I rarely post mutual aid requests (never know what is legitimate online)… But this one is from a good friend of mine from the real life word. As a fellow mom of an AuDHD kid, I know how important meds are for a kid’s success in life. Please consider helping a single mom and a great kid!

48… it’s not too bad… 40Plus Bluesky tap in with a pic

Where I am gut-level honest about my health, chronic illness, and the state of governmental and medical support…

New release from my mother-in-law! @vickyburkholder.bsky.social

So… I wrote this thing. It’s about a conversation a year ago and the stuff that’s happened since then. I swear I’m growing. (CW: suicide, loss, grief)

Spelling the Patriarchy - on craft and spelling and how to face our world as a woman…

More poetry… jacksvalentine47.wordpress.com/2024/10/24/s...

On dangerous words… and a return to poetry

The Wake of Columbine ***content warning: gun violence and mass shootings jacksvalentine47.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/3...

Summer’s Gone… Almost… (and Time Marches On) I haven’t updated here for a while. It’s been an insanely busy couple of months filled with travel and surgeries and redecorating and supporting … jacksvalentine47.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/s...

Happy Pride! Here’s why we do this every year…

This weekend is Memorial Day and the “official start of summer” in the US. College kids are home from their final exams. Graduates of various levels …

The Elephant In the Room: Ok, it’s not an elephant, it’s a bear, and everyone is talking about it. Tired of it yet? I kind of am, but…

The Chaos of Story and Sleep Deprivation “My writing has been sporadic here lately. My life has been like that in general though…”

I should probably write something at some point

A Thank You to the Geese *** Post Content Warning: death and grief ***

Poetry for today

For my people…

Please read… CW: suicide discussion & poor taste in humor

Happy New Year … finally.

Another post in which I am painfully honest about where I am right now…

Another wasted day

Good night…

@whole-ass-angel.bsky.social See? You prettier. 😂

Another poem

Tweaked the website for the m-i-l today. It looks much more organized and professional now. Still needs work though. @vickyburkholder.bsky.social vicky-burkholder.com

a challenge for anyone willing post a selfie of you right now at this moment… Nothing like a fake smile to brighten your day…

Happy February Eve!

Where I am. Where I’ve been. Why I “haven’t been writing.”

A little something about penguins, the silly things they do, and the people who love(d) them…

A little poetry. CW: depression, mental health

2024 is a year of… grace?

I’m still writing. A lot. Just not posting on substack anymore. Working on a migration elsewhere. Ran into technical difficulties. Hopefully up and running again soon.

It should not be this difficult or this expensive to get the medication/treatment necessary for my child to breathe properly.

Stop the stigma around mental health — repost this with a selfie and your mental health conditions to help others feel less stigmatized Anxiety Depression Bipolar Borderline

Another glimpse into my life…

The Height of Hygge

Patchwork memories…

Poetry: “When It Rains…”