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Phantasmagoria [fan-taz-muh-GOR-ee-uh]
(n.)
- A crowd of phantoms; a series of shifting images or scenes.

Used in a sentence:
“From that whirl of light and shadow unfurled a phantasmagoria of forms — a solemn procession of the half-remembered and the long-dead.”

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

Reminding myself about art (all forms) is what gets me through hard times. What about you?

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

This.

The privilege of assuming safety everywhere you go is underappreciated

It’s coming soon! Book 3
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Review & Discussion: As You Prefer (Mi Lup Micut) By Cie Gives As You Prefer is a complex yet intriguing story with its gay romance and complicated character relationships, yet is this LGBTQ+ vampire thriller actually worth the read? Read on to find out!

This review is the very first one I’ve posted on Substack, and now I’m moving it to my new publication. Learn my thoughts about this queer vampire thriller, and read the discussion I had with @ciegiveswriting.bsky.social as well.

#queer #romance #thriller #lgbtq #vampire #books #booksky 💙📚

Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents

This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money

Truly committed to the bit

Maybe instead of fifty-five thousand remakes of already great films we could - and stick with me here - adapt books that haven’t been given an adaptation before. Or write ✨ new ✨ characters and new stories.

Imagine that.

Could you fall in love with an unrepentant liar and a killer?

Clever w/light fantasy, dialogue & character driven. Slowly unravels the secrets of everyone, including the ones from themselves.

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#mmromance #booksky #gayromance #lgbtq #lgbtqia #ciegiveswriting #queerromance #indieauthor

Supporting fellow writers and creatives

#writingcommunity #author

#booksky

Joy in books of all kinds is amazing

There has never been a time when the people who’ve banned books were the good guys

#booksky

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Y’all means all

#indieauthors: Want to have your #books listed in the catalog I'm building? Just fill out our form.
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Celebrate National Poetry Month by supporting Indie poets. Mark your calendars for this upcoming sale, where you'll be able get a bunch poetry books for $0.99 - $1.99 USD each. And there's also a giveaway!

#poetry #poets #poetrybooks #booksale #nationalpoetrymonth #supportindie #booksky 💙📚

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#mmromance #booksky #gayromance #lgbtq #lgbtqia #ciegiveswriting #queerromance #transrightsreadathon

You know when there's only like 15 pages left in a book or 5 minutes left in a movie and nothing's been resolved and you get that weird closure anxiety like "okay there's no way any of this is gonna be wrapped up in a way that makes any sense.” That's what everything feels like all the time now.

Digital illustration of a large diverse group of trans people. Text reads, 'There are infinite ways to be trans.'

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

✊ trans rights are human rights. full stop. #TDOV #tdov2025