Carson Risser
@carsonrisser.bsky.social
She/her. 🏳️🌈 NC copy editor writing on the intersections of music, faith, mental health, and chronic illness. On the editorial board of Knee Brace Press. MA in Theopoetics & Writing at the Earlham School of Religion.
Personal account. Opinions are my own.
Personal account. Opinions are my own.
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This month's blog post is about feeling more protective about what I share online.
Online Vulnerability vs. Privacy
I used to be very open about my experiences with neurodivergence and mental illness on the internet, but recently I’ve been more reticent to share. There are a few reasons for this. One is that I a…
churchselfworth.wordpress.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This month's blog post is about feeling more protective about what I share online.
Today (Jan 4) is the last day to submit to Knee Brace's "Darkness" issue! Send us your fiction, nonfiction, book excerpts, and art: kneebracepress.com/submissions/
Submissions – Knee Brace Press
kneebracepress.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Today (Jan 4) is the last day to submit to Knee Brace's "Darkness" issue! Send us your fiction, nonfiction, book excerpts, and art: kneebracepress.com/submissions/
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One sleep until Stanchion submission day!
stanchionzine.com/submissions
stanchionzine.com/submissions
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
One sleep until Stanchion submission day!
stanchionzine.com/submissions
stanchionzine.com/submissions
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President Trump’s claim today that the United States will “run the country” following this attack is deeply concerning and a clear violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Our full statement:
Our full statement:
January 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
President Trump’s claim today that the United States will “run the country” following this attack is deeply concerning and a clear violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Our full statement:
Our full statement:
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Launched the Gaza giveaway a few days early to start fundraising for the families involved. Only four entries so far, so you have a HUGE chance of winning a prize!
If you don't have IG, let me know and I'll make sure to enter you separately!
If you don't have IG, let me know and I'll make sure to enter you separately!
Login • Instagram
Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Launched the Gaza giveaway a few days early to start fundraising for the families involved. Only four entries so far, so you have a HUGE chance of winning a prize!
If you don't have IG, let me know and I'll make sure to enter you separately!
If you don't have IG, let me know and I'll make sure to enter you separately!
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VOTE for your favorite queer country album of the year! It's your chance to champion your queer country faves like Crys Matthews, Tiberius, Brivele, Bandits on the Run, Autumn Sky Hall, and more!
docs.google.com/form...
docs.google.com/form...
December 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
VOTE for your favorite queer country album of the year! It's your chance to champion your queer country faves like Crys Matthews, Tiberius, Brivele, Bandits on the Run, Autumn Sky Hall, and more!
docs.google.com/form...
docs.google.com/form...
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Wanna know what kind of stories I want to read on Jan 5?
A sorts of stuff, really, but I'd kill for some horror, get excited for some erotica/sexy shit, and escaping our current timeline with a bit of sci-fi would be welcome.
What do you have for me?
www.stanchionzine.com/submissions
A sorts of stuff, really, but I'd kill for some horror, get excited for some erotica/sexy shit, and escaping our current timeline with a bit of sci-fi would be welcome.
What do you have for me?
www.stanchionzine.com/submissions
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Wanna know what kind of stories I want to read on Jan 5?
A sorts of stuff, really, but I'd kill for some horror, get excited for some erotica/sexy shit, and escaping our current timeline with a bit of sci-fi would be welcome.
What do you have for me?
www.stanchionzine.com/submissions
A sorts of stuff, really, but I'd kill for some horror, get excited for some erotica/sexy shit, and escaping our current timeline with a bit of sci-fi would be welcome.
What do you have for me?
www.stanchionzine.com/submissions
Submissions for Knee Brace Press's "Darkness" issue are open now until January 4! I hope you will submit your writing and art about chronic illness, disability, and neurodivergence to us! :)
Submissions – Knee Brace Press
kneebracepress.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Submissions for Knee Brace Press's "Darkness" issue are open now until January 4! I hope you will submit your writing and art about chronic illness, disability, and neurodivergence to us! :)
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Contact your reps NOW and tell them to vote NO on both bills! action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-hr... (2/2)
Action Alert: VOTE NO to Dangerous and Discriminatory Anti-LGBTQI+ Bills: H.R. 3492 and H.R. 498
Tell your representatives to VOTE NO on Dan Crenshaw and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dangerous and discriminatory bills H.R. 498 and H.R 3492 and protect trans and intersex kids. It takes two minutes to…
action.transequality.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Contact your reps NOW and tell them to vote NO on both bills! action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-hr... (2/2)
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TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
TWO anti-trans bills are up for a vote this week:
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
❌ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill that would criminalize providers of gender-affirming care
❌ Rep. Dan Crenshaw's bill that would block Medicaid funds from covering transition-related care (1/2)
Vote for We Are Made of Scars and Starlight! <3
My book is an Indie Ink nominee! I’m so glad my little queer, disabled stories are resonating with people, and it would mean the world to me if you can head to indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-... and cast your vote for:
✨best cover
✨best disability rep by a disabled author
✨best mental health rep
✨best cover
✨best disability rep by a disabled author
✨best mental health rep
Indie Ink Awards 2025 - Indie Story Geek
indiestorygeek.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Vote for We Are Made of Scars and Starlight! <3
enfleshed's final publication is now available for free download: "Speak Easy: Queer Blessings for Co-creating a Wider We" enfleshed.com/speakeasy/
speak easy: queer blessings for co-creating a wider we - enfleshed
enfleshed.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
enfleshed's final publication is now available for free download: "Speak Easy: Queer Blessings for Co-creating a Wider We" enfleshed.com/speakeasy/
I was trying to think of what to call a BlueSky post a la "tweet," and I could only think of "bleat." E.g., "I saw a bleat the other day that said..." Please let me know if you come up with something better.
December 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I was trying to think of what to call a BlueSky post a la "tweet," and I could only think of "bleat." E.g., "I saw a bleat the other day that said..." Please let me know if you come up with something better.
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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Join over 1,200 people in calling on Congress to act to put a stop this illegal, immoral killing:
Condemn Trump’s Murder on the High Seas
The Trump administration is blowing up Venezuelan boats, deliberately killing civilians outside of war, in an illegal use of military force.
fcnl.quorum.us
December 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Join over 1,200 people in calling on Congress to act to put a stop this illegal, immoral killing:
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Clergy response to border patrol in Charlotte
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
Clergy response to border patrol in Charlotte
Charlotte clergy mobilize to witness, document, and protect immigrant neighbors during a Border Patrol sweep, offering pastoral presence amid rising fear.
pres-outlook.pulse.ly
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Clergy response to border patrol in Charlotte
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
During a Border Patrol sweep, pastors in stoles and collars became trained observers — documenting detentions, comforting frightened neighbors, and bearing witness to God’s call to protect the vulnerable.
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#GivingTuesday2025 I'm running a 30% off sale on
Etsy & if you buy my poetry chapbook about lupus, you'll get a FREE bookmark & sticker, w/ proceeds from both places going to the Lupus Foundation of America @lupus.org! If you just donate to @lupus.org, your donation is matched!
Get the links below!
Etsy & if you buy my poetry chapbook about lupus, you'll get a FREE bookmark & sticker, w/ proceeds from both places going to the Lupus Foundation of America @lupus.org! If you just donate to @lupus.org, your donation is matched!
Get the links below!
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I am a writer and editor!
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December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
#GivingTuesday2025 I'm running a 30% off sale on
Etsy & if you buy my poetry chapbook about lupus, you'll get a FREE bookmark & sticker, w/ proceeds from both places going to the Lupus Foundation of America @lupus.org! If you just donate to @lupus.org, your donation is matched!
Get the links below!
Etsy & if you buy my poetry chapbook about lupus, you'll get a FREE bookmark & sticker, w/ proceeds from both places going to the Lupus Foundation of America @lupus.org! If you just donate to @lupus.org, your donation is matched!
Get the links below!
Herald Press' deal of the week is a book I'd love to read: "Blessed Is the Body: Disability Justice and the Community of Christ" by Duke Divinity School alum Tatum Tricarico.
- Menno Media
BUY Encounter God’s love at the borders of our bodies During Lent, we often reflect on our limits—from dust we are, and to dust we will return. We
www.mennomedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Herald Press' deal of the week is a book I'd love to read: "Blessed Is the Body: Disability Justice and the Community of Christ" by Duke Divinity School alum Tatum Tricarico.
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I hate to do this, but I'm overdrafted and pay day is 3 days away, so if you want to help me out and buy some of my books half off, my winter sale is still going!
payhip.com/marsadler
payhip.com/marsadler
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I hate to do this, but I'm overdrafted and pay day is 3 days away, so if you want to help me out and buy some of my books half off, my winter sale is still going!
payhip.com/marsadler
payhip.com/marsadler
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Today is #GivingTuesday — and in this moment, #NorthCarolina needs a strong Jewish voice for justice.
If CJJ has inspired you, challenged you, or grounded you, consider supporting our work today.
www.carolinajewsforjustice.org/donate
If CJJ has inspired you, challenged you, or grounded you, consider supporting our work today.
www.carolinajewsforjustice.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Today is #GivingTuesday — and in this moment, #NorthCarolina needs a strong Jewish voice for justice.
If CJJ has inspired you, challenged you, or grounded you, consider supporting our work today.
www.carolinajewsforjustice.org/donate
If CJJ has inspired you, challenged you, or grounded you, consider supporting our work today.
www.carolinajewsforjustice.org/donate
I hope you will consider supporting your local public media stations this Giving Tuesday!
What You Need to Know About Giving Tuesday | PBS North Carolina
What is Giving Tuesday and how can you get involved? Learn more from PBS North Carolina.
www.pbsnc.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I hope you will consider supporting your local public media stations this Giving Tuesday!
Really want to read this new book from Lauren D. Sawyer on purity culture in evangelical spaces and how tied it is to racism and white supremacy.
Growing Up Pure
Takes seriously youths’ ownership of their sexual choices within purity cultureGaining mass popularity in the mid-1990s with the True Love Waits rally on t...
nyupress.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Really want to read this new book from Lauren D. Sawyer on purity culture in evangelical spaces and how tied it is to racism and white supremacy.
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A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A mentor-to-be of mine (Philip Yenawine) created A Day Without Art as part of the Visual AIDS collective in 1989. A day to honor the loss of brilliance as a result of the epidemic. 1/x
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.
This year, Trump cancelled recognition of World AIDS Day, today, & cuts to funding worldwide have consequences.