Jay Besemer
@divinetailor.bsky.social
poet-artist-fool. aging, tr🔼ns, qu3️⃣3️⃣r, sick/disabled, autistic. he/they. i do not often follow back, so don’t follow me with that expectation.🚨DO NOT ADD TO STARTER PACKS WITHOUT CONSENT!🚨
http://www.jaybesemer.net
http://www.jaybesemer.net
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please be aware of this & similar incidents:
So apparently a conservative "journalist" attended the ZLuC over this past weekend, attended and live-streamed sessions without consent, and is trying to intimidate and dox attendees.
Here's the organizers' statement:
www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/
Here's the organizers' statement:
www.zinelibraries.info/wiki/zluc2025/
Zine Librarians unConference 2025 | zinelibraries.info
www.zinelibraries.info
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
please be aware of this & similar incidents:
he has a unique interpretation of the concept “self-washing.”
(this is NOT RECOMMENDED!)
(this is NOT RECOMMENDED!)
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
he has a unique interpretation of the concept “self-washing.”
(this is NOT RECOMMENDED!)
(this is NOT RECOMMENDED!)
related to my earlier threadlet: i am at a loss for how to talk about zen practice here, for several reasons. one is that this stuff absolutely defies being held in words.
another reason is that i abhor evangelism of all types, including adverts, & i don’t know how to talk about zen w/o it sounding
another reason is that i abhor evangelism of all types, including adverts, & i don’t know how to talk about zen w/o it sounding
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
related to my earlier threadlet: i am at a loss for how to talk about zen practice here, for several reasons. one is that this stuff absolutely defies being held in words.
another reason is that i abhor evangelism of all types, including adverts, & i don’t know how to talk about zen w/o it sounding
another reason is that i abhor evangelism of all types, including adverts, & i don’t know how to talk about zen w/o it sounding
lots of interesting realizations sparked by saturday's unfoldings. i'm not finding the appropriate words to use in framing them for public engagement, but i'm thinking a lot about it.
one thing i can say is that i am confident that my approach to participation is the right approach for me.
one thing i can say is that i am confident that my approach to participation is the right approach for me.
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
lots of interesting realizations sparked by saturday's unfoldings. i'm not finding the appropriate words to use in framing them for public engagement, but i'm thinking a lot about it.
one thing i can say is that i am confident that my approach to participation is the right approach for me.
one thing i can say is that i am confident that my approach to participation is the right approach for me.
mysterious lifelong recurring satisfaction when closing out one diary volume & beginning another✅📕📗📘📙
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
mysterious lifelong recurring satisfaction when closing out one diary volume & beginning another✅📕📗📘📙
Reposted by Jay Besemer
snow did not really reach the maple-covered floodplain.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
snow did not really reach the maple-covered floodplain.
i was actually kind of excited by the first snow today. it made the greens, golds & reds of the foliage look like candied fruit.
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
i was actually kind of excited by the first snow today. it made the greens, golds & reds of the foliage look like candied fruit.
i have reasons™️ to boost this post…😏 especially since it’s a mega new podcast!💚💚
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
i have reasons™️ to boost this post…😏 especially since it’s a mega new podcast!💚💚
the role i took on yesterday was to attend to the well-being of those around me as best i could. this is actually what i do wherever i am, so it was very natural. unobtrusively calming a large dog next to me, whose human was preoccupied, was beneficial to everyone.
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
the role i took on yesterday was to attend to the well-being of those around me as best i could. this is actually what i do wherever i am, so it was very natural. unobtrusively calming a large dog next to me, whose human was preoccupied, was beneficial to everyone.
if you’re seeing news reports about chicago depicting residents as hooligans & the like, know that what is actually happening is a refusal to abandon one another. it’s a coming-together to support each other on a very basic level, with our presence, with information, with life necessities.
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
if you’re seeing news reports about chicago depicting residents as hooligans & the like, know that what is actually happening is a refusal to abandon one another. it’s a coming-together to support each other on a very basic level, with our presence, with information, with life necessities.
definitely glad i got to go pet some fun fur this morning😹😹😹
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
definitely glad i got to go pet some fun fur this morning😹😹😹
you know, going back through my diaries i find one sentence recurring regularly this year: “i can’t hide anymore.”
it’s true. after a certain point, i always have to emerge & face the danger. not because of sudden courage but because i have accepted that there is no other choice, no escape.
it’s true. after a certain point, i always have to emerge & face the danger. not because of sudden courage but because i have accepted that there is no other choice, no escape.
November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
you know, going back through my diaries i find one sentence recurring regularly this year: “i can’t hide anymore.”
it’s true. after a certain point, i always have to emerge & face the danger. not because of sudden courage but because i have accepted that there is no other choice, no escape.
it’s true. after a certain point, i always have to emerge & face the danger. not because of sudden courage but because i have accepted that there is no other choice, no escape.
aerial fart machine
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
aerial fart machine
finally fondled fun fur at fishman fabrics. fantastic!
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
finally fondled fun fur at fishman fabrics. fantastic!
i am rather certain i will continue to disappoint anyone who insists on telling me i am not who & what i am
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
i am rather certain i will continue to disappoint anyone who insists on telling me i am not who & what i am
one of my letter-writing friends & i have a sort of faux-competition about quirky substrates or treatments of letters. he started it by collaging his initial letter onto a cycling map & seems to be continuing that general mode. my last was a long skinny letter rolled up in a snap-top plastic film
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
one of my letter-writing friends & i have a sort of faux-competition about quirky substrates or treatments of letters. he started it by collaging his initial letter onto a cycling map & seems to be continuing that general mode. my last was a long skinny letter rolled up in a snap-top plastic film
a year ago today this dorkpants came into our life & totally reshaped it.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
a year ago today this dorkpants came into our life & totally reshaped it.
still just awash with love for my friends. i have not been saying so as often as i once did; things are more crowded & fast around here. but it’s always true, always there. thank you all for being in my life💚
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
still just awash with love for my friends. i have not been saying so as often as i once did; things are more crowded & fast around here. but it’s always true, always there. thank you all for being in my life💚
whanged my back prepping the garden for winter yesterday so i didn’t finish today. but i did order seeds & supplies for next year…
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
whanged my back prepping the garden for winter yesterday so i didn’t finish today. but i did order seeds & supplies for next year…
on the group text a message comes in asking for help in “how to get today” & despite autocomplete’s error generation i think we can actually all use some help in “getting today.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
on the group text a message comes in asking for help in “how to get today” & despite autocomplete’s error generation i think we can actually all use some help in “getting today.”
quiet studio day today.
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
quiet studio day today.
actually we don’t talk about horses at all. well, maybe a little. little horses. very small.
In the new episode of Writing The Rapids @divinetailor.bsky.social and I talk exclusively about Horses. Not really, but wouldn’t it be funny if we did?
What's the Deal with the Horses with Jay Besemer
YouTube video by Joe Bielecki
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
actually we don’t talk about horses at all. well, maybe a little. little horses. very small.
s’posed to go below freezing later this week, so i’m getting the garden put away today & tomorrow. i moved some things indoors, emptied small buckets & fabric pots, drained compost tea & set tumbler on its edge, pulled up okra stalks & tomato plants—i save the okra stalks for bed markers come sowing
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
s’posed to go below freezing later this week, so i’m getting the garden put away today & tomorrow. i moved some things indoors, emptied small buckets & fabric pots, drained compost tea & set tumbler on its edge, pulled up okra stalks & tomato plants—i save the okra stalks for bed markers come sowing
i love autumn so much—the light & colors make me feel like i’m walking around inside a stained glass window, & all the earthy spicy outdoor smells, the air on my skin…i am wide open & totally filled with/part of my surroundings. i get super autistic, filling with the silence of deep engagement…iykyk
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i love autumn so much—the light & colors make me feel like i’m walking around inside a stained glass window, & all the earthy spicy outdoor smells, the air on my skin…i am wide open & totally filled with/part of my surroundings. i get super autistic, filling with the silence of deep engagement…iykyk