I was thinking of this and the Trans Continental Pipeline (tcpipeline.org) because of the church that did whistle packing near me that had a sign that said "Trans lives are sacred."

People getting into hockey because of Heated Rivalry, remember that PWHL games are available to livestream on YouTube. NY vs Montreal is here, starting now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4JK...

So this week has been spent traveling unexpectedly to PR to care for my mom who has overextended herself & ended up hospitalized for a double hernia. She avoided emergency surgery but we’ve been trying to wrap things up so she can head back to NY.

As someone who grew up on (white) teen movies, I was struck by how much that Patel scene looked like something straight out of a spec script in the 1980s. The racialized minority over performing nationalism as white frat boys clearly broadcast to everyone but him that he is not really one of them.

I'm one of the organizers for #RecallMickey, a grassroots campaign to legally remove the sponsor of Bill 9, Mickey Amery, from office, and I can't even get queer organizations in Alberta to work with us or even to talk about our campaign. None of the professional athletes will say anything.

There‘s also something about that hockey laughter — when Trump referred to his “grab them by the pussy“ comment as locker room talk to try to minimize and justify it, well, there you go, that’s what he meant

The first five followers who take advantage of this will also get one free audiobook of their choice from me. You can DM or send an email to info AT bookstoreromanceday DOT org.

Anybody remember this? I’ve read a few Alaska set books so this ringing a few bells.

Finally watching the figure skating a gala and it was amazing. Just so fun and joyful. People showing off without all the stress and pressure! 20/10 highly recommended! Catch it if you can!

The cookbook I use for literally all of my bread is still on sale for $2.99 as an ebook! It only has 3 basic dough recipes in it, but they are clever doughs you can turn into all the different bread shaped things you might need! amzn.to/4rx1Adq

Recent Reading Round-up

Me, pointing at the screen every time: THERE SHOULD BE A CHAPLAIN THERE.

Fantastic reaction thread

Lol there's a blue check thread going around accusing Heated Rivalry of "romanticizing" Russia. Did that person actually watch the show? The main reason Ilya has to stay in the closet is because he risks imprisonment or death in Russia. The moment he gets the opportunity to leave, he takes it.

I need to create a database of all the ways I'm discovering schools and libraries undercutting their state's Freedom to Read laws. We knew it would happen and we know it's happening, but the methods by which it's being done are fucking wild. Book banners will ban books, law or not.

Asking you to treat fat people with respect is not opposing GLP-1s. I sincerely hope that you are never in a position to know what it’s like to live in a body considered less than, but realistically speaking you will, and I hope it makes you rethink the empathy you never needed to develop

I also highly recommend Suleikha's short story collections, like Dil or No Dil and Prem Numbers.

Yay, congrats!! 🎉 This book is SO GOOD, y’all, expect me to shout about it all next month!

Murder by Memory, cozy sci-fi mystery by Olivia Waite, is on sale for $2.99 amzn.to/4tFhunc

Current project: Grid Gambit

Audiobook narrator Angela Dawe had to take a step back for ongoing health reasons. There's an auction to help ease her burden. Bid NOW thru Sunday, Feb. 15. Join the private Facebook group to bid: www.facebook.com/share/g/1C7F... Or donate to the GoFundMe: gofund.me/587e453d2 You could win these ⬇️

Kobo readers: Murder by Memory is currently a Kobo deal! $2.99 for this sapphic sci-fi mystery: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

"Siri, what's worse than a public marriage proposal?" 💀

“In ‘Puerto Rico: A National History,’ I trace the longer history of [the fiscal, social, & political] crisis. We have a frail infrastructure, & there’s a massive exodus of Puerto Ricans leaving the archipelago. It’s a series of unfortunate events caused mainly by colonialism & lack of sovereignty.”

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Good morning to everyone who writes their own goddamn romance novels, using their messy human brain, because that’s where the good shit comes in and we all know it

Every Sunday I meet some friends to lift weights. 90% of the time is tons of fun. The squat racks are pretty empty when we start, only filling up when we are finishing up. Today older dudebro decided to jump into our rack without even asking if we were done. Spoiler alert : we weren’t.

I am also going to win, because I'm never going to wake up in the morning, stare into the empty eyes of the thing in the mirror, and realise I traded my soul and my children's world to make a small profit off slop.

Romance has had its fair share of grifters forever, but congrats to Coral Hart for getting a Times mugshot out of it I guess.

"Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work." “Leave things better than you found them! “

Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts. I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.

If nothing else, doing more will help you worry less

I'm 48 today! You don't have to buy 48 of my books but one or two would be nice! #romancelandia Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no

also "if [critics] don’t believe there’s anything to learn from romance as a genre, they’re going to miss the central ideas Tierney is engaging with." SING IT

This piece is glorious. GLORIOUS.

One of my neighbors in PR is working to raise funds to rescue some of the strays on our neighborhood. There are four puppies and two moms in need of help. gofund.me/2aebdc801

Finished a pair of socks that I cast on like 2 years ago! ravel.me/anacoqui/i1 2nd project finished so far this year!

Had such great conversations at sit and stitch at my LYS today. Community is super important right now and having time with a wide variety of people who are all experiencing this current moment is grounding and healing.

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: Astronomy Bio w lab Bowling Sociology The Theatre company (you had to audition) I double majored in English/History Thank you liberal arts college

Just in case anyone is confused or befuddled by MAGA types claiming that someone should or shouldn't have done something: None of the documented behaviors of protestors or observers are justification for immediate, extrajudicial executions under U.S. law. ICE is lawless. ICE agents are muderers.

While we're singing Kelly Marie Tran's praises, if you haven't seen The Wedding Banquet, drop everything and watch it now. Also stars Lily Gladstone, Bowen Yang, and Han Gi-chan, and is in conversation with the 1993 movie of the same name. One of my top 10 movies from 2025!

I LOVE TO SEE THE RIGHT CHOICES BEING MADE I SIMPLY LOVE IT!!!!

So many great kids books to catch up on! Congrats to all the ALA YMA winners.

[mangetout by Wet Leg starts playing across all city broadcast systems]

You might need the reminder I got last night–stay informed, stay active, but know that losing an hour ore more extra to scrolling bad news isn't going to benefit your mental health.

I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc... Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.

The weirdest thing about not longer having a cat is having things fall and make noise upstairs and no longer being able to simply assume it was the cat.

Twenty or is it 30 years later I have finally watched Days of Thunder and OMG the best thing I can say about it is that Hans Zimmer sound track. Like I had to keep checking the Wikipedia plot summary because I was sure i misunderstanding the plot. So wildly nonsensical!

i popped by the wegmans to grab a couple things and entire shelves of produce were inexplicably gone. like, what are people even *making*

The first Propaganda Trucks from the IMLS–whitewashed history invented by stealing YOUR tax money away from actual libraries and museums in the US–are making their first stop. www.prnewswire.com/news-release...