CULTIVATE YOUR MINDSPACE: a celebration of resistance, resilience, and renewal surrounded by cute designs featuring plants and pithy phrases to inspire and support: Stop Doomscrolling and Go Outside, Know Your Beauty, Feeling Crabby, Touch Grass, Have a Glass of Water, Learn Don't Burn, Bury Your Troubles, Don't Be Catty

It's coming! This year, we cultivate hope.

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#enamelpins #resistance

Cultivate Your Mind Space Enamel pins celebrating resistance and practical solutions for mental health and joy. We're tired, but we're strong. We're frustrated, but we renew our determination. We care for each other and for ou...

We're celebrating resistance, resilience, and renewal over at our #Pintopia project. Join us for #enamelpins, #stickers, and more!

Thanks for sharing!

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It's live now! :)

A banner for the Backerkit campaign, Patchkins Plushies. Top center is the Patchkins logo; underneath it says "Comfy cuddlers for your lap!" Left side has a photo of a person wearing a black hoodie holding Ploosh the Pastel Fox draped over their arms. To the right of that is a photo of Echo the Eldritch Cat. Next to him are two rows of digital mockups for the other unlockable plush designs. Top row, left to right: Taffy the Clown Bunny, Gizmo the Retro Alien Puppy, Remi the Neapolitan Red Panda, and Kipper the Kidcore Tiger. Bottom row, left to right: Lune the Night Sky Jackalope, Rowan the Split Puppy, Teacup the Cherry Blossom Fox, and Jolly the Pastel Cat. The background showcases some of the plush's signature patterns.

⭐ #Patchkins Plushies are LIVE NOW for #Pintopia! 🧸
Snag your newest cuddle buddy today! 👇🏻

🔗 backerkit.com/c/projects/yuuninya/patchkins-plushies ⭐

#Furry #Plush #PromoSky

My Boba Buddy bags are now ✨LIVE✨ on Backerkit!!

Boba Buddy plush animal bubble tea bags are 11" not including ears/straws and adorably spacious, for all of your con needs or other belongings! 💖💖

Check out the Thread for more updates!!!

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Cover page of the HOPE guide - "Harnessing our power to end political violence"

If you want to go deep on the theory and strategy, this resource on how to make political violence backfire is informative and practical. static1.squarespace.com/static/666b7...

Giftmas 2025: Connection It's snowed. We had a proper snow this time, probably about 5" (a little less than 15 cm, in my rough mental rounding). The dogs are indifferent to the snow but are annoyed at the cold and

It's Giftmas time again! 🎁🎄 Join a group of writers raising funds for a food bank, and get stories, books, serials, and even tasty treats along the way.

lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/giftmas-2025...

#writingcommunity #doinggood #foodbanks #writershelping #writerslife

What would you say to a collection of winter fantasy audio books? Sign up to win! www.findingfantasyreads.com...

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #writerslife #authorslife #fantasy #audiobooks #giveaway #freebooks #fantasyaudiobooks

2 winners will take home ALL featured ebooks! Others will win individual ebooks or paperbacks (randomly selected). Put your name in the reading hat today!

authorsxp.com/giveaway

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #fantasy #giveaway #freebooks #ebooks

I'm giving away a box of books and swag!

Go to lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/w... and find out if you bear the lucky name.

I'm giving away a box of books and swag!

Go to lauravanarendonkbaugh.com/w... and find out if you bear the lucky name.

This should be a major story and it Isn’t even a blip. newrepublic.com/post/199027/...

No criminal history, no deportation orders, no mercy from ICE Sara has legal status in the US, but that didn't stop ICE from putting her and her mother in a private prison and seeking to deport them

If you're not following @mikalatos.com here or on Substack, you really should be. For months now, he's been sharing the stories of immigrants unconstitutionally arrested by I.C.E. Today's is yet another horror story. #protest #ICEisgestapo thesestories.substack.com/p/no-crimina...

Me? Plenty. This specific anthology should be available today. 🙂

Want stories with girls exercising prowess in science, math, and engineering while also supporting girls in science, math, and engineering? The Brave New Girls anthologies support scholarships in STEM. Get it! books2read.com/bravenewgirls9

#amwriting #writingcommunity #writing #writesky #writersky

I'll be at the Realm Makers Expo with book, comic, game, animation, and film/TV creators! Join for fun panels, interactive sessions, and loads of cool stuff to take home.
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#RealmMakers #RealmMakers2025 #GrandRapidsMI #FantasyWriters #SciFiWriters #WritingCommunity

The midterm elections are in 580 days.

Democracy doesn’t run on vibes. Do something that matters.

☎️ Call your reps. 5calls.org
📱 Text your reps. resist.bot
✅ Get election ready. turbovote.org

Join me on April 5th

On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/9qkDNYDX

They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere.

Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.

It's been a week since I visited the offices of Sen Young, Sen Banks, and Rep Shreve (none here) to personally deliver letters with my concerns. In each I requested a response to acknowledge they saw it. None has bothered to even look at a hand-delivered letter, any more than to answer their phones.

We're so close!! Please take a look to help us get 100%

(and also, please check out my yōkai-rousel pins at www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l... if you have not already :D )

Colorado Springs is far from the tiniest airport I've used, but it's kinda cute that it lists the ubiquitous Hudson as "dining." 😂

Stock Your TBR (Epic/High Fantasy Series Starters) Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

Want to start an epic new fantasy series for free? Browse here and pick out some cool new reads.

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It's NATIONAL HOT CHOCOLATE DAY! How great is that?

And y'know, I'm <$13 short of this month's sales goal, so let's do this: use FAIRTRADE to get 10% off any regularly priced ebook on my website store, today. Now excuse me, I'm off to make a mug of cocoa.

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Happy Spring Festival and Multi-Asiatic and Beyond Lunisolar New Year! 😂 Huzzah, Sneks!

Newest anthology is out sleighing! 😉This collection of dark fantasy and gothic winter stories has been drawing good industry reviews (we could use a few more on Amazon, please!), and my story was called out as a "delightful yarn" so there's that. Please check it out!

go.lauravab.com/hoarfrost

It's time! Our #Pintopia project has launched!

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#enamelpins #pincollector #yokai #japan #carousel

It's time! Our #Pintopia project has launched!

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#enamelpins #pincollector #yokai #japan #carousel

"I have my form completed, everything ready to go. I just need a title for this short story, and then I can be done. But I don't have a title yet, so I came down to get some peanut butter M&Ms for it."

"Does that work?"

"Not always. But if I don't get a title, at least I have peanut butter M&Ms."

⚠️ PSA to anyone posting to YouTube ⚠️
Definitely go in and turn this off!! I don’t think it even needs explaining at this point!!
Please let everyone know