Brilliant, from my friend @jcandrijeski.com "I need all of those art forms to remain unconstrained and free, at least as free as I can be...where people need money and other resources to survive. I need this as an individual, as a thinking & feeling human being..." https://www.patreon.com/posts/141445589

THOUGHTS ABOUT PROTESTS *We'll fight the fascists American style* Peaceful protests, creative signage, Portland Frog absurdity, costumes. Americans do "collective" with lots of individualism. Trumpers tried to raise the spectre of vast"coordinated" signage.That's FASCIST RALLY not protest. 1/n

Pittsburgh #NoKings (one of 3!!), tons of people, kids, grandmas, young and old. Lots of Frog Friends! Lady Liberty was a big hit—brought 200 zines and gave away every last one—the Hope and Joy zines went fast. A ton of people took my picture. Proud of you, PGH.

Ngl I'm pretty pleased with my DIY-in-a-day torch for the Lady Liberty costume, using only stuff I had around the house. Unfortunately, this forever vindicates my tendency to save every bit of ribbon cuz "I might use it someday" #NoKings

Bright Green Futures is a podcast + newsletter + website: —curated list of Hopeful Climate Fiction —writing-related Climate Non-Fiction —solarpunk zines —Bright Green Futures anthology —Solarpunk Starter Pack —For Libraries page #podcast distributes to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, Pocket Casts, and Overcast (& there's a standalone RSS feed).

Bright Green Futures | Susan Kaye Quinn | Substack

We lift up stories about a more sustainable and just world and talk about the struggle to get there. To build better futures, we need to imagine th...

#climatechange #hopepunk #solarpunk #stories #libraries #zines

New episode of Bright Green Futures with @henrylienauthor.bsky.social Super excited for #solarpunk writers to discover Henry's book on Kishōtenketsu storytelling—I've already put it to use in a short story, and now The Novel, and I can attest to it having great potential as a tool for hopeful #climatefiction stories!

Ep. 36: Solarpunk and 4 Act Eastern Storytelling with Author Henry Lien

A New Tool for Your Solarpunk Writing Toolkit

#climatechange #hopepunk #podcast

There's something truly clarifying that you can't turn AI off unless you pay extra "disabling AI features is currently available only on the Business plan"

"They call Portland a war zone because joy gives them hives."

No Kings, No Pants, No Problem

How Portland answered authoritarianism with bare asses and better ideas.