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ACSM Exercise Physiologist (license update in progress), writer/poet, college ed advocate, indie media blogger/reviewer...aka I do many things. she/her/hers
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They had me at “Nicole Beharie.” Her upcoming film is called Love, Brooklyn.

More and more, you are going to find yourself tricked by misleading headlines like this one. From the article itself: “Moore said he’s ready to engage in conversations about repairing the legacy of slavery now, and he doesn’t need to wait two years for the reparations commission to draft a study.”

✨Please help me spread the word as I try to raise $15K for families ASAP I will be doing a 50-page YA SFF intensive limited to 20 authors this summer for #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraising. It will be epic!!!✨ www.32auctions.com/organization...

‼️ Help me ❤️‍🩹🥺🙏 We, Lulu's family, lost our home and everything💔 Please help us, the situation here in Gaza is catastrophic😭 Please donate and share my story🙏🥺 Donation link🫂 gofund.me/35df2d2e

Some GREAT good news for a change: The streets of Romania are erupting in celebration tonight. Nicusor Dan, Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win the presidential election. Many say he has done the impossible 53.92 vs 46.08%🥳 The world is rejecting Trumpism. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Support my family 💔 Gaza under fire again and death is very near, no food or water😢 We have no choice except displacment Please do evry thing to save us Donate: 🙏 gofund.me/7253f06f

Stack & Smoke🩸 #Sinners

Show us your writing process in a GIF.

I went to an R&B throwback lunch/brunch with my twin and our friend. So much fun. I think I needed that outing. Probably going to chill the rest of the evening with games/books.

If I had a nickel for every time an adult left a goodreads post bemoaning that a young adult novel "reads young," I'd be richer than Bezos.

UPDATE: I've a month left in my recovery, my external stitches are out & I got the results from my Gynae team. NO CANCER CELLS DETECTED! I'm so relieved! Next week: breast team results. Also, I'm only 10% from my goal! Thank you all SO MUCH & please boost! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

Delois was one of the five people killed in Friday’s STL tornado. Let’s help her family meet their goal in the wake of this tragedy. gofund.me/5e124c30

On Mass Effect, our love scenes -- soft-lit gentle scenes players got after getting to know their love interest for two-thirds of the game -- got called "virtual orgasmic rape" by Fox News. Nothing is respectable enough. They aren't attacking porn. They're attacking intimacy and openness.

😕 Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.

Finished! Strong 4 stars. Charlotte and Nolan turned out well but story definitely ended earlier than I was expecting. So much on set drama. I appreciated seeing glimpses of their families too.

You're telling me a Mexican Navy boat - named Cuauhtémoc, which means descending or fallen eagle - crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on a training cruise... and was here as precursor for next year's Sail4th American 250th Birthday event. Ya'll, the ancestors are calling from INSIDE the house.

What in the Tinker Toys Virtual Reality is that bed?

With the cover reveal for the next book in my rom-com universe quickly approaching, I wanted to share the current covers and tropes. If you haven't met the characters in my MRCU (Mo's Rom-Com Universe) yet, go pick up a copy of their books on my website. Link in bio 💜💜

Thank you London

BREAKING: One person has been killed after a car explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs that police are saying was an “intentional act of violence.”

For the evening crowd. I'm still working on more bookish videos to post for next week. (Catching up.)

Spanish TV before Eurovision today

“I want people to be safe and to be protected, and I want very much to live on the right of history,” he said. “I’m an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile. We fled a dictatorship …”

There is another plantation in Louisiana, the Whitney Plantation, that has dedicated its mission to teaching about the history of slavery and those who were enslaved on its grounds. So, not a resort wedding location. In fact, wedding photography is prohibited. It just lost its federal funding.

Reading this book right now and ooh, that was one heck of a fight to start out with.

Tune in tonight @msnbc.com. My friend @mikehixenbaugh.com joins us on set and we’ll break down our latest investigation 🙏🏽

@malindalo.bsky.social book ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ has been targeted for bans across the country. “Many people get clues about who they are from reading books,” says Lo. “It’s important to remember that every teenage has their own experience behind them” #VelshiBannedBookClub

Hey 👋, I’m working hard to rebuild my life after the devastation of the war 💔 and support my family. I sincerely need your help— even a small donation of €20 or sharing my campaign can make a huge difference 🙏. Any help is deeply appreciated. ❤️ Link tinyurl.com/HelpNaelfamily

Boosting for my mutual on the bird app. They’ve passed the $100 mark, meaning $400 left to reach their goal. If you’re able, please please contribute. paypal.me/SimsimAlbadri #KeepEyesOnSudan #mutualaid

Bluesky was built by the marginalized, and they're still the lifeblood of what is now the only inclusive large-scale social media community. The victims of the genocidal attacks in Gaza are a vital part of this community. @moderation.bsky.app is silencing many of these people, and it needs to stop.

I think it’s kind of interesting that so many cultural and political elites decided “learning loss” from remote schooling during a pandemic was so severe it was worth ignoring medical safety, while actual learning loss from AI is pervasive and growing and they all want to impose more of it on us.

‼️Help me🥺🙏 Hassan's from Gaza🇵🇸 My children are hungry and I can't find anything to feed them😭💔 Everything is crazy expensive🥺 Please help us with anything🥺Donation link:🙏 gofund.me/35df2d2e

We are at 916 librarians. Can we get 1000?

In Their Own Words: Black Librarians on Making a Difference (Feb 2023)

Want to grab today's deals from Kobo or Bookshop instead*? Affiliate links below! 😊 Your Saturday thread of #romancedeals is ready, FREE to $2.99. Happy shopping! 📚❤ *if available

Pedro Pascal at Cannes on the Trump regime’s war on migrants: “I want people to be safe and protected. I want to live on the right side of history. I am an immigrant. My parents are refugees from Chile.”

My family has had no flour for over a week, and vegetable prices have skyrocketed. My mother is ill and needs care. Would your donation help me get through this crisis? Any contribution is deeply appreciated.

Here's a reminder that I write books. Explore more at http://www.courtneym... /jb #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA

NEW: Four reporters blocked from entering Brooklyn College campus during a pro-Palestinian student demonstration on May 8 plan to sue, arguing the college violated their First Amendment right to freedom of the press. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/17/b...

Finally updated my March 2025 Reading Wrap-Up. It uploaded sometime earlier this morning, but posting now. Wide range of reads, some of them wonderful and some surprising disappointments, including the YA UF series y'all know I won't continue. youtu.be/AAyiyaXv_2M?...

Seriously, no Murderbot spoilers. Please be ecstatic responsibly.