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Tax Fellow. Former librarian. Mom. Writer? Sometimes. I'm a haus of crash and burn. she/her No access to chats www.elsjones.com
oh gosh maybe Tamora Pierce's song of the lioness quartet, although that's not a genre romance. it was either me going through my grandma's shelves and landing on a Nora Roberts or the neighbor's garage of old Johanna Lindsays and Jude Deveraux books. #SumLuv
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 20h agoDo you remember the first romance novel you read? Where did you get it from? 🧡 #SumLuv 🧡
lots of great @romancingthevote.com stuff this week! listened to courtney's amazing talk about sam alito last night and walked away with learnings and thoughts! then i had the convo with the winner of my money laundering talk. crime was not had but chatted about. looking forward to her book! <3 🗳️
Well, he def notices how attractive she is right away, but she takes a while. He is annoying and bossy. That takes some time. He tries to assure her of his good intentions with baked goods. Long conversations and care go along way toward developing feelings on her part. #SumLuv
📚 Ellie Rhymer! Spaceships and Scoundrels 📚@ellieyellu.bsky.social · 2d agoMeet cutes don't have to be "cute"! They are a plot device 🧡 But! Let's talk about how they DO feel about each other early on! Is it fairytale love? Is it *lust* at first sight? Hate at first sight? All?? Snips here are welcome (always welcome if you want to answer anything with a snip) 🧡 #SumLuv
❤️ Gillian Green, publisher at Tor Bramble, told The Bookseller: “HM Wolfe has confirmed that Daggermouth was written entirely without AI. We stand behind our author, and we do not recognise third-party AI detection tools as a fair or reliable measure of authenticity when used on their own.”
Tor Bramble backs HM Wolfe after AI-detection claims over Daggermouth
Tor Bramble has backed HM Wolfe after the Atlantic reported that the author’s dystopian romance Daggermouth returned a 60% score in an analysis using the AI-detection tool Pangram.
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I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
I heard about this earlier today. He was denied his meds, taken out on a stretcher on Saturday and was DOA at the hospital. The Trump regime is running death camps.
Jen Rubin@jenrubin.bsky.social · 2d agoImmigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say murderers .. the next president must prosecute all of these and govs should not wait for feds to act www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/n...
It's CartAugust! Hi. I'm Cheyenne, the creator of the Akrodaxis. The Akrodaxis is a galaxy, but for this month I'll be focused on Drakïrü, a planet inside the Akrodaxis. I have one completed and one in-progress map for this world. These were made in Wonderdraft, which is an excellent program!
Oh dang it's Yaoi Day? If you like your hot dudes, boning, with a generous side of fantasy adventure, check me out! jeremyrayne.itch.io books2read.com/jeremyrayne
Chapter One of the Dissolution of Tal Stephens available on my newsletter this week! Perfect for fans of JD Robb & Edith Wharton. (Yeah, I know, but that's my target demo 😂) get-in-loser-lets-go-rambling.ghost.io/the-dissolut...
The Dissolution of Tal Stephens Preview
I am both a perfectionist and accepting that I will never be good enough. It's a unique space. So much about publishing, and about writing, involves both an acceptance that something is always already...
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Hey hey everyone, welcome to our awesome new map game! We're here to celebrate our love for fictional maps all month long! Before we start poring over details, let's start with the basics: tell us who you are and a little bit about your world. And don't forget to share your map! #Cartaugust 🪐 📚️
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
#FridayFling "bargain" NARRATOR IN VOICEOVER: She was.
Jessie Mihalik@jessiemihalik.com · 6d agoEvery Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is BARGAIN! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! #Romancelandia #BookSky
#FridayFling From the Dissolution of Tal Stephens. I usually keep it short but the atmosphere.
Jessie Mihalik@jessiemihalik.com · 6d agoEvery Friday, share a #FridayFling snippet from your WIP or published work. :) This week’s prompt is BARGAIN! You don’t have to match it exactly, just go with vibes. And if it’s published, drop a link in the post or a reply so people can find it! #Romancelandia #BookSky
“it's a long lane that has no turning.” (W.B. Yeats “Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry”) 🎨 Eyvind Earle
My July post is up with a Chapter 1 preview of The Dissolution of Tal Stephens, out in September! A little bit of horror, so it seems fitting to come out then. Tal is a steampunk Gilded Age fantasy romance. Kisses & mystery woot! #WriterSky get-in-loser-lets-go-rambling.ghost.io/the-dissolut...
The Dissolution of Tal Stephens Preview
I am both a perfectionist and accepting that I will never be good enough. It's a unique space. So much about publishing, and about writing, involves both an acceptance that something is always already...
get-in-loser-lets-go-rambling.ghost.io
really lovely
Saloni@scientificdiscovery.dev · last wk.This is a really beautiful website by @jdworkin.bsky.social on the everyday household items that were once only dreamt about – a music player, nightlight, family photos, clean water, ice, spices, and more. 10/10 would recommend exploring it! ordinaryabundance.com
BTS has chosen to withdraw from the Grammys, due to that dumb Asian pop category made for them. Good for BTS. The Grammys use them don't respect them or other Asian artists. The Simpsons has the best view on the Grammys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoFJ...
The Simpsons on the Grammys
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the most online movie character from a movie made before the (popular, social) internet is unquestionably Otto from A Fish Called Wanda
all of the quotes in here reflect my experience as a tax pro. the IRS is a joke. and the GOP wants it to be that way
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · last wk.When journalists asked me about where we would see the effects of DOGE, my answer was a) during crises and b) for the big services that interact with the public like SSA, VA and IRS. So lets check in on the IRS: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Wow... The US Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) has shared more than 460,000 “leads” with ICE about unaccompanied children, their sponsors -- usually parents or other relatives -- & additional household members, leaving them vulnerable to detention & deportation. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of children, sponsors arrested by ICE after tips from US child migrant agency
Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.
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Yes, the Problems are bad, but this is no time for radical things like Solutions
It’s interesting how red pilled the media are. You had republicans exchange loves notes about Hitler in Kansas, Texas, California, Florida, New York. You have at least 3 congressional GOP candidates with deep connections to the klan and the librul media is focused on … one random DSA person
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · last wk.Fox is, of course, going batshit over getting an unknown DSA person's fringe opinions, and this morning Joe Scarborough joins in. Among Democrats, she's ignored.
The Dissolution of Tal Stephens is out in 2 months! Prepare for a JD Robb meets Edith Wharton with this playlist (YouTube only, Spotify and I are fighting). Is it period-accurate? No but there are homunculii and steamcoaches so why couldn't there be punk music? www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Playlist for The Dissolution of Tal Stephens pre-order until 9/27! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ellie-Jones/author/B0H272ZQ62?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1785...
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ok but i know recency bias jacob anderson in Interview with the Vampire/Vampire Lestat
Dawn@502eire.bsky.social · 2w agothere is a recurring prompt around what’s the best that anyone has ever looked on camera and I never have an answer but I’m watching right now and I think it’s gotta be George Clooney in Ocean’s 11
Link in quote post. Naked ladies on rocks? I like how Percy Jackson did the sirens better, especially in the show. I guess I'm not mature enough for this Odyssey (annabelle's temptation being her mom's acceptance? ugh got me good)
Josephine "beckbook.com" Riesman@josie.zone · last wk.Here is an archived link to Emily Wilson's takedown of Nolan's Odyssey, which seems to have partially crashed the LRB's site: archive.is/VOO3p
The Dissolution of Tal Stephens is out in 2 months! Prepare for a JD Robb meets Edith Wharton with this playlist (YouTube only, Spotify and I are fighting). Is it period-accurate? No but there are homunculii and steamcoaches so why couldn't there be punk music? www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Bordellos and Boardrooms - YouTube
Playlist for The Dissolution of Tal Stephens pre-order until 9/27! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ellie-Jones/author/B0H272ZQ62?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1785...
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