Wendy M. McDonald (she/her)
@wmmcdonald.bsky.social
Reader-writer-knitter. Loves the scent of dog paws. Geek. Night owl. Introvert. Atheist. Social media Luddite
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grab my free short story "Five to Go" here: https://wendymmcdonald.com/
https://linktr.ee/wmmcdonald
grab my free short story "Five to Go" here: https://wendymmcdonald.com/
Looking for someplace other than Disney to get your #animation fix? It just so happens that #KnightsofGuinevere (from Owl House creator #DanaTerrace, now with #GlitchProductions) debuts tonight on YouTube. #Indieanimators are everywhere (including in my attic).
September 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Looking for someplace other than Disney to get your #animation fix? It just so happens that #KnightsofGuinevere (from Owl House creator #DanaTerrace, now with #GlitchProductions) debuts tonight on YouTube. #Indieanimators are everywhere (including in my attic).
There are many reasons most of us can't leave...& many reasons many of us don't want to. It took them decades to get us to July 3, 2025. There are more of us than there are of them, so let's keep on going.
Resistance begins in your mind.
Resistance begins in your mind.
July 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
There are many reasons most of us can't leave...& many reasons many of us don't want to. It took them decades to get us to July 3, 2025. There are more of us than there are of them, so let's keep on going.
Resistance begins in your mind.
Resistance begins in your mind.
Hey there. Just a reminder that art is resistance. If art didn't matter--if it didn't scream the truth--they wouldn't spend so much time and effort trying to steal and devalue it.
June 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hey there. Just a reminder that art is resistance. If art didn't matter--if it didn't scream the truth--they wouldn't spend so much time and effort trying to steal and devalue it.
It's just a week away!
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, cool prizes, and a Q & A session.
RSVP using the QR code below or the url at the top of Wendy's linktree (in bio) so you can get the Zoom link.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, cool prizes, and a Q & A session.
RSVP using the QR code below or the url at the top of Wendy's linktree (in bio) so you can get the Zoom link.
May 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It's just a week away!
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, cool prizes, and a Q & A session.
RSVP using the QR code below or the url at the top of Wendy's linktree (in bio) so you can get the Zoom link.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, cool prizes, and a Q & A session.
RSVP using the QR code below or the url at the top of Wendy's linktree (in bio) so you can get the Zoom link.
May the Fourth be with you...now more than ever!
May 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
May the Fourth be with you...now more than ever!
You're invited to Table for 7 Press's online LAUNCH PARTY!
Join us as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, prizes, and a Q & A session.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm.
RSVP using the link in Wendy's linktree (in bio)
Join us as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, prizes, and a Q & A session.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm.
RSVP using the link in Wendy's linktree (in bio)
April 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You're invited to Table for 7 Press's online LAUNCH PARTY!
Join us as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, prizes, and a Q & A session.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm.
RSVP using the link in Wendy's linktree (in bio)
Join us as we celebrate TONIGHT'S SPECIALS, our first connected anthology.
We'll have readings, prizes, and a Q & A session.
Join us Thursday, May 22 at 7:30 pm.
RSVP using the link in Wendy's linktree (in bio)
Hi, friend!
It's Transgender Day of Visibility and I'm so glad you're here!
Have a seat--can I get you a snack?
You are always in my heart and I love you just as you are!
It's Transgender Day of Visibility and I'm so glad you're here!
Have a seat--can I get you a snack?
You are always in my heart and I love you just as you are!
March 31, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Hi, friend!
It's Transgender Day of Visibility and I'm so glad you're here!
Have a seat--can I get you a snack?
You are always in my heart and I love you just as you are!
It's Transgender Day of Visibility and I'm so glad you're here!
Have a seat--can I get you a snack?
You are always in my heart and I love you just as you are!
I've only got one book out there (so far), and I'm self-published, but it's been scraped by LibGen, too. I guess this lends further legitimacy to my authordom?
I mean, I'd want to steal my tone, voice, and style, too--I think it's kick-ass--but honestly, this sucks. 1/
I mean, I'd want to steal my tone, voice, and style, too--I think it's kick-ass--but honestly, this sucks. 1/
March 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I've only got one book out there (so far), and I'm self-published, but it's been scraped by LibGen, too. I guess this lends further legitimacy to my authordom?
I mean, I'd want to steal my tone, voice, and style, too--I think it's kick-ass--but honestly, this sucks. 1/
I mean, I'd want to steal my tone, voice, and style, too--I think it's kick-ass--but honestly, this sucks. 1/
Today is World Poetry Day!
I started my writing life as a poet, and I've always been especially drawn to free verse. It's also what I most often write, when I write poetry.
I started my writing life as a poet, and I've always been especially drawn to free verse. It's also what I most often write, when I write poetry.
March 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today is World Poetry Day!
I started my writing life as a poet, and I've always been especially drawn to free verse. It's also what I most often write, when I write poetry.
I started my writing life as a poet, and I've always been especially drawn to free verse. It's also what I most often write, when I write poetry.
On St. Patrick's Day 15 years ago, we brought Maisie home. Happy welcome-home day, little beagle! You're as stubborn as ever, and we wouldn't have it any other way
March 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On St. Patrick's Day 15 years ago, we brought Maisie home. Happy welcome-home day, little beagle! You're as stubborn as ever, and we wouldn't have it any other way
This week only, THE WILLOW is on sale 50% off at Smashwords!
It's the Smashwords Read-an-ebook week sale. If you've been considering adding THE WILLOW to your ebook library, head to Smashwords and use the sale code EBW50 from now till March 8.
It's the Smashwords Read-an-ebook week sale. If you've been considering adding THE WILLOW to your ebook library, head to Smashwords and use the sale code EBW50 from now till March 8.
March 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This week only, THE WILLOW is on sale 50% off at Smashwords!
It's the Smashwords Read-an-ebook week sale. If you've been considering adding THE WILLOW to your ebook library, head to Smashwords and use the sale code EBW50 from now till March 8.
It's the Smashwords Read-an-ebook week sale. If you've been considering adding THE WILLOW to your ebook library, head to Smashwords and use the sale code EBW50 from now till March 8.
Maisie the beagle turned 15 yesterday…and yes, I made my 15th beagle cake
January 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Maisie the beagle turned 15 yesterday…and yes, I made my 15th beagle cake
Today I'm starting WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE: CHAOS OR COMMUNITY? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today I'm starting WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE: CHAOS OR COMMUNITY? by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday night saw me at the Cyndi Lauper concert with my two awesome kids
October 28, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Saturday night saw me at the Cyndi Lauper concert with my two awesome kids
Here's the comic on libraries and book bans. Find the alt text at stopproject2025comic.org/comic/librar...
Book bans are about suppressing knowledge and about keeping people down.
Book bans are about suppressing knowledge and about keeping people down.
October 23, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Here's the comic on libraries and book bans. Find the alt text at stopproject2025comic.org/comic/librar...
Book bans are about suppressing knowledge and about keeping people down.
Book bans are about suppressing knowledge and about keeping people down.
Last weekend, I took a break from writing & we drove out to the B.O.N.E.S. Beagle Bash.
Maisie was probably the oldest beagle there (14.75 yrs). She's got anxiety, so there was a lot of drooling, but she socialized politely, got a bit of a massage, & konked out in the car on the way home!
Maisie was probably the oldest beagle there (14.75 yrs). She's got anxiety, so there was a lot of drooling, but she socialized politely, got a bit of a massage, & konked out in the car on the way home!
October 11, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Last weekend, I took a break from writing & we drove out to the B.O.N.E.S. Beagle Bash.
Maisie was probably the oldest beagle there (14.75 yrs). She's got anxiety, so there was a lot of drooling, but she socialized politely, got a bit of a massage, & konked out in the car on the way home!
Maisie was probably the oldest beagle there (14.75 yrs). She's got anxiety, so there was a lot of drooling, but she socialized politely, got a bit of a massage, & konked out in the car on the way home!
Reading Zeph's copy of THIS BOOK IS GAY. It's so old it bears Juno Dawson's deadname. I'm glad it was available for Zeph when they had questions I didn't know they had, & couldn't have answered, anyway. Attend school board meetings, write letters to your reps, & join the fight! #bannedbooksweek
October 4, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Reading Zeph's copy of THIS BOOK IS GAY. It's so old it bears Juno Dawson's deadname. I'm glad it was available for Zeph when they had questions I didn't know they had, & couldn't have answered, anyway. Attend school board meetings, write letters to your reps, & join the fight! #bannedbooksweek
Anyone who knows me also knows I read banned & challenged books throughout the year. During Banned Books Week, though, I make sure to read a *recently* banned/challenged book. I'll be reading THIS BOOK IS GAY by Juno Dawson from October 1 - 7.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #UniteAgainstBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #UniteAgainstBookBans
September 25, 2023 at 8:25 PM
Anyone who knows me also knows I read banned & challenged books throughout the year. During Banned Books Week, though, I make sure to read a *recently* banned/challenged book. I'll be reading THIS BOOK IS GAY by Juno Dawson from October 1 - 7.
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #UniteAgainstBookBans
#BannedBooksWeek #LetFreedomRead #UniteAgainstBookBans