Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period!

My printer, when I'm away for a week: I'm just going to stay on all week, in case you decide to print something from afar! My printer, when I'm home printing every day: Whew! That two-pager was exhausting! I'm going to shut down now so you have to come back downstairs every time you want to print.

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Did my first author interview about my book. I tried my best not to mess it up too much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=485P...

Author Talk featuring Sean Foy

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While we're all talking soccer / football, I co-coach my daughter's 5th/6th grade team. We just went to penalty kicks in our playoff AND championship games! They pulled it out and won both though - both on our 5th kicker! My nerves were shot and half our 6th graders had gray hair by the end 😬

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singlecatlady23.bsky.social@singlecatlady23.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Sargent at Arms blocks Representative Justin Pearson from Memphis from entering a committee meeting about redrawing the map specifically for the district he represents.

Feels like a good day to post a pic of one of my favorite books: "the hollow chocolate bunnies of the apocalypse" by Robert Rankin.

Really great to have this reinforced. I firmly believe that more and more, people want explorations of grief, loss, and sadness mixed with their hope, survival, and promise. And truer-feeling endings. I had this in mind as I wrote The Grotesque - and I hope it proves true.

WriteStats@writestats.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One clear trend across genres right now: Readers want emotional honesty more than spectacle. Bittersweet endings, healing fiction, and reflective narratives are all rising, for the same reason. The data behind emotional realism in fiction:

As the author of the mostly-yet-to-be-discovered novel, THE GROTESQUE, I can confirm.

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Chuck Wendig@chuckwendig.bsky.social · 5mo ago

If you've read STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS or any book by any author, please leave a kind review somewhere in a proper review receptacle. Leaving these reviews helps the book, helps the bookish ecosystem, and also we are sustained by them as we sit in the corner and greedily gnaw on them like squirrels.

I’ve always been drawn to stories where reality feels unstable - for the characters & the reader. Stories of obsession & trauma & the darkest corners of the mind. Brilliant characters. The kind of psychological unraveling and manipulation you find in Black Swan or Gone Girl. That’s The Grotesque.

DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY THE PRO-POLLUTION PARTY!

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6mo ago

Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu

Feels like a good time to state it again - DJT is a piece of shit human who continues to show his true colors. I was goin to link to one of the million articles about his latest social media post, but you know what it was & we all know he does this shit on purpose, then blames the staffer. GTFOH

Dug out and pushed an Amazon driver out of the snow today - about a 30 minute endeavor - so if you get a package today, you're welcome.

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Word is, something like 95% of indie authors will never sell >250 copies of their book. Ever. I'm not there yet, but I AM close to crossing the 100 copies mark & I'm psyched! Every milestone is a hurdle that needs to be celebrated. The Grotesque is out there. And people are starting to find it.

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Introduce yourself with what almost killed you. Hi, I'm my 21st birthday. I nearly pulled a <insert dead rock legend here>

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And, yes, I'd bring my towel.

Ana Marie Cox@anamariecox.com · 8mo ago

Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?

Happy New Year mother f*ckers

Got my 1st author royalty check today. Was going to make a joke about the amount, but it really does feel like an important 'First.' Like getting stocked on the shelves of my first library last week. I'll take it. Onward and upward! Check out The Grotesque, a psych thriller at amzn.to/4875AtL ⚡📚💙

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Every once in a while, its nice to go sit and have a beer in your fort. Be sure to take a moment or two for yourselves this holiday season. Cheers to you and yours.

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Yolanda Sfetsos@yolandasfetsos.bsky.social · 8mo ago

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

Got my novel added to the shelves at the local library this week. It's a pretty cool feeling, to be honest. #booksky #writingcommunity #librarybook

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What a fantastic idea! Scroll through for some last minute shopping ideas (for yourself or a loved one!). Thanks to John Scalzi @scalzi.com for starting this wonderful thread!

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 8mo ago

HEY AUTHORS: It's the last weekend before Christmas and/or the end of Hanukkah, so people are going to be looking for last minute holiday gifts, which books are perfect for, so use this thread to tell everyone here at Bluesky about your book so they can go find it at their local bookseller. GO!

Our house elves are reenacting scenes from my novel, THE GROTESQUE as a holiday 12 Days of Christmas countdown. Grab your eggnog and a copy of my psychological thriller today (links in bio). Your holiday elves will thank you. #booksky #thrillers #holidaycountdown

The Princess Bride will forever be one of my favorite movies of all time. Such a terrible loss - and in such a terrible manner

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Sharon Lerner@fastlerner.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer. Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

my most popular post ever just might end up being a reply to another post, stating that I literally cheered for a bird picking up a stack of crackers

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Took a break from marketing my recently released novel to put out a video about how I made a horror short film mostly on my own. As one does. #LonelyCreative #DIY #filmmaker #author

Making a Horror Short Film on Your Own

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So, he's setting precident here. I believe he's publicly stated he doesn't know anything/much/details of people HE's pardoned. Those pardoned people should be screaming at him to shut the hell up.

Democracy Docket@democracydocket.com · 9mo ago

BREAKING: President Trump declared that all of former President Biden’s pardons are now “invalid.” There is no legal mechanism for presidents to revoke their predecessors’ pardons but if Trump is taken seriously, thousands could be thrown into legal chaos.

So I sold 1 book on Black Friday. But it's 1 more than I sold last year! (before I'd published a novel, but it's still a step in the right direction)

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In a world where the innocent are broken, beaten, and betrayed, everything is a dance. Everyone is the audience. 13 years after a mother's murder, it's time for redemption. It’s time to make it or break it all. amzn.to/4owP8bV #KindleUnlimited #booksky #suspense #secrets #thriller #horror