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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

All set up at a big gay market in Washington park in Albany. Come say hi!

A picture of a vending booth with a small table straight ahead and a table to the right.

Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On Sunday I will be at A Big Gay Market in Washington Park in Albany, NY! I'll have my books, but I'll also have stickers, note cards, totes, earrings, and other things I have probably forgotten. Come on out and say hullo! #vending #abgm #writer #graphicdesign #stickers #queerbooks

Tris Lawrence will be at A Big Gay Market. Come find me at booth 51! Next Market: Sunday October 4th, Washington Park Lake House, Albany, NY. 11am-4pm.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I had a whole blog post write itself in my head earlier. Then another one later. Sadly, none of them have made it to the keyboard, and I think I might've forgotten them by now. Maybe I can recall one if I dig deep enough into the recesses of my brain...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

All set up at the Guilderland Library for the local author fair! Come visit if you’re local. #writer #market #guilderland #albany

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bad Things for the Day: I’ve been outside a lot since Friday morning and my eyes are glued shut with allergies. My schedule is messed up and getting up for work tomorrow will suck. Obligatory Advertising: Tonight I get things repacked for the Guilderland Local Author event next Saturday!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Morning Tea: Blueberry ginger Morning Temps: It’s only 53F out and we’re still at camp. *shivering* Good Things for the Day: It’s a holiday, and I’m still at our camp. When I go home, spouse and pup are staying so I get a night on my own with the cats. I finished my Philcon program requests.

Meet me at the Guilderland Public Library

Local Author Fair

September 12, 2026

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

2228 Western Ave, Guilderland

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Testing out a few new things for setup. Definitely liking it but I am running out of sticker room and need to figure out earring/stitch marker display.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Making baskets for the basket raffle has become a new fun thing for me. Intended to make two. Made five instead! Hoping for a good holiday weekend at our campground. Going to the Scottish Games tomorrow, then doing vending at the campground yard sale Sunday morning.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Obligatory advertising: Want to read about magic, amnesia, and love at a campground? Check out Finding Their Roots (buff.ly/Dadoidw).

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Finding Their Roots by Tris Lawrence

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bad things for the morning: I was out yesterday and have a lot of catching up to do. I have two synchronous meetings and one recording to watch, all for the two high priority (and in one case nearly impossible) projects I'm on.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good things for the morning: today is my Friday! My hair has been cut (finally) and rehighlighted (pinks and purples) so I feel bright and joyous. I get to kick things tonight.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tea flavor of the day: strawberry mango Weather: cloudy, muggy, they swear I'll see the sun later... Neutral thing: the leaves are starting to turn! I love fall, but hate that it means winter's coming.

A tree, most of the leaves green, but the outer edges are just starting to turn red.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I have drafted my newsletter, but posting it means gathering the pictures that I noted as "insert pic here" and that takes time... which means I don't have enough time to get it posted everywhere and eat something before my 4+ hour appointment today. :( Hopefully I can get it posted tonight!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Bad things for the morning: It's POURING BUCKETS again. I have more things to do than hours in the day. I think that headache might come back. Obligatory upcoming event advertising: I will be at the Guilderland Local Author's day on Saturday September 12th. Come see me!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Tea flavor of the day: blueberry ginger Weather: pouring buckets, but supposedly hot later Good things for the morning: I'm on the right side of the ground. Yesterday's headache has faded for the moment. I'm excited to use Novel Navigation cards. My work basements are not leaky.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Yesterday we did a thing where we ran, stepped on the bottom of the kicking bag, then jumped off to throw a roundhouse before landing. Yes, I participated (it was optional for adulty adults). Today? OW I regret, but it was also fun. #taekwondo

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS. (Yes, said regularly out loud at that volume... SIGHS)

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I set a goal at the start of the month to write 100 words a day. Clear my desk after work. Draft a check-in kind of blog post. Put it out there in a world. Simple. Then... day job said "NAHHHH" and everything has been chaos.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thought for the morning... If your social media advisors claim you are "just being authentic" after you post things fat shaming other people, then you should realize that your advisors just told the world that your authentic self is cruel and a bully...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Had a brief conversation about the Jesus Christ Superstar original concept album. Now I feel like I need to listen to JCS.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

...when I try to be good and post things, but stall out when I realize my images are too big to post to the systems so I have to go back and fix them...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

To that end, I bought a mic that can be used with my phone. Eek. I hate video? But. Video is the future...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Working on figuring out how to handle being more present on social media going forward. I feel like it shouldn't be this complicated (mostly because I have fond memories of early days of social media where it was all community and chatter and fun).

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

...I have vague memories of investigating or briefly using postybirb. I can check it out again, thanks!!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Are there any platforms which include blogging platforms like Patreon, Pillowfort, Dreamwidth, Tumblr? Or is it all microblogs and video/imagery?

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

What methods do folks use to post to multiple social media accounts from a central platform? What's affordable out there? I currently use Buffer, but after three accounts I have to switch to paid. On the other hand, I like Buffer, so I'm tempted to keep it.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

And yes I’ve already burned my finger twice…

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Soldering is hard but worth it. Customers photo printed dot grid journals with good paper are improved by adding a charm to the ribbon! #customizingart #soldering #jewelry #bujo

Pinchers hold two sides of a jump ring—one attached to a black journal ribbon and the other to a silver star. A journal lies open in the background.

A journal cover says Make time… against the background of a closeup of the interior of a huge clock.

A dot grid journal lies open with a black ribbon that has a star charm attached.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Baking soda is a mild base. Lemon juice is a mild acid. Mixing them in water gets you... mildly lemon flavored water where the pH should be fairly neutral. I am laughing in science at ridiculous ads...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In other joy for the night, my son joined us for the first time in a long time, and he brought his girlfriend for her first TKD class and she did three different one board breaks. They had fun, and I really hope they join us again in the future. I miss doing TKD with my kid!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This week was breaking week at TKD. Last night I finally perfected a "zipper" break (weird spacing) for a 6 board axe kick (I'll add a level to do 8 next time). My only failure? I forgot to have anyone video it for me! #taekwondo #breakingboards

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I love the scent of petrichor in the morning.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Very excited to announce that I have been accepted as a vendor at the Local Author Fair at Guilderland Library on Saturday September 12th! If you're local, come on by. Looking forward to meeting folks and talking books!!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

All set up in Grafton for today! Got a great spot where I could park right next to it. Allergies from the freshly cut grass might kill me tho.

A pop up tent with cars in the background and a table in the foreground. The table is covered with books and merch and signs.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Please, share your facts about the elusive Great Lake submarines. The world needs to know!

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

If you can get there to see it, I highly recommend it. It's SUCH a good way to spend an evening, and had all the feel-good oomph (and yes, cheesiness of the ending) that the movie does.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

In the winter, the geese can be replaced by ice fishing shacks, while the submarine rests comfortably below the ice. This caused a great scandal in an ice fishing competition in '08 when someone cheated, taking a giant bottom-feeding catfish caught by sub personnel rather than catching it themself.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

If you're local, I will be at the Grafton Summer Festival in Grafton NY on Saturday July 25! Books, stickers, zines, notecards, and more! I am very excited by some of my new merch, including a washi sticker sheet of writing inspiration and a tote bag!

A sticker sheet with a rainbow background and a title of "Encourage your inner writer" with various different writing inspiration stickers.

A pile of totebags lying flat against a striped comforter. The tote has a book on it and says "Learn Experience Escape Read"

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

But it's about family and found family even more than the romance (which 40 years later explains my love for the film). And the music is infectious. Spouse, myself, our daughter, and her husband all had an absolute blast.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Last night we saw the Mystic Pizza musical at our local repertory theater (not a national tour). It was AMAZING. I was so excited for it, but also so nervous that the musical wouldn't live up to my love for the movie. It lived up to it and more. Yes, it's cheesy. That's an 80s romcom.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Pictures forthcoming when I can take some... In the meantime, have some links to online in-progress shops in followup posts/comments.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm uploading new designs to Redbubble and setting up a new storefront at ArtistStore. Plus trying to customize my storefronts to look more professional. What I haven't done is figured out a way to sell physical merch in my possession online, but I'm not sure I'm going to do that.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I have been spending SO MUCH TIME getting my business officially set up. I can collect state tax. I can vend. I'm doing my second market this weekend! But I've also ordered, received, and packed merch. I've set everything up in Square for vending.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am pretty sure that reading fluffy fic I wrote isn't supposed to make me tear up. I think I am mourning words. The ability create with words.

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 09/07/2026

The Kickstarter for our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, launched yesterday, and we’re already almost 50% funded and a “Project We Love”! Check out the campaign and see what all the fuss is about: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We saw Supergirl tonight. Be good. You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t have to be nice. But just… be good.

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Tris Lawrence (tryslora) [she/her] @tryslora.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My second merch order should be arriving around Friday! I am equal parts excited and nervous to see how everything turned out. This order includes more stickers, a washi sticker sheet, washi tape, dot-grid notebooks, and a tote!

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