Janice S. Smith
@janicessmith.bsky.social
Writer of SF/Fantasy. Screenwriter. Accountant.
Viable Paradise XV graduate. Gamer. World of Warcraft. Final Fantasy XIV.
Viable Paradise XV graduate. Gamer. World of Warcraft. Final Fantasy XIV.
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No more wars for oil.
November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
No more wars for oil.
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Our annual Virtual Christmas Tree Fundraiser is back! 🎄🎅 Will you please join us in decorating our tree? 100% of this fundraiser will be used for the care of the blind, FIV & FeLV+ cats! Thank you for your support! 💙🐾
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Our annual Virtual Christmas Tree Fundraiser is back! 🎄🎅 Will you please join us in decorating our tree? 100% of this fundraiser will be used for the care of the blind, FIV & FeLV+ cats! Thank you for your support! 💙🐾
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
Check out our tree here: blindcatrescue.com/
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New design in my threadless shop!
They are having a huge sale right now... great time to get gifts for others or yourself for less 🙂
Available in lots of different t-shirt colors! Also hats, mugs, pillows... all froggy! 🐸
whistberry.threadless.com
They are having a huge sale right now... great time to get gifts for others or yourself for less 🙂
Available in lots of different t-shirt colors! Also hats, mugs, pillows... all froggy! 🐸
whistberry.threadless.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New design in my threadless shop!
They are having a huge sale right now... great time to get gifts for others or yourself for less 🙂
Available in lots of different t-shirt colors! Also hats, mugs, pillows... all froggy! 🐸
whistberry.threadless.com
They are having a huge sale right now... great time to get gifts for others or yourself for less 🙂
Available in lots of different t-shirt colors! Also hats, mugs, pillows... all froggy! 🐸
whistberry.threadless.com
Every timeI think life is settling down, I have another disaster. Sigh. This is a big one. I certainly didn't need it right now.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Every timeI think life is settling down, I have another disaster. Sigh. This is a big one. I certainly didn't need it right now.
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A Russian social media friend says that OVD has been cut off from funding within Russia, and is now depending on support from outside. Link: ovd.info/en
OVD-info | ОВД-Инфо
Независимый правозащитный медиапроект ОВД-Инфо
ovd.info
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A Russian social media friend says that OVD has been cut off from funding within Russia, and is now depending on support from outside. Link: ovd.info/en
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Phone, iPad and desktop wallpaper! ^o^ linktr.ee/apofiss
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Phone, iPad and desktop wallpaper! ^o^ linktr.ee/apofiss
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WE ONLY HAVE 200 OF OUR 2026 CALENDARS LEFT! 🙀 This is our special edition calendar of the kitties! Please order yours today, so you don't miss out!
Price: $20 for USA; $30 for international; shipping included for both! 😻 🐾 💙
Purchase: blindcatrescue.net/
Thank you so much for your support! 🐾 💙
Price: $20 for USA; $30 for international; shipping included for both! 😻 🐾 💙
Purchase: blindcatrescue.net/
Thank you so much for your support! 🐾 💙
November 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
WE ONLY HAVE 200 OF OUR 2026 CALENDARS LEFT! 🙀 This is our special edition calendar of the kitties! Please order yours today, so you don't miss out!
Price: $20 for USA; $30 for international; shipping included for both! 😻 🐾 💙
Purchase: blindcatrescue.net/
Thank you so much for your support! 🐾 💙
Price: $20 for USA; $30 for international; shipping included for both! 😻 🐾 💙
Purchase: blindcatrescue.net/
Thank you so much for your support! 🐾 💙
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White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
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apnews.com/article/trum...
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
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apnews.com/article/trum...
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Styopka’s wisdom
At the age when a man realizes he should start a family, a woman realizes it’s better to be alone
#StyopkasWisdom
At the age when a man realizes he should start a family, a woman realizes it’s better to be alone
#StyopkasWisdom
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Styopka’s wisdom
At the age when a man realizes he should start a family, a woman realizes it’s better to be alone
#StyopkasWisdom
At the age when a man realizes he should start a family, a woman realizes it’s better to be alone
#StyopkasWisdom
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Governor Newsom sues Trump administration for cruel cuts to homeless housing funding that will hurt families | Governor of California
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November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Good morning! It’s Tuesday! Blood Ties came out one week ago. Feels like forever and just yesterday! Please, if you enjoyed it, in whatever format, you experienced it, write a review or post on your feed. Word-of-mouth really is the best advertising!
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Good morning! It’s Tuesday! Blood Ties came out one week ago. Feels like forever and just yesterday! Please, if you enjoyed it, in whatever format, you experienced it, write a review or post on your feed. Word-of-mouth really is the best advertising!
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🔗 Read more:
California issues update to reaffirm that vaccines are not linked to autism | Governor of California
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November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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What a crazy, crazy morning. I feel like my head is spinning. Only got a few words written. Today will NOT be a catching up on NaNo day for sure. Youngest son got suddenly sick after breakfast, so we've rescheduled Sakura's dermatology visit to Friday. Okay, day, you can calm down now.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What a crazy, crazy morning. I feel like my head is spinning. Only got a few words written. Today will NOT be a catching up on NaNo day for sure. Youngest son got suddenly sick after breakfast, so we've rescheduled Sakura's dermatology visit to Friday. Okay, day, you can calm down now.
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Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you! 🌸
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Use only ONE piece of art to convince folks to follow you! 🌸
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Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz - Film Independent
One of the most delightful series to premiere this summer, Murderbot is a witty, quirky sci-fi dramedy that explores thought-provoking themes under the
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November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Wrote 3,717 words on the NaNo version of DDD today. I only have 1,115 words now in addition to my daily word count of 1,667 words in order to catch up.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Wrote 3,717 words on the NaNo version of DDD today. I only have 1,115 words now in addition to my daily word count of 1,667 words in order to catch up.
As of today, I have been coughing for 11 months! Didn't sleep well last night. Am coughing today. Want to sleep but waiting a little longer so we can give Sakura gabapentin in preparation for her allergy appointment tomorrow. She gets worked up. Falling asleep at my desk.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
As of today, I have been coughing for 11 months! Didn't sleep well last night. Am coughing today. Want to sleep but waiting a little longer so we can give Sakura gabapentin in preparation for her allergy appointment tomorrow. She gets worked up. Falling asleep at my desk.
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I’m totally crying. I was already crying. WTF, storytellers????
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I’m totally crying. I was already crying. WTF, storytellers????
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Here's your occasional reminder that your self-worth is not, in fact, tied to your productivity.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Here's your occasional reminder that your self-worth is not, in fact, tied to your productivity.
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Katydid: frens! Dis cate also hav tha seeshures liek tha me! Kan yous halp hers getty medesins liek you halped tha me?
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Katydid: frens! Dis cate also hav tha seeshures liek tha me! Kan yous halp hers getty medesins liek you halped tha me?
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More here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804064...
Dungeon Crawl at the Haunted Mall by Jendia Gammon: 9781937133108 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Delve into the gnarly guts of a long-dead mall in this gloriously weird and whacked-out romp, where friendship, 80s music, and food court slushies are your weapons of choice against spandexed supernat...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804064...
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Thank you, Canada! DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL is in the top 20 for witches & wizards fantasy fiction for children! Out April 21, 2026 via @chooseadventure.bsky.social. If you like Stranger Things, The Goonies, 80s & 90s vibes, and dark comedy, you’re going to love this one. Middle grade to ♾️.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Thank you, Canada! DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL is in the top 20 for witches & wizards fantasy fiction for children! Out April 21, 2026 via @chooseadventure.bsky.social. If you like Stranger Things, The Goonies, 80s & 90s vibes, and dark comedy, you’re going to love this one. Middle grade to ♾️.