Tag: dystopian journaling

Song of the Week

Vas, “Amrita”

Good morning! Or afternoon, I guess.

I am writing to you from within a cloud of wildfire smoke today, so I hope you are well and staying safe.

Two more pages of Last Watch Before Dawn this week. This chapter should conclude on Tuesday of next week, and then we’re on to the last one! The end of this volume is in sight!

After this volume is edited and published, I want to start the second volume and a new book. I don’t know how that will work with my schedule, but I plan to figure it out. We’ll talk about the new book soon; I want to get your opinions, so please overcome your fear of answering poll questions and leaving comments. I’m nice, I promise.

A couple petitions:

Via Amnesty International: Get ICE out of our communities and Help stop the bloodshed in Sudan

Via The Workers Circle: Protect over 350,000 Haitian refugees from deportation

That’s all I have for you today. I love you, please take care, and stop by again soon.

Song of the Week

Haunted Like Human, “Growing Pains”

Hi. It’s Monday again.

I did manage to get the newsletter out yesterday, and everything seems to have worked properly. Thanks for your patience!

Not much else to report for this week. I’m working on some new pages of Last Watch Before Dawn, and they’ll be up Tuesday and Friday, as per usual.

Some petitions for today, because ye gods:

Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: Pass the Iran War Powers Resolution

Via Jewish Voice for Peace: No war on Iran

Via Win Without War: Stop war on Iran

That’s what I’ve got. Take care and stop by again soon.

Slight change of plans

ICE OUT! Justice for Alex Pretti! Justice for Renee Good! NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN! JAN 30, 2026 2pm March in Downtown Minneapolis NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. NO SHOPPING.
¡Todxs con Minnesota! ¡ICE Fuera! ¡Justicia para Alex Pretti! ¡Justicia para Renee Good! ¡PARO NACIONAL! 30 de Enero, 2026 2pm Movilización en Downtown Minneapolis No trabajo. No escuela. No consumo.

In solidarity with the nationwide strike, there will be no new comic page today. I encourage you to also participate to the greatest extent you are able!

Song of the Week

8eyes, “Devil Dance”

Good morning! I’m back.

Not much to report; I’m still working on the next page of Last Watch Before Dawn and the next episode of The Well Below the Valley. If you’re not caught up on either of those things, now’s a good chance! Head on over to the Stories tab above (under the Menu if you’re on mobile).

On Sunday, September 21, I’ll be heading out to the Kenosha Book Festival one more time. Here’s the website and here’s the Facebook event. Back in July, it was nearly ninety degrees out, so I’m hoping for a pleasant fall day. I’ll be joining a collection of local & indie authors across from Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Ave., in Kenosha, WI from 10 until 3. There will also be a huge used book sale, and the first 100 guests get a goody bag, so plan to be there early!

Some petitions for today:

Via No Business with Genocide: Join the Congressional Armenian Caucus, Pass the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Policy Act, Strengthen the arms embargo on Sudan, and Pass the Uyghur Policy Act

Via Win Without War: Block the bombs

Via the American Friends Service Committee: Protect immigrant communities

Also, Chicago friends, please stay safe.

That’s all for today. I love and appreciate you, and I’ll have new stuff for you soon.

Song of the Week

The Pretty Reckless, “Heaven Knows”

It’s Monday again. I’m so tired.

Scorpio Market 2024 was a lot of fun! It was nice to be back in Madison, and I met so many cool people. I look forward to going back! I also look forward to not having any markets for the rest of the year.

I am very close to being done with the rewrites of Journey to the Water, and when that happens, I’ll give you a release date. While I’m working on formatting, I can show you the cover and the first chapter. Thank you so much for your continued patience. I think the wait will be worth it.

If you’re struggling, I’ve got a post pinned over on Instagram with some support lines. Don’t give up without a fight. Don’t comply in advance.

And if you feel the need to stand up and be counted, here are some petitions:

Via Win Without War: Support a just migration policy

Via RootsAction: Hands off Sudan

Via Demand Progress: Stop the $20 billion weapons sale to Israel

Via EveryLibrary: Save libraries, stop Project 2025

I’m happy you’re here. I hope this week treats you well.

Song of the Week

Queens of the Stone Age, “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret”

Good morning!

I spent the weekend at Anime 414, and I’m exhausted, but it was a great time! Hello to everyone I met there!

We now have an official launch date for the Figuratively Speaking Mermaid Tarot Kickstarter: August 30. I’ll be working on the guidebook this week.

Also, tomorrow is the primary election for us Wisconsin folks, so be sure to get out and vote! We’re trapped in a two-party system, but primaries are among the best ways to put a hand on the wheel of power. There are also a couple of referendum questions on our ballot. Here’s a fairly nonpartisan explainer.

Rewrites of Journey to the Water continue. While I’m working on that, I’ll have a fun preview of one of my new projects up later this week, probably Friday.

Petitions for this week:

Via Mercy Corps: Take urgent action to end the hunger crisis in Gaza

Via Win Without War: De-escalate crises in the Middle East now

Via Not Another Bomb, et al.: Kamala Harris, Pledge to Enact an Arms Embargo

That’s all I’ve got for today. As always, I appreciate you. Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Merci Raines, “The Devil Is a Gentleman”

Good morning!

I’ve finished the Great Reread of Journey to the Water, so I’ll be busy for the next couple of days creating a new outline. I wrote about this stage of my editing process here if you’re curious or think it might be helpful. Also, if you like that kind of content and want more of it, please let me know! Comments are open on every post. You’re all so silent, but WordPress tells me that you’re there. I don’t bite, I promise.

I still have a few more chapters of the original version of Journey to the Water for you, so there will be a new one up on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

Here’s the petitions I have rounded up today:

Via Demand Progress: Stop sending American-made bombs to Israel

Via the American Friends Service Committee: Act now for welcoming, dignified, and just immigration

Via Save the Children: Help child refugees survive and thrive

Via LeftClick: Pass the Trans Bill of Rights

I get a couple dozen petitions to my email inbox every day, so I’m focusing on sharing the ones that have to do with immediate or near-immediate threats to human life.

Thanks for stopping by! I love you, stay hydrated this week.

Song of the Week

Tori Amos, “Black-Dove (January)”

Good morning!

Please send good vibes/prayers/etc. for the Covid test I’m taking later today. I was still positive on Thursday. I haven’t left the house in almost two weeks, and I’m very sad.

I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday. I’m still deciding what I’m going to do about the newsletter and a possible paid domain, so I’ll let you know when there are any updates on that.

A couple more petitions. I get them in my email, and they’re thinning out, which concerns me.

Via Rashida Tlaib: Halt weapons exports to Israel

Via Just Foreign Policy: Cease military aid to Israel & protect lives

Via People Power United: Starvation should not be used as a weapon

I appreciate you and I hope you’re staying healthy. Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Ashley Eriksson, “Come Along With Me” (from Adventure Time)

Good morning! My husband has declared it time for a great Adventure Time rewatch, so please enjoy this song. I think we’re in Season 4 by now.

I am feeling better! Not quite 100% yet, but I’m able to stay awake through the day, which comes as a great disappointment to my cats. They love naps. Plus, with a human between them, they can both occupy the choicest napping spot (the bed) without having to see each other and engage in some kind of dispute. Apparently, a king-sized bed isn’t big enough for two cats (11.5 and 7.5 pounds in weight, respectively).

I found out about twenty minutes ago that the free Covid test program was suspended this past Saturday. I’m two days late to order more tests, and I’m very annoyed. I should have ordered more when I had my first positive test on Friday. Hindsight, 20/20, etc.

Anyway, I’m hoping I will continue to feel better and work on my draft of Journey to the Water this week. I’ll have a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

Petitions, because we have to keep trying:

Via the Adalah Justice Project: Stop Weapons & War, Invest in Life

Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: The U.S. Must Call for a Ceasefire, De-escalation, and Humanitarian Access in Gaza

Via Veterans for Peace: Investigate Biden administration’s criminal violations for sending arms to Israel

Thanks for being here. I hope you have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Donovan, “Sunshine Superman”

Good morning! It’s Monday again, so here’s a song.

I’m nearing the end of the Great Rewrite of The Book of the New Moon Door and will be finishing it up this week or early next week. Then comes the last edits and all the formatting. In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, and last week’s chapter will be up here on Wednesday.

While I was writing this, the news broke that the death toll in Gaza has broken 10,000. Please contact your representatives to demand an immediate ceasefire. Here’s Amnesty International’s petition.

May you be safe this week.