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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 05, 2026

Catching up with friends this AM, working at DreamHaven this afternoon, polishing and sending my piece on rereading Joanna Russ’s short stories tonight. Really excited about this piece - I reread all of Russ’s collected short stories for it. And I had a decent night’s sleep last night!

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 05, 2026

#Bookstodon Wish I could be at this! Singaporean sf author panel featuring author Joyce Chng at the Singapore Bookbar on 8/7! There will be signed copies of SAILING THE GOLDEN CHERSONESE available for purchase too! https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/home-truly-beyond-singapores-speculative-fiction-writers-tickets-1992984969694?fbclid=IwY2xjawS4k7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR5UNKuuq9JaVxJa5v70PJwuvZWyYaH0qnFVyK5c2w0AyILGkTyaaqOkWP20yg_aem__OfWTrlfUt9g1sWqX2jX7g
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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 04, 2026

I am on a educational cruise on the Mississippi with an environmental group this afternoon and my table mate (white lady in her late 70s/maybe early 80s) just said (of the last few months), “We kicked their butts, but at too high a price.” Her senior apartment complex is still doing grocery runs and diaper drops. She does vigils at Whipple (building where people are still imprisoned/processed). #TwinCities #LifeDuringWartime

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 04, 2026

RE: @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art

#Signalboost for @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art - just $235 more to go!

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 04, 2026

I have bought my cat a therapy toy, but it is not a hit. I coated it in catnip, but she finds its pressure sensitive purr box unconvincing. Her brother died in April and she’s a very restless, noisy cat in the bedroom so I was hoping this would help reduce the amount of time she spends howling loudly outside the bedroom door while I attempt to sleep. Sigh.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 03, 2026

Well, this is quite the…thing. Now and then I like to reflect on the fact that with 25 years of experience in IT (and no record of sending live cockroaches to anyone), I am basically unemployable. But dickheads like these not only get parachutes, they get hired on elsewhere. 😠😠😠 All my sympathies to their victims.
https://www.ft.com/content/06ec1b03-d4af-40cf-b12a-4ba5a410f6d2?syn-25a6b1a6=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawTdzi9wZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHt7XvY03bzNbK3oq7IN8wGKuyWihr4gzqYbvHLJYMEmUAin1jn_CJ9-Z1Nqf_aem_Vk8SYDpSi11qEEcuOspCiA

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 03, 2026

A thing elsewhere: Author A points out some b.s. that Author B has loudly stated about the “inevitability” of A and how they use it for everything! Author C leaps in with a patronizing comment about it is clear that Author A didn’t read Author B’s essay. Author A responds w/ quotes. A couple of us point out that Author B is engaged in disingenuous b.s., as they have done in the past on other issues. Author C freaks outs, then starts babbling about their “newb” status and “witch burnings.” 🤔🙄

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 03, 2026

#Signalboost #NativeArtist #Beadwork @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art still hasn’t made rent yet and has some beautiful things up in her shop! Need a gift for yourself or someone else? https://ko-fi.com/s/a2845aa162

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Aug 03, 2026

#Bookstodon I was author A.R. Marsh’s guest on the 2nd ever Fantasy Free Me Podcast this week. We talked about Queen of Swords Press, censoring queer books, the impact of AI and more! https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=6XiuGGhGEsGnr-nV&fbclid=IwY2xjawTa9xNwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHidvvulTnSVotPIG723W3N-ECF91wlSYAXRo2whREHiXuvmYv8vcgRiY8CY__aem_aWT0eDDYpoLI0DUGWET9Pg&v=plAQOWndD7c&feature=youtu.be

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 29, 2026

#MNastodon #Minnesota Giving a shoutout today to Detroit Lakes Pride. The Detroit Lakes School Board just voted 4-2 to ban rainbow stickers as “too political” (this is why we vote in local elections, folks) and anything queer-positive in that area needs some love right now. https://givebutter.com/DLAP2023?fbclid=IwAR2S0kohgZFyAsH3h39JQ6IHzqNlpB4iFPf9jxS8VjIjvfWC0wzGEuBSv0Q

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 22, 2026

#Bookstodon Book sale comp time! If you liked my Wolves of Wolf’s Point books, you might also like Dee Holloway’s novella, LITTLE NOTHING! On sale now at Smashwords and DriveThruFiction! https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/QoSPress

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 21, 2026

#Signalboost @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art has fun beadwork jewelry up in her shop! #nativeartist #beadwork https://ko-fi.com/s/c937d1b81a

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 21, 2026

Replying to @susankayequinn@wandering.shop

@susankayequinn@wandering.shop Thanks!

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 20, 2026

#Editing #Consulting #Writing #GetFediHired Sporadic reminder that you can visit my shop and buy consultation packages with me, hire me for writing and editing gigs or just tip me if you find my posts useful! I have edited multiple award-winning and award finalist books at this point so it’s safe to assume I know what I’m doing! https://ko-fi.com/catherinelundoff

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 19, 2026

Replying to @annathepiper@mastodon.murkworks.net

@annathepiper@mastodon.murkworks.net Exactly! You know how many completed, “we delivered all the required functionality in the agreed timeframe” Agile projects I was on in 25 years? 0. I was on several “pull the plug, lay everyone off and pretend this never happened” ones though.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 18, 2026

RE: https://mastodon.sprawl.club/@ludicity/116939432745772414 #IT Part of me wants desperately to beg this person and this company to hire me. The thing is, though, that after 25 years in IT, I have seen so many managerial fixations on quick and magical “fixes” (my usual example is Agile, which works as advertised in endless presentations only under highly rarified conditions which are not available on over 90% or so of enterprise level software projects), that I don’t know what it will take to let go of this one. Great analysis, though! 👍🏻

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Ludic 🧛 @ludicity@mastodon.sprawl.club

I have, after two years, allowed myself to talk about my experiences with AI madness again, this time with the benefit of speaking to people all around the world, including Fortune 500 executives. This one is on my regular blog for casual readers, and cross-posted to the company blog if you need to share this with someone and have it look official. https://ludic.mataroa.blog/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decision-making/ https://hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mania-is-eviscerating-global-decisionmaking

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 15, 2026

#Wildfires #Smoke If you can swing one of these, they are some of the best air purifiers around. The Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation and other nonprofits gave info about to assemble your own from box fans and furnace filters too. https://www.cleanairkits.com/collections/shop-all

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 13, 2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Locusmag/116915306443093449 I love this! I met Suzette a time or two at cons and always enjoyed being around her, as well as enjoying a lot of her work.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 12, 2026

#Minnesota Went on a walking tour w/ the Hennepin History Museum of Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery on Lake Street in Minneapolis. We learned a little bit about the life of Hester Patterson, a Black woman who freed herself from enslavement by joining up with the Minnesota 5th as a cook during the Civil War and getting help to move to Minneapolis. Read more about her and the work to get the cemetery designated as an Underground Railroad site here: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/02/27/oldest-minneapolis-cemetery-designated-underground-railroad-site

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 07, 2026

#Bookstodon #Minneapolis Remember last year when I won a lifetime achievement award for my work in sapphic fiction? In fact, there have been 4 Minnesota winners of the award and we’re having an event at Quatrefoil Library in #Minneapolis on 7/25 at 2PM! Featuring readings by Ellen Hart, Catherine Friend, Jessie Chandler and me! https://facebook.com/events/s/alice-b-readers-award-winners-/1502387928045141/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 06, 2026

My yard is creating interspecies solidarity. I tried to shoo one of the teenaged squirrels off the side of my house (futile, I know, but it cost me $2k a couple of years ago when they nested inside the porch roof) by literally standing on the ground and saying , “Shoo.” in a normal speaking voice. It screamed in mortal squirrel terror, which I have never heard before, and one of the resident sparrows flew over, landed next to it and glared at me. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jul 05, 2026

#Signalboost for @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art, who needs to make enough for her electric billby tomorrow! Need to do any gift shopping? Her #beadwork is lovely! https://ko-fi.com/mahtheyzhawey/goal?g=1

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jun 29, 2026

#Signalboost #NativeArtist Anyone in your life need an adorable hanfnade beaded star from @mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art’s shop? https://ko-fi.com/s/a2845aa162

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Jun 27, 2026

#Bookstodon #Minneapolis Happy Pride! Queen of Swords Press will be in the Queer Writes Tent Booth 496, Table 3 in Loring Park all weekend! Come see us! https://tcpride.org/festival/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · May 08, 2026

Replying to @kellshaw@dice.camp

@kellshaw@dice.camp It can be a nice extra boost if you plug your shop out there. We use for book bundles, periodic sales and such and they’ve created some nice graphics for those and been really helpful. :-)

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · May 03, 2026

#Bookstodon Book sale! Get a great deal on POINT OF HEARTS today at DriveThruFiction! https://www.drivethrufiction.com/en/product/512204/point-of-hearts-a-novel-of-astreiant?src=DotD

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · May 03, 2026

#Nativeartist #Beadwork Need a Mother’s Day gift from an artist who needs to raise rent ASAP? https://ko-fi.com/s/a2845aa162

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · May 03, 2026

Replying to @RunalongWomble@mastodon.social

@RunalongWomble@mastodon.social Hi there. Just wrapped up V. Castro’s TALES OF THE DARK FEMININE and thought the illustrator, Sally Taylor, deserved a lot more credit than she got. Also just finished Alexis Hall’s THE AFFAIR OF THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER (queer Weird Holmes/Watson) and enjoyed that a lot!

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 29, 2026

#Bookstodon What do you get when you support my/the Queen of Swords Press’ Patreon? Excerpts from new work, dibs on new books we publish, behind the scenes looks at various projects…and the reduced likelihood of seeing a GoFundMe for my living expenses in the very near future. Sound like fun? Check it out here and support a tiny queer press! https://www.patreon.com/CLundoff

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 28, 2026

#Minnesota #MNastodon I’m going to be appearing at the first ever Sharing Our Stories: Central Minnesota LGBTQ Lit Festival in St. Cloud in 5/9 to talk about the history of queer publishing and do a short reading from my work. Come join us! https://facebook.com/events/s/sharing-our-stories-central-mn/884830480913129/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 17, 2026

#Bookstodon Independent Bookstore Day is looming (4/25) so here's your reminder that you can get Queen of Swords Press books in print or ebook on Bookshop/your local indie bookstore on Bookshop! Also available at DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis! https://bookshop.org/lists/queen-of-swords-press-titles

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 13, 2026

DONE! Just wrapped up my last class for my data analytics certification despite being horribly sick the first week and losing my best boy/emotional support kitty the second week and, you know, everything else. So, of course, the trackpad on my laptop just died so computer repairs coming up (no advice needed). In short, great day to buy a Queen of Swords Press title or ask your library to order a few in! It would help a lot. https://queenofswordspress.com/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 04, 2026

#Bookstodon Queen of Swords Press is about to release a gorgeous mini-collection of queer pirate stories by the multi-talented Joyce Chng on 4/9! SAILING THE GOLDEN CHERSONESE features 4 stories about a trans masc pirate captain, love, magic and more! https://queenofswordspress.com/product/sailing-the-golden-chersonese/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Apr 03, 2026

#Bookstodon Doing the book table and programming thing at @Minicon this weekend! Look for me and @mmerriam@wandering.shop at the Queen of Swords Press table and on panels. https://mnstf.org/minicon59/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 17, 2026

My cat sitter came by to say goodbye last night, my friend gets here a bit before the vet (due 11:30-12:30) and he has enjoyed a bit of food and is now snoozing in a sunbeam. I’m going to miss him so much, but I’m glad it’s a peaceful road.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 17, 2026

General sweeping statement about the Oscars, which I stopped watching eons ago: if I see a film directed by a white dude and centering a white dude, especially if they’re both straight and “Hollywood royalty,” the faster it makes it to my skip pile as not for me. Saves me a lot of time and money, as a rule. In 2025, I saw “Sinners” and “K-Pop Demon Hunters” and a couple of the shorts. Still need to see “Come See Me in the Good Light” and then I’m good for big films.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 16, 2026

RE: @charliejane@wandering.shop

More “Killjoys” would be amazing.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 16, 2026

Bidding farewell to our beloved #smallpress kitty Shu this week. He’s told me he’s ready to move on so doing a lot of final snuggles. Here he is pictured some months back in happier times with 2 of our bestselling titles and a favorite toy. 😢

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 15, 2026

Still somewhat sick and snowed in so today is a work day in which I try to get caught up my class homework, the article I have due tomorrowish, the backlog of administrative tasks I haven’t gotten to due to being sick, hopefully some writing and then the second half of this as a treat. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=obX-HGs-PS8

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 14, 2026

I was not at last night’s #MinnesotaFrost game last night, sadly, but the passenger on the Zamboni had a banner that was absolutely on point.
“No ICE.
No War.
No Kings.
No Fear.” 💖💖💖

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 14, 2026

#Bookstodon Comp time! If you loved the Astreiant Series by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett, you will also enjoy the Lynes & Mathey duology by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold! Available direct from us or wherever great queer reads are sold! https://queenofswordspress.com/product/death-by-silver/

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 13, 2026

I have been invited to an acquaintance's 15th birthday party for his rescue pit bull tomorrow and while I can’t actually drive 4 hours across the state to attend, I’m charmed that she is getting her favorite dish, which apparently includes a lychee-mint salsa, made by her human. Good job, Rayne. 👍🏻

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 13, 2026

State of the Catherine: this thing is just not letting go. Feeling a bit than yesterday, but still running on not a lot of sleep, much coughing, eyes swollen, etc. So tired…but feeling well enough to stress out about stuff I’m not getting done. 😢

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 11, 2026

#Signalboost #Minneapolis My neighbors have been working with this family for months now, helping them get housed in a hotel for the worst of the winter/Metro Surge, getting their dog spayed and trained, assisting them toward permanent housing. A few more $ keeps them and their pup off the streets and out of the soon to be completely overwhelmed safety net (thanks, Mayor Frey, for always making things worse!) for a bit longer, maybe enough time to get housing sorted. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-buck-and-his-family-survive-the-winter?lid=lwlp5hn0n00i&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=t_email-campaign-update&

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 07, 2026

#Bookstodon Big thank you shout out to @NerdsofaFeather@wandering.shop for including the Astreiant Series created by Melissa Scott @blueterraplane@wandering.shop and Lisa A. Barnett in their recommendation list for the Best Series Hugo Award! http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/02/2026-nerds-of-feather-awards.html?m=1

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Mar 03, 2026

#Illinois Dem Kat Abughazaleh runs an attack ad on herself that’s pretty brilliant.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4yXsd87Zgb4&t=1s&pp=2AEBkAIB

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Feb 25, 2026

#Bookstodon #Minneapolis My part-time gig and a great host for our events, DreamHaven Books and owner Greg Ketter were on MS Now last night! The store also carries all our print titles! I’m teaching at the Loft on Saturday and there hasn’t been time to set something up for #AuthorsforMinnesota Day, but I’m happy to sign my books at DreamHaven for you on Friday for Saturday purchase. https://bsky.app/profile/jacobsoboroff.bsky.social/post/3mfnectony22s

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Feb 21, 2026

#Bookstodon #LGBTstodon
In the mood to get away from it all for a bit? Let us help! We have terrific queer books featuring dapper lesbian capybara pirates, menopausal werewolves, gay Edwardian murder mysteries, talking corgies from space and more!
https://queenofswordspress.com

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Feb 19, 2026

#Minneapolis #LifeDuringWartime I have just stood guard over the two Latino teens who shovel for me when snow removal is too much for my mangled tendons. We talked about a safety plan ahead of time, checked in when they got here and then I watched the street and the backyard cam while they shoveled. These are hardworking nice young men who deserve a fucking future in this country and I am filled with extra boiling rage at anyone who wants to take that away from them.

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Catherine Lundoff @Clundoff@wandering.shop · Feb 14, 2026

#Minneapolis #LifeDuringWartime Went out to run errands this AM, spotted a black SUV with a temp plate on the back sprawling across 3 parking places in the drugstore parking lot, stopped off to warn the folks at the local foodshelf, sent out a notice on the neighborhood feeds. Ain’t no “drawdown” on the ground, folks. Stay vigilant and don’t fall for anything that says different until we can see it.

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