Joanna ✅ Theiss

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Writer of weird things sitting with a cat in Washington, DC she/her www.joannatheiss.com

Excerpt from Guardian article about outcome of 2024 U.S. Presidential election. "White women still voting for the Republican candidate." Although women as a whole have historically voted for Democrats, white women have not. Instead, over the last 72 years, a plurality of white women have voted for the Democratic candidate only twice, in 1964 and 1996.
Yellowed paper with text, the title page of a speech delivered by Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Historian General of the United Daughters of the Confederacy" titled "Wrongs of History Righted" which was included in the Congressional Record in 1916.
Last stanza of Virginia Hamilton Adair's poem, "Buckroe, After the Season, 1942"
Kiera Knightley opening the door in a scene from the movie "Love Actually" where her husband's weird friend declares his love in a series of signs.
Clear glass plaque for the very fake "Top 50 Lawyers" award. Text: Presented to: Lewis Small America's Top 50 Lawyers Personal Injury Lawyer Pennsylvania
Coastal background with tree and words announcing Does It Have Pockets nominations for Best Small Fictions
Image of Rosie the Riveter not allowing an overpaid CEO call her "Mrs." when she obviously uses her maiden name.
Top of a dusty home printer. The small rectangular screen reads "Deep Sleep"
Red stick figure with severely bad posture
A mourning dove sitting in a pile of seeds, looking slightly regretful about being on camera
Me (white woman in Nats hat) holding a sign defining Treason, per U.S. consitution, as "adhering to their enemies, giving them aid & comfort"
SNL sketch in which Grimace comes out as bisexual. A very muscular, shirtless Grimace surrounded by other familiar characters from McDonald's, including the Hamburglar.
From submittable, an empty grid with the words "No submissions found" instead of writing submissions
Woman with chin-length hair in front of glass doors, smarting a little from a rejection on a short story
Movie poster from "My Girl," in which two small blonde child actors laugh together, with no clue that one of them will be dead of bees by the end of the movie
Quote text: The markets are taking notice. Target’s stock price (NYSE: TGT) is down 24%—from 137.40 on Jan. 24, the day Target cut its programs—to 104.70 on March 15. Within that time frame, the stock is down 10% from when the 40-day kickoff began on March 5, accelerating an ongoing downward trend in its stock price since late 2024. To top it off, The City of Riviera Beach Police Pension Fund filed a class-action lawsuit against Target, its CEO, and board members, claiming they misled investors about the financial risks of Target’s DEI and Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives. The plaintiffs are alleging that Target downplayed the risks of consumer backlash and boycotts stemming from the changes.
Attack on civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama. On this day in 1965, state troopers used nightsticks and tear gas to attack American civil rights activists as they crossed a bridge in Selma, Alabama, during their attempted march to the state capitol in Montgomery. Black and white image of protestors holding American flags.
Me at the Museum of Illusions, halfway between a ladder going down to infinity and a ladder going up to infinity
An adorable brown tabby looking out of a window
Sign from the People’s March that says Freedom to Exist without Discrimination
Person holding sign that says Fight Fascism with Art at DC People’s March
At the Lincoln Memorial with the People’s March. Tons of people in pussy hats!
Three short books arrayed on a wicker table (titles and authors in skeet)
Obviously fake profile for "businesswoman" who is "here for a good relationship for who is really responsive"
Top of a jar of vitamins with a sealed top that says “Lift n’ Peel”
Box with square mosaic collage in yellows and blues
Cover of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery. Purple hues with a mansion looming up from the fog.
Men’s restroom sign with the stick figure man appearing to be wearing a long skirt
"Flash fiction is like a fabulous party guest who shows up late, causes chaos, then skips out the back door. Cut out the exposition and the tidy conclusion of your story and keep the spilled drinks, the kitchen fire, the sloppy kiss. Leave the reader short of breath and asking, "Who was that and when can I see her again?" Joanna Theiss, Washington, DC @VancouverFlashFiction
Image of seventies-era Billy Joel, not at all apologetic
Wikipedia entry for sublimation (psychology) in which it is described as a mature type of defense mechanism!
Two piles of white dog hair on a shrub. Adorable.
Bronze statue of a New Deal worker. Shirtless, loose trousers and floppy hat. Leaning on an axe. Very handsome. Bi vibes.
After the Funeral Between recipes for stews and casseroles, I find a red-brown penny taped to a slip of paper. I picture you young, taking time from a sticky child or a boiling pot to fasten it there. Come back. Tell me what you were wishing for.
Beautiful cat on cheap blanket wishing the photographer would turn off the lights
Businessman in a hardhat with his fist raised in manic elation