Anna Holmes
@annabookwriter.bsky.social
Author (The Ember of Elyssia Quartet, Fortune's Calling Trilogy, THE BRIDAL PARTY, THE PRINCE WITH SIX FACES). Dice roller. Disabled in the library. All opinions mine. All around nerd.
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Anna Holmes
@annabookwriter.bsky.social
· Jul 30
Hi! I'm Anna. I am a disabled and queer author of similarly queer and disabled YA and adult SFF. Will post a short synopsis of each, followed by representation you can expect and links where you can find that work. I will not cover every platform, but my books are available widely. Ready? Long 🧵:
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we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response
The executive jet that DHS says it needs has a “bedroom with a queen bed, showers, a kitchen, four large flat-screen TVs and even a bar ..”
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February 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
we couldn't use government funds to buy coffee (like, folgers ground coffee) when i worked on a CDC outbreak emergency response
My mom a few weeks ago: so do people talk about the royals a lot
Me: nah, not really
Me, today: well now everyone is
Me: nah, not really
Me, today: well now everyone is
February 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
My mom a few weeks ago: so do people talk about the royals a lot
Me: nah, not really
Me, today: well now everyone is
Me: nah, not really
Me, today: well now everyone is
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yesterday it was snowing and there were reports from whipple of three children (elementary school aged) being released in just t-shirts. haven watch was there to meet them. please donate if you can to any of the amazing efforts listed at standwithminnesota.com and to havenwatch.org directly
Stand With Minnesota
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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February 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
yesterday it was snowing and there were reports from whipple of three children (elementary school aged) being released in just t-shirts. haven watch was there to meet them. please donate if you can to any of the amazing efforts listed at standwithminnesota.com and to havenwatch.org directly
Oh fucking A. A woman on the train saw my mask and said she came on the accessible car because she’s sick.
That’s not…no. Don’t do this.
That’s not…no. Don’t do this.
February 19, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Oh fucking A. A woman on the train saw my mask and said she came on the accessible car because she’s sick.
That’s not…no. Don’t do this.
That’s not…no. Don’t do this.
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February 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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LMAO it’s his birthday.
February 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM
LMAO it’s his birthday.
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I love this website when Bad Things Happen to Bad People
February 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I love this website when Bad Things Happen to Bad People
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This reminds me of a coupla decades ago when the argument du jour was “What if Van Gogh had been medicated for his depression?!” with the implication that he wouldn’t have created art if he wasn’t miserable.
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
February 19, 2026 at 7:29 AM
This reminds me of a coupla decades ago when the argument du jour was “What if Van Gogh had been medicated for his depression?!” with the implication that he wouldn’t have created art if he wasn’t miserable.
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
A) fuck that noise
B) Van Gogh didn’t own anybody his art OR his misery
Alt text. I see we’re at the part where they say the quiet parts into a megaphone and ask “lol you triggered, snowflake?” When you point out that “so we killed some people” is a morally indefensible thing to say.
February 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Alt text. I see we’re at the part where they say the quiet parts into a megaphone and ask “lol you triggered, snowflake?” When you point out that “so we killed some people” is a morally indefensible thing to say.
Oh, thank god, actual contempt of court consequences. I sincerely do not know why judges have been so lenient with these.
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JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
February 19, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Oh, thank god, actual contempt of court consequences. I sincerely do not know why judges have been so lenient with these.
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ATTENTION BLUESKY
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
ATTENTION BLUESKY
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
you don't want to watch the State of the Union next week
you want to watch a PowerPoint party telethon of your favorite Bluesky super posters delivering their most unhinged hot takes to raise money for mutual aid in Twin Cities and Portland
Poster's Madness for a good cause!!!!
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"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
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February 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"AI will cure cancer"
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
No bro, it is fully on cancer's side
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Aughhh the soap I have used since 2011 has been discontinued, noooo
Right in the autism (and probably the MCAS, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it)
Right in the autism (and probably the MCAS, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it)
February 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Aughhh the soap I have used since 2011 has been discontinued, noooo
Right in the autism (and probably the MCAS, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it)
Right in the autism (and probably the MCAS, but we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it)
I have rewatched 2005 Pride and Prejudice three times this week while working, and damn, the costumer should have won all the awards just based on her selection of silhouette alone, let alone fabric choices and color and styling.
Darcy’s coats get progressively looser cuts.
Darcy’s coats get progressively looser cuts.
February 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I have rewatched 2005 Pride and Prejudice three times this week while working, and damn, the costumer should have won all the awards just based on her selection of silhouette alone, let alone fabric choices and color and styling.
Darcy’s coats get progressively looser cuts.
Darcy’s coats get progressively looser cuts.
I cracked and got food delivered. Today was a struggle! Instead of the nice kind of rest day it was the “there’s lead weights in your bloodstream and sandbags in your soul” kind of day.
They happen. Trying not to get weird about it
They happen. Trying not to get weird about it
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I cracked and got food delivered. Today was a struggle! Instead of the nice kind of rest day it was the “there’s lead weights in your bloodstream and sandbags in your soul” kind of day.
They happen. Trying not to get weird about it
They happen. Trying not to get weird about it
I think what I love most about these is the dad has set himself up as the backup singer(s). If you have ever played with a toddler, you know that’s definitely your role in that action.
You question, you affirm, you’re there to harmonize.
You question, you affirm, you’re there to harmonize.
February 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I think what I love most about these is the dad has set himself up as the backup singer(s). If you have ever played with a toddler, you know that’s definitely your role in that action.
You question, you affirm, you’re there to harmonize.
You question, you affirm, you’re there to harmonize.
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all the times i've heard "do you need any help with that?", looked up to answer and realised: they're talking to my partner, and "that" is me.
Add a wheelchair and it’s all this plus men who refuse to let you pass because they don’t believe you could possibly be faster than them. One man in a fancy suit walked into my footplate and just stared at me for a solid thirty seconds, expecting I would move.
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A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson
Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor
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February 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
all the times i've heard "do you need any help with that?", looked up to answer and realised: they're talking to my partner, and "that" is me.
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2026 basically
February 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
2026 basically
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They are literally talking to each other about forcing us to adopt it. They have decided they’ve got no choice but to coerce people into using it
One does not generally need to do that with truly exciting technologies that it would be a shame to miss out on
One does not generally need to do that with truly exciting technologies that it would be a shame to miss out on
“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 AM
They are literally talking to each other about forcing us to adopt it. They have decided they’ve got no choice but to coerce people into using it
One does not generally need to do that with truly exciting technologies that it would be a shame to miss out on
One does not generally need to do that with truly exciting technologies that it would be a shame to miss out on
My father is a difficult man who automatically dislikes popular things. Naturally, he hates the Olympics. In 1996, he happened to be away.
For class, my teacher asked us to watch an Olympic match. Didn’t matter what. Being an easily charmed little girl, I picked skating.
And my mom—
For class, my teacher asked us to watch an Olympic match. Didn’t matter what. Being an easily charmed little girl, I picked skating.
And my mom—
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My father is a difficult man who automatically dislikes popular things. Naturally, he hates the Olympics. In 1996, he happened to be away.
For class, my teacher asked us to watch an Olympic match. Didn’t matter what. Being an easily charmed little girl, I picked skating.
And my mom—
For class, my teacher asked us to watch an Olympic match. Didn’t matter what. Being an easily charmed little girl, I picked skating.
And my mom—
I mean, nature itself is rejecting the massive strains this abomination of a technology places on it, and some people think (claim) the answer is use it more.
I’m pretty sure discovering how to replicate a food source is far more virtuous than this parasitic plagiarism engine that kills people.
I’m pretty sure discovering how to replicate a food source is far more virtuous than this parasitic plagiarism engine that kills people.
Even better, the right’s rationale against this technology is literally “God doesn’t want us to make it,” but if we started saying that about AI we’d be treated with the utmost contempt
February 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I mean, nature itself is rejecting the massive strains this abomination of a technology places on it, and some people think (claim) the answer is use it more.
I’m pretty sure discovering how to replicate a food source is far more virtuous than this parasitic plagiarism engine that kills people.
I’m pretty sure discovering how to replicate a food source is far more virtuous than this parasitic plagiarism engine that kills people.
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A technology I’m really excited about is lab grown meat, and the right is actually using its state power to prevent this technology from coming to fruition, but there has been far less hand-wringing about that than the organic consumer rejection of AI
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
A technology I’m really excited about is lab grown meat, and the right is actually using its state power to prevent this technology from coming to fruition, but there has been far less hand-wringing about that than the organic consumer rejection of AI
God I love dogs
February 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
God I love dogs