@etherealsnailfish.bsky.social
Poet, writer, mental health professional, fan of democracy and the biosphere.
"If solitude was fragile when I had that conversation back in the 00s, it has become a critically endangered species by now...
The attention economy’s existential threat to the self is that it leaves us never truly alone and rarely truly together."
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/solitude
The attention economy’s existential threat to the self is that it leaves us never truly alone and rarely truly together."
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/solitude
July 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"If solitude was fragile when I had that conversation back in the 00s, it has become a critically endangered species by now...
The attention economy’s existential threat to the self is that it leaves us never truly alone and rarely truly together."
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/solitude
The attention economy’s existential threat to the self is that it leaves us never truly alone and rarely truly together."
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/solitude
New post: open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
May 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
New post: open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
Workers, many of whom are immigrants, in a marginalized job, going on strike against this political backdrop to demand fair wages and working conditions? Incredibly courageous and inspiring. If you can, please give a donation to help with lost wages!
my.cheddarup.com/c/solidarity...
my.cheddarup.com/c/solidarity...
March 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Workers, many of whom are immigrants, in a marginalized job, going on strike against this political backdrop to demand fair wages and working conditions? Incredibly courageous and inspiring. If you can, please give a donation to help with lost wages!
my.cheddarup.com/c/solidarity...
my.cheddarup.com/c/solidarity...
New post--the weird intersection of the inevitable frailty of the body and the shifting landscape we're living with. Just as no one is invulnerable to pain and disability, no one is safe in a system that abandons human rights.
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
March 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
New post--the weird intersection of the inevitable frailty of the body and the shifting landscape we're living with. Just as no one is invulnerable to pain and disability, no one is safe in a system that abandons human rights.
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Creeping authoritarianism, creative cereal eating, and hot takes on Wuthering Heights. katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/the-incred...
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Creeping authoritarianism, creative cereal eating, and hot takes on Wuthering Heights. katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/the-incred...
Some thoughts on thoughts that help me connect the dots. And stay partly sane in the process...most days.
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/signal-and...
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/signal-and...
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Some thoughts on thoughts that help me connect the dots. And stay partly sane in the process...most days.
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/signal-and...
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/signal-and...
See you Saturday!! Champaign-Urbana info here!!
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
See you Saturday!! Champaign-Urbana info here!!
New post. On emotions, resilience, and resistance, with a dash of climate psychology and trauma therapy. Shares and subscriptions appreciated! open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New post. On emotions, resilience, and resistance, with a dash of climate psychology and trauma therapy. Shares and subscriptions appreciated! open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
What conversations support resistance and resilience, and which grind us down?
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
September 1, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What conversations support resistance and resilience, and which grind us down?
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
What makes it hard to join in the fight against authoritarianism, and what are the antidotes? There's a lot more that could be said, but here are a few antidotes to start with, for ourselves and others. #OneMillionRising, #Democracy, #Authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
August 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What makes it hard to join in the fight against authoritarianism, and what are the antidotes? There's a lot more that could be said, but here are a few antidotes to start with, for ourselves and others. #OneMillionRising, #Democracy, #Authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
August 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It's easy to feel exhausted by the barrage of unconstitutional actions, shocking moral failings, and attacks on vulnerable people coming out of this Republican administration. But when you put them in the context of the authoritarian playbook, the story becomes more clear. 1/
August 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's easy to feel exhausted by the barrage of unconstitutional actions, shocking moral failings, and attacks on vulnerable people coming out of this Republican administration. But when you put them in the context of the authoritarian playbook, the story becomes more clear. 1/
What if we began to expect and accept the feeling that what we’re doing is not enough? What if this is a natural part of the experience of fighting for a better world?
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/nothing-wi...
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/nothing-wi...
July 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
What if we began to expect and accept the feeling that what we’re doing is not enough? What if this is a natural part of the experience of fighting for a better world?
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/nothing-wi...
katherinemaurer.substack.com/p/nothing-wi...
Tattoos are not a crime. Being gay is not a crime. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Why is Andry in a mega-prison in El Salvador? #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump
June 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Tattoos are not a crime. Being gay is not a crime. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Why is Andry in a mega-prison in El Salvador? #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump
Heidy Sánchez was ripped from her baby’s arms and deported. No criminal record. Just a mother, wife, and aspiring nurse. Now she’s alone in Cuba, while her infant daughter cries for her in Florida. #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump
June 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Heidy Sánchez was ripped from her baby’s arms and deported. No criminal record. Just a mother, wife, and aspiring nurse. Now she’s alone in Cuba, while her infant daughter cries for her in Florida. #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump
June 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Next Saturday, Champaign-Urbana people! NOTE: NOT at Meadowbrook Park.
June 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Next Saturday, Champaign-Urbana people! NOTE: NOT at Meadowbrook Park.
Just wanted to get this one out there. So many people right now are doing the hard, slow, messy work of defending democracy and fighting fascism. I wrote this thinking about the sometimes invisible, but far-reaching impacts of our willingness to keep showing up. open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
May 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just wanted to get this one out there. So many people right now are doing the hard, slow, messy work of defending democracy and fighting fascism. I wrote this thinking about the sometimes invisible, but far-reaching impacts of our willingness to keep showing up. open.substack.com/pub/katherin...
May 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
