Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, and Ella Cook, a sophomore, were killed in the shooting at Brown University on Saturday. Umurzokov was studying biochemistry and neuroscience, while Cook studied math and French.

Warnock: "Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade in random places, on our college and school campuses, without doing all that we can to stop it is broken and in need of moral repair."

so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings. insanity.

Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University. We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish

I got tired of hearing I need to be “self-sufficient”. So I looked into where that advice comes from—love it when everything is tied to our social & economic decline since the 80s. I share thoughtful & timely pieces as well as my fiction work. Pls subscribe, I’d love to have more of your thoughts

@jelaniya.bsky.social, as an alum and an immigrant, I’m curious if CJS will comment on this/criticize this

What’s up with men “going crazy for Arsenal” on Hinge? I run into that response too frequently

I visited the Green-Wood cemetery & all I saw was #Reylo “A hand reached out to her, she grabbed it. It was cold, but strong enough to pull her up. “I’m sorry, thank you,” she turned around to face the stranger. “Benjamin Skywalker Solo,” the man said. Disheveled, tall, and absolutely half-dead.”

💗COVER REVEAL💗 I’m so pleased to present the cover for my contemporary romance novel, A FINE LINE, about a small town mayoral election and the rivals running the campaigns. +

Growing up Muslim, you know no one likes Muslims (even Muslims, tbh), but then life happens to you and you see how bad it can get whether you believe or not

I picked up the Meditations to feel better about myself and see the hype about Roman emperors. What I found was hope in the eternal hopelessness of being human. My newsletter is free & has fun sneak peeks of my past and future work (romance, history, life in NYC). Please support me by signing up

Kylo: Father, it’s been ten minutes since my last confession - Hux: oh my god what have you done now

I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.

quick question, what role did he play in this chain of events

I’m waiting for people with a lot more power than me to do the right thing. Like, come on!!

The Most Magical Place on Earth

Also, now that I’m sharing thoughts on issues here after so long, I have to say we should have never found out why Han’s last name is Solo. He should have just always been Han Solo

I tracked the “SNAP goes to illegals” claim (for a project)—which, besides rhetoric, is also untrue. Most noncitizens can’t get govt benefits DESPITE paying $100+ billion a yr in taxes. Some states allow taxpaying noncitizens to benefit, but also USDA never found a repeated abuse of the system

Isn’t this our money they’re withholding, though?

centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.

My weekly newsletter (free) is here just in time for a timeline cleanse! It has excerpts about two parties in the 20s—a century apart. I want to connect with readers & creators who appreciate stories full of heart. Give this week a chance and see if it’s worth a follow

I’ve been regularly posting my original writing on Substack for the past month. A small community is forming and it’s so exciting! Would you help me spread the word? Literally this week my FMC caught her husband trying to flee to Switzerland in 1922 open.substack.com/pub/denizcam

One of the best fics i’ve read. Thank you @writerpen.bsky.social

I (writer-producer & first-time filmmaker) finished production on my rom com "Friends with Benefits" AND just submitted to Sundance Film Festival via FilmFreeway.com! I can't wait for the world to see our ode to early 00s rom coms with a 2025 take @sundance.org

HEY WRITERS: Tony Gilroy will not be releasing the Andor scripts due to AI scraping concerns (understandable but sad), but the script for season 2 episode 9, "Welcome to the Rebellion," is now available for download on Disney's Emmy consideration site: assets.debut.disney.com/documents/An...

This week’s newsletter is here. It has rejection of all kinds, wisdom from my friends, and ofc, at least one but tbqh more Star Wars references denizcam.substack.com/p/rejection-...

I don’t post much here besides sharing my favorite #Reylo stories, but if you were a follower of my work (prose & film), or just curious about the life a 30-something romantic (ehm… a New Romantic), follow me on Substack! It’s free and I’m hoping to write every week

I started a new Substack!! It’ll include all kinds of my writing (novels, scripts etc.) and if you like romance, multi-generational stories, and writing in general, join me here: denizcam.substack.com I’ll basically be venting about how much I love writing and also can’t stand it sometimes

This is truly a dark age we’re living in & it’s been coming at us at light speed

The hateful, xenophobic, and anti-Muslim attacks on Zohran Mamdani and our Muslim colleagues cannot go unanswered and must stop. Anti-Muslim speech and its normalization undermines the safety, dignity, and rights of our communities and erodes our fundamental democratic values. We must reject hate.

YOU ALL WE SHOT A MOVIE!!!

We hit our goal!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

We’re so so close to our goal ($1,800 to go) and would really appreciate your help!! The team has come together on passion project rates, we just have to pay for things like location and lenses and set and lighting etc!

May the Fourth be with you all!! This is your reminder to call out space Nazis and also watch Andor

I was at TJ’s when someone started complaining about the lack of romcoms—the 90s, early 00s ones. And here’s the thing: I’m making one in Brooklyn in May!! We’ve raised $4,600 and need to raise a bit more! Please spread the word. Honestly, anything helps #romcom #film @rianjohnson.bsky.social

Paid my dues to the Romance Gods & did a midnight release for Emily Henry’s latest book with @hiremeimfunny.bsky.social Our trivia answers were subpar but our commitment will forever be 100%

@writerpen.bsky.social such devotion is so good!!! one of my all-time favs already!!

My magnum opus which I like to refer to as my magnus opum Almost there to shoot it—really need your help spread the word until May 30! re: #writers #film #show #reylo

Especially for the attn of my #reylo crew

My romcom pilot placed at a festival, and now it’ll be a short film/proof-of-concept. Get ready for some Strangers-to-friends-to-lovers!! Yearning!! Countdowns!! NYC!! It’s all here I need your help to spread the word (pls give it a like or share),& help us get to our goal! Any amount counts!! 🎬

re-upping my position that raimi’s spider-man 2 is the single best superhero ever made, one of his best movies, and also the closest thing anyone has ever done to putting a silver age comic directly on screen

My good friend from Turkey called while I was sobbing over a boy yesterday and I told her I couldn’t talk to her in that moment. She responded with: “Ok, Imma go protest the authoritarian government for an hour. I’ll call you after, pick up, okay?” That was the purest shame I felt in a while

OH WOW, it's Book Launch day!!! The reign of pre-orders is over! BUY my book today!! store.abramsbooks.com/products/ame...

Started the Fourth Wing audiobook, my first time reading/listening. Wish me luck

I want people to watch this video and honestly tell me why it should be made *illegal* for this 14-year-old girl to play field hockey with her friends. youtu.be/yf9MfYZ-Bl4?...

HAPPY LG7 DAY

I need my favorite fics to update, I need it so bad

the day is almost certain to be filled with fresh horrors but at least I have art and writing or something. Or something

IN CASE ANYONE’S WONDERING THIS IS MY VIBE & I’M REPRESENTED BY UTA