What a wise and beautiful way to put it

I know this is corny to say but this is the real America, man. This is what it’s all about. This is what those freaks are trying to destroy & we won’t let them

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.

Have you ever been at a writing conference and witnessed a moment you KNOW the agents and authors will be discussing for years to come? 😳😳😳

Since you're editing YA... I'm (still) hearing noise that YA is dead, but the books are being acquired and published. Thoughts on the current market?

'Banned Together' Documentary Celebrating Student Advocacy To Stream April 10 A new documentary, Banned Together—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a differen...

A new documentary, @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a difference. www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/b...

Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
www.ala.org/news/state-a...

a man in a suit is standing next to a chair with the words my gaahd on the bottom right ALT: a man in a suit is standing next to a chair with the words my gaahd on the bottom right

Hamilton makes me weepy on a good day. But I fear that seeing it this weekend is going to actually break me, given *gestures wildly* all of this.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Resiliency! As a writer, this is what you need most. Because the rejections keep coming, and you just have to weather the storm.

Talking on speaker phone in public should be illegal.

Peaceful protests, of course, are not “illegal.” A government ban on peaceful protests would violate the First Amendment. The goal here seems to be intimidation and fear to chill free speech.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

Love you, Vermont.

Y'all got me mad and calling the Texas State Senate Education Committee before 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Book banning is for losers. Please focus on teaching kids to read and write. Our education ranking is WAY TOO LOW for this nonsense.

Ironically, I can't be there because I'm volunteering at the school library. 😭

Texans, this bill is garbage. Make your voices heard!

NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

What scares me is people not connecting the dots, even beyond jobs. Not funding research halts progress. You might not feel it now, but you will when your loved one dies from a preventable or curable disease. The ripple effects are terrifying and long-reaching.

Entangled Adds Mayhem and Mischief to Its Lineup Entangled Publishing will soon expand its YA offerings with two new imprints, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books. The former, scheduled to debut this fall, will publish fiction for teens ages 16 and up; ...

I believe if you see "age appropriate" and "warning label" used approvingly in an announcement of a new YA imprint, you're right to be concerned that someone's wishes are being fulfilled and someone's interests are being betrayed, intentionally or otherwise.

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

if i text you this just know you’re cooked

Even my sweet kiddo wants to get the heck off this planet. She's Googling how to get to Mars. 😅

Just over here waiting for the "he can't do that, it's illegal" crowd to chime in now...

Book Bans Are Real. American Library Association

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

I do!

Thank you! I took a break over the holidays, but back at it this week.

Me: What do you think about me learning to install wallpaper?

Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book.

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