@misanthromantic.bsky.social heehee

A frog just defeated ICE. Somewhere Pepe is crying.

"The Free State of Florida" once again banned more books than any other state — for the third year running. More than 2,000 books were pulled off of shelves last year.

Autism Is Not a Single Condition and Has No Single Cause, Scientists Conclude www.wired.com/story/autism...

Delighted that Cory is having a moment with "Enshittification," because it's an accurate word for what's happening in tech and he's the right person to describe it. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...

My first Huxley Ravenwood newsletter went out today! If you want to check it out, here is the link. If you are interested in future letters with writing and creativity tips, magical moments, and more, consider subscribing! mailchi.mp/69b52d3b40cf...

A lifelong hero of mine. I know she had a long life, but I am crushed.

It's finally #SpookyBookMonth! I'll be reading and sharing some awesome #books that everyone can enjoy throughout the month. First up, THE PUMPKIN PRINCESS AND THE FOREVER NIGHT by @stevenbanbury! So much to love about this one, and how could I resist a book about a Pumpkin Princess? #kidlit

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Are you going to join me for Spooky Book Month? It starts tomorrow on Instagram! #kidlit #middlegrade #middlegradebooks

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Apparently the dude Andrea Baccarelli also took $150K to give evidence against Tylenol. www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Huh. The NYT is finally writing headlines that don’t pretend Trump is normal “President Ignores Science by Linking Autism to Vaccines and a Common Painkiller” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Every #autistic person is hurt by this regime and their mythology about ‘fighting #autism and seeing it as a ‘tragedy’ — and the push for a ‘cure.’ So much harm is being done.

Eat. Sleep. Exercise. Nurture the relationships that sustain you. Protect your health. Find joy. Don't mistake any of these for the resistance itself. Joy isn't resistance, neither is rest. But you need to be whole to resist for a lifetime.

NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable. This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed. From me for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I was reliably told celebrating political violence was cause for government reprisal and private sector termination.

Want to help me get to a workshop in October AND get something awesome in return? Order one of my handmade journals and sketchbooks! www.etsy.com/shop/Ravenwo...

What in the hell is wrong with these people??

man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger

Should #authors ALWAYS be positive or neutral on social media? Find out what I think in my newest free #publicity and #marketing article. www.melaniermeadors.com/free-content...

I have a new free post about author publicity locked and loaded to release on my website, melaniermeadors.com, tomorrow! My members on Patreon got to see it first, of course :)

My Genre Grapevine analysis of the Anthropic AI settlement with authors. Overall, most authors got screwed with the settlement payments barely covering 7% of the books Anthropic pirated to train their generative AI system. 1/ www.patreon.com/posts/138349...

This is the biggest rollback of LGBT rights in the history of the UK. I'm ashamed to even live here.

How did dinos woo each other? @restingdinoface.bsky.social takes a look at the fossils offering clues. www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

Something I think would be helpful for kids as well as adults: Field guides, in the index, should have pop culture names. Like if someone wants to look up Dory, but they have no idea what fish that is, Have "Dory: See, Blue Tang."

FYI folks, the Big Holidays coming up are: Rosh Hashanah is Mon 22 Sep-24 Sep Yom Kippur is Wed 1 Oct - 2 Oct And also? You don't have to KNOW who's Jewish to not schedule meetings these days. Just do it. (AND DON'T BE ALL "WE HAVE TO MOVE IT BECAUSE [PERSON] IS JEWISH" THAT'S TACKY & GROSS)

My first members-only post is live on #Patreon ($5+). This post will not be public; the only way to access it is to become a supporter. Learn what a marketing strategy is, how it's different from marketing tactics, and what these things can do for you as an author. www.patreon.com/posts/market...

Hey @irishtimes.com, maybe the headline should mention he was encouraging stalking and assault? Except no, you chose vagueness, and people will assume he's been arrested solely for the bigoted sewage he's been spreading for years. Your headline writer must be angling for a job with the Guardian.

public sector employment has historically been a more reliable path to the middle class for Black workers, especially Black women, than the private sector where discrimination is rampant, and this is another important reason why the Right wants to destroy the federal government

If you are okay with this, if you think this is justified, if you think people living on the street have brought this upon themselves, if you think this is good leadership, you may be able to fool yourself that you care about others but you don’t fool me

And once that current is gone, we're talking irreversible change that will escalate climate change. Our entire world will change.

An (unfortunately) evergreen opinion piece from @michellefrancl.bsky.social at @inquirer.com: What are we actually praying for when we call for ‘thoughts and prayers’? We must go beyond issuing vague petitions in the wake of a tragedy. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Authors/creatives are busy with their creative work and don't have time to do much #publicity. So why shouldn't they just hire someone else to write blog posts/interview answers? Well, it turns out there is a very good reason. I explain why in my latest post! www.melaniermeadors.com/publicity-bl...

Well, I'd say he was wrong, but who is stopping him?

And the so-called "party of small government" sits idly by... Hello?

Truth Bomb 💣

Walz: "It boggles my damn mind that in the midst of a military takeover of our cities, the flaunting of the rule of law, that the press finds the need to talk about, 'Oh, there's a division in the Dem Party.' There's a division in my damn house & we're still married and things are good. That's life"

I'm happy to see my first couple #publicity advice posts on #Patreon have been popular. I enjoy connecting authors and other creatives to their audiences and helping them succeed. If you don't want to miss any articles or exclusive content, be sure to join! patreon.com/melaniermead...

I can save you the effort. Clippy Plagiarism Thirstwater does not suffer. To suffer, you have to be alive, and it's not fucking alive, you daft motherfuckers. If you're so concerned about the suffering of sentients, there's plenty of that going around that you can pour billions into alleviating.

Why you should write your own blog posts for book publicity rather than hiring someone else or (gods forbid) using AI? Members get early access to this article on my #Patreon! Your support helps me to continue to share info about publicity and marketing for creatives! www.patreon.com/posts/write-...

Being scared of everything has always been a part of conservatism—it’s the uniting ideology of all facets of the culture—but when did they just loudly and openly start admitting this unprompted at every opportunity?

There's definitely something to be said for just writing because you feel like it sometimes, for fun, just to pay with those character voices...and then not doing anything with it! There is so much pressure these days to monetize everything. Just have fun! It's okay!

Confused about the differences between publicity & marketing? You're not alone. I wrote an article distilling some of the differences, the overlaps, and the things folks can't seem to agree on! It's over on my newly redesigned website! #publicity #marketing www.melaniermeadors.com/publicity-bl...

Publicity Mel is BACK, baby. New post is dropping tomorrow! I'm going to be posting every week with publicity and marketing advice for writers and creatives of all types. If you have any questions or ideas for posts, let me know in the comments!

Imagine having a store people felt so comfortable going into that they gave it a cute nickname, and then throwing that away for the sake of a political group that doesn't even shop there, fucking up so badly that a lot of the former shoppers realized they didn't need to buy so much stuff anyway.

Studying the Earth is literally in the authorizing charter of NASA and always been part of their mission… arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...

Aside from everything else, they’re pissing our tax dollars away on dragging National Guard troops away from their lives to participate in a stunt while they’re defunding food programs for kids and cancer research.

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

If you have published or had a story in an anthology there is a good chance your work will show in this list of pirated works here