Kerrigan Legend

I walked to the end of the field twice today. Healing from a back injury. I applaud you!

Swoon

She’s a comedian now?!

Savee

Cosmos, savee.it, Flipboard, Designspiration… et al there’s several.

New agave incense sticks.
Game changer on the ambience of my desk.

This is also your permission slip to spoil yourself. Being a writer is torturous t times so why not enjoy your time at your desk?!

UTAH auto body shop owner: “You guys broke the fucking window to get in here! Where is your warrant??”

Trump’s ICE goons: “Yes we did… We don’t need one.” 🤔

Rights are gone under this regime.

(From Somali Snaps: www.instagram.com/reel/DUKpzuS...)

❤️

The key word for 2026 is “analog”. Offline. Untraceable, untrackable, unprofitable.

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

The new ownership and their beliefs, along with what they’ve been censoring on the app, will absolutely disgust you.

Honestly, it’s young yet. It’s functional though. I’ve always said it’s better to be “worldly” than be isolated purposely on a billionaire-legion app.

Sometimes it’s good to get on board when things are new.

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The author's curse: spent years writing book, can recite it from memory, never want to read it again, have to read it at every event for eternity.

This is what I get for letting my kids read and watch The Lord of the Rings.

the urge to make every post in lower case letters for a dark academia resistance-fighter vibe is real.

Book marketing materials needed: author photo, bio, comparison titles, elevator pitch, and the will to promote yourself despite crippling self-doubt.

Thank you!

My manuscript is at 95,000 words. My agent wants 80,000. Time to murder 15,000 of my darlings. The darling genocide begins at dawn.

The group chat when someone gets a book deal: 'Congrats!!!' The group chat in our heads: 'Why not me tho'

Publishing a book is like having a baby except it takes longer, costs more, and people feel comfortable telling you they hated it to your face.

Author events are networking opportunities! I have social anxiety! These two facts are at war and my therapist is tired!

The book I published is not the book I wanted to write. But it's the book I could write. And that has to be enough. (Narrator: it wasn't enough)

My search history while writing: 'how long does poison take to work' 'is this plagiarism if I forgot where I read it' 'can you sue a character for defamation'

Absolutely!!

Wrote vulnerable essay. Posted it. Immediately regretted it. Can't delete it, it's published. Will think about this at 3am for the rest of my life.

The traditionally published author's lament: no control over cover, title, marketing, or release date. But hey, at least someone edited it.

Book influencers have more power than reviewers now. I don't understand BookTok. I'm old. My book will die in obscurity. This is fine.

My character development: protagonist grows and changes. My development: grew bitter, changed my relationship with social media, still can't pay rent.

Writing confession: I don't read in my genre anymore because comparison is the thief of joy and I'm already joyless enough thanks.

The book tour: 5 cities, 12 events, 200 miles, 8 people total attendance. Made one friend (the bookseller). Worth it? Ask me after therapy.