Wren

Some days, whimsy through gritted teeth is the only whimsy there is.

The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.

Remember that the predominant form of age verification for porn sites — the new mandates passed in nearly every red state in the past few years — is a facial scan coupled with government ID.

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.

The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

Oh, I'm so glad it's working well for you!!

Stop telling people to grind harder. Start asking why billionaires are hoarding more than they’ll ever need.

Chatbots and AI slop are going to ruin countless brains. Yours doesn't have to be one of them. Study history. Read poetry. Get acquainted with Bach, Shakespeare, George Eliot. In a time when people are rapidly getting dumber, we need communities devoted to the life of the mind.

Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.

A close-up photo of a tree. Most of the leaves are still green, but some are just starting to turn yellow and red.

I love watching the seasons change. The leaves are starting to turn and it's been cool in the mornings again.

just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!

"A.i." doesn't empower anyone. It strips them of belief in themselves and the power of their own minds and hands and abilities and stories.

EVERY KID CAN DRAW. EVERY KID CAN TELL STORIES AND MAKE COMICS.

Fuck "A.i." for telling kids lies and making them less-than.

The main thing I learned is that in order to write a book, you have to write a book and there's nothing that's going to prepare you for writing a book until you write a book so you should write a book

I am far behind the people at the front of the class. But at least I am *in* the class. And the lesson is--and I guess always has been--that you gotta have solidarity with everyone. Because once you agree with the principle that some people are disposable, then you're just quibbling over who.

Bisexuality: Coming your your mom *and* your dad since 1995. Or something.

at this rate don’t be surprised if the narrative becomes “stonewall was where brave nypd officers protected the city from rioting queers” before the year is out

If it makes you feel any better, my singular zucchini plant has zero leaves (let alone zucchini) because the deer keep eating it 🫠

Pocket Casts! I started using it before Spotify started hosting podcasts and never switched over. I've found it to be reliable and easy to use.

I love learning about other cultures like yes show me your dumplings

The Struggle is Permanent: Keep Fighting Or some notes on carrying on...

Some words from me for us all on this Monday amidst the ongoing fascist takeover attempt... open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...

I just found out that Public Display posted my piece online!

"We hold fast to the future to fight for each other and all life, but also to fight for the way we celebrate each other and life...expressing ourselves in truth, joy, and connectivity."

publicdisplay.art/article/Quee...

I'm also someone who learned how to sew with the Big 4. Between this and JoAnn closing, this feels like the end of an era in the worst way.

These are so beautiful

Every time you comment “who is here from Booktok” or “you summoned Booktok” or “where my Booktok girlies at” under a mediocre white man’s thirst trap you have to buy a book by a living marginalized author published in the last 3 years.

These are the new rules.

I've been struggling to find words lately, but this essay is phenomenal.

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

Seriously. Hozier and Florence + the Machine are the foundation of my music library lol

Black and white A4-shaped poster with the word MAKE in big bold letters at the top and ZINES! in big bold letters at the bottom. In between, in capital letters is the following text... NO ONE CAN TAKE SELF PUBLISHING AWAY FROM YOU. NO ALGORITHMS OR OLIGARCHS CAN CENSOR YOU. NO GATEKEEPERS CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY IS NOT IMPORTANT OR VALUABLE. NO GRANT FUNDING CAN BE WITHDRAWN FROM YOUR WORDS. NO INSTITUTION CAN BAR YOU FROM ENTERING. NO KNOWLEDGE IS UNAUTHORIZED. THAT IS WHY YOU MUST MAKE ZINES!

MAKE ZINES! poster by zine maker / artist Cort Hartle.

Download the free high res version (PDF) to print at home: freight.cargo.site/m/W234787385...

Printing and distribution encouraged by the artist, so please RT, print it, fly post it, flyer it & spread the word!

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