At this point it's barely even a boycott, I've just stopped thinking of Target as a place to buy the things I used to buy at Target.

I’m still boycotting Target.

Have you noticed it is most often the privileged and protected who say this?

This is another sign of Hegseth's religious beliefs for war. It's not about "Armageddon" but domination. I explained (with clips, including of his previous Psalm 144 reading) in a video yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wf8...

At press briefing on Iran war, Hegseth read from Psalm 144 (about God helping in battle). He previously read this war psalm at Pentagon worship service in Jan., during which he said it was what he read & prayed during preparation for Venezuela operation: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-sh...

The sunset from my front door was absolutely dazzling.

Scars are souvenirs you never lose The past is never far Did you lose yourself somewhere out there? Did you get to be a star?

I know who he thinks is impressed by this but you know who isn't? Everyone else

Employment: down Inflation: up War: on The Trump Trifecta.

Crossed the 30K mark while writing on the train this week. I love Amtrak. #amwriting #travel

Things overheard at Union Station in Chicago: "Yeah just have some bacon and weed before you get in the car."

What

The US notoriously sucks at ground wars in the Middle East. I don't think WE realize that to extent middle east does

My mom died on Wednesday. Kiddo came home with cap and gown on Friday. Sunrise, sunset, Circle of Life and all that. Realizing she is missing all of her grandkids graduations is really hard. My kiddo had lost 3 grandparents in 2.5 years.

My heart grieves. We have learned nothing about our imperialist wars. Get ready for them to prop up the Shah’s son like we are in the Middle Ages. If you don’t think that Islamophobia is playing a big role in this Christian nationalist government’s foreign policy, you are asleep at the wheel.

I had set out to write 28,000 words but life happens. I am very glad to have written 14,000 new words in February and the work in progress continues on! I'll do this again next year. #FebWrite2026 #writingchallenge #writinggoals #writing

I wonder if a hard-line successor will assume power and further destabilize the region just like every other time this has happened

Some days you tell everyone you're okay because you believe you're okay and then you knock the shower curtain rod down and you bawl for fifteen minutes even though it's just a shower curtain rod but its because everything feels like it's being knocked down. Then you pick yourself up and go.

My mom Sarah died last night, after a long struggle with cancer.

Fuck cancer.

Today marks 14 years since Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home. He had dreams to attend college in Florida and become a pilot, but he was murdered at age 17.

BREAKING: Protests have erupted at Columbia University after the school says DHS agents detained a student after making "misrepresentations to gain entry" to building.

Things you can't control: If someone will like your story If an editor will buy your story If people, even friends/family, will read your story Things you can control: If your story shines; if it's the best it can be If editors have a chance to read it Keep. Writing.

live free or die

Last month when I went to visit my mom, I ended up in the ER the second day of my four day visit due to a bad migraine. I was there for 90 minutes for IV fluids. Just got the bill for the physician for $782. I have insurance. This is what the doctor cost after insurance.

My current WIP is the same story I wrote a first draft of back in 1997. I have that draft on a floppy disk (and the first 50 pages in a notebook printed on dot matrix paper). I also have the playlist I made for the story, back when we were burning CD's. A lot of Sarah McLachlan.

#FebWrite2026 Crossed the 10k mark for the month. On track to hit 14k for the month. My original goal was 28K, but I don't write as fast as I used to (nor do I have as much time to write). Part of this is that I'm writing tighter drafts and rereading the scene the day after it's finished.

In all seriousness, I see the UK arresting a MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY for Epstein ties and here we sit, our thumbs up our butts, in the country where our 6th grade social studies teachers smugly assured us this kind of lawlessness and nepotism could never happen

the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state

I'm at that stage of writing where I both simultaneously think this might be the best thing I've ever written and it's crap.

Benedictine spirituality has been tugging at me in the last year, especially as I've spent time at Holy Wisdom Monastery. I'm reading more about it for Lent and this quote from Joan Chittister confirms it for me: "Reading, it seems, can be one of the most spiritual works of the soul." +

Hey writer friends. Anyone else get a threatening email like this? Hilarious part is this is about a book of mine that's out of print. Bots are sure funny.

My mom is a fighter. Her caretaker took her out on the porch to enjoy the view of the snow for a little bit. ❤️

Another article I read said they ran out of condoms in three days. www.cbsnews.com/news/olympic...

Another ICE horror story. Young boy opens door: “Do you know this guy?” they asked him, showing him a name. “Oh, that’s my mom!” her son replied. “Where’s your mom?” they pressed. “My mom’s still sleeping,” he said. Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.

Maybe if we made a big deal of the queer definitely-not-a-polycule the fascists would get grossed out and go away? Or at least change the name?

Crossed the 25K mark in my romantasy WIP! #febwrite2026 #amwriting

Gotta go, my ride's here.

Looking to fall in love with a new book? Check out Fortunate Son! Available from @notapipe.bsky.social & everywhere books are sold. #scifibooks #lgbtqbooks #booksky #indiebooks #indiepublising

I get my news from a reliable source

God bless Bad Bunny. www.kcra.com/article/sacr...

#FebWrite2026 I've been running behind on word count but have had a few good days and hope to catch up this week. Currently working on the romantasy, but will switch back later this week to book 3 in the #StardustandAshes series.

In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference www.wgbh.org/news/2017-10...

We're getting an overwhelming number of truly excellent submissions, so we will be closing our submissions window this Wednesday, the 11th of Feb. If you've been putting the final touches on your novel manuscript, poetry collection, or query letter, send that to notapipepublishing at gmail dot com

Keep seeing the misinformation that this was Liam on here--has been reported that it was not

“It’s illegal not to like me” part ♾️ bsky.app/profile/jake...

Anyway, Bad Bunny saying "God bless America" D and then just rattling off the whole list of countries within the southern and northern American continents was one of the coolest things anyone has ever done at a super bowl, including players

Via @revmindi.bsky.social. 😂

When you're writing a kissy scene and mention someone's bare arms but you accidentally write "bear arms." #amwriting

Fuck cancer. (Not only because of my mom and so many others, but especially because a friend's teenager has received devastating news).