This is the best?!!! 🥰🥹

They raided the jailed children to steal their letters. The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

Incredibly emotional to hear my poem has been turned into a song of resistance and is being sung in Minneapolis right now. Please do not give up.

Psst. Hey, come closer. No, closer. I have a New Year’s secret for you. It’s this: If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

OH HEY. Cat's out of the bag! Look at what @avivor.com , @dianasousaart.bsky.social and I are up to! This was *so* fun! 😏 #CriticalRole

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity. But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

Little Rock, AR. #NoKings

#A_NewHope ✊

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If you’re out at a #NoKings rally today, stay safe, stay smart, and wear a mask! I love you!

It's here eeeeeee eeeee!! 🥰🥰 I'm so excited to dive into book 2 of this amazing series by @mariekeyn.bsky.social! 💖💖 I feel very lucky I discovered book 1 last month so I didn't have to wait long for the sequel 🥰 Disabled AND queer representation are BEAUTIFULLY woven in their series! 💖

Dusting off my account to share that SPLINTER & ASH 2: CITY OF SECRETS is out now! This series is my love letter to the fantasy adventures that I grew up on, but with a disabled princess and a nonbinary squire taking the lead in the fight to make their wartorn kingdom kinder and fairer. 💙

I'm hoping the algo gets this to the people who need it. If you were at UVU or you saw the video, you should play Tetris. Preferably today. You don't have to be good at it. Research tells us that playing Tetris after traumatic events helps to disrupt your brain's long term storage of the memory.

I don’t know, peeps, but I just keep coming back around to the idea that what so many people want is a hopeful vision of a better world, with autonomy, dignity, & respect for all, affordability of food/shelter, education, medical care, clean air/water, & a place in a community. That’s the message.

New York City friends! Go vote today! Don't rank Cuomo! Stay hydrated!! I'm rooting for you all!

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

I'm honored AFTER WE BURNED is kicking off such a spectacular list of LGBTQ+ books! 🌈📚

No kings

Just finished Splinter & Ash by @mariekeyn.bsky.social and really loved it! The story was full of surprises and the characters were well rounded and relatable. As someone who also tries to fight for a better world for all, I felt very seen ❤️

the kid looks fucking terrified, knows the university will probably punitively hold the diploma they've worked three or four years to get, and also knows people have been disappeared recently by fascists for doing way, way less. still says it! just an incredibly fucking brave person

This is what I'm hoping for. Good thread, great context.

icymi, BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS will be coming to bookshelves near you!

✨️ NEW BOOK ✨️ One of the greatest joys of my career so far has been to put together UNBROKEN: 13 STORIES STARRING DISABLED TEENS. One of my dreams has always been to edit a collection like it for middle grade readers. So I'm *beyond* thrilled to share: BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS

If you prefer your ARCs in audio, good news! COME AS YOU ARE is up on NetGalley! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! Visit your favorite local indie! Buy books! (I did too!) And if you'd like to preorder one of my upcoming books, I have two separate "the world is burning, let's fight [a treacherous conspiracy/the patriarchy] with friendship, trust, and collective action" titles!

Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads

I have had, and continue to have, many conflicts with the church I was raised in. This Pope, though the leader of all that, did many brave and iconoclastic things as the leader in his lifetime. I have more respect for him than most of his peers in power across the globe.

Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.

Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

Dear fellow graphic novelists and comics writers, a gentle reminder: 💫 Credit your full creative team at every possible opportunity. 💫 If you work on any graphic story, get into the habit of celebrating all the people who make it what it is. Artists, colorists, letterers, cocreators, your team. 💙

John Oliver's segment about trans athletes is a must watch for anyone who genuinely has "concerns" (and isn't just using that as cover for bigotry) www.readtpa.com/p/send-this-...

trans author with trans characters, you say? #TDOV THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here: tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw

And speaking of, happy #TransDayOfVisibility! Protect trans kids. Protect trans lives. Fight for trans rights. Celebrate trans stories.

This is a fantastic thread with #TransDayOfVisibility recs! Check it out! 🏳️‍⚧️

I have a story in this! All about finding yourself and finding a place to belong through TTRPG. Also, all the characters in this story (except for one flashback) are autistic and that was such a *joy* to write 🥰

Boosting this! If you haven't had a chance yet to donate and you are in a position to do so, there's a matching offer now! 🩵

I know the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and everything feels uncertain right now. But I'm holding the arcs of my upcoming YA, and I'm so grateful that I get to tell these difficult stories about hope and healing. 💙

Mein Beitrag für #ComicsGegenRechts Auch wenn vieles gerade düster und bedrückend scheint, wir dürfen nicht vergessen, dass es SO viele Menschen gibt, die sich für Menschenrechte und Gerechtigkeit einsetzen und diese Werte schützen wollen. Du bist nicht allein, zusammen sind wir stark 💖🕊️

Sobbing. But in such a good way. 💙 #CriticalRole

this sucks and is not surprising -- please support your local libraries, & if you're able join/attend school board meetings, you can help locally! they're throwing all this stuff out at the same time to induce a paralytic rage, but don't give into it (authors, join www.authorsagainstbookbans.com !)

Wanted to do something positive today, so I made a starter pack of Diverse Kidlit creators and industry professionals! #diversekidlit #starterpack #diversifyyourshelves #weneeddiversebooks go.bsky.app/Ma4TCD7

found on r/me_irlgbt, seemed relevant. stay strong. i love you all.

hi. i felt stressed about monday so i made a list of 99 things you could do instead of watching the inauguration. some self-care. some activism. some bookish ideas. go forth and pick one that brings you joy. misshelved.substack.com/p/99-things-...

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Marieke, and alongside my prose work, I adore writing comics and graphic novels. INK GIRLS, my first OGN, is a work of pure defiant joy. I also love writing character-driven stories in existing universes, from creepy to hopeful and everything in between. 📓: mariekenijkamp.com