Yesterday, I had the amazing opportunity to meet with @thenicksavage.bsky.social on @drinkingwauthors.bsky.social to discuss my book, Life Undecided. Along the way we also talked about mental health, flamingly gay Goliath bards, and the impact that accepting your LGBTQIA+ kids can have on them.

I made my first promo poster! :D

God, I suck at multiple social media accounts, I really truly do. Also, Meta keeps suspending all my author accounts, so that's been fun. Lost access to my original author threads and facebook accounts, just lost access to my remade threads account...I am so tired. Was getting decent engagement, too

Been a fibro few days but this is still here

So I’m trying something out here…a preview of one of my poems in my book. Obvs won’t be doing this for all of them, but enjoy the reading! If you like it, you should buy a copy and then share this post! shayne-nicholai.weebly.com #poetry #poetsky #poet #author #booksky #reading #queer #indiepoet

In other news, I've got my website up WITH samples of my poetry! So now, when people are like, "Oh can I see some of your poetry before I absolutely agree to buy your wonderful work of art!?" I can say, "Absolutely! Here's my website!" #booksky #poetsky #author #queer shayne-nicholai.weebly.com

The amount of impatience I have in awaiting an answer on if I can have $20 from my husband so I can -officially- reserve my spot at the Bound and Bottled event next month now rather than wait until when I next get paid is IMMENSE. Kid in a candy store immense... #booksky #poetsky #author #events

He said he didn’t care where I planted them…😈🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 OH CROW FRIENDS!!!! COME HERE CROW FRIENDS!

Look at this gorgeous cover! Can you believe I drew it in MS Paint with a shorting-out USB drawing pad!? I definitely can't...but here I am, hawking my book of poetry with a MS Paint cover. All in the hopes of paying my electric bill one day 🤣 #poetsky #booksky #indiepoet #book #coverart #mspaint

Poetry unafraid of describing the harsh darkness within the mental health struggle. Get your copy today! linktr.ee/shayne.nicho... #poetsky #booksky #indie #mentalhealth #lgbtq+ #piercings #author #poet

@jordanagreene.bsky.social is an awesome writer and someone who supports others! Very appreciated, Jordana!

Because of course. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Been working on a thing~ shayne-nicholai.weebly.com #authorsky #poetsky #indieauthor #writer #lgbtq+ #poet #promoshit

Not me just today realizing I had a link for my book that gets me 3.5% commission with each sale...🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ #booksky #poetsky #author #writer #poetry #LGBTQ #mentalhealth bookshop.org/p/books/life...

Man my local library had a whole TDOV event and I didn’t know about it….really should be reading those emails 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ewwww fuck ROR

Oh look, I wrote a poem about how it feels to have a random stranger find and buy your book: #booksky #poetsky #author #indie #reviews

Here’s yesterday and today’s lol update screenshotting. My sickness has evolved into COVID and pneumonia so my struggle bus blew its transmission #author #indie #asthma #COVID #poet #humor #booksky

Don’t have the spoons to set this up as it’s own post, but still wanted to share the laugh #author #poet #covid #asthma #humor

Poetry News → Presenting the Winner of the 2025 Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize. May Publication (Available Now for Pre-Order) unRavel by Marjorie Stein www.amazon.com/UnRavel-Marj... #PoetryNews #PoetrySky

Day 2 in COVID quarantine at home and I’ve already forgotten the smell of flowers, the taste of fresh air, of life before the virus took hold… It’s just me and my thoughts - a dangerous combination. Last time this occurred the world nearly collapsed in on itself from the mere strain. 1/2

Snippet? Snippet *nod* #poetsky #booksky #indieauthor #queer

Authors and artists this is your reminder to NOT use AI…Use Microsoft Paint and a usb drawing pad, like me, instead! 😂 Look at the all the detail! The textured hair! Those amazing arrows in the background! And that font? *chefs kiss* Pristine. You COULD go as far to say: 1/🧵

Can't wait for these 2026 releases from NADIA... Nadia Fisher @ariadelsole.bsky.social Nadia Hsieh IG @NadiaHsieh1 Nadia Alam IG@nadiabmad @TheBookofNadias @nadialhohn.bsky.social @nadiasalomon.bsky.social l @nadiaawriter.bsky.social #NadiasWhoWrite #NadiasWhoIllustrate #booksworthreading

WAR CRIMES DON'T HIDE SEX CRIMES! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!!

Stonekettle Jim Wright quote -

Ok so clearly meta just hates me

Trying a different method versus feeling awkward trying to make my stuff sound all fancy and shit…just gonna let my poetry speak for itself. Like/Follow/Share/Buy if you like what you read - there’s more where that came from Here’s a snippet of one of my poems from my book #poetsky #booksky

I'm gonna try and be better about posting, but I make no promises, lol I have a book of poetry that I self-published on Christmas day 2024, and I'm super proud of it. I write mostly about the struggles with mental health in life - especially as a member of the queer community.

Poetry News → tinyurl.com/y6z23dsy #PoetryNews #PoetrySky

The write-up about my speech to a high school LGBTQ+ alliance club~ #indieauthor #poetsky #booksky #LGBTQ+ #queer #poet #mentalhealth #highschool #speech

Kill the sick first, just as Hitler did

Apparently the kids who were asking really introspective questions after my speech have been threatening to steal the teachers copy of my book while waiting for her to get approval to order student copies (which she now has). #booksky #poetsky #lgbtq+ #mentalhealth #publicspeaking 1/

Look at the besties 🥰 they’re transferring the half a brain cell from one to the other 😂 Love these girls #pets #orangecat #pitbull

I made a website!! (and re-made my facebook after initially being like "naaaaah" because...idk) I also have had a request to speak at another high school :3 yay! shayne-nicholai.weebly.com #poet #lgbtq+ #author #booksky #poetsky #website #speech

Landed another speaking gig at another high school! Never in a million years would I have thought that I’d be talking to teenagers about mental health and writing while queer. I’m becoming the person I needed at that age, and that is so insane. If you want to help support my work, here’s my book:

Thanks #BastardPoetsOfDoom for this weeks prompt #haibun #Time . Finally finished a prose piece started in October inspired by a hike and this cypress tree. @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social

“McIntosh cultivates poetry that disarms with its casual philosophies and wacky promises. Between Earth and Sky showcases his exquisite narratives.” - Denise Duhamel www.amazon.com/Between-Eart... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Pictures from my #speech this past week 💚. It was such an honor to get to talk to #lgbtq+ high schoolers about #mentalhealth and #writing. As anxious as I was, I truly hope I get to do more of this in the future. Maybe even a #TedTalk one day 😱 #indiepoet #queer #author #poet

Marketing scams aimed at writers via email are on the uptick. Here’s the latest list of scammers: olahamad ([email protected]) Olivia Wylie (otter_child@yahoo.com) #bookmarketingscam #writingcommunity #author #writing #amwriting #writer #writerslife #indieauthor #shortstory #authors #booksky

Today I gave a talk to a group of high school students about mental health, poetry, and self-publishing while queer and disabled There was lots of positive feedback, questions, and interest - which means a lot coming from teenagers 💚 #poet #mentalhealth #lgbtq #speech #inspireyouth

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Hi! I'm an #indieauthor who writes #poetry and #songs revolving heavily around daily struggles with #mentalhealth and the stigmas that come with. I'm #queer and #disabled, and my book, Life Undecided, is just the first that I plan on releasing. I want to help people get comfortable with 1/

Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….

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In other news, let me tell you a story of why I am no longer on facebook with my author account. It all started when I became more outspoken about the political climate in the US - because #fuckice and #fucktrump Suddenly, my author account was not only hacked, but my ad campaigns got altered 1/