Kris Faatz
@krisfaatz.bsky.social
She/her/hers. Writer, pianist, choro enthusiast, cat mom. Explorer of wild places. Author of Fourteen Stones and Line Magic; stories in Atticus Review & others. krisfaatz.com
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Kris Faatz
@krisfaatz.bsky.social
· Dec 16
New book announcement!
I'm thrilled to share that my historical fantasy novel LINE MAGIC, which was shortlisted for the Santa Fe Writers Project's 2023 awards, is forthcoming in June 2025 from Highlander Press. Find out more at krisfaatz.com and please stay tuned for updates!
I'm thrilled to share that my historical fantasy novel LINE MAGIC, which was shortlisted for the Santa Fe Writers Project's 2023 awards, is forthcoming in June 2025 from Highlander Press. Find out more at krisfaatz.com and please stay tuned for updates!
A little meditative exercise on my Substack column today. If you need a few minutes to breathe, please check it out. bit.ly/4iKkyZ0
Wednesday meditation
Taking time to breathe
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March 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A little meditative exercise on my Substack column today. If you need a few minutes to breathe, please check it out. bit.ly/4iKkyZ0
Some mornings, your cat is waiting to greet you the moment you get up, and he climbs in your lap and purrs and tells you you’re the best mom ever.
Other mornings, your reception looks like this. (Upside-down printing on box included in overall mood.)
Other mornings, your reception looks like this. (Upside-down printing on box included in overall mood.)
March 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some mornings, your cat is waiting to greet you the moment you get up, and he climbs in your lap and purrs and tells you you’re the best mom ever.
Other mornings, your reception looks like this. (Upside-down printing on box included in overall mood.)
Other mornings, your reception looks like this. (Upside-down printing on box included in overall mood.)
A little piano music on my Substack column this morning: Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, by J. S. Bach. Please have a listen (and make a musical request if you'd like!).
bit.ly/4ku0c81
bit.ly/4ku0c81
Thursday music
A little more Bach for almost-spring
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March 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A little piano music on my Substack column this morning: Sinfonia No. 13 in A Minor, by J. S. Bach. Please have a listen (and make a musical request if you'd like!).
bit.ly/4ku0c81
bit.ly/4ku0c81
Absolutely did not expect to make it to the finals in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word microfiction challenge. Can’t wait for the new prompt this weekend. Congratulations to my fellow finalists!
March 6, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Absolutely did not expect to make it to the finals in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social 250-word microfiction challenge. Can’t wait for the new prompt this weekend. Congratulations to my fellow finalists!
A little meditation today on my Substack column, to help create mental space in the chaos. If you'd like, please have a look. open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
Creating a touchstone
Wednesday meditation
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March 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A little meditation today on my Substack column, to help create mental space in the chaos. If you'd like, please have a look. open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
Daily hug from Fergus Cat.
March 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Daily hug from Fergus Cat.
Chop Wood, Carry Water 3/4
Chop Wood, Carry Water is one of my favorite columns. Excellent notes here on how to respond to the attack on the Social Security Admin.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Chop Wood, Carry Water is one of my favorite columns. Excellent notes here on how to respond to the attack on the Social Security Admin.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Chop Wood, Carry Water 3/4
Hi, all, and happy Tuesday.
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March 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Chop Wood, Carry Water 3/4
Chop Wood, Carry Water is one of my favorite columns. Excellent notes here on how to respond to the attack on the Social Security Admin.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Chop Wood, Carry Water is one of my favorite columns. Excellent notes here on how to respond to the attack on the Social Security Admin.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Daily hug from Fergus Cat. Sound on. 😸
March 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Daily hug from Fergus Cat. Sound on. 😸
A little Monday meditation today on my Substack column, imagining the life of trees. Please check it out! bit.ly/41mgUxu
March 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A little Monday meditation today on my Substack column, imagining the life of trees. Please check it out! bit.ly/41mgUxu
Reposted by Kris Faatz
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
Reposted by Kris Faatz
Chop Wood, Carry Water 2/28
I love this column and the action items in it every day. (My reps are probably sick of hearing from me.) Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
I love this column and the action items in it every day. (My reps are probably sick of hearing from me.) Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Chop Wood, Carry Water 2/28
Holy Toledo. That was crazy.
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February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Chop Wood, Carry Water 2/28
I love this column and the action items in it every day. (My reps are probably sick of hearing from me.) Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
I love this column and the action items in it every day. (My reps are probably sick of hearing from me.) Please check it out.
open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Morning, Bluesky! Man, the FB ban today is harder for me than the spending ban... ;) It's so good to be made aware of how heavily I lean on that particular outlet.
Just wanted to share a little meditation, if you could use it going into the weekend: open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
Just wanted to share a little meditation, if you could use it going into the weekend: open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
Friday meditation
On colors
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February 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Morning, Bluesky! Man, the FB ban today is harder for me than the spending ban... ;) It's so good to be made aware of how heavily I lean on that particular outlet.
Just wanted to share a little meditation, if you could use it going into the weekend: open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
Just wanted to share a little meditation, if you could use it going into the weekend: open.substack.com/pub/krisfaat...
A little music for your Friday, on my Substack column today. Take a three-minute breather. bit.ly/3WRbXeM
Friday Baroque
A musical interlude
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February 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A little music for your Friday, on my Substack column today. Take a three-minute breather. bit.ly/3WRbXeM
Feline hug from Fergus and Templeton.
February 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Feline hug from Fergus and Templeton.
My "A Place to Stand" Substack column for today features the second movement of Beethoven's Pathetique sonata. If you'd like a little musical meditation/breath of peace, please check it out: krisfaatz.substack.com/p/musical-me...
Musical Meditation
Beethoven for your Wednesday
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February 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
My "A Place to Stand" Substack column for today features the second movement of Beethoven's Pathetique sonata. If you'd like a little musical meditation/breath of peace, please check it out: krisfaatz.substack.com/p/musical-me...
Today's Substack column on staying grounded in these times, with a meditative exercise: krisfaatz.substack.com/p/anchoring-...
Anchoring Ourselves
A sensory meditation to start your day
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February 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today's Substack column on staying grounded in these times, with a meditative exercise: krisfaatz.substack.com/p/anchoring-...
Hey, so I'm attempting a Substack column on attempting to stay grounded in these times. "A Place to Stand" draws on my experience as a survivor of an abusive narcissist & talks about why it matters to hang onto personal identity. If you'd like, please give it a look.
bit.ly/3WF71cz
bit.ly/3WF71cz
Here We Go
In chaos, staying true to ourselves
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February 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey, so I'm attempting a Substack column on attempting to stay grounded in these times. "A Place to Stand" draws on my experience as a survivor of an abusive narcissist & talks about why it matters to hang onto personal identity. If you'd like, please give it a look.
bit.ly/3WF71cz
bit.ly/3WF71cz
You may need a moment of sanity. Fergus provides a purr.
February 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
You may need a moment of sanity. Fergus provides a purr.
My co-editor says it’s about time I was writing again…
January 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My co-editor says it’s about time I was writing again…
In case a cat picture would improve your day: this is Fergus, napping, with other cat Templeton’s tail covering his head. Apparently this enhances the sleeping experience. 🤔
January 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
In case a cat picture would improve your day: this is Fergus, napping, with other cat Templeton’s tail covering his head. Apparently this enhances the sleeping experience. 🤔
Hear, hear.
January 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Hear, hear.
This is Fergus, my co-editor, writing class TA, and self-assigned therapy cat. He knows we need hugs in these times, and sends them to all.
January 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is Fergus, my co-editor, writing class TA, and self-assigned therapy cat. He knows we need hugs in these times, and sends them to all.
Your daily hug from Fergus Cat.
January 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Your daily hug from Fergus Cat.
If I had a hammer…
January 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If I had a hammer…