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Thinking about Dawn Summers being badass 💔

this is devastating. she was such a major part of my young life, always interesting and thoughtful in her choices. A tremendous loss to us but she gave us so many blessings.

I'm so sad to hear this news. Unlike some Buffy fans, I loved Dawn and I thought Michelle Trachtenberg was amazing as her. Rest in Power

PHEWWWWWWWW that sweet sweet PLR moneys just hit my account (I will join the chorus of relieved Canadian writers paying mid-month bills today) And I just gotta say it, thank you to the Gobermint of Canada for the PLR program AND to everyone who's requested one of my books for their local liberry!

I come bearing a tiny bit of good news: HENCH is the featured deal on @ebookdaily for only $1.99 ebookdaily.com/bargain-kind... It's also available of kindle for $1.99! www.amazon.com/Hench-Novel-... relevant fun fact: I named the institution of superheroism The Draft after the evils of the NFL.

#IntersexAwarenessDay was on Shabbat... so this is me belatedly letting you know about some of my intersex book resources! Intersex books BY intersex authors: www.bogireadstheworld.com/intersex-own... All the books (any topic) by Black intersex authors: www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...

Good morning and happy (or whatever) first day back at work for a bunch of you! 2025 Lammys submissions are now open and considering LGBTQ+ books and plays published in 2024! View our submission guidelines to learn more: lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy...

Anyway, Lammys Awards submissions are open thru March and I would love to coo over your queer 2024 publication lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy...

Thanks to @canlesbrarian.bsky.social and @autostraddle.bsky.social for including our 2024 releases on this great year-end queer book list. #elghourabaa #thesacredheartmotel www.autostraddle.com/the-best-que...

I watched Renegade Nell on the recommendation of @heatherhogan.bsky.social in her newsletter and now, thanks to her, my entire sexual orientation is Louisa Harland as Nell. 🥵🔥

👯‍♀️🚨🚦ACTIVATING THE DOLLSIGNAL 👯‍♀️🚨🚦 WE ARE RUNNING A KICKSTARTER Whereas 1) We have an amazing new book coming out 2) We got totally shanked by our distributor 3) We have come up with all kinds of weird rewards/incentives you might desire deeply/irrationally 4) We made a *video* ok BE IT RESOLVED:

i want you to give my dear friends money to print @quinnae.com 's amazing book, yes! but also i simply want you to watch this video of in which said dear friends are delightful and fun! also to speculate about where the heck they filmed this. i.e., what is that painting. the wallpaper🌹🌹🌹🌳🌳🌳💕💕💕😻😻😻

Personally, as an agent of chaos, the more triangles people add to pride flags, the more chaotic it becomes, and the better the chaotic queers, like me, are represented

Ahem. Boosting this specifically for YA and adult SFF/H trad pub coming out June-Aug 2024. If you haven't already connected with me, I want to hear from you!

NYC Mayor Adams' new budget proposal would siphon even more $$$ from libraries, shuttering most branches on weekends (budget cuts have already closed branches on Sundays). If you're in NYC, please take a moment to send a form letter supporting NYPL! I just did, it takes ~30 seconds 📚

A palate cleanser for that terrible NPR piece, from @heatherhogan.bsky.social As someone with much milder (but still really unpleasant) Long Covid, this was a balm to my nerves.

Last week at extremely short notice, Jorge's and my second baby Javier arrived. We love him so much! I am so happy to be home with my beautiful newborn and at the same time my heart is very heavy looking at the news in Gaza today.

It's 2024! It's hard to wish folks a Happy New Year given the times - but maybe Hopeful New Year. Heartfelt New Year. A Humane New Year. Possibly even a Healing New Year. I wish for all of these for all of you.

Just 3 weeks until OUT OF OUR LEAGUE releases! If you're in the NYC area (or feel like traveling!), Jen, Sarah Henning, and I would love to see you at Books of Wonder on Thursday, January 25th! Can't make it? Preorder from BoW for a bookplate signed by a whole bunch of the fantastic contributors!

advanced readers agree, this book gay as hell

THIS REVIEW IS TOUCHING thank you @autostraddle.bsky.social and Nic Anstett “Like people-watching at a particularly eclectic party while your insightful, biting, and painfully self-conscious friend whispers judgment and gossip in your ear." www.autostraddle.com/girlfriends-...

Friends, please share with me your favourite banana bread recipes! 🍌🍌

Some ideas of places to donate to support Palestinians right now: www.autostraddle.com/where-to-giv...

Morning! Today I get the house to myself and have all day to organize and go through my books to put them on the new shelves my partner just finished building 📚❤️

I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something makes me feel like the anti-Palestinian US government is participating in genocide.

Yes, Thomas, you legend. 🤘

I just reread Jeanne Thornton's Summer Fun because I am teaching it. We exhaust our superlatives so easily online, and i have few left that are not devalued, but I have not read many more beautiful novels in my life and if you have not read it you should

Spotted this beautiful poem by Ghassan Kanafani on a street in San Francisco

Can't wait!

A total stranger in Costco saw me interacting with my two-year-old Jimena and came up to tell me I was a great mom 😭

My friends, this is my last week at Autostraddle. I have written a goodbye post here: bit.ly/3tagI75 And if you want support me by supporting my newsletter, I would be grateful beyond the telling of it: bit.ly/3RBQV1G

This sign in a photo taken by a friend at a rally in Halifax today sums up why the “parental rights” argument being made by the anti-trans protesters in the country today so weak. 🧵 1/

It’s time for bisexuals to take their corporeal form and walk amongst us, drinking their iced coffees, wearing their jean jackets, leaning cutely against anything like a bunch of cats. And here's 15 Bi TV Characters Who Changed the Game! #BiWeek 🩷💜💙 bit.ly/3ZvnbFY

if any trans girls out there are feeling like indulging in some deliciously relatable self-pity, i recommend listening to ‘never is a promise’ by fiona apple immediately

Yoooo THE FREE PEOPLE’S VILLAGE is officially a bestseller, hitting the @USATODAY bestseller list at #86, our little indie press book!!! It is NOT easy for an anarcho-communist alt-timeline trans romance scifi novel to hit that list. Yr pal Sim is now a bestselling author!!!!

With BillC18 and Meta blocking Canadian news from Canadians' Facebook and Instagram feeds, reliable journalism is more important than ever. Our partnership with The Trust Project is one more step in our ongoing journey to improve that vital service 🏳️‍🌈 xtramagazine.com/inside-xtra/...

My kid has learned the phrase "bless you" and she now says it after anyone sneezes, coughs, or burps 😂

Don't scab, kids! Not even once!

I'm in the corner watching you kiss her I'm right over here, why can't you see me? I'm giving it my all, I'm not the girl you're taking home Oooh, I died thirty years ago

Ooo, I get to do my soapbox on Bsky for the first time. Books are not inherently sacred objects. It is okay to recycle books. If they're gross, it's okay to throw them away. You are not a bad person for getting rid of books. Do not try to give your disgusting books to libraries.

Hello, please note that Tales & Feathers will be opening for submissions in October to acquire some new stories for 2024. We would love to see your cozy slice-of-life speculative fiction stories! I will put together a personal wishlist soon.

Hi new followers, this is the publishing house I run with @intermittentcat.bsky.social, you should follow it too 🥰🥰🥰

Okay, so I just watched this movie (Jennifer's Body) for the first time, and it's incredible?? Also incredible is Carmen Maria Machado's essay on it: https://www.autostraddle.com/in-queer-horror-anthology-it-came-from-the-closet-carmen-maria-machado-considers-jennifers-body/

Is anyone talking about #BtVS here? I am deep into a rewatch which has been getting me through first trimester ppregnancy nausea. Just watched the season 7 ep where Faith returns ("Dirty Girls") and am again so sad Faith and Buffy don't get to at least make out. Give me what I want!

Dani's Ask a Queer Doctor series is so good! Check out the latest one!

NEW CASEY PLETT BOOK!!