James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well

Monday works, as usual.

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

I was invited to give an MLK speech today and a small number of members of the group hosting me wrote and then leaked emails opposing my giving this speech, as it dishonored Dr. King for me to do so. They called me a "discredited activist" "unworthy of such association with King"

[✧♡° ₛₐffᵢᵣₑ°♡✧ @fknfairygoddess]

Capricorn girl rn: living present, beyond blessed. But feeling lazy needs to start self disciplining herself in a healthy way. Picking herself back up and ready for the multiple success that’s about to come her way.

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

@pradatostada let them be annoyed, enjoy your joy 💖

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

them: cut out toxic energy
me: deletes all cis men from contacts
venus in scorpio: except that one

[Tom Dyer @VidaRoch]

A thread about a Queen:
I took care of the birds at the Aquarium for 21 years. After Katrina, we evacuated every animal that made it that we could. Got a call from Monterey Bay AQ. that they would take our

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

I've been told I have an honest laugh and that it can be felt for miles.

what's your favorite thing about yourself?

[feyll @epicfeyll]

they found her in the bath, legs all sprawl, with her hitachi magic wand.

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

@JustSumGuy176 @nomanaking stay safe, man

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

"Fuck it. It's whatever."

- OPSB

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

inspo credit to Maggie Smith

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

the poet tells herself
the snow falling on her face is a kind of touch.
she tells herself it will do.

I do the same with the fat warm rain.
because I need touch.
but I live in the swamp
luring passersby
but never touching.

changeling, change back.

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

if you're having frog problems, I feel bad for you hun.

I got 99 problems but a herp ain't one.

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

maybe someday I'll have a story time about this shirt, but not today

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

the irony of this top will never not crack me up

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

@AmandaSuspended thank you 👁👄👁

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

that's it *slams fist on desk* I'm going sapphic

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

it's my birthday, but I've promised myself I won't don my tiara until after coffee. enjoying the peaceful morning is its own queendom.

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

actually, just read all of Revenge of the Lawn

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

Winter Rug by Richard Brautigan

[James Van Der Bleak, alive but not well @jamsvanderbleak]

actually, Scarlatti Tilt