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Happy #Pride, geeks! We're hanging out at #TwinCitiesPride all weekend with our friends at Geek Partnership Society and Gaylaxicon, so swing by booths #525 and #526 in the Orange area to say hello! #TCpride #Minneapolis #TwinCitiesGeeks 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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My favorite moment of the tour was when someone held up their cat to the assembled crowd and told us its name, and everyone spontaneously murmured the name back in unison like they were in thrall to a newly anointed god. 10/10 no notes.

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A last-minute reschedule did not dampen attendence at this year's @wedge.live cat tour

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Reminder: In two weeks, @joeyverse.bsky.social and I will be nerding out about style guides for books, comics, and other media on day 1 of @convergencecon.bsky.social. What are they? How can writers and editors use them to work together? Come find out! #CVG2025 #TwinCitiesGeeks

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This Saturday: St. Paul's Black Garnet Books is hosting a Black Pride Vendor Fair "celebrating the narratives and voices of Black and queer/trans creatives and movements." Free, 12 to 5 pm! #Pride #TCPride

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Reminder: In two weeks, @joeyverse.bsky.social and I will be nerding out about style guides for books, comics, and other media on day 1 of @convergencecon.bsky.social. What are they? How can writers and editors use them to work together? Come find out! #CVG2025 #TwinCitiesGeeks

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Great turnout in St. Paul today despite state patrol recommending that people stay home. I saw multiple signs in memory/support of Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, though I didn't get any photos. #NoKings

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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Queer author chat at @creamandamber.bsky.social tonight with Alison Sommer, @joeyverse.bsky.social, Z.M. Cestaire, and Lee Pini! #TwinCitiesGeeks

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Today in the newsletter: We plunder the archives of the East Lake Street Checklist for a top ten list of insanely delicious tastes. Paletas! Lengua! Atoles and tamales! Pollo movil! Mexican pizza! heavytable.substack.com/p/east-lake-...

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hey here's something I would love us all to do like RIGHT NOW: find out if your local library is doing any kind of pride programming or display, and if they are, email them to say thank you and why it matters to you. whether or not you're queer. especially if you're in an area where it's fraught

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I'll be tabling for @twincitiesgeek.com at #SpringCon on Saturday—come say hi! I'll also have a few copies of my guide to comics editing and proofreading on hand if you want to check it out. 👀

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ICYMI: Comics have been "political" ever since two Jewish teenagers invented Superman as a response to the rise of Hitler. So how are trans comic creators meeting the current fascist wave? I talked to a bunch of them to find out: xtramagazine.com/culture/how-...

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See you on June 11 at @creamandamber.bsky.social for a queer author patio chat and book signing. With Allison Sommer, Z.M. Celestaire, and Lee Pini. 🍻 creamandamber.com/event/2025-0...

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Looks like the #CVG2025 schedule is up, so I can officially tell you to come nerd out with me and @joeyverse.bsky.social on July 3 at 5:00 p.m.! In "The Magic of Style Guides," we'll be talking about this whole category of writing and editing tools and why they're so awesome. #TwinCitiesGeeks

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For our last webinar of the season on May 13, Kellie Hultgren (@kelliemhultgren.bsky.social) and Lynn Varon will teach you how to make the website for your editing business the best it can be.

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PSA: Most orders for the paperback edition of my book placed between 5/13 and 5/30 will ship on 6/3—so if you want it in May, order before then! Shipping times will be back to normal in June. Orders for the PDF edition will still be fulfilled immediately during this time.

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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Could you use some help meeting your writing goals? Do support, creative joy, play, & care sound good? Join us for 8 weeks of group coaching & writing community. All genres, small group, early bird pricing through 5/27. www.eliotwesteditorial.com/writing-grou... #WritingCommunity #Writers

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💗 Happy Tavronica day/year/month to all who celebrate (my words in Jim Henson Presents no.3, with @noristoryart.bsky.social and @plutomaris.bsky.social, @boom-studios.com)

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Swung by @oddmartmn.bsky.social for this weekend's artist market. It's always a delight to see my book face-out on the front table when I'm there.

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I'm copyediting a script for a comic-style magazine feature today, and I'm delighted that it finally gave me an excuse to buy a copy of @madeleinevasaly.com's helpful Proofreader's Guide to Comic Book Style! Get your own here: comicbookstyle.com

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It looks like we lucked out with beautiful weather today! Come join us on the Lake Monster side patio for our first in-person event of the year.

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Don't forget: Wednesday is social hour at Lake Monster Brewing! This free casual event hosted by PEN and the Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable is open to everyone—whether you work in publishing or you're just interested.

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I'd like to share with y'all a project I've poured my heart and soul into over the last couple of years: a database cataloguing every single older (pre-21st century) LGBT science fiction book I've managed to track down - currently just over 200 titles 🚀 LINK: tinyurl.com/oldgaySF

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This is a great example of how comic book lettering can communicate the same speech in different ways! Exactly the kind of thoughtful, nuanced approach I love to see.

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