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melysse.bsky.social
Writer. Podcaster. Book reviewer. Word-ninja. Bathtub mermaid. Kayak junkie. Blue dot in Florida. #feminist. The #beach is my happy place. #startrek is my favorite universe. #Coffee is my higher power.
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We thought this baby was dead. Apparently we were wrong. I love it when plants surprise us.

The newest issue of Engage! (The Star Trek Family Magazine) is live and focuses on the Klingons. I have a piece that starts on page 19, but I highly recommend the whole thing. www.stfamily.org/magazine/iss...

Stopped on the way home to watch the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico. #floridalife #hudsonbeach

#Nuchtchas of the #NuttyBites podcast let me join her on a dive into Agatha All Along. We have a spoiler free section at the start of the podcast and then we go into spoilers. nimlas.org/blog/nuttybi...

Winter sunshine, luxury resorts, and a high-stakes sting operation? This story blends intrigue, romance, and small-town charm for a wild ride you won’t forget. #TexasAuthor #LoneStarLit @lonestarlit.bsky.social www.bibliotica.com/2025/02/revi...

Allen, aka Chompy McChomperson, is getting bigger almost daily. He gets mouthy when overstimulated. But he also gives the best kisses. #adoptdontshop #fosterpuppy #maxxandmepetrescue

Can Ramón López balance his dreams, family, and identity on the border between ambition and sacrifice? Discover his story in The Border Between Us. #TexasAuthor #LoneStarLit @lonestarlit.bsky.social Review: www.bibliotica.com/2025/02/revi...

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In case you’re unaware, the American Medical Association has a YouTube channel; they are doing daily updates on bird flu and other outbreaks since the CDC cannot: youtube.com/@americanmed...

Text SIGN PXHTGI to 50409 to tell your congresspeople and senators NO CUTS TO MEDICAID. #resist #resistbot

Wee Allen is starting his second week with us. #fosterpuppy

I’m going to put my rich guy hat on and say I hope that Mexico and Canada issue equal, retaliatory tariffs and stick to them for an extended period. I apologize to all the people it will cost money and the businesses it will hurt. But it’s the only way for tariffs to be seen for what they are

Wee Allen is doing really well. Mostly doing his business outside. Mostly sleeping through the night. Super sweet but still learning that puppy teeth and human skin are “unmixy” things. #maxxandmepetrescue #fosterpuppy

Thank you, Senator! Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden demanded answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent after reports surfaced that personnel affiliated with Elon Musk have sought access to a highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system.

Elon Musk staff has been caught installing hard drives inside the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Treasury Department, and the General Services Administration (GSA).

Trans rights are human rights. Pass it on!

Well said, Pete Buttigieg

Dr. Zachary Rubin is doing daily vids on YouTube about food and drug safety recalls & related contact since health agencies have been ordered to cease interacting with the public. youtube.com/@rubin_aller...

I could scream about the fact that the orange menace is using military planes to deport people. But other voices are screaming louder. I do applaud Mexico for refusing to let one of those planes land. And I have this song on repeat in my brain today. youtu.be/mmN2nodeHuk?...

Regarding the attacks on “DEI” at NASA especially..

A 1910 cold case, a $40M fortune, and an antique doll—The Doll from Dunedin is packed with intrigue. Find out why I couldn’t stop reading in my full review. #TexasAuthor #LoneStarLit #LoneStarLitTheDollFromDunedin #Bibliotica @lonestarlit.bsky.social www.bibliotica.com/2025/01/book...

One. I’ve never *owned* an encyclopedia. #genxposterchild

hey, world, if it walks like a nazi and it quacks like a nazi…

Every historian and expert on fascism: “It was a Nazi salute.” The organization responsible for protecting us from Nazis:

Yes musicals are cool sometimes

Author Friends, let’s keep writing. Let’s continue to come up with stories of hope, love, and happy-ever-afters. Like poet Joseph Fasano wrote in his journal on Sept 1, 1995, let us declare: “I will write something that helps someone survive” #BookSky 💙📚 #romanceauthors #authorsky ✍🏽

And I will stand with you. No matter what.

Teddy doesn’t actually chew shoes but I thought this pose was classic. #lifewithdogs #seniordogs

Is it just me or does it feel like today is a Wednesday masquerading as a Monday?

@amandagorman.bsky.social released an amazing poem called “Smoldering Dawn” as a response to the LA fires. But I feel like, on another level, it’s applicable to our whole country. You can find a better recording on her Instagram page, but you can watch here: youtu.be/zraqtqm4R5c?...

PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE I’m hearing more and more Star Trek fans and actors who’ve lost everything. Even some Production folks! I have a list of Trek folks that desperately need help. Please consider donating to this emergency relief fund. If you can’t donate, please SHARE! gofund.me/d7ccbc86

My son, Alec Egan, has lost everything in this inferno. His house, his studio, & all of his art are gone. When he saw what was left of years of work (& love, & the birth of two children), he said "it is impossible to grasp that all of that life has been reduced to nothing more than a heap of ash." 🧵