https://open.substack.com/pub/melissabobbitt/p/shameless-holiday-shopping-plugs?r=5c84rf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

My latest Substack article recommends special small-business gifts for the holidays, including our very own cha_mel_eon! And hey, if any others here have goodies to promote, please do so! Much love!

https://melissabobbitt.substack.com/p/mine-is-a-household-full-of-cattitude?r=5c84rf

My latest Substack is an ode to my trio of fur babies. Raising three very different cats might not be as hard or costly as raising human children, but it sure is an adventure. Who can relate?

https://open.substack.com/pub/melissabobbitt/p/women-rockers-rise-once-more?r=5c84rf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

There are SO MANY fantastic female-fronted bands kicking ass right now. I wrote about four of my favorites. Who are some of your favorite up-and-coming grrl groups?

Well, the American government is shut down again. So in the face of this fascism, I present my weekend of radical joy:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-174952323

What happy parts of your life feel like you're sticking it to the man? My love for Green Day especially feels badass in this country of American Idiots.

Here's an article that's dear to my heart—it's all about pen palling and postcard collecting! I talk about Postcrossing and my mini-adventure at a postcard show this past weekend. Hope you all enjoy. :)

https://melissabobbitt.substack.com/p/how-to-slow-down-time-via-postcards

https://substack.com/home/post/p-172590826

My latest for Substack is about the circus that is my life: cosplaying at Long Beach Comic Con and seeing the Clowns in concert again.

Is it Halloween yet?

Things are really fucking hard right now and I don't see them getting any better.

I guess if you want to and are able to help, please buy a copy of my book. If you want to buy me a coffee or something, I can DM you my cash apps.

My latest on Substack. It includes a cameo by kitty Sid Vicious.

I'm feeling this inertia right now
Trapped in infinite loop
That magic 8
Lost on the track
Derailed and ensnared
by glossy promises
and rose-colored lenses

But
what if

This is as good as it gets?

What if this freedom consumes me whole?
The deep freeze is coming
but everyone is in denial
I have seen it
I have been in the trenches

But sight isn't enough
— You have to live it
You had to be like
the phoenix

I am the clay, though
Wet with worry
Too pliable
made in the image
of a foregone age
of prosperity

My latest on Substack is about the necessity of play for adults in these trying times:
https://melissabobbitt.substack.com/p/plays-the-thing