Wrtrmaus
@wrtrmaus.bsky.social
Reading panel member at Hippocampus Magazine.
Keeper of notebooks
Writer of letters sent via postal service
Seemingly indispensable admin.
Slow knitter of mostly socks. 🧶
Keeper of notebooks
Writer of letters sent via postal service
Seemingly indispensable admin.
Slow knitter of mostly socks. 🧶
Mini bouquet of mini dahlias.
October 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mini bouquet of mini dahlias.
Such a great afternoon at @pocketbooksshop.bsky.social with @writesloud.bsky.social and @mrswhitehouse74.bsky.social in conversation about First Kicking, Then Not.
Entirely relatable strangeness, perfect for our present moment.
Entirely relatable strangeness, perfect for our present moment.
September 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Such a great afternoon at @pocketbooksshop.bsky.social with @writesloud.bsky.social and @mrswhitehouse74.bsky.social in conversation about First Kicking, Then Not.
Entirely relatable strangeness, perfect for our present moment.
Entirely relatable strangeness, perfect for our present moment.
Unpleasant realization about my writing today: when I write lately, I write until the character needs to take action, and I stop.
Just thinking about it makes me tense. Thinking about adding the next sentence with the action makes me tense.
Neither of these things inspires forward motion.
Help?
Just thinking about it makes me tense. Thinking about adding the next sentence with the action makes me tense.
Neither of these things inspires forward motion.
Help?
September 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Unpleasant realization about my writing today: when I write lately, I write until the character needs to take action, and I stop.
Just thinking about it makes me tense. Thinking about adding the next sentence with the action makes me tense.
Neither of these things inspires forward motion.
Help?
Just thinking about it makes me tense. Thinking about adding the next sentence with the action makes me tense.
Neither of these things inspires forward motion.
Help?
How happy am I for the last minute decision to throw my #musselburghhat into my knitting bag? 🧶
September 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How happy am I for the last minute decision to throw my #musselburghhat into my knitting bag? 🧶
I added a second color yesterday, by reaching in the bag and pulling out the first thing I touched. Color changes are determined by a set of personally significant numbers. 🧶
#roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
#roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I added a second color yesterday, by reaching in the bag and pulling out the first thing I touched. Color changes are determined by a set of personally significant numbers. 🧶
#roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
#roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
Ever since I made the long, colorful scarf for Karl a few years ago, I’ve been thinking of making one of my own. Today it begins. Acres of garter stitch in soft, smooshy yarn is perfect car knitting. #roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
August 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ever since I made the long, colorful scarf for Karl a few years ago, I’ve been thinking of making one of my own. Today it begins. Acres of garter stitch in soft, smooshy yarn is perfect car knitting. #roadtripknitting #roadtrip #michiganorbust
Three hours is not enough sleep before going to work. Spending two hours at the emergency vet to learn that your dog is high does not help.
Who either fed my dog THC-something or dropped it on the street for her to hoover up?!
Today was already not going to be my favorite of the week.
Who either fed my dog THC-something or dropped it on the street for her to hoover up?!
Today was already not going to be my favorite of the week.
June 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Three hours is not enough sleep before going to work. Spending two hours at the emergency vet to learn that your dog is high does not help.
Who either fed my dog THC-something or dropped it on the street for her to hoover up?!
Today was already not going to be my favorite of the week.
Who either fed my dog THC-something or dropped it on the street for her to hoover up?!
Today was already not going to be my favorite of the week.
Married in a bookstore.
Okay, the nerdiest thing at your wedding. Go!
STORYTIME.
At our wedding, my astronomer husband and I had a planetarium show (YES NERDS WE KNOW). The MC told everyone to get drunk first. During the show my drunk aunt-in-law shouted "SHOW US URANUS" and he had a whole BIT about how Uranus got rammed by something hard and let out a lot of gas. 😂
At our wedding, my astronomer husband and I had a planetarium show (YES NERDS WE KNOW). The MC told everyone to get drunk first. During the show my drunk aunt-in-law shouted "SHOW US URANUS" and he had a whole BIT about how Uranus got rammed by something hard and let out a lot of gas. 😂
May 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Married in a bookstore.
I’m thinking about my notebook out in my bag, but I’m also thinking about going to bed. It’s been a long week already and it’s only Tuesday.
March 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I’m thinking about my notebook out in my bag, but I’m also thinking about going to bed. It’s been a long week already and it’s only Tuesday.
@lancasteryarnshop.bsky.social TFW you are almost finished but you realize you knit the entire middle section with the wrong size circular. I’m glad I enjoy watching the stripes pile up. #musselburghhat #frogging #dpnlifeline
March 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
@lancasteryarnshop.bsky.social TFW you are almost finished but you realize you knit the entire middle section with the wrong size circular. I’m glad I enjoy watching the stripes pile up. #musselburghhat #frogging #dpnlifeline
Haven’t been felled by a migraine in quite awhile, but here I am. Should have just stayed in bed, but felt obligated to get things done at the office.
March 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Haven’t been felled by a migraine in quite awhile, but here I am. Should have just stayed in bed, but felt obligated to get things done at the office.
@erindorney.bsky.social I cannot wait for this letter! Yay, you! Yay, subscribers!
“I know by summer I’ll desperately miss the smell of balsam trees...”
Our next letter in the mail comes from poet @erindorney.bsky.social. Erin’s letter meditates on how reading and moving through the world can reshape our ideas of home.
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Our next letter in the mail comes from poet @erindorney.bsky.social. Erin’s letter meditates on how reading and moving through the world can reshape our ideas of home.
Subscribe to LITM at https://buff.ly/3QvUZPy
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
@erindorney.bsky.social I cannot wait for this letter! Yay, you! Yay, subscribers!
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“A lot of people come to programs at the library because it doesn’t cost them anything to access the programs. If that’s not available, then that’s just not gonna happen. Where else are they going to go?” lancasteronline.com/news/local/b...
Budget cuts start to impact programming, resources at Lancaster County libraries
Library leaders in Lancaster County are scaling back programming and resources as a result of funding cuts at the county and municipal level. Museum passes, virtual tutoring and the annual
lancasteronline.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“A lot of people come to programs at the library because it doesn’t cost them anything to access the programs. If that’s not available, then that’s just not gonna happen. Where else are they going to go?” lancasteronline.com/news/local/b...
If you need joy and complex sentences and descriptions of Ross Gay smiling (which I would love to see in person), read this.
been a kinda obnoxious amount of me this week, I know, but I've got one more out today, and I hope you'll check it out
an essay about seeing Ross Gay read, which reminded me of a The National concert, it's about art & sports & praise & beauty & JOY.
an essay about seeing Ross Gay read, which reminded me of a The National concert, it's about art & sports & praise & beauty & JOY.
Lucky You: The National Meet Ross Gay
by Aaron Burch
theapologistzine.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If you need joy and complex sentences and descriptions of Ross Gay smiling (which I would love to see in person), read this.
For the past few evenings I’ve gone up to the room where my yarn and laptop are and spent time with my writing. Tonight, I finished the dishes and succumbed to inertia. My work week caught up to me.
February 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
For the past few evenings I’ve gone up to the room where my yarn and laptop are and spent time with my writing. Tonight, I finished the dishes and succumbed to inertia. My work week caught up to me.
Reposted by Wrtrmaus
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
2025 is apparently the year for unearthing knitting UFOs and doing something about them.
Finished object number two is the Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies that I didn’t quite finish in 2020!
All it needed was underarm grafting, woven ends, and buttons.
I loved it from the moment I put it on.
Finished object number two is the Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies that I didn’t quite finish in 2020!
All it needed was underarm grafting, woven ends, and buttons.
I loved it from the moment I put it on.
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
2025 is apparently the year for unearthing knitting UFOs and doing something about them.
Finished object number two is the Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies that I didn’t quite finish in 2020!
All it needed was underarm grafting, woven ends, and buttons.
I loved it from the moment I put it on.
Finished object number two is the Carbeth Cardigan by Kate Davies that I didn’t quite finish in 2020!
All it needed was underarm grafting, woven ends, and buttons.
I loved it from the moment I put it on.
As far as Jean is concerned, any box will do.
February 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
As far as Jean is concerned, any box will do.
Not a hat update, but a nearly dry cardigan (that bulky Lopi really soaked up the water!) that I may be able to wear in a day or two (once I trim all the ends).
February 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Not a hat update, but a nearly dry cardigan (that bulky Lopi really soaked up the water!) that I may be able to wear in a day or two (once I trim all the ends).
Reposted by Wrtrmaus
My latest for Sierra magazine.
The Burn Scars of Altadena
As one chapter of Los Angeles ends, another has yet to be written
www.sierraclub.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My latest for Sierra magazine.
I did try to write this evening, but it didn’t come together, so knitting was the other option to keep my phone out of my hands for a while. I’ll try again tomorrow.
February 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I did try to write this evening, but it didn’t come together, so knitting was the other option to keep my phone out of my hands for a while. I’ll try again tomorrow.
Hat update? Sure! I’m a little more than halfway through the pre-decrease length and am still enchanted by the stripes as they stack up. They are a little les than a round-and-a-half long, so on any given side of the hat some stripes are two rows deep and some are one row deep. #musselburghhat 🧶
February 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hat update? Sure! I’m a little more than halfway through the pre-decrease length and am still enchanted by the stripes as they stack up. They are a little les than a round-and-a-half long, so on any given side of the hat some stripes are two rows deep and some are one row deep. #musselburghhat 🧶
Gratitude List:
1. Writers’ brunch at Nooks
2. Cafe time (writing) at Denim with Karl
3. Our new little free library
4. Firebird Festival in Phoenixville
5. Getting back up after going down
1. Writers’ brunch at Nooks
2. Cafe time (writing) at Denim with Karl
3. Our new little free library
4. Firebird Festival in Phoenixville
5. Getting back up after going down
February 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Gratitude List:
1. Writers’ brunch at Nooks
2. Cafe time (writing) at Denim with Karl
3. Our new little free library
4. Firebird Festival in Phoenixville
5. Getting back up after going down
1. Writers’ brunch at Nooks
2. Cafe time (writing) at Denim with Karl
3. Our new little free library
4. Firebird Festival in Phoenixville
5. Getting back up after going down
Read my weekly allotment of essays while icing an ankle that is acting up. I always learn something about what to do (or not) in my own writing by reading submissions.
No time left for knitting tonight, but there’s only one more day until the weekend.
No time left for knitting tonight, but there’s only one more day until the weekend.
January 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Read my weekly allotment of essays while icing an ankle that is acting up. I always learn something about what to do (or not) in my own writing by reading submissions.
No time left for knitting tonight, but there’s only one more day until the weekend.
No time left for knitting tonight, but there’s only one more day until the weekend.
Putting my phone down and knitting for an hour did help whatever needed it. No photo, doesn’t look much different than it did last night.
January 30, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Putting my phone down and knitting for an hour did help whatever needed it. No photo, doesn’t look much different than it did last night.