Chelo might be writing

I left. Apparently for a while.

I've come back, but I'm sure it will take me a while to get back into the swing.

My i come in?

#Wildlife #fox #Nature #Foxes #FoxOfTheDay 🦊

This whole section is full of my people.

See, Mom? I told you it was a good thing.

Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.

US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.

- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.

The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.

So the kid who didnt know what version control was is rebuilding the national payment system, the kid from kiwifarms has your SSN, the "kid" with the Twitter account from apartheid South Africa has your address and the kid who wanted an llm to convert a pdf has your tax return, did I get them all?

I am so sorry.

I spent 4 years happily not engaging in politics. This isn't political.

This is one way to express dissent (masterful tbh).

If you need your feed to be a safe space, I understand. Please mute me or remove me as a mutual.

To be quiet at this time is to be complicit.

Took at minute to be sure it was satire in the current environment.

Feeling seen, right here.

Remember the thing about the two wolves?

To be honest it's more of two squirrels - one a fastidious clean freak, and the other a hyper-caffeinated monster who wants to do all of the things, right bloody now!

Mine is a mischievous fox and a disapproving hedgehog.

The fox just wants to be entertained, and will stay up all night for it. The hedgehog wants her dinner on time and bed promptly at 9.

The song and dance of AuDHD.

Useful tips... love the versatility.

If you can't find a word or you don't know something, but you've managed to get on a roll, use brackets. Describe the word or thing inside the brackets and keep writing. Helps keep momentum.

Also works when you're stuck. Just start some brackets and talk about the weather.

You've got this!
(2/end)

We (and I'm queen of this 😂) put incredible pressure on ourselves as creatives. We set lofty goals that, for some of us, end up keeping us from starting (or finishing), because we want perfect.

One more tip, then I'll just be here cheering you on. (1/2)

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

I keep saying this but copyeditors are the most important people you never hear discussed in the publishing world, and if you doubt what I say, go try reading any Harry Potter book post goblet of fire when she got her own way with the edits

Movement first, whatever movement works for you. A little outdoors too.

Then write one word. Just one. If that sparks another, write on.

If it doesn't, still celebrate. You wrote a word you didn't have before.

Then repeat tomorrow. Or later today.

Hope you feel better soon.

I'm sorry, but this was too funny to not pass on.

Hello! Sometimes YA, NA, or just adult, usually with a dash of sarcasm and fantasy.

Very nice to meet you!

Vets with PTSD, autistic people with sound sensitivity, and most animals suffer for that "just one night".

It used to be just the Fourth of July. Go back to that and we can talk.

Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...

From Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, from Silence Fallen...

Bonarata and Adam, at the conclusion of the negotiations.
@mercysgarage.bsky.social

Found you on here. I've enjoyed your read throughs on FB.

Libraries are so cute. Please get the Libby and Hoopla app on your phone and the Kanopy app for your TV. It makes the libraries so happy and you can access books, movies, magazines, audiobooks, tv shows, and joy. YOU GET FREE JOY

To be fair, it is the holidays. Engagement may be down everywhere.