Ready to preorder the small press short story collection with this cover RIGHT NOW.

Just saw my favorite take on an unlikeable main character: It's a novel, not a date. I so love an unlikeable character.

Readers in Missouri! Your Right to Read Coalition is looking for members! They're working to keep libraries open & protect them from outside interference in their vital work. Both individuals & organizations can join. ncjwstl.org/right-to-rea...

"Endpapers...may change your mind about the meaning of freedom in America." This review of ENDPAPERS means more than ever to me 💜 #BookSky #BisexualAwarenessWeek www.cooklib.org/karens-pick-...

Good morning #5amWritersClub. Posting late, but I'm here, even though my cat is trying to stop me from typing so that I'll pay attention only to him <3

All the parents sitting outside skipping PE at our kid's high school open house last night 😂 I admit I almost skipped too, because I was afraid they'd make me do pushups

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

“We’re going to keep showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.”

Another great resource for you! 5 activists from around the country give a masterclass on freedom to read advocacy www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVX...

Be like Niiiiick and treat yourself to a copy of ENDPAPERS :) #BisexualAwarenessWeek #BookSky #LGBTQbooks bookshop.org/p/books/endp...

I've never been a fan of "cancel culture" (and one can argue all day about what that is!), but I wholeheartedly support private people & businesses making decisions about what to buy/sell based on their values. Government censorship is something else. It's unconstitutional. And it's dangerous.

I love my writing notebooks because I don't hold back on paper, even though some of what I write never makes it into a "real" draft. I just found this deleted gem from a character who's watching someone on TV: "His eyes were piercing, even over the ethers."

Calling my reps at least once a week. Trying not to let my exhaustion and sense of hopelessness stop me from speaking out. It helps at least a little, I promise.

Huz was working on his computer and the B-52's "Legal Tender" came on. Me: How can you work to that? Him: How can I NOT work to that? Touché www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRr...

It's #BisexualAwarenessWeek so I'm obligated to shout about my bisexual—pansexual, even—debut novel ENDPAPERS! "A dizzying, intimate mystery, an exploration of how we become engrossed in the stories of others in order to tell ones of ourselves.”—Electric Literature bookshop.org/p/books/endp...

Good morning #5amWritersClub. Diving back into a project I’ve been away from for a while.

This story by @ambersparks.bsky.social in Short Story, Long surprises and moves at every turn. One to read and return to again and again! ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/your-life-...

This. I told a student group that I declined their debate invitation but that I would love to read something together and have a conversation. The response: crickets. Let's stop debating and try to talk with each other instead.

There are just 8 DAYS left to submit to the 2025 Literary Awards Program! Polish off that manuscript and submit to the contest today! Complete details and guidelines can be found right here: buff.ly/AMZ2510 @susanschulman.bsky.social @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social

1. UCLA is in negotiations with Trump. Now we know the demands. Trump wants a statement that UCLA does not recognize trans student identities, a ban on youth care at UCLA clinics, bathroom bans, and more. Students are fighting back. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Good morning #5amWritersClub. I'm late and not writing. Crushing it!

More excellent book mail!! Can’t wait to read Goblin Mode by @carolinehagood.bsky.social!!

Call to action for Alabama! Leave a public comment on a truly terrible proposal that would ban "positive descriptions" of trans people in libraries. www.erininthemorning.com/p/positive-d...

My copy of DOLL PARTS by @pennyzang.bsky.social finally arrived!!!! Can’t wait to read it!!!

Stocking up the Little Free Libraries in your town is a great way to make sure they circulate AND a fun way to explore your neighborhood! Find some near you here:

Amused at all the tributes that are basically like here lies Robert Redford, who was hot

A writer's dream! Thank you

Last night I learned there's a bonkers novelization of the Gremlins movie, and now I must read it. collider.com/gremlins-boo...

I love that there's enough paid subscribers to be able to pay contributors, both writers and artists. I love when an artist connects with a story and gets excited to do art for it, and I really love getting to send writers art that commissioned specific for their story. ashortstorylong.substack.com

Good Monday Morning #BookSky! Did you add care & joy to the world this weekend? Great! As part of Banned Books Week @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social is organizing Let Freedom Read Day on October 11. On that day, we're asking everyone to take 1 action to protect the right to read. More info & actions👇

Not to be dramatic or whatever but booksellers and (esp. school) librarians who recommend books literally save/change lives?

My heart has been hurting so much for my trans and gender-nonconforming community. Sometimes it feels like nothing we say or do matters. Or worse, it gets twisted to fit the narrative that we're mentally ill, dangerous, abnormal. But... (1/3)

Don't wait until you have a book coming out to write your acknowledgments page. It's not a bad little activity (especially in moments as fraught as this one) to remind yourself of the impact of other people (so many other people!) & institutions have had on your life.

www.writingco-lab.com/coaching-and... I am now offering writing coaching services through @writingco-lab.bsky.social! I've so enjoyed working with my clients, especially writers who are trying to get back into writing or are stuck on an ongoing project. Hit me up for some writing therapy!

making the most of the sunshine

Good Friday morning! Your assignment this weekend! Put some care in the world! Give someone you love a book you love. Tell an author why they're important to you. Send a thank you note to a librarian. Add a banned book to a little free library w a note about why it matters. Add care.

Good morning #5amWritersClub. One more look at these edits and then I'm sending this thing off!

I don’t know what to say about the death by gun violence of a person whose every public action was rooted in hatred and who opposed gun control with all his might. But I do know that I hate that I’m raising children in a country where public policy agreed with such a person. Gun control now.

Love it when I find a note in my WIP to myself that says "Need something here." So helpful!

Or maybe today? 😅 #5amWritersClub

I'm highly aware of my own sins of moral convenience (we can talk about that some other time*), but I'd think that saying no thank you to JKR-profiting work would be a relatively easy thing for anyone, especially anyone already rich and successful. *or never

We're going back to the 1950s, when queer pulp fiction had to make queer life look dangerous—full of substance abuse and suicide—in order to make it out the bindery door.

Research has shown that support from friends, families, and communities can have a huge positive impact on trans people’s mental health. It’s up to all of us to create the kind of world where trans and non-binary people can thrive. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Almost! Maybe tomorrow...

Good morning #5amWritersClub. Today might be the day I finish editing this book. Happy writing, everyone

What an evil, evil luxury it is to be able to simply deny wrongdoing and then have everyone in power declare your denial as fact, even in the face of damning evidence

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oh wow, this flash essay by @writesloud.bsky.social hits in all the tenderest places 💜 xraylitmag.com/swallow-by-h...

god bless goodreads 😂 this might be the fairest 2-star review I've seen for ENDPAPERS

A most refreshing take!