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she/her Author. Not the one from Rent. https://maureenjohnsonbooks.com

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Uggi you are a good boy

09.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 5727 πŸ” 1240 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 112

Dreamt @maureenjohnsonbooks.com took us all to the unlicensed Willy Wonka Experience NYC. β€œYou need to know the costs of capitalism,” she said, before pushing us forward toward the street entrance. β€œYou need to see what Michael Bloomberg did to this town.” I bought some meth from their gift shop.

08.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of NYC Mayor Mamdani smiling, with text in bold letters superimposed that read β€œNew Yorkers want more funding for libraries”. A small header reads β€œNYC PLAN : Public Library Action Network”

Photo of NYC Mayor Mamdani smiling, with text in bold letters superimposed that read β€œNew Yorkers want more funding for libraries”. A small header reads β€œNYC PLAN : Public Library Action Network”

@mayor.nyc.gov It’s clear : New Yorkers want increased funds for our public libraries.

08.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

I had a good day today on the pneumonia recovery journey. I could walk a bit more! Thought I was up for cooking too and then my entire body was hit with a wave of exhaustion out of nowhere. Pneumonia is so weird.

08.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

how much is it?

07.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

100% would help next time

07.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration's choice to end their "Shield for the Americas" summit with the Monty Python Flying Circus theme march is inspired. I take back everything bad I ever said about the regime

(That ~2 second dropped signal is, I assume, some AV guy cackling as he zooms in on Kristi Noem)

07.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 326 πŸ” 107 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 38

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 21785 πŸ” 6554 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 161

The writers are pushing the dialogue. Who is editing this?

06.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

not just me?

06.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've run into a lot of strange issues with Word all of a sudden. Like, I suddenly couldn't highlight text. Then I could. Then I couldn't.

06.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ME, STARING AT IG WITH PNEUMONIA: s'too many layers. s'too much clothes.

SWIPES

everybody s'too much clothes. s'all puffy now from too many clothes.

06.03.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been almost a week and a half now, and at least the fever broke, but when does pneumonia stop dribbling you like a basketball? I sometimes feel awake and like I could do something, and then ten minutes later it's all LOL BACK TO BED I WAS JOKING. How long is this nonsense going to go on?

06.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Storytelling Week featuring Joe Meno and Dan Sinker β€” Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose Storytelling Week 2026 featuring Joe Meno and Dan Sinker, discussing their novel-across-the-internet, Question Mark, OH on Monday, March 9th.

Hey on Monday come to Columbia College Chicago @ 12:30 to hear me and Joe Meno talk about our cross-platform storytelling project Question Mark Ohio: allium.colum.edu/readings-and...

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Toad grabs a cast iron skillet from his kitchen.

From "Christmas Eve"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*

Toad grabs a cast iron skillet from his kitchen. From "Christmas Eve" In *Frog and Toad All Year*

Toad found a frying pan in the kitchen.

β€œI will hit that big animal with this,” said Toad. β€œAll of his teeth will fall out.”

06.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 290 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 17

move slow and repair things

06.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 3693 πŸ” 1191 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 662 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 13

UGGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

05.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Your donations to the @protopasta.bsky.social filament fund to help all us goblins print whistles have arrived en mass. Help us work through this wall of plastic by requesting whistles from toot.supply we ship to you for free and fill any sized request from 100 to 10,000+

05.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I once had to stage manage a performance of Cirque du Soleil that I had never seen before, onc with extensive pyrotechnics and a man flying across the ceiling dressed as a massive bird, while dealing with live tigers and Jay Leno.

05.03.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Girrllllllllll

05.03.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favorite parts of last night’s election results.

The only Democratic talking point should be: we don’t abandon anyone.

04.03.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 1750 πŸ” 411 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 8

DO NOT COMPLY.

DO NOT OUT PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE CHILDREN

04.03.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 913 πŸ” 521 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3

The best autocorrect ever.

03.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, Mario, that IS a problem, isn't it.

03.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Years ago I pitched a β€œTales-from-the-Crypt meets the Daily Show” half hour news show hosted by a Cryptkeeper-type and honestly I would really really watch the fuck out of that right now.

03.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

you have no idea how happy I was when I hit play and realized what was about to happen

02.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ME: HE KNOWS ME NOW

OSCAR: well, no, Hank just

ME: WE’RE FRIENDS

OSCAR: mentioned you in passing and

ME: PROBABLY BEST FRIENDS

02.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for saying my name to Jason. My heart began to glow.

02.03.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0