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Queer, nonbinary author, MFA, adjunct professor, and dog mom. Your local ND science-goth crocheter. Julia Child meets Vincent Price. They/them karajorgensen.com
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happy pride to the bisexual 90s taco bell

Floor time is just tummy time for adults, but the thing you're trying to hold up is your will to live.

If anyone is curious about the air quality in London, Ontario rn or the fact that n95s keep shizz out of your lungs…

The Department of Energy is attempting to remove the regulations that require buildings to be made accessible to disabled people. There are only ten days left to submit comments opposing this latest attack on the disabled community.

Hey #NJ people, please take a good look at Fulop. I think he's our guy!

THE REANIMATOR'S REMAINS (TRM #3) audiobook is now at library systems! If your library uses Libby, you can check it out or ask them to get a copy for your local library! It's also available widely (though it isn't on Amazon yet), so you can grab it at your favorite retailer: books2read.com/trm3

The Demon Next Door - queer paranormal romance novella - single mom meets new single dad in her neighborhood ❤️ - oh, he's a demon 🤔 - he's weird, but he's hot 🔥 and always supports her 💖 payhip.com/b/4jUah

Second Chance with the Demon - f/f paranormal romance novella - burned out video game developer reunites with her ex-girlfriend, a fire demon, right when work and her dreams seem incompatible - what do you do when your dreams are hurting you? chaceverity.itch.io/second-chanc...

COVER REVEAL!!! Our anthology of Indigenous Futurisms <3333

The injustices being heaped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia are many things, but among them: they're a cover-up.

The position that "vulnerable members of our community deserve one conference they can attend in safety" is hands-down the most genuine "human kindness" thing I've seen all week.

It irritates me that I've heard more than once that Mikie Sherrill had events in NJ scheduled and cancelled last minute or just didn't show up. "Well, she's busy in congress!" Then, she shouldn't be running for governor. Don't take your constituents for granted.

NJ PEOPLE: YOU CAN VOTE IN THE PRIMARY TODAY, THIS WEEKEND, OR TUESDAY Agonized about it for a while but I ended up going with Fulop over Baraka, anti-machine where possible and write-in for mayor

June 6th update: A slight uptick this week. This is probably the lowest it'll be nationally for a few months, as XFG and "Nimbus" are forecasted to drive a summer wave. 🔸167,000 new infections/day 🔸~1 in 201 currently infected 🔸~1 in 502 are reasonably infectious

These are concentration camps on US soil and we need to start treating them as such really, really fast.

A day after this article pointed out that there's no Democrat challenging GOP sheriffs in Virginia's two largest cities (amid heightened ties between sheriffs & ICE) well, nothing has changed—11 days until deadline. But one Dem running for LG shared it accusing his party of 'political malpractice."

Steve Fulop has been travelling regularly all over the state meeting & listening to people. No one else in the race has done this volume of direct voter contact. He's got a great resume, great executive experience, has encyclopedic knowledge of state issues and seems to be a pretty decent guy.

This morning on the outer loop of the Beltway. “Support Trans Troops/Fire Hegseth” banner drop/letter brigade. Yeah!!!

🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles. Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.

"15% of Fix Your Hearts or Die T-shirt sales will be donated to The Trevor Project"

If you are an NJ resident and can vote, I hope you will vote for Fulop in the gubernatorial primary. See the video below as well as the debates for more info. If you wanted Elizabeth Warren to be president, he's in the same vein-- a progressive policy guy.

📊 WWSCAN Weekly Data: Respiratory weekly update: SARS-CoV-2 is in the ‘High’ category. All other respiratory viruses we monitor (SARS-CoV-2, RSV, Influenza A, Influenza B, HMPV and EV-D68) are in the ‘Low’ category nationwide. 🛟😷🧪

Updated my yard sign.

Ready for pride with my rainbow mustache mask chain for my Flo Mask!

The fact that you could not "earn" the approval of your bullies & abusers is the good news. You don't want to be the kind of person who they approve of. You absolutely want to be the kind of person they would disdain for your emotional intelligence, compassion, & integrity.

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Looking for some excellent medieval Pride pins and stickers? Check out the Queer Fantasy Pride Collection on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

A good day to tell everyone about one of my favorite websites: the Commercial Pattern Archive: copa.apps.uri.edu Vintage patterns all the way back to 1857, for personal research and reference.

Made my calls! Please make your own! Tell them to vote AGAINST this terrible crypto bill - and you can just read Markey's quoted post below to explain why! Find your reps here: reps.fyi #DidThisToday

🚨 My latest: Former biosecurity officials say Trump's actions are gutting America's defense against pandemics. Axing mRNA vaccines agst bird flu is just the latest step. "No other country will come to our rescue and we will suffer greatly,” one of them told me. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

This one from @realgdt.bsky.social ! Probably one of the biggest reasons why I was brave enough to start accepting commercial illustration jobs (without any guidance, it was a pretty scary and overwhelming time). Held on to the high of that compliment for dear life for a loooong time ❤️

An American Tail. I LOVED these movies as a kid.

Enough with the fucking “this is a distraction” bullshit. That’s your cowardice speaking. It is incredibly easy to say “These people are exactly the same as the messiest disasters you personally know, and would you want those people in charge of your daily budget? Your house? Your healthcare?”

Any US booksellers out there have access to Ingram’s internal system and want to check some book sales and stock figures for me? I don’t want to deluge the friend who’s helping us authors out

The Pride Month Story Bundle is out. 14 very queer DRM-free ebooks for a minumum of $25. Including our own Lyda Morehouse. Get yours here: storybundle.com/pride

This sucks. Digital sewing patterns are nice but a huge pain in the ass to print out, tape together, and cut, and I find that the quality of the instructions vary WIDELY (some are really not good). Resources like this that I wrote about previously are so important: www.theverge.com/23169321/com...

I think I have the issue with ordering on my site fixed now. I swear this book is cursed.

Giveaway alert for my lovely US readers! Follow the link in my linktree for a chance to win an arc of Pantomime🎪 Ends 06/28

Don't forget: HUGE SALE for #PrideMonth and #PrideBookFair !! Most of my books, ALL with queer characters, are either FREE or $1 on itchio and other retailers. Get them for free: https://tallimorgan.itch.io Or for $1: https://tallimorgan.com

Message from Steven Fulop 4 NJ GOV on our Primary Unaffiliated/independent voters CAN vote in the Primary. Go to your polling location and say that you'd like to vote as a Democrat. @stevenfulop.bsky.social for NJ GOV #DemocratsForChange #DemVoice1 Early voting location: nj.gov/state/electi...

I tend to signal boost this on Fridays, so here I am again. We're at 88%! Almost there! Can you help? ES is queer and living in an extremely not LGBTQ+ friendly small town, which is one of many reasons they are hoping to move.

You know you can just not use AI, right? You can make a choice not to be part of this. Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it. You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.

Early PATH train shift with ATU! Starting the day with a focus on transit and changes for commuters - whether it be planes, busses, or trains - transportation in NJ is a mess and it’s time to change that