my little $4.99 plant from trader joe’s bloomed while i was away on mexico retreat!! 🤩

day 6 retreat: the pink clouds brought me out to our beach, and i had to share this incredible sunset. what a blessing. 829 words written, and just loving it! 💗 #amwriting

day 2 retreat: 576 words written. slow going as i’m setting up, and it’s not even the true beginning of the story yet. so much of writing is trusting yourself and your process. 💙 i’m as intuitive as a writer as i am in life. #amwriting

#tulum ruins 💙 #pokemongo

i love mexico city so much! #cdmx

a simple joy 🪴

a year ago today, i was stalking llamas and struggling through my YA fantasy climax (currently out on sub). i miss these llamas and think about them often. unrequited love is HARD. 😭

@sesmith.lol i can’t believe it’s been a year since my visit! i hope to adventure there again soon!!! 🥰

i’ve been lifting heavy at the gym for years, and it’s culminated in this—being able to heft @joe-hill.bsky.social’s latest novel to read. 😆

i had a skin tag thingy frozen off by doctor just now and my diagnosis has been similar in recent visits: the OLDS!! 😆

Some great finds! espeically #queer books by @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social , @cindypon.bsky.social , @sjwhitby.bsky.social , @fondalee.bsky.social , @mikechenwriter.bsky.social , @lydiakang.bsky.social theportalist.com/underrated-s...

Hope. Hang in there everyone!

Wow!!! Major news!!! The judge in the Anthropic AI case is "concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced 'down the throat of authors.'" This is what myself and many other authors were saying about the settlement. 1/ news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/anthr...

As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, this week's episode of “Reveal” tells the human stories of families caught up in ICE raids. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

California Parents: If you’re having trouble finding the Covid vaccine for your child (as I was, at both their pediatrician’s office and chain pharmacies), check the California vaccine appointment website, My Turn. I was able to make an appointment last night for a vaccine today! myturn.ca.gov

are you ready for some big news? WE ARE OPEN for BIPOC subs for issue 100! and we are celebrating with a special theme: Transition, Migration, and Borders: Movement in, and of the Body 💖for those of us who find home in liminal spaces💖 find out more here: psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...

SO thrilled to say that i’ve signed with THE @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social at his new agency Neighborhood Literary!! eric has been a good friend going on a decade—i had to dig deep for this pic from 2016. i can’t think of a better person to work with as i start a new chapter in my writing career. 🥰

Yet. Another. Fake. Literary. Agency: Writers Literary. Among other things, totally false claims about authors and books repped, and images of supposed staff are stock photos. They're sending out fake publishing offers to writers writersliterary.com

these two 🥹

A worker was killed. Dozens detained. Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing. Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL. seiuca.org/press-releas...

i had a poster similar to this one taped over my bed in the third grade. christopher reeves has always been the ONLY superman for me. BUT i am beyond excited for the new film. so many mutuals loved!!

rainy wednesday morning. finally a respite from the relentless heat in the uk!

it’s HOT in england today

However, the judge also ruled "Anthropic's copying and storage of more than 7 million pirated books in a 'central library' infringed the authors' copyrights and was not fair use." The judge ordered a trial to determine how much "Anthropic owes for the infringement." That's a big deal. 2/

tiger eye and rose quartz necklace hand made by my childhood friend, teresa (who i was in ESL classes with and have known since 1982). i haven’t named her yet. #labubu

after three decades of loving OMD, i finally got to see them live! the energy of the audience AND the band were electric. i went solo and had such a fun time. ☺️

sunday 🩵

BREAKING: Authorities are searching for a 57-year-old man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, AP sources say.

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

Hey, fellow Asian So. Cal Fam: ICE is visiting local Asian grocery stores like HMart and 99 Ranch - just heard this from a local contact. Please be careful AND please take this as a sign - this impacts us too. Call. Protest. Donate.

More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...

favorite things

gen x three months too late on trends! 😆 the irony is when i was in china in april i walked past all the pop mart machines with zero people at them. 🤣 now here i am paying big prices state side buying labubu from china on tik tok. 👸🏻

tried sound bath meditation for the first time and really loved it

The first screening of Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This is the first time a lot of people in Clarksdale have been abled to watch the film for the first time. Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Evans, and Miles Caton were all in attendance. 📸: @/Carmen_A_Jude (on X)

i’m feeling some kind of way about this spam mail. 🤣 should i be offended or flattered? i don’t know shit from shat, but i do know a mature dom will always be top tier. 🤓

self-care tuesday. i’m SO lucky to have an arc of @bryngreenwood.bsky.social next novel—her first thriller! not only is bryn a long time friend, but she is also an auto-buy author for me! ⭐️ featuring fresh chocolate croissant and iced vanilla latte.

Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness 😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡

@malindalo.bsky.social book ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ has been targeted for bans across the country. “Many people get clues about who they are from reading books,” says Lo. “It’s important to remember that every teenage has their own experience behind them” #VelshiBannedBookClub

The Alarm. Postcard from my collection. Copyright 1902, unsent.

i wanted to get cactus blooms as a tattoo and this is why. so stunning! i guess i still could? their colors are incomparable.

i continue to learn and enjoy oil painting. i used a palette knife to paint these flowers, and i truly needed a bigger canvas so my strokes were not so limited. i love oils not just for the richness of the colors, but for the texture—the learning curve is huge!!! 🧠 #art #oilpainting

i just had my two year #stroke anniversary. i have made much of these two years—traveled to new places, seen friends and family, made art, and finished my seventh novel. i feel so grateful to be here, being human. 🩵

Democracy Now! is seeking an experienced leader to join our team as Director of Technology. More details: democracynow.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0plq3/

a year ago. miss you MIKE JUNG!!!

May is stroke awareness month AND better speech and hearing month, so I guess against my better judgment I will enter the stroke discourse. My qualifications: I am a speech-language pathologist with 6+ years working directly with patients w/stroke, neurological degenerative diseases, etc.

dang just saw SINNERS what a wonderful movie. just blown away and got me thinking that favorite thing about RYAN COOGLER is his ability to make great villains. MAJOR SINNERS SPOILERS AHEAD SO DO NOT READ MORE UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN IT (and i suggest you go see it) anyway here we go

brilliant. i loved it from the excellent storytelling to the superb acting to the music, sound effects, and visuals. w o w.

Also, can we talk about the lack of visibility of women being held in ICE custody from media outlets. It really gives the appearance that only men are being deported and/ or these women are inconsequential bc even in this instance the patriarchy is hard at work.