Just tried to pet the cat after applying lotion. He had OPINIONS. 🤣

Lawn mowers. I hate lawn mowers.

About two weeks ago, what is EASILY the most important book that I’ve narrated to date released. That book is COPING WITH CANCER IN EARLY ADULTHOOD by Cristina Pozo-Kaderman and Saul Wisnia, out from @simonandschuster.bsky.social This is the resource I wish existed when I was diagnosed.

Meant to post this earlier! Narrators spent most of our time working alone, so when we actually get together, it’s like a big group hug. Here is my latest “group hug” (aka group pic) on the last day of Johnny Heller’s New England Narrator Retreat.

INSIDE THREAT is coming! The sixth Rachel Peng book follows our heroine as she goes to New Orleans, finds domestic terrorists, accidentally adopts a dog, and gets extremely drunk with a sexy arms dealer. Also, murder. www.patreon.com/posts/inside...

FAMILY DEMONS starts tomorrow! (Or probably tonight, as @alepresser.com and I have no chill whatsoever.) Our brand-new #webcomic, a #Patreon exclusive for just $1, and, get this, we can 100% guarantee absolutely NO plotholes or canon inconsistencies in this comic AT ALL for at least ONE FULL WEEK!

Attending the New England Narrator Retreat this week! Eeek! So excited to see old friends and make new ones!

Today is the day I stop procrastinating, put on my nonbinary grown-up undies, and decide what I'm going to read for my coaching sessions at the New England Narrator's Retreat (NENR). Please wish breakage upon my legs. If you want. Maybe.

Welcome to episode 715. We have one tale for you this week, about a stray dog that causes otherworldly chaos (by @ericawatersbooks.bsky.social, read by @krystalhammond.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/715-erica-waters

Manuscript prep day. Coffee, notes, and spreadsheets galore. :)

Jus’ a lil pic from a recent hike. I have no idea what these berries are, but that color is VIVID and I just couldn’t resist. :)

It’s not cancer camp without friendship bracelets. 🤣 (The bracelets say, “Hey cancer you are a fucking scourge.”)

I can’t speak more highly than I have at every chance about the cast in, and production of, the WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO audiobook. All just pure 🔥.

Ohhey! Happy belated audiobook birthday to WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO by @peterrosch.bsky.social I got to work with friends on this one! It’s a brilliant novel about a momma ghost who wants to murder her living child. I got to play a very smart, very jaded preteen. And loved every minute of it!

When the flight attendant references the “Emotional damage” meme and even says it with the right inflection ... 🤣

Happy audiobook birthday to EMPTY HEAVEN by Freddie Kölsch! This is a YA horror that follows a city girl who loves a small-town girl who becomes possessed by the local scarecrow god. And our city girl is determined to save her. The print and ebook editions will be out on August 26th!

Happy publication day and audiobook birthday to THIS IS MY BODY by @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social!! It’s a horror novel about a deconstructed Catholic who must return home to confront her past when her only child shows unmistakable signs of possession. It’s so. freaking. good. And SAPPHIC! 🏳️‍🌈 😍

Publishing hot take: traditional publishing is really hard, and self-publishing is really hard, and everyone deserves a sandwich and a nap.

I contacted a producer to ask permission to enter a book for consideration in one of the bigger VO awards competitions. It was a really special project, one that resonated with me pretty strongly. I got a response back. I couldn’t submit it. Because they already had. 🥹🥲😭

My fam took a vacation this past week, but of course I prepped a book while we were gone. This was my view while prepping my next narration project. Can’t complain. :)

Life is all about perspective. My 100-year-old grandmother just called a 65-year-old a “young man.” :)

Thanks to @krystalhammond.bsky.social for the lovely narration! I sometimes get Nervy about any of my stories written more than five minutes ago, but hearing it like new again, I could be like, "Yeah, still pretty good <3" Constantly impressed and grateful for all narrators and voice actors do!

"River Pearl" A random sketch that became a pile of scales last year

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*happy squee* I am also freaking stoked to let y’all know that I’m a finalist in the 2025 One Voice Awards! 1. Audiobooks - Best Performance - Fiction 2. Best Non-Binary Voiceover Performance Both were produced by the most excellent Brandy Lawrence over at Tantor Audio. ❤ #onevoiceawards2025

A gentle reminder to my mouth, after today’s recording session: It’s “Chef,” not “Shelf.” It’s “Kitchen,” not “Chicken.” If we could agree on that, this would go much faster. And yes, the outtakes were just as funny as you’re thinking 😜

Disability is one of the few minority groups you can join at any time. People believe they will be the exception & have trouble accepting they’re likely to become disabled at some point in their lives. Work on internalized ableism. Engage in disability justice. It will benefit you in the long run

Thus far, this year’s Audiobooks at Sea cruise has been amazeballs. :)

Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art. Keep making art.

I swear. Writing is the only discipline where we make people feel like failures for practising. How many songs does a violinist learn that never wind up in recital? How many studies do painters do? Acting exercises. Tennis for fun. You're allowed to write without the intention of publishing.

Quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky.

American Jews are divided about Israel but united on free speech. This group says they find Mahmoud Khalil’s positions “abhorrent” but are furious and disgusted by his imprisonment. “Trump…is weaponizing the fears of the Jewish community to further an authoritarian agenda…We say: not in our name.”

Join Narrators and Coaches Scott, Billie, Suzanne, Andre, Ana, Ray, Sean, Joel and organisers Lynn and Jessica to talk about the Audiobook sessions at VOAtlanta With hosts Mandy and Emma on March 11th at Noon ET for AIC - Audiobook Industry Chat www.clubhouse.com/invite/N17IA...

I am honored to have lost to a good friend last night! CONGRATULATIONS to @andreonthemic.com for his win in the horror category for BURY YOUR GAYS by Chuck Tingle!!! This is MUCH deserved! If y’all haven’t listened to anything narrated by André yet, YOU SHOULD REMEDY THAT IMMEDIATELY. <3

dang buckaroos BURY YOUR GAYS is the winner of this years top horror audiobook at the AUDIE AWARDS. thank you to the producers and voice actors and authors who made this whole dang thing possible here is photo of buckaroos producer steve and @andreonthemic.com and @marawilson.bsky.social

Okay, y’all! Tonight’s the night when we celebrate the best in Audiobooks! If you feel like tuning in, here’s the link! Streaming goes live at 5pm EST. www.youtube.com/live/DZ6KZvP...

Today at APAC has been … fucking crazy. Surreal. Absolutely lovely. I’ve greeted old friends, welcomed new narrators into the community, and have been so honored by narrators that I have admired for years telling me that they listened to my Audie-nominated book & loved it. #apac2025 #audies2025

So … SWARM by Jennifer D Lyle has been named to the American Library Association’s YALSA 2025 Amazing Audiobooks Top 10 list! Tysm, @andreonthemic.com for DMing me about this!! And same to my wonderful producer, Ben Edwards at @blackstonepub.bsky.social! www.ala.org/yalsa/amazin...

It’s travel day! And also socializing day! On my way to NYC for the Audio Publishers Association Conference (APAC) and the Audie Awards Gala! Definitely looking forward to seeing my friends!

This skeet hurt my feelings

Preach.

Video announcement for my newest project, I WILL FOLLOW by Eireann Corrigan. I’ll be streaming live on TikTok, my discord, and on Clubhouse. Thank you to Podium Entertainment for giving me this opportunity and allowing me to livestream the narration process!

Truly!! An excellent author makes it that much easier to fall into the work and give it our all. Jen’s writing is amaaaazing!!

The USA has had two major plane crashes in the last 4 days. The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years. ‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades. So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?

Authors, if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book. ‘I prayed. Not to the god or the goddess, but to my hands.’ - Crocodile Waves (working title), KM Hammond, coming out Who The Fuck Knows Cause I Gotta Finish Writing It

In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest. But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy. Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live. Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.

I’m also nonbinary, and I also could have changed my gender marker last year when I renewed my passport. I didn’t, as much as I wanted to.

7-year CT scan: in progress. I’m a cancer survivor, so I get scans to confirm that my cancer isn’t making a comeback. I’m not expecting any scary results. I don’t even really have scanxiety anymore. But it is one of a handful of times every year that I feel like cancer patient again.

GOP removed housing regulations—housing collapsed GOP removed banking regulations—banks went under GOP removed railroad regulations—trains derailed GOP removed FAA regulations—midair crash Stop deregulating billionaires and transportation industries. Start prosecuting those who commit fraud.

Conspiracy theorists are super brave with their crud in the coffee shop today … I am just … good lord. I’m so glad I’m nearly done with my work and am getting out of here soon.