New blog on lots of cool happenings in my world!
My first disability satire article is live @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social!!
thesqueakywheel.org/neurodiverge...
@countryuniverse.net
A Black woman wearing a peacock blue suit, white shirt, and string tie stands in a field. She looks up towards the sky. Her hair is shaved into a mohawk.
OPINION: Josh Friedberg dissects Crys Matthews' song "Cancel Culture": how do we meaningfully resist oppression -- and is cancel culture even a thing?
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#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq
@countryuniverse.net @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social @cantkill.bsky.social
I'm looking to interview some non-American musicians or bands who've decided not to tour in the U.S. this year because of ICE. Please hit my DMs if you are willing to chat about this decision.
Thank you for sharing this!!!
@countryuniverse.net
Thank you!!
No disrespect to Bad Bunny at all, but the NFL actually caring about social justice doesn't exist. (Ahem, Colin Kaepernick.)
@cantkill.bsky.social @melnickjeffrey1.bsky.social
My new article on 10 Should-Be-Classic Anxious Love Songs is live @popmatters.com!!!
www.popmatters.com/10-anxious-l...
I got accepted to present a project, βOn Dancing While White, Gay, and Disabledβand the Perfect Remix for Me,β at the 2026 DePaul Pop Culture Conference, "Remixing Pop Music," in Chicago in May!!!
I wrote some about this topic in 2018 @goodmenproject Check it out!!
Not going to post a screenshot from Xitter (sourced from elsewhere; deleted our account almost 3y ago) for obvious reasons, but Kacey Musgraves had this to say:
"Well. That made me feel more proudly American than anything Kid Rock has ever done."
Getting my first story at a website of disability satire written by disabled people published! More will be revealed . . .
4 years ago today, I published this, one of my favorite pieces I've written and my most viewed blog, about pop culture, Schitt's Creek, music, love, recovery, and the unlikely person who saved my life. Check it out!
My new blog features MY FIRST PODCAST APPEARANCE, a new feature article, and a video of my best original song!!
The new Barbie comes with a range of accessories to reflect her status as an autistic woman, such as:
- noise-cancelling headphones
- a fidget spinner
- intense social media scrutiny about how she's Being Autistic Wrong
I am hoping to read at least sixty books this year. I just finished my second. I am a slow reader with ADHD and I often use audiobooks
I just applied for this. windycitytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Please repost. We have like 3 days left and need so much progress
Please please repost if you see this
My email inbox across 5 accounts is now done to zero, for the first time in a while! Once a year or so, my obsessive compulsive tendencies seem justified
!!!!!!
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Featuring my TEDx talk, Substack, and a lot more!