JoEllen Notte
@joellennotte.bsky.social
Freelance writer, published author, lifelong super-sensitive over-thinker.
Come for the feelings, stay for the humor.
redheadbedhead.com
Come for the feelings, stay for the humor.
redheadbedhead.com
I found a box of my book THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED: SEX, #DEPRESSION, AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE AREN'T HAVING in storage so I'm having a FLASH SALE! Signed copies are $17 with FREE SHIPPING!
Sadly I can only extend this offer to residents of the continental U.S..
www.redheadbedhead.com/monster/
Sadly I can only extend this offer to residents of the continental U.S..
www.redheadbedhead.com/monster/
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I found a box of my book THE MONSTER UNDER THE BED: SEX, #DEPRESSION, AND THE CONVERSATIONS WE AREN'T HAVING in storage so I'm having a FLASH SALE! Signed copies are $17 with FREE SHIPPING!
Sadly I can only extend this offer to residents of the continental U.S..
www.redheadbedhead.com/monster/
Sadly I can only extend this offer to residents of the continental U.S..
www.redheadbedhead.com/monster/
I watched a British comedy gameshow, lost my years-long crush on Jason Mantzoukas, and ended up confronting my habit of falling for men who could best be described as "chaos Muppets".
This is definitely NOT what I thought would get me writing again, but here we are!
This is definitely NOT what I thought would get me writing again, but here we are!
Did Watching Jason Mantzoukas on Taskmaster Change Which Men I Want to Date? Maybe.
Sometimes lessons come from where we least expect them. This one came from a favorite actor's appearance on a British comedy gameshow!
www.redheadbedhead.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I watched a British comedy gameshow, lost my years-long crush on Jason Mantzoukas, and ended up confronting my habit of falling for men who could best be described as "chaos Muppets".
This is definitely NOT what I thought would get me writing again, but here we are!
This is definitely NOT what I thought would get me writing again, but here we are!
I once tried to cope with a frightening political landscape by cutting everything I deemed "frivolous" from my life and it nearly broke me. This time around I committed to not allowing political terror steal my joy and I think that's important for all of us. Let's talk about the power of pleasure!
The Power of Pleasure: How Joy Sustains Us in Uncertain Times
When the world is chaotic it can be tempting to abandon small pleasures. Let's talk about why joy is more important that ever!
www.redheadbedhead.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I once tried to cope with a frightening political landscape by cutting everything I deemed "frivolous" from my life and it nearly broke me. This time around I committed to not allowing political terror steal my joy and I think that's important for all of us. Let's talk about the power of pleasure!
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we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
My family’s ridiculous cancer history has no genetic cause and the main contributing factor we’ve been able to identify is “NJ before the EPA” so, yeah…
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My family’s ridiculous cancer history has no genetic cause and the main contributing factor we’ve been able to identify is “NJ before the EPA” so, yeah…
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By the way, both women who ran for president were right. They predicted this moment would happen. Says something very disturbing about our country that many still think they’re unrealistic or dramatic, when they were and are, in fact, correct.
April 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
By the way, both women who ran for president were right. They predicted this moment would happen. Says something very disturbing about our country that many still think they’re unrealistic or dramatic, when they were and are, in fact, correct.
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Do you feel it?
Do you feel the momentum shift?
The will of the people is strong.
And we all know the only way out is through & the only way through, is together.
Resist.
Persist.
Standup.
Speak out.
Fight.
We can do this.
We WILL do this.
We ARE doing it.
And we will not stop.
Do you feel the momentum shift?
The will of the people is strong.
And we all know the only way out is through & the only way through, is together.
Resist.
Persist.
Standup.
Speak out.
Fight.
We can do this.
We WILL do this.
We ARE doing it.
And we will not stop.
April 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Do you feel it?
Do you feel the momentum shift?
The will of the people is strong.
And we all know the only way out is through & the only way through, is together.
Resist.
Persist.
Standup.
Speak out.
Fight.
We can do this.
We WILL do this.
We ARE doing it.
And we will not stop.
Do you feel the momentum shift?
The will of the people is strong.
And we all know the only way out is through & the only way through, is together.
Resist.
Persist.
Standup.
Speak out.
Fight.
We can do this.
We WILL do this.
We ARE doing it.
And we will not stop.
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April 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I have work to do but I can't stop sitting here crying about Cory Booker.
That's my senator.
Though today I think he's everyone's senator.
That's my senator.
Though today I think he's everyone's senator.
April 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have work to do but I can't stop sitting here crying about Cory Booker.
That's my senator.
Though today I think he's everyone's senator.
That's my senator.
Though today I think he's everyone's senator.
When Ted Cruz tried to filibuster he read from Dr. Seuss. In contrast, @booker.senate.gov came prepared with BINDERS full of stories of how this administration has harmed the country in the last 2 months. The work his staff did to make this happen is both impressive and unsurprising.
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
When Ted Cruz tried to filibuster he read from Dr. Seuss. In contrast, @booker.senate.gov came prepared with BINDERS full of stories of how this administration has harmed the country in the last 2 months. The work his staff did to make this happen is both impressive and unsurprising.
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Cory Booker is spitting TRUTH on the Senate floor right now!! He’s been going all night, and if he keeps going, he may just break a record!
Just checked the stream, and he’s up to 91 million likes — that’s INSANE! Exactly the energy we need!!!
Salute, Senator 🫡🇺🇸
Just checked the stream, and he’s up to 91 million likes — that’s INSANE! Exactly the energy we need!!!
Salute, Senator 🫡🇺🇸
April 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Cory Booker is spitting TRUTH on the Senate floor right now!! He’s been going all night, and if he keeps going, he may just break a record!
Just checked the stream, and he’s up to 91 million likes — that’s INSANE! Exactly the energy we need!!!
Salute, Senator 🫡🇺🇸
Just checked the stream, and he’s up to 91 million likes — that’s INSANE! Exactly the energy we need!!!
Salute, Senator 🫡🇺🇸
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Cory Booker has held the Senate floor for 17 hours and 21 minutes.
The record of 24 hours and 18 minutes is held by segregationist Strom Thurmond, who spent that time protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
I am pretty sure Booker would not mind changing that history.
The record of 24 hours and 18 minutes is held by segregationist Strom Thurmond, who spent that time protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
I am pretty sure Booker would not mind changing that history.
April 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Cory Booker has held the Senate floor for 17 hours and 21 minutes.
The record of 24 hours and 18 minutes is held by segregationist Strom Thurmond, who spent that time protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
I am pretty sure Booker would not mind changing that history.
The record of 24 hours and 18 minutes is held by segregationist Strom Thurmond, who spent that time protesting the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
I am pretty sure Booker would not mind changing that history.
So my birth certificate has my name as JoEllen and my other IDs now have it as Jo Ellen.
I suspect this means I can never vote again.
I suspect this means I can never vote again.
April 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
So my birth certificate has my name as JoEllen and my other IDs now have it as Jo Ellen.
I suspect this means I can never vote again.
I suspect this means I can never vote again.
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This is also a problem in the world of freelancing, where "hyper-productivity" is often praised. Making matters worse is the way book contracts are structured - most of the money isn't given to an author till after delivery of manuscript, so writers feel pressure to deliver as quickly as possible.
academia breaks us, i think. please don’t judge, i had my reasons, but i only now started taking weekends off and the hardest thing is honoring that promise to myself. it’s important i do so. any of y’all similarly conditioned? any resources that work, especially on that damn guilt?
March 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is also a problem in the world of freelancing, where "hyper-productivity" is often praised. Making matters worse is the way book contracts are structured - most of the money isn't given to an author till after delivery of manuscript, so writers feel pressure to deliver as quickly as possible.
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
When I wrote my first book, I was completely on my own and I had no idea what I was doing, and it nearly broke my brain. I’m currently crafting an affordable, accessible, online class to save writers from that exact fate. sign up to find out exactly when it’s available!
Writing a Book When You Don't Know How to Write a Book
Writing a book is exciting but it can also be HARD! Whether you are struggling with feeling stuck due to writer's block, procrastination, perfectionism, etc or you have no idea how one even goes about...
mailchi.mp
March 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
When I wrote my first book, I was completely on my own and I had no idea what I was doing, and it nearly broke my brain. I’m currently crafting an affordable, accessible, online class to save writers from that exact fate. sign up to find out exactly when it’s available!
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SOA are petitioning Sec. of State for Culture, Media & Sport to protect authors & prevent unlicensed AI scraping.
Please sign & share!
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Please sign & share!
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
March 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
SOA are petitioning Sec. of State for Culture, Media & Sport to protect authors & prevent unlicensed AI scraping.
Please sign & share!
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Please sign & share!
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Last week I submitted an article about the power of finding joy right now. Then one of my employers published an article about the same thing. Now I’m seeing more and more people post about this exact idea.
I think we’re all onto something. Fight, protest, and don’t let the fuckers take our joy.
I think we’re all onto something. Fight, protest, and don’t let the fuckers take our joy.
March 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Last week I submitted an article about the power of finding joy right now. Then one of my employers published an article about the same thing. Now I’m seeing more and more people post about this exact idea.
I think we’re all onto something. Fight, protest, and don’t let the fuckers take our joy.
I think we’re all onto something. Fight, protest, and don’t let the fuckers take our joy.
I’ve been thinking about how I’ve failed to replicate the success I had on Twitter on any other platform and I realized that a big part of it is that after Twitter’s destruction, I feel like I don’t have it in me to try to do that again and that none of it really matters.
March 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I’ve been thinking about how I’ve failed to replicate the success I had on Twitter on any other platform and I realized that a big part of it is that after Twitter’s destruction, I feel like I don’t have it in me to try to do that again and that none of it really matters.
On 3/24/21 my mom, bothered by lingering back pain and some other weird symptoms, and despite just having a dr appointment where things were "normal" went to the hospital. 6 days later we learned she had pancreatic cancer. 24 days after that she was dead.
This time of year feels a bit "off" for me
This time of year feels a bit "off" for me
March 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
On 3/24/21 my mom, bothered by lingering back pain and some other weird symptoms, and despite just having a dr appointment where things were "normal" went to the hospital. 6 days later we learned she had pancreatic cancer. 24 days after that she was dead.
This time of year feels a bit "off" for me
This time of year feels a bit "off" for me
The country is crumbling, my little dog’s mortality is showing, my spine is threatening me with another injury/surgery (right when my insurance might go away!), and one of my books is part of the LibGen/Meta mess.
I’m feeling surprisingly calm and that itself is kind of scaring me.
I’m feeling surprisingly calm and that itself is kind of scaring me.
March 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The country is crumbling, my little dog’s mortality is showing, my spine is threatening me with another injury/surgery (right when my insurance might go away!), and one of my books is part of the LibGen/Meta mess.
I’m feeling surprisingly calm and that itself is kind of scaring me.
I’m feeling surprisingly calm and that itself is kind of scaring me.
Mentally I’ve been struggling lately (who hasn’t?!) and I’ve come to the conclusion that I want to hold onto kindness. So even if it kills me (and I’m realistic about that as a possibility) I’m choosing kindness and compassion over the casual brutality that capitalism tries to tell us is normal.
March 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Mentally I’ve been struggling lately (who hasn’t?!) and I’ve come to the conclusion that I want to hold onto kindness. So even if it kills me (and I’m realistic about that as a possibility) I’m choosing kindness and compassion over the casual brutality that capitalism tries to tell us is normal.
My dog's arthritis is making me weirdly good at guessing the day's barometric pressure. If he seems uncomfortable we are almost definitely at 29 and going down.
March 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My dog's arthritis is making me weirdly good at guessing the day's barometric pressure. If he seems uncomfortable we are almost definitely at 29 and going down.
I've got over a decade of experience craft compelling content. From books, to blog posts, to press releases, to taglines, I've done it all and now I'm available to do it all for YOU!
Whether you need someone to do the writing for you or you are a writer who needs a hand, I can help. Check it out!
Whether you need someone to do the writing for you or you are a writer who needs a hand, I can help. Check it out!
Home - JoEllen Notte: Wordsmith for Hire
Whether story telling or product selling, words have power. Let’s use it!
joellennotte.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've got over a decade of experience craft compelling content. From books, to blog posts, to press releases, to taglines, I've done it all and now I'm available to do it all for YOU!
Whether you need someone to do the writing for you or you are a writer who needs a hand, I can help. Check it out!
Whether you need someone to do the writing for you or you are a writer who needs a hand, I can help. Check it out!