โ๏ธ a poet & a lesbian โ passionate about Amanda Palmer, art, community, mental health, and friendship ๐ก๐ค 30 (she/her) โ๏ธ Read my books!
@autogynefiles
it's a painful experience to have people wonder HOW or why someone could love *you* of all people based on your appearance when they could be with someone "actually beautiful" like they are. 0% rush, 0% feels good ever
I'm the 3,000th person to tweet
@neilhimself
about my Halloween costume but here I am (as Other Mother). I only watched Coraline for the first time this year. It made me feel so seen, even as an adult.
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hi
@neilhimself
, I published my first poetry book in April & for the next few days the ebook version is FREE so I was wondering if maybe you'd retweet this in case anyone is seeking some new poetry to help with their loneliness right now.
I experience limited attraction and I want to be "alone" forever. It's not a bad thing. Let's not erase the aces/aros that have absolutely no desire to be in a relationship & let's not pretend not having a romantic relationship is "solitude". Platonic relationships are fulfilling
An absence of sexual and/or romantic attraction does not imply that a person has "no attraction" or desires lifelong solitude.
Attraction functions on multiple levels and in a multitude of ways.
I finished this
@neilhimself
book yesterday. It was a delight to read even though I'm 28. The best thing is that my friend
@PipkinsJoshua
read it with me so we could talk about it together. Reading with friends is a real gift.
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It looks like
#Neurodivergent
is trending.
I'm autistic, and I want to die because society has failed to create resources that I can reasonably access.
Neurodivergence isn't all cute and quirky acceptance posts about how to tolerate us. It's real people who really suffer, too.
Follow me if you are interested in my future little lit mag ๐ฅบ I'm already planning issues & themes and really want to give something interesting to the writing community. It will be a couple of months until I officially start but I want to meet other writers in the meantime!
@asexualjournal
And it's important to remember that some of us DO want to be alone and don't experience attraction, and that so much of asexual talk is about how aces are in relationships or experience attraction as like a "myth busting" type story, makes me feel like my experience is less valid
@amandapalmer
I tell everyone everything. But I was born with my intestines on the outside. I didn't know I would spend the rest of my life trying to put the rest of me back inside, too. It never fits.
I saw this photo on Facebook by photographer Lois Greenfield and I fully believe this has
@amandapalmer
aesthetic. So, I'm sharing in case you like this idea as well.
It's always so meaningful when an artist you admire tells you to keep creating & to not give up, but it's important to remind these brave people that they shouldn't give up either, because you know that they still have those vulnerable days.
@MariaBrink
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Hi
@neilhimself
, I didn't get a chance to thank you at the show on Saturday but thank you for trusting us to spend time with Ash, he is brilliant. I appreciated him reading my poem to me, so much - a highlight of my poet life ๐ค thank you ๐บ
@amandapalmer
I did my first (small) poetry reading in about five years this week and I was brave enough to ask some friends to come. And they did. And I was brave enough to let myself feel loved and supported by them without letter the fraud police break down the door. โค๏ธ
Richard Siken, what poems should I read when I need to write something that disturbs me? I haven't had a good poem in a few weeks, I need to disrupt it.
If you are someone who has always questioned your right to take up space, or you're currently grieving normalcy, or you're a human being on planet earth, you should join
@amandapalmer
and read her words. Her community saved my life.
This will be Good.
Hi
@amandapalmer
and
@neilhimself
, I'm so close to publishing my first poetry book (called "Aurelia"). I have no idea how to do an "about the author" - is this completely terrible? I am asking* you, as I feel you can distribute art validation. The Anti-Fraud Police.
@richardsiken
The responses to this & your other post are just so good.
I think that I perceive it as "I wish you wanted me around even if it hurts," in addition to what most others are saying, the speaker feeling like they deserve the pain instead. I could see it either way.
I just finished Jericho Brown's The Tradition.
I think every single person needs to read this book of poetry. No matter how much or how little poetry they consume.
It was perfect and felt as though it fell out perfectly. Effortless.
If it's on your shelf, reach for it.
SVU fans: obviously Mariska is an amazing actress but does anyone else feel like when she says "sweet boy" to Noah she actually breaks character and sounds fake??
Today is my 25th birthday. I would not have seen this birthday had it not been for the safe space in my life that
@amandapalmer
has created, or rather, has created itself around her. Thank you Amanda for your art, voice, community & letting me be a part of your world.
I guess I have to update all my social media because I don't have the capacity to tell everyone separately.
Houdini has passed away.
May 13, 2022
I love you, forever and ever.
Happy Birthday to
@alliex
! I wrote a poem inspired by you & Cape God with each line's first letter spelling out your name. It's a short reflection of how I feel in spaces with "the regulars". I hope you had a nice birthday (all things considered). I love you!
Hi
@amandapalmer
can I please have a huge hug from you / the community? I just experienced an unexpected major trauma and I'm barely getting through. I need the community more than ever.
Nobody in school told me that mentally and emotionally my PMS would control my life. They say periods aren't great but they don't tell you how bad they really are... Schools should give more information about PMDD, PCOS and Endo. Not just a one day lesson.
TMI (just in case).
Letโs talk periods. How do you deal with them, do you feel they are covered in schools enough and do you find it changes how you feel, such as you may only masturbate or feel the need on your period but no other time.
This may really be a concept that you can't imagine but some people don't have access to the support they need to have enjoyable, fulfilling, healthy lives. I think if you believe everyone's fate is in their own hands & not also reliant on accessibility and support systems 1/6
Just surpassed the 3 year anniversary of seeing
@amandapalmer
for the first time. This day changed a lot for me, to meet someone who I love & respect so much & just have a casual conversation between humans. Made me more real, I think.
I finished reading frank: sonnets by
@dlseuss
today. It was so interesting, it made me feel curious and also seen. It was perfect. Now, it's one of my all time favorites. Thank you, Diane.
Honestly?
@amandapalmer
's music, writing, and community.
Being seen, being loved, belonging somewhere... that saved me every time. Been here on her side of the Internet for almost fifteen years ๐ค
@amandapalmer
attending concerts / shows... preparing to be standing that long, then standing and being "present" and practicing to see them if there's a meet. concerts + being autistic = overwhelming, but the best days of my life have been concerts so I will continue to go when I can.
@amandapalmer
I don't have a people family to see on the holidays. I spend my days with these two boys, and my best gift this year is their health and love.
"you're an old soul" "you're an empath" "you're highly sensitive" = my childhood made me overly cautious and afraid to upset people, therefore I constantly anticipate the needs of others and I am always suffering
does anyone else feel like being a part of
@amandapalmer
's Patreon group is like having your hand held while crossing the street? in all seriousness, being a part of that community gives me freedom to ask for help I did not even know I needed.
2022 Stats
Poems written and/or edited: 260 (yes, really)
Book sales: About 1,000
Poems accepted: 38
Poems published: 31
Awaiting publication in 2023: 8
Rejections: 60
Poems currently out for submission: 30
hi
@amandapalmer
, I'm trying to compile a list of afp-community / patron-written poetry books! I want to post a list to encourage everyone to read more poetry & support writers.
I've made a Shadowbox thread here:
But people can tweet me their links too!!
@MarinaDiamandis
When I saw you in 2013, you came outside to sign stuff for us in line. The people in the front of the line were being so mean & pushing others. You skipped all of them and came to us at the back of the line because we were patient & considerate. I'll never forget it! โค๏ธ
@bucketsiler
My name is Angel! I'm a poet! I'm 27, queer, and autistic. I have two dogs (photo included) and I mostly just watch TV when I'm not writing. My poetry is mostly very queer, feminist and existential. ๐ฅฐ
@ElPawdreBlanco
@Tori_Bedford
The dog in Tori's tweet is supposed to look like this. He's a Chinese crested hairless (mix, probably). He is not at the vet because of how he looks. He is already loved & cared for.
@amandapalmer
I'm one of the rare people whose mental health improved from being home. I'm autistic & it was alleviating to have very little obligation, I got to enjoy things more because I had time to rest & recollect. I'm nervous about what things will feel like to be busy again. โค๏ธ
@AnubisFinch
@AllThatBeth
i expect to see the both of you on international all stars!! i don't think i've been this disappointed in the choice of first-outs in a long time. you both won my heart in the first episode.
Me with my first book: Please read this ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ I would be so grateful even though I am unworthy ๐๐ You can have it for free! ๐ฅบ
Me finishing my second book: My poetry is very good, this is the best and everyone should want to read it and also pay $10 for it.
Five years ago today, I made the decision to stop cutting myself. I wrote "I got off the nail." (from
@amandapalmer
's book). After 5 years, I'm proud to say, my wounds have stayed closed but I am brave enough to admit... It still hurts. Healing isn't linear. โค๏ธ
@amandapalmer
Just as "somewhere, some dumb rock star truly loves me", all over the world a bunch of dumb (but actually brilliant) people love you too. We understand.
I wrote a little bit about why I love
@alliex
so much on the "inspirations" page of my blog!
I hope some day we can get a picture together for me to put up instead. ๐ค
why does
@megstalter
always hit on my husband
@_victor_car
I am Mrs. Menรผ
Why did I pay $800 for a bungee jumping class when it was more like a "want to jump my husband's bones" class
I am contacting the Better business bureau and our marriage counselor again
@hereisbosco
The Samsung Galaxy s21 Ultra is amazing and its camera is incredible and it costs $1,200 so I don't understand why Apple people think androids are inferior or less expensive, still, in 2022