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Niki Flow (she/her)
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Poet. Talent scout for under1000skies.org. Self-published author of "Elanthian Love Songs, A Bard's Tale" (fka Sara O'Sullivan). Owner/operator of Volunteer Biographers. Mom. Grammy. Ally. 🏳️‍🌈BLM ⚧️ Writer. https://substack.com/@jazztizz (No DMs please)
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Happy #Juneteenth.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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May 17, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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You were inspiring Senator. I transcribed the meeting because of something you said about halfway through about doing what you are called to do. I've worked as a volunteer transcriptionist for ServiceSpace.org for 11 yrs since retiring (legal asst). I can do this.

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May 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I transcribed the notes from the meeting. What you said made sense, and I wanted to remember it. Everyone in the delegation was inspiring. I know it will take work, but we can do this. What you said about impeachment especially helped. Have you read High Conflict?

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May 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I ♥ Delaware
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#trumpism @mcbride.house.gov @coons.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @bluntrochester.senate.gov @mattmeyerde.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Super New Moon
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#day34 #the100dayproject #supernewmoon #newendings #newbeginnings #conversationswithrowdy #healing #health
A sketch of a wolf facing forward, looking slightly worried. The text reads, day34/100, #the100dayproject, @tizzlovesrowdy, original by g e o, Pinterest Tizz: Tomorrow is a Super New Moon. Rowdy: What makes it super? Tizz: It's the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its orbit, so it looks a bit bigger (when full). Rowdy: We will be closest to the dark side of the moon, but we cannot see it. Tizz: Yes. Ancients also believed new moons are the perfect time for new beginnings - and endings. Rowdy: What will you begin? And end? Tizz: Something I haven't done since I got my first computer: step away from the keyboard. I want to be as productive offline as I have been online. Rowdy: I will miss you. Tizz: *hugs him* I'll keep drawing every day. We'll speak every day. I want to honor this promise to myself, but I need to do this for other reasons, too. My health needs attention. Healing is a priority. Rowdy: I will help you. *puts his head on Tizz's lap* Tizz: You always help me. *hugs Rowdy* I’ll still read online in the evening, but under1000skies.org, my volunteer work with ServiceSpace.org, and everything I write personally on blogs will be put aside. I have a lot of work to do, things I’ve been putting off for years, and it’s now become critical. When I come back, I hope to have clarity and balance and 66 more sketches of and conversations with Rowdy to share. ♥ Tizz
March 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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To all #artists doing #the100dayproject
and all other #art and lighting up the world
To all the #activists working hard every single day
To all the influencers and celebs using their platforms
w/all the #leaders to speak truth2power #Yourock
#nonviolence literally translated means "creative love"
A drawing of a pair of feet in teal roller skates with white laces and pink wheels with dark pink breaks (tip). On the legs above the skates are rainbow socks and the artist's name (unknown). Found on Kindspring.org today. The text reads: "you are a downright glorious spectacle of a human being! I'm so glad I get to watch you do your thing"
March 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Hugs
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#day32 #the100dayproject #conversationswithrowdy
A heart-shaped person is hugging a very big wolf and he is hugging her back. The text reads: day32/100, #the100dayproject, @tizzlovesrowdy, original from Meli, Pinterest Rowdy: Is that heart-shaped person you? Tizz: Yep. I haven't learned to draw people. Rowdy: You are hugging me. Tizz: *smiles* And you're hugging me. Rowdy: Hugs are pleasant. Tizz: Hugs are needed on some days. Rowdy: Is today one of those days? Tizz: *sighs* ' Tis. Rowdy: Do you want to talk about it? Tizz: No, but thanks. I would like a hug. Rowdy: I think I would like that, too. Tizz: *hugs Rowdy* Thank you.
March 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Selfie
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#the100dayproject #day29 #learningtodraw #art #10000tomastery
A pencil sketch of a person with a very large wolf (heads only). The text reads: day31/100, #the100dayproject, @tizzlovesrowdy, original by HI-SEV7N, Pinterest Selfie Rowdy: You drew yourself with me. Tizz: Sort of. One of my favorite artists doing the 100-day project has been doing some self-portraits. I decided to give it a try. What do you think? Rowdy: *squints* I think it looks exactly like you. *grins* Tizz: Ha! When did you learn to fib? Rowdy: I'm not. If you were two dimensions and made from pencil and paper, you would look exactly like that. I want to encourage you. I know you have been thinking of giving up. Tizz: Only a little. Wait. *stares at Rowdy* How...? Rowdy: You told me. Last night in a dream. Remember? Tizz: I don't remember. Did we speak in my dream last night? Rowdy: Yes. We speak often. You complain a lot. *smirks* Tizz: *laughs* Oh, that sounds like me. I'm trying not to. Rowdy: Keep trying. And don't give up drawing. You love it. Tizz: I do love drawing. *hugs Rowdy* I love you, too.
March 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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#art This is the kind of stuff I usually draw. I can't wait to hook up my digital sketch pad (a gift from my artist friend). Drawing with a mouse is challenging but stick figures are doable. This drawing was inspired by a story I absolutely loved: "The Hole-y Bucket"
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March 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Two Wolves
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Full poem in alt text and on Substack^
Based on a sketch by @spmlaw.bsky.social

#day30 #the100dayproject #art #poetry #poem #conversationswithrowdy #fear #love #chooselove
A sketch of two wolves in the air fighting while a shaman by the fire summons them. day30/100, #the100dayproject, @tizzlovesrowdy TWO WOLVES Silver coat against falling snow, Black-rimmed eyes of yellow; In dreams, he comes to me — My beautiful timber wolf, Rowdy. Eyes jeweled in firelight, Moon high, glowing bright, He gazes across a frozen lake. I sit by the fire and wait. He turns to me, walks to sniff my hand. In a blink of an eye, not a wolf but a man. He sits on the log, bends toward the fire. "Fear," he says, "is a thief and a liar. "It steals your life, makes phantoms true. "Fear has stolen enough from you. He takes my hand. He stares at me." My beautiful guide, my Rowdy. "Remember the story, two wolves that fight? One is black and one is white?" I nod and smile. I do indeed. "Tell me, my darling — which do you feed? "What you do every day is what you believe. "Do you give, or hide? Express joy? Or grieve? "All choices in life come down to two. "Every choice, every moment, is up to you." I nod and squeeze his hand. “You’re right. “One toward darkness, one toward light. “One choice toward love, and one away. “One choice toward fear, and one toward faith.” He smiles and stands, holds out his hand. “Fear writes the story of your life in sand. “But when you use love, my darling, to write, “Your words are written in starlight.” We stand on the banks of a frozen lake. I look at the path my life might take. “How will I know if I’m on the right path?” He smiles. “Moment by moment, ask.” From that day on, I vowed to live Moment by moment, to love, forgive, To focus on joy and happiness, To live in this moment, let go of the past. When I’m unsure, can’t find my way, I remember what Rowdy told me that day. “Every choice in life comes down to two. “Every choice, every moment, is up to you.” Tizz O'Toole (Niki Flow) “Two Wolves” by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Shadowscapes.com I originally wrote this poem on May 30, 2013.
March 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Questions
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#day29 #the100dayproject #amolavida #julioolalla #nicaskew #soulbiographies #conversationswithrowdy #tizzlovesrowdy #10000tomastery #learningtodraw #boredpanda #abstractedbottlPHyJ #openmind #wonder
March 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Ladder
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#the100dayproject #day28 #conversationswithrowdy #10000tomastery #learningtodraw #art
A sketch of (not-on-purpose) a slightly cross-eyed wolf face. The text reads, "Conversations with Rowdy, day 28, #the100dayproject" then: Rowdy: *laughs* I do not look like that. Tizz: You are a bit cross-eyed. Sorry. I'm in a rush this morning. Rowdy: At least you can tell it's a wolf. Tizz: Thanks for the bright side. Rowdy: You're welcome. How are you today? Tizz: My brain feels a little bruised. Lots of studying yesterday. Rowdy: Studying for what? Tizz: How to be a better ladder. Rowdy: *stares at Tizz* Tizz: *grins* A ladder is a metaphor for someone who helps others succeed, or shine, like I try to do with under1000skies and Volunteer Biographers. I've been doing it for 11 years. I could do better. Rowdy: You could also study art to do better. Tizz: *swats at him and laughs* You're right. Maybe someday. Rowdy: *nods* What will you draw tomorrow? Tizz: *shrugs* I won't know until tomorrow. See you then, Love.
March 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Gems 11.59

I hope you’re having a beautiful day.♡
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“Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit.
-Abbie Hoffman

#under1000skies #revolution #noplanetb
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Day 27/100 #the100dayproject

Snowflake
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A sketch of a wolf holding a rabbit, which appears to be dead in his mouth. In the background are pine trees. The text reads, "Conversations with Rowdy, day 27, #the100dayproject." Then Tizz: *gasps* Rowdy! What have you done? Rowdy: *mumbles something* Tizz: You killed a bunny? Rowdy: *shakes his head and mumbles something* Tizz: I knew you chased rabbits but...I didn't think, here...of all places! Rowdy: *puts the rabbit down* She's not dead. Tizz: *stares at the rabbit* She's not moving. Rowdy: *grins* She's playing dead. That's the game. Tizz: *stares at the rabbit, then at Rowdy* Really? Rowdy: Watch. *sniffs the rabbit several times, which begins to giggle* Tizz: *laughs* She does a very good job at playing dead. Rowdy: *nods* She does. This is Snowflake. I named her. I don't understand her language. She probably has a different name in Rabbit. Tizz: *watches as Snowflake jumps up and dashes off* Bye! Rowdy: I'll chase her another day. *yawns* Time to rest.
March 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Gems 11.58
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Image by Rohan Kumar.
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“A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.”
-Grace Lee Boggs
A stylized illustration of a city at night in the background. Most of the skyscrapers windows shine with bright yellow light. Some of the lights are red and a few are teal blue. The sky is shades of lavender and violet. In the foreground, a young man in black pants, yellow shoes and a purple shirt with a bright yellow O on the back stands facing the city. The rail guarding the roof on which he is standing is chest height. To his left is a large air conditioning unit on small metal legs with a circle and square etched into its sides. On the right is a smaller unit that sits on the ground with a circle etched into its sides. The text reads: Image by Rohan Kumar from Pixabay “A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the great historical contributions of humankind.” -Grace Lee Boggs under1000skies.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Spring
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#day26 #the100dayproject #pencil #sketch #art #conversationswithrowdy #tizzlovesrowdy
A sketch of a wolf on his hind legs pawing at something. Text Conversations with Rowdy day26/100, #the100dayproject, @tizzlovesrowdy Rowdy: *turns his head to stare at the sketch over Tizz's shoulder* Tizz: You're chasing a snowflake. Rowdy: Snowflake? But today is the first day of spring! *sits down beside her and rests his head on her knee* Tizz: Well, my aunt was born in a blizzard on April 10th. Winter doesn't let go sometimes. Yesterday, Joe got slammed with snow in the Midwest. So it just depends on where you are in the world. Rowdy: *looks up* Where is your lake in the world? Tizz: It's not in the world. It's in my head. And it's our lake, now. *smiles* Rowdy: Our lake. Then I would like to change some things. Tizz: Oh? Rowdy: More rabbits. Tizz: *grins* Of course. Well, you've got your wish. *points* Rowdy: *sits up, ears perked* Tizz: See you tomorrow. Rowdy: *sprints after a puff of snow in the distance*
March 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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☼
Gems 11.57

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Image by Maria from Pixabay

"If you really want something, then the soul must make demands of the body.” -Simon Sarris

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#change #effort #soul #body #under1000skies
In the background is a deep green forest. In the foreground, a grey snail with a brown shell climbs between two rocks. His head is just over the left rock's top and his tail touches the rock on the right. There is just enough room for the snail to squeeze through the space. The text reds, "Image by Maria, Pixabay." "If you really want something, then the soul must make demands of the body." Simon Sarris." under1000skies.org
March 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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"Always Night"
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Pencil sketch of a person with a heart body sitting on a bench near a bonfire. Next to the fire lies a white wolf. The text reads 25/100. Then, Conversations with Rowdy, day25, the100dayproject Rowdy: What's going on here? Tizz: I had hoped you could tell. Rowdy: We're relaxing by the fire on your frozen lake. Tizz: Yes. Rowdy: Why is the lake always frozen? Tizz: So I can skate. Or sit by the fire. Rowdy: Why is it always night? Tizz: So I can see the stars and the moon. Rowdy: I don't see the stars and moon in this sketch. Tizz: Right. I have a limited time and I wanted to focus on you. Rowdy: What will I do next? Tizz: *smiles* I have no idea. We'll have to wait until tomorrow. Rowdy: *yawns* This is a very slow story. Tizz: Yes, but once I get to 100 days, it may make sense. Rowdy: "Only 75 more to go."
March 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Gems 11.56

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Images Pixabay Photography Volunteers.

“I choose love over fear, always. I’d rather burn in the fire after touching something true than not feel anything.”
-Victoria Erickson

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The image shows a heart on fire wreathed in flames shooting upward from a wave of flame below. On the right, under the image is a man and a woman embracing. Their bodies are made of flames; the woman's flames are fire-colored, and the man's flames are blue and smoke-colored. The text reads "Photos by Pixabay Volunteers" “I choose love over fear, always. I’d rather burn in the fire after touching something true than not feel anything.” -Victoria Erickson under1000skies.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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The day we met. ♡
#day24 #the100dayproject #pencil #sketch

"SPLAT"
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Image: Six squares. In each square is a stick-figure drawing of a woman with a heart-shaped body. Two hills with trees are in the background. In the foreground is a lake on which she is skating. In the first box she is alone and humming music. In the second there is a wolf head peering over the hill in the distance. In the third a wolf is running down the. In the fourth, the woman has her hands in the air and eyes closed and the wolf is right behind her but she doesn't see him yet. In the fifth, she's splayed on the ground, and he's sitting next to her, looking a bit concerned (after knocking her flat). In the sixth, she's sitting up and reaching out to him with a heart over her head, and he's standing facing her. The text reads: day24 - Conversations with Rowdy - #the100dayproject Rowdy: I remember this day. This is the day we met. *chuckles* I found you. Tizz: Yes. I was in my meditation spot and you came along and SPLAT. Rowdy: *grins* Why did you meditate by ice skating on a lake? Tizz: It was peaceful, and in real life, I never could. Hurt my ankles too much. Rowdy: You were surprised to see me, I think. Tizz: I was! *laughs* Terrified at first. Then I saw it was you. ♡ *hugs him*
March 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM