Target’s CEO is stepping down as customers turn away | CNN Business Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years at the retailer, as the company faces slumping sales and backlash to its retreat on DEI.

Two takeaways:
1. Boycotts do work
2. No one can make you spend you money with them for shit that everyone else sells

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At The Sisters Network Inc. walk to #StopTheSilence for #BreastCancerAwareness and #blackwomenshealth. My Missus is a 2X survivors.
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Reminder: trans people are people. They are due basic human dignity and respect.

SNAP/TANF recipients buying a Cokes and snacks are not wrecking the budgets. But, um, $38bb in contracts steered to Elon Musk companies—while Elon Musk is "weeding out abuse, fraud, and waste," in government with DOGE is...problematic.

Living, appreciating every day, is its own form of resistance. #breastcancerawarenessis365 #BlackWomensHealth

So, basically, capitalism is socialism for rich criminals. Got it.

A good book recommendation? That's a follow.

Good morning, good people! It's #Friday! How y'all are?

All credit to @annerallen.bsky.social but I do only steal the very best.

HER story, HER2+ to SHERO.

We close our #WriterWednesday blog crawl and grouchy grammarists' galla with our credo: feed an author, leave a review.

#writerslife writers' terms of the trade, courtesy of our very own @annerallen.bsky.social

Writing the Girlfriend of Color Resource site for suspense, crime, thriller, and mystery writers. Includes information for plotting and expert information to get the details correct.

#Writing The Girlfriend of Color, my take on NOT writing exploitation for the #writingcommunity
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#WriterWednesday wisdom—and everyday heroes—of the masters.

If Using MS Word, Don’t Place Tabs in Your Ebooks When formatting your manuscript for conversion to ebook, don’t use the tab key to indent paragraphs. Doing so usually results in your manuscript being declined for publication…or worse, being …

#SelfPublishing Shoptalk for the #writersky, courtesy of our very own scribble sibling Rob Bignell
@inventingreality.bsky.social

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#writerslife writers #poetry moment

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and the Greatest Warrior Fallacy Resource site for suspense, crime, thriller, and mystery writers. Includes information for plotting and expert information to get the details correct.

Greatest Warrior tropes, my take on stale stories and fresh takes that subvert expectations and the BRILLIANCE that is #LastSamuraiStanding for the #writingcommunity
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#WriterWednesday wisdom of the masters. Um, this was iffy 100-years ago, don't try this at home.

Your First Chapter Is Probably Wrong Have a question about writing?

Editor's notes for the #writersky
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#writerslife, writers' insight

#writerslife, writers' insight

Five Tips for Portraying Your Characters as Intended Sometimes audiences just don't see characters the way we do.

Portraying Your Characters as Intended, a how-to for the #writingcommunity
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#WriterWednesday #Library love moment.

Why Writers Need Public Speaking Skills — Heather Weidner If you read studies about universal human fears, public speaking is always on the list. In high school and college, I was terrified of it, and it took years for me to overcome that. My company sponsor...

Tips for the #writersky courtesy of our very own scribble sibling, @heatherweidner.bsky.social
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#writerslife ~sigh~ writers' truth, thanks to our very own scribble sibling, Fiona Quinn for hipping me to this one.

Crime Report: Murder by the Book, a Review Resource site for suspense, crime, thriller, and mystery writers. Includes information for plotting and expert information to get the details correct.

Crime Report—my review of Murder by the Book, by our very own scribble sibling, J.L. Campbell #writingcommunity #mystery #bookreview
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#WriterWednesday hard-truth. #BlackWriters

How to Identify & Avoid Author Scams A scammer's flattery can short-circuit your ability to be cautious. This is psychological warfare. Read on to ID scams and avoid the headaches they can bring.

Danger alert for the #writersky
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#writerslife, writers' tips.

Amplifying tension in fear-driven scenes Fear can create important tension in your novel. Becca Puglisi lists ways to amplify that fear and create more tension

Skill-share for the #writingcommunity, courtesy of our very own scribble sibling @annerallen.bsky.social
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