The "em dash evangelist" label on my website is more amusing these days, as The Internet is now convinced that people using em dashes in their writing are all using AI.
SOME OF US JUST WRITE LIKE THE #ADHD IS WINNING -- BECAUSE IT IS -- Y'ALL.
#NotAI #IJustHaveALotOfThoughtsInsideMyThoughts
Welp. @johnnyvengeance.bsky.social and I both completely forgot today was our 12th wedding anniversary until my mom wished us a happy one. So I think we're killing it in the marriage department.
#ADHDMuch? #ImportantDatesAreHardToRemember
It's Wonderfully Wild's book birthday!
Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
"These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research."
“Eugenics isn’t just about eradicating the lesser people like myself, like people with disabilities, it’s about attaching disability to marginalized communities in order to slate them for eradication.”
Fantastic crash course in eugenics, ableism & anti-blackness from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social
Today's excerpt from my current WIP, a sentence we can all agree is a true example of literary excellence:
"I stood standing."
Catch my future bestseller soon.
Figuratively, the MC in my current WIP has to embrace his differences, and let go of his desire to fit in. Literally, he has to let go of his mom.
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Sabrina and I write kid lit -- I have a bunch of PB manuscripts but most recent WIPs are middle grade horror.
I write horror now because I kept trying to write soft and magical picture books but CB/MG horror kept coming out instead. It wasn't really up to me.
#HorrorWritersChat
“When will someone think of the male writers?” I’m always saying.
“If only I could find works of literary fiction by men.” I’ve shouted into the ether.
Thank the gods for such a trailblazer.
A desperate plea for my local bookstores.
Can anyone, for the love of any god, stock more adult horror than Stephen King?
And, for the love of the same or another god, can the kid-lit section include more than award winners/nominees & required reading from 1995? MAYBE EVEN SOME HORROR?
Gave my toddler kinetic sand when I was in a meeting once.
Never again.
Buntacles: A white rabbit with an octopus’ eye and two green tentacles sprouting from each side of its head in place of ears.
For your bunny day
OR you could read these Black vampire novels:
The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson.
Just a thought.
#booksky #blackbooksky
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if you're a writer feeling down, just remember, you can always make your characters' days even worse
You know it’s serious when the neuro-affirming orgs are publicly aligning with Autism Speaks .
I wanted to write something about RFK’s eugenics-minded absolute garbage speech on autism but all that came out was a tirade of profanities.
Friendly reminder: you don’t have to produce something for the capitalist war machine to be a worthy member of society. You are enough.
#ActuallyAutistic
Phenomenally Autistic sitting down in a red blazer and silver skirt
The reason you don’t see anything ‘wrong’ with me is because there is nothing wrong 👌🏽♾️ #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #blackandautistic #differentnotbroken
My kids know I don’t have a permanent favorite anything. They’ll often ask “what’s your favorite _____ today?”
Because yeah, committing to A ONE FAVORITE anything stresses meowt.
I woke up to 90 responses to my critique group match. If you are looking for a critique group, don't miss out. I only do this every few years.
Took the kids (Stitch and Charizard) to #kidsconne today and got to chat with @jldurona.com for a minute — what a treat! All the kid lit writers I know live in my computer, so it’s always a bit surreal to see anyone IRL!
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Thought today was Friday. It's not.
The #KidLitSundayScaries prompt for this weekend is:
***JOY***
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Camp Cretaceous has me stressed out. Who, in their right mind, sends a teenager to sleep-away camp on a remote island with genetically-modified prehistoric dinosaurs?
That’s objectively bad parenting.
If there's one thing I can do, it's survive. When my brother died. When my parents left. When the earthquake hit.
Maybe I should be afraid that the sky went dark, & the animals are dying, & all the adults are gone. But I'm not. If anyone is going to make it out alive, it's me.
#KidLitSundayScaries
When watching movies, 8 likes to declare what she thinks is coming next out loud. 5 likes to spoil whatever is coming if he’s seen it, or ask what happens next if he hasn’t.
My sincerest apologies to my children’s future friends and partners.
"It's a cliche, but she lights up the whole room." He once said to me when I asked why they stayed friends. He was lost in a memory of her while he held my hand.
All the blood drained from my face.
And that was it.
That was the day I knew I had to kill her.
#KidLitSundayScaries #YA #VSS
“This is THE dumbest idea you’ve ever had.” I told my sister.
“For old time’s sake? Before you leave for school?” Her eyes begged me to give in.
And I did.
We closed our eyes & said the chant three times.
When I opened my eyes, she was gone.
I never saw her again.
#KidLitSundayScaries
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Hi #KidLitArtPostcard ! A bit late
I’m a Mexican illustrator and I love to work in fun and sweet stories and characters. This time here’s a sneak peek at one page of DIEGO FUEGO, our upcoming book!
✨Rep’d by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel
www.phonemova.com
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