Where are the other adults caring for their aging parents and find themselves saying things like,
“Well, I thought that if we’re cleaning blood off the floor we should get it all.”

Maya Stein, extraordinary poet, again in the hearts and souls and minds of so many of us.

September 3-7, please join us for the Salem Literary Festival! At locations around Salem + a virtual session! Get the scoop at salemlitfest.org.

3. Mom will be okay with time to heal.

2. I should have known better. Any so many others will fall through this gap too. In all healthcare settings in the US you must ALWAYS ask "What are all of the options?" Ask for a social worker or case manager. Ask them. Demand to be told what you have a legal right to know.

1. Last week my mom fell down the stairs. The hospital refused to admit her, Medicare A refused short term rehab, and we paid out of pocket to place her in a facility. Then I learned that hospital discharges can be appealed. I did not ask the most important question - What are all of our options?

June 8, 2025 Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington, D.C., yesterday in preparation for the military parade planned for June 14.

Flatbed train[s] carrying thousands of tanks rolled into D.C. yesterday for the military parade. Protesters near Los Angeles filmed [ICE] throwing flash-bang grenades into a crowd of protesters as Trump tries to use immigration to establish a police state.

Do you see now?

Been waking up way too early and it’s made me realize I need a schedule send option for texts

SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!

Please - everylibrary makes it so easy to send an email. Libraries are vital.

Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries. Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Watching the Weather I know I’ve been posting paid only for a while.

I don't say much on socials anymore. Maybe the occasional photo. But I will share things I read worth reading and thinking about. This is one of those.

Watching the Weather open.substack.com/pub/laurenho...

The 'administrative coup' underway underscores Trump's anti-democratic ambitions Members of the press who cover Trump, those who oppose him, those who did not vote for him and those who did, must ignore his barrage of falsehoods, writes Steve Almond, and focus on the power-grabbin...

Interesting to see what else The Firehose will have to say. Steve Almond writes the first post.

www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

Thanks @cogwbur.bsky.social

Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work

The snow scraper for my car broke at the first snowfall this year, sometime in December. I've just replaced it, so this will be the last accumulative snow for the season. If you're in NE Massachusetts, I'm either very sorry, or you're most welcome.

Can I just watch West Wing on repeat for the next four years? That's an appropriate coping mechanism, right? I mean, I'm not out there having fun and enjoying the plethora of mind altering substances available.

With ICE raids already starting, remember this when you get asked if you've seen anyone they're looking for,

NO
I don't remember
I haven't seen anyone
I don't know
Fuck off

Ok, maybe not the last one, but erase your memory

Be an ally

Of course, support small businesses and bookshops. But we also need to recognize that for small and independent writers, presses, and publishers, Amazon is the more financially valid option if they’re wanting to be paid for their time and work. We need to find a way to balance supporting both.

What the actual fuck?

Hey @bsky.app. When might group chats be released? Asking for a friend trying to leave zuck-land.

Follow Rebecca Solnit. bsky.app/profile/rebe...

Guardian vs. NYT. You know who's going to call things by their true names and who's not even gonna give you syrup with that waffle.

Guardian: "Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes....

“America has had few greater advocates for women and reproductive health than Cecile Richards.

Her legacy will be the countless lives she touched and the generations of women she inspired to follow in her footsteps.” —Hillary Clinton

Read. Support. Repeat.

So much to get upset about today but this is what pushed me over the edge. It's been a year and one day since this perfect girl left us.

Cats and women are what matter in life

Glad you and @momchats.bsky.social are here. Love your stuff!

How long before your surface wounds heal?

Do you ever get to a place in a book where you’re almost 2/3 if the way through but finishing it feels like climbing a mountain? I know I’ll love it. I want to know what happens. But I’m stuck more than halfway up. Send help pls

Oh, wait. This is it. I’m not burned out at work. I’m experiencing rapid disassembly.

art by Loryn Brantz

Dragged myself out of bed for a pilates class, but with enough time before class that I can sit on the couch with a cup of coffee, one of the cats, and Crosby, Stills & Nash softly playing. It's lovely. But I'd rather be sleeping still.