AmandaGW
@amandagw.bsky.social
Mom, Wife, Writer (YA & MG Horror/Thriller/Paranormal), Advocate, 🌈Ally, Attorney, I love cheese/chocolate/art/lifting/stories in the spirit of The Goonies. No Kings. She/Her
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AmandaGW
@amandagw.bsky.social
· May 6
You guys. My brain is *buzzing* with my MG Horror WIP. 🖤 This is the closest to a fever dream experience I’ve ever been. How can these characters that sprang from my imagination feel so REAL!?
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My “side” is that children should be protected. Oh, my “politics”? They all should have access to food, housing, medical care, and education.
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
My “side” is that children should be protected. Oh, my “politics”? They all should have access to food, housing, medical care, and education.
My 4yo just gave me a big hug and then said, “I just drank your soul. Like Jinu!”
Happy Monday, friends.😆
Happy Monday, friends.😆
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
My 4yo just gave me a big hug and then said, “I just drank your soul. Like Jinu!”
Happy Monday, friends.😆
Happy Monday, friends.😆
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I definitely could not have worked in politics. Ever. Nothing enrages me faster than when I ask a direct question and receive a non-response.
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I definitely could not have worked in politics. Ever. Nothing enrages me faster than when I ask a direct question and receive a non-response.
Went to dinner with friends last night—sweetest people who have impressive careers. As they told us about some cool work they’ve done, I said (only half joking) “I feel so unaccomplished!” Our friend immediately countered, “WDYM!? You write whole books! I wish I could do that!”
😊 Was nice to hear.
😊 Was nice to hear.
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Went to dinner with friends last night—sweetest people who have impressive careers. As they told us about some cool work they’ve done, I said (only half joking) “I feel so unaccomplished!” Our friend immediately countered, “WDYM!? You write whole books! I wish I could do that!”
😊 Was nice to hear.
😊 Was nice to hear.
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You kind of officially have like 1.5 hours to get your micro in. The Mikey awards at least $2500 in prize money to great work under 250 words. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatical...
www.smokelong.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
You kind of officially have like 1.5 hours to get your micro in. The Mikey awards at least $2500 in prize money to great work under 250 words. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
Our mothers didn’t play with us constantly (& THEIR mothers didn’t play with THEM constantly) when we were little, not because they didn’t love us, but because who else was going to do the laundry/make food/clean the house/do the shopping/etc.? It wasn’t an issue of love, but rather time management!
November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Our mothers didn’t play with us constantly (& THEIR mothers didn’t play with THEM constantly) when we were little, not because they didn’t love us, but because who else was going to do the laundry/make food/clean the house/do the shopping/etc.? It wasn’t an issue of love, but rather time management!
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🌱 Tree Planting Tip: Always install the support stake before filling the planting hole with soil! 🌳 This prevents accidentally driving the stake through and damaging the tree's delicate roots once they're covered. Protect those roots for healthy growth! #TreeCare #GardeningTips
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🌱 Tree Planting Tip: Always install the support stake before filling the planting hole with soil! 🌳 This prevents accidentally driving the stake through and damaging the tree's delicate roots once they're covered. Protect those roots for healthy growth! #TreeCare #GardeningTips
“Ruth! Ruth! BABY! Ruth!”
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Ruth! Ruth! BABY! Ruth!”
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I’m sorry I just found out that in 1379, as in, 650 years ago, a baby girl was born in Yorkshire and named Diot Coke
history is a fucking joke lmao
history is a fucking joke lmao
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“Teachers and librarians are scared to get fired. So we make sure these books are still accessible. Some of our book smugglers can’t tell you who they are, but they’re out there.” - Tony Diaz, founder of Librotraficantes (Reporting Texas)
@penamerica.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
As a New Texas Law Clamps Down on School Libraries, 'Librotraficantes' Fight Back - Reporting Texas
Just two months after a new Texas law expanded parents’ power to challenge school library books, authors gathered at the Texas Book Festival’s Banned Book Bash to read from titles that have been banne...
www.reportingtexas.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Teachers and librarians are scared to get fired. So we make sure these books are still accessible. Some of our book smugglers can’t tell you who they are, but they’re out there.” - Tony Diaz, founder of Librotraficantes (Reporting Texas)
@penamerica.bsky.social
@penamerica.bsky.social
Surely Almond Joys count as fruit/fiber, yes?
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Surely Almond Joys count as fruit/fiber, yes?
Ask and you shall receive! Libby just sent me the audiobook for The Ministry of Time! Woo hoo!
Come on, Libby! Send me something good from my Holds list today! I have a mountain of laundry to fold and could use a good tale to pass the time.📚💖
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ask and you shall receive! Libby just sent me the audiobook for The Ministry of Time! Woo hoo!
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Day 99
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein 207 years ago. What do you have to say? What can you write that can possibly have that sort of impact?
Reach deep.
600 words every day started Aug 3 to Dec 31 for a novel draft by end of year.
#600x150
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein 207 years ago. What do you have to say? What can you write that can possibly have that sort of impact?
Reach deep.
600 words every day started Aug 3 to Dec 31 for a novel draft by end of year.
#600x150
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Day 99
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein 207 years ago. What do you have to say? What can you write that can possibly have that sort of impact?
Reach deep.
600 words every day started Aug 3 to Dec 31 for a novel draft by end of year.
#600x150
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein 207 years ago. What do you have to say? What can you write that can possibly have that sort of impact?
Reach deep.
600 words every day started Aug 3 to Dec 31 for a novel draft by end of year.
#600x150
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Happy Veteran's Day folks, particularly to those veterans who are doing their level best to stand up and speak out to keep our democracy intact.
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Happy Veteran's Day folks, particularly to those veterans who are doing their level best to stand up and speak out to keep our democracy intact.
Come on, Libby! Send me something good from my Holds list today! I have a mountain of laundry to fold and could use a good tale to pass the time.📚💖
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Come on, Libby! Send me something good from my Holds list today! I have a mountain of laundry to fold and could use a good tale to pass the time.📚💖
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File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'
Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
grist.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
File under: The Laws of Thermodynamics are a B****
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
grist.org/oceans/hey-s...
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COVER REVEAL!
Coming to shelves November 14th, Within the Black is the second in my delightfully spooky middle grade Nowhere series and perfect for readers of all ages who love monsters, robots, portal travel, and outer space.
Coming to shelves November 14th, Within the Black is the second in my delightfully spooky middle grade Nowhere series and perfect for readers of all ages who love monsters, robots, portal travel, and outer space.
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
COVER REVEAL!
Coming to shelves November 14th, Within the Black is the second in my delightfully spooky middle grade Nowhere series and perfect for readers of all ages who love monsters, robots, portal travel, and outer space.
Coming to shelves November 14th, Within the Black is the second in my delightfully spooky middle grade Nowhere series and perfect for readers of all ages who love monsters, robots, portal travel, and outer space.
November, your sunsets are divine.🧡
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
November, your sunsets are divine.🧡
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Palmer station via https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=0 #southpole #antarctica #view #webcam
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Palmer station via https://www.usap.gov/videoclipsandmaps/palwebcam.cfm?t=0 #southpole #antarctica #view #webcam
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.