join me on thursday july 24th at 6:30pm MST (8:30pm EST, 5:30pm PST) on zoom for a dance party and fundraiser. we're raising funds for my dear friend, Jodie Kirschner for their ongoing lyme treatments. register here: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS.... donate here: account.venmo.com/u/Jodie-Kirs...

@punctumbooks.bsky.social and i organized a reading fundraiser for Crips for ESims for Gaza. join us virtually on May 28th at 7:30p EST for readings by Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, lauren samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner. form.typeform.com/to/djil009w

Please encourage others to follow us here as Instagram has now restricted us from posting stories, viewing notifications or commenting on any other accounts.

5 signed copies of my book, like a dog, are available through this market for the Al Manasra family! lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com.

I'm on here as well!! Also go check out all the other cool artists!

if you've ever wanted a portrait from me, I'm offering a few commissions through this market for the Al Manasra family! lastminutegiftsforgaza.notionlinker.com to place an order <3

Rest in Power Nikki Giovanni. Here is her iconic conversation with James Baldwin in full. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OP...

have ya'll read amina cain's novel, indelicacy? i just finished it and loved it so much.

This morning Mohammed's campaign was at a little over 3k and now it is nearly to 10k! I cried seeing the jump on their page! We must meet this family's goal, the urgency remains the same—please keep sending funds and sharing.

In 2015, after a year of stress and illness, I decided to create a free resource called the Encouragement Notes. The Encouragement Notes comprise free encouraging emails, sent from Monday through Friday. Sign up here: esmewang.com/encouragemen...

i had the delight of being interviewed by @hillaryleftwich.bsky.social for her substack. i talked about my book, my upcoming workshop series and the writers and artists who are inspiring me lately! you can read the interview here: hillaryleftwich.substack.com/p/get-to-kno...

You can now own many of my short films. Click below!

writers/artists who don't work in academia - how are ya'll doing artist residencies? do you use PTO or some kind of fmla or other leave?

every night i’m so excited to go to bed

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

MIZNA 25.1: CATASTROPHE HAS ARRIVED! This issue is gorgeous and breathtaking beyond words. I hope you'll hold these words of our community, who have gathered here despite an impossible time for so many of us 🍉🇵🇸 mizna.org/product/mizn...

Please welcome—and support—the trans poet librarian @oliverbaezbendorf.bsky.social who is raising funds for his legal fight for accountability with his employer.

This is a scam that’s prevalent on Bluesky so please be aware. The scammer will copy an artist’s profile & create a nearly identical handle. They block the artist & reach out to their followers asking for money. If you’re contacted by a scammer let the artist know then report the scammer please.

wherein i am both the bunny & the frog.

We are out here promoting diversity of all kinds in horror; combining the body and nature in horror, allowing the erotic and the terrifying, and creating a space for BIPOC authors in horror! *SUBMISSIONS OPEN*

i just started reading amina cain's indelicacy & wish i could quit every obligation so i could just keep reading all day.

Sundress Publications is open for submissions for grant applications from Palestinian writers with a chapbook or full-length book in progress. All eligible authors are welcome to submit during our application period which closes on December 31st, 2024. www.sundresspublications.com/submit#pgrant

it's been a while since i've been submitting creative work. what are your favorite lit mags that publish visual poetry, performance documentation, and/or fiction?

i'm offering a 7-week workshop series in 2025 called Creating From our Bodies, Creating with our Bodies. we'll experiment with making across mediums to explore the ways embodiment can transform our art. sliding scale, 2 scholarships available. reinventingcreativeprocess.com/2024/06/11/c...

really loving rick rubin's the creative act. there are so many good reminders in it about what it means to be an artist and how being an artist goes beyond just creative work and into every part of how we live our lives.

Did you know we’re hosting a cooking workshop with Laila El Haddad, author of the acclaimed cookbook Gaza Kitchen, on December 1? Participants will learn how to make Rummaniyeh and all proceeds will go to Laila’s family in GZ. Sign up here: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/gaz...

Not that you asked, but here's a big roundup of upcoming books by trans authors that you can preorder now! :) Links to individual books below. (Asterisks indicate that this author has been interviewed on the cool podcast Gender Reveal.)

HR 9495 is the “nonprofit killer” bill that (if passed) would allow NGOs to be stripped of their tax-exempt status w/o evidence or due process if the federal govt doesn’t agree with their mission. It was defeated last week but is back up for a vote Wednesday. Info below to contact your House reps

We are a group of autonomous writers, artists, educators and translators coming together to offer online courses and workshops to raise money for people in Gaza 🥀🥀🥀

Not Your Rescue Project Join Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam for a conversation with Harsha Walia about migrant sex workers fighting for justice Tuesday, November 26th at 7:00 pm ET RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

finished up my first embroidery project last night, which i did mostly free-hand after learning some basic stitches.

I've heard rumors that Palestinians in Gaza are getting their accounts taken down (cool and normal reasons I'm sure) so I'm threading a partial list of GoFundMes that I've personally supported, in the hopes that you will do the same!

There are gonna be disabled folks who can't contribute anything to The Cause. They have no money, no energy, no physical ability, no time. They will need to receive and will never be able to give back. You gotta save them, too. Especially them.

what are your favorite novels? ideally novels that are brave and strange in both form and story, novels that show paths to other worlds, novels with disabled characters, novels that you can't stop thinking about.

hello, I have to find a new job because of an abusive co worker. I don't know how long that will take. I have no money. I'm a domestic abuse survivor. anything is appreciated and accepted with gratitude 🙏🏾💜✨ Venmo Nikki-Wallschlaeger

Israa has lost so much in the genocide, and is trying to raise funds to survive and help the remaining members of her family rebuild their lives. Bsky is making fundraising difficult, and she is being harassed here as well. Please share or help if you can:

For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

For new BlueSky users, please consider flipping the toggle to require Alt Text on all photos that you post. I did it when I started here and it did not take long to get used to it. It helps to make this community more inclusive.

“We have poetry / so we do not die of history." - Meena Alexander

Reasons to wear an n95: 1) COVID never ended 2) Unmitigated pandemics are a tool used to harm marginalized people & you won’t participate 3) CDC is tweeting about avian flu symptoms to watch for 4) It’s a real bad time to risk illness & disability 5) It offends MAGA Get/give mask mutual aid:

Hey folks, I'm going to re-up donations asks for this anarchist project in Lebanon helping with displaced folks. I've met and talked at length with one of the local comrades involved and we're hoping to get other legally acceptable paths in to help anarchist projects. chuffed.org/project/1143...

my favorite newsletters are by @jayjayrowan.bsky.social. they help me relate to my body & my creative practice with more curiosity and gentleness.