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Summerfest ~ Lunde

Headed to Summerfest today. First time going since I lived in MKE. Going to go see a band perform who is the band we are featuring in the next issue of Kenozia. Too bad I can’t bring my camera, would’ve been nice to get photos from the audience. At least Danny is going with the band for stage photos

Trying to relax tonight bc the next 4 days are crunch time before my deadline. I am not panicking… I got this. (I am panicking) Also, I have to go to a city meeting on Monday night so they approve my permit for my next release party. Never thought I’d have to do that. My life is weird.

I’m so excited, we got our shirts today! I think they turned out really good. And you could get one too! Anyone who contributes at least $100 to our fundraiser for the Winter Dance Party historical mural gets a shirt and this is it! 🖤🎸 www.gofundme.com/f/preserve-k...

Listened to some great children’s authors today and it’s always inspiring to hear people who followed their passions and have made a difference.

Where’s the best place to find freelance work for copy editing, screen plays, film editing, vfx, etc ~ Upwork apparently makes you pay to apply for jobs now…

Well I made it to #Ci2026, just in time for lunch bc I’m starving and they have no vegan option. Okay… guess I’m not eating. Went to get some coffee, don’t even have an alternative milk, only skim. I asked someone and they said no. Nothing else. lol. Starting off strong.

Headed to my first bookseller conference today in Schaumburg. If anyone else will be at #Ci2026 I will see you there. It’s the last day for it and I’m excited to see what new things I learn and the fact that I’ll get some good audiobook time while driving there and back. 📚

It’s Sunday… you know what that means: The Vampire Lestat 🖤

More kitten spam. Cuz they’re so damn cute.

well that went from cute to 'holy shit' at around 3:20

Less than 2 weeks til the next issue’s deadline to send to the printers. It is crunch time and I am stressed 😫 But oh man, am I excited about this one! Ahh. Can’t wait to share it and for the next release party 🎉

If you like kitties, please help support my fundraiser to raise money for the kittens we rescued. Vet bills and food is no joke and funds are very tight already. 🐱🐱🐱 www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-ca...

Fuck the reflecting pool. This has not gotten nearly enough coverage or generated the proper outrage. People thrown in prison for 30-50 years for the "crime" ofmaking zines and belonging to a book club!! This is straight-up totalitarian atrocity. Political prisoners thrown in a gulag to rot.

Having 3 little kittens trying to climb me like a tree is an experience i never thought id experience. I’m not sure my legs are ever gonna recover. Their little nails are like needles 😅😅 everything is fine.

Started a GoFundMe to raise money for the kittens we rescued. Please share! They are truly the most sweetest, adorable little Stooges and I am trying to give them the best future 🖤 #kittens www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-ca...

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

We found a dead possum a couple days ago and of course buried it. And I didn’t think too much about it besides it didn’t look injured. Now one of our ferals who lives in our backyard is limping and not eating, and scared, and looks in pain. Trying to capture it, animal control couldn’t capture it.

Thanks to The Vampire Lestat, I look forward to Sunday nights. I am obsessed with this show. And I can’t decide if it’s my favorite season or not. It might be. Also loving the After Dark interview show 🖤 Adding all of Anne Rice’s books to my TBR, which, at this point, is never ending.

I thought George W. Bush was an awful President in every way, but I have to admit, compared to Trump, I still think he was an awful President in every way.

Kitten update: we are going to keep them to foster them and get them ready for adoption in a couple months. They have a vet appointment soon. Slightly worried about costs. Would it be weird to start a fund for kitten vet bills? I hate asking ppl for money. But look at these faces 🥹😍 Happy Caturday!

This is the legal defense fund for the 15 anti-ICE organizers who were recently arrested in Minneapolis. Please contribute generously. They are going to have millions of dollars worth of needs. chuffed.org/project/1865...

Please sign to help us stop the data center in Kenosha! c.org/ydDmFXrmg7

Kitten spam until they go to the Humane Society today 😭 idk when we will get them back. Hopefully not too long. They already love me 🖤

Danny rescued 3 kittens today. They are now washed and fed and sleeping in my bathtub. At one point they were at my work and the authors from the author event got to look at them. What a day.

lol shut up

Every time someone uses generative AI, an artist loses their soul.

"We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot." I like this kid.

i hope media executives are taking note of the tens of thousands of people who for several hours on a friday night have stayed glued to livestreams of scaffolding being built just so they could witness his name getting knocked off a building

My neighbor has a generator which is great in all, I mean more power to ya…. But one, it’s so loud and made even more loud when the entire neighborhood is incredibly quiet post storm. Two, it’s kinda obnoxious to have your “Christmas” lights around your house on when no one else has power 🙃

Still no power… but luckily no tornado super close to us, so that was good. In other news, sending my very first Kenozia newsletter out tomorrow. Baby steps for my little business 🖤

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

omg

“Kenozia” is teaming up with the Kenosha Murals Project to raise funds to create a mural in downtown Kenosha to honor the Winter Dance Party. Please help support this mural and remind Kenosha why history matters and historical buildings matter 🖤 tinyurl.com/winterdancep...

Decided to try going gluten free again to see if it’ll help my IBS…. Not sure if I should just try to give up bread or if there is actually a decent alternative option. Tried two so far this weekend and I’m leaning towards just giving up bread lol. 😅

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

Best wishes to David Byrne, who celebrates his 74th birthday today 🎂 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test 1978 #talkingheads #davidbyrne #psychokiller #punkrockhistory

Please don’t ignore this ✋ I’m begging you 🥺 There are no words for this pain. Amal’s son is between life and death after being shot by an Israeli drone. He needs urgent evacuation outside Gaza. Even $5 can make a difference. Please donate and share — every second matters chuffed.org/project/019c...

mario kart is making us all racecar drivers

Still feeling so proud of how this night went. Thankful to the community who showed up! As I jump into the next issue, these release parties remind me that all this work is so worth it 🖤

Hey that’s me! 👋 Huge congrats to @danielkraus.com ! “Angel Down” has been a staff pick of mine since our event with him and I have hand sold a ton of copies because I truly enjoyed this book so much. The writing is so original and man what a roller coaster. Buckle up and go read this book! 📕

My Judy is a star! This is her breakout role! 🤣 I’m also so excited to meet Katherine tonight! It’s going to be a great event.

Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, socialist idea? 140 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 6 workers and a 13yo boy lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea. A 🧵

Join us Thursday, May 14th at 6:30 pm for “The Roommate Rules” event with Brighton Walsh in conversation with Ren Browne! withfriends.co/event/277760...

Idk man I feel like even if AI scraped from 100% ethical sources, had zero impact on the environment, and produced gorgeous work, I’d still think you were a bitch for using it

I made a new Public Collectors postcard! The text is extracted from something I posted here about 6 months ago. The design came to me in a dream (or night of bad sleep). Mail them to friends who need a creative nudge to self-publish. They are 4 for $3.00 from halfletterpress.com/leave-a-reco...

Also, is it normal for a bunch of different people to show up and record your event and not tell you who they’re with or introduce themselves to you? One person I invited; there were 3 other professionals recording the event and I have no idea who they are or what it was for. …