms Season is upon us. Yes. Already.

Yeeeeesssss! My pre-order has arrived! I’ve been waiting for this one: This is Not a Test by @courtneysummers.bsky.social Thank you for the recommendation @booksinthefreezer.bsky.social and @talkscaredpod.bsky.social ! My TBR pile relies on your excellent discussions about books.😊🖤

Watercolor Sky. I hope you have a lovely day, friends! #Photography #Sunrise #Winter

Jupiter was at opposition (brightest) yesterday but will be very bright for the next couple of months. Look east each evening. Easy to spot. 🔭 🧪

Behold! The pineapple potholder! I gave my kids this weaving loom craft kit for Christmas. Potholders made by the kids: 0 Potholders made my me (mostly at kids’ requests): 7 😆

My mother is rediscovering books and the joys of reading for pleasure, and we just had the most delightful conversation about public libraries. She had no clue how much they offer, but now she’s planning to get her own library card this week! I’m thoroughly at my leisure. 😊💖📚

We don’t know each other. Don’t call me “dear.” Creep.

From our recent trip. Coatis are my new favorite animal.💜

Someone should write a horror story about purgatory where there’s a giant pile of laundry and just as the protagonist is about to fold the last pair of undies . . . the pile rematerializes.

I guess middle age is addressing low back pain by starting a weight lifting regiment (yay!) but then discovering that all that lifting creates mild arthritis in the fingers/hands.🤷🏻‍♀️😆 Sheesh!

In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.

I donated art to the Human Rights Gala fundraising auction hosted by Dakotans for Health. Uneditioned Print of Brolympia is a tiny print in a theatrical gold frame. The auction closes on January 11th, 2026. app.galabid.com/doyouhearthe... #artauction #brodalisque #southdakota #art #siouxfalls

If you work a job AND are also a caregiver (of kids/aging parents/a spouse/anyone!) AND you are also a writer who gets your words in during the precious few extra minutes you have during the days and/or nights . . . I see you. You’re my people. Keep writing. 💜

If you don’t want Gmail scanning all of your stuff, turn off “Smart features.” www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterra...

Please use punctuation. We are not characters in an experimental work of literary fiction.😆 I *need* punctuation!

Quite possibly my favorite series ever.🖤 Great discussion here.

🚨 The White House is now actively covering up a murder.

I feel powerless today, so I decided to make a donation to the ACLU because that is something I can do. Anyone want to join me? action.aclu.org/give/pm-dona...

Read the room, please. If you say right in your bio that you’re using AI of any kind to create “art” then I’m not interested in having you follow me and I certainly won’t be following you. Just saying.