I cannot explain to you how deeply terrifying and anger-inducing it is to have cops and national guard marching down your street after dark and despite constantly posting about occupied Memphis no one gives a shit. yes, I mean my actual street where I live. I live posted it.

Block early block often you are not in a debate club, you are at a dinner party and you are allowed to not talk to uncle Gerry who hates trans people

Like my Oxford comma, you can take my em dash from my cold—often frigid— dead hands. My thoughts are in em dashes and parentheses. It doesn't help that I did academic writing for a long time. Em dashes everywhere. Also screw you AI! I worked hard for this shit! #SummerofStories #WritingPrompts

Happy #WriterShareWednesday to all who celebrate! Today is a good day to remind you that earlier this week we made a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT about our BIG EXCITING E-ZINE and how you can be part of it!

If you want to support in-depth reporting like this, every share and every donation to our fundraiser helps us keep doing it, and literally keeps trans journalists out of dire poverty.

#WriterShareWednesday July 8 There are many historical romance novels where the feisty heroine is forced into marriage with the alpha male hero. In a distant future, this story is playing out again -- with one minor difference. $2.24 on Smashwords www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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PSA: please stop using generative AI. It’s gross, it’s destructive, it’s theft, it’s killing the planet, stealing from artists, writers, creators, SWers, and the list goes on. This is my warning before I unfollow you.

The #indie book bundles are going strong on itchio this july - and the Romance and Erotica Bundle has a collection of 36 books for only $30! Treat yourself for some good authentic art from awesome queer authors!!! 📢📚 My short lesbian erotic horror Doce Drosera is part of it! #erotica #queerwriting

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Some chapters write themselves. Some chapters fight you like a raccoon in a trash can. #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerslift

Planting Life in a Dying City is a chosen-family fantasy set in an bronze age world. Including polyamory, agender societies, challenging the status quo, trauma recovery, elder characters, autistic characters, and second chances. Now 25% off on Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

The merit of charity is so great that I am happy to give to 100 beggars even if only one might actually be needy. Some act as if they are exempt from giving charity to 100 beggars in the event that one might be a fraud. —Rabbi Chaim Halberstam

genuinely I love to stop midyear and reevaluate as necessary. It's a fresh breath.

#WIPSnips - Demon King Daughter - None in book 2, and book 1's were a little spoilery, so I hopped to book 3 today. Issei is helping Masuyo vent some resurged frustration. His boxing career pays off in some interesting ways throughout the story XD Buy Book 1: pjccahill.carrd.co

#WIPSnips July 5 -- Bench This one comes from fairly late in the story, so maybe skip if you don't want spoilers. (Don't think there are any big spoilers in here, but just in case.)

This is why as a teacher I never use “AI detectors.” Other approaches are needed, if the goal is to get students to write.

In case ppl wanted to know why the schism Catholics (SSPX) being mad about Vatican II + yelling "We just want to pray in Latin" & Vatican II apologizing about its long tail of antisemitism are connected, aka "we just want to pray in Latin" is "ethics in game journalism", here's the text in q:

Waking up to a troll hating on my writing is bad enough. Having autocorrect fuck with the reply I shouldn't have bothered making is just insult on injury. Sigh. Whelp. Good morning I guess.

#SpoonieAuthChat July 4 Bound by His Oath is in the July Romance and Erotica Bundle on Itch. 36 stories for $30, now through the end of July. Check it out! itch.io/b/3779/july-...

#FantasyIndiesJuly 4 -- Saturday Snippet I shared Mildthryth's intro yesterday for a different hashtag. So today you can have Reimund's intro.

#JulyWorldbuilders 4 All natural materials. Cloth is mostly made from wool and flax. Cheap jewelry is made of wood or stone, fancy stuff from metals and gems.

Inching towards $400 raised for disabled authors with two hours till midnight! Can we get there tonight?? Every dollar goes straight into disabled authors' pockets to help us make more books!

#AwesomeCharacters June 3 Mildthryth doesn't say anything during her first introduction (snippet below). Her first actual line is: “You shouldn’t have gone out yourself, Wigmar.”

#QueerPrompts July 3 This month I'm answering questions about Bound by His Oath, a lost colony sf with a gender-flipped take on some popular historical romance tropes. Also this month, Bound is 25% off on Smashwords Check it out now for a fun weekend read. www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

#JulyWorldbuilders 3 I don't think there are any sumptuary laws as-such, but there are strong cultural prohibitions around what different genders wear. And while technically you can wear anything yuo can afford, only nobles have much chance of affording many types of clothing and jewelry.

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Best thing I seen this week. 🙌🏿

"I don’t know what to do and all I have left is a small glimmer of hope. My husband is in critical condition, his mother is too and every day one of my daughters falls ill. The weight on my heart and body is unbearable 💔 Your help keeps us alive 💜 Please help my family" chuffed.org/project/omsham

THIS IS SUCH A SMALL GOAL BEX HAS ENOUGH STRESS FFS PLEASE HELP

I'm currently reading The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin, and woah boy it's giving me a lot of feelings. (Strongly recommend.)

#WIPSnips July 2 -- knock Bad situation all around here... Snippet from Bound by His Oath

The #WIPSnips word for July 2nd is "knock" #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts

Am Haskalah is my home congregation and I'm glad to see them taking baby steps onto BlueSky. Hopefully we'll see more from them going forward!

Ugh, I am a sucker for lapis and Indigenous silverwork. Behold this beauty! It's available

Almost at our first $100 raised to support these disabled writers 👀👀👀 Get yourself a great deal on some great books & also the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing your $$$ helps us create even more amazing books!

Hey folks, Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale is on! Do you have a book in the sale? Drop a link in the replies so we can see what you got! Don't forget to boost and support each other. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Smashwords

#WriterShareWednesday Reimund had thought victory over Lady Mildthryth was inevitable. Instead, his forces have been defeated and he has been captured. Now what? Bound by His Oath now 25% off on Smashwords “I adored the developing relationship between the two main characters.” - 5 star review

Hey folks, Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale is on! Do you have a book in the sale? Drop a link in the replies so we can see what you got! Don't forget to boost and support each other. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Smashwords

For days, no one has donated to our campaign that provides us with daily sustenance, medical treatment for my parents, shelter after our home was bombed, and helps us rebuild what the occupation destroyed.🍉 The genocide continues. Don't leave us alone. Support us 🙏⬇️🫂 chuffed.org/project/1572...

July Romance and Erotica Bundle "Welcome to a summer of romance and erotica books and stories! Treat yourself to a full eReader of fun adventure, love and (you know) stuff." $30 for 36 stories My own Bound by His Oath is included in the bundle. itch.io/b/3779/july-... #itchIO #Romance #Books

Imagine watching your mother slowly lose her sight from a retinal disease your little brother's fever rises again. My mother urgently needs $120 for eye treatment, and my brother Sanad needs $30 for Panadol Every $5 gives our family hope. chuffed.org/project/help... don't ignore us Can you donate?

#QueerPrompts July 1 Hi, I'm Jess Mahler, a queer author of queered sff. This month I'll be talking about Bound by His Oath, a lost colony sf (a)romance. This F/m story takes some popular historical romance tropes and gender-flips them.

#JulyWorldbuilders 1 Mildthryth's mother and father come from two different cultures. Her mother tends to wear brightly colored tunic and pants, and keeps her hair in intricate braids. Mildthryth followers her father's culture, wearing simpler updos and dresses with long skirts.

Never use find-and-replace in a final edit. If you do, you need another round of proofs.

This month, I'll be answer the various hashtag game questions based on an already published story: Bound by His Oath is a lost colony scifi romance. It's a gender-flipped take on some popular historical romance tropes and can be read as an aromantic love story. books2read.com/b/4ELPMz

I only have six copies of these mini-zines left. Donate $5 or more to the Transgender Law Center, DM me a copy of the receipt, and I'll mail you one along with a sketchcard of character or pet of your choosing (no real person likenesses, please!). transgenderlawcenter.org/donate/

We rely on signals to understand people ahead of time. All of us. Sometimes it's stereotyping and we are very wrong. But I know that when I get new neighbors and they put up a Pride flag or a Black Lives Matter sign or one of the love is love science is true signs, my neighborhood is a little safer.