Writer. Poet. Grandma Extraordinaire.https://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3mbk2btriok2jI’ve always contended the best thing about living in the USA is not being a victim of its foreign policies.03 Jan 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbk2btriok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3m4u5bophts2jThank you NYC this Californian had no idea how much I needed your win to hope again.05 Nov 2025 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4u5bophts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3m4mew5pthk2mI was folding sheets and my grandson pulled the first two off the stacks and laid down and put the top ones over him. I’m a sandwich he exclaimed! Me too kid.02 Nov 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mew5pthk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lzgormlrfk2pI stayed up till 2 am writing A story and I’m not sad about it.22 Sep 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgormlrfk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lwutvd3t5s25When you cancel therapy three weeks in a row because you’ve got too much trauma going on…21 Aug 2025 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwutvd3t5s25https://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lwrx446cv22iNothing says middle age like a date with a cardiologist…19 Aug 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrx446cv22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lwmlsuxrq22gTrader Joe’s on a Sunday morning with ok computer playing softly in The background is peak gen x nostalgia meets despair.17 Aug 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwmlsuxrq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lwfpbpywe22kAnyone else write noir short stories while driving ? Just me?15 Aug 2025 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfpbpywe22khttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lwcryolwgk2yGot a Plumas/Lassen tour going… #waynorthcalifornia13 Aug 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcryolwgk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lvufhunk4k2nNot ever on my bingo card but I inherited two pairs of jeans from my kid today and they actually fit. I guess weightloss happened.08 Aug 2025 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvufhunk4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3luloc55y5k2oLove Love Love that a favorite bookstore Vromans made us a suggested read! Big smiles!22 Jul 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3luloc55y5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3ltptptah5k2fWant a sneak look at one of the essays in our new book? Thanks truthout.org ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltptptah5k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3ltohb65by22xSaw Superman with the adult son tonight. It's been quite awhile that I felt the need to watch something where the good guys win. Wish someone would save us as we head face first into a blackhole.11 Jul 2025 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltohb65by22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3ltandhg3f22eThis morning I went to a talk given by Richard Bausch put on by the OC branch of California Writers Club. It was a great talk and then I finally bought his new book Fate of Others. His inscription to me, however made me cry. His grace and kindness is such a gift.05 Jul 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltandhg3f22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lshjoyrkjk2shttps://margaretelysiagarcia.substack.com/p/red-flag-warning-anthology-is-here25 Jun 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshjoyrkjk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3ls3tszmfec2cJD Vance knows damn well the name of our senator but not unlike people who've addressed me as maria instead of margaret he can't be bothered not being a racist jerk.21 Jun 2025 05:42 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls3tszmfec2chttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lrizlcb3ek2ehttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-red-flag-warning#/ Help us get this amazing book and its contributors traveling to panels and bookstores. #climatechange #wildfiresurvivor13 Jun 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrizlcb3ek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lrcmgpz5i22lhttps://margaretelysiagarcia.substack.com/p/brown-and-down-and-up-for-california #california #protests #trumpterrorism11 Jun 2025 04:53 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrcmgpz5i22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lnjca53uos2qSomeone is learning to talk and called Me “gramma” for the first time & I will never be the same.23 Apr 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjca53uos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lmg4ydqgvc2yWell my country is sliding into fascism but the 17 mo old grandson danced to Bowie for the first time today! #smalljoy #smallwins09 Apr 2025 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmg4ydqgvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/writerchickmama.bsky.social/post/3lllh5ya2vs2fI have only 2 uncles—a drunk who once talked shit about me, and a Christian missionary. I’ve come to really appreciate the latter—he’s mellowed with age & while I know the time he spent w me in my youth was to convert me—he did take me to cool stuff and makes an effort to see me when in country.30 Mar 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:hc5kpcnbphhb4lydituim3ow/app.bsky.feed.post/3lllh5ya2vs2f