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Spring green

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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Fog at night

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I’m excited to officially reveal the cover of my upcoming book. Coming out from Betty Books on May 6. You can secure your copies now at a 20% discount. Preorder it here: www.wtawpress.org/product-page... #BettyBooks #WTAWPress #memoir #coverreveal #newrelease #herstory

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TOMORROW!! Come see me and @sabinaki.bsky.social at the Millbrae Public Library at 6pm, you could score a free book 📘🙌🏽 @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social

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I taught at the VONA Workshop for writers of color, off and on, for about a dozen years—one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. The list of writers who found their way to your bookshelves via the experience is truly remarkable. www.vonavoices.org

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NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.

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Yes! And if you need more encouragement (I def do) read this from @cassmannes.bsky.social too:

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Thank you Redwood City Library hosting @anitafelicelli.bsky.social & myself for Anita’s darkly dreamy & sharp How We Know Our Time Travelers! Thank u full house audience & @anngelder.bsky.social @ilzeduarte.bsky.social @jayrit.bsky.social Caroline Kim @gracelp.bsky.social @2waystreet.bsky.social!

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TOMORROW Redwood City Public Library hosts @anitafelicelli.bsky.social in conversation with @lillianhowan.bsky.social to discuss and read from Anita's latest short story collection, HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS. Learn more about How We Know Our Time Travelers here: bit.ly/42LjkIg

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looking forward to a conversation about HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS with novelist Lillian Howan on Saturday, February 8 at 3 pm at the Redwood City Public Library (downtown), 1044 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City. swing by and say hi, please!

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Plum blossoms at night.

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In Conversation with @anitafelicelli.bsky.social re her dazzling HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS, Sat Feb 8 at 3 pm! Redwood City Public Library, 1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City. @wtawpress.bsky.social Join us!

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let justice roll on like a river

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Inaugural Address of San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Genevieve Lim! Celebrate fabulous, brilliant & compassionate Poet Laureate Genny Lim: Sun Feb 2, 3 pm - 5 pm, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin St, San Francisco!

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An elegiac #flowerreport: reupping a 2023 essay for World Literature Today that includes a remembrance of my grandfather’s garden in Altadena, now gone. www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2023/july/gr...

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Lunar New Year approaches. Flowering quince. #LunarNewYear

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I just came across this (very!) old flash of mine while updating my short story collection. Many things are different now, but I still like this piece. tinhouse.com/the-mother-s...

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don’t touch that it’s my emotional support bedside book I like to look at longingly while I scroll on my phone for an hour

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For those interested, I'll be teaching fiction at the Oʻahu Writers Retreat on Saturday, 4/26. For more information on the retreat, check out: oahuwritersretreat.com

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reactivating my account here.

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My new collection, Residents of the Deep, has a launch date: Aug. 19, 2025. #unsolicitedpress

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The feminine urge to disappear into the forest and find Totoro

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Exuberance

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I’m teaching my last class of the year for @tinhouse.bsky.social on Dec. 15. If you’re in a rut with your memoir & want to experiment with hybrid forms in a generative class, this is for you! Registration info here: tinhouse.com/product/fall...

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Next Month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Overwhelmed with grief over the death of his mother, shamed by his failures in marriage and fatherhood, and burdened by massive debt, Devin’s life is spiraling out of control... That is, until he discovers the impossible: nostalgia is his superpower."

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We are so excited for readers to experience @anitafelicelli.bsky.social's HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS in just 2 weeks! Reserve your copy at our shop. Don't miss the launch event at @booksonthepark.bsky.social on 12/4, featuring Anita in conversation with Nayomi Munaweera, at 7pm PST.

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It's not too late to register for our virtual salon to hear the powerful voices of: @ninaschuyler.bsky.social, @robdavidson9.bsky.social, Soma Mei Sheng Frazier, and Vincent Chu. Happening Thu at 5:30pm PST, this event is free and open to all, but registration is required: tinyurl.com/enb98k24

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I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

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Spooky time continues. Good to meet you. Figuring things out here and IRL.

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