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freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat she/her demi/ace Jewish NYC, HCHS, SMC (cover image: "59th Street Bridge" by Jeffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
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So much this. Jewish characters shouldn't exist only to teach readers a lesson. They should exist because we are people who exist.

submitted 11 hours ago • 1 comment

I’ve been a clinic escort for 21 years. FACE barely keeps protesters away from the door. It doesn’t prevent them from filming patients or photographing license plates or trying to divert patients under false pretenses. Yet we know that without it, they will be emboldened and more dangerous.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

I used to travel for work several times a year and regularly ran into people around the US who didn't believe that people could be born and grow up in NYC. Surely everyone there came from somewhere else?! I was the 3rd generation of my family born there. Dd is the 4th.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

A Green Heron was kind enough to pose for a profile pic not long ago in Central Park. I'm a huge fan of these birds, and it has been a treat to have one visiting us frequently! 💚💚💚 #Herons #CentralPark #birding

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

If you're leery bc you haven't discussed sex with your kids yet, treat this like any vaccine: "it will keep you from getting sick." You don't have to explain in detail. I mean, did you explain how chicken pox are transmitted? Same deal with HPV.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

submitted 2 days ago • 633 comments

And now Marines are on the ground in LA, not just the Guard.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Donald Trump's Los Angeles power grab is meant to stoke fear and signal very clearly that this administration will go to any lengths to intimidate and divide. I fully condemn the moves by the Trump administration to use military force to subject their dangerous agenda of fear and...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I can't wear stuff like this but it's so pretty! (Really short neck and low ears)

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Oh yummy yummy, someone should buy this and give it a good home!

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Hello friends! I'm getting ready to upload some new things onto the shop but that means moving some old things (and by that I mean... last week in some cases) so the entire store is 15% off! LGBTQIA+ staffed/owned, free US shipping over $50, 11 artisans! www.peculiarityshop.com

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Walking along a street yesterday, two well-dressed white women (late 30s?) approached to ask directions to the subway. I was flabbergasted. One had her phone in her hand. Both looked a bit frazzled.

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HEY, A SALE. A SALE.

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