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Teresa Tumminello Brader

@ttbrader.bsky.social

Reader; tea adept; New Orleanian🖤⚜️ writer: LETTING IN AIR & LIGHT https://bellepointpress.com/products/letting-in-air-and-light; SECRET KEEPERS https://bellepointpress.com/products/secret-keepers Find the homes of my other words at https://teresabrader.com

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Yelena Furman@yelenafurman.bsky.social · 2d ago

I loved working on this piece, a conversation between Alina Sivorinovsky Wickham and Irena Smith about their books, immigration experiences, and other things (ex-)Soviet-Jewish. Plus, photos of the authors as children. Thank you to all involved. @olgaz.bsky.social

Punctured Lines@puncturedlines.bsky.social · 2d ago

"This sort of restlessness, this bone-deep memory of movement, whether by choice or by necessity—I think that that gets passed on generationally. And since we were both young when we left, we didn’t get a lot of say in where, or whether, we were going." puncturedlines.com/2026/08/18/t...

Dr. Raven the Science Maven@ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 4d ago

I need help. I've been releasing science content daily and it's getting a ton of attention, but with that comes a lot of the social attacks. I do need some fellow supporters/scientists that I can flag sometimes to get in these comments and help me cultivate a positive space and shun the negativity 🧪

Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 4d ago

⚾️⚾️ Starting to get baseballs and yes, the discoloration is real. For example, this is a pearl that was never mudded up. Really. ⚾️⚾️👀 While I’ve received a few balls, it’s not nearly enough. If you can, PLEASE HELP! ⚾️🙏⚾️ (@bwd.bsky.social has details below. 👇)

Picture of an unprepared game ball with yellow splotches on about half its surface.
Bradford William Davis@bwd.bsky.social · last wk.

last thing* I can't stress how much the baseball loving people of bluesky can help by sending me MLB or AAA game baseballs - foul balls - batting practice - homers they all count! if you're interested, DM/email me. or AT LEAST spread the word: www.readeyeblack.com/p/mlb-rawlin... *not rlly lol

Marisa Ingemi@mingemi.bsky.social · 5d ago

More than a decade ago, Rocky Henley started the San Francisco Bay Sox to develop girls baseball players. Now she’s managing the New York Heights and many of those players are pros | @mercurynews.com www.mercurynews.com/2026/08/15/r...

She made the Bay Area the epicenter of women’s baseball. Now she’s facing SF’s team

The growth of girls and women’s baseball in the past decade-plus can be directly tied to Rocky Henley, who founded America’s largest all-girls program, the San Francisco Bay Sox.

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Barbara McVeigh@barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · last wk.

The impetus for this story was my dad’s pet theory that we were descendants of Genghis Khan. Please give it a read!

Ellipsis Zine@ellipsiszine.bsky.social · last wk.

'The Mirage Palace' historical fiction from @barbaramcveigh.bsky.social Chinggis Khan had a palace which moved through the desert, assembled nightly from bamboo poles that chattered as we carried them over our shoulders to the next camp. Read more: www.ellipsis-zine.com/writing/the-...

Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social · last wk.

Puzzled by people who want to be readers but don't like reading. But there do seem to be many people who see novels (and films) solely as plot-delivery mechanisms and everything else as extraneous. Buddy, a lot of novels don't even HAVE plots

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last wk.

Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

Axios: AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose. Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed, a chapter at the beach, another on a plane — makes it easy to lose the thread. AI can help you pick it back up without starting over. 📖 I really got into using AI while reading James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." The text was far too dense for casual vacation reading. My first prompt asked: "I'd like a guide as I read The Last of the Mohicans who can help me understand what I've read and where the story is, without giving spoilers or getting ahead of my progress. Can you do this, chapter by chapter?" The robot agreed: "Cooper's sentences are long and his diction is archaic."
Barbara McVeigh@barbaramcveigh.bsky.social · last wk.

Thank you so much, Teresa! 🥰 And thank you for not quoting it here. You’ll just have to read it folks 😁. The penultimate paragraph took quite a lot of revision, I can tell you that. The rhythm had to work.

John Chrostek@johnchrostek.com · 2w ago

When people say there aren't any new good books coming out, imho, that's because they're either overwhelmed by choice or just unfamiliar with the indie literary ecosystem. Hell the Big 5 put good stuff out, too, but indies most often put artistic value & clarity of intention before commercial appeal

kith books@kithbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

my inbox is always open to anyone looking to take back the means of production. if you've got questions about publishing, collaboration, or distribution, give me a shout

kith books@kithbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

"it’s more important than ever that people consider owning the tools and developing the skills to spread information, messages, stories, documentation, ideas, and art in tactile ways that they can produce in multiple." halfletterpress.com/why-self-pub...

Malarkey@malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

Use code SEALEY for $5 off poetry titles. Given that our ebooks are $5 this means you can download the digital versions for free. *Hair Shirt *The Life of the Party Is Harder to Find Until You’re the Last One Around *Thumbsucker *My Ardent Love for the Pencil *Your Favorite Poet *Sophomore Slump

Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity@rodmannix.bsky.social · 3w ago

I encourage you to join me in donating to this wonderful, supportive literary journal. @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social has been doing this for years, nominates for prestigious literary awards, and doesn't charge reading or submission fees. The writing community is stronger when we stand together!

Lothlorien Poetry Journal@lothlorienpoetryj.bsky.social · 4w ago

My sincere thanks Rod Mannix for your kind donation to LPJ. Your awesome support is deeply appreciated my friend. lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/.../patrons...