Mike Jung
@mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social
OH FFS, do I have to Okay fine, FINE, I'm a children's writer and artistttnnnggghhhh that still feels so weird to say, I'm also Korean American and autistic and a messy emotional glob who constantly gets sentimental on main, you've been warned
god bless the richmond sex shop that finally agreed to replace their "controversial" mural of a woman feeding her beaver....with a woman playing with her cat. be the malicious compliance you want to see in the world 🙏 www.axios.com/local/richmo...
Richmond's controversial beaver mural is coming down
New owners are replacing the decade-old Taboo artwork with a less controversial cat mural.
axios.com
Hello Oakland folks, let's chat about book bans and how we can ALL fight against them!
Oakland Public Library@oaklibrary.bsky.social · 19h agoTokuda-Hall, author and founding member and former president of Authors Against Book Bans (AABB), will be in conversation about the current and future threats to our freedom to read, what AABB is doing about it, and how you can help. Register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4fFQ4Ji
I used to have the classic Jung family peanut-shaped head, but now I realize it's always been more like a kidney bean. Anyways, I've gotten very little sleep this week and I'm working on my book, which will definitely produce optimum results #AmWriting #AmNotSleeping
The Pernice Brothers - Overcome by Happiness / The World Won't End / Yours, Mine and Ours (Although I thought about R.E.M's Out of Time / Automatic for the People / Monster)
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot
Call for Submissions: SPOON KNIFE 12! The theme for the 12th volume of the annual genre-bending Spoon Knife lit anthology is BOUNCE. Call is open for the next 12 months, so you've got time. Publishing in Spring 2028 (volume 10 came out this year & 11 comes out in 2027). #writers #writesky #books
Autonomous Press@autonomouspress.bsky.social · 5d agoWe are pleased to share an Open Call for Submissions, for Spoon Knife 12. Our theme for this volume is Bounce, and our editors are Azzia Walker and Dean Gloster. They also practice aikido together, an art about bouncing into solutions. You can learn more here. autpress.com/2026/07/call...
This trash panda and his cohort of anarchists broke into a storage bin, ate all the peanuts and sunflower seeds we put in our birdfeeders, left the shells everywhere, and tore apart an unused brick of coconut coir, but I can’t bring myself to be upset about it because look, so cute, I love them
Been thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far
Writing a novel where an assistant pig keeper who later found fame tries to look for a wife. It's called the Chronicles of Prydain Prejudice
I swear I’m not making a fanged, creepy stuffed monster to give to Nina - not yet, anyway - but I found this at Reuse for Arts & Crafts in Berkeley and how could I pass it up, it’s perfect for me
Stephen Miller said just the other day that all asylum claims are "fake." A couple deported from the U.S. to Guatemala were gagged, bound, and shot dead. Their 14-month old found crying next to their mother's body. People like Miller don't care though because this is the point: ethnic cleansing.
Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations
The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.
stlpr.org
"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.
Leiracal@leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
Yes yes, I'm writing a novel, but sometimes I need to make a piece of art with no professional or monetary goals, just because I feel like it. It's creative self-care, dammit
A guy I worked with two employers ago rightfully lost his job after sexually harassing a colleague. I just found out he's working in a totally different field. He chose to be a creep and burned down the career he built over decades and clearly loved. Actions have consequences, my dude
I was happily invited to write about advice for young writers for Avi's Summer Blog Series 2026. I talked about loneliness, my story in BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS, disregarding the haters, and my affinity for old-school DC teen hero Matter-Eater Lad. avi-writer.com/blog/2026/07...
good article and, crucially, a good list at the end of cookware/kitchenware lines that are still quality (and family owned)
@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago
Gee, seems like the arrest of Meta exec Josh Felker for sexting a child and Meta’s history of consistently lax standards around child protection might be related
Jeff Horwitz@jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · 12mo ago"It is acceptable to engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual." Meta removed that language from its internal guidelines after I raised it. AI experts worry financial incentives will blur the line between human relationships and bot engagement. www.reuters.com/investigates...
It's so nice to have a good hair day, I literally woke up looking like this
I was never punk as fuck, I've always been the same galaxy-class nerd that I am today
A person from the New York Public Library Comms team tried to get me to remove a link from last week's book censorship news roundup. Through my personal email. Through a private phone call.
kelly jensen@heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat Goes Into Tracking Censorship, With an Update From the New York Public Library Comms Team. Immense work goes into reporting on and tracking censorship, so when we're asked to pull that work, we take it seriously. If you read one thing from me this week, this pls. bookriot.com/what-goes-in...
Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
We're fundraising for @authorsabb.bsky.social around our virtual event on book banning on Thursday. Here's the info for the event! Fundraising info in thread!
How to Defend Books Panel & Fundraiser for Authors Against Book Bans
portersquarebooks.com
McConnell unofficially dead, Graham officially dead, the GOP is on a hell of a run with the varieties of dead thing
I should work on my book but I also want to make a gift for a friend and those things are in opposition to one another, but what if I make the gift for my friend in a way that also lets me use it as a prototype for a FUTURE book project? Eh? Eh?
Hi! I made this thread about being queer in Brazil to help crowdfund my mom’s radio. She has stage III breast cancer and is still in treatment, and I set this goal to cover the costs. If you can boost or contribute, it would mean a lot. Thank you so much! ♥️ #transcrowdfund #mutualaid #helpsky
Hailey Kaas - Cancer fund ($520/$750)@transqueerfem.bsky.social · 4w ago30) Recent historical and political analyses show travestis entering the public sphere as journalists, writers, professors, city councilors and federal deputies, reshaping media imagery that once focused almost exclusively on prostitution and sensationalized violence. #travesti #trans #mutualaid
‼️ ROM COM #2 TITLE REVEAL ‼️ What happens when a perfectly planned life crashes into Beautiful chaos and unexpected connection(s)? 🎸 HE'S JUST SOME GUY 🥁 1/19/27 ❤️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807984...
