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📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
@kmitko.bsky.social
Time-traveling, dimension-hopping, incredibly lost freelance writer and artist.
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Hi! If you found me, I either did something right, or something terribly, terribly wrong.
I have short stories here: vocal.media/authors/kris...
I'm on podcasts here: shatteredworlds.libsyn.com
& here: www.patreon.com/ShatteredWor...
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/kmitko
Or hire me: kmit.kristy at gmail
Whether you celebrate today, tomorrow, last week, next week, next month, or some other day: Happy Holidays.

May joy find you when you most need it, and may you know comfort and kindness at the turning of the year.
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
Christmas is hard.
New Year’s sometimes harder.
The holidays are not always merry & bright.

If you’re struggling and you see this,

plz know I’m glad you’re here. 🫶🏻

#AuDHD #Autistic
I was a floor nurse at Yale inpatient psych for 5 years and if you've ever been admitted to an inpatient unit I want to let you know:

Someone *loved* working with you

Doesn't matter how big an asshole you were (TRUST me)

There's a nurse out there who loves you
who would cry if they heard you died
December 24, 2024 at 11:44 PM
How a microwave on a bench brought Clevelanders together, and why.

@thelandcle.bsky.social

thelandcle.org/stories/find...
Finding the microwave  – The Land
Clevelanders became obsessed with a microwave this week. AJ DiCosimo fell into its vortex and he's here to explain the fascination.
thelandcle.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just met Kat L Amsel at The Screw Factory in Lakewood, OH today, and I cannot express how absolutely wonderful both she and her art are. Genuinely filled me with joy. 🧡
Gearing up for an art festival this weekend so finishing up some more of my bird series paintings #birdart #watercolorandink #hummingbirds #collage
December 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Friendly reminder to those looking to gift/get lessons:
Gig hire sites (lessons .com, thumbtack, etc.) often charge the teacher $20+ just to respond. Most teachers have all necessary info in their profiles; maybe contacted offsite w/ better rates. Please don't kick tires. You & them will be happier!
December 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If you haven't heard about what's happening in the Rutherford Country Library System, I encourage you to read up on the plight of Luanne James.

www.nashvillescene.com/news/citylim...

www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

indecentlibraries.substack.com/p/rcls-board...
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In case anyone isn't quite ready to put away their skulls and skeletons yet, here are some nice photos from Día de Muertos Cleveland and our Procesión de Calaveras y Esqueletos

coolcleveland.com/2025/11/phot...
PHOTOSTREAM: Dia de Muertos @ Gordon Square by Anastasia Pantsios | CoolCleveland
Sat 11/1 Dia de Muertos — the traditional Mexican Day of the Dead celebration honoring the ancestors — sponsored by Cleveland Public Theatre again turned... READ MORE
coolcleveland.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to Día de Muertos Cleveland at Gordon Square yesterday; it was amazing seeing everyone having such a wonderful time. Thank you also to Hector Castellanos-Lara, CPT, & everyone who helped make yesterday possible. The hearse will be back next year-- "te veo pronto" 🧡
November 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
I have a space opera actual play podcast that is super funny and wild! Come check it out yall! The latest episode is hilarious! @doktormod.bsky.social @kmitko.bsky.social @ajtheslayer.bsky.social

shatteredworlds.libsyn.com
Shattered Worlds RPG
When civilization crumbles, the galaxy's greatests heroes emerge. From the mind of Jeff Richardson, this game has the gritty realism of Game of Thrones with the daring action of Star Wars, Kung Fu mov...
shatteredworlds.libsyn.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"...the large-scale removal of trees could fuel major leaching of pollutants that have remained in the soil from the mining days but which, without live tree roots keeping it in place, could flow into waterways, poisoning drinking water for local communities."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
Over 80% of Wayne national forest classified as suitable for logging, drawing concern from locals
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino was rumored to be (unconfirmed) on site as radio DJs were escorted off campus.

October 3rd was also World College Radio Day.

www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-n...
Cleveland State University abruptly ends student-run WCSB radio, replaces with jazz run by Ideastream
Cleveland State University's student-run alternative radio station WCSB was abruptly shut down Friday and replaced with a jazz station operated by Ideastream Public Media.
www.news5cleveland.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
John Gorman, former WMMS Buzzard, on what happened with Cleveland State University's WCSB, what has happened at other colleges, and the difficulties of modern radio.

The link he mentions:
www.ideastream.org/community/20...

Photo of CSU added to complete alt text from John's post.
October 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Both sides knew the eventual handoff would be a quick 'flash cut' ... Bloomberg said she understands that 'this feels like a substantial loss,' especially as the station is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year."

Many sad Clevelanders today.

signalcleveland.org/ideastream-c...
Ideastream takes over Cleveland State’s student-run radio station
University President Laura Bloomberg said she recognizes the closing of WCSB "feels like a substantial loss."
signalcleveland.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“We have so far to go to realize our human potential for compassion, altruism, and love.”

A monumental loss today -- the world has lost a tender soul. Walk with compassionate steps.

You're already missed, Dr Goodall.
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
Maybe I’m speaking out of line here (that’s heavy sarcasm by the way) but individuals with Autism aren’t pawns to be used in political games and shouldn’t continue to be further stigmatized for an agenda.

Which is exactly what is happening here.
September 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you're canceling your Disney+ subscription today, consider re-routing that money towards a recurring donation to NPR or PBS.

www.npr.org/donations/su...
www.pbs.org (Donation button at top -- takes you to a local donation site.)
Donate : NPR
Power independent journalism in your community. Donate to your NPR station.
www.npr.org
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
Signal Ohio workers across the state walked off the job for two hours! We're still demanding that our CEO & board members recognize us as one bargaining unit. @newsguild.org

Show your support by sending an email to them here: actionnetwork.org/letters/one-...

📸: Reporters in Akron & Cleveland
September 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I spent many nights at IOG back in the early 2000s. At a time when much of my inner self was in turmoil, Darren was one of the kindest people I knew. IOG was unique because of him; though IOG can't be replaced, I hope other lost souls find a place of their own
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/arts/longtim...
This metro Phoenix gaming store is closing this week after 27 years
Beloved shop Imperial Outpost in Glendale will shut its doors at the end of the week.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“This is our opportunity to celebrate the greatest artist in our state’s history. Her writing challenges and inspires us as much today as when it was first published, and we can’t wait to bring it to life this year all across Ohio.”

www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/o...
Ohio to host statewide, yearlong celebration of Toni Morrison in 2026
“Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison” will run from February 18, 2026 to February 18, 2027. This statewide, yearlong celebration salutes the legacy of Ohio native Toni Morrison, one of the most not...
www.daytondailynews.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Signal Ohio is forming a union with the Northeast Ohio NewsGuild and could use some help.

"[Reporters] are calling on readers and supporters to sign a petition urging CEO Rita McNeil Danish to recognize the union."

Link to petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

www.axios.com/local/clevel...
Signal Ohio journalists launch union drive
All 14 full-time reporters signed on to the effort, calling for a seat at the table as the nonprofit news network grows.
www.axios.com
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 65:
Freelance? Respect other freelancers. Editors, illustrators, designers - all the people who help make your book the best it can be - deserve to be acknowledged and paid. This community works on symbiosis, not exploitation. Without it, we all go under.
August 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6336675: You have to actually WANT to write. The world is filled with would-be writers fantasising about lunch with agents, foreign tours, prizes, six-figure book deals, meeting movie stars. But that’s all mostly fiction. None of it makes you a writer.
August 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Reposted by 📎Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit
gentle monthly reminder 🩵
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but news / social media—especially when constant, chaotic, and unfiltered—can hit our brains like a DDoS attack: overload attention, flood emotions, and make it hard to think clearly.

It’s okay to step back and curate what you let in. Your mental uptime matters.
August 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Do you think Francis Scott Key ever got locked out of his house?
July 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM