Move together, not alone. Learn the laws that touch you and use them. Name harm when you see it. Refuse the story that asks you to shrink for someone else’s comfort. Build networks that feed, protect, and inform. Keep records. Share resources. Rest without apology.
Have to admit I have a lot of things weighing on my mind. I can't sleep. So I need to brain dump a few things...
Ladies—I'm gonna say this and pray it holds and sinks in with and for all my sisters.
Guard your life like it matters, because it does. Trust what your body tells you.
Hungary's election is a reminder that no matter how much a dictator rigs the system, there's no defense against nearly 80% of voters showing up…
Remember that.
One of my new shirts from @brat2381.bsky.social Etsy store (link in her bio). Sooo many cute choices, excellent quality- shop now. Grab some gifts to put aside for bdays and Christmas.
Plus I love this message for our friends like @bluecrabdiva.com
after all this?
yeah. the bear.
I’ve seen enough. no further questions.
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Honestly, that part really makes me feel amazing! I’m not at huge numbers, not yet, but I’m paying attention to every detail, making every inch count, and building something I can stand behind. And even if I’m a little unsure sometimes, I’m still moving forward—and I’m proud of that.
But what means the most is when someone gets their order and tells me they weren’t expecting it to be that good—that it felt better than they thought it would.
I don’t think I say this enough, but I’m actually really proud of what I’ve built. It’s just been me—figuring things out as I go, learning every part of it because I had to, because I wanted to do it right. And I’m still learning. 😌
👏 Congratulations to Sade Adu, the first British black woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. #MusicSky #Sade
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Had an email from one of my printing vendors advising of coming increase in shipping costs due to what's happening in the Middle East.
At this point, I feel we are way outnumbered in America when it comes to the basic common sense group vs the village idiots.
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And directly supports businesses that are navigating these changes in real time without the same safety net.
...in pricing, production, and day-to-day operations.
If you’re able, this is where a little more intention can go a long way. Shopping small—or simply giving a little grace when prices change—makes a real difference.
They also have the cushion to absorb increases for longer or make internal changes to protect profits. Small businesses don’t have that kind of flexibility. They’re already operating on tighter margins and smaller order sizes, so when costs rise, it shows up immediately—
As prices go up across fuel, shipping, and materials, every business feels it. The difference is how much room they have to handle it. Large companies can buy in bulk, spread costs across millions of units, and use their size to negotiate better deals.
Shipping costs will continue to fluctuate. So will pricing. That’s not speculation—it’s the current reality of how interconnected everything has become.
Now those costs are being passed through, at least in part. This is what it looks like when large-scale decisions and global events move through the system. They don’t stay at the level of headlines or policy. They reach small businesses, creators, and customers—quietly, but decisively.
...new surcharges across global shipping networks.
These aren’t abstract shifts. They show up directly in the cost of moving a book, a journal, a product—anything physical—from one place to another.
For months, my vendor absorbed those increases, hoping conditions would stabilize. They haven’t.
The Price of Movement Just Changed
This week, one of my printing vendors raised shipping rates. Not because they wanted to—but because they had to.
Rising fuel costs, driven in part by ongoing instability in the Middle East, have pushed carriers to increase prices and add..
“Praise be to Allah” right after threatening Muslims with hell.
Unhinged doesn’t even begin to cover this post.
Which may explain my store and its seemingly many corridors of departments, essays, books, art…
It’s like I see the world and path we’re on so clearly but many are not prepared for what I have to say. Not sure how else to explain it.
I think I write and create as a form of expressive compulsion, my coping with the world.
When I’m sad I write, when I’m depressed, happy, curious, scared, insecure, inspired, uncertain, discouraged..on and on and on…I always create.
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I started writing a book, sci-fi series, set in the future on this but stopped writing when I realized people never read voices like mine or take me seriously.
An intentional dumbing down of an entire nation for the purpose of being complete sheep to a class of ultra wealthy elites and the Billionaire class that are the faces we see.
I’m convinced there’s something deeply warped and intentional about the general under development of emotional and practical intelligence across the United States.
ON THIS DAY: In 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. abcnews.visitlink.me/viGROh
Thank you 🙏🏽
Didn’t we almost have it all
Love this. So glad I came across your lovely face on my TL this morning. Happy Saturday ✨♥️
This Diana Ross interview. 🥹 I watch it every time I need a reminder that I have complete control of what thoughts I give power to & therefore control of my life. 🫶🏽
OMG that looks sooooooo goooood. 🤤