Kelly Holmes
@kellyjholmes.com
Writer, small business owner, book-loving troublemaker raising 4 book-loving troublemakers in ATX. My love language is baked goods. She/her. ✨ Libraries are magic. Use yours! ✨
Saving democracy one tiny step at a time: mollysarmy.com 💪
Saving democracy one tiny step at a time: mollysarmy.com 💪
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Kelly Holmes
@kellyjholmes.com
· Nov 20
Hello! I’m Kelly—a writer, business owner, and mom.
❤️ Yes:
Books
Libraries
Swearing
Chocolate
Baked goods
Spreadsheets
Christmas music
Indie bookstores
Rewarding yourself with little treats
That feeling when you finish writing
🤢 No:
AI
Fascism
Book bans
The actual process of writing
❤️ Yes:
Books
Libraries
Swearing
Chocolate
Baked goods
Spreadsheets
Christmas music
Indie bookstores
Rewarding yourself with little treats
That feeling when you finish writing
🤢 No:
AI
Fascism
Book bans
The actual process of writing
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Didn't want this to get buried because it's important: You really can request a proclamation for basically anything you can imagine. Elected officials LOVE doing this shit and a wise and stealthy prankster could, I am just saying, probably trick an office into proclaiming something subversive.
Your member of Congress has a form for requesting proclamations, usually on their website, although you can also call them for more information. You can do the same thing with state legislators, boards of supervisors, etc. Be the proclamation you wish to be in the world, comrades, sky's the limit.
February 13, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Didn't want this to get buried because it's important: You really can request a proclamation for basically anything you can imagine. Elected officials LOVE doing this shit and a wise and stealthy prankster could, I am just saying, probably trick an office into proclaiming something subversive.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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I have so many things I need to do, but all I really want to do is stay in bed. A memoir.
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I have so many things I need to do, but all I really want to do is stay in bed. A memoir.
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I have noticed this too. Take a pause and make sure you know that what you’re sharing is what you (or the person sharing it) are telling people it is.
Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I have noticed this too. Take a pause and make sure you know that what you’re sharing is what you (or the person sharing it) are telling people it is.
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Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
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I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
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Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
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I bet if I got a new notebook that would fix me.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I bet if I got a new notebook that would fix me.
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Do you have a suspicious hot dish recipe?
Do you want to help me a community sourced cookbook that will raise funds for MIRAC and Sanctuary Supply Depot?
I made a form. You can submit a recipe here.
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Do you want to help me a community sourced cookbook that will raise funds for MIRAC and Sanctuary Supply Depot?
I made a form. You can submit a recipe here.
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Encrypted Form
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
cryptpad.fr
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Do you have a suspicious hot dish recipe?
Do you want to help me a community sourced cookbook that will raise funds for MIRAC and Sanctuary Supply Depot?
I made a form. You can submit a recipe here.
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
Do you want to help me a community sourced cookbook that will raise funds for MIRAC and Sanctuary Supply Depot?
I made a form. You can submit a recipe here.
cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/for...
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Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Mutual Aid by Dean Spade is free on Libro for the next week (until 2/2).
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
We know that books can't fix everything, but they can help us show up for and strengthen our communities. Our employee book club read this last year, leading to a great discussion. We hope that it helps others do the same 💗 ⏬
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If everything is too much, I can very much recommend a brief nap (or puzzles in bed or whatever) with a dog. It really helps!
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
If everything is too much, I can very much recommend a brief nap (or puzzles in bed or whatever) with a dog. It really helps!
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We've made this Sinister Minnesotans shirt from our Stan Kelly comic this week.
Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.
Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.
Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.
Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.
'Sinister Minnesotans' T-Shirt
Show your solidarity with the Sinister Minnesotans refusing to back down from the ICE agents currently polluting their great state with brutality, lawlessness, and an obvious dependence on testosteron...
store.theonion.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 PM
We've made this Sinister Minnesotans shirt from our Stan Kelly comic this week.
Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.
Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.
Net proceeds from this shirt will be donated to local organizations doing their part to keep Minnesotans safe and send ICE agents home to ruin their own fucking communities.
Fuck ICE and stay strong, Minneapolis.
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Your reminder to charge your kindle/e-reader in case power is an issue this weekend. Those batteries last forever! Also, got this shipment of books in today so I’m set this weekend 😀📚
January 23, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Your reminder to charge your kindle/e-reader in case power is an issue this weekend. Those batteries last forever! Also, got this shipment of books in today so I’m set this weekend 😀📚
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Throughout a career in publishing, the commonest problem I’ve found in authors trying to break into the business is their fear of taking themselves seriously. If that’s you, try this. (Little thread follows.)
1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”
1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Throughout a career in publishing, the commonest problem I’ve found in authors trying to break into the business is their fear of taking themselves seriously. If that’s you, try this. (Little thread follows.)
1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”
1. Remove “aspiring” or “would-be writer” from your bio. Replace it with “writer.”
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I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
The Origins of the Word "Moron" Are Actually REALLY Sinister
It's much more than just a casual insult.
www.teenvogue.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.
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A person‘s attractiveness increases by a minimum of 58% when they support their local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library.
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
A person‘s attractiveness increases by a minimum of 58% when they support their local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library.
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Now, more than ever, check out a novel from your public library, get yourself some snacks, and READ for pure joy. You deserve it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Now, more than ever, check out a novel from your public library, get yourself some snacks, and READ for pure joy. You deserve it.
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Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
![Excerpt from Wikipedia reads: "Fight against merchandising his characters
For years, Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something that he felt would cheapen his comic through compromising the act of creation or reading.[21][22]
He refused to merchandise his creations on the grounds that displaying Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially sold mugs, stickers, and T-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. Watterson said that Universal kept putting pressure on him and that he had signed his contract without fully perusing it because, as a new artist, he was happy just to find a syndicate willing to give him a chance (two other syndicates had previously turned him down). He added that the contract was so one-sided that, if Universal really wanted to, they could license his characters against his will, and could even fire him and continue Calvin and Hobbes with a new artist. Watterson's position eventually won out, and he was able to renegotiate his contract so that he would receive all rights to his work. Later he said that the licensing fight exhausted him and contributed to the need for a nine-month sabbatical in 1991.[23]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihmgl3sxrmb5t6edpjnixyanj2rvcf43zdv46mbifhl7hdtmz5u6y@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Bill Watterson is my favorite cartoonist. I adored the relationship btw Calvin and Hobbes as a child. But as I've gotten older, these strips feel even more tender and insightful. My respect for him grew when I learned of his stance against merchandising. Such principles are almost unheard of today.
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Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
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1/5 This is something I said on a Discord server, but that I wanna put somewhere more visible.
We've been subjected to barrages of bad news after bad news after bad news, and this isnt even something recent. We've been on a constant barrage of horrible news with barely anything positive since 2020.
We've been subjected to barrages of bad news after bad news after bad news, and this isnt even something recent. We've been on a constant barrage of horrible news with barely anything positive since 2020.
a man wearing suspenders and a white shirt is making a funny face .
ALT: a man wearing suspenders and a white shirt is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:17 AM
1/5 This is something I said on a Discord server, but that I wanna put somewhere more visible.
We've been subjected to barrages of bad news after bad news after bad news, and this isnt even something recent. We've been on a constant barrage of horrible news with barely anything positive since 2020.
We've been subjected to barrages of bad news after bad news after bad news, and this isnt even something recent. We've been on a constant barrage of horrible news with barely anything positive since 2020.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Personally I just really love reading.
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
But I also adore libraries so go to your library this new year. They have all the books, you can request books and they nearly all have a online service for e books these days. #Libraries2026
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Really going to utilize #booksky more. Yes, some of it will be for personal reasons, but its just a cool part of the internet. One that makes me happy.
Read more books. Write more books.
Books.
Read more books. Write more books.
Books.
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Really going to utilize #booksky more. Yes, some of it will be for personal reasons, but its just a cool part of the internet. One that makes me happy.
Read more books. Write more books.
Books.
Read more books. Write more books.
Books.