Poor Ravioli has been at the shelter for a long time. 💔 He's very handsome and wants affection badly, but he's prone to getting overstimulated. Posting in hopes that maybe a quiet, cat-savvy person in Vermont might see this! www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

I don’t know how to pitch essays anymore but I really want to write one about going engagement ring shopping and the feelings that it brought up 💍 Yes, I’m also talking to my therapist; why do you ask?

i believe that at 18 every american should be entered into a draft, not for military service, but for one year of mandatory retail or restaurant work

GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking. www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...

All your favs play Read4Life, the adult #summerreading game! June 16 to August 31, count each day until you’ve reached at least 45 days of activities. 📸: Thanks to the wonderful Katherine (@blcktinabelcher.bsky.social) for the library love 💕 #booksky multcolib.org/read-4-life-adult-summer-reading

My boyfriend made me a steak dinner last night because I asked him too (I am on Day one and my body needed that iron) and it was so delicious and I love him so much.

A man checked out 100 books on Jewish history, Black history, and LGBTQ+ education from a library only to burn them

what a horrible feeling it is to pay taxes to this infernal country

Between the years 2018 and 2022, the suicide rate among Black youth rose by more than 50%, for the first time surpassing white youth. Black mental health matters.

I’m very much not packed to move in with my bf tomorrow and I hate this so much 😭

Being at AWP this year caused me a lot of anxiety because I realized that I’m no longer used to just being Katherine, a writer. I’m now known as Katherine, the owner of a bookstore, which is…an interesting experience. People just want to talk about the store, which I understand! I love the store! 🧵

@ambersparks.bsky.social I FOUND YOU! I have missed you ❤️

There’s nothing worse than being at a hotel conference and you’re about to shower and you can’t because…there’s no wash cloths. Like, why are hotels no longer providing wash cloths? I’m Black! I need one of these!

Well, I guess that I’m on this app now too! I missed Twitter and I’m at AWP, and I’m full of anxiety (and tacos), so now I’m here 👋🏾