Kristen
@vintagemermaid.bsky.social
I read books, I teach kids, I write. Inspirations include Julian of Norwich, Stephen King, and every dog I’ve ever met.
Agreed.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Agreed.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
I’m a high school teacher.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’m a high school teacher.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
Oh man I am so gd sorry to hear this.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Oh man I am so gd sorry to hear this.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
Senate Democrats should elect new leadership if they want to take meaningful action.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Senate Democrats should elect new leadership if they want to take meaningful action.
Neither do the eight senators who voted no yesterday.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Neither do the eight senators who voted no yesterday.
Really, Quinn and Ami, your back-and-forth about anything is one of the few things that makes me smile.(Caregiver of beloved mom who ugly cries in parking lots)
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Really, Quinn and Ami, your back-and-forth about anything is one of the few things that makes me smile.(Caregiver of beloved mom who ugly cries in parking lots)
Says man who sold his spine to airline industry.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Says man who sold his spine to airline industry.
You knelt. You caved. You failed every person you represent.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You knelt. You caved. You failed every person you represent.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You all sold out every person who is fighting an illness.
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
You all sold out every person who is fighting an illness.
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
Feckless cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Feckless cowards.
Your actions illustrate nothing but feckless cowardice.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Your actions illustrate nothing but feckless cowardice.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
I’m one of them.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I’m one of them.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
I’m a caregiver for my beloved aging parent and I just burst into tears. Thank you Gumbus.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m a caregiver for my beloved aging parent and I just burst into tears. Thank you Gumbus.
*nods approvingly while eating a cinnamon roll*
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
*nods approvingly while eating a cinnamon roll*
Spot on. If your only language is power, you’ve already made a Faustian bargain, but instead of being an illustrative Faustian drama, your life is evidence of the banality of evil.
October 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Spot on. If your only language is power, you’ve already made a Faustian bargain, but instead of being an illustrative Faustian drama, your life is evidence of the banality of evil.
OUR SHARE OF NIGHT is one of the best books in any genre I’ve ever read. Breathtaking prose. Megan McDowell’s translating is sublime. Can’t wait to get my hands on this (after I finish FIEND!).
October 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OUR SHARE OF NIGHT is one of the best books in any genre I’ve ever read. Breathtaking prose. Megan McDowell’s translating is sublime. Can’t wait to get my hands on this (after I finish FIEND!).
Thank you for posting beauty. It’s such a lovely respite, your walk photos!
October 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Thank you for posting beauty. It’s such a lovely respite, your walk photos!
I’m so sorry, Texas Paul.
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’m so sorry, Texas Paul.