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🌪️Certified weather geek | Award-winning contemporary romance writer | Disability rights advocate | @pitchdis.com founder | 🐶 & 🐱 mom | Coffee addict | ♊️ Repped by @evascalzo.bsky.social www.despinakarras.com www.medium.com/@despinakarras
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Question for my friends that sell merch like stickers, bookmarks, etc.: If I want to sell several of the same item and don't need a store like etsy, what's the best platform to use to accept payment and get shipping address. Is Venmo or Paypal sufficient?

Let's take a moment to thank the wonderful @uhoh.bsky.social and all the other #FridayKiss administrators and mods for all their hard work and support these past few years.

You are loved. Y'all ain't magically disappearing. I got you, and so do millions and millions like me.

To commemorate the last #FridayKiss, I used the prompt #destiny to write a scene for my WIP, which is basically just an idea in my head at the moment. I can't wait to go on the journey these two are going to take me on. #Romancelandia

A lot of you are new to the #FridayKiss prompts, but guess what? I’ve been posting a prompt a week for the past 7+ years. Now, 392 prompts later, it’s time to call it a day. It’s been a pleasure matching words to quotes for you every week. Here are a few extras to carry forward. #romancelandia

Apparently this sentiment causes the trolls to come out in full force on the other site.

My heart breaks for those who lost their NOAA/NWS job, but it breaks even more for the senseless loss of life we will see because of this decision. However, I won't shed a single tear for the lawmakers who made this decision when Mother Nature's wrath affects them.

The worst Hallmark movie ever is on right now and I don't know where the remote is. This is torture.

Psst you. Yeah, you. Want to help #PitchDis and get an early sneak peek at the (tentative) new pitch form? I need volunteers to enter info so I can test a few things out. You can use real or made up info. Just click on the link below. forms.gle/WfrB68UqKmfS...

Reminder for disabled friends on Medicare: Coverage for telehealth appointments is set to expire April 1. If you have any appointments you need to schedule, schedule them now.

Hiding from the public sounds like a great 2026 re-election strategy for Republicans DEMAND A TOWN HALL FROM YOUR GOP CONGRESSMAN

WELP. They sent everyone home, and now they've just reopened the series and put the bill back on the floor. Members had left Capitol Hill for the night, now they are turning around and driving back, I've never seen this happen before in 10+ years working here

Has anyone ordered from StickerApp before? Would you recommend them?

I feel like I have done everything and nothing today.

You first.

As a disabled woman with a foreign name, I know the GOP doesn’t care that gutting Medicaid will affect people like me. So let’s talk about what getting rid of Medicaid would mean to their target demographic—straight, white, “Christian” men. 🧵

Leadership is doubling down, but GOP members are getting nervous about the budget’s extreme unpopularity. You can call your Representative now at 202-224-3121.

I had a surge in views and reads of my MDA articles on Medium the past week so whoever is reading them, thank you. Word of mouth from my readers has helped bring international awareness to MDA's mismanagement and misleading semantics. You can find the link to the articles in my bio.

5 of my previous week's accomplishments: 1. Wrote my senators and congresswoman about saving SMA caregiver services 2. Cleaned out my bathroom cabinet 3. Worked on #PitchDis stuff 4. Made way too many calls 5. Continued hating nazis What are yours?

Quick note for everyone waiting on #PitchDis news.

We're now at four USPS packages in less than two months that have stopped tracking and their estimated delivery date has come and gone. If things are this bad now, imagine if The Orange One dismantles the USPS board.

Please sign this letter to help protect access to services for those with SMA. #SMA #SpinalMuscularAtrophy #MuscularDystrophy www.votervoice.net/Shares/BLiAL...

I don't have the brain power for anything today.

Theo from LOVE YOU LIKE A HURRICANE would approve of this. #iykyk

#FridayKiss #Romancelandia #confession

Microsoft forced me to use Outlook (new) against my will instead of staying with the old reliable version, and now the new version won't work and there doesn't seem to be a fix 🙄

Just in case someone needs to hear it, nobody legitimate is contacting you about unpaid tolls, undelivered package, or charges to your Apple account from a Hotmail email address. 😂

I just got home from my last in-person appointment for the week. It’s snowing. The fireplace is on. I have a fresh cup of coffee. Time to relax.