Let me get this straight. Sometimes a famous person dies and everyone is nice about it? Merely because of their deeds during life?

My favorite part of talking to doctors about being depressed is when they ask if I’ve ever thought of hurting myself and I’m always like “omg neverrrrrrr” when really it’s like “yes obviously but I’m not going to so don’t give me a grippy sock vacation”

me, brainstorming about the MC for my next book: gdi is this one autistic too?

So this happened.

I have a bet with @merylwilsner.bsky.social that whoever gets the highest bid gets to slap the loser in the face with a tortilla please. don't let me get tortilla'd.

TJ Alexander (they/them)@tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Now with new dates! Starting March 8, you can bid on these beauties and a whole lot more to support trans people. www.32auctions.com/organization...

Looking for a lesbian sports romance? Take it beyond a Heated Rivalry with Cleat Cute by @merylwilsner.bsky.social. #AskALibrarian

Cleat Cute — Multnomah County Library

Cleat Cute — Wilsner, Meryl, — "A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as their team gears up for the World Cup. Grace Henderson has been a star of the US Women's National Team for ten years, even though she's only 26. But when she's sidelined with an injury, a bold new upstart, Phoebe Matthews, takes her spot. 22-year-old Phoebe is everything Grace isn't--a gregarious jokester who plays with a joy that Grace lost somewhere along the way. The last thing Grace expects is to become teammates with benefits with this class clown she sees as her rival. Phoebe Matthews is too focused on her first season as a professional soccer player to think about seducing her longtime idol. But when Grace ends up making the first move, they can't keep their hands off of each other. As the World Cup approaches and Grace works her way back from injury, a miscommunication leaves the women with hilariously different perspectives on their relationship. But they're on the same page on the field, realizing they can play together instead of vying for the same position. With every tackle the tension between them grows, and both players soon have to decide what's more important-being together or making the roster. The perfect blend of funny and steamy, Meryl Wilsner's Cleat Cute is about being brave enough to win on and off the field"--

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Stop pre-negotiating. Stop telling voters they have to sacrifice minorities and the marginalized to have a chance of winning. Stop telling voters to settle, to not ask for everything, to be reasonable. Don't be reasonable. Demand the world. The world belongs to us. They don't have more right to it.

Tyler, from the Internet (Haunted)@tylerfromtheinternet.com · 8mo ago

I'm really sick of liberals and centrists thinking that compromise is something you start with instead of something you end with

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Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · 8mo ago

I understand the instinct to donate to orgs that are helping trans folks flee red states but let's not forget about the orgs that are still fighting for trans folks in red states.

The reason you can’t give a single inch on anything be it trans rights or dignity for unhoused people is that they, democrats and republicans alike, will take it and say thanks what else is in your pockets? They won’t say thanks actually.

I worked up a little newsletter piece about how basic writercraft is rapidly becoming a thing of the romance publishing past—and how it's a past I'm very glad I was a part of. I also touch on how fanfic ties in. romancing-the-stoned.beehiiv.com/p/which-way-...

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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

Recs for gender inclusive books for a tween learning about puberty?

I 100% agree and would add that if you are hosting a holiday event and you do NOT have something festive, creative and delicious for your guests to drink without alcohol in it, you are actually an asshole don't make them drink tap water while everyone else has bespoke cocktails!

Kelly J. Baker (she/her)@kellyjbaker.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

Actually the question that occurs to me is "will you nominate him anyway even after years of people telling you they won't vote for him if you do, and then when you lose as you were warned you would, will you blame not yourselves but the people who warned you."

Boobiewan-kanoobi@boobiewankanoobie.bsky.social · 11mo ago

If he ends up being the Democrat on the presidential ticket in 2028, you would rather vote republican or not vote at all because of this issue?? That’s the million dollar question. Not the hill I would die on and def not worth losing an election over!

okay well this is one ongoing panic off my mind at least

Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.@repdexteror.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This never should have been a question, but today the Supreme Court sent a powerful reminder that the right to love who you love isn't up for debate. It is the law of the land.

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Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn@aricohn.com · 12mo ago

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted: When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

Reminder this holiday season that donating to the SA sucks. Ignore the red buckets.

Vampi Moira Valentine@itsviviactually.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The Salvation Army really is the epitome of a certain kind of white conservatism They prey on the most vulnerable. They happily leave the sort of people they don't like to die in the streets But they smile a lot and don't cuss and say "Jesus", so they get to be respectable

Being intentional in word choice/sentence structure/etc for my autistic main character and I just know people are going to read her point of view and claim I’m a bad writer bc it’s very plain and matter of fact 🙃🙃🙃

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Here to be very on brand and say Naomi Osaka’s mother is 🔥🥵

I’m at the point in drafting where I need to reread the beginning so I can make sure I nail the end and, hey! This book is pretty good!!!

hell yeah @williamfleitch.bsky.social

New books by Regina Black, Mary Roach, AND Anita Kelly today!!!!

I’ve been quietly weeping for a half an hour as I finished listening to Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. My god.

you know i keep that thang on me (cherishing my wife)

Just finished our rewatch of The Leftovers and that remains the greatest finale of all time