Scientists report that the vibes today are worse than anyone suspected they could get. They’re tearing out whole chapters in the vibe studies textbook and frantically rewriting them to account for it.

I try to remember that while they were fighting the ban on gender affirming care for minors here, one of the (trans) lawyers did a thread reminding folks that they're really good at making this feel like an overwhelming groundswell, but it is one clown car of debunked experts on a road trip.

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

I’ve opened back up to queries! Please *only* use my Query Manager form or my query email. Anything sent to my main email will be deleted. I’m excited to dive into new work!! MSWL: www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/alev...

Are ya'll following @redpopnews.bsky.social? At Red Pop! News, we celebrate the brilliance of Indigenous creativity across generations. From the wisdom of our elders to the fire of our youth, Indigenous people have been a part of pop culture since before it had a name.

Do something good that would enrage someone you hate today. 💖 Spite & joy, y'all. Spite and joy.

never thought I’d see a pashofa shoutout in a Kirkus review but here we are 🙌

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"This outstanding volume is nuanced, funny, engaging and enlightening," Ms. Magazine's Karla J. Strand and Violet Pandya say of LEGENDARY FRYBREAD DRIVE-IN, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Heartdrum): msmagazine.com/2025/08/01/b...

suddenly getting tons of “let me help you market your book” spam emails but the fact that half are for a title that isn’t mine (by a Kate Harte-with-an-e) does not inspire much confidence.

⚡️⚡️⚡️ OKC!

forgot to post here bc … *gestures at world* but: my Pride beadwork drop is live. proceeds to MayDay NWA & Intransitive Arkansas; shares appreciated. www.etsy.com/shop/katehar...

It's easy to forget now but we had decades of steady advancement on trans rights. The 2016 bathroom bills invited huge backlash! It was only after the media constructed sports and youth medications as 'debates' that opposition moved from the far right to the polite center.

The chest x-ray use pioneered by Alan Hart continues to be extremely important in screening for tuberculosis. Although no one accomplishes anything in isolation, I'd argue that Hart has helped saved MILLIONS of lives because chest x-rays have been so essential in driving down rates of TB globally.

The not posting on the internet part is VERY vital. And I know in recent years a culture of "if you're not posting you're not doing anything" has bubbled up, but for real guys. You need to be thinking. And planning. And never putting it in writing on the internet. Protect people. No matter what.

a fucking EF2 tornado hit my road this week & we still found a way to watch Game One bc SGA! MVP!

locals!

“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?” - A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

a baked ham & cheese pasta that came free with your order at a pizza place near Rio Patras, Greece in 1996. I was there two weeks & we got it at least three times

From my latest piece. The true motivating energy behind the anti-trans activists of today.

Writing is fine. It's literally the most embarrassing thing on earth to put yourself on full display for rejection or validation, but it's fine. I enjoy it. I find it therapeutic to set myself on fire.

A really emotional, powerful piece on how trans kids and families are handling the total assault on their right to exist www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

last celebrity image in your role is your therapist no cheating (good news I’M GONNA BE OKAY)

boosting this friend from college who makes cool art for good causes (which also holding down a very important day job)

Improve a first line by substituting Mrs. Dalloway: WHAT DID THAT SAY? On the first page, what did that say? Did that say there would be a MRS. DALLOWAY at the end of this book???

post a warning

🚨 ARKANSAS 🚨

can confirm Northwest Arkansas is also unable to breathe at the moment. updates as oxygen allows.

oh man look at this gorgeousness. @carsonfaust.bsky.social you must be Creator’s favorite this week

like look at these dorks. they're adorable I love them

I love this kid in the most annoying and parental "look at our Arkansas boy" way possible

Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST. When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.

following OU Press is going to be really bad for my wallet

sold at 34, hit shelves at 37

Every night in March, I will be posting updates of where we are at for the fundraiser for gender affirming care. In just 6 hours we've been able to raise over 6k dollars for other Trans people to get the help they need. @pointofprideorg and I are hoping we can reach 300k before March 30th

amid all … *gestures wildly* this, a small thing you can do: make cards for @pointofpride.bsky.social. slightly larger thing: gather folks to make lots of cards (maybe brainstorm other ideas while you’re together or pool donation money too). super easy directions: www.pointofpride.org/letter-writing

A snake eating its tail doesn't capture the stupidity of current times. What's going on now is more like a snake sticking its head up its own ass.

can’t wait to read this

“It isn’t quite as simple as ‘touch grass,’ but it also sort of is.” 🙌

we watched My Monster last night & let me just say: it has a musical theater element & I STILL loved it, an honor I’ve only ever afforded to Muppet movies before.

I will strategically donate to local candidates but the national party abandoned my state several elections ago & they won’t see money from me again until they pull their heads out of their asses.

just had this conversation with @veronicaroth.bsky.social the other day. if you know anything about history, it's that you can't predict what kind of wild shit is going to happen (& therefore it's no excuse for giving up).

May the Chiefs inherit the R*dskins/Commanders curse until they change that f*kn awful team name. Putting that out to Mama Universe to see what She does with it.

a Native girl can have a little Chiefs loss as a treat

where do I apply for the job of writing puns for the Puppy Bowl bc that is 1000% within my skill set. Patrick Mabones! Wailin Hurts! Fly Beagles Fly! put me in, coach!

I'm sorry I'm really trying not to share news or hot takes bc I'm no journalist but this is truly just the dumbest fucking timeline.

tiny piece of good local news

What do you want to see happen? Are your actions (including what you vent emotionally and where you are venting it) getting you closer to that outcome? If not, maybe reevaluate.

Okay, pals. Time for action this month. We're going to do that by funding classrooms that are specifically seeking out Black history books. These classrooms are those that are in historically underfunded communities. These asks are from teachers whose students benefit directly.