One more because *this* just happened. 🙃🤪🫠

#wdncw @dabbe

And no, I will not elaborate. 😏

#wdncw ##wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

https://poets.org/poem/falling-1

*The poem is actually from Illicit by Andru Defeye, but it wasn't in the database
#poemaday

Web photo because cats never cooperate with the camera. 😹😹😹

#haikuhive #haikuaday

I'm reading the tagged book, so I'm also revisiting 2Pac's albums in chronological order. I know his first album isn't considered his best musically or production-wise. But he had so much to say! I find the power of the words overshadows any production short-comings.

#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

https://spare.poems.com/poem/waking/

#poemaday

I keep forgetting to post reviews, so I did a #monthlywrapup in case I don't get to them. 🙃
(Also forgot to put a thumbs up on Citizen. 5 star required reading.)

MisterInBlue and I love to experiment with campfire cooking when we're camping. I thought this would be perfect for us. Also, Johan says it's #caturday and I should be petting him, not playing with books. 😹😹😹

#bookhaul #cookbook #familiarsoflitsy

#poemaday #frankensteinday

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

I needed this exercise this week. I'm angry. I'm overwhelmed by bad news. I hate the patterns I'm seeing in my community. But there is still joy to be found.

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

Border patrol pulled over a woman very near my work this morning. I'm sure it was absolutely necessary to have 2 border patrol cars, 2 county cops, and a state cop all there for a 5 foot tall woman and her toddler child. What a production. I'm so angry. 🤬🤬🤬

#poemaday #nooneisillegalonstolenland

Before we were Mortals by Michelle Kingdom

This one speaks to me in 2 ways:
1. Community is so important, especially community with other women (and women, of course, includes our trans sisters, just so we're clear)
2. It's fiber art, which has often been relegated to the realm of "crafts," because it has traditionally been a female art form.

@Chrissyreadit

#haikuhive #haikuaday #fuckyourguns

#poemaday #fuckyourguns

*Disclaimer: This poem isn't in the tagged book. I believe it was only published online.

We do not care about anything when this fella is our snuggle buddy for the evening. 😹😻😹

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday #familiarsoflitsy @dabbe

I've read a fair number of articles about this controversy, but this is the first one that addresses the ableism of it all. It's worth the read.

https://lithub.com/nature-is-not-going-to-cure-you-on-raynor-winns-fabricated-me...

The School of Dreams by A.E. Stallings

#poemaday

I have a lot of sleep problems. I've learned to take sleep when I can get it. Do. Not. Wake. Me. I will awaken in fight/flight/freeze mode, and I will be irrationally angry. And I do not care.

#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

#favoritepoems #poemaday

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/24/nx-s1-5511241/smithsonian-white-house-art

https://www.utrgv.edu/claa/exhibitions/rigoberto-gonzalez/index.htm

https://www.rair.org/rigoberto-gonzalez

https://www.utep.edu/rubin/exhibitions/past/baroque-on-the-border.html

#haikuhive #haikuaday #antifabookclub #overcomingevilempires

#palettecleanser #haikureview #haikuhive #haikuaday

Thanks for the rec @jenlovesjt47 - what fun! 🤩

#mondaymood

#poemaday

#readlesmis @thebookhippie

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

#poemaday

We do not care that Momma made said woman "quiver." We do care that we missed it, though. We would have loved to watch. ✊?✊?
#wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

I keep pulling this card. 😅
#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

Mars by Patrick White
#poemaday

A little all-over-the-place, but then again, so am I.

@howtoresist?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=575e9d" rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://substack.com/@howtoresist?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=575e9d

#mondaymood @Deblovestoread

Love, love, love. 🥰🥰🥰 This is such a heart-warming coming of age and coming out story. The characters and their relationships are so well written. They're imperfect, but they're growing. I learned a lot about aromanticism and asexuality. And I loved the emphasis on types of love that aren't romantic love. Just a lovely read.

#queerbc @PuddleJumper

My gut is never wrong.

#haikuaday #haikuhive #haikutarot

#poemaday

#roughhaiku #haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

I took zero pictures this week, so please enjoy this photo of my familiar, Johan. 😹

🩵 I'm grateful to a few co-workers who make me laugh every damn day.
🩵 I'm grateful for all you wonderful Littens for your solidarity and kindness.
🩵 I'm grateful for supportive friends who don't need to create drama
🩵 I'm grateful for MisterInBlue, who gets me in a way no one else does.
🩵 I'm grateful to myself for my strength. I've come a long way.

Apparently, it is National Relaxation Day. Wishing everyone a tranquil day!

#poemaday

My trauma was different, as were some details, but this book is my junior year of high school. I made it to this scene, which triggered a very vivid memory of me and my mom. Then, I found myself crying intermittently until I went to bed.

The writing is so authentic. I wish I could finish, but I can't revisit that time in my life right now. Bailed at 35%.

All that said, had I read this book back then, it would have helped me unlock so much.

😬😬😬
(Also, since it's #wdncw: We do not care that we highlighted almost the entirety of today's chapter.)

#readlesmis @thebookhippie @dabbe

#sorrynotsorry #wdncw #wedonotcarewednesday @dabbe

#poemaday

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

The US might be a giant dumpster fire at the moment, but at work, things are actually going quite well. I feel like a lot of effort I've put in has been recognized and rewarded. So there's that, at least! #awinisawin

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

#poemaday

Silence is not kindness. Neutrality is not neutral. And I'm fed up.

#mondaymood

#charactercharm #thief

#haikuhive #haikuaday #haikutarot

? The Golden Girls (Need I say more? ? )

? John Cusack movies while snuggling with MisterInBlue. Some couples have "their song." We have John Cusack movies. ?

? https://youtu.be/92i5m3tV5XY?si=lbjJePHApihV-QPE ???

@jenlovesjt47 - I'm on season 3, episode 3. Had to share a rough haiku because the change in dynamic between these two is hilarious! 🤣

#haikuhive #haikuaday