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Novelist, college lecturer, and former political staffer. Lives with her high school sweetheart and a menagerie of pets and children in Virginia, where she occasionally finds time to read and write. she/her https://linktr.ee/authoremmabarry
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I sent multiple "this is so petty, but..." emails and texts last week rather than sub-posting or putting my crap on main. This is **key.**

submitted 39 minutes ago • 2 comments

Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social. Take the time.

submitted 2 days ago • 17 comments

it is really weird that publishing decided that instead of having a marketing budget, writers should just become cult leaders

submitted 2 days ago • 25 comments

Do we think I'll have the nerdiest sign at the protest?

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

I wasn't sure about attending a protest today--all of them are a bit of a drive and it's rainy--but the news out of Minnesota is too distressing not to go.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

My Fitbit recorded that I was experiencing zone minutes during the re-entry sequence of Apollo 13.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

BREAKING: Judge Breyer orders Trump to return control of the National Guard back to California, saying the call-up was illegal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 3 days ago • 214 comments

My first job after college was working for a US senator, and the rules of that are engrained in me. You stand if they're standing. You call them sir or ma'am. You thank them for their time at the end of the meeting. You respect the office and the institution, because if we lose that, we're cooked.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Yeah, so I immediately texted this to every group chat I'm in

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

I listened to The Beach Boys for like an hour this afternoon. I legitimately do feel a little better www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Riq...

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

the third amendment was getting tired of only being the government exam question everyone missed.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments