A moment of levity.

Literally the "I told you so" I so wish I'd been wrong about.

When I designed this in 2017 in response to the "Muslim ban" I knew things were going to be truly awful. We are yearning to breathe free. Let us put that yearning into action.

Yes - thank you for posting the numbers!

Mainers, flood Susan Collins’ office with calls, emails, and voicemails asking if she’s watched the video of the lawless and brutal public execution of a Minneapolis man guilty only of dissent. Tell her his blood is already on her hands, but it’s not too late for her to actually do her fucking job.

Acadia After Dark (@acadiaafterdark) on Threads Dirigo. 🌲

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In response to a call for art by the amazing Karen Miller for her book, The Art of Mothering. As I was food shopping alone the other evening, I was suddenly struck by how “empty nested” I felt. I’m going to write about it in an upcoming post for my Substack, A North Atlantic Narrative.

MAINE, USA - Maine Sec'y of State @shennabellows.bsky.social has paused issuing confidential, undercover license plates after request from U.S. Customs & Border Protection.

More below via Common Dreams, and here: bsky.app/profile/pine...

To ICE: "You will never be welcome here.”

#RESIST #OPPOSE

DHS confirms ICE activity in Maine, launches 'operation catch of the day' "We have launched Operation Catch of the Day to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in the state," DHS officials said.

Get these Nazis the fuck out of my beloved Maine. I feel violated. May every single one of them pay a thousand times over for their abject evilness.

www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

How this happened. A story that goes back a couple of decades.

Follow our restoration story, just beginning now.

A good and helpful reminder. Thank you.

On trying to get back in the studio in a time of fear. The struggle for relevance.

New post.

Ok, I'm frickin back on this platform because omfg Zuckerberg is a bootlicking fascist.

Right now!

WELCOME to the Parris House.

I've neglected my Bluesky recently, but I pretty much ran over here yesterday knowing it would be the best platform for having my popcorn. 🍿🍿🍿

About the April 5th protests. I was there, it was glorious, but it will not be nearly enough.

New Substack post.

I had a phenomenally encouraging time at the Hands Off protest in Augusta, Maine today. Huge turnout! This was my sign. Let's keep this up, America!

The rug hooking supply chain is vulnerable, more so now with tariff pressure. Will we be back to our historical roots of recycling, reusing, and repurposing?

New Substack post

The Casual Brutality of Empire: Greenland and the American Vice President JD Vance arrives uninvited, insults a democracy, and lays the groundwork for annexation.

open.substack.com/pub/aletterf...

Hello, @theatlantic.com

Studio update - March 26th, 2025 Putting the finishing touches on 'Prey' with sea glass and needle felting.

New paid post on Substack

Putting the finishing touches on 'Prey.' I *never* use glue on a fiber art piece except, well, when it's the best way to affix some sea glass. 🙃

Mind your mental health in these times. Sometimes I'm barely hanging on, but we all have to hang on.

New Substack post.

open.substack.com/pub/northatl...

This is theft.

Every word of this.

Not a ton of progress on this one today because I had other stuff I had to get done, but I did go through my stash to see what else might go into it.

I'd love to see your yarns! I do a lot of hand dyeing of wool yarn and fabric, and sometimes locks and roving, however I have not yet learned to spin or weave.

I found this TapRoot Fibre Lab yarn in Nova Scotia last week and knew immediately it was right for my fierce woman in "Don't Play Small." Fiery wool in the background is "Dragon's Breath" dyed by Shane (the Dye Guy) at Encompassing Designs Rug Hooking Studio in Mahone Bay, NS. Buy Canadian! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦