Francesca Olsen
@francescaolsen.bsky.social
Artist and writer and consultant. Stage 4 MBC-haver. payattentiontomyart.com
Every day I make eye contact with a dog and a spider and a child. I am exceptionally lucky. I always get to be thinking outside of my experience
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Every day I make eye contact with a dog and a spider and a child. I am exceptionally lucky. I always get to be thinking outside of my experience
My studio intern started today and I really like her 🥹 also I somehow got a studio intern
February 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
My studio intern started today and I really like her 🥹 also I somehow got a studio intern
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Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin
I’m Laura Ingalls Wild’n out in this snowstorm
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I’m Laura Ingalls Wild’n out in this snowstorm
I do not conflate authority with respect.
February 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I do not conflate authority with respect.
Doing a lot of sowing right now. No big deal but probably gonna be reaping soon
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Doing a lot of sowing right now. No big deal but probably gonna be reaping soon
Everyone who wants to buy a big truck should have to take a spatial awareness test. Stop driving in the middle of the road bc you’re too nervous of your own dang truck.
February 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Everyone who wants to buy a big truck should have to take a spatial awareness test. Stop driving in the middle of the road bc you’re too nervous of your own dang truck.
256 people have signed up for my “essentials of digital marketing” workshop via Assets for Artists next week. 256!!!! Sign of the times for sure…looking forward to sharing my marketing predictions for 2026 and talking about how to manage promoting your work in a super precedented but very ugly time
Workshops — Assets for Artists
Free business and financial workshops for artists to strengthen your creative practice for a lifetime of success.
www.assetsforartists.org
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
256 people have signed up for my “essentials of digital marketing” workshop via Assets for Artists next week. 256!!!! Sign of the times for sure…looking forward to sharing my marketing predictions for 2026 and talking about how to manage promoting your work in a super precedented but very ugly time
Freedom is telling veterans what they can and cannot pray for www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
VA chaplains in Mass. told no public prayers mentioning nurses, Alex Pretti
The Washington Post has reported that VA officials in Washington also initially blocked Minneapolis hospital employees from holding a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.
www.masslive.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Freedom is telling veterans what they can and cannot pray for www.masslive.com/westernmass/...
Reposted by Francesca Olsen
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
There is no drug like something being not as bad as you thought it was going to be.
January 31, 2026 at 4:06 PM
There is no drug like something being not as bad as you thought it was going to be.
My spider is molting and I’m so happy about it
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 AM
My spider is molting and I’m so happy about it
POV you have too much going on
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
POV you have too much going on
Around every week I tell him “all girls who like to brush and comb should have a pet like this at home!”
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Around every week I tell him “all girls who like to brush and comb should have a pet like this at home!”
My body right now: you may have 15 minutes of activity for every 45 minutes of rest.
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
My body right now: you may have 15 minutes of activity for every 45 minutes of rest.
In the last months, because I have a jumping spider, I have seen two different kinds of feeder worms turn into two different kinds of beetles. So I know that I can do it too
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
In the last months, because I have a jumping spider, I have seen two different kinds of feeder worms turn into two different kinds of beetles. So I know that I can do it too
My aunt on my grandfather: "He was the best dad a girl could ever have! He did have a drinking problem but it wasn’t an everyday thing. An occasional bender I guess you’d call it."
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
My aunt on my grandfather: "He was the best dad a girl could ever have! He did have a drinking problem but it wasn’t an everyday thing. An occasional bender I guess you’d call it."
I don’t even work full time bro what is this
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I don’t even work full time bro what is this
I have (mostly) stopped doing PR for other people in 2026 but I’m very proud that this interview I edited for Catherine made it into the Missouri Review! Her book, the Apple Tree, is excellent and I love her descriptions of synesthesia.
missourireview.com/catherine-ar...
missourireview.com/catherine-ar...
The Missouri ReviewTwo Combs Meshing Together: A Conversation with Catherine Arnold | The Missouri Review
Discovering the best in fiction, essays, and poetry
missourireview.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I have (mostly) stopped doing PR for other people in 2026 but I’m very proud that this interview I edited for Catherine made it into the Missouri Review! Her book, the Apple Tree, is excellent and I love her descriptions of synesthesia.
missourireview.com/catherine-ar...
missourireview.com/catherine-ar...
I think I should get a tarantula
January 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I think I should get a tarantula
Silver lining of having a port in my chest and a rod in my spine and missing one tit is I meet the definition of cyborg.
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Silver lining of having a port in my chest and a rod in my spine and missing one tit is I meet the definition of cyborg.
Stoked to be in this 2025 roundup from @berkshireeagle.com for my project at Ventfort Hall about lived experiences of young adult cancer! www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/y...
10 stories that made a lasting impression on us in 2025
Sometimes a story sticks with you long after you read it. Here are the stories of 2025 that resonated with our staff.
www.berkshireeagle.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Stoked to be in this 2025 roundup from @berkshireeagle.com for my project at Ventfort Hall about lived experiences of young adult cancer! www.berkshireeagle.com/news/local/y...
It’s ok if you didn’t read 99 books this year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It’s ok if you didn’t read 99 books this year.