jcsimonds
@jcsimonds.bsky.social
Author - The Heirs to Camelot series (paranormal romance), shopping a sci-fi humor book: My Ridiculous Life in Space. Corporate trainer. Cross-stitcher. Liberal old hippie chick who bites. "Feral and not trained."
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jcsimonds
@jcsimonds.bsky.social
· Sep 29
I'm posting chapter-by-chapter of THE MIDSUMMER WIFE, my #KingArthur #Romantasy, on Substack.
FIRST CHAPTER! Ava Cerdwen arrives at the #Merlin heir's home to start the descendants on the path to healing recently nuked London. She struggles with her anxieties.
tinyurl.com/55ehxvn3
#BookSky
FIRST CHAPTER! Ava Cerdwen arrives at the #Merlin heir's home to start the descendants on the path to healing recently nuked London. She struggles with her anxieties.
tinyurl.com/55ehxvn3
#BookSky
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'The Harp' by Augusta Savage, US sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Her sculpture was displayed at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City #womensart
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
'The Harp' by Augusta Savage, US sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Her sculpture was displayed at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City #womensart
Farewell to my mom, Virginia Church, who somehow made it to 95 despite having had polio and various health problems all her life (we used to joke her headstone would say, SEE? I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK!)
I am glad you are free now.
I am glad you are free now.
December 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Farewell to my mom, Virginia Church, who somehow made it to 95 despite having had polio and various health problems all her life (we used to joke her headstone would say, SEE? I TOLD YOU I WAS SICK!)
I am glad you are free now.
I am glad you are free now.
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This is charming!
I'm drawing every day but mostly for projects that are in progress so I'll probably use this year's #ArtAdventCalendar event to look back at my favorite drawings I did this year, starting with this one! I had the idea of the outline of a white cat against a garden and it slowly evolved into this.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is charming!
Please show us on the diagram where the liberals laughing at your incompetence hurt you.
Can't wait for these right wingers to discover the work of ACLU, Planned Parenthood, & Southern Poverty Law Center
Can't wait for these right wingers to discover the work of ACLU, Planned Parenthood, & Southern Poverty Law Center
December 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Please show us on the diagram where the liberals laughing at your incompetence hurt you.
Can't wait for these right wingers to discover the work of ACLU, Planned Parenthood, & Southern Poverty Law Center
Can't wait for these right wingers to discover the work of ACLU, Planned Parenthood, & Southern Poverty Law Center
Attention #Librarian peeps!
Washoe County (Reno/Carson City, Nevada) is looking for a new Library Director.
Pay is excellent, the area is terrific. The housing is expensive as hell.
cpshr.us/recruitment/...
#Jobs
Washoe County (Reno/Carson City, Nevada) is looking for a new Library Director.
Pay is excellent, the area is terrific. The housing is expensive as hell.
cpshr.us/recruitment/...
#Jobs
County of Washoe, NV, Library Director | CPS HR Consulting
The County of Washoe is seeking a Library Director. The Library Director serves as the chief executive and visionary leader of the Library, guiding
cpshr.us
December 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Attention #Librarian peeps!
Washoe County (Reno/Carson City, Nevada) is looking for a new Library Director.
Pay is excellent, the area is terrific. The housing is expensive as hell.
cpshr.us/recruitment/...
#Jobs
Washoe County (Reno/Carson City, Nevada) is looking for a new Library Director.
Pay is excellent, the area is terrific. The housing is expensive as hell.
cpshr.us/recruitment/...
#Jobs
I'm posting chapter-by-chapter of THE MIDSUMMER WIFE, my #KingArthur #Romantasy, on Substack.
Chapter 19: Ava, Harper, Ron, and Falke return to Drunemeton. They review what happened & their next steps. Ron becomes intensely jealous of Harper.
tinyurl.com/bddex6ry
#BlueSky
Chapter 19: Ava, Harper, Ron, and Falke return to Drunemeton. They review what happened & their next steps. Ron becomes intensely jealous of Harper.
tinyurl.com/bddex6ry
#BlueSky
The Midsummer Wife - Chapter 19
This is Chapter 19 of The Midsummer Wife, Book 1 of the Heirs to Camelot, a King Arthur Romantasy/paranormal Romance/reincarnation Romance/Urban Fantasy.
tinyurl.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm posting chapter-by-chapter of THE MIDSUMMER WIFE, my #KingArthur #Romantasy, on Substack.
Chapter 19: Ava, Harper, Ron, and Falke return to Drunemeton. They review what happened & their next steps. Ron becomes intensely jealous of Harper.
tinyurl.com/bddex6ry
#BlueSky
Chapter 19: Ava, Harper, Ron, and Falke return to Drunemeton. They review what happened & their next steps. Ron becomes intensely jealous of Harper.
tinyurl.com/bddex6ry
#BlueSky
OMG - A Wrinkle in Time was an earthquake for me!
Reconnected with the former town librarian who's now no longer in the town, and OMG, remembered his mom was the teacher who introduced me to A Wrinkle In Time and I just sent a follow-up email that was kind of hard to see because someone is obviously raising dust or cutting onions right next to me
December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
OMG - A Wrinkle in Time was an earthquake for me!
When I was a kid in a tiny Colorado mountain town, this was served at the outdoor Holiday gathering. We used oranges, but same-same.
In case you’re still unfamiliar, let me introduce you to my family’s favorite holiday drink, which goes viral every few years — and which Food & Wine Editorial Director Dylan Garret has called “absolutely delicious, full stop.”
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/24/t...
thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/24/t...
The Most Delicious Winter Beverage Is Hot Dr. Pepper & Lemon
My dad, now 70, grew up working on farms and in oil patches in South Texas, where the only true choice of tonic during a scorching day was a crisp, cold Dr Pepper from the service station. “They had i...
thebarbedwire.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When I was a kid in a tiny Colorado mountain town, this was served at the outdoor Holiday gathering. We used oranges, but same-same.
No lies detected.
Straight line from Reagan to tRump
Straight line from Reagan to tRump
THIS MOTHERFUCKER STARTED A LOT OF THIS SHIT. AND TO THINK HE WAS PRESIDENT OF SAG (ACTORS UNION) THEN IN 81 82 HE fired all the AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND DECERTIFIED THIER UNION. HE ARRANGED FOR IRAN TO KEEP THE HOSTAGES TILL HE WAS ELECTED
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No lies detected.
Straight line from Reagan to tRump
Straight line from Reagan to tRump
Set your eggtimers for the war no one except oil companies want
Russia is beginning to evacuate Russian citizens from Venezuela.
Special flights are to begin, as reported by ATORUS (Association of Russian Tour Operators).
Special flights are to begin, as reported by ATORUS (Association of Russian Tour Operators).
November 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Set your eggtimers for the war no one except oil companies want
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Leak the Epstein files from multiple sources simultaneously. Now.
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Leak the Epstein files from multiple sources simultaneously. Now.
and they wonder why their stock is in the tank and no one wants to shop there.
They made fresh enemies.
Enjoy!
They made fresh enemies.
Enjoy!
Would love to ask the folks who lined up before dawn at Target for a swag bag “filled” with goodies and walked out with a reusable grocery bag and a pack of Uno cards, “how does it feel to get played?”
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
November 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
and they wonder why their stock is in the tank and no one wants to shop there.
They made fresh enemies.
Enjoy!
They made fresh enemies.
Enjoy!
The next president will have to make null and void EVERY decision/law/order tRump made, then change the laws so that this nonsense can never happen again.
The presidency will have to be the most regulated post in the government after this.
2nd place: SCOTUS
The presidency will have to be the most regulated post in the government after this.
2nd place: SCOTUS
"[Felon] has repeatedly alleged that Biden was addled by the end of his term in office & not the one making decisions" - this coming from an AH who can barely give a coherent response when he's not in a 'handled' situation is rich.
*Not to mention his "shadow presidents" Miller, Vought & who knows
*Not to mention his "shadow presidents" Miller, Vought & who knows
Trump says he plans to cancel most of Biden’s executive orders
Trump baselessly claims his predecessor didn’t sign off on directives himself due to use of autopen machine
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The next president will have to make null and void EVERY decision/law/order tRump made, then change the laws so that this nonsense can never happen again.
The presidency will have to be the most regulated post in the government after this.
2nd place: SCOTUS
The presidency will have to be the most regulated post in the government after this.
2nd place: SCOTUS
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Beautiful towering plant murals painted on building facades by San Francisco-based artist Mona Caron.
#art #StreetArt #mural #NatureArt
#art #StreetArt #mural #NatureArt
November 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Beautiful towering plant murals painted on building facades by San Francisco-based artist Mona Caron.
#art #StreetArt #mural #NatureArt
#art #StreetArt #mural #NatureArt
I like @corybooker.com. I'm glad for him that he found "the one."
I'm also sure this means he's running in 2028
tinyurl.com/46w7kebs
I'm also sure this means he's running in 2028
tinyurl.com/46w7kebs
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I like @corybooker.com. I'm glad for him that he found "the one."
I'm also sure this means he's running in 2028
tinyurl.com/46w7kebs
I'm also sure this means he's running in 2028
tinyurl.com/46w7kebs
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My Governor's comms team is freaking BRILLIANT.
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My Governor's comms team is freaking BRILLIANT.
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Where are the hackers?
I keep saying this.
The Epstein files should be hacked and sent out to the world.
The Witkoff files, the okey-doke convo b2n tRump and MBS, the Epstein money trail, the Hegseth (& Seal Team 6) bombing orders, and on and on
Where are the HACKERS?
I keep saying this.
The Epstein files should be hacked and sent out to the world.
The Witkoff files, the okey-doke convo b2n tRump and MBS, the Epstein money trail, the Hegseth (& Seal Team 6) bombing orders, and on and on
Where are the HACKERS?
The Trump administration is using the White House website to target journalists and outlets for coverage they don’t like.
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Where are the hackers?
I keep saying this.
The Epstein files should be hacked and sent out to the world.
The Witkoff files, the okey-doke convo b2n tRump and MBS, the Epstein money trail, the Hegseth (& Seal Team 6) bombing orders, and on and on
Where are the HACKERS?
I keep saying this.
The Epstein files should be hacked and sent out to the world.
The Witkoff files, the okey-doke convo b2n tRump and MBS, the Epstein money trail, the Hegseth (& Seal Team 6) bombing orders, and on and on
Where are the HACKERS?
Amazon is currently advertising that workers make $23/hr.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Walmart is advertising that working for them leads to executive level jobs.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Walmart is advertising that working for them leads to executive level jobs.
Clearly, that is a lie.
From the Boston Globe: companies that pay such low wages that many employees (and many full-time!) who still need SNAP just to get by.
#1: Amazon. Raking in BILLIONS but has full-time employees who make so little they need food stamps.
#1: Amazon. Raking in BILLIONS but has full-time employees who make so little they need food stamps.
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Amazon is currently advertising that workers make $23/hr.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Walmart is advertising that working for them leads to executive level jobs.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Clearly, that is a lie.
Walmart is advertising that working for them leads to executive level jobs.
Clearly, that is a lie.
THATS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS 10 - 50% MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE ORANGE DOTARD'S TARIFFS
Jebus, the press gets worse daily.
Jebus, the press gets worse daily.
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
Black Friday Online Sales Up Nearly 10% From Last Year, Study Shows
Shoppers spent $1 billion more online shopping on Black Friday this year compared to 2024.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
THATS BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS 10 - 50% MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE ORANGE DOTARD'S TARIFFS
Jebus, the press gets worse daily.
Jebus, the press gets worse daily.
Say what you will about #Nvidia's CEO Jeson Huang, but he just single-handedly saved the #SanFranciscoOpera. Their production of the Chinese fable of The Monkey King certainly helped.
Full disclosure: my sis-in-law sits 2nd chair violin and has for 28 years.
tinyurl.com/59pxwbkh
Full disclosure: my sis-in-law sits 2nd chair violin and has for 28 years.
tinyurl.com/59pxwbkh
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes multimillion-dollar commitment to S.F. Opera
This year’s $5 million commitment will help underwrite composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King.”
tinyurl.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Say what you will about #Nvidia's CEO Jeson Huang, but he just single-handedly saved the #SanFranciscoOpera. Their production of the Chinese fable of The Monkey King certainly helped.
Full disclosure: my sis-in-law sits 2nd chair violin and has for 28 years.
tinyurl.com/59pxwbkh
Full disclosure: my sis-in-law sits 2nd chair violin and has for 28 years.
tinyurl.com/59pxwbkh
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Today's pic, REMEMBERING THE HOLLYHOCKS
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today's pic, REMEMBERING THE HOLLYHOCKS
One of the most remarkable writers of the age.
My mother-in-law, a Shakespearean scholar, met him just before "Shakespeare in Love" came out and demanded to be reassured he did not write Shakespeare disrespectfully.
"Madam," he said gravely, "I would NEVER."
#writingcommunity
My mother-in-law, a Shakespearean scholar, met him just before "Shakespeare in Love" came out and demanded to be reassured he did not write Shakespeare disrespectfully.
"Madam," he said gravely, "I would NEVER."
#writingcommunity
Tom Stoppard -- the master of the modern English play, author of astonishing works like "Arcadia" and "The Real Thing" -- has died at the age of 88.
In 2020, I profiled Stoppard ahead of the debut of what may have been his most personal work, the one that cut closest to the bone, "Leopoldstadt."
In 2020, I profiled Stoppard ahead of the debut of what may have been his most personal work, the one that cut closest to the bone, "Leopoldstadt."
Tom Stoppard: Unfinished Business
A master of the English language who was not born into it, Stoppard exhibits an arresting verbal dexterity, a mix of joy, wit and wordplay.
momentmag.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of the most remarkable writers of the age.
My mother-in-law, a Shakespearean scholar, met him just before "Shakespeare in Love" came out and demanded to be reassured he did not write Shakespeare disrespectfully.
"Madam," he said gravely, "I would NEVER."
#writingcommunity
My mother-in-law, a Shakespearean scholar, met him just before "Shakespeare in Love" came out and demanded to be reassured he did not write Shakespeare disrespectfully.
"Madam," he said gravely, "I would NEVER."
#writingcommunity