It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.

"Stephanie found bulletproof backpacks for her kids; they might make cute diaper bags for self-defense. Milk is soothing after pepper spray. Breast milk even better? Save post-meeting pump-and-dump?"

I'm excited to have these minutes out with McSweeney's today. Love you, wine moms.

Sesame Street will be putting a huge collection of episodes on YouTube starting in January 2026 This is a fantastic way to educate children It’s a form of resistance. Shows like Sesame Street teach love, tolerance, acceptance & more. These lessons are crucial for the long fight ahead.

I'm delighted to have my story from the jail library included in this list!

I just went over to YouTube to find myself a bedtime story and found that @hcrichardson.bsky.social has released a new series: The Declaration in Action, featuring 10 excellent American women. What a wonderful surprise, and wonderful stories!

@aoc.bsky.social's emails let people know how her office helps constituents, in this case with 3000 backpacks for kids who need back to school supplies. Does your rep do anything like this? If not, why not?

I'm trying something new on Substack, a little different from the newsletter about the alpacas: bookmarks & bindweed--Sunday devotions focused on nature, empathy, and creativity: kaseybutchersantana.substack.com?r=2kbzb3&utm...

"The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated." Leo Tolstoy

In honor of my late, great father on Father's Day, I'd like to share my story, "Things We Lost When Dad Died," which was published by Great Lakes Review last summer. Love you, Dad. greatlakesreview.org/things-we-lo...

A couple summers ago, I wrote a flash CNF piece, “Robotic Bees Don’t Say Ope,” inspired by a couple of science news stories, and was delighted to have it appear in Star 82 Review. Here it is again in a Summer Reading Anthology from the same publication! star82review.com/13.2-antholo...

Just signed up for Summer Reading at the library and logged reading from this morning's reading session for both daughter and me. We are reading The Wild Robot. What's on your summer reading list? solhomestead.substack.com/p/summer-bre...

If you read 1 article this week, make it this one! Then share it with everyone you know. Our National Parks aren't just gorgeous, they protect against catastrophes like the dust bowl & generate more than $55bn in revenue. Trump wants to slash its budget by 40% www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

In this essay for Longreads, I wrote about a jumping spider who I found in my beehive and named Dot. I was so excited to find another one under the lid today! A little shyer, but still so beautiful.

New at Longreads: @kaseybwriter.bsky.social on what dreams and spiders taught her about trusting the process when it comes to her writing. #writing longreads.com/2025/04/08/w...

I am so excited to share this essay with you today. There's a big piece of my heart in here...and many spiders...

I tried to imagine what life without my library would be like…and the list is way too long #nationallibraryweek

You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."

I'm so excited to have worked with Brevity Blog! With thanks to the science teachers of my youth, I discuss writing about nature and advocating for climate action from a non-expert perspective. Science is essential to the effort, but so is love. I can write about love.

We're staying open until April 9th, y'all! Why? Because we want to. That's why!

I met this therapy dog, Rumble, from Healing Hounds at the Capitol in Denver today. His energy really matches his name. Such a good boy.