Karen Effie
@kareneffie
Animist, heathen, rune reader, anti-fash, gig worker, metalhead. Writes about the bad old Story of the Cosmic War & how to stop it. She/her. HAMMERS UP
This is George. He is a Cat. He is a single issue voter. He votes for More Small Birds Falling Out Of Nests So George Can Slaughter Them In Ghastly and Creative Ways. Help George (or stop him!) by checking that you are eligible to VOTE!
This is Penny. She is a Dog. She is a single issue voter. As a senior dog, she votes for More Comfortable Suitcases. Help Penny today. Check that you’re eligible to VOTE!
This is Kimchi. She is a Dog. She is a single issue voter. She votes for More Time Playing With My Teddy. Make sure you’re enrolled to VOTE!!
No matter how hip the cafe, or how cool the wait staff, I still get the coffee with the dick in it. Or: waiter waiter, there's a dick in my coffee
“In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.” - Anatole France
Map showing the origins of all the staff at a hospital ward in Aotearoa NZ. Excellent!
This from Jason Stanley as quoted by Byron C Clark on why transphobia should be opposed by all of us
Reading this. It’s good. The person I lived with asked if it was by Cormac McCarthy which I thought was the funniest thing he’s ever said
I volunteer for Orange Sky in Otautahi, we do laundry showers & korero for unhoused people. This is a Rotary fundraiser for shelter bags. This will help some of our friends who are doing it extra tough as the winter closes in. Please come if you can
This little human-made wetland came into being about two years ago and is already effervescent with life
An excellent Mountain Ash tree whose trunk has been twisted by many years of wind. What a trooper
Black swans with cygnets, Heathcote River. Completely the wrong time of year as it’s Autumn here
Woollen volcano, Montessori school display, Riverlution Gala, Otautahi
The feijoa season has started in my yard! Feijoas were once called the socialist fruit of New Zealand because they were so common. Bring on the socialism! And the chutney
2026 so far: Cromwell apricots, foraged apples, plum jam, apricot jam, plum sauce, spiced fruit cordial with peppercorns, mixed apples and pears. The next lot will have our native cranberries and a little date syrup