1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Now #amquerying: LEARNING FOR YOU, the teaching/karaoke romance of my heart 💜 YOU BETWEEN THE LINES x KATHERINE CENTER When budget cuts threaten her district, new teacher Jules must compete with her annoying(ly handsome) rival to keep her dream job—and avoid falling for him. #QuestPit #A #R

A new RomCom for fans of FUNNY STORY and NEXT TO YOU. Featuring: 💙 Kira Larson as the newly single emotional wreck 💙 Xavier Herrera as her ex's broody neighbor 💙 Lots of shenanigans as the lines between casual hookups, friends, or maybe a bit more start to blur #Questpit #R #A #Q

THE SLOW BURN (80k words) She’s an event planner up for a promotion. He’s a firefighter and her dad is his chief. They’re planning the fire dept’s holiday gala and agree to a no-strings fling 👀🚒🎄 Small town Holiday romance Found family MMC in uniform Slow burn #amquerying #questpit #a #r #q

Here’s some free advice from a Washington insider: behave yourself at that office happy hour. You never know what a Capitol Spill reporter might overhear… #questpit #Q #A #R

A BOYFRIEND, IF YOU CAN KEEP HIM is what you’d get if Ali Hazelwood turned National Treasure 2 into a romance novel. ⚔️Smithsonian x Library of Congress feud 📜Secret alliance 💃Rivals-to-lovers 📚Hunt for Jefferson’s lost library 🧠Mental health rep #questpit #Q #A #R

MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR x GREEN DOT SURFACE TENSION: The problem with studying intelligent women who make bad choices? You start to see yourself scribbled all over the syllabus. Jenny’s entanglement with her English professor isn’t fiction, but she’s starting to wish it was. #U #W #A #questpit

Emerson's tired of being single. But as he enters junior year of college, is he finally ready to bend his disciplined ways and do the work to overcome what's been holding him back from finding love? AT YOUR PACE is an 87,000 word new adult contemporary romance. #Q #R #NA #QuestPit

Here’s some free advice from a Washington insider: behave yourself at that office happy hour. You never know what a Capitol Spill reporter might overhear… #questpit #Q #A #R

ALL FOURS x THE WEDDING PEOPLE THIS ENDS NOW: Lainey can orchestrate perfect days but can't stay put in a marriage, no matter how good the man. Only one way to quit bolting: face the cunning ex who taught her love is a disappearing trick—and who still has his hooks in her. #A #U #Q #WF #QuestPit

FLEABAG x ROMANTIC COMEDY Hennie's in freefall when she inherits a London flat from the father she never knew - and gains a downstairs neighbor, Everett, who’s about to be caught in her chaos. Too bad they make questionable choices. Sex tends to complicate things. #Questpit #A #R #Q

Ten years ago, fallout from tragedy broke them apart. When reunited at the cottage for a wedding, she tries to resist the temptation of reigniting their flame, but he’s the one who can’t be trusted, and nostalgia might not be worth another heartbreak. #questpit #a #r #q

#Editors THE THINGS WE RUN FOR ( #OnSubmission 2026!) Emma Bridge ran to find a safe home, but the town she picked is anything but. When she gets wrapped up in a cold case that threatens her siblings, who can she turn to while keeping her secrets safe? #QuestPit #YA #MY #R #AG #OS #OWN #LGBT

MARK OF A MAGPIE is #OnSubmission! 🐦‍⬛📖 When a small-town thief crosses paths with the kingdom’s big-shot assassin, an unlikely partnership is born; but can their goals align before their egos and secrets land them both a spot on the gallows? #QuestPit #YA #A #F #RF #OS #DIS #EditorsGuide #Editors

THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA × BEST SERVED COLD × THE BUTCHER BOY When a Court Jester snaps and brutally murders the tyrant king, he must perform and slay his way out of a kingdom in chaos, hunted by loyalists, hailed by rebels, while his sanity slips and fractures. #QuestPit #A #F #DF #H #W

CABIN IN THE WOODS × JOHN DIES AT THE END When their detective friend is murdered at their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must rely on years of #TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly written supernatural campaign. #QuestPit #A #H #MY #Q

A DEVOTION SO RUINOUS is a 90K adult fantasy following Soraya, a young woman tormented by a jinn, a dictator, and her first love, as she fights for freedom 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT characters 🧠 Mental Health Rep 🌍 Middle Eastern Setting ✨ Gods Based Magic System ❤️ Lovers To Enemies #️⃣ Own Voices #QuestPit #Q #F #A

She sees love as a balance sheet. He gets paid to read romance novels out loud. Dating isn’t working for either of them, so what are best friends to do? Start a podcast to figure out what they’re doing wrong, of course. #questpit #W #A #R

An #agentsguide to my contemporary romance, DEFINITELY NOT A BUCKET LIST featuring: 🚗Tension-filled road trip 💉Illness rep 🌄Coastal Canadian landscape ⛴️Boat ride in costume 📝(Not) a bucket list #questpit #Q #A #R

A BOYFRIEND, IF YOU CAN KEEP HIM is what you’d get if Ali Hazelwood turned National Treasure 2 into a romance novel. ⚔️Smithsonian x Library of Congress feud 📜Secret alliance 💃Rivals-to-lovers 📚Hunt for Jefferson’s lost library 🧠Mental health rep #questpit #Q #A #R

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

Here’s some free advice from a Washington insider: behave yourself at that office happy hour. You never know what a Capitol Spill reporter might overhear… #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #R

Maggie was ready to start a family in the Philly suburbs w her college sweetheart. Instead, she's in her childhood bedroom mourning the life she lost. When her cousin invites her to Ireland, she books a flight ✈️ True happiness awaits. But is it too late to redefine her future? #BluePit 📖 #wf #q #a

A BOYFRIEND, IF YOU CAN KEEP HIM is what you’d get if Ali Hazelwood turned National Treasure 2 into a romance novel. #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #R ⚔️Smithsonian x Library of Congress feud 📜Secret alliance 💃Rivals-to-lovers 📚Hunt for Jefferson’s lost library 🧠Mental health rep

FROM HERE TO CLARE - Upmarket Contemporary 🍻 Irish Pub 🎻 Trad Music ✈️ Vacation Abroad ✝️ Catholic Guilt 😣 Family Drama 💃Cousins partying ✨ Mid-30s Reinvention 💕 Finding Love Again 🫶 Found Family 👰‍♀️ Wedding 🌊 Beach 🍀 Ireland 🏙️ Philly THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO x THE WEDDING PEOPLE #BluePit 📖 #Q #A#WF

Abby Jimenez + THE PRINCESS DIARIES - Genovia = HANNAH MCCOY TAKES A STAND An adult coming-of-self romcom about an amateur violist who confronts her debilitating stage fright and the lies she believes about herself when she takes on a solo for her community orchestra. #bluepit📖 #A #R #WF #Q

Here’s some free advice from a Washington insider: behave yourself at that office happy hour. You never know what a Capitol Spill reporter might overhear… #BluePit 📖 #Q #A #R

HELLO BEAUTIFUL x SANDWICH THIS ENDS NOW: Lainey can orchestrate perfect days but can't stay put in a marriage, no matter how good the man. Only one way to quit bolting: face the cunning ex who taught her love is a disappearing trick—and who still has his hooks in her. #A #UP #Q #WF #BluePit 📖

We are doing everything we can to secure the immediate release of our @council.nyc.gov employee, who was detained today by federal immigration officials at a routine appointment, despite following the rules. We demand his return.

With one month to save her job on the newsletter at a soulmate testing company, an editor joins a writing group run by the local English professor. But when their chemistry develops into much more than words on paper, it's not only her job on the line—her heart is too. #BluePit📖 #A #R #SP #Q

👫Two childhood best friends 💍One marriage pact IF WE'RE STILL SINGLE, a contemporary romance Querying soon! #BluePit📖 #W #A

GOOD BOYS ONLY is a tender, funny slow burn where the dogs behave better than the exes, and the crackling chemistry is impossible to ignore 💚 🌿 confident plus-sized fmc 🐾 black cat x golden retriever 🌿 she’s his dog sitter 🐾 found family 🌿 facetimes & texts 🐾 tattooed MCs #BluePit📖 #Q #A #R

GOOD BOYS ONLY🐾🌿 A plus-size baddie dog sits to survive after her ex leaves her—then she meets a guy in the personal care aisle who’s everything her ex wasn’t: loyal, patient & in desperate need of a dog sitter…which might just ruin her plan to swear off love forever #BluePit📖 #Q #A #R

As a new crew member of the World Cruise, Reese wants to see the world & find out who she is after a toxic relationship, NOT fall for the grumpy guitar player onboard. Who knew a life at sea meant tipsy tourists, swinger passengers, rocky seas & lots of crew drama?! #bluepit📖 #A #Q #R #WF

PRETTY GIRLS x BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN x SHARP OBJECTS When Alex's sister goes missing, there is nobody in her small town she can trust. She must cut through lies, secrets, and her own paranoia if she wants to save the little that's left of her family. #BluePit📖 #A #H #W #LGBTQIA+ #DIS #WF #ND #OV

On a grand antique space station, the cheerful new butler might be slowly catching feelings for his boss's prickly secretary. Only problem? She's vowed to never look sideways at a man again. Are their hearts doomed to orbit, or can they ever land? Cozy sci-fi friends-to-lovers #BluePit📖 #A #R #SF #W

CYRANO DE BERGERAC X THE LIGHTNING BOTTLES In 1984 the media pressures a singer’s muse to face her complicity in his disappearance 10 years ago. While his bassist must decide whether revealing the truth is worth losing the woman who inspired all the hits he wrote. #Bluepit 📖 #A #R #HS #W #WF #ND

After high school, Julie and Izzy went their separate ways, but their mutual attraction never did. Now they have a second chance to say what they really want. 🧊 estranged friends 🎸 musicians 🌈 #LGBT 🦥 slow burn #BluePit #BluePit📖 #R #W #A #WF 🌈✒️ #lesfic

Erin & Liv Are Not (Not) Together 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️queer ensemble cast 🏡LGBTQ+care home 💖fake dating/friendship love 🍩doughnuts 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒found family 🩷queer joy and chaos 🚩healing from toxic relationships 😶‍🌫️ complex family dynamics 🐱 cheddar the therapy cat #BluePit 📖 #YA #Q #R #OV #LGBT #DIS #ND @bluepit.bsky.social

🔥WHAT will GROW from the ASHES? A young woman's quest across ruins of former US becomes larger than saving her village from raiders. It offers humanity a way forward in a world desperately in need of change. Nature will reclaim the land🌱We create anew #CliFi #Hopepunk #BluePit #BluePit📖 #Q #A #SP

ANIMORPHS X HUNGER GAMES The clock is ticking for Raquel to become a Touranimal champion before she loses her ability to transform into a bird. When a recruiter arrives, she gets her chance. Can she and her team, The Underdogs, overcome a rigged series of games in time? #BluePit📖 #W #YA #ND #F

ALL FOURS x WRECK THIS ENDS NOW: Ditching good husbands is a bad look, especially for a wedding planner. But Lainey won't stop bolting until she takes down the cunning ex who convinced her she was never enough—and won't let her go without the fight of her life. #A #UP #Q #WF #BluePit 📖

THREE'S THE SEASON: Contemporary Queer RomCom WIP Hallmark Movie but make it Poly ;) After suffering a humiliating public meltdown, a widowed lawyer seeks solace with her two best friends - only to be caught off guard by unexpected romantic feelings. Querying soon! #Bluepit📖 #W #A #LGBT

Kira and Xavier have two things in common: neither is in a place to start a relationship and they're very attracted to each other. Naturally, they become friends with benefits. All too soon, they're torn between following their hearts, or risking everything. #bluepit 📖 #q #a #r

A teacher trades post-divorce shame for a trip to Ireland. Cue family reconnection, trad music sessions & a fling w a barman. When tragedy calls her back to Philly, she can maintain blood ties or break free from lifelong expectations. THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO x THE WEDDING PEOPLE #BluePit 📖 #Q #A#WF

Slow Horses x Life on Mars 🔫 High-stakes thriller 🔫 Time travel twist 🔫 Stale beer espionage 🔫 Weird Science 🔫 Cold War subterfuge 🔫 Working class hero 🔫 Hunter to hunted 🔫 Antagonist from the future 🔫 Enemy turned ally 🔫 Proles vs privilege #BluePit #Q #A #T #SP #HS 📖 🦋