Jessica Johnson

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Writer, neurodivergent, bisexual, dog mom, feminist, geek, full of anxiety, wife in a straight-passing but real queer marriage. 🏳️‍🌈 Trying to fight the good fight over here, but occasionally I have a dog stuck in my lap.

A white woman with short curly hair (that’s me!) wearing a “PROTECT BLACK WOMEN” tshirt and a purple blazer, standing on a balcony in front of the Wintrust Arena basketball court.
Whoopi Goldberg from the movie Ghost with the text "YOU IN DANGER GIRL."
YouTubeTV screenshot for STARZEncore Black showing that the movie Fruitvale Station started airing at 9:02 p.m. this evening.
Lying Cat (a green-skinned, Siamese-like cat with a gold collar and blood dripping from its mouth) from the comic Saga saying “Lying.”
Playground Chicago Presents Monday Night Playground In Associattion with Theater Wit “Tales of the City” Johor at the World Fair by Rachel Chin Dibs by Betsy Dudak Second City, First Draft by Dana Hall Rough Rails by Jessica Johnson A Whale Called Grief by Alfonzo Solomon Kabul The Vortex of Time by Alan Maas February 2, 2026 / 7pm CT Theater Wit & Simulcast Admission Free playground-ch.org/monday
A melty, gooey tuna melt with crispy cheese edges on a blue plate.
Kristi Noem plays cowboy by wearing what must be a 37-gallon hat to a press conference where she lied through her teeth about a woman that was murdered by an ICE agent.
A golden brown and white dog with prick ears is rolled up on the left and a black dog with drop ears is rolled up on the right. They are facing each other, sleeping on a bed with a black comforter and both looking cute as all get out.
A protestor (whose face has been blacked out) holds up a hand-made sign that reads "DOWN WITH THE TURD REICH" and includes a cartoon of a pile of poop with bright yellow hair.
A protestor in an inflatable gnome costume with a sign "GNOME GO HOME!" that also includes an illustration of Kristi Noem as a gnome.
A Monarch Butterfly kite at the Chicago No Kings rally in Grant Park. A bit of a paper mâche guillotine can also be seen in the background.
A hand-written protest sign that read "WE SURVIVE CHICAGO WINTERS WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF ICE" with illustrations of a crown with red, crossed out circle around it and a melting ice cube.
The book cover of Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus, which features a summer camp like scene with one cabin's lights on and, in the background, behind a ridge of pines the open mouth of someone, with bugs flying out of it. In addition to the title and author, the cover as a quote from N. K. Jemisin: "A genuinely terrifying nightmare" and a notation that the book was a "Hugo Award Finalist."
Courtney Williams (5'8"), jumping up several feet off the floor, to attempt to block Brittney Griner (6'9") during an Unrivaled game.
The Atlanta Dream's Allisha Gray looking shook and sad on the court after a courtside jerk got tossed for badgering her.
A photo of some very cute giant pigs with this text below it: "Canada's giant 600-lb 'super pigs' are invading the U.S.—too smart, too tough, and nearly impossible to stop."
A woman with bitching hair dual wielding a set of plastic swords.
The book cover for Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell.
From the movie Scream: Ghostface dangles a set of car keys in front of Sidney, who has locked herself inside the car.
Book covers from T. Kingfisher's Saint of Steel features. From left to right: Paladin's Grace, Paladin's Strength and Paladin's Hope. Sadly, Paladin's Faith is not featured in this image.
WNBA players taking a knee and wearing t-shirts with bullet holes in them after a police shooting.
Copies of the books Nimona, the March trilogy and The Princess and the Grilled Cheese sandwich, along with bookmarks, stickers and little erasers, as well as a rainbow goodie bag.
A photo of a TV showing Marvel's Ironheart, showing the Avalon Regal Theater in Chicago with the closed caption "[soul jazz music playing]."
#NoKings protest in Niles, Michigan.
A woman wearing an electric blue leopard print dress with a holographic fanny pack that reads “FUND ABORTION. BUILD POWER.”
Lane Kim from Gilmore Girls
On the left, Gizmo from Gremlins sporting a snazzy red bandana on his head. On the right, Edgar Frog (aka Corey Feldman) sporting a snazzy red bandana on his head.
NBC News Israel launches ‘extensive strikes’ on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and promises increased military force amid an increasingly fragile ceasefire.
Book cover: Light From Uncommon Stars Ryka Aoki
Playground Chicago Presents Season 3 Monday Night Playground Presented in Association with Theater Wite "If I had a Song..." Folk-Inspired Short Musicals Clairty Is Kindess by Tanuja Devi Jagernauth Van Life by Jerulane Jenkins Rebels Girls by Jessica Johnson The Last of Its Kind by Juliet Kang Huneke A Col War by Dakota Pariset A Breath of Air by Mary Parisoe March 3 / 7pm CT Theater Wit & Simulcast Free Admission Playground-Ch.org/Monday
The Replacements is a tight script from top to bottom, with well-crafted characters and an engaging premise. Though we found The Replacements compelling, we have decided to not pursue this script further at this time.
Jessica Reed Kraus is an American writer, and an Instagram influencer, conspiracy theorist and former mommyblogger who writes the Substack newsletter House Inhabit. The newsletter covers celebrity gossip, conspiracy theories, and American politics.[1][2] Kraus sees it as an "alternative approach to reporting"...
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The 3 of Cups from the Light Seer’s tarot deck. Three women with their arms around each other, their backs to us. The Big Dipper in the sky.
Storygraph January 2025 Wrap-Up 11 Books 1,690 Pages 87.38 Hours 3.43 Av. Rating Highest Rated Reads: Onyx Storm, Girls Made of Snow and Glass, Beloved Average length: 425 pages; Average time to finish: 3 days 91% fiction; 9% nonfiction 64% audio; 36% digital
An embroidery hoop with a partially stitched pattern that reads “WE SAVE US.” The first word is almost finished and done with a rainbow thread.
The head of a black dog, wearing a pink collar, tucked into the side of a human's hoodie-bedecked body.
A brown and white husky mix and a black lab mix snuggle next to each other on a grey covered couch.
John Lewis staging a sit-in on the floor of Congress in 2016 in an effort to combat gun violence.
United States / Columbia Trade 2022 - US to Columbia Exports $19.4b Rnk 22/219 2022 - US to Columbia Top Product $5.31b in Refined Petroleum 2022 - Columbia to US Exports to $15.6b Rnk 1/187 2022 - Columbia to US Top Product $6.05b in Crude Petroleum
Glynis Johns as the most adorable Grandma ever in While You Were Sleeping.
A black lab mix dog in a pink collar sleeping on a bed with a black comforter and purple sheets.
Lenny the girl dog, a black lab mix, stands in a snow-covered yard, with snow on her muzzle.
A black lab mix dog with a pink collar lays on a dog bed, looked cute as all get out.
Paper strips with holes punched in them. (Don't try to cheat by looking at the alt text, reverse image search like a normal cheater.)
Photo of a small piece of paper with an illustration of a watermelon segment and the name "cedars" at the top. Then the following text: We Opened a "Restaurant" in Palestine It's a field kitchen feeding 500 families per day. We named it "Sudki's Kitchen" after our late founder, Palestinian immigrant Sudki Abdullah, who dedicated his life to feeding people. We are raising $25k/mo to keep it alive. Learn more + donate at eatcedars.com/gaza
"Episode 12" "Law & Order: Season 12, Episode 12" Photos from the episode include a Latinx man in a suite, a Latinx woman with curly hair who appears to have tears in her eyes and Black man who appears to be in police interrogation room, his eyes looking downward. "An insurance executive who denied treatment to a dying girl is killed when her grieving father takes it upon himself to get revenge. The investigation is complicated by his position on both sides of the law."
Brian Thompson (the actor) as Luke the vampire in the very first episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Welcome to the Hellmouth and The Harvest).
Ace of Swords card from The Light Seer’s Tarot deck. Shows a spiral staircase and beam of light coming out of a person’s head.
It's me (Jessica) under many layers of winter clothing, but you can tell by my eyes (the only part of me you can actually see) that I'm very thrilled to be out in the frigid weather doing something good. Also, the snow dogs knitted on my hat look pretty jazzed, as well.
Ace of Wands card from The Light Seer’s Tarot deck.
Steve Zahn as Solo in Silo, season 2. It's just his wide eyes, peering out of a slot in a heavy door.
5 of Pentacles card from The Light Seer’s Tarot deck
Ace of Pentacles from The Light Seer’s Tarot