Maria Linn

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Many thanks! 🙏

A million thanks, Connie 💕🥹

So excited to share some good news!

Been another rough week, but I hope y’all get a chance to fill your cups this weekend.

Lovely! Congratulations!

Don’t read this if you can’t keep a secret So...long time no blog! I've been scrawling some messy, terrible poems and revising a manuscript I finished like a year ago and, also, unfortunately, doing a lot of Not Writing. But an exciting email landed in my inbox this week, and it reanimated my long-dead urge to blog. If you happen to be a writer from the Ready Chapter 1 community, welcome! You might've seen said email, but for anyone else, here's a screenshot excerpt: "Want to be like Maria?" Boy oh boy did that line give me a hearty chuckle.

Don’t read this if you can’t keep a secret

So...long time no blog! I've been scrawling some messy, terrible poems and revising a manuscript I finished like a year ago and, also, unfortunately, doing a lot of Not Writing. But an exciting email landed in my inbox this week, and it reanimated my…

A tall silver fox in a puffy coat and a smiling crone wearing a t shirt with a black cat in a box that says The Hermit.

Happy International Women’s Day to you and happy 11th anniversary to us ❤️🥰😍 @tigercivil.bsky.social

Collage of two snakes sitting at a mid century modern table playing chess by the sea, a rattler wearing a brown dress and a coral snake in a wizard’s hat and robes. They might be smiling, they might be about to bite.

I made this collage in honor of the Year of the Snake. May we find the fangs, the stealth, and the unexpected magic we’re gonna need to get through this hellscape together.

#YearoftheSnake

Black and white photo of two young men sitting on the ground with a dog between them. A lanky blonde man is bent over and has a raccoon standing on his back. The photo caption reads: Amft with his pet raccoon on his back, family dog Whitey, and brother Mick, mid-1930s.

Today would’ve been my grandfather’s 108th birthday (he made it to 95). This is one of my favorite pics of him…and also proof that my obsession with critters was genetically preordained. 🦝

I love that you have a Krispy Kreme mug. I do not, but I live right behind one, in a cloud of donut scented air 😋

First virtual writing retreat with the 1 and only @christynewrites.bsky.social was a success!
My version:
Word ✅
Iced coffee ✅
Stretchy pants (non-negotiable craft gear) ✅
Boring keyboard but standing desk setup ✅

Collage of a bush baby wearing miners’ attire—underground, wide-eyed, and overworked.

Ugh, Tuesday. Could you please stop Mondaying already??? Kthxbai

Large black cat sleeping on a chair, medium black cat sleeping on an ottoman, and small black cat on a cat bed shaped like a tiny couch

Awww he’s so very engaged! Here’s my trio, in Goldilocks napping mode.

They say it’s less of a data hoarding dragon than the other options 🤞 And the feed is chronological, yay!

A collage of a cute tabby kitten wearing goggles, a cap, and a parachute skydiving in the clouds, with paws splayed out and an excited grin

Hello! Jumping into the clear blue sky of this app and making my first post has me feeling this type of way.

Glad to see you here! 💕