Sam Still Masks
@theailingwitch.bsky.social
They/Them
Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
Immunosuppressed & Immunocompromised
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
🚫NO UNSOLICITED MED ADVICE🚫
Queer, Disabled, & Chronically Ill Ostomate
Immunosuppressed & Immunocompromised
“Fighting fascism is a full-time job!”
Writing Fantasy, Learning Harp, Always Binging DS9
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
🚫NO UNSOLICITED MED ADVICE🚫
No new pictures;where’s your head at?
January 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
No new pictures;where’s your head at?
Afternoon Project:
Cleaning, restringing, and adjusting the default slippy pegs for my little 19-string harp!
Still not feeling well enough to sit at my lever harp for practice, but if I can level this one up a bit I can practice certain songs (and do my drills, bleh) far easier. 😌
(Old pic!)
Cleaning, restringing, and adjusting the default slippy pegs for my little 19-string harp!
Still not feeling well enough to sit at my lever harp for practice, but if I can level this one up a bit I can practice certain songs (and do my drills, bleh) far easier. 😌
(Old pic!)
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Afternoon Project:
Cleaning, restringing, and adjusting the default slippy pegs for my little 19-string harp!
Still not feeling well enough to sit at my lever harp for practice, but if I can level this one up a bit I can practice certain songs (and do my drills, bleh) far easier. 😌
(Old pic!)
Cleaning, restringing, and adjusting the default slippy pegs for my little 19-string harp!
Still not feeling well enough to sit at my lever harp for practice, but if I can level this one up a bit I can practice certain songs (and do my drills, bleh) far easier. 😌
(Old pic!)
Art is resistance.
Gonna try to get a new post up on my Patreon today!
I had a friend read through a little overview document about my novel WIP, which is a queer- & disabled-led reimagining of “Tristan & Iseult” set in my own high fantasy world…
Keep an eye out!
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
Gonna try to get a new post up on my Patreon today!
I had a friend read through a little overview document about my novel WIP, which is a queer- & disabled-led reimagining of “Tristan & Iseult” set in my own high fantasy world…
Keep an eye out!
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
January 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Art is resistance.
Gonna try to get a new post up on my Patreon today!
I had a friend read through a little overview document about my novel WIP, which is a queer- & disabled-led reimagining of “Tristan & Iseult” set in my own high fantasy world…
Keep an eye out!
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
Gonna try to get a new post up on my Patreon today!
I had a friend read through a little overview document about my novel WIP, which is a queer- & disabled-led reimagining of “Tristan & Iseult” set in my own high fantasy world…
Keep an eye out!
Patreon.com/TheAilingWitch
Same here, Porco.
Same here.
Same here.
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Same here, Porco.
Same here.
Same here.
Nonbinary pride flag blanket update! 🧶✨
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Nonbinary pride flag blanket update! 🧶✨
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
I need to buy yarn for the second half’s full stripe repeat; it’ll be a nice big cozy blanket to snuggle on the couch with the spouse and cats!
💛🤍💜🖤
I started this triangle scarf as a secret surprise for a friend like four years ago, and my hands crapped out too much to ever finish…
I am hoping to finally finish it and send it over out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise sometime soon! 😌
I am hoping to finally finish it and send it over out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise sometime soon! 😌
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I started this triangle scarf as a secret surprise for a friend like four years ago, and my hands crapped out too much to ever finish…
I am hoping to finally finish it and send it over out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise sometime soon! 😌
I am hoping to finally finish it and send it over out of nowhere as a pleasant surprise sometime soon! 😌
Have some queer knitting joy to brighten your feed as I work on the black stripe of my nonbinary flag blanket!
It’s my first time knitting a blanket, which is actually the whole reason I started to knit; a late great-aunt knit blankets for everyone on the family & I want to continue the tradition!
It’s my first time knitting a blanket, which is actually the whole reason I started to knit; a late great-aunt knit blankets for everyone on the family & I want to continue the tradition!
January 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Have some queer knitting joy to brighten your feed as I work on the black stripe of my nonbinary flag blanket!
It’s my first time knitting a blanket, which is actually the whole reason I started to knit; a late great-aunt knit blankets for everyone on the family & I want to continue the tradition!
It’s my first time knitting a blanket, which is actually the whole reason I started to knit; a late great-aunt knit blankets for everyone on the family & I want to continue the tradition!
Spending my first day of 2026 on a knitting spree, baked out of my gourd on edibles, singing songs from musicals to my cats*.
It’s a good day.
*when they were kittens I sang to them a lot so they’d get used to my voice, & they still come running to see what’s up when I start really rocking out 🥹
It’s a good day.
*when they were kittens I sang to them a lot so they’d get used to my voice, & they still come running to see what’s up when I start really rocking out 🥹
January 1, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Spending my first day of 2026 on a knitting spree, baked out of my gourd on edibles, singing songs from musicals to my cats*.
It’s a good day.
*when they were kittens I sang to them a lot so they’d get used to my voice, & they still come running to see what’s up when I start really rocking out 🥹
It’s a good day.
*when they were kittens I sang to them a lot so they’d get used to my voice, & they still come running to see what’s up when I start really rocking out 🥹
New Year’s Day knitting update on my non-binary pride flag blanket! 🧶
My black yarn ought to arrive tomorrow. Then I do a full repeat of the stripes reversed— then the darker colors will be where spills are likely to happen when used as lap blanket! And it’ll still be a flag when folded up.
💛🤍💜🖤
My black yarn ought to arrive tomorrow. Then I do a full repeat of the stripes reversed— then the darker colors will be where spills are likely to happen when used as lap blanket! And it’ll still be a flag when folded up.
💛🤍💜🖤
January 1, 2026 at 6:16 PM
New Year’s Day knitting update on my non-binary pride flag blanket! 🧶
My black yarn ought to arrive tomorrow. Then I do a full repeat of the stripes reversed— then the darker colors will be where spills are likely to happen when used as lap blanket! And it’ll still be a flag when folded up.
💛🤍💜🖤
My black yarn ought to arrive tomorrow. Then I do a full repeat of the stripes reversed— then the darker colors will be where spills are likely to happen when used as lap blanket! And it’ll still be a flag when folded up.
💛🤍💜🖤
Okay, started it over and liking it better! I added a garter stitch border to the top and bottom, not just the sides.
It’s going to be at least 1 repeated nonbinary pride flag’s worth of stripes, and to make it longer I’ll probably have to add a third repeat
It’s going to be at least 1 repeated nonbinary pride flag’s worth of stripes, and to make it longer I’ll probably have to add a third repeat
December 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Okay, started it over and liking it better! I added a garter stitch border to the top and bottom, not just the sides.
It’s going to be at least 1 repeated nonbinary pride flag’s worth of stripes, and to make it longer I’ll probably have to add a third repeat
It’s going to be at least 1 repeated nonbinary pride flag’s worth of stripes, and to make it longer I’ll probably have to add a third repeat
Got the first 2 rows done!
It’s super simple, I wanted something easy I won’t have to count stitches or anything. Just a way to keep my hands busy and active…
I’m excited for knitting my first blanket though!
It’s super simple, I wanted something easy I won’t have to count stitches or anything. Just a way to keep my hands busy and active…
I’m excited for knitting my first blanket though!
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Got the first 2 rows done!
It’s super simple, I wanted something easy I won’t have to count stitches or anything. Just a way to keep my hands busy and active…
I’m excited for knitting my first blanket though!
It’s super simple, I wanted something easy I won’t have to count stitches or anything. Just a way to keep my hands busy and active…
I’m excited for knitting my first blanket though!
Here’s the hat I finished for my spouse a couple days ago! Next time I’ll make it smaller than the pattern a bit, but it was nice easy pattern for me and my arthritic hands.
Not sure if it’s the new med that helped but I love knitting a bit again!!!
Not sure if it’s the new med that helped but I love knitting a bit again!!!
December 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Here’s the hat I finished for my spouse a couple days ago! Next time I’ll make it smaller than the pattern a bit, but it was nice easy pattern for me and my arthritic hands.
Not sure if it’s the new med that helped but I love knitting a bit again!!!
Not sure if it’s the new med that helped but I love knitting a bit again!!!
Why is it so fucking hard for people to just NOT be fucking awful to each other.
[Rhetorical]
[Rhetorical]
December 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Why is it so fucking hard for people to just NOT be fucking awful to each other.
[Rhetorical]
[Rhetorical]
Trying to see if I can finish this hat in time for my spouse’s next round of shoveling! 🧶 ❄️
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trying to see if I can finish this hat in time for my spouse’s next round of shoveling! 🧶 ❄️
Just some light reading.
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Just some light reading.
It helps me to keep focused on what story I’m trying to tell while writing to write up a little “back of book blurb” to zero in on the most important over-arching elements.
So here’s a fresh draft of one for my novel WIP!
So here’s a fresh draft of one for my novel WIP!
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It helps me to keep focused on what story I’m trying to tell while writing to write up a little “back of book blurb” to zero in on the most important over-arching elements.
So here’s a fresh draft of one for my novel WIP!
So here’s a fresh draft of one for my novel WIP!
Dusting off and tuning my baby in the hopeful self delusion this medicine will let me seriously practice like I want to…
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dusting off and tuning my baby in the hopeful self delusion this medicine will let me seriously practice like I want to…
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
Man do I love Jersey sometimes.
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Man do I love Jersey sometimes.
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I frankly wasn’t interested in the movie anyway as a looong time fan, but this absolutely cinches it.
Fuck this pro-genocide shit.
I frankly wasn’t interested in the movie anyway as a looong time fan, but this absolutely cinches it.
Fuck this pro-genocide shit.
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I frankly wasn’t interested in the movie anyway as a looong time fan, but this absolutely cinches it.
Fuck this pro-genocide shit.
I frankly wasn’t interested in the movie anyway as a looong time fan, but this absolutely cinches it.
Fuck this pro-genocide shit.