Carol Shay Hornung (she/they)
@writercarolhornung.bsky.social
LGBTQ mystery author, traveler, and hopeless lover of crystals, guinea pigs, and Boston Terriers. Home base, Madison, WI.
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What ICE and the National Guard don't realize is that tear gas is basically vaporized Malört. Won't work in Chicago. They love it
October 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What ICE and the National Guard don't realize is that tear gas is basically vaporized Malört. Won't work in Chicago. They love it
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life
1. A really fine piece of chocolate
2. Orange fall leaves against a brilliant blue sky
3. Waking up refreshed right before your alarm goes off
4. A new song you love
5. Guinea Pig wheeks
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1. A really fine piece of chocolate
2. Orange fall leaves against a brilliant blue sky
3. Waking up refreshed right before your alarm goes off
4. A new song you love
5. Guinea Pig wheeks
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Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life
1. a new book
2. petting a cat
3. sweatshirt weather
4. trying a new recipe
5. a floofy blanket at bedtime
1. a new book
2. petting a cat
3. sweatshirt weather
4. trying a new recipe
5. a floofy blanket at bedtime
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life:
1. Hitting the platform moments before the train arrives
2. Conversations with tiny children
3. Any holiday!
4. When a pro wrestling reference is dropped on a hip-hop track
5. First sip of cola from cold can on hot day
1. Hitting the platform moments before the train arrives
2. Conversations with tiny children
3. Any holiday!
4. When a pro wrestling reference is dropped on a hip-hop track
5. First sip of cola from cold can on hot day
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life
1. A really fine piece of chocolate
2. Orange fall leaves against a brilliant blue sky
3. Waking up refreshed right before your alarm goes off
4. A new song you love
5. Guinea Pig wheeks
bsky.app/profile/lady...
1. A really fine piece of chocolate
2. Orange fall leaves against a brilliant blue sky
3. Waking up refreshed right before your alarm goes off
4. A new song you love
5. Guinea Pig wheeks
bsky.app/profile/lady...
THANK YOU READERS! It took a few years, but my debut novel, "Asperger Sunset," has reached 51 reviews (which boosts me in Amazon searches). I also have an LGBTQ Mystery Series, perfect for Pride Month! Use Bookshop to order and support your indie bookstore! bookshop.org/p/books/aspe...
Asperger Sunset
Check out Asperger Sunset - Diagnosis: Asperger's Syndrome. Symptoms often only apparent when under stress. Witnessing a murder qualifies as stress.<p>Russ Dante-math teacher, older brother, hobby art...
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May 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
THANK YOU READERS! It took a few years, but my debut novel, "Asperger Sunset," has reached 51 reviews (which boosts me in Amazon searches). I also have an LGBTQ Mystery Series, perfect for Pride Month! Use Bookshop to order and support your indie bookstore! bookshop.org/p/books/aspe...
Does doing good allow for accepting Musk's $100 bribe to sign his petition in Wisconsin - and then donating that money to a worthy cause that he'd hate? I'll probably have to scrub myself off mailing lists, but ... it could be worth it!
March 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Does doing good allow for accepting Musk's $100 bribe to sign his petition in Wisconsin - and then donating that money to a worthy cause that he'd hate? I'll probably have to scrub myself off mailing lists, but ... it could be worth it!
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Your Daily Affirmation:
Today is art appreciation day. I'm noticing the brushstrokes in a hairdo, the light on the water, the color on a green bean, the texture of a drapery. The art is in the noticing, and today, I'm paying attention. Oh my, that orange fellow is an idiot.
Today is art appreciation day. I'm noticing the brushstrokes in a hairdo, the light on the water, the color on a green bean, the texture of a drapery. The art is in the noticing, and today, I'm paying attention. Oh my, that orange fellow is an idiot.
March 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Your Daily Affirmation:
Today is art appreciation day. I'm noticing the brushstrokes in a hairdo, the light on the water, the color on a green bean, the texture of a drapery. The art is in the noticing, and today, I'm paying attention. Oh my, that orange fellow is an idiot.
Today is art appreciation day. I'm noticing the brushstrokes in a hairdo, the light on the water, the color on a green bean, the texture of a drapery. The art is in the noticing, and today, I'm paying attention. Oh my, that orange fellow is an idiot.
I probably don't have a lot of reach here, but how has the first six weeks of 47's administration directly impacted you? Intellectually I am horrified, but physically - nothing has truly changed in my world. Trying to be mindful of what's happening to others.
March 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I probably don't have a lot of reach here, but how has the first six weeks of 47's administration directly impacted you? Intellectually I am horrified, but physically - nothing has truly changed in my world. Trying to be mindful of what's happening to others.
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Oh, they're waking up!
"We cannot leave the security of Europe in the hands of voters in Wisconsin every 4 years."
- France Minister for the EU
- France Minister for the EU
February 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Oh, they're waking up!
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I support Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
That’s all I want to say now.
That’s all I want to say now.
February 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I support Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
That’s all I want to say now.
That’s all I want to say now.
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Good morning! Rise like the sun and burn bright today. Your light is beautiful.
February 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Good morning! Rise like the sun and burn bright today. Your light is beautiful.
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Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack
February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack
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"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
February 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"daddy, what did you do in the war"
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
son, i archived all 6,793 videos from the Kennedy Center before they disappeared from the internet
we all did our part
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Job loss can be a major form of trauma. If you’re in shock, feeling untethered, or worried about your life situation, finances, etc. please reach out to a friend, family member, someone in the community, or a hotline/chat to connect and talk about it. Dialing 988 is a good place to start.
On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.
February 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Job loss can be a major form of trauma. If you’re in shock, feeling untethered, or worried about your life situation, finances, etc. please reach out to a friend, family member, someone in the community, or a hotline/chat to connect and talk about it. Dialing 988 is a good place to start.
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Some sound advice:
February 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Some sound advice:
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Care for us? True indeed! They ne’er car’d for us yet. Suffer us to famish, and their store-houses cramm’d with grain; make edicts for usury, to support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act establish’d against the rich, and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor.
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Care for us? True indeed! They ne’er car’d for us yet. Suffer us to famish, and their store-houses cramm’d with grain; make edicts for usury, to support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act establish’d against the rich, and provide more piercing statutes daily to chain up and restrain the poor.
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Wow. Three elderly volunteers at the aquarium talking. I only heard one line but 😯
"Even if the the invitation came wrapped around a gold bar, I'd still refuse to visit this white house."
--elderly white man, Charleston, SC
There are more of us than one might think. And we are -everywhere-.
"Even if the the invitation came wrapped around a gold bar, I'd still refuse to visit this white house."
--elderly white man, Charleston, SC
There are more of us than one might think. And we are -everywhere-.
February 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Wow. Three elderly volunteers at the aquarium talking. I only heard one line but 😯
"Even if the the invitation came wrapped around a gold bar, I'd still refuse to visit this white house."
--elderly white man, Charleston, SC
There are more of us than one might think. And we are -everywhere-.
"Even if the the invitation came wrapped around a gold bar, I'd still refuse to visit this white house."
--elderly white man, Charleston, SC
There are more of us than one might think. And we are -everywhere-.
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Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
February 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.
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We can help shift the tide! Wisconsin must have fair electoral maps going forward.
Answer Musk’s money with a blizzard of small donations. Give Musk the finger and support Judge Susan Crawford for the open WI Supreme Court seat. Our democracy depends on it.
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Answer Musk’s money with a blizzard of small donations. Give Musk the finger and support Judge Susan Crawford for the open WI Supreme Court seat. Our democracy depends on it.
secure.actblue.com/donate/hrccr...
February 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We can help shift the tide! Wisconsin must have fair electoral maps going forward.
Answer Musk’s money with a blizzard of small donations. Give Musk the finger and support Judge Susan Crawford for the open WI Supreme Court seat. Our democracy depends on it.
secure.actblue.com/donate/hrccr...
Answer Musk’s money with a blizzard of small donations. Give Musk the finger and support Judge Susan Crawford for the open WI Supreme Court seat. Our democracy depends on it.
secure.actblue.com/donate/hrccr...
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Dear Manager,
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
February 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Dear Manager,
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
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ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
February 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
ICONIC: Yosemite National Park workers just hung an upside-down American flag—THOUSANDS of feet up on El Capitan. That’s not decoration. That’s a distress signal. They’re telling us the country is in danger. Are you paying attention?
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
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This is exactly how every Democrat should be talking.
A defining policy battle is about to come to a head in this country. The Republican budget will force everyone - especially Congress and the White House - to make plain whether they are prepared to harm the rest of us in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest.
February 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is exactly how every Democrat should be talking.
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Hey. You should text/call/voice-note some friends just because. Don't just DM silly videos. Check in with them. We all need some genuine connection right now!
February 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hey. You should text/call/voice-note some friends just because. Don't just DM silly videos. Check in with them. We all need some genuine connection right now!
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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
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February 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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