5x my current rate. I'm self employed. Not sure if we'll continue coverage.

Much love to all of you.

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.

The other day, our rescue’s only car died. Because it also doubled as my personal vehicle, I struggled with the decision to ask for donations to replace it. But the fact is we need a car to function. No rescues, vet appointments, adoptions, NOTHING can happen without a car.

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And the last piece of this Summer of the Stand falls into place.

Part Two of our coverage of the new anthology, set in the wider world of King’s novel.

8 more contributors discussing their stories. It’s big.

All podcast platforms.

Little gray cat paws on a pink bedsheet. They’re very round and small

For your mental health I present: Plum’s paws

Vonnegut called it

The fact that ai art and writing programs are built on stolen work really seems to be fading from the discussion even amongst artists and writers, which is a bit shit.

< Jaime Montana Cook is at Sackets Harbor Central School. 5h • Message from the Sackets Harbor Principal As the principal of these students, I need to speak plainly. Our three students who were taken by ICE were doing everything right. They had declared themselves to immigration judges, attended court on their assigned dates, and were following the legal process. They are not criminals. They have no ties to any criminal activity. They are loved in their classrooms. Their family has worked at the nearby "Old McDonald's" petting zoo and dairy farm for 15 years. They lived in a house on the same road as a home ICE had a warrant for. The fact that ICE went door to door is unfathomable. The fact that our students were handcuffed and put into the same van as the alleged criminal from down the street is unconscionable. When I think of my third grader's experience, my stomach twists and it is hard to breathe. We are in shock-and it is that shared shock that has unified our community in the call for our students' release. We are in direct communication with our students. Let me be clear: they are not "being medically evaluated." They are not being "questioned as potential victims." Calling a detention center by another name does not change what it is. We deserve better than spin and misinformation. My teachers and my students are already hurting. Please, think about how long every hour feels for a third grader in a detention center. The wait had already been too long a week ago. I have no other agenda. Please release my students and their mother back to our community. Jaime Cook Prek-12 Principal Sackets Harbor, NY

Sackets Harbor, NY is so small that there’s one pre k-12 school with 475 students. Three of those students were disappeared by ICE.

Here is a statement published today by school principal Jaime Cook:

A bold red male cardinal stands in sharp contrast against a flinty blue winter backdrop -- no snow, just the cold merciless gray-blue of February. The bird is center frame, facing left, tail pointed out, crown pointing up. The bird is on a branch that splits into three at the left side of the frame. This is definitely the "angry bird" variant of the cardinal, as the bird looks quite alert -- vigilant, even -- for BIRD SHENANIGANS. Angry at other birds, bird crimes, bird pranks, whatever. Though also contrasting this is the cardinal's dainty little feet, which are faced and framed in such a way that they kind of look like he's wearing fancy little go-go boots. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

fuck it all, here's a bird

photo by me

Since the 70s, the gradual, organized subversion of the left’s yearning toward pacifism to transform it into complacency & now near-complicity has been one of the most disheartening experiences of my life

Tariff-inflated prices pass the pain along to consumers, many of whom voted for Trump.
Good job, asshole.

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“The Ramp”

Here’s What I Think You Do Today, January 20th, 2025 It’s gonna be a stupid, horrible day. We all know that. It’s going to be full of what passes for pomp and circumstance amongst the set of rich tacky dickheads that are about to take ful…

Here, I said some goofy bullshit about what maybe you can do today. Is it helpful? Probably not! But it's here! For you to ignore or embrace at your leisure.

terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...

Los Angeles Wildfires: Volunteer & Support Guide LA2050 is an initiative driving and tracking progress toward a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles.

I am guessing most folks are stretched tight on the money front, but if you are looking for solid LA orgs to give to, this is a great list. There are also asks for items that LA nonprofits on the ground are hoping to acquire. 💚https://la2050.org/blog/la-wildfires-volunteer-and-support-guide

I hope you're better soon. I haven't had covid yet - that I know of. (Crossing fingers, knocking on wood)

The Spilled Guts of What My Language Has Become The opening of a recently published essay called “Notes to Gaza’s Beloved Dead” by Palestinian-American poet George Abraham. Click here to read the entire essay at Atmos. A promis…

radicaldiscipleship.net/2025/01/07/t...

Shout out to all those folks whose circle of friends know not to send holiday greetings but instead check to make sure you’re doing OK because they know not everyone has happy family memories to cherish this time of year

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke

I'm a quitter ...and it feels so good.

My latest stack about writing.

I'm a quitter...

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Sunday Shorts Scratch That

I posted a new short story on my Stack. My quirky take on what someone might do to get on a ghost hunting show.

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The thing that keeps getting me about all the pieces fretting about Bluesky being too insular is that the argument seems to be that those of us who are most likely to be abused by the right (BIPOC people, trans people, queer people, etc) must put up with being abused for the sake of public discourse

When right-wing scum tried to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer, Republicans made excuses.

When a lunatic beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer, they made jokes.

And when Trump sent a mob to attack the Capitol, they made up lies.

Don’t lecture us about condemning violence.

I'm me! I've been writing since 2007! I started with comedy articles on the internet and transitioned to horror novels. I've published over 20 novels now including my self published WereCage, about Nic Cage biting a guy who then becomes Nic Cage.

I catsit for my neighbor and she pays me in coffee beans. Sometimes gets me special stuff from wherever she goes. 😎