swizzlespoon
@swizzlespoon.bsky.social
Middle-aged polymath who enjoys fanfic, fanvids, & other fanworks. Disabled, ace, AuDHD, depressed, lacking in executive function. I don’t drink, but I enjoy fun brightly colored barware. She/her. Minnesotan.
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Rereading and editing previous chapters rather than finishing the new ones I'm working on. Productive procrastination, maybe? I don't know.
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Rereading and editing previous chapters rather than finishing the new ones I'm working on. Productive procrastination, maybe? I don't know.
My fic is for people who want to read completely conflict free fluff I think. I mean. It's just . . . I don't even know, folks.
It's weird. I'm still learning & have so fucking much to learn. Every time I think this is embarrassing & I shouldn't post this stuff, someone says something nice tho.
It's weird. I'm still learning & have so fucking much to learn. Every time I think this is embarrassing & I shouldn't post this stuff, someone says something nice tho.
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
My fic is for people who want to read completely conflict free fluff I think. I mean. It's just . . . I don't even know, folks.
It's weird. I'm still learning & have so fucking much to learn. Every time I think this is embarrassing & I shouldn't post this stuff, someone says something nice tho.
It's weird. I'm still learning & have so fucking much to learn. Every time I think this is embarrassing & I shouldn't post this stuff, someone says something nice tho.
I've gone from someone who was thinking "I should never post a WIP" (to AO3 etc.) to "OMG people say nice things after each chapter this is great" in a short time even though wow it's a different experience writing like that. Does motivate me but also there's more pressure I dunno. Very different. 🤷♀️
February 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I've gone from someone who was thinking "I should never post a WIP" (to AO3 etc.) to "OMG people say nice things after each chapter this is great" in a short time even though wow it's a different experience writing like that. Does motivate me but also there's more pressure I dunno. Very different. 🤷♀️
Genius maneuver moving vid show replay earlier in the day to avoid the Superb Owl . . . only to put it opposite the Puppy Bowl. No one had registered interest in it & I haven't slept in 24+ hours so . . . no vid show replay thingie today.
(Up all night writing/posting fic again. Ope.)
(Up all night writing/posting fic again. Ope.)
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Genius maneuver moving vid show replay earlier in the day to avoid the Superb Owl . . . only to put it opposite the Puppy Bowl. No one had registered interest in it & I haven't slept in 24+ hours so . . . no vid show replay thingie today.
(Up all night writing/posting fic again. Ope.)
(Up all night writing/posting fic again. Ope.)
I've been having a LOT of thoughts lately about how people manage to create and enjoy art while in the midst of traumatic events. And about how art can help people survive, connect, resist . . .
Nothing new, art always persists & is informed by it, but it's different living it I guess.
Nothing new, art always persists & is informed by it, but it's different living it I guess.
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I've been having a LOT of thoughts lately about how people manage to create and enjoy art while in the midst of traumatic events. And about how art can help people survive, connect, resist . . .
Nothing new, art always persists & is informed by it, but it's different living it I guess.
Nothing new, art always persists & is informed by it, but it's different living it I guess.
I think I actually managed to get through all of the Festivids before reveals and commented on a lot of them (even if my comments were, uh, pretty simple). It's funny I somehow managed this year given I'm so much busier than usual but last year was a wash due to grief obviously.
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I think I actually managed to get through all of the Festivids before reveals and commented on a lot of them (even if my comments were, uh, pretty simple). It's funny I somehow managed this year given I'm so much busier than usual but last year was a wash due to grief obviously.
After having only an hour of sleep early this morning & then an hour of sleep in the afternoon, I was feeling drowsy (of course) and thought I'd crash early tonight (obviously) so then I suddenly had words for the WIP I'd been stalled out on and uh, wrote & posted a 5,500 word chapter. WTF.
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM
After having only an hour of sleep early this morning & then an hour of sleep in the afternoon, I was feeling drowsy (of course) and thought I'd crash early tonight (obviously) so then I suddenly had words for the WIP I'd been stalled out on and uh, wrote & posted a 5,500 word chapter. WTF.
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art shanties. so odd and so delightful and so minneapolis.
February 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
art shanties. so odd and so delightful and so minneapolis.
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I am also not an artist, but I am a crafter and a fellow Spidey writer, so taking a page out of Jody's book to contribute to #Comics4Liam
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I am also not an artist, but I am a crafter and a fellow Spidey writer, so taking a page out of Jody's book to contribute to #Comics4Liam
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
Please visit comics4liam.com for more info on how you can help our immigrant communities 🕷️🕸️❤️
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On Langston Hughes’s birthday, I share this timeless poem.
February 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
On Langston Hughes’s birthday, I share this timeless poem.
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
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I don’t have anything clever or insightful to say. I am just still numb and in disbelief that we have been in what others recognize as a war zone and the leaders of our state and country go on as if nothing unusual is happening.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I don’t have anything clever or insightful to say. I am just still numb and in disbelief that we have been in what others recognize as a war zone and the leaders of our state and country go on as if nothing unusual is happening.
I need a "I would rather be watching fanvids than fighting fascism" button or something but a gal can do both. (May need to do one to survive the other.)
Though boy is it a rude awakening to check chats & socials & other lines of communication after being in a multihour vid-watching bubble. JFC.
Though boy is it a rude awakening to check chats & socials & other lines of communication after being in a multihour vid-watching bubble. JFC.
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I need a "I would rather be watching fanvids than fighting fascism" button or something but a gal can do both. (May need to do one to survive the other.)
Though boy is it a rude awakening to check chats & socials & other lines of communication after being in a multihour vid-watching bubble. JFC.
Though boy is it a rude awakening to check chats & socials & other lines of communication after being in a multihour vid-watching bubble. JFC.
it has felt like a year i wish i was exaggerating. something like that. i have no brain. where days are like weeks or something.
Fuck off, January 2026.
(The month is over in Minnesota, at least, where we are very tired.)
(The month is over in Minnesota, at least, where we are very tired.)
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
it has felt like a year i wish i was exaggerating. something like that. i have no brain. where days are like weeks or something.
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if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.
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It's the last day of the Romance for Minnesota fundraiser!
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
It's the last day of the Romance for Minnesota fundraiser!
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
We're hovering right under $25K...
If you love romance & human rights, this is for you! Prizes from the likes of @kjcharleswriter.com and @courtneymilan.com... & your donation makes a real difference. 🙏
janehadleywrites.com/romanceformn/
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I cannot stress enough to people who are not from Minneapolis that the news you have seen in the past week about things calming, and messaging from our electeds at *every level higher than City Council* that local agencies will protect us... That's all fucking LIES.
Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt needs to stop assisting ICE. It’s very clear that the sheriff’s department has been harassing, intimidating, arresting and coming out in force to assist ICE. They have been using force against neighbors who are working to protect our immigrant neighbors. 2/
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I cannot stress enough to people who are not from Minneapolis that the news you have seen in the past week about things calming, and messaging from our electeds at *every level higher than City Council* that local agencies will protect us... That's all fucking LIES.
Anyway. if you're in the. U.S. please keep calling your members of congress and remind them it's really not okay for the federal government to occupy or lay siege to a whole state and terrorize the people there.
if you've got $ there are places to donate here:
www.standwithminnesota.com
if you've got $ there are places to donate here:
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Anyway. if you're in the. U.S. please keep calling your members of congress and remind them it's really not okay for the federal government to occupy or lay siege to a whole state and terrorize the people there.
if you've got $ there are places to donate here:
www.standwithminnesota.com
if you've got $ there are places to donate here:
www.standwithminnesota.com
I wish they'd give us a single day off from the horrors.
(I hate how when I take breaks to try to enjoy or work on other things, catching up afterward is a cavalacade of horrors in addition to the low-level horrors that never really stop.) (I always tell people to take breaks, but . . . it's hard.)
(I hate how when I take breaks to try to enjoy or work on other things, catching up afterward is a cavalacade of horrors in addition to the low-level horrors that never really stop.) (I always tell people to take breaks, but . . . it's hard.)
January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I wish they'd give us a single day off from the horrors.
(I hate how when I take breaks to try to enjoy or work on other things, catching up afterward is a cavalacade of horrors in addition to the low-level horrors that never really stop.) (I always tell people to take breaks, but . . . it's hard.)
(I hate how when I take breaks to try to enjoy or work on other things, catching up afterward is a cavalacade of horrors in addition to the low-level horrors that never really stop.) (I always tell people to take breaks, but . . . it's hard.)
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.
standwithminnesota.com/read
standwithminnesota.com/read
Organizing Reading List — Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
standwithminnesota.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.
standwithminnesota.com/read
standwithminnesota.com/read
Apparently one of my stories made someone keyboard smash and they said they'd doodle hearts around the margins of their comment if they could and I think I'm high from getting such a lovely comment. (Never got one this long and detailed on any of my works before. I appreciate them all, but wow.)
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Apparently one of my stories made someone keyboard smash and they said they'd doodle hearts around the margins of their comment if they could and I think I'm high from getting such a lovely comment. (Never got one this long and detailed on any of my works before. I appreciate them all, but wow.)
This is what you do in MN now. You're always ready to film the abductions that happen any time and can happen anywhere. It's what Renee Good did and what Alex Pretti did. They were not protesting, they were observing so we have a record of the abuses & abductions (& know who they take).
The request includes a declaration from a witness who filmed today's shooting of Pretti.
Read their words:
"I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
Read their words:
"I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
This is what you do in MN now. You're always ready to film the abductions that happen any time and can happen anywhere. It's what Renee Good did and what Alex Pretti did. They were not protesting, they were observing so we have a record of the abuses & abductions (& know who they take).
I got a couple of nice comments on AO3 on one of the many crappy days in recent memory and it gave me cheer in a dark time and today I thought "okay, someone needs to do that today" which is totally a rational thought. (It is not.)
Also not sure how I do the vid show tomorrow but I think I need to.
Also not sure how I do the vid show tomorrow but I think I need to.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I got a couple of nice comments on AO3 on one of the many crappy days in recent memory and it gave me cheer in a dark time and today I thought "okay, someone needs to do that today" which is totally a rational thought. (It is not.)
Also not sure how I do the vid show tomorrow but I think I need to.
Also not sure how I do the vid show tomorrow but I think I need to.