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kate horowitz (she/???)
@delightmonster.bsky.social
writer, arter, + sea hag in maine
(disabled, autistic, exhausted)
stickers + encouragement: bigchallenges.shop
writing: katehorowitz.com
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I'm now available for many different kinds of editorial & art work (2nd image); please send any relevant job postings & gig opportunities* my way. Absent those, I will accept memes (3rd image) & treats. 🍓

*Remote work only. My current level of disability does not permit a commute.
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UPDATED, PORTLAND, MAINE: 174 businesses have committed to supporting Minnesota in a national economic blackout.

Many more were unable to fully close but have risen in support in other ways. All should be celebrated.

Stay safe, see you in the streets 💜
FRI, JAN 30

#NonViolenceIsPower
#RESIST
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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New enamel pins will drop on my site this Friday 1/30 @ 10 am PST! 💕

🔗 here to preview all the new designs: shop.fossilforager.art

Reshares appreciated to get the word out! #sciart
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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despite all my furor
i am still just a rat in a sewer
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Just gonna put into the world that one of my ambitions in 2026 is to observe/participate in fieldwork involving some awesome pelagic migratory teleost.
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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FRIDAY JAN 30, 6:00PM
Western Prom, Portland
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YOU TAKE ON ONE OF US, YOU TAKE ON ALL OF US
Join Us For A Candlelight Vigil
National Nurses United

#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
despite all my furor
i am still just a rat in a sewer
January 28, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends.

I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.

Send them a valentine.

It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.

squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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listening to your body is a skill—one that's very hard to practice right now. stickers may help. bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/product/list...
Listened to My Body Punch Card Kit
These adorable punch card kits make great encouragement for yourself and/or your besties; pick up 1, 2, or 5 and spread the accomplishment around.
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
tiny thing that helps me: the search function in this archive of kobayashi issa's haiku. i type in a term related to the weather or how i feel & am rewarded with poignant &/or pissy poems on the subject from 250 years ago haikuguy.com/issa/index.h...
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 AM
listening to your body is a skill—one that's very hard to practice right now. stickers may help. bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/product/list...
Listened to My Body Punch Card Kit
These adorable punch card kits make great encouragement for yourself and/or your besties; pick up 1, 2, or 5 and spread the accomplishment around.
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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Community is key 🔥
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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IMPORTANT
High volume: If you see police agents likely to be ICE, start by TEXTING SALUTE info w/photos when possible.

If you are personally facing a threat by ICE in your neighborhood, at your door or at your car, do not hesitate to call.

Videos should be emailed to: info@maineimmigrantrights.org
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
my kingdom for an immune system that lets me board a plane

it's SNAIL SCHOOL
Clemson will be hosting a workshop on Appalachian land snail and slug identification in May, led by Denise Furr and Emily Phifer from the Schiele Museum.

More info and register here: clemsonbugs.org/workshops.html
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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firefly squid: the best little guys in the sea
Deep-Sea-cember: It's quite a sight to see firefly squid at night 🦑

(Inspired by "glitter" from @montereybayaquarium.org's Deep Sea December prompts)

#deepseacember #deepseadecember #deepsea #fireflysquid #bioluminescent #art
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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A reintroduction: I'm a disabled and autistic artist/writer in America. I sell stickers, stationery, and other supportive darkness for the best—and, more importantly right now—the worst parts of life.

The Midwinter Heartache collection is out now:
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/category/mid...
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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ballet of ginseng agony
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 AM
My shop's bestseller is, by far, a sheet of tearful gold star stickers that say "i cried today"
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/product/sad-...
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
A reintroduction: I'm a disabled and autistic artist/writer in America. I sell stickers, stationery, and other supportive darkness for the best—and, more importantly right now—the worst parts of life.

The Midwinter Heartache collection is out now:
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/category/mid...
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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love in the sewer drain that is 2026. genius concept by @elinor.bsky.social, art by me.

bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/product/love...
Love Rats Postcard/Mini-Print
These velvety, high-quality 4"x6" (A6) postcards/mini-prints are perfect for friends, family, and partners.
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
time to tap the sign again
I'm now available for many different kinds of editorial & art work (2nd image); please send any relevant job postings & gig opportunities* my way. Absent those, I will accept memes (3rd image) & treats. 🍓

*Remote work only. My current level of disability does not permit a commute.
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Lil' Yafa crab 🍊🦀
Swimming around pinching colonizers 😝
#art #ocean
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Happy Tenderness Toward Existence Day, oh my fellow warrior-monks.

nationaltoday.com/tenderness-t...

(and h/t @delightmonster.bsky.social for mongering this monstrous delight)
Tenderness Toward Existence Day
Open up your hearts and minds; get ready to celebrate and appreciate life.
nationaltoday.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Nobody:
My 2yo: "The moles stare and stare at me from the yard. They are building something beautiful."
January 19, 2026 at 10:47 PM
love in the sewer drain that is 2026. genius concept by @elinor.bsky.social, art by me.

bigchallenges.bigcartel.com/product/love...
Love Rats Postcard/Mini-Print
These velvety, high-quality 4"x6" (A6) postcards/mini-prints are perfect for friends, family, and partners.
bigchallenges.bigcartel.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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I sometimes get reaction videos from parents showing me how happy their kids are seeing their bug doodles next to professional adults.

The bug fandom recruits early.
I don't care whether you're a professional with 8 years of work experience or a literal 8 year old who just thinks bugs are neat.

All that matters is you're having fun drawing critters and want to share that with the world.

Submit to our next (April) edition here:
forms.gle
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM