Jaymi Elford (she/her)

@drmaddkap GrMOAN

Just sayin'

Modern update might look something like this:

We the People of the United States,
not we, the white people—
not we, the Christians—
not we, the citizens and legal voters—
not we, the billionaires—
not we, the tech bros, or the new media lords—
not we, the privileged class, and excluding all […]

ein goldgelbes Lindenblatt, und drumherum auf den Dielen drei Fabeltiere aus Eicheln, Bucheckern, Lindensamen und Blättern.

#silentsunday

A nifty hint for my trans followers that inject their HRT:

There are FDA recommendations that a multi-use vial is only good for 30 days, even if there's still plenty of medicine in it. But so long as you take good care of your rubber stopper, they're good for longer. And since the […]

@drmaddkap 🤦🏻‍♀️oy.

You may have a problem in your country when you're asked "Have you seen the mass shooting?" and your response is "Which one?"...

Frederick Pagan Pride Day

This Saturday I'm the keynote speaker at Frederick (MD) Pagan Pride Day! I'll be talking about how to build vibrant, resilient pagan communities.

https://frederickpaganpride.com/

Self-Pub Interest Gauge Hello, this is speculative fiction author Xauri'EL Zwaan. I'm conducting this survey to gauge interest in self-published work by my community of readers. Participation is optional and you can feel free to close the survey at any time.

OK so instead of random polls, I decided to do some proper grown-up market research. Please fill in this survey if you're interested in supporting my self-published work. I need numbers!

https://s.surveyplanet.com/e8ife7c5

one fun fact i love is that bunnies and cats will often be friends because their behaviors for social hierarchies are inverted. if a cat grooms a bunny, the bunny thinks it's getting special attention, while the cat is establishing a dominant/protective role, so they BOTH think they're in charge lol

The old web was decentralized:

- Newsgroups
- Personal Websites
- Bulletin board
- Email as a service, not a platform
- Internet relay chat (IRC)
- Early blogs

Then corporations arrived with money and lock-in, turning the internet into centralized ad farms (Meta, X, TikTok). Users became […]

@erininthemorning.com there’s so many. apothecary (or apawocary), Death of the Author, Koriko should get you started 😃

@EnfysBook Yay. john is great.

I had a wonderful conversation about queer rites of passage with John Hijatt on the Gifts of Wyrd podcast, and that episode is now live: https://giftsofthewyrd.podbean.com/e/queer-rites/

John also wrote a lovely review on his Substack: https://giftsofthewyrd.substack.com/p/queer-rites

Thank […]

watercolor viruses in blue and green

watercolor bacteria in blue and purple

watercolor bacteria in blue and white

watercolor viruses in blue and green

Some watercolor bacteria and viruses for your wall artologica.etsy.com Original #sciart paintings, one of each 🧪🦠

@drmaddkap 💙

This message is for all my kids. Every year during pride, I announce that if your own father doesn’t accept you for who you are, then forget about him and I’m your father now. This message is for you:

All that matters is being happy. That’s it. It doesn’t matter what career you pick, where you […]

@EnfysBook How fantastic

Be the vibe you wish to inflict upon the world.

A femme perched on a cliff edge beside the sea. Between the twilight, the mist, and an inexplicable light shining from a source just behind her, perfectly aligned with her, giving the impression that the light is coming from within her, possibly a lighthouse, possibly the moon, possibly her own radiance, she appears to be fully absorbed the view, or in meditation, floating in air. There is a narrow winding path with steps at the steepest places leading up to her perch and a lantern rests at a level where she left it far below during her ascent.

🎨 The Hermit, Chris-Anne, The Light Seers Tarot (2020). “I witness my brightly lit heart.”

Paraphrase: It is time to hear the beating pulse of your own spirit. This is about making space for sacred solitude and trusting your own inner light in the dark. If you are […]

[Original post on zirk.us]

@drmaddkap awww. amazing!

I wrote up a guide for how to make a personal archive of your books, copy them onto a Kobo eReader, manage them with Calibre and Calibre-Web, and even do all of that over Tailscale if you'd like.

The guide should hopefully be such that you can bail whenever you like, with each step getting you […]

@drmaddkap LMAO perfect.

@drmaddkap Or, how good that is for magical energy raising and intention setting.

The authoritarian checklist It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy

"Today, America is a competitive authoritarian system, with a rapidly increasing emphasis on the authoritarian part."

@EnfysBook Looking good. have a great time! 🙌🏼

On a green pale background. The symbol for Virgo is in gold in a circle of deep emerald centered over the text. NEW MOON IN VIRGO INVOCATION I invoke the spirit within me to unearth my fertile ideas. My mind is a flourishing garden, and I am tending to its growth. I am successful in all that I do, and abundant in prosperity. I am creating a detailed plan, that will provide the life I desire for the highest and greatest good.

Full Moon in Aquarius Invocation
Grace Selene, The Moon Tarot

@drmaddkap Too true