Mica Barnes
@maybesproutwings.bsky.social
I write weird folk music over at BriefLoveAffair.bsky.social
I’ve been thinking a lot about how sometimes healing can be a complex trauma response too. I wouldn’t give up the healing, don’t take me the wrong way. But I’ve been wrestling with the fact that I’ve just been metabolizing my trauma while actively being subjected to the same patterns that caused it
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about how sometimes healing can be a complex trauma response too. I wouldn’t give up the healing, don’t take me the wrong way. But I’ve been wrestling with the fact that I’ve just been metabolizing my trauma while actively being subjected to the same patterns that caused it
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It’s true. And it’s much better to learn how to do that naturally.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
BUT!
Your courage is not from alcohol. Your courage is in you all the time.
Alcohol just breaks down that first door of inhibition.
Your courage is not from alcohol. Your courage is in you all the time.
Alcohol just breaks down that first door of inhibition.
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
It’s true. And it’s much better to learn how to do that naturally.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
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Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Seems like a good video for his trial
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Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
January 28, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Stella Carlson - known as "Pink Jacket Lady" - is a hero!
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
Anderson Cooper is gentle as she recounts how her phone & whistle don't feel like enough.
And yet, with them, she created irrefutable evidence of Alex Pretti's murder. And now gives a sincere & articulate call for justice.
It feels silly but I am sad about the idea of fully leaving TikTok. People were extraordinarily nice to me there about my music even though I posted irregularly and only had a tiny audience. I will miss the community more than the platform but it’s still something to mourn in this sea of mourning.
January 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It feels silly but I am sad about the idea of fully leaving TikTok. People were extraordinarily nice to me there about my music even though I posted irregularly and only had a tiny audience. I will miss the community more than the platform but it’s still something to mourn in this sea of mourning.
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Video clip of hundreds of folks leaving protest at DC Children's National Hospital earlier today.
This past week the hospital abruptly stopped providing gender affirming healthcare for youth under 19 years old, to preemptively comply with the Musk/Trump Administration's illegal Executive Order.
This past week the hospital abruptly stopped providing gender affirming healthcare for youth under 19 years old, to preemptively comply with the Musk/Trump Administration's illegal Executive Order.
February 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Video clip of hundreds of folks leaving protest at DC Children's National Hospital earlier today.
This past week the hospital abruptly stopped providing gender affirming healthcare for youth under 19 years old, to preemptively comply with the Musk/Trump Administration's illegal Executive Order.
This past week the hospital abruptly stopped providing gender affirming healthcare for youth under 19 years old, to preemptively comply with the Musk/Trump Administration's illegal Executive Order.
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This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
We Have Rights: When Documenting ICE Arrests
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February 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility
Take back your attention.
January 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM