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Mari Ness, still masked Profile picture
Mari Ness, still masked
@mari_ness
SFF writer, reader and consumer of chocolate. Moderately obsessed with fairy tales. Occasionally tweets about terrible TV. Patreon at https://t.co/gCx11rgHpQ.
Dec 14, 2021 • 29 tweets • 3 min read
THE SIRENS HAVE STARTED

SANTA IS COMING AS ALWAYS SANTA SOUNDS LIKE HE IS BRINGING THE END OF THE WORLD
Dec 14, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
This is a conrunner who has now muted me because - according to her - I have apparently not complained enough or been specific enough.

Folks, this is the problem. Right here. I stated that the hotel is ADA compliant, but not wheelchair-friendly, in my very first post on my thread.

This conrunner:

Dec 14, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
A couple of quick additions to my tweets from earlier today about #Discon #Worldcon and the Omni Shoreham hotel:

1. I fully understand that this particular Worldcon/Discon has faced unprecedented challenges.

Leading to my next point:
Dec 14, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Hi, new followers, and welcome!

I do rant about accessibility from time to time, but
I am much more likely to complain about genre TV or discuss one of my stories or go OMG THE ANTS HAVE INVADED THE DEADBOLT than discuss wheelchair issues. Just so you're warned.
Dec 13, 2021 • 36 tweets • 8 min read
Hi everyone!

Turns out that Omni Shoreham hotel - the main #Discon #Worldcon hotel - while technically wheelchair accessible, is not wheelchair friendly. I found this out yesterday on Twitter by accident, about an hour before the hotel cancellation fee kicked in, and reached out to Access and a couple of people at the hotel to confirm.

#Discon #Worldcon
Dec 12, 2021 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Dead cat, continued updates:

So the city cop came over and confirmed that yes, dead cat in front of my back door; I can't get out of the back door; health/safety hazard. (also, hi, vulture!) (sorry, just realized I should have been doing a better job threading this, but not only is this upsetting, it's also unseasonably hot out and I am not thinking well.)

ANYWAY
Dec 12, 2021 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Dead cat update:

When I returned home last night the dead cat was still on my front yard, gathering flies.

This morning my two indoor cats landed on me, very agitated. I went out to the front yard and saw that the dead cat was no longer there.

Oh, I thought, someone must have come by earlier this morning, and turned my attention to other things.
Dec 11, 2021 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
I know I've told some of you about the three tabby cats who frequently spend time in my yard - the ones I call Hey You, Hey You and You're Not Hey You. They wander the neighborhood. I just found one of them dead in the front yard.
Aug 4, 2021 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
I've debated tweeting about this, but, it's been a few days and this is still on my mind, so.

Let's chat SFF writer's workshops, wheelchairs and belonging, shall we?

This might get long. Last week I heard about an upcoming writer's retreat in Iceland in November hosted by Frameworks Workshop. Limited to 15 writers.

Covid aside, I knew I probably couldn't afford it, but, intrigued, I clicked on the link anyway.
Jul 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
As someone who has been published by @neonhemlock , and is hoping to be published by them again, this obviously concerns me on a couple of levels, @Paypal. The first, @Paypal, is on a disability/accessibility level.

I can't drive for medical reasons, which in turn makes it difficult for me to get to a bank. @NeonHemlock has very kindly paid me through @Paypal to make that much easier for me.
Oct 23, 2019 • 16 tweets • 10 min read
Ok, everyone, buckle in, because it's time for a wheelchair update. One that today's mail has made distinctly unpleasant.

#FlyingWhileDisabled To remind everyone, @AerLingus damaged my wheelchair on my August 6, 2019 flight from Orlando to Berlin.

Two and a half months later, my wheelchair STILL has not been repaired/returned. It's at Browning's, a medical supply store. #FlyingWhileDisabled
Sep 5, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Wheelchair update: At wheelchair repair place now. As per technician, it does not look as if @AerLingus replaced any parts at all, and the stuff about using a European part was just a lie. The center part - the foldout part - has been bent and needs to be completely replaced, @AerLingus .