Momdani is the moment So… Here are 3 Romances with South Asian love interests ranked in order of spice and tomfoolery Ayesha at Last (a top 5 romance in general) Marriage and Masti (an accidental marriage becomes real) Zahir (billionaire romance on an international scale) #booksky

Encouraging news on the school board front. Moms for Liberty backed takeovers are OUT! Book banners are unpopular across the nation. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A damn daycare. This is sick. What are we doing?

Sit in the hope today for awhile. Remember what it feels like. Then be watchful. The GOP will be looking to gerrymander, intimidate, obfuscate and outright steal if they feel they're on the defensive again.

Be nice. Someone just got a termination letter today or had to hospitalize a loved one.

"On the way out I take one last look at her and for a second I think we lock eyes, but maybe it is a trick of the light." #substack #booksky #dystopia #yafiction open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

Are you doing Nonfiction November? Here are some recs! #booksky 1. You don’t have to be rich to be cozy this upcoming holiday 2. Feminism isn’t Julia Fox in a blood spattered pink dress. Sometimes it’s SNAP benefits 3. Respectability costs and costs dearly 4. There are seasons for reaping AND rest

A few tips for #nanowrimo because even if the event isn’t centralized that doesn’t mean the writing stops. I also talk about resources for querying and self-publishing. substack.com/@shannamiles...

Look 👀 at my little Spooky 👻 library and yes, the kids were excited 😜

One of the top reasons people go broke? Medical debt. With health insurance premiums spiking from RFK Jr. and Trump's cuts, how many more Americans will be forced to take on medical debt and go bankrupt?

Thank you! Some came overnight and were able to share today!

If we’re not careful, Trunk or Treat will kill Halloween. It relies on a coordinator, transportation, and a handful of supercommited ppl instead of everyone sharing the burden. You don’t have to hand out buckets of candy. Get one bag. When you’re out you’re out

Tax these corporations. They 'play' with billions for fun projects. Nothing meta does is essential to human development.

I'm collecting dry pantry items for kids to take home on weekends in addition to my regular ask of deodorant and such for the school library. The SNAP freeze begins this Saturday. $20 worth of Dinty Moore beef stew can go a long way. Thank you! #SNAP www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

Reminder!! The matching pajamas from last year still fit.

A week to write with Sade playing in the background And a week of drawing lessons with birdsong in the air would reset my nervous system

again a reminder that the NYT leadership supports Cuomo *because* of his record of sexual harassment, not *despite* it. they have a strong interest in making sure that they and their friends can never again suffer the indignity of being held accountable by their inferiors.

5 things to do this Fall 🍁 for sanity and self preservation 1. Try a new bean soup recipe 2. Re-up on cozy socks 3. Pick a jazz album to bump every week 4. Give up on restrictions (underwire, ties, belts that are too tight) 5. Re-use last year’s decorations. It’s tradition in progress

A reading list for the moment #booksky #prolife #abolition

Our friends @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social are gathering information about "soft censorship" happening in the US According to School Library Journal, soft censorship is a "quiet banishing that often comes without explanation." If you've seen it in your community, please respond to their survey

🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today! The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️ 💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp

🧡 COVER REVEAL 🧡 Don’t miss Brian Young’s groundbreaking YA debut, SHARDS OF SILENCE, forthcoming from Heartdrum (HarperCollins) on May 5th, 2026! 🎨 Cover art by Lynnette Haozous 🖼️ Cover design by Laura Mock 📖 bit.ly/ShardsOfSilence

"We need stories that feature and celebrate Black kids as the main characters. We also need stories that feature Black kids in Black spaces, too often we are only allowed ‘fish out of water’ stories..." #southernfriedrice open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

It has been a hell of a fortnight so here are 6 chapters from my Atlanta based sci-fi post apocalyptic Cinderella on Mars novel. open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

How much does prom cost in your neck of the woods? It’s getting up to $300 per ticket around here

The bots are getting more and more sophisticated and they are targeting Black people in order to surveil and discredit. These apps are not safe spaces

They also created groups both for and anti BLM, and created protest events, unbeknownst to each other, at the same time and the same place. I’m trying to find the article for reference, but I can’t. It was in @emmalbriant.bsky.social list of resources misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/how-...

The bots are getting more and more sophisticated and they are targeting Black people in order to surveil and discredit. These apps are not safe spaces

I’m gonna need Trunk or Treat planners in hard hitting areas to come up with a plan for ICE 🧊 They have no integrity or morals.

@wired have you guys ever done a deep dive on the parent controls on Apple devices or lack thereof? Apple is the King of UI And yet those tools are…suspiciously porous. 🧽

49 Great #OwnVoices Native American Children’s Books buff.ly/5OinqRA via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #KidLit

TikTok is suppressing content about Mamdani. I posted and used his name as the hashtag #️⃣ and the vid got 8 views in an hour. I reposted and removed the hashtag and it started to move. These sites are not safe

Books about Black kids in college where they are the main character in their own stories #booksky #blackbooksky

Meta and Apple are SINISTER ppl.

Old Mister from The Color Purple and Clarence Thomas have the same energy

The boys are OUT of control.

5 things to do to get a first draft written before the end of the year 1. Commit to 500 words per day 2. Write a one page outline and no more 3. Toss out the subplot and get the main plot down 4. Focus on dialogue and emotion 5. Don’t let great be the enemy of good.

People I set on the road to Block-dom. People who say: -Insurance is a scam. Just pay cash. -NFT defenders -People who spell out the n-word in their posts -State’s Rights Zealots -“Females” vs women/girls

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Don’t call the Democrats about SNAP benefits. Ask your GOP Congressman and Senators what their plan is to secure benefits for Americans. Project 2025 calls for the elimination of SNAP and Medicaid. What’s their alternative plan? The Senate is still working. They can pass a bill.

Some thoughts 💭 about No Kings - resistance should be applied in every way by everyone and according to their ability - joy is resistance - Humor is a strategy as valid as any other strategy - only certain people are allowed to use joy and humor as a resistance strategy

My hometown! Go gamecocks!

What are we reading 📖 this weekend?

We need more Black historical fiction. Some eras on my brain. 18thc Gens de Coleur 1890’s Vaudeville troupes Oscar Mischieux Race Film era 1950’s Black Cowboy era 1960’s Oakland hippies right next to Panthers Fannie Lou Hamers MS socialism experiment Madam CJ Walker’s traveling salesgirls

The scariest thing I can think of is an undead slave catcher. That’s why I made my monster in my Hoodoo Middle Grade Fantasy just that. littleshopofstories.com/book/9781454...

The Bookish Boy: Books for Boys! Yes, I know books have no gender but these feature boys, specifically Black boys #booksky #blackbooksky bookshop.org/wishlists/35...

Why does John Mulaney have to tell some hapless Dad that their kid is too young for his show EVERY special?

My 12-year-old Confederate demon slayer in South Carolina fantasy novel is on sale on Audible right now. It’s perfect for the season and if you have a road trip with the kids right now, it is the perfect spooky edition to your journey. www.audible.com/pd/B0DK43S1S...

The Seventh Circuit has handed Trump yet another kick in the wingnuts.