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📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
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Time-traveling, dimension-hopping, incredibly lost freelance writer and artist.
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📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit @kmitko.bsky.social · Dec 12
Hi! If you found me, I either did something right, or something terribly, terribly wrong.
I have short stories here: vocal.media/authors/kris...
I'm on podcasts here: shatteredworlds.libsyn.com
& here: www.patreon.com/ShatteredWor...
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/kmitko
Or hire me: kmit.kristy at gmail
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courtneymilan.com
I'm going to win.
The way Ms. Hart sees it, romance writers must either embrace artificial intelligence, or get left behind. "If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who's going to win the race?" she said.
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Alfredo Guerrieri, who is in my husband's circle of musicians, is looking for participants to join an electric bass learning program. If you'd like to learn the bass and help him get his DMA, please read carefully and send him an email!

www.bassbuzz.com/lessons/begi...
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Facebook post from Alfredo Guerrieri, posted on February 3rd, 2026. Hello everyone! Would you like to be a part of a research study learning how to play electric bass? I am currently pursuing my Online DMA in Music Education from Boston University. I am conducting a study examining learner motivation in an online music learning platform geared specifically towards learning electric bass. The learning platform is BassBuzz (https://www.bassbuzz.com), which is an asynchronous and web-based electric bass learning platform designed for working professionals/learners to learn electric bass or continue their learning from previous musical experiences. I am looking for participants to take part in this study. Below are the details: - Inclusion criteria: must be a legal adult (18 years), have reliable internet connection, computer, and reside in the United States. Must be a beginner electric bassist, for which the BassBuzz curriculum might be appropriate. Please review the BassBuzz curriculum (https://www.bassbuzz.com/lessons/beginner). Do you feel it would be a good match for your current skill set? - Time commitment: approximately 3.5 months. You will take part in the bass program for three months. I will conduct an interview with you before and after the 3 months. These interviews will take place on Zoom. The first interview will last 15-20 minutes, and the second interview will last approximately an hour. This does also require some time commitment to engage in bass learning, which is dependent on your schedule and overall motivation, but the program is asynchronous so you can engage in learning based on your own schedule. (Continued on second image due to character restrictions.) (ALT text continued) - Financial commitment: You will have to pay for access to the bass learning program, and will require you to either purchase, borrow, or have access to an electric bass and pertinent equipment. - Benefits: Participation in the study gets you a 50% discount on the bass program ($100 for the program!). If you meet all the inclusion criteria, are interested, or have any questions please email me ONLY at aguerr1@bu.edu. Do not comment on the post with your interest as I don’t go on Facebook ever. Thanks in advance! Photo is of Afredo playing a bass guitar outdoors in front of a typical cafe or restaurant-style window. A cymbal can be seen in the bottom left foreground. Alfredo is wearing a blue flannel shirt, jeans, and a grey newsboy-style cap.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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For those trying to buy from DreamHaven Books:
rockhawk.bsky.social Public Mark @rockhawk.bsky.social · 20d
His website is getting so many hits it's crashing. If you get a "Database Error" page when you click on the link, please keep trying. If you don't intend to purchase anything immediately, please try again later so those wanting to purchase can do so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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johnpicacio.bsky.social
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
White text on a dark background which reads: "What we hold in our hearts is Pretti Good." The top of the image is a grainy, dark teal texture which resembles sand or perhaps velvet. The bottom half of the image includes a photograph of Alex Pretti, kneeling on a trail in his green hiking outfit, as well as a photograph of a pregnant Renee Nicole Good in a red dress on the beach. Both of them are smiling, clearly enjoying a beautiful moment in their respective lives at the time their photographs were taken.
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Earth Hymn (Live from Snæfellsnes - Official Video)
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January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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I couldn't remember the word "infiorata."

You ever brain fart so hard you break Google?
Screenshot of a Google search for "2021 italian international sawdust carpets for peace" which resulted in the AI Overview barfing out a long string of "0;thought" lines.
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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My dear friend Barbara Bachtell has joined The Land's community journalism team -- if you'd like to read some hopeful news, see how Cleveland Heights is making a community orchard flourish within the city.
@thelandcle.bsky.social

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5 years in: Cleveland Heights’ first community orchard is thriving – The Land
A little more than five years ago, what’s now Delmore Orchard was one of nine vacant lots on Delmore Road in Cleveland Heights’ Noble neighborhood. It boasted a buried asphalt driveway, remnants of a ...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater." -- Haldir of Lothlórien to the Fellowship, "The Fellowship of the Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 AM
kmitko.bsky.social
Oh hey! This is my good friend @jaymeantrim.bsky.social's game! Not only is R'lyehwatch super fun, I can't express how happy I am to see that it brought people together for charity. What a nice note to end the year on!

If you're curious, you can find it here: hedgemazepress.itch.io/rlyehwatch
shawkgames.bsky.social Shawk Games (Syd) @shawkgames.bsky.social · Dec 31
I ran several charity games this year, most notably @jesseross.com and @jaymeantrim.bsky.social 's game, R'lyehwatch, where we raised over $250 this year for charities through @startplaying.bsky.social charity initiatives with a returning group of lifeguards!
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
kmitko.bsky.social
Whether you celebrate today, tomorrow, last week, next week, next month, or some other day: Happy Holidays.

May joy find you when you most need it, and may you know comfort and kindness at the turning of the year.
A silly indoor scene from the movie Better Off Dead. The main character's mother is on the right, dressed in a fuzzy brown reindeer onesie with jingle bells on the antlers and a garland of mistletoe along the shoulders. The father is on the left, and he is wearing his gift for the year, given to him by the mother: a fuzzy aardvark onesie. It is grey and features a boutonniere of mistletoe and pinecones. It also has a very large, prominent aardvark nose, which hangs comically over the father's head. The father has an expression of disbelief, embarrassment, and discomfort, and he is slightly cross-eyed from looking up at the aardvark's nose. The mother, on the other hand, is positively delighted.
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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audhd-psychnp.com
Christmas is hard.
New Year’s sometimes harder.
The holidays are not always merry & bright.

If you’re struggling and you see this,

plz know I’m glad you’re here. 🫶🏻

#AuDHD #Autistic
audhd-psychnp.com aslynn ain’t mad at you @audhd-psychnp.com · Nov 9
I was a floor nurse at Yale inpatient psych for 5 years and if you've ever been admitted to an inpatient unit I want to let you know:

Someone *loved* working with you

Doesn't matter how big an asshole you were (TRUST me)

There's a nurse out there who loves you
who would cry if they heard you died
December 24, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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How a microwave on a bench brought Clevelanders together, and why.

@thelandcle.bsky.social

thelandcle.org/stories/find...
Finding the microwave  – The Land
Clevelanders became obsessed with a microwave this week. AJ DiCosimo fell into its vortex and he's here to explain the fascination.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
Just met Kat L Amsel at The Screw Factory in Lakewood, OH today, and I cannot express how absolutely wonderful both she and her art are. Genuinely filled me with joy. 🧡
glait.bsky.social glait.bsky.social @glait.bsky.social · Jul 10
Gearing up for an art festival this weekend so finishing up some more of my bird series paintings #birdart #watercolorandink #hummingbirds #collage
December 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
Friendly reminder to those looking to gift/get lessons:
Gig hire sites (lessons .com, thumbtack, etc.) often charge the teacher $20+ just to respond. Most teachers have all necessary info in their profiles; maybe contacted offsite w/ better rates. Please don't kick tires. You & them will be happier!
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
If you haven't heard about what's happening in the Rutherford Country Library System, I encourage you to read up on the plight of Luanne James.

www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...

www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
Luanne James during a Rutherford County Library System board meeting in Murfreesboro on December first, 2025. Photo by Hamilton Matthew Masters She is seated at a table with papers and a microphone before her, dressed in a black long-sleeved shirt and N-95 mask. Her dark hair is cut short and beginning to grey. She holds her face in her hands, crying, as board members look on in the background.
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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In case anyone isn't quite ready to put away their skulls and skeletons yet, here are some nice photos from Día de Muertos Cleveland and our Procesión de Calaveras y Esqueletos

coolcleveland.com/2025/11/phot...
PHOTOSTREAM: Dia de Muertos @ Gordon Square by Anastasia Pantsios | CoolCleveland
Sat 11/1 Dia de Muertos — the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead celebration honoring the ancestors — sponsored by Cleveland Public Theatre again turned... READ MORE
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November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who came out to Día de Muertos Cleveland at Gordon Square yesterday; it was amazing seeing everyone having such a wonderful time. Thank you also to Hector Castellanos-Lara, CPT, & everyone who helped make yesterday possible. The hearse will be back next year-- "te veo pronto" 🧡
A plastic skeleton dressed up as Santa Muerte with the sun at her back; the photograph is shot at an upwards angle, making her look tall. She is draped in black cloth, with beaded necklaces around her neck (over the cloth.) On her head is a floral crown, made primarily of marigolds but accented with purple sprigs and berries. Blades of grass stick upwards in a crescent shape from the center of the crown to mimic the sun's rays. Behind Santa Muerte is a clear blue sky and some barely-visible brick buildings.
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I have a space opera actual play podcast that is super funny and wild! Come check it out yall! The latest episode is hilarious! @doktormod.bsky.social @kmitko.bsky.social @ajtheslayer.bsky.social

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Shattered Worlds RPG
When civilization crumbles, the galaxy's greatests heroes emerge. From the mind of Jeff Richardson, this game has the gritty realism of Game of Thrones with the daring action of Star Wars, Kung Fu mov...
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October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
"...the large-scale removal of trees could fuel major leaching of pollutants that have remained in the soil from the mining days but which, without live tree roots keeping it in place, could flow into waterways, poisoning drinking water for local communities."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino was rumored to be (unconfirmed) on site as radio DJs were escorted off campus.

October 3rd was also World College Radio Day.

www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio, replaces with jazz run by Ideastream
Cleveland State University's student-run alternative radio station WCSB was abruptly shut down Friday and replaced with a jazz station operated by Ideastream Public Media.
www.news5cleveland.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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John Gorman, former WMMS Buzzard, on what happened with Cleveland State University's WCSB, what has happened at other colleges, and the difficulties of modern radio.

The link he mentions:
www.ideastream.org/community/20...

Photo of CSU added to complete alt text from John's post.
John Gorman's Facebook post: For months there were reports and rumors of an adjacent market entity negotiating with unidentified Cleveland market college radio stations for either a lease programming arrangement or a consummate sale. Now, we know. Ideastream Public Media, possessor of FCC broadcast licenses of WKSU, WVIZ-TV and their many media affiliates assumed what is still undetermined dollar-amount lease broadcasting deal with Cleveland State University's WCSB, which was consummated and announced in a what most in the broadcasting industry feel was in an undiplomatic manner. The story, from Ideastream, in attached below. The announcement was coincidentally announced on the 15th annual World College Radio Day, though I doubt the timing was intentional. As it often is with format and ownership changes, the WCSB staff was never provided the opportunity to bid their listeners goodbye. When they learned of the change, the new format ("Jazz NEO") was already on the air. The elimination of WCSB’s programming affects me personally. I enjoyed listening to and being an occasional guest on Ray Carr’s show and enjoyed Steve Trania’s Saturday morning folk show. Additionally, WCSB, in a prior incarnation (WCSU), was a early 1970s proving ground for many of the radio talents that helped make WMMS an international success, including Kid Leo, Mat the Cat, Betty Korvan, Ed Flash Ferenc, and Larry Bole. The leasing or selling of college radio stations has been an ongoing trend since federal radio deregulation in 1996 with a substantial surge since 2010s following the rapid drop in FM and AM radio listening and the decline in student interest in college radio. Those factors led many school administrators to conclude that traditional FM broadcasting, in addition to its expense of equipment, maintenance, and other fees, was no longer relevant for students. Confronting challenging financial decisions, universities prioritize core academic programs and often determine a school-owned radio station as a non-essential service. These schools eyed their FM licenses as valuable assets to sell for a one-time infusion of cash to take advantage of religious non-commercial broadcasters like the non-profit the Educational Media Foundation (EMF) and other non-profit religious and Christian National groups that are willing to lease or outright buy their station’s broadcast license - with many willing to pay above market costs. In other cases, school radio stations, which are partially funded through average high five figure dollar contractual donations with independent music promoters, acting as pay-for-play mediator agents for music labels and artist management, will negotiate with other college stations to simulcast all or some of the host’s college radio’s programming for a predetermined fee. The station carrying the simulcast will also receive additional revenue for carrying the programming. There’s found money and expenses saved by schools leasing or selling their radio station licenses. Examples include include: In 2010, Rice University sold its KTRU, to the University of Houston for $9.5 million. In 2011, Vanderbilt University sold its WRVU to Nashville Public Radio for $3.3 million in 2011. In 201l, Duquesne University: Sold WDUQ-FM to Essential Public Media in 2011 for $6 million. In 2011, the University of San Francisco sold its KUSF to Classical Public Radio Network for $3.7 million, IN 2011, the Akron Board of Education’s WAPS instituted a programming lease arrangement with the Struthers Board of Education’s Stuthers High School WKTL in Youngstown for an undisclosed sum. (Photo of CSU tower, added to continue text from John's post.) In 2014, Georgia State University leased its daytime broadcast hours on WRAS-FM to Georgia Public Broadcasting for $150,000 for the first two years of the lease and a yearly payment of a minimum of $100,000in succeeding years. WRAS was one of the first album rock format stations in the U.S. In 2021, the Akron Board of Education expanded its reach to Athens, Ohio – home of Ohio University – through an FM translator, W211BT, for $425,000. In 2022, Genesee Community College in Batavia, NY sold its WGCC-FM to Family Life Ministries in 2022 for $55,000. In 2025 the University of Texas at Tyler sold its KVUT to Scottie Rice's RCA Broadcasting for $100,000. Terrestrial radio is dying. Consider that Nielsen, the ratings service rates less than 800 households to represent the estimated radio listening habits over 1.5 million in the five-county Greater Cleveland radio market (which does not include Summit county). Participating households are paid to participate and “rewarded” gift cards for restaurants and retail outlets. For struggling households, being a Nielsen household is added value. I hope all WCSB announcers and support staff can migrate to either another area college station or an online broadcaster. This was move was handled poorly, especially considering public radio’s current plight with the Trump administration and Congress’ decision to de-fund the system. A little diplomacy toward their staff, many which volunteer their services, would have softened the blow.
October 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
kmitko.bsky.social
"Both sides knew the eventual handoff would be a quick 'flash cut' ... Bloomberg said she understands that 'this feels like a substantial loss,' especially as the station is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year."

Many sad Clevelanders today.

signalcleveland.org/ideastream-c...
Ideastream takes over Cleveland State’s student-run radio station
University President Laura Bloomberg said she recognizes the closing of WCSB "feels like a substantial loss."
signalcleveland.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM