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Joanna Theiss
@joannatheiss.com
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Writer of weird things sitting with a cat in Washington, DC
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Very jealous of my printer
Top of a dusty home printer. The small rectangular screen reads "Deep Sleep"
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Me: my back hurts all the time, it makes no sense
Also me:
Red stick figure with severely bad posture
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Bird cam footage reminds me to be grateful that there's not a camera three inches from my face while I'm cracking sunflower seeds between my teeth
A mourning dove sitting in a pile of seeds, looking slightly regretful about being on camera
July 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Throwback to June 2017. I feel so naive to think that treason would be the worst of his offenses
Me (white woman in Nats hat) holding a sign defining Treason, per U.S. consitution, as "adhering to their enemies, giving them aid & comfort"
June 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Happy Pride Month to Grimace, too. He's not the mascot we want, but he's the one we deserve 🤣
SNL sketch in which Grimace comes out as bisexual. A very muscular, shirtless Grimace surrounded by other familiar characters from McDonald's, including the Hamburglar.
June 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Except for the ones in my heart
From submittable, an empty grid with the words "No submissions found" instead of writing submissions
May 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Does a fresh haircut cancel out a fresh literary rejection? I think so
Woman with chin-length hair in front of glass doors, smarting a little from a rejection on a short story
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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My Girl (1991)
Movie poster from "My Girl," in which two small blonde child actors laugh together, with no clue that one of them will be dead of bees by the end of the movie
April 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Keep going.
"Do Boycotts Work? As Target’s Traffic Declines, Tesla And Others See Shifts With Consumers" by Doug Melville @forbes.com
www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...
Quote text: The markets are taking notice. Target’s stock price (NYSE: TGT) is down 24%—from 137.40 on Jan. 24, the day Target cut its programs—to 104.70 on March 15. Within that time frame, the stock is down 10% from when the 40-day kickoff began on March 5, accelerating an ongoing downward trend in its stock price since late 2024. To top it off, The City of Riviera Beach Police Pension Fund filed a class-action lawsuit against Target, its CEO, and board members, claiming they misled investors about the financial risks of Target’s DEI and Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives. The plaintiffs are alleging that Target downplayed the risks of consumer backlash and boycotts stemming from the changes.
March 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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They don't want protest because they know protest works
Attack on civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama. On this day in 1965, state troopers used nightsticks and tear gas to attack American civil rights activists as they crossed a bridge in Selma, Alabama, during their attempted march to the state capitol in Montgomery. Black and white image of protestors holding American flags.
March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Mood
Me at the Museum of Illusions, halfway between a ladder going down to infinity and a ladder going up to infinity
March 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Here's my actual cat!
An adorable brown tabby looking out of a window
February 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Freedom #PeoplesMarch
Sign from the People’s March that says Freedom to Exist without Discrimination
January 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Person holding sign that says Fight Fascism with Art at DC People’s March
January 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Dang people showed UP #PeoplesMarch
At the Lincoln Memorial with the People’s March. Tons of people in pussy hats!
January 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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A rainy Monday in December calls for brevity
Aguas/Waters by Miguel Avero (trans. @jcolson.bsky.social), Night Beast by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social and The Woman’s Part by @jmgatford.bsky.social
Three short books arrayed on a wicker table (titles and authors in skeet)
December 9, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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The robots are here, and they demand our responsiveness
Obviously fake profile for "businesswoman" who is "here for a good relationship for who is really responsive"
December 5, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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I have never successfully lifted n’ peeled
Top of a jar of vitamins with a sealed top that says “Lift n’ Peel”
December 5, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Obsessed with making the rows line up on each side of the box
The recipient will neither notice nor care, but I must get it right 😤
Box with square mosaic collage in yellows and blues
December 1, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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He read The Sittaford Mystery, by Agatha Christie. Perfect listening for a rainy day in late November.
Cover of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery. Purple hues with a mansion looming up from the fog.
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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Berobed men only
Men’s restroom sign with the stick figure man appearing to be wearing a long skirt
November 27, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Honored to have my flash tip included at Vancouver Flash Fiction. Thanks @karenschauber.bsky.social!
"Flash fiction is like a fabulous party guest who shows up late, causes chaos, then skips out the back door. Cut out the exposition and the tidy conclusion of your story and keep the spilled drinks, the kitchen fire, the sloppy kiss. Leave the reader short of breath and asking, "Who was that and when can I see her again?" Joanna Theiss, Washington, DC @VancouverFlashFiction
November 25, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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One man is responsible for me hearing "heart attack" and mentally following up with "ack ack ack ack ack."
Image of seventies-era Billy Joel, not at all apologetic
November 22, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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She found the light
November 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Florida selfie
November 16, 2024 at 2:13 PM