Kate✨
@ksummerfield.bsky.social
Artist, writer, photographer, and maker. Freckle cartographer. Chaotic Panther. Champion for authenticity. Tender as hell.
🔗 linktr.ee/ksummerfield
Fascists/bigots/bots will be reported and blocked.
🚫 Eh, aye!
🔗 linktr.ee/ksummerfield
Fascists/bigots/bots will be reported and blocked.
🚫 Eh, aye!
The best way to address the hard things is to face them. For the past several days I've taken a late afternoon walk. Each time it gets easier.
I'm grateful to say that it's helped to have the support of a friend like @optimstie.bsky.social
Let others know when you're struggling. You aren't alone.
I'm grateful to say that it's helped to have the support of a friend like @optimstie.bsky.social
Let others know when you're struggling. You aren't alone.
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The best way to address the hard things is to face them. For the past several days I've taken a late afternoon walk. Each time it gets easier.
I'm grateful to say that it's helped to have the support of a friend like @optimstie.bsky.social
Let others know when you're struggling. You aren't alone.
I'm grateful to say that it's helped to have the support of a friend like @optimstie.bsky.social
Let others know when you're struggling. You aren't alone.
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the compassion is the point, who else is about it
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 AM
the compassion is the point, who else is about it
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Artists, in this bleak moment, I would ask that you continue your work, wherever you are, whatever your medium. Your work is important because embedded in it will be the history of the moment. We cannot let the future forget what happened. Let it come out naturally through your art.
January 22, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Artists, in this bleak moment, I would ask that you continue your work, wherever you are, whatever your medium. Your work is important because embedded in it will be the history of the moment. We cannot let the future forget what happened. Let it come out naturally through your art.
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This is what I continue to work on every evening - it helps calm my nervous system after a day of following the latest news. About 75-80% completed 💚
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This is what I continue to work on every evening - it helps calm my nervous system after a day of following the latest news. About 75-80% completed 💚
There comes a point where I think that a piece is done but without the resources to pay readers or editors, the feedback that I have is limited.
Hence, a rather drawn-out cycle of revising and rewriting. I tell myself that it's for the best and am starting to believe it.
#writingq #WritingCommunity
Hence, a rather drawn-out cycle of revising and rewriting. I tell myself that it's for the best and am starting to believe it.
#writingq #WritingCommunity
How do you know when a book is done? I just have to force myself to move on, otherwise, I would revise forever #writingq #WritingCommunity
January 22, 2026 at 12:09 AM
There comes a point where I think that a piece is done but without the resources to pay readers or editors, the feedback that I have is limited.
Hence, a rather drawn-out cycle of revising and rewriting. I tell myself that it's for the best and am starting to believe it.
#writingq #WritingCommunity
Hence, a rather drawn-out cycle of revising and rewriting. I tell myself that it's for the best and am starting to believe it.
#writingq #WritingCommunity
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my entire adult life i have seen protests in the US be either ridiculed, downplayed or just ignored by our news media and i guess it's an international phenomena
unfortunately the most effective propaganda is when you don't realize its propaganda
unfortunately the most effective propaganda is when you don't realize its propaganda
The idea that there are no protests in the US and no one is standing up to Trump is proving incredibly hard to kill over here in Germany. It’s become dogma, utterly detached from empirical reality.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
I wonder if the people who keep talking like that understand they’re perpetuating regime propaganda.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 PM
my entire adult life i have seen protests in the US be either ridiculed, downplayed or just ignored by our news media and i guess it's an international phenomena
unfortunately the most effective propaganda is when you don't realize its propaganda
unfortunately the most effective propaganda is when you don't realize its propaganda
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Alt Text is damned sexy.
January 21, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Alt Text is damned sexy.
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So you all are coming to my talk with @cooklincomics.bsky.social this Saturday at Books With Pictures (1401 SE Division St., Portland) at 5pm, right?
We're talkin' evangelical purity politics, sluttin’ it up, shitty/good boyfriends, asexuality, becoming a young adult, and turnin’ it all into COMICS
We're talkin' evangelical purity politics, sluttin’ it up, shitty/good boyfriends, asexuality, becoming a young adult, and turnin’ it all into COMICS
Y'ALL! IMPORTANT UPDATE!
The venue for my author event has CHANGED.
It will be taking place at BwP's SE Division location instead.
Date, time, and awesome guest @erikamoen.bsky.social remains the same!!!
Updated flyer below. I hope y'all can still make it!!!
The venue for my author event has CHANGED.
It will be taking place at BwP's SE Division location instead.
Date, time, and awesome guest @erikamoen.bsky.social remains the same!!!
Updated flyer below. I hope y'all can still make it!!!
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 PM
So you all are coming to my talk with @cooklincomics.bsky.social this Saturday at Books With Pictures (1401 SE Division St., Portland) at 5pm, right?
We're talkin' evangelical purity politics, sluttin’ it up, shitty/good boyfriends, asexuality, becoming a young adult, and turnin’ it all into COMICS
We're talkin' evangelical purity politics, sluttin’ it up, shitty/good boyfriends, asexuality, becoming a young adult, and turnin’ it all into COMICS
A friend is looking to buy a good pair of earbuds.
Do any of you lovely audiophiles have a recommendation?
Do any of you lovely audiophiles have a recommendation?
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
A friend is looking to buy a good pair of earbuds.
Do any of you lovely audiophiles have a recommendation?
Do any of you lovely audiophiles have a recommendation?
Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning that there is a root cause. It's often founded in fear. It takes courage to admit that, then to sit with and process it. We are not our feelings and emotions pass.
These are painfully hard times. I experience fear too. Better to face this together than divided.
These are painfully hard times. I experience fear too. Better to face this together than divided.
January 20, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Anger is a secondary emotion, meaning that there is a root cause. It's often founded in fear. It takes courage to admit that, then to sit with and process it. We are not our feelings and emotions pass.
These are painfully hard times. I experience fear too. Better to face this together than divided.
These are painfully hard times. I experience fear too. Better to face this together than divided.
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Making and shipping whistles is $$$! Here's a place you can help out.
we have a GFM here, but if you're ok with amazon we also have a ton of wishlists from our various printers where you can pick your favorite color of filament and send it to them to become whistles! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 1000) & where to send them.
linktr.ee
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Making and shipping whistles is $$$! Here's a place you can help out.
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This era of bluesky is perfect for making new mutuals, and growing alongside your peers in a collectively unfamiliar environment.
It cannot be overstated how much just supporting your peers matters at a time like this.
It cannot be overstated how much just supporting your peers matters at a time like this.
January 20, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This era of bluesky is perfect for making new mutuals, and growing alongside your peers in a collectively unfamiliar environment.
It cannot be overstated how much just supporting your peers matters at a time like this.
It cannot be overstated how much just supporting your peers matters at a time like this.
There is beauty to be found everywhere you go. Keep your wide eyes wide, wide open.
January 20, 2026 at 6:01 AM
There is beauty to be found everywhere you go. Keep your wide eyes wide, wide open.
Things I can't take:
-you doing that thing you do
-you doing that thing you do
Things We Didn't Do:
-Start the Fire
-Shoot the Deputy
Things We Did Do:
-Tried to Fight It
-Shot the Sheriff
-Built This City on Rock and Roll
Things We Will Do:
-Survive
-Rock You
Things We’re Never Gonna Do:
-give you up
-let you down
-run around and desert you
-tell a lie and hurt you
-Start the Fire
-Shoot the Deputy
Things We Did Do:
-Tried to Fight It
-Shot the Sheriff
-Built This City on Rock and Roll
Things We Will Do:
-Survive
-Rock You
Things We’re Never Gonna Do:
-give you up
-let you down
-run around and desert you
-tell a lie and hurt you
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Things I can't take:
-you doing that thing you do
-you doing that thing you do
An aurora borealis (although, not shining down on Dallas)
CAN YOU PICTURE THAT?✨
CAN YOU PICTURE THAT?✨
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
An aurora borealis (although, not shining down on Dallas)
CAN YOU PICTURE THAT?✨
CAN YOU PICTURE THAT?✨
Never mistake emotional vulnerability for weakness. On the contrary, the ability to open up takes immense strength.
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Never mistake emotional vulnerability for weakness. On the contrary, the ability to open up takes immense strength.
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You deserve the kind of love that feels like coming home
January 19, 2026 at 11:14 PM
You deserve the kind of love that feels like coming home
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MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
MUST READ thread before Monday night's forecasted G4 / SEVERE geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be seen as far south as the U.S.-Mexico border at times. Widespread mid-latitude displays are possible. Here's what you need to know to have a successful aurora chase tonight! 🧵
#heliophysics #aurora
#heliophysics #aurora
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Kaylee thinks that she is alone in the house and is currently singing the lament of the saddest kitty in the world. 🥺
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Kaylee thinks that she is alone in the house and is currently singing the lament of the saddest kitty in the world. 🥺
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Happy MLK Day! Poster by Jesse Purcell from our collaboration with the Poor People's Campaign justseeds.org/product/figh...
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Happy MLK Day! Poster by Jesse Purcell from our collaboration with the Poor People's Campaign justseeds.org/product/figh...
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It's incredibly healing to take a spell of time to read, write, explore, talk with your people, play games, laugh, and just BE.
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 AM
It's incredibly healing to take a spell of time to read, write, explore, talk with your people, play games, laugh, and just BE.
It's a perfect afternoon for a stroll through the park.
January 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
It's a perfect afternoon for a stroll through the park.