Diana Helmuth
@definitelynotlost.bsky.social
Award winning author: “How to Suffer Outside” and “The Witching Year.” Words @SlackjawHumor @Pajiba @LongReads @OutdoorLife. Producer @Da7eandNeil. New here. Louder on TikTok.
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Some were easy to find; mysterious, but historically significant, like the Vatican Secret Archives.
Others had me hunting for info on people who, I realized, didn't want to be found (or couldn't be, such Bruno Shröder, who died before he could name an heir to his, ah, "eccentric" home library)
Others had me hunting for info on people who, I realized, didn't want to be found (or couldn't be, such Bruno Shröder, who died before he could name an heir to his, ah, "eccentric" home library)
Please tell yours senators to oppose “Lee Amendment" 3972. It strips national park funding and sets up a framework for their sale.
Lee tried this a while back and it *failed* bc of public outcry.
A vote is expected this week.
Use 5calls.org or democracy.io to easily find and contact your reps.
Lee tried this a while back and it *failed* bc of public outcry.
A vote is expected this week.
Use 5calls.org or democracy.io to easily find and contact your reps.
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Please tell yours senators to oppose “Lee Amendment" 3972. It strips national park funding and sets up a framework for their sale.
Lee tried this a while back and it *failed* bc of public outcry.
A vote is expected this week.
Use 5calls.org or democracy.io to easily find and contact your reps.
Lee tried this a while back and it *failed* bc of public outcry.
A vote is expected this week.
Use 5calls.org or democracy.io to easily find and contact your reps.
It’s actually not that hard to be grateful for family and turkey and stuffing and also connect with the indigenous groups on your land.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It’s actually not that hard to be grateful for family and turkey and stuffing and also connect with the indigenous groups on your land.
My dear @laurenparker.bsky.social tried to find her soul mate on an app so you don’t have to. wildhunt.org/2025/11/look...
Looking for My Soulmate in All the Wrong Applications - Living, Paganism, Perspectives, Witchcraft
Witchcraft & Pagan News - Hint asks if I’m into men or women, but does not offer "both" or "neither." You are getting your AI generated slop on the gender binary, thank you very much. | Living, Pagani...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My dear @laurenparker.bsky.social tried to find her soul mate on an app so you don’t have to. wildhunt.org/2025/11/look...
I don't know who needs to hear this but "America" has never been white, it isn't supposed to be white, and a lot of us don't actually want it to be white.
signed,
a white.
signed,
a white.
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this but "America" has never been white, it isn't supposed to be white, and a lot of us don't actually want it to be white.
signed,
a white.
signed,
a white.
Yesterday a witch told me that the Samhain portal is actually open until Wednesday so if you still feel weird that’s why.
Also the government.
Also the government.
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yesterday a witch told me that the Samhain portal is actually open until Wednesday so if you still feel weird that’s why.
Also the government.
Also the government.
Very excited to see the first Samhain issue from Inglenook Lit. If you are craving to read - or write - surreal, witchy, divine, gutting, dreamy, magical stories, please check them out. Sasha Bailyn is tending a wonderful hearth here for witch and witch-adjacent writers. They are taking submissions.
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Very excited to see the first Samhain issue from Inglenook Lit. If you are craving to read - or write - surreal, witchy, divine, gutting, dreamy, magical stories, please check them out. Sasha Bailyn is tending a wonderful hearth here for witch and witch-adjacent writers. They are taking submissions.
What’s the German word for having enough energy for a spin class but not enough energy to put your laundry away
October 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What’s the German word for having enough energy for a spin class but not enough energy to put your laundry away
Having empathy for someone who said “empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage” is the ultimate test of my empathy
September 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Having empathy for someone who said “empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage” is the ultimate test of my empathy
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I wrote an article on hopepunk but solarpunk is mostly these same principles applied specifically to the climate/eco part of the polycrisis. If you're interested in more about the craft of writing these stories, it's a good overview: dreamforgemagazine.com/story/rewrit...
Rewriting the Future - Dreamforge Magazine
I was writing hopepunk before there was a word for it. That’s not some hipster boast —I’m much more feminist nerd than cool kid— but my […]
dreamforgemagazine.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I wrote an article on hopepunk but solarpunk is mostly these same principles applied specifically to the climate/eco part of the polycrisis. If you're interested in more about the craft of writing these stories, it's a good overview: dreamforgemagazine.com/story/rewrit...
In which I process the question: how can we talk about Israel in well-intentioned discourse if we can’t even agree what Zionism is, what anti-Zionism is, and which of those is anti-Semitic, or not?
definitelynotlost.medium.com/can-someone-...
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Can Someone Please Tell Me How to Talk About Palestine?
I am writing an essay about the dangers of staying silent for fear of being misunderstood, and I am terrified to publish it, for fear of…
definitelynotlost.medium.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In which I process the question: how can we talk about Israel in well-intentioned discourse if we can’t even agree what Zionism is, what anti-Zionism is, and which of those is anti-Semitic, or not?
definitelynotlost.medium.com/can-someone-...
definitelynotlost.medium.com/can-someone-...
Also, if you are using generative AI to:
- write your SEO blog posts
- write your product's marketing content
- write your novel
- write your emails
...we can tell.
- write your SEO blog posts
- write your product's marketing content
- write your novel
- write your emails
...we can tell.
June 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Also, if you are using generative AI to:
- write your SEO blog posts
- write your product's marketing content
- write your novel
- write your emails
...we can tell.
- write your SEO blog posts
- write your product's marketing content
- write your novel
- write your emails
...we can tell.
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Cute! (search A Storm of Spoilers wherever fine podcasts are found)
June 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Cute! (search A Storm of Spoilers wherever fine podcasts are found)
I want to say this is just another reason women should not change their names via marriage, bc your identity should never be erased in exchange for love
But I am also one of those ppl 😭 at weddings, bc I am a sap for love?
So thanks, SAVE Act, for ruining love
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
But I am also one of those ppl 😭 at weddings, bc I am a sap for love?
So thanks, SAVE Act, for ruining love
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
What the SAVE Act Means for Women
www.politico.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I want to say this is just another reason women should not change their names via marriage, bc your identity should never be erased in exchange for love
But I am also one of those ppl 😭 at weddings, bc I am a sap for love?
So thanks, SAVE Act, for ruining love
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
But I am also one of those ppl 😭 at weddings, bc I am a sap for love?
So thanks, SAVE Act, for ruining love
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
My cat doesn’t even know who Trump is
April 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My cat doesn’t even know who Trump is
happy “come the f*ck on” day to those who involuntarily celebrate
March 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
happy “come the f*ck on” day to those who involuntarily celebrate
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There are some Indivisible Protests today?
Here's some things that have worked for me when I decide to protest:
- Don't bring your phone (the police can set up towers to log you were there and hunt you down later)
- Wear a mask and a hat! Make facial recognition hard
- Don't talk to the police.
Here's some things that have worked for me when I decide to protest:
- Don't bring your phone (the police can set up towers to log you were there and hunt you down later)
- Wear a mask and a hat! Make facial recognition hard
- Don't talk to the police.
March 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are some Indivisible Protests today?
Here's some things that have worked for me when I decide to protest:
- Don't bring your phone (the police can set up towers to log you were there and hunt you down later)
- Wear a mask and a hat! Make facial recognition hard
- Don't talk to the police.
Here's some things that have worked for me when I decide to protest:
- Don't bring your phone (the police can set up towers to log you were there and hunt you down later)
- Wear a mask and a hat! Make facial recognition hard
- Don't talk to the police.
The actual nicest thing about telling your stories is when you hear that your work inspired someone else to tell their stories.
Thank you Rob Rogers, intrepid wanderer of the Florida backcountry.
backpackingdeskjockey.blog/2025/03/04/t...
Thank you Rob Rogers, intrepid wanderer of the Florida backcountry.
backpackingdeskjockey.blog/2025/03/04/t...
About to Backpack for the First Time? How to Suffer Outside by Diana Helmuth is the Book for You
It is with great pleasure that I am finally writing my first book review on this blog, and it could only be for How to Suffer Outside: A Beginner’s Guide to Hiking and Backpacking. As its title sug…
backpackingdeskjockey.blog
March 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The actual nicest thing about telling your stories is when you hear that your work inspired someone else to tell their stories.
Thank you Rob Rogers, intrepid wanderer of the Florida backcountry.
backpackingdeskjockey.blog/2025/03/04/t...
Thank you Rob Rogers, intrepid wanderer of the Florida backcountry.
backpackingdeskjockey.blog/2025/03/04/t...
We're making this the new cover of Edward Said's "Orientalism" right
Trump Gaza looks pretty woke to me!
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
We're making this the new cover of Edward Said's "Orientalism" right
I do. I really do.
Do you want to see MARY ROACH chat with DANIEL KRAUS about being swallowed by a WHALE? You do. You really do. VIP SHOW (for subscribers & patreons only) THIS THURSDAY! If you're not a member yet, you can join here: www.patreon.com/PeculiarBook...
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Whalefall with Daniel Kraus and Mary Roach!
Just imagine for a moment—you are swimming in the cold dark of the Pacific Ocean, trying to find the lost remains of your father. But you aren’t alone. There...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I do. I really do.
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I lived in Egypt for a year during the revolution as a student. But I still saw a lot. This is what I saw:
Yes, the trash stopped being picked up. People got food poisoning. ATMs would go down. Power was spotty. Anything government-run was unreliable. At the same time 🧵
Yes, the trash stopped being picked up. People got food poisoning. ATMs would go down. Power was spotty. Anything government-run was unreliable. At the same time 🧵
February 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I lived in Egypt for a year during the revolution as a student. But I still saw a lot. This is what I saw:
Yes, the trash stopped being picked up. People got food poisoning. ATMs would go down. Power was spotty. Anything government-run was unreliable. At the same time 🧵
Yes, the trash stopped being picked up. People got food poisoning. ATMs would go down. Power was spotty. Anything government-run was unreliable. At the same time 🧵
For anyone else now terrified to fly in this country — thanks to “leaders” who value bigotry more than public safety— I found this thread of aviation workers rather comforting www.reddit.com/r/fearofflyi...
Let’s put the ATC thing to bed
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February 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
For anyone else now terrified to fly in this country — thanks to “leaders” who value bigotry more than public safety— I found this thread of aviation workers rather comforting www.reddit.com/r/fearofflyi...
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO