Wishing everyone a great Fall.

Spoke with a friend who wanted advice on writing her first book and it reminded why I love writing so much! I can get so in the weeds with projects, but just talking about those early discoveries you make on the page got me so excited for her!

8! I’ve got 2 hours of oxygen and some perfectly grilled brats 🧑🏽‍🚀

“And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”-Nemik, 5 BBY

It’s Latine heritage month September 15 - October 15, which means it’s a really great time to support Latine creators. I’m one, but there are many others. Look for our work. Mine can be accessed through my linktree in bio. #latineheritagemonth

Happy Latinx Heritage Month! If you’re looking for a book rec, might I suggest This Is Why They Hate Us, a novel about a bi Mexican teen growing up in East LA who tries to get over his crush on his best friend by getting under someone else!

Look, Mom! I’m on the front page of @newplayexchange.bsky.social!

We've got another @talesfeathers.bsky.social story for you this Tuesday! 😻 “Galina" by Carol B. Duncan is a mythical tale of a fish-gyal, rising tides, and ancestral memory! 🧜🏾‍♀️🌊 Read it NOW! ⬇️ augursociety.org/galina/

New spoooooky story coming out next month with this gorgeous cover (and one of my favorite themes ever!) @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

Say hi to Apollo 👋🏽☀️

Thrilled I had the opportunity to spotlight some incredible storytelling by Kim Fu & @domsdickey.bsky.social!

Spotlighting gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023: “Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century” (Kim Fu) “Who the Final Girl Becomes” (@domsdickey.bsky.social) “Construction Sacrifice” (@bogiperson.bsky.social) “Manhunt” (@scumbelievable.bsky.social) “OKPsyche” (@adeniro.bsky.social)

I’m going to cheat a little and say bookstore with a coffee shop inside 📚🧋

Did not put reliving the implosion of Tumblr on my bingo card, but here we are

The National Association of Black Bookstores seeks to “amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and impact of Black bookstores and booksellers.”

SUBS are OPEN for the @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social special *reprints only* issue, SINNERS, SAINTS, & HAINTS! Shakeema Smalls and me, eds. If your spec fic prose/poetry features the Black American South, send it to us! Closes August 30. Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/Writers #Blackbooksky

So excited to dig into this!

Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night on the House floor after refusing to agree ‘to round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers’ www.keranews.org/texas-news/2...

What she said. 🔥

Uh oh… I’ve begun working on a new project, y’all…

@tco-anthology.bsky.social is dabbling in the Dungeonmaster Arts, with the help of rolladie.net ! See if you escape…

you have been visited by the Skylight Napping Fox and will have good fortune for the rest of the week 🤗

Native languages need radio, which is at risk of being lost - High Country News www.hcn.org/issues/57-8/...

One of the greatest gifts of being a writer is the way that your perspective on the world changes by just writing a story. Ever since I started this play about U.S. forestry, I have learned so much about the vastness of unrecognized Native & Black contributions to environmental sciences.

I was flipping this quarter just to give my hand something to do while I write this forestry play. Then, I actually looked at it. I think the simulation may be a little too on-the-nose with this one…

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

If you or somebody you know needs to speak with someone, you can reach The Trevor Project directly by calling 1 (866) 488-7386 or texting ‘START’ to 678-678.

WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Everyday I sit down to write this play commission about U.S. forestry wondering if it will feel relevant enough. And then I see a new article like this one and think, Oh… right.

Discovered the neighborhood cat chilling beneath our mulberry tree. We have been chosen! 🐈‍⬛

Co-editor @pcverrone.com and his husband made this homemade Ethiopian feast right out of Luladey Moges’s cookbook ‘Enebla.’ First time trying out these recipes! We love experimenting in the kitchen with the people you love!

Sent the final manuscript of my novel to my editor!

It’s been almost a month since I mentioned that you can now buy my play “Four Women In Red.” It’s about four Native American women searching for their missing loved ones.

I worked for the BGLTQ Office for 3 years. It was a fight to establish that office and now students are the ones who will be losing necessary resources and safe spaces.

Happy Anniversary, love ❤️

Support WNDB's newest round of bookish care packages, which focus on showing queer and trans youth that their stories are magic — and that #MagicStoriesAreForEveryone! 🏳️‍⚧️ bit.ly/MagicCarePack...

My Native horror play ‘Bad Medicine’ was a finalist for the Venturous Fellowship! HUGE congratulations to all the fellows and thanks to Vickie for the nomination. #plays #theater #playwriting

For folks who enjoy archival photos, Texas Highways did a nice #Juneteenth piece documenting celebrations over the past 160 years. #TexasHistory #BlackHistory #BlackTexasHistory texashighways.com/travel-news/...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the cousins group chat pops off on Juneteenth 😂

What a lineup! I’m so excited to be included alongside some of my favorite writers!

Happy Father’s Day to an EXTREME dad 🤘🏽

Los Angeles. Just wow.

If @laurashamas.bsky.social Follows @pcverrone.com and they both Follow #PostcardsToVoters, then I will Follow back. =) P.C. is an author, I know that much. I predict authors would make excellent postcard writers. Email to start: [email protected] With legible handwriting for the win!

OMG! Check out Erin’s latest story in @bafflingmag.bsky.social. And follow @tco-anthology.bsky.social for more updates about The Cookout!

It is inspiring and terrifying watching my native LA fight against tyranny. We protect our neighbors ✊🏽 #AbolishICE #DefundThePolice #NoJusticeNoPeace

At this critical moment in history we need radical hope more than ever, or at least as much as we ever have.

Fun bit of family lore: my great-great grandma Bona’s pancake recipe paid for her house. She owned a bakery in Kansas & (lucky for me) passed down many delicious recipes. Stories about her is part of why I love to bake. Food possesses a magic that crosses time and space & sings across generations.

Good morning !

Tbh the way media outlets are reporting on this is a horror story itself…