Kate 🛋️📚✍️
@stillunderthelamp.bsky.social
yup, still under the lamp - writing & reading...
#WIP: “THE SHAPE OF LEAVING” - literary speculative fiction | first manuscript complete, & amid edits (2025)
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#WIP: “THE SHAPE OF LEAVING” - literary speculative fiction | first manuscript complete, & amid edits (2025)
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@stillunderthelamp.bsky.social
· Jul 10
🧵 1/7: And lo, it is time . . . ✨The first teaser for my debut novel, THE SHAPE OF LEAVING✨:
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[staring directly into the ~107 year old camera]
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
[staring directly into the ~107 year old camera]
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Proposal for degrees to remove from "professional" classification:
Education
Nursing (MSN, DNP)
Social work (MSW, DSW)
Public health (MPH, DrPH)
Physician assist.
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Business master's
Engineering master's
Counseling & therapy
Education
Nursing (MSN, DNP)
Social work (MSW, DSW)
Public health (MPH, DrPH)
Physician assist.
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Business master's
Engineering master's
Counseling & therapy
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Proposal for degrees to remove from "professional" classification:
Education
Nursing (MSN, DNP)
Social work (MSW, DSW)
Public health (MPH, DrPH)
Physician assist.
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Business master's
Engineering master's
Counseling & therapy
Education
Nursing (MSN, DNP)
Social work (MSW, DSW)
Public health (MPH, DrPH)
Physician assist.
Occupational therapy
Physical therapy
Audiology
Speech-language pathology
Business master's
Engineering master's
Counseling & therapy
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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
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Your new motto should be: if it’s fine for disabled people, it’s fine for me.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Your new motto should be: if it’s fine for disabled people, it’s fine for me.
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White supremacy is when Republican men and women in their 20s & 30s praising Hitler, genocide, and rape are “just kids”—but 18-year-old Michael Brown was no angel, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was a thug, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was a criminal, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice should’ve known better.😐
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
White supremacy is when Republican men and women in their 20s & 30s praising Hitler, genocide, and rape are “just kids”—but 18-year-old Michael Brown was no angel, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was a thug, 16-year-old Kalief Browder was a criminal, and 12-year-old Tamir Rice should’ve known better.😐
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Return-to-office policies hurt women:
"After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row,...with women earning
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row,...with women earning
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office
Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Return-to-office policies hurt women:
"After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row,...with women earning
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row,...with women earning
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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*Fabulous* book on Scottish folklore, magic, mythologies, and culture. Especially if you have Scottish ancestors/heritage that you’re seeking to (re)connect with: snag this one for yer library. So so good. 📚
October 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
*Fabulous* book on Scottish folklore, magic, mythologies, and culture. Especially if you have Scottish ancestors/heritage that you’re seeking to (re)connect with: snag this one for yer library. So so good. 📚
SOLID spooky (and any) season read! A keeper. Thank you to the Witches of Scotland campaign! 🙏 🧙
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
SOLID spooky (and any) season read! A keeper. Thank you to the Witches of Scotland campaign! 🙏 🧙
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Fuck. Please call your reps. People need Telehealth to survive. Especially disabled people.
Most telehealth covered under Medicare is set to expire today. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Millions of seniors could lose access to telehealth without deal in Congress
Millions of American seniors could see major disruptions to health services amid a government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Fuck. Please call your reps. People need Telehealth to survive. Especially disabled people.
Fellow writers/authors . . . 👀 📚!!
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Fellow writers/authors . . . 👀 📚!!
Latest read: ✅
(And while much has changed since it was first written in 1962, too many themes still echo with us in today’s America . . . sigh. Solid read, though. Thank you as always, Mr. Baldwin) 📚
(And while much has changed since it was first written in 1962, too many themes still echo with us in today’s America . . . sigh. Solid read, though. Thank you as always, Mr. Baldwin) 📚
August 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Latest read: ✅
(And while much has changed since it was first written in 1962, too many themes still echo with us in today’s America . . . sigh. Solid read, though. Thank you as always, Mr. Baldwin) 📚
(And while much has changed since it was first written in 1962, too many themes still echo with us in today’s America . . . sigh. Solid read, though. Thank you as always, Mr. Baldwin) 📚
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just realized that list of conditions for “severe covid risk” is now another source of grief. according to science, that means if you’re on that list, you should be masking. but folks who consider themselves healthy enough are only thinking about it in terms of vaccines
August 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
just realized that list of conditions for “severe covid risk” is now another source of grief. according to science, that means if you’re on that list, you should be masking. but folks who consider themselves healthy enough are only thinking about it in terms of vaccines
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History tells us that pandemics contribute to the rise of fascism. Society has failed to heed that warning.
August 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
History tells us that pandemics contribute to the rise of fascism. Society has failed to heed that warning.
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the thing mass shootings and the ongoing pandemic, as well as the surging and resurgent pathogens allowed for by MAHA austerity have in common is that shared public space becomes dangerous, the onus for safety placed on the individual.
we owe each other so much more than this systemic abandonment.
we owe each other so much more than this systemic abandonment.
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
the thing mass shootings and the ongoing pandemic, as well as the surging and resurgent pathogens allowed for by MAHA austerity have in common is that shared public space becomes dangerous, the onus for safety placed on the individual.
we owe each other so much more than this systemic abandonment.
we owe each other so much more than this systemic abandonment.
🧵 👀
From @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social: “If you’re under 65 and not high risk, the window to get a Covid-19 vaccine is right now—before the FDA label changes (possibly this Friday). Once it happens, access will be limited immediately.”
August 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🧵 👀
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It would be a very good time to start masking unless you’re ok with small children dying for your convenience.
NEW: The FDA may yank Pfizer's under-5 Covid vaccine this fall. Pfizer has the only pediatric vaccines for all kids over six months, not just those with health conditions. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA
Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gap
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
It would be a very good time to start masking unless you’re ok with small children dying for your convenience.
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Derrick Kardos, a graphic designer and #LongCOVID advocate, died on July 18 at the age of 53 due to complications of Long COVID. He made props on movies including School of Rock, The Devil Wears Prada, The Manchurian Candidate, The Departed, Black Swan, and many others. bit.ly/3J6n4fO
August 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Derrick Kardos, a graphic designer and #LongCOVID advocate, died on July 18 at the age of 53 due to complications of Long COVID. He made props on movies including School of Rock, The Devil Wears Prada, The Manchurian Candidate, The Departed, Black Swan, and many others. bit.ly/3J6n4fO
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the way so many LGBTQ people scoff at mitigating the pandemic we continue to live through—which disproportionately impacts queer people—after recent queer history became so scarred by another virus? an embarrassment. a stain on our community.
August 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🧵 👀 👏
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
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Clean air is a human right.
New England & Quebec, wear an n95 mask outside to stay safe from PM2.5 pollution. It causes heart & lung disease & premature death.
But the problem is global: 99% of humanity lives in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
Give/get mask mutual aid: maskbloc.org
New England & Quebec, wear an n95 mask outside to stay safe from PM2.5 pollution. It causes heart & lung disease & premature death.
But the problem is global: 99% of humanity lives in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
Give/get mask mutual aid: maskbloc.org
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Clean air is a human right.
New England & Quebec, wear an n95 mask outside to stay safe from PM2.5 pollution. It causes heart & lung disease & premature death.
But the problem is global: 99% of humanity lives in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
Give/get mask mutual aid: maskbloc.org
New England & Quebec, wear an n95 mask outside to stay safe from PM2.5 pollution. It causes heart & lung disease & premature death.
But the problem is global: 99% of humanity lives in places where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
Give/get mask mutual aid: maskbloc.org
Bater-wottle sticker wisdom... 📚
July 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Bater-wottle sticker wisdom... 📚
“There are certain qualities of light that betray how even silence is stratified...”
In celebration of edits season beginning this week 👀 🎉 here is a sneak peek from a moment of grief in my debut manuscript, THE SHAPE OF LEAVING. ✍️ 📚
In celebration of edits season beginning this week 👀 🎉 here is a sneak peek from a moment of grief in my debut manuscript, THE SHAPE OF LEAVING. ✍️ 📚
July 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“There are certain qualities of light that betray how even silence is stratified...”
In celebration of edits season beginning this week 👀 🎉 here is a sneak peek from a moment of grief in my debut manuscript, THE SHAPE OF LEAVING. ✍️ 📚
In celebration of edits season beginning this week 👀 🎉 here is a sneak peek from a moment of grief in my debut manuscript, THE SHAPE OF LEAVING. ✍️ 📚