Leslie Hudson
@lesliehudson.bsky.social
Singer songwriter, pianist, storyteller, recording artist & touring musician. Deep loves: folklore, poisonous plants, wolves, crows, Star Trek. They/them, queer, autistic, poly, enby, hedgewitch & sonic alchemist. https://lesliehudson.com
Starting a blog & limited mailing list to share my mental health journey over the next 6 months. If you'd like to join it, please DM me. There's gotta be a better way to live a creative life than this. I think we can help each other find it (away from here). 💔❤️🩹♥️
October 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Starting a blog & limited mailing list to share my mental health journey over the next 6 months. If you'd like to join it, please DM me. There's gotta be a better way to live a creative life than this. I think we can help each other find it (away from here). 💔❤️🩹♥️
about to take a 6 month hiatus from most platforms to remember what it means to be an artist and not a peddler of content that sucks the soul from everything that actually matters, at least for me
#artisticburnout #autisticburnout
#artisticburnout #autisticburnout
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
about to take a 6 month hiatus from most platforms to remember what it means to be an artist and not a peddler of content that sucks the soul from everything that actually matters, at least for me
#artisticburnout #autisticburnout
#artisticburnout #autisticburnout
I'll be doing this too. I knew about the CEO funding choices but not the ICE ads. Cancelled my Spotify account a month ago. Pulling my music off the platform is next.
Time to unlist my music from Spotify. My three studio albums have been there courtesy of CDBaby, but Spotify are running ICE ads and I’m done with them.
I’ve got loads on Bandcamp and YouTube, and you know what? I still have CDs to sell too!
I’ve got loads on Bandcamp and YouTube, and you know what? I still have CDs to sell too!
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'll be doing this too. I knew about the CEO funding choices but not the ICE ads. Cancelled my Spotify account a month ago. Pulling my music off the platform is next.
The only reason I've ever had to visit the Met's American Wing. That is, if you could pay me to cross the border.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
An Indigenous Takeover of the Met Asks Who Should Be Writing Art History
"Encoded,” an unsanctioned AR exhibition is hiding within the Met American Wing’s famed artworks and sculptures.
www.artnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The only reason I've ever had to visit the Met's American Wing. That is, if you could pay me to cross the border.
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
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Atheist proselytizers are the religious proselytizers I’m most likely to come into contact with and they’re just as annoying as all of the other ones I experience
October 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Atheist proselytizers are the religious proselytizers I’m most likely to come into contact with and they’re just as annoying as all of the other ones I experience
October 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Oatmeal putting it into words better than I could. I hate AI with a depressing monotone of a wearied scream into the corporate void. I've never come closer to quitting making art for a living than I have in 2025. Reading this, helps me put words to thoughts.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Oatmeal putting it into words better than I could. I hate AI with a depressing monotone of a wearied scream into the corporate void. I've never come closer to quitting making art for a living than I have in 2025. Reading this, helps me put words to thoughts.
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art
Give Me a Sword has a new lease on life thanks to Das Binky. This song is for all the Li Chi's among us, slaying the monsters we can. PWYC on Bandcamp today
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...
Give Me a Sword (I'm Gonna Heal), by Leslie Hudson ft. Das Binky
2 track album
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Give Me a Sword has a new lease on life thanks to Das Binky. This song is for all the Li Chi's among us, slaying the monsters we can. PWYC on Bandcamp today
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/give-m...
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Liam Ó Maonlaí leads tributes to Manchán Magan who has died aged 55
“At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.”
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
“At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.”
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
Manchán Magan: Ó Maonlaí leads tributes to writer and documentary maker who has died aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Liam Ó Maonlaí leads tributes to Manchán Magan who has died aged 55
“At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.”
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
“At the end of the night, the three of us held hands and said a prayer for Manchán on the street. It was before the word came. We got to the B&B and Rónán came in and said: ‘Tá sé imigh’.”
www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I am autistic. I hear colour and taste sound. My brain is a marvel. I sing, write, paint, sculpt, compose, play, perform, imbue, impart, and inspire. I struggle to find my place in capitalism and arbitrary social constructs. I rebel against power. Passion, patterning, and integrity guide me forward.
The bonkers wellness myths that fueled Trump’s autism announcement
The bonkers wellness myths that fueled Trump’s autism announcement
Tylenol, folate deficiency, and other still-undetermined “environmental factors” were all to blame.
www.motherjones.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am autistic. I hear colour and taste sound. My brain is a marvel. I sing, write, paint, sculpt, compose, play, perform, imbue, impart, and inspire. I struggle to find my place in capitalism and arbitrary social constructs. I rebel against power. Passion, patterning, and integrity guide me forward.
for those of us who wrestle our autonomous creativity from the iron fist of perfectionism, especially when perfectionism is so damn hot #MusicSky #Swanky #BossaNova
"repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...
"repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...
repeat after me, by leslie hudson ft. mary crowell
1 track album
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
for those of us who wrestle our autonomous creativity from the iron fist of perfectionism, especially when perfectionism is so damn hot #MusicSky #Swanky #BossaNova
"repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...
"repeat after me" new single with @drmaryccrowell.bsky.social
lesliehudson.bandcamp.com/album/repeat...
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The word “myriad” can be used as either a noun or an adjective, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
#copyediting
#copyediting
September 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The word “myriad” can be used as either a noun or an adjective, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
#copyediting
#copyediting
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Writers Sarah Clancy and Naoise Dolan to sail with the flotilla setting sail today.
www.thejournal.ie/aid-flotilla...
www.thejournal.ie/aid-flotilla...
'We need to stop this': Aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg and Irish activists set to sail for Gaza
Irish actor Liam Cunningham, who is supporting the flotilla, described it as “an indication of the world’s failure to uphold international law”.
www.thejournal.ie
August 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Writers Sarah Clancy and Naoise Dolan to sail with the flotilla setting sail today.
www.thejournal.ie/aid-flotilla...
www.thejournal.ie/aid-flotilla...
Having grown up surrounded by green, gardens, and orchards, raised to immerse myself in the natural world and travel to see its wonders, I helped teach a generation of kids to cherish, explore, and nurture their own connections. It was the most important lesson.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds
Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Having grown up surrounded by green, gardens, and orchards, raised to immerse myself in the natural world and travel to see its wonders, I helped teach a generation of kids to cherish, explore, and nurture their own connections. It was the most important lesson.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Words matter
August 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Words matter
The "incontrovertible reality" of my existence vs whatever Trump decides that means today.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Nexus card applications no longer accepting 'X' gender marker | CBC News
Canadians who apply for a new or renewed Nexus card can no longer select an "X" gender marker on their applications, and instead must choose either "M" or "F."
www.cbc.ca
August 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The "incontrovertible reality" of my existence vs whatever Trump decides that means today.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“We have seen medics in their uniforms killed and buried under ambulances crushed by Israeli forces. […] Countless bodies in the streets being eaten by dogs. People calling from beneath rubble, with help from first responders denied until no one was left breathing”
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
Devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs in the street. After speaking out, I discovered my visa will not be renewed, says Jonathan Whittall of UN OCHA
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“We have seen medics in their uniforms killed and buried under ambulances crushed by Israeli forces. […] Countless bodies in the streets being eaten by dogs. People calling from beneath rubble, with help from first responders denied until no one was left breathing”
The current state of things for Canadian musicians who want to tour in the US:
I made the call to cancel my US tour in March and my work visa expired at the end of June. I can't go back a year ago in time and take the $ I sent to DHS out of their hands, but I can refuse to give them any more.
I made the call to cancel my US tour in March and my work visa expired at the end of June. I can't go back a year ago in time and take the $ I sent to DHS out of their hands, but I can refuse to give them any more.
July 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The current state of things for Canadian musicians who want to tour in the US:
I made the call to cancel my US tour in March and my work visa expired at the end of June. I can't go back a year ago in time and take the $ I sent to DHS out of their hands, but I can refuse to give them any more.
I made the call to cancel my US tour in March and my work visa expired at the end of June. I can't go back a year ago in time and take the $ I sent to DHS out of their hands, but I can refuse to give them any more.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Know your rights before you hit the streets. Peaceful protest is protected — but only if you know how to protect yourself legally. Read, share, and stay safe.
June 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Know your rights before you hit the streets. Peaceful protest is protected — but only if you know how to protect yourself legally. Read, share, and stay safe.
This has affected so many authors who've had their income stolen by Unbound/Boundless.
Being part of the whole Unbound saga has not been fun; one consolation has been the support of the many other authors involved.
And so, in that spirit, we've put together a list of some of the great books that now need publishers and agents. Please do share!
open.substack.com/pub/therebou...
And so, in that spirit, we've put together a list of some of the great books that now need publishers and agents. Please do share!
open.substack.com/pub/therebou...
June 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This has affected so many authors who've had their income stolen by Unbound/Boundless.