Happy #TarotTuesday! Pick a card, then swipe through to see what lesson the deck has for you today. ? ? 1️⃣ V of Swords, Reversed: You're on your own, kiddo. The folks you used to rely on can't follow you on this path, but that's okay. You can do this. You may be caught up in a conflict or bad situation, and it is most definitely time to get out. 2️⃣ King of Wands: It's time to express all your creative energy. You were born a free spirit. Act like it. Stop asking for permission to do what you love. You aren't surviving a global pandemic to cower in the corner, baby doll. 3️⃣ II of Cups: This is a card all about balance and deepening your connection in your relationships. It can be about reconciliation or finding a resolution, or even a reminder to nurture what you have. You deserve all the love the world is sending your way. Drink it up. Want to get a more personal reading? You can always book one at the link in my bio. #tarot #tarotcards #tarotreadersofinstagram #tarotcommunity #pickacard #witchesofinstagram #witchcraft #witchery #witches #witchywoman #tarotreader #tarotreading #tarotspread

Happy Sunday, gang. I'm back. ⁣ ⁣ I've been struggling to come back to being an online entity lately. My life is very stable and good and I'm safe and happy and healthy. But this year we're losing people left and right, humans are doubling down on bad takes, politicians are doubling down on bad policy, and I'm losing what little faith I had in humanity. ⁣ ⁣ I don't have any advice to combat this. I'm not over it. And I've probably never been so angry in my entire life. I'm tired all the time, and I'm tired of acting like everything is normal. ⁣ ⁣ And I'm tired of feeling like I can't do anything about anything.⁣ ⁣ So, in an effort to show up more, feel less burned out, and really piss off a lot of people, I'm going to do what I love.⁣ ⁣ I'm writing whatever the fuck I want to write. I'm making the online content I want to make. I'm working with people who live how they want to live.⁣ ⁣ And that's about how it's gonna be from here on out.⁣ ⁣ The other day, it occurred to me that there is a just a loud contingency of idiots out there who think they're right all the time and they speak for everyone. But they only think this way because they're incapable of nuance, empathy, and imagining a world outside their narrow scope of experience.⁣ ⁣ And because they just aren't paying attention. But if they have more examples to the contrary...what then?⁣ ⁣ So here's to being a little loud too. Here's to showing up and being myself. Here's to reminding others who feel the way I do that there are other voices, and the loud idiots hollering up a storm aren't the only voices out there.⁣ ⁣ What have you been up to?⁣ ⁣ #lovethelittlethings #myeverydaymagic ⁣ #thepursuitofjoyproject #momentsofmine #livefullyalive #lifelivedbeautifully #thatauthenticfeeling #enjoythelittlethings #pursuitofhappiness #abmhappylife #itshappyhere #forahappymoment #theeverydayproject #slowliving #littlestoriesofmylife #todays_simplicity #lovelysquares #solovelysofree #gatheringslikethese #momentslikethese #myunicornlife #belovedlife #pursuewhatislovely #holdthemoments #humansofjoy #littlebitsof_life #documentlife #makeitblissful #everydaymoments #theartofslowliving

?? I know I’ve been pretty MIA lately, but here’s why: We’re moving! ? ?⁣ ⁣ I know this is a photo of a bunch of stuff in a storage unit and not a cute pic of a pretty new house. ? We don’t close for a bit, and honestly, I may never post pics of the new house. ??‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Call me crazy, but I think any minute we’re gonna have serial killer called the Zillow Slayer. ? There’s no doubt that there’s someone out there right now who has been memorizing real estate listings, and the minute you post a pic of your mantle on the ‘gram, they’re going to know which house it is, and come for you. ☠☠☠⁣ ⁣ So, I’m gonna stay alive ??and only show you pics of the new house that never made it to the online listings. Hope y’all like pics of hot water heaters and the bench in our storm shelter… ?

? Thank you to everyone who has snagged a digital copy of Ex Libris so far! ?⁣ ⁣ I had ??‍♀️ no idea how this short story collection would be received, and I feared putting it out into the world. Yes, I've been putting out ? online content and ? ghostwriting since like 2010, but it's different when it's a ? book with your name on it.⁣ ⁣ The paperback will be available later this year, as well as a few other books I've got in the works. ??⁣ ⁣ ?? And if you haven't grabbed a copy yet, know that it's available for checkout via Overdrive/Libby. So you can even check it out from your local library! ?

Hello. ?? Life is happening and it's great but I am very scattered. ??‍♀️⁣ ⁣ Enjoy this ? picture of me (taken by the wonderful @k.trattner.author) standing ?? barefoot in some grass. ?⁣ ⁣ This is me in my purest, most feral form. ??

If you ever don't hear from me for a few days, I am 100% buried under a pile of books and require assistance. ?⁣ ⁣ ?? Also, should I die from a falling pile of books, I want you to be honest in your social media remembrance posts. My ? smile never lit up a room and I have always been antisocial. ??‍♀️⁣ ⁣ You ain't gotta pretend it was any other way, friends. ??

The ? mosquitoes are currently the size of pterodactyls, but at least all the recent rain makes everything really pretty. ?

Back on June 29, I published a short story collection. Now, it's finally available on Amazon. ?⁣ ⁣ Ex Libris ? is a story collection about writers, readers, librarians, and what really happens when you lose yourself in a good book. ? If you've ever suspected that maybe there was a ☠ malevolent entity between the pages of what you were reading, or maybe that your notebook wanted to ✍? write back to you, then this story collection is for you. ?⁣ ⁣ Currently, Ex Libris is available digitally ? from wherever you get your eBooks. You can even request it from your local library via Overdrive/Libby. ?⁣ ⁣ The paperback version will be available soon too. ?⁣ ⁣ Thanks to everyone who has already snagged a copy! And if you'd like to learn more, just click the link in my bio. ?

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In my ? newsletter on Saturday, I asked what the cool kids were up to these days. ??‍♀️⁣ ⁣ I also shared that I still live in ? fear of what they'll think, and then shared some ? song lyrics from The Hold Steady that help me remember that the cool kids don't really matter. ?? ?? ??⁣ ⁣ And, as if to put my ? money where my mouth is, here's that ol' picture of me dressed as Frodo Baggins from high school. Even though I did as much as I possibly could to be ?invisible back then, the nerd spirit can't always be quelled. ⁣ ⁣ ? Be a nerd, friendos. They say the ? thing that made you weird as a kid is the ? thing that will make you money as an adult. Who wants to pay me to dress like Frodo? ??‍♀️