Tag: vote

Song of the Week

Ego Likeness, “Breedless”

Good morning!

Tomorrow is election day in Wisconsin (and a couple other places, as well). I want to encourage you to vote, particularly my fellow Wisconsinites, because the election of a Supreme Court Justice and the Superintendent of Schools is going to make a huge difference for me and my impending child. I don’t want to use this platform to tell you whom to vote for, but if you’ve read anything I’ve ever written, you can probably guess in which direction I’d encourage you. Myvote.wi.gov will have any information you might need, and if you’re not registered, you can register on Election Day at your polling place.

The latest episode of The Well Below the Valley will be available for free reading on Wednesday. It’s currently up on Patreon (I forgot to announce it again; sorry!) if you’re interested in reading early. This week, I’m trying to finish up the next episode and the script for the comic, but between election day and my increasingly frequent doctor’s appointments, I may not complete either, but I’m going to give it my best shot.

Barring any emergencies, I plan to attend What the Hex: Fates & Fae Edition on Sunday, April 27. That will be the last event I’m going to attend before the baby gets here (mid-May), though I hope to be back to doing things by late July. I’ll keep you posted!

No petitions today; just go vote!

Song of the Week

Jensen McRae, “Dead Girl Walking”

Good morning!

Wisconsin readers: tomorrow is the primary election for State Superintendent of Schools. I’ve been working at a polling place every election for the past few years, and usually for these local races, I spend most of the day reading (and get through 2-3 entire books). I really want to encourage you to get out and vote. These smaller offices have more of an impact on your daily life than positions at the federal level, and a lot of the resistance to illegal executive orders over the past few weeks have come from state-level authorities. If you need help registering or finding your polling place, myvote.wi.gov has everything you need.

I’ll be at the Spooky Frog Horrifying Book Fair this Saturday! This is my first event for the new year. I’ll be joining a delightfully eclectic collection of horror authors and artists from 11-5 at The Factory on Barclay here in Milwaukee. Here’s the Facebook event with more info.

On Wednesday, Episode 3 of The Well Below the Valley will be up here for free reading. I’ll be starting Episode 5 this week, and I hope to have some more updates on the comic as well by Friday.

Petitions for this week:

Via MPower Change: Tell Microsoft to stop partnering with Israel’s genocide

Via The Juggernaut Project: Denounce Trump’s hateful attacks on transgender Americans

Via Campaign for a New Myanmar: Call for a global arms embargo on Burma’s military junta

Via Win Without War: Don’t fund Trump’s Guantánamo Bay immigrant prison

That’s all I’ve got for today. Take care and stay warm!

Song of the Week

All Them Witches, “L’Hotel Serein”

Good morning!

On Saturday, I’ll be at the Scorpio Market in Madison! The market runs from 12-4 and will take place at the Masonic Center downtown. Here’s some more information. It is a fully masked event!

In the meantime, I’ll be working on Journey to the Water. I’m trying to get through the election tomorrow (I’m working a full shift at a polling place), but after that I should be able to finish the rewrites and have a release date for you all.

On that note, DON’T FORGET TO VOTE. Don’t give up what little agency you have over your government. If you’re in Wisconsin, myvote.wi.gov has all the information you need in regards to checking your registration and finding your polling place. Wisconsin, among some other states, lets you register the same day at your polling place. If you’re elsewhere in the States (and its territories), here’s information on how, when, and where to vote and checking your registration.

If you’re not in the US, wish us luck, tomorrow and beyond.

Have an excellent week.

Song of the Week

Leon Bridges, “Redemption Song” (Bob Marley cover)

Good morning!

It’s Monday again. Tomorrow, Wisconsin is having its first primary election of the year, and I’ll be working all day. Be sure to vote! If you have any questions about your registration, polling place, or ballot, myvote.wi.gov is the place to go.

Because I’ll be out all day tomorrow, the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be up on Patreon on Wednesday, and last week’s chapter will be here Thursday. Writing progress has been pretty slow, and I’m not super happy with the latest arc, but I have to get it done before I can make it better. If you’re reading along with me, I appreciate you! I also welcome any feedback.

A couple more petitions for today:

Via the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights: Call Congress: stop arming Israel
and Email Congress: Stop the genocide

Via Jewish Voice for Peace: Tell Meta we need to talk about genocide

Via Just Foreign Policy: No new war in the Middle East

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

Song of the Week

Jimi Hendrix, “May This Be Love”

Good morning!

Several states have elections tomorrow! Here’s a handy list from Ballotpedia. In Wisconsin, it’s the spring primary. Since I’ll be working at a polling place all day tomorrow, I’m bumping my chapter releases forward a day: Journey to the Water will post on Patreon on Wednesday, and The Book of the New Moon Door will post here on Thursday. Be sure to vote!

There has been an outbreak of homophobia in the online book world, so I’ll take this opportunity to inoculate this space: I’m bisexual, many of the people I love are also LGBTQ+, and I have a zero-tolerance policy for bigotry of any kind. I used to argue with people online, now I just unfollow and block. If your interpretation of religion is more important to you than treating your fellow humans with respect, then maybe that’s something you should work on in your own space.

As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.