Kara Jorgensen
@authorkaraj.bsky.social
Queer, nonbinary author, MFA, adjunct professor, and dog mom. Your local ND science-goth crocheter.
Julia Child meets Vincent Price. They/them
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Kara Jorgensen
@authorkaraj.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Hi, I'm Kara (they/them). I'm a queer, autistic author who writes queer historical-paranormal fantasy books.
I've published 10 novels, a handful of short stories, and a novella, which you can get by joining my newsletter.
My newsletter: eepurl.com/bfJTW9
My books: books2read.com/ap/nAkLmr/Ka...
I've published 10 novels, a handful of short stories, and a novella, which you can get by joining my newsletter.
My newsletter: eepurl.com/bfJTW9
My books: books2read.com/ap/nAkLmr/Ka...
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I think it would be super nice if Devyn and their doggo didn't get evicted tomorrow, and they need so little to reach their rent target.
You might think your five bucks won't do it. But if you've got five bucks and someone else does too, suddenly Devyn stays warm in winter.
#mutualaid
You might think your five bucks won't do it. But if you've got five bucks and someone else does too, suddenly Devyn stays warm in winter.
#mutualaid
I have until tomorrow morning to pay my rent or else.
Please help me if you can 💜
www.paypal.me/devyntheauthor
Please help me if you can 💜
www.paypal.me/devyntheauthor
Pay Devyn Kennedy using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/devyntheauthor and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I think it would be super nice if Devyn and their doggo didn't get evicted tomorrow, and they need so little to reach their rent target.
You might think your five bucks won't do it. But if you've got five bucks and someone else does too, suddenly Devyn stays warm in winter.
#mutualaid
You might think your five bucks won't do it. But if you've got five bucks and someone else does too, suddenly Devyn stays warm in winter.
#mutualaid
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I asked my librarian if they had noticed a difference after abolishing the late fee, and she said, “A lot more kids books are being checked out” and I think that’s BEAUTIFUL.
goodnight, and remember: library late fees suck. they simply discourage library use. you should be glad if your library abolished them, and if it hasn’t, you should tell them it should. 📚
January 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I asked my librarian if they had noticed a difference after abolishing the late fee, and she said, “A lot more kids books are being checked out” and I think that’s BEAUTIFUL.
I really hate when the year has an extra week that doesn't fit nicely into the 52 weeks/13x4 quarter cycle, so I end up counting this as week zero or purgatory week as I switch from my 2025 journal/Q4 goals to my 2026 journal/Q1 goals.
First world problems, I know, but still annoys me.
First world problems, I know, but still annoys me.
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I really hate when the year has an extra week that doesn't fit nicely into the 52 weeks/13x4 quarter cycle, so I end up counting this as week zero or purgatory week as I switch from my 2025 journal/Q4 goals to my 2026 journal/Q1 goals.
First world problems, I know, but still annoys me.
First world problems, I know, but still annoys me.
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I love when I say/do what my partner was about to say/do before she does it, and she acts freaked out, like I'm psychic.
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I love when I say/do what my partner was about to say/do before she does it, and she acts freaked out, like I'm psychic.
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
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Stars and Soil has made it through the lottery phase for #SPFBO
That's my RNG luck for all of 2026 😅. Good luck to everyone and may the reviewers enjoy their tbrs!
👭 Lesbian protagonist and romance
🔥 Revolution
📜 Political Intrigue
👑 Royal court gossip
🦄 Unicorn people
🐈 Cat people
That's my RNG luck for all of 2026 😅. Good luck to everyone and may the reviewers enjoy their tbrs!
👭 Lesbian protagonist and romance
🔥 Revolution
📜 Political Intrigue
👑 Royal court gossip
🦄 Unicorn people
🐈 Cat people
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Stars and Soil has made it through the lottery phase for #SPFBO
That's my RNG luck for all of 2026 😅. Good luck to everyone and may the reviewers enjoy their tbrs!
👭 Lesbian protagonist and romance
🔥 Revolution
📜 Political Intrigue
👑 Royal court gossip
🦄 Unicorn people
🐈 Cat people
That's my RNG luck for all of 2026 😅. Good luck to everyone and may the reviewers enjoy their tbrs!
👭 Lesbian protagonist and romance
🔥 Revolution
📜 Political Intrigue
👑 Royal court gossip
🦄 Unicorn people
🐈 Cat people
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This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
A shitpost so great Billy Joel actually heard about it
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is my favorite headcanon and it's a great example of how readers can offer a different reading of a text that the author never considered and did not intend, but is nonetheless validated by the text itself.
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Urgent🚨
We dream of living in a tent in Gaza.
Our tent was destroyed & torn due to the storm. My family is homeless and without a tent⛺️
📍We appeal to you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $100.
Your donation will be our lifeline🫀
Pls Help⬇️
urls.fr/DzYN15
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@mommunism.bsky.social✅
We dream of living in a tent in Gaza.
Our tent was destroyed & torn due to the storm. My family is homeless and without a tent⛺️
📍We appeal to you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $100.
Your donation will be our lifeline🫀
Pls Help⬇️
urls.fr/DzYN15
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social✅
January 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Urgent🚨
We dream of living in a tent in Gaza.
Our tent was destroyed & torn due to the storm. My family is homeless and without a tent⛺️
📍We appeal to you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $100.
Your donation will be our lifeline🫀
Pls Help⬇️
urls.fr/DzYN15
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social✅
We dream of living in a tent in Gaza.
Our tent was destroyed & torn due to the storm. My family is homeless and without a tent⛺️
📍We appeal to you to donate so we can buy a tent that costs $100.
Your donation will be our lifeline🫀
Pls Help⬇️
urls.fr/DzYN15
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social✅
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Why is Odai being ignored? I never imagined I would ask strangers for help, but Odai is injured by a quadcopter and suffering every day and needs medication and painkillers. I believe there are still hearts full of humanity and love. Please don’t leave Odai alone in his pain.
gofund.me/77a751af7
gofund.me/77a751af7
January 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Why is Odai being ignored? I never imagined I would ask strangers for help, but Odai is injured by a quadcopter and suffering every day and needs medication and painkillers. I believe there are still hearts full of humanity and love. Please don’t leave Odai alone in his pain.
gofund.me/77a751af7
gofund.me/77a751af7
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In lighter news, my aunt got my dogs a tortilla blanket, so I spent my morning swaddling Katie, so I can call her a baby burrito.
I did the same to Edgar, so now, he is a bean burrito.
Finn rejected the blanket when he realized it wasn't an actual tortilla
I did the same to Edgar, so now, he is a bean burrito.
Finn rejected the blanket when he realized it wasn't an actual tortilla
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
In lighter news, my aunt got my dogs a tortilla blanket, so I spent my morning swaddling Katie, so I can call her a baby burrito.
I did the same to Edgar, so now, he is a bean burrito.
Finn rejected the blanket when he realized it wasn't an actual tortilla
I did the same to Edgar, so now, he is a bean burrito.
Finn rejected the blanket when he realized it wasn't an actual tortilla
THE REANIMATOR'S FATE (TRM #4) is coming January 29th! 25 days to preorder your copy for:
📚A conspiracy to undermine the Society
📚A cursed book
📚Felipe battling his demons
📚Oliver truly embracing who he is
📚And a way for them to save their community
books2read.com/trm4
📚A conspiracy to undermine the Society
📚A cursed book
📚Felipe battling his demons
📚Oliver truly embracing who he is
📚And a way for them to save their community
books2read.com/trm4
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
THE REANIMATOR'S FATE (TRM #4) is coming January 29th! 25 days to preorder your copy for:
📚A conspiracy to undermine the Society
📚A cursed book
📚Felipe battling his demons
📚Oliver truly embracing who he is
📚And a way for them to save their community
books2read.com/trm4
📚A conspiracy to undermine the Society
📚A cursed book
📚Felipe battling his demons
📚Oliver truly embracing who he is
📚And a way for them to save their community
books2read.com/trm4
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This polling data is really important, not least because it is a sober reminder that the government in power in DC does not make policy by public opinion poll. The other party that might want to hold power ought to think hard about what this means.
Polls conducted in late 2025 show that most Americans, by a 25-50 point margin (depending on question wording), oppose the use of military force against Venezuela.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/americans-...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/americans-...
January 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This polling data is really important, not least because it is a sober reminder that the government in power in DC does not make policy by public opinion poll. The other party that might want to hold power ought to think hard about what this means.
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I am extremely frustrated by the hardships of life. I suffer from a heart valve condition, and my five kids are freezing. They have no shelter and urgently need $150 for a tent after ours was destroyed by the rains. We are in grave danger
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
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chuffed.org/project/1574...
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I am extremely frustrated by the hardships of life. I suffer from a heart valve condition, and my five kids are freezing. They have no shelter and urgently need $150 for a tent after ours was destroyed by the rains. We are in grave danger
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
I love when I say/do what my partner was about to say/do before she does it, and she acts freaked out, like I'm psychic.
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
January 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I love when I say/do what my partner was about to say/do before she does it, and she acts freaked out, like I'm psychic.
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
I have been with you for TWENTY YEARS. Do you think I don't know you? 😂 I know your advanced level weirdness, bb
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Realised I have not only been failing to promote this event but also haven't actually... mentioned it publicly... anywhere at all. WHOOPS. Yeah, that's not how you sell tickets.
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Finn Longman | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Finn Longman today.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Realised I have not only been failing to promote this event but also haven't actually... mentioned it publicly... anywhere at all. WHOOPS. Yeah, that's not how you sell tickets.
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
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Remember when the AI "authors" said it was all about bringing their true dreams to life because they simply couldn't write themselves but had amazing ideas?
I was watching a video about an author who uses AI, and one of the things that stood out to me was how she talked about writing to market and how, as an author, writing what you want takes a backseat to the market when you get "serious" about it, and I vehemently disagree. 🧵
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January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Remember when the AI "authors" said it was all about bringing their true dreams to life because they simply couldn't write themselves but had amazing ideas?
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Chasing the "market" only compromises your work. It makes the end product mediocre.
I was watching a video about an author who uses AI, and one of the things that stood out to me was how she talked about writing to market and how, as an author, writing what you want takes a backseat to the market when you get "serious" about it, and I vehemently disagree. 🧵
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January 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Chasing the "market" only compromises your work. It makes the end product mediocre.
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Lina is struggling to care for her family, including her severely injured husband who's at risk of amputation, her mother-in-law with bone cancer, & her sick daughter Hanan, under Israel's genocide, which has left them homeless & starving in winter. Please help them survive:
January 4, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Lina is struggling to care for her family, including her severely injured husband who's at risk of amputation, her mother-in-law with bone cancer, & her sick daughter Hanan, under Israel's genocide, which has left them homeless & starving in winter. Please help them survive:
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Good morning, Bluesky.
If you're in the U.S. and what you're seeing our admin do is unacceptable, make it known to them.
Call. Write. Email. Fax. Jam them up.
If you're in the U.S. and what you're seeing our admin do is unacceptable, make it known to them.
Call. Write. Email. Fax. Jam them up.
January 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Good morning, Bluesky.
If you're in the U.S. and what you're seeing our admin do is unacceptable, make it known to them.
Call. Write. Email. Fax. Jam them up.
If you're in the U.S. and what you're seeing our admin do is unacceptable, make it known to them.
Call. Write. Email. Fax. Jam them up.
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My simple, heartbreaking dream is $200 for a tent to keep my children, Jamil, Ahmed, Joan, Jude, and Elif, warm, and my wife, who suffers from a heart valve condition, freezing cold because our tent collapsed due to the rain and wind.😭🥶😭🥶
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
My simple, heartbreaking dream is $200 for a tent to keep my children, Jamil, Ahmed, Joan, Jude, and Elif, warm, and my wife, who suffers from a heart valve condition, freezing cold because our tent collapsed due to the rain and wind.😭🥶😭🥶
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
Have needle. Have thread. Have scraps of paper. Have free will. Have made a notebook.
January 2, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I say this often but it bears repeating: if you make your money from creating art then you NEED to find an art or craft where you just do it for fun and don't try to be perfect or make any money from it, and when anyone tells you to monetise it you say 'No', because otherwise your soul will die.
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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I got through a lot of reading this past December, so here is part one of some mini-reviews focusing on indie books! All of these are queer fantasy.
💙📚 🌈📚
💙📚 🌈📚
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I got through a lot of reading this past December, so here is part one of some mini-reviews focusing on indie books! All of these are queer fantasy.
💙📚 🌈📚
💙📚 🌈📚