Got an email from someone I wrote an article on to tell me how much they loved the final piece and that they couldn’t wait to share it with their family 🥹 being trusted to tell people’s stories is important work—it might not pay the bills (yet) but it sure pays the emotional tolls.
Who could have guessed years of unethical, manipulative marketing practices via Google analytics would end up being wielded by an authoritarian regime to stalk and persecute its citizens.
Probably almost all of them tbh.
How you can support resistance efforts in Minneapolis through literary activism.
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Reminder: Hello Frazier is striking today in solidarity with our fellow citizens in the Twin Cities and with all people who have been terrorized by ICE and other forces of American authoritarianism. Regular operations will restart Monday, February 2nd.
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I’ve decided for 2026 I’m not setting a number reading goal (I’ve never liked this anyway), I’m going to make a list from my TBR to tackle - anything read in addition will just be icing on the cake.
Once I have my list together I’ll try to share for accountability purposes 😂
I managed to mostly keep up with tracking my reading this year and it looks like I came in just shy of twenty, finishing 19 books (albeit I probably missed logging a couple) 😂 as someone who loved to read, fell off, and has been working to build that habit back - I’m pleased! #booksky
Black book cover with illustrations of a woman holding a read orb. The cover says “before there was eve, there was LILITH” book is titled Lilith by Nikki Marmery
I’ll be recommending this book to everyone I know starting now #booksky #writingcommunity
I read Lilith from Nikki Marmery over a week ago (in just two short days) and I’m still thinking about it and will continue thinking about it for some time. It’s an absolute must read. I cannot remember the last time a book sucked me into its pages and spit me out like this.
The feminist retelling resonates deeply, and it’s a pointed critique on the harm religion can do and what we lose when disinformation masquerading as truth (and power masquerading as morality) takes the place of actual historical truths and genuine morality. An eerily relevant message for our time.
Black book cover with illustrations of a woman holding a read orb. The cover says “before there was eve, there was LILITH” book is titled Lilith by Nikki Marmery
I’ll be recommending this book to everyone I know starting now #booksky #writingcommunity
Hey #BookSky I’m dying to hear which book you’re most looking forward to diving into over the holidays. I’ve got a stack on my bedside table and I’m having a hard time deciding where to start 🤔
1) Subscribe to authors who are leaving substack because we should support people doing the right thing
2) the below tale is exactly why writers need to get off substack while it is still feasible—it’s going to be harder and harder to leave and take your people with you, for a variety of reasons.
I’ve been wanting to share some of my spooky reads from this month, but the month has really gotten away from me 😭 will try to post later today since it’s okay to be spooky year around and not just seasonally #HorrorCommunity #HorrorSky
In 2024 I kept it short, sweet, and to the point (pun intended) and highlighted TWO of my favorite things (in no particular order): #horror movies AND BOOKS!
While adaptions can be controversial (don't ask me abt #TheShining), this #31DaysofHorror list was one for the books. #horrorsky
2023's #31DaysofHorror theme was born of circumstance and a series of coincidences so spooky they raised the dead... and one of the oldest monsters in #horror: VAMPIRES. #CreatureFeature
Welcome to 2022 and one of my absolute favorite #31DaysofHorror themes of all time: WOMEN MAKE HORROR.
Inspired by a book of the same name (Alison Peirse), this is a a tribute to the BTS #ScreamQueens of the #horror genre - from writers and directors to art and photography. #HorrorCommunity
The year is 2021 and the #31DaysofHorror theme is? NO Theme Halloween.
Why? "Because this year has me tired as Nancy at the end of a Freddy movie, and much like the protagonists in these horror films–I am just out here trying to survive!"
When life's a #horrorshow, count on the spooky classics.
It's 2020 & thanks to YouKnowWhat I have time to (take what'd previously been haphazard scribbles on a torn piece of notebook paper) formally chronical & share my #31DaysofHorror list online for the first time.
A year of firsts had a fitting theme: #Horror Movies I've Never Seen (+Bonus Lists) 👻
For posterity's sake (and bc I'm feeling nostalgic) I'm re-cataloging my annual #31DaysofHorror lists past, present and future 🧵
The lists are as they were when last watched and, looking back, I lowkey love seeing this little labor of love evolve #Horror #HorrorCommunity #Halloween #HorrorSky
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The first week of October was a comedy of errors, but better late than never (and perfectly on brand) this year’s #31DaysofHorror theme is: HORROR COMEDY.
I needed a few laughs to offset the screaming given *gestures* everything, so I curated this year’s list with love, light, and FRIGHT in mind.
You can keep an eye out here, but @hellofrazier.bsky.social is technically the host of the annual #31DaysofHorror shenanigans these days 🥹
I’m so glad Open The Windows Season is finally starting 🌬️
Of course people are worried. How can you find another job when there are no jobs? You don’t need a survey to tell you this is a concern, it’s common sense.
I’m interested in connecting with #recruiters in the #communications and #marketing space who specialize in international placements. I have a couple names, but seeking recs. The job market in the US is bleak, I guess it’s time to look at taking my talents elsewhere! #storytelling #writingcommunity
Both of those stores are wonderful! Vanness is a treasure if you like samples.
I also always shill for Cardinal Pens and Paper, formerly Anderson Pens. Lovely people and great service. (I am not family!)
I am loving all of these recommendations! I’m fairly new to the fountain pen and ink world, I am jotting these stores down for the future - thank you 🙌🏻
Both lovely! I also adore Birmingham Pen Company and often can find ink there no one else still has!