Arts admin, writer, potter in Chicago. You can follow my pottery IG if you’re into that: https://www.instagram.com/kab_potshttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mlmf6kwdus2rI am booing her too [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmf6kwdus2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mlgob4eeas2mI just had a piece of flash fiction accepted for publication. It will be my first time publishing fiction, and I’m so proud! Realizing a childhood dream is no small thing. In celebration I’ll be honoring my inner child all day (in between waiting on the hvac repair person to come by)09 May 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgob4eeas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mlglpoj5ms2xSome handbuilt pieces I’ve been playing around with and sgrafitto as well. I’ll be back on the wheel soon but I learn a lot about the clay when I take a hand building break.09 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlglpoj5ms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml74t5f3qk2hThis video has been load-bearing for my mental health these past few days. A must-watch! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml74t5f3qk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml56nfw7o22t“Da mare” is an intrusive thought now [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56nfw7o22thttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml55sk6jnc2tOhhh that explains it [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml55sk6jnc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml4blehkbc2vThere are sooo many reasons to push back on data center construction but when I remember they’re using our drinking water for cooling I get low key enraged [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4blehkbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml2bra6hos2zSo star wars franchise is Disney and I shouldn’t be asking for nuance from it, but what is the motivation of the Dark Side - just that it’s fun to be evil? The capes are cool?04 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2bra6hos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3ml2bl5cwlc2zI knew you were a bunch of nerds on here but there is still way more Star Wars going on today than I anticipated04 May 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2bl5cwlc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mklcaqc6ns2gPCB is great. Love seeing their work / that space uplifted here! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklcaqc6ns2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mkkzdzjg222aI have the privilege of interviewing artists for work, and it’s striking how often the church is referenced as an entryway into artistic practice, even if religion itself ceases to be a part of their identity.28 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkzdzjg222ahttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mkebxudygk2rBookstore specializing in small presses and/or specialty coffee shop. Ideally both but I’ll take whatever I can get!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkebxudygk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mkbxrvitp22wIt holds water!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbxrvitp22whttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mk6cgv7d622rIf I was born decades earlier I’m sure I’d have such a sick mind palace by now23 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cgv7d622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mjx3uz7wos2qAn aspiration: write fiction in a way that makes it impossible for a tech bro to name a product after something in your story. Caveat: may actually be impossible, because tech founders have a tendency to misread, or willfully disregard both text and subtext :(20 Apr 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx3uz7wos2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mjsf3wkvfk2dWhen the leaves start coming back, I become very girl who will be ok.jpg18 Apr 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsf3wkvfk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3miyc6u6rm22iI love my bicycle.08 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyc6u6rm22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3miu6btxau22eI do think we should send a poet to space. On the other hand, it sort of seems like the experience of space transforms you into a poet, in a way06 Apr 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu6btxau22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3miu3bqmma22oI’ve never been an advocate for public spitting but shoutout to the runner I just saw who hawked a loogie with perfect aim into a public trashcan. If you’re gonna do it, have finesse06 Apr 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu3bqmma22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mijeqipkps2aWill it hold water? We will find out soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijeqipkps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mijei2oab22aIs this a safe space for whimsy02 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijei2oab22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mi7ondxcfc2uI love my Palmisano Bridgeport poster, why basically every self respecting Bridgeport resident owns and displays prominently. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7ondxcfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mi35jznt7c27I was thinking about this one again… when I’m making something my best ideas come from the process of doing it - the plan that didn’t come out as expected, the total accident, the salvaged failure [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi35jznt7c27https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mi35eromek27A pot can be such a lil feller. I pinched this one really quickly and gave it feet, and I’m just so chuffed by it, as the Brits say27 Mar 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi35eromek27https://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mhw75erksk2uThe kids are alright!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw75erksk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/swampyw1tch.bsky.social/post/3mhdjfotlrs2kThis one was really cool to see and so deserved. I didn’t watch the entirety of the baseball classic but in this game, Venezuela clearly wanted it… the US team was like basically asleep out there. And just soulless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:rmjsvznj7potcbmhcafed7e3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdjfotlrs2k