Look, if other people's gender or (consensual adult) sexual orientation makes you uncomfortable, the work you need to do is on yourself, not them.

Oh my word. Just - I have no words.

Truly is. I remember the reaction to Hugo in the 80s (mostly wind), but my memory is the level of destruction is nothing like this…

this is what it looks like normally

I keep seeing photos of all the mobile homes flooded to their roofs down in Narrows (New River valley, in VA) and knowing there’s loads more places that will be looking like that or worse…

Oh god, I’m sorry to hear it’s still a total mess, and of course it’ll start over again. Glad to hear everyone’s checked in, though.

All of all of this. A lot of family and friends are in SWVA and I’m on tenterhooks worrying about them… (everyone seems okay but just the fallout is going to be massive).

Karen Joy Fowler wrote a story very similar to this once…

Ooh! I assign @lottelydia.bsky.social ‘s piece to my first years too!

People. IN THE PRACTICE ROOMS!! *flute scoff*