Kim Hayes
@kimhayeswriter.bsky.social
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Which is why I will continue to support Aaron's reporting and YouTube channel.
The White House war on Aaron Rupar reveals one thing: they are terrified of voters seeing him as he truly is.
www.salon.com/2026/09/16/w...
www.salon.com/2026/09/16/w...
White House doesn’t want voters to see the real Trump - Salon.com
Natalie Harp’s enormous bag and unflattering photos of Trump's rear end fuel attacks on a reporter
www.salon.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Which is why I will continue to support Aaron's reporting and YouTube channel.
Wishing my birthday twin, @dmloki.bsky.social a most HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥂🎂
LX Gonna take bit getting used to it, but I'm ready!
#birthday #newdecade #LX
LX Gonna take bit getting used to it, but I'm ready!
#birthday #newdecade #LX
September 16, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Wishing my birthday twin, @dmloki.bsky.social a most HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥂🎂
LX Gonna take bit getting used to it, but I'm ready!
#birthday #newdecade #LX
LX Gonna take bit getting used to it, but I'm ready!
#birthday #newdecade #LX
Ten years. Where has the time gone? Never imagined I'd still be babysitting cars. #Cubs #10yrpin #Chicagobaseball #northsidebaseball
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September 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Ten years. Where has the time gone? Never imagined I'd still be babysitting cars. #Cubs #10yrpin #Chicagobaseball #northsidebaseball
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I've tweaked this a bit since sending it in. Published yesterday at the Academy of the Heart and Mind.
academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/09/07/o...
academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/09/07/o...
Once Upon an AOL Chatroom
By Kim Hayes My life started in June,1996. AOL, or more formally, America Online, in the 90s turned into the method people used for internet access. I installed the program on my computer one…
academyoftheheartandmind.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I've tweaked this a bit since sending it in. Published yesterday at the Academy of the Heart and Mind.
academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/09/07/o...
academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/09/07/o...
I'll never unsee this.
September 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I'll never unsee this.
Stocked up on veggies, beef, and other goodies at the Glenwood Sunday Market. One day I'll say fuck it and buy at least one of everything.
#rogerspark #farmersmarket #freshfood #homegrown
#rogerspark #farmersmarket #freshfood #homegrown
September 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Stocked up on veggies, beef, and other goodies at the Glenwood Sunday Market. One day I'll say fuck it and buy at least one of everything.
#rogerspark #farmersmarket #freshfood #homegrown
#rogerspark #farmersmarket #freshfood #homegrown
What's up with the unmarked helicopter circling the Howard St CTA station? @laurie-merrell.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social
September 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
What's up with the unmarked helicopter circling the Howard St CTA station? @laurie-merrell.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social
Since I'm only working the 4 day games next month, I'm off until the 11th. Time to meal plan & am going to try as much as Mediterranean dinners as I can. (minus olives. those are gross and mushrooms. Ew) #girlcancook #mealplans #dinnerchallenge
August 31, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Since I'm only working the 4 day games next month, I'm off until the 11th. Time to meal plan & am going to try as much as Mediterranean dinners as I can. (minus olives. those are gross and mushrooms. Ew) #girlcancook #mealplans #dinnerchallenge
@dmloki.bsky.social have you ever been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland? I'm on a 'you only turn 60 once and if you can do it, JUST DO IT' spree. I've always wanted to go, so I'm going in October.
August 29, 2026 at 9:54 PM
@dmloki.bsky.social have you ever been to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland? I'm on a 'you only turn 60 once and if you can do it, JUST DO IT' spree. I've always wanted to go, so I'm going in October.
20 more days to birthday
47 more days to Cleveland trip
78 more days to Vegas
202 more days to AWP
#countdown
47 more days to Cleveland trip
78 more days to Vegas
202 more days to AWP
#countdown
August 28, 2026 at 2:29 AM
20 more days to birthday
47 more days to Cleveland trip
78 more days to Vegas
202 more days to AWP
#countdown
47 more days to Cleveland trip
78 more days to Vegas
202 more days to AWP
#countdown
Roasting potatoes in the oven, chicken wings for dinner. Have been trying new tactics in submissions and also rewriting a story. Working tomorrow & Saturday, going to the game on Sunday. #submitting #rewrites #editing #cooking
August 27, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Roasting potatoes in the oven, chicken wings for dinner. Have been trying new tactics in submissions and also rewriting a story. Working tomorrow & Saturday, going to the game on Sunday. #submitting #rewrites #editing #cooking
I didn't get shit done today. I strongly suspect I wasn't alone. The world is a dimmer place without her.
August 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I didn't get shit done today. I strongly suspect I wasn't alone. The world is a dimmer place without her.
So glad she got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
RIP Dolly.
RIP Dolly.
August 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
So glad she got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
RIP Dolly.
RIP Dolly.
This week is submit to contests week. Most writing contests only want work that hasn't been published before and it's also a challenge to find a lit mag hosting a contest who hasn't shot down the story I want to enter. I bookmarked 20, have only found 1 I can enter so far. 🙄
August 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
This week is submit to contests week. Most writing contests only want work that hasn't been published before and it's also a challenge to find a lit mag hosting a contest who hasn't shot down the story I want to enter. I bookmarked 20, have only found 1 I can enter so far. 🙄
Tweaking stories that never found a home. One is a 'what happened before' fairy tale. The other is...I had a come to Jesus moment & gave the vending machine a name. Female probably. don't know how sentient she'll be...yet.
#editing #rewriting #fairytales #fantasy #urbanfantasy #writersofbluesky
#editing #rewriting #fairytales #fantasy #urbanfantasy #writersofbluesky
August 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Tweaking stories that never found a home. One is a 'what happened before' fairy tale. The other is...I had a come to Jesus moment & gave the vending machine a name. Female probably. don't know how sentient she'll be...yet.
#editing #rewriting #fairytales #fantasy #urbanfantasy #writersofbluesky
#editing #rewriting #fairytales #fantasy #urbanfantasy #writersofbluesky
25 more days until my birthday.
52 more days until Cleveland trip.
83 more days until Author Nation conference.
#countdown
52 more days until Cleveland trip.
83 more days until Author Nation conference.
#countdown
August 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
25 more days until my birthday.
52 more days until Cleveland trip.
83 more days until Author Nation conference.
#countdown
52 more days until Cleveland trip.
83 more days until Author Nation conference.
#countdown
BEST USE OF AI EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
BEST USE OF AI EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next month is a mile stone birthday for me. Treating myself to a field trip to Cleveland. ✔️ing off a bucket list item. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Going in mid Oct. Husband stays here b/c we'd have to get a cat sitter. Booked airfare and hotel last night. Wheee!!! #rock&rolllhalloffame #bucketlist
August 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Next month is a mile stone birthday for me. Treating myself to a field trip to Cleveland. ✔️ing off a bucket list item. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Going in mid Oct. Husband stays here b/c we'd have to get a cat sitter. Booked airfare and hotel last night. Wheee!!! #rock&rolllhalloffame #bucketlist
I've been trying to write more memoir sort of pieces. I kept a journal off & on from age 12ish through my mid 20s. Over time (and a huge Covid purge in '20), I've thrown them out. I had a hard time writing personal stuff, (maybe b/c I wasn't able to confide in my mother) #thread 🧵
August 16, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I've been trying to write more memoir sort of pieces. I kept a journal off & on from age 12ish through my mid 20s. Over time (and a huge Covid purge in '20), I've thrown them out. I had a hard time writing personal stuff, (maybe b/c I wasn't able to confide in my mother) #thread 🧵
I just tossed up a short story as tribute to the @writersdigest.bsky.social short story contest. Fingers crossed!
#writing #stories #fiction #contests
#writing #stories #fiction #contests
August 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I just tossed up a short story as tribute to the @writersdigest.bsky.social short story contest. Fingers crossed!
#writing #stories #fiction #contests
#writing #stories #fiction #contests
Pretty cool lightening show over the lake.
August 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Pretty cool lightening show over the lake.