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Recovering reporter. Award winning journalist and short story writer. Debut novel coming soon.
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I think a lot about how Crazy Rich Asians made a ton of money, huge hit, beloved movie. Sequel, guaranteed hit. And then the Asian woman cowriting the script asked to be paid the same amount as the white man they paired her with, and the studio completely abandoned the sequel rather than do that

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This is good stuff and you want this.

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www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

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Hey, here’s some more books I liked. Go on, get some @nkolakowski.bsky.social @steveweddle.bsky.social @blacktopkid.bsky.social @curtisippolito.bsky.social @laurelhightower.bsky.social @hexican.bsky.social and @nikkidolson.bsky.social Fun was had! #BookSky 📚💙

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Serbia says, “Hey U.S.A., this is how it’s done”!

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One of my favorite weekends of the year! #TucsonBookFestival

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They’re dismantling the federal government so it only works for their rich cronies. Not the American people.

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It’s always fun finding @sgj.bsky.social books in the wild before release day- and with those sweet red edges

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The world is a lot right now, so if you need a little break, I have a free, cozy, fantasy romance novelette for you! Featuring a witch, her mysterious new neighbor, and a snowstorm. And a cute monster pet. :) www.jessiemihalik.com/story/the-so...

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The provision of the 14th amendment that the Supreme Court unanimously wrote out of the constitution existed for a reason. Its drafters knew what would happen if you allowed insurrectionists back into power.

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Let’s face facts Dems: Chuck Schumer is not a war-time consigliere. Stand and fight.

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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.

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there’s nothing but evil downstream of helping trump pass his budget. it’s the beginning of the end for trans healthcare, it removes congress’ powers to fight tariffs. if you’re in NY & want to call schumer tomorrow but can’t get a DC answer, he has other offices & it’s 2025—they talk. 🧵

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I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

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Canvas Rebel nailed this interview with Kathleen Donnelly. There are some great answers about work, writing, and life. canvasrebel.com/meet-kathlee...

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“Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Check this out — American stocks were on par with global stocks up until late January — and have now dropped terribly since then Gosh I wonder what happened in late January?

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Some great news!

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My review of Willow Winsham's The Story of Witches: Folklore, History and Superstition, from Batsford Books, is now up at @npr.org. www.npr.org/2025/03/11/n...

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Again. Of course.

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Happy Amazon Boycott Week! Remember to shop for your indie ebooks on places like Itchio, Kobo, Smashwords, and B&N! #booksky

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The first official BANNED! series video will drop on Tuesday. I hope you'll help me get the word out about the need to fight book bans. History makes it clear that our democracy needs us to win this fight. #booksky #books #UnitedAgainstBookBans

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I made it easier to find the forms to submit your Indie books to the Indie Release Radar! 🎉😅 Check it out and submit your upcoming or previously released Indie book (And if you can't find it, lmk and I can message it to you) 👇 creativewritingwizard.com/2024/11/18/i...

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If you are spending any time attacking Democrats rather than focusing on what Republicans are doing to destroy our democracy then you are wasting value time.

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📖 Weekend writing session? Make it count! If you’re struggling with story structure, my new course, Story Structure Made Simple, will help you shape your ideas into compelling narratives. 🎬 Check out the info & trailer —link in bio! #WritingCommunity #StoryStructure #AmWriting

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The treason weasel in the white house wants to abandon Canada to his master, putin.

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Y’all have made this a highly-read story.

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👇👇👇This! 👇👇👇

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"Writers and actors are not the reason Los Angeles is currently free-falling towards the abyss. Asking the networks to see more of the profit we generate for them and also would they please not use robots to do our jobs did not get us here!" www.indiewire.com/features/com...

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just taking tonight to really appreciate all these years of journalistic tut-tut-tutting about how over-the-top it was for anyone to focus on trump's affinity for russia and putin.

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This hurts all of us. @newsjennifer.bsky.social spells it out.

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