Kristen
@vintagemermaid.bsky.social
I read books, I teach kids, I write. Inspirations include Julian of Norwich, Stephen King, and every dog I’ve ever met.
I put my first piece of gum there in 1974, in spite of my mother’s abject horror!
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I put my first piece of gum there in 1974, in spite of my mother’s abject horror!
Well I’m grateful for this good news.
December 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Well I’m grateful for this good news.
Absolutely delighted about this.
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Absolutely delighted about this.
Haha you can’t fool me! This is some wild spycraft you practice while also investigating some arcane folklore about a skinwalker. “Mrs. Domestic” indeed!
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Haha you can’t fool me! This is some wild spycraft you practice while also investigating some arcane folklore about a skinwalker. “Mrs. Domestic” indeed!
And to you, Ellen!
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
And to you, Ellen!
*weeps in humanity*
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
*weeps in humanity*
Ummmm…sounds dodgy!
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ummmm…sounds dodgy!
Agreed.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Agreed.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
Parents/guardians have no idea.
So many insist *their* boys “don’t watch that stuff” but…they do.
I’m a high school teacher.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I’m a high school teacher.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
When he was first elected, the rise in bullying was noticeable.
Now? It’s exponential.
Yes, the kids are watching and you better believe they(and their parents) fight any accountability.
It’s a fight to teach/model human dignity.
Oh man I am so gd sorry to hear this.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Oh man I am so gd sorry to hear this.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
I’m an avid and committed reader of your work and I hope a heart’s ease comes your way. Soon.
Senate Democrats should elect new leadership if they want to take meaningful action.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Senate Democrats should elect new leadership if they want to take meaningful action.
Neither do the eight senators who voted no yesterday.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Neither do the eight senators who voted no yesterday.
Really, Quinn and Ami, your back-and-forth about anything is one of the few things that makes me smile.(Caregiver of beloved mom who ugly cries in parking lots)
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Really, Quinn and Ami, your back-and-forth about anything is one of the few things that makes me smile.(Caregiver of beloved mom who ugly cries in parking lots)
Says man who sold his spine to airline industry.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Says man who sold his spine to airline industry.
You knelt. You caved. You failed every person you represent.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You knelt. You caved. You failed every person you represent.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You are nothing but a useful idiot for this regime.
You all sold out every person who is fighting an illness.
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 AM
You all sold out every person who is fighting an illness.
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
You and your gold-plated healthcare.
You all sold out the hungry.
You who didn’t miss a paycheck and who doesn’t have to worry about where your next meal is coming from.
Was it the airlines?
Your donors?
Who did you sell to?
Feckless cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Feckless cowards.
Your actions illustrate nothing but feckless cowardice.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Your actions illustrate nothing but feckless cowardice.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
Your constituents have never meant anything to you.
I’m one of them.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I’m one of them.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
We keep speaking—NO KINGS.
We spoke on Tuesday. Loudly.
Hold the line.
For the sake of the people.
The sick, the old, the hungry.
For decency and honor.
For the sake of the Constitution.
And they caved.
I’m a caregiver for my beloved aging parent and I just burst into tears. Thank you Gumbus.
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I’m a caregiver for my beloved aging parent and I just burst into tears. Thank you Gumbus.
*nods approvingly while eating a cinnamon roll*
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
*nods approvingly while eating a cinnamon roll*