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Kate Schaefer

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She/her. Everything is more complicated than that. I volunteer with Carl Brandon Society, Clarion West, Otherwise. I walked Hadrian's Wall a few years ago. I read a lot. I sew a lot. I garden a little. My grandchildren are old enough to vote. I digress.

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A reminder that whatever the merits either way of the SAVE Act, which passed the House today on mostly partisan lines, the best evidence is that that there's no good reason to think illegal non-citizen voting has changed the outcome of any federal race in the past generation. Links follow. /1

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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How small an explosion? Are we talking elementary school science fair volcano, or hole in the ceiling all the way to the upstairs apartment?

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Chilled curried roasted cauliflower. Chilled fresh pea soup. My blender has been getting a strenuous workout recently, for Reasons.

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My big accomplishment in this weather is just watering the plants so they don't die of my stupidity, so I congratulate you. I think.

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Is there anyone out there who has attended a Cleveland Guardians baseball game this year while using a wheelchair who would be willing to tell me what the experience was like? Their access FAQ looks good, but how is it in practice? Thanks! Yes, I am asking for advice on the Internet.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE's avatar GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com
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i refuse to believe that americans who watched the debate think that biden’s first 15 minutes are somehow stronger evidence of old age decline than falling asleep, *in public*, DURING YOUR OWN FUCKING CRIMINAL TRIAL, *IN COURT IN FRONT OF THE JUDGE AND JURY*, but, you know, i’m not a columnist.

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Both! Why not go for both! Also: irrational hope and determination. We're old, our capacity for contradictory feelings has expanded since our adolescence.

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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That is, this already closed for this year, but it will be happening again next year, so keep an eye out for it. My apologies for not reading more carefully before reposting.

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SF & F writers please pass on. Milford SF Conference is offering 2 paid places for writers of colour to attend the week-long residential workshop to be held at Gladstone's Library in Hawarden, North Wales, from Friday Sept 13th - 20th. Applications close 29th Feb. www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm

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I wrote to the Tractor Supply board today. Here is what I sent. Even if you've only ever bought one thing there, I encourage you to write, as a customer.

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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I hope he at least bought dinner that day.

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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Time for my favorite train-safety anecdote: my brother-in-law took a drivers' safety class. The instructor asked if anyone in the class had driven through a crossing while the gate was down. My brother-in-law raised his hand. The instructor asked why he did it. "I was driving the train," he said.

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Shiv Ramdas's avatar Shiv Ramdas @nameshiv.bsky.social
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c'mon folks, we cannot let this happen on our watch. Lets do this.

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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Ya know, Johnson stepping aside for Humphrey gave us Nixon. That didn't work out well for anyone.

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I'll be voting for Biden's staff, because Trump's staff scares the hell out of me.

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Suzan Palumbo the yard goth.'s avatar Suzan Palumbo the yard goth. @sillysyntax.bsky.social
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You can ask me specific craft questions, submission questions, how to stay motivated questions. This will be about you. I'm looking forward to it!

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Suzan Palumbo the yard goth.'s avatar Suzan Palumbo the yard goth. @sillysyntax.bsky.social
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Still time to sign up. Going to be a nice small class (so far). What that means (currently) is if you sign up, you get to really pick my brain! Seriously come with questions. After my talk we're going to analyze stories/do exercises and talk about your writing ?s
events.humanitix.com/the-diy-work...

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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Our shower is sinfully big, so there's room for a big bench; room enough for two people to shower together, or for an assistant to help if necessary. We don't plan to need that, but we also don't plan to have to move if we do need that later.

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Handrails! Grab bars! Good lighting! Useful for temporarily able bodied people as well.

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I have a Moen shower bench, which is not in the shower. It's attached to the wall by our back door stairs, so I have a place to sit down and change from my outdoor shoes to my indoor shoes. That space is too small for a regular bench, but the fold-up shower bench works well there.

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Stuff I use to make life easier while my legs don't work the way I want them to*: Asia Ascend teak shower bench. It is not cold or slippery or ugly, all of which were features of the plastic and metal bath chair I used earlier. *An undefined time period, possibly the rest of life. Who knows?

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Between episodes of THE GOOD PLACE today, I realized that the foundational text I rely on for my moral, ethical, philosophical, and spiritual understanding of human existence is not, as I had always believed, Plato's REPUBLIC, but Dr. Seuss's HORTON HATCHES THE EGG.

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I do that all the time, too. Am currently rewatching the entire series of THE GOOD PLACE and taking notes on which recommended books I haven't read yet.

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I'm still in touch with people from high school and even one from grade school, despite never, ever joining Facebook, which is the normal way to get back in touch with people from the distant past. One of the many things I like about these casual but long-term relationships is the way they persist.

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Had a check-up today. I'm now officially a five-year endometrial cancer survivor. Celebrate, celebrate! PSA: if you're post-menopausal and experience vaginal bleeding, even just a spot or two, get yourself to the doctor right away. This is a very survivable cancer if caught and treated early.

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Kate Schaefer's avatar Kate Schaefer @kateschaefer.bsky.social
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Outside, in a tree (a particular maple tree at the back of the woods, to be precise), was my favorite place to read, in part because I was harder to find there until the rest of my family realized that was where I would be.

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Happening TONIGHT, June 18!

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Clarion West's avatar Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social
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This reading series has been made possible with the support of King County 4Culture, The Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Hugo House, The Seattle Library, Elliott Bay Books, Third Place Books, the Sherman Family Foundation, and our community! Learn more and RSVP: www.clarionwest.org/2024/05/02/s...

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I may have overdone tomatoes this year as well, but on a much more restrained level: one extra tomato plant.

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We've bought five Mieles, which seems like a lot until I add that three of them were housewarming gifts for close relatives and one was to replace the first one after more than twenty years. That first one still worked, but part of the plastic cover was broken, so it no longer looked great.

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They haven't seemed hard to clean to me, but maybe I don't have a high enough standard, or haven't had challenging enough dirt. I just wipe them off with a damp washcloth.

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I have vertical bars on each side of my shower and hold on to them with both hands while the water pours down on me. My grab bars have some texture so I don't slide down them. I have balance issues, but am able to stand. I have additional grab handles on my shower seat. I am rich in things to grab!

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Panel convo tonight on Octavia Butler and optimistic Afrofuturism and I am so intimidated! All them academic types plus lil ole me and they have written books on this stuff! Please show up and support me as I feel my way through what they wanna talk like: www.spl.org/event-calend...

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If you could point people at the sale at www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness... it would improve life in Lionessland a lot right now. I am so grateful for your encouragement in the midst of So Many Things Going On.

<3 <3 <3

Sale ends Sunday the 16th. I'll keep adding new things and new markdowns until then.

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I am not the person for them, but those dollhouse miniatures are amazing! They should find their people. My mother would have loved them, and they would have gone beautifully in her Victorian dollhouse.

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall's avatar Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social
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If you are an author, or a translator, or an illustrator, or an anthology contributor or editor, or HAVE EVER HAD YOUR NAME ON A BOOK for god's sake pls sign up for Authors Against Book Bans, we need you:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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