CJ Wunsch
@cjwunsch.bsky.social
Writer, arts worker, mama and burned out messaroonie trying to garden and create and calm my way to something better.
I beg your pardon! What is this? In November!
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I beg your pardon! What is this? In November!
Proof of life - because I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that people notice when I'm not around.
Finally got peas to sprout. Mulched and prepped 4 spots for my Artichokes, secured the larger aviary for the quail and am embracing hermitry as a way of life.
Finally got peas to sprout. Mulched and prepped 4 spots for my Artichokes, secured the larger aviary for the quail and am embracing hermitry as a way of life.
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Proof of life - because I'm trying to come to terms with the fact that people notice when I'm not around.
Finally got peas to sprout. Mulched and prepped 4 spots for my Artichokes, secured the larger aviary for the quail and am embracing hermitry as a way of life.
Finally got peas to sprout. Mulched and prepped 4 spots for my Artichokes, secured the larger aviary for the quail and am embracing hermitry as a way of life.
Mostly providing proof of life because I'm hiding from the universe in my crippling anxiety, and sometimes people worry about me because they're nice.
Also, I killed my Kiwifruit plant, but I got another one. The tomatoes look massive.
Also, I killed my Kiwifruit plant, but I got another one. The tomatoes look massive.
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Mostly providing proof of life because I'm hiding from the universe in my crippling anxiety, and sometimes people worry about me because they're nice.
Also, I killed my Kiwifruit plant, but I got another one. The tomatoes look massive.
Also, I killed my Kiwifruit plant, but I got another one. The tomatoes look massive.
The oscillation between 'fix the world!' and 'F this S, I'm out!' Weekly, daily, hourly, almost heartbeat by heartbeat, because I will never let go of the idea that the world is worth saving, but the concept that anyone could actually do it is impossible to hold on to.
October 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The oscillation between 'fix the world!' and 'F this S, I'm out!' Weekly, daily, hourly, almost heartbeat by heartbeat, because I will never let go of the idea that the world is worth saving, but the concept that anyone could actually do it is impossible to hold on to.
Day 6 #Preptober I went and downloaded the newest version of yWriter. I used it for years before my Muse went AWOL - this is free software from SpaceJock (the mobile app is about $22, but the desktop version is free). It's pared back hard compared to Scrivner, but it's always worked for me.
October 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Day 6 #Preptober I went and downloaded the newest version of yWriter. I used it for years before my Muse went AWOL - this is free software from SpaceJock (the mobile app is about $22, but the desktop version is free). It's pared back hard compared to Scrivner, but it's always worked for me.
Day 5 #preptober features a redislocated shoulder, because I'm a wild adventurer in my sleep, apparently.
It also features the mystery of a decades-old crime against an unpopular minority about whom our heroes care quite a bit. I foresee justice and shenanigans in equal measure.
#50kWords30Days
It also features the mystery of a decades-old crime against an unpopular minority about whom our heroes care quite a bit. I foresee justice and shenanigans in equal measure.
#50kWords30Days
October 5, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Day 5 #preptober features a redislocated shoulder, because I'm a wild adventurer in my sleep, apparently.
It also features the mystery of a decades-old crime against an unpopular minority about whom our heroes care quite a bit. I foresee justice and shenanigans in equal measure.
#50kWords30Days
It also features the mystery of a decades-old crime against an unpopular minority about whom our heroes care quite a bit. I foresee justice and shenanigans in equal measure.
#50kWords30Days
Day 4 #preptober features a shoulder I dislocated in my sleep and a main character timeline that overlaps itself because time travel!
The central theme seems to be that finding someone you can admire, even for something incredibly simple, can completely change your perspective.
The central theme seems to be that finding someone you can admire, even for something incredibly simple, can completely change your perspective.
October 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Day 4 #preptober features a shoulder I dislocated in my sleep and a main character timeline that overlaps itself because time travel!
The central theme seems to be that finding someone you can admire, even for something incredibly simple, can completely change your perspective.
The central theme seems to be that finding someone you can admire, even for something incredibly simple, can completely change your perspective.
My little plan for #preptober, including the four areas of failure I tend to experience and what I'm doing about them. I've met my writing time goal every day so far and pulled together a scene list (wildly incomplete, of course) to help me jump in.
Love this shot of my keyboard LoL!
Love this shot of my keyboard LoL!
The creative pursuit formerly known as NaNoWriMo
In 1999, 21 people in the San Francisco Bay area decided, for reasons known only to themselves (and those of us who followed them later), to embark on a month o
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October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
My little plan for #preptober, including the four areas of failure I tend to experience and what I'm doing about them. I've met my writing time goal every day so far and pulled together a scene list (wildly incomplete, of course) to help me jump in.
Love this shot of my keyboard LoL!
Love this shot of my keyboard LoL!
Day 2 of #preptober
I haven't done my writing yet today, but I will. Today is for thinking about themes, the things in my #novelformerlyknownasnano that overlap across characters and plot threads.
Vast, cosmic events are in the works, sparked mostly by the desire to make someone proud.
I haven't done my writing yet today, but I will. Today is for thinking about themes, the things in my #novelformerlyknownasnano that overlap across characters and plot threads.
Vast, cosmic events are in the works, sparked mostly by the desire to make someone proud.
October 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Day 2 of #preptober
I haven't done my writing yet today, but I will. Today is for thinking about themes, the things in my #novelformerlyknownasnano that overlap across characters and plot threads.
Vast, cosmic events are in the works, sparked mostly by the desire to make someone proud.
I haven't done my writing yet today, but I will. Today is for thinking about themes, the things in my #novelformerlyknownasnano that overlap across characters and plot threads.
Vast, cosmic events are in the works, sparked mostly by the desire to make someone proud.
It's October 1 - the beginning of #preptober where crazy writers the world over try to convince themselves it's not bonkers to take part in the creative explosion formerly known as #NaNoWriMo
I put all my background material into a folder and hyperventilated for an hour.
Good start.
I put all my background material into a folder and hyperventilated for an hour.
Good start.
October 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It's October 1 - the beginning of #preptober where crazy writers the world over try to convince themselves it's not bonkers to take part in the creative explosion formerly known as #NaNoWriMo
I put all my background material into a folder and hyperventilated for an hour.
Good start.
I put all my background material into a folder and hyperventilated for an hour.
Good start.
Florian fixed my shredder!!!!
September 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Florian fixed my shredder!!!!
I just spent 5 minutes reading about the difference between input and output devices in the office for my TAFE class. I'm not sure WHY I read the document... I guess I was finished before I realised it probably wasn't required.
September 29, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I just spent 5 minutes reading about the difference between input and output devices in the office for my TAFE class. I'm not sure WHY I read the document... I guess I was finished before I realised it probably wasn't required.
As always, Griffin was the most loved on creature at the vet, even in his final moments, everyone could see how beautiful he was. Good journey, little man - 9+ years is a good innings for a ferret.
September 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
As always, Griffin was the most loved on creature at the vet, even in his final moments, everyone could see how beautiful he was. Good journey, little man - 9+ years is a good innings for a ferret.
If the law doesn't protect everyone, then inevitably it will protect no one. By the time this resolves, it will be a rare person who hasn't worn the consequences to some degree. I hope you aren't crushed by the weight of the things you choose to do and say between now and then.
#existentialdread
#existentialdread
September 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If the law doesn't protect everyone, then inevitably it will protect no one. By the time this resolves, it will be a rare person who hasn't worn the consequences to some degree. I hope you aren't crushed by the weight of the things you choose to do and say between now and then.
#existentialdread
#existentialdread
Talking myself through my burnout. Not because it's a particularly helpful activity, more because I need to talk myself OUT of doing unhelpful stuff.
The surprise of feeling excited
The Burn
For a long time, I’ve felt that I might have a bit of the old burnout… but it’s a much-used term that’s often nebulously defined, and the
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September 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Talking myself through my burnout. Not because it's a particularly helpful activity, more because I need to talk myself OUT of doing unhelpful stuff.
With all the happy hippy arty people waiting for the tip shop art hall to open to peruse the bits and bobs
September 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
With all the happy hippy arty people waiting for the tip shop art hall to open to peruse the bits and bobs
The Centrelink hold music is mind-numbing. My mind is numb.
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Centrelink hold music is mind-numbing. My mind is numb.
I strongly suggest anyone in red shoes get off the street! It is BONKERS out there right now!
September 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I strongly suggest anyone in red shoes get off the street! It is BONKERS out there right now!
My team can't win anymore, so we should all play a different game.
Oooor, go with me for a sec, the parties could put together cogent policies that don't make us wanna scream and show some competence and leadership.
Oooor, go with me for a sec, the parties could put together cogent policies that don't make us wanna scream and show some competence and leadership.
September 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My team can't win anymore, so we should all play a different game.
Oooor, go with me for a sec, the parties could put together cogent policies that don't make us wanna scream and show some competence and leadership.
Oooor, go with me for a sec, the parties could put together cogent policies that don't make us wanna scream and show some competence and leadership.
introduced Jergal the death scribe to my homebrew campaign… the cleric is his sole acolyte and he’s protective of her because of her dedication to the keeping of deaths records…
our resident artist has rendered him as ‘bug daddy’ (in his Mantis form) and now he’s a thirst trap!
#DMproblems #D&D
our resident artist has rendered him as ‘bug daddy’ (in his Mantis form) and now he’s a thirst trap!
#DMproblems #D&D
September 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
introduced Jergal the death scribe to my homebrew campaign… the cleric is his sole acolyte and he’s protective of her because of her dedication to the keeping of deaths records…
our resident artist has rendered him as ‘bug daddy’ (in his Mantis form) and now he’s a thirst trap!
#DMproblems #D&D
our resident artist has rendered him as ‘bug daddy’ (in his Mantis form) and now he’s a thirst trap!
#DMproblems #D&D
The number of people who think 'tax the rich' signs are aimed at them while they're making less than the average wage is mind-blowing.
No one cares about your $100k a year snookie, there are people who could lose that in the couch and NOT NOTICE. We wanna tax THEM.
No one cares about your $100k a year snookie, there are people who could lose that in the couch and NOT NOTICE. We wanna tax THEM.
September 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The number of people who think 'tax the rich' signs are aimed at them while they're making less than the average wage is mind-blowing.
No one cares about your $100k a year snookie, there are people who could lose that in the couch and NOT NOTICE. We wanna tax THEM.
No one cares about your $100k a year snookie, there are people who could lose that in the couch and NOT NOTICE. We wanna tax THEM.
As always, the CJ in the room can't leave a political discussion without carping on about the importance of functional literacy. I've got more on the value of sharing stories and empathy building across lived experiences... but no one signed up to listen to me LoL.
September 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
As always, the CJ in the room can't leave a political discussion without carping on about the importance of functional literacy. I've got more on the value of sharing stories and empathy building across lived experiences... but no one signed up to listen to me LoL.
A lot is going on outside today, and I can't engage with any of it - ankle, shoulder and jaw are slipping, and I'm not doing well. So I'm looking inside instead.
Elementor #195
For someone who wants to do everything (and nothing), working out what the constraints are can help speed things up.
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August 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A lot is going on outside today, and I can't engage with any of it - ankle, shoulder and jaw are slipping, and I'm not doing well. So I'm looking inside instead.
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant elsewhere.
Sit and let my hands shake for a while.
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant it elsewhere.
More shaking.
Whipper snip edges.
Shake.
Dig up some old hill dirt.
Come inside, drink caffeine and shake some more.
Contemplate chronically ill reality.
Back we go - more digging
Replant elsewhere.
Sit and let my hands shake for a while.
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant it elsewhere.
More shaking.
Whipper snip edges.
Shake.
Dig up some old hill dirt.
Come inside, drink caffeine and shake some more.
Contemplate chronically ill reality.
Back we go - more digging
August 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant elsewhere.
Sit and let my hands shake for a while.
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant it elsewhere.
More shaking.
Whipper snip edges.
Shake.
Dig up some old hill dirt.
Come inside, drink caffeine and shake some more.
Contemplate chronically ill reality.
Back we go - more digging
Replant elsewhere.
Sit and let my hands shake for a while.
Dig up a Calendula.
Replant it elsewhere.
More shaking.
Whipper snip edges.
Shake.
Dig up some old hill dirt.
Come inside, drink caffeine and shake some more.
Contemplate chronically ill reality.
Back we go - more digging