LeislB
@leislb.bsky.social
Wife, mother, g'ma, singer, lyricist, coffee lover, vodka drinker, laugher, sympathy crier, swears a lot
http://orphanscabaret.com
http://orphanscabaret.com
Four years ago today, my youngest had her first chemo infusion (stage 4 Lymphoma). Three years ago today, she released this song.
tylarbonell.bandcamp.com/track/chemo
open.spotify.com/album/6jSKUD....
Also available on all the usual music streaming platforms.
#FuckCancer #CancerSucks
tylarbonell.bandcamp.com/track/chemo
open.spotify.com/album/6jSKUD....
Also available on all the usual music streaming platforms.
#FuckCancer #CancerSucks
Chemo., by Tylar Bonell
track by Tylar Bonell
tylarbonell.bandcamp.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Four years ago today, my youngest had her first chemo infusion (stage 4 Lymphoma). Three years ago today, she released this song.
tylarbonell.bandcamp.com/track/chemo
open.spotify.com/album/6jSKUD....
Also available on all the usual music streaming platforms.
#FuckCancer #CancerSucks
tylarbonell.bandcamp.com/track/chemo
open.spotify.com/album/6jSKUD....
Also available on all the usual music streaming platforms.
#FuckCancer #CancerSucks
Mood. Playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/3so...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3so...
Hear Me Roar
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October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Mood. Playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/3so...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3so...
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I wrote a little essay on Phil Ochs and the state of the world for IHTOV. Check it out here! And thanks to Michele at @ihavethatonvinyl.com for posting it!
today at IHTOV: @whyaccordion.bsky.social writes lovingly about phil ochs and his importance in the world today ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/the-i...
The Importance of Phil Ochs
Things are grim. As I force myself to read and digest yet another news story of Trump gleefully guiding America down the path of fascism, it is hard to feel much other than despair. The only other thi...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I wrote a little essay on Phil Ochs and the state of the world for IHTOV. Check it out here! And thanks to Michele at @ihavethatonvinyl.com for posting it!
New video from my wonderful band, Orphans Cabaret! (I love these people.)
New video for "Burning Man" created for us by the ever so talented Logan Crannell.
youtu.be/VMTKOK4z0Xs?...
youtu.be/VMTKOK4z0Xs?...
Orphans Cabaret - Burning Man
YouTube video by Orphans Cabaret
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
New video from my wonderful band, Orphans Cabaret! (I love these people.)
He fucking bombed Iran. Fucking war horny fuckwad. *fuming*
June 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
He fucking bombed Iran. Fucking war horny fuckwad. *fuming*
And now the USMC has been deployed to LA. The president of the USA has deployed the US military against US citizens exercising their Constitutionally protected 1st Amendments rights.
If this country is not safe for one group of people, it is not safe for any of us.
If this country is not safe for one group of people, it is not safe for any of us.
June 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And now the USMC has been deployed to LA. The president of the USA has deployed the US military against US citizens exercising their Constitutionally protected 1st Amendments rights.
If this country is not safe for one group of people, it is not safe for any of us.
If this country is not safe for one group of people, it is not safe for any of us.
I got my first Bundle Box from Blue Canyon Farm (bluecanyonfarm.com) yesterday! Nestled inside a beautiful lavender colored box was a lovely sachet, a convenient to use (& non-greasy!) lotion bar, a yummy lip balm, & my favorite roll-on "Yikes!" Everything is so lovely & smells so beautiful. 💜
Blue Canyon Farm
Blue Canyon Farm
bluecanyonfarm.com
May 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I got my first Bundle Box from Blue Canyon Farm (bluecanyonfarm.com) yesterday! Nestled inside a beautiful lavender colored box was a lovely sachet, a convenient to use (& non-greasy!) lotion bar, a yummy lip balm, & my favorite roll-on "Yikes!" Everything is so lovely & smells so beautiful. 💜
A year ago this evening, I sang with my dad for the very last time. A simple, beautiful loo-la-loo-la-loo-loo. The next morning, he was gone.
April 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A year ago this evening, I sang with my dad for the very last time. A simple, beautiful loo-la-loo-la-loo-loo. The next morning, he was gone.
Death Slipped in Silently
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Death Slipped in Silently
Death slipped in silently
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March 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Death Slipped in Silently
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Ides of March ... from the point of view of the knife. We wrote this one 10+ years ago.
youtu.be/kI5v6tt5_Qo?...
youtu.be/kI5v6tt5_Qo?...
Juana Ghani - One Man Dead
YouTube video by Juana Ghani
youtu.be
March 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ides of March ... from the point of view of the knife. We wrote this one 10+ years ago.
youtu.be/kI5v6tt5_Qo?...
youtu.be/kI5v6tt5_Qo?...
Another friend has died. She was beautiful. She made unicorns out of snow.
March 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Another friend has died. She was beautiful. She made unicorns out of snow.
This feels like another "shot heard 'round the world" moment. If WWIII happens, as things seem poised for, it will be on Trump/Vance heads. History will remember.
February 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This feels like another "shot heard 'round the world" moment. If WWIII happens, as things seem poised for, it will be on Trump/Vance heads. History will remember.
I wrote a thing.
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The Key
A poem of self-discovery
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February 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I wrote a thing.
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open.substack.com/pub/leislb/p...
A little reminder of a song: youtu.be/-sOSr7n_8YU?...
Cheap Perfume-It's Okay To Punch Nazis
YouTube video by Cheap Perfume Band
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A little reminder of a song: youtu.be/-sOSr7n_8YU?...
Why is it that when Trump talks about moving the Palestinians in Gaza to "a beautiful land, a beautiful home" it sounds like he's sending them to "live on a beautiful farm in the country ..."?
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Why is it that when Trump talks about moving the Palestinians in Gaza to "a beautiful land, a beautiful home" it sounds like he's sending them to "live on a beautiful farm in the country ..."?
January 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
🧵I find myself in a state of shock and disbelief, not only that this man – these men – were elected to lead our country, but that so many people I thought I knew and respected voted for them and put them in this place of power; that so many people I thought I knew and respected are in favor of the
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🧵I find myself in a state of shock and disbelief, not only that this man – these men – were elected to lead our country, but that so many people I thought I knew and respected voted for them and put them in this place of power; that so many people I thought I knew and respected are in favor of the
Stargate? Really? How original! *insert eyeroll here*
It was an entertaining movie, sure, but a gov't program? Lawrdz help us.
It was an entertaining movie, sure, but a gov't program? Lawrdz help us.
January 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Stargate? Really? How original! *insert eyeroll here*
It was an entertaining movie, sure, but a gov't program? Lawrdz help us.
It was an entertaining movie, sure, but a gov't program? Lawrdz help us.
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I've only watched about 20minutes of this Hegseth hearing & ohmygoodness does he have a hard time keeping his shit together. To say he is unqualified & incapable is an understatement.
January 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I've only watched about 20minutes of this Hegseth hearing & ohmygoodness does he have a hard time keeping his shit together. To say he is unqualified & incapable is an understatement.