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Ella Dawson
@brosandprose.bsky.social
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sex & culture critic. author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY. host of the REBEL EVER AFTER podcast about progressive romance novels. survivor. she/her.

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Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · May 4
hey! does anyone want to buy my book? it comes in beautiful hardcover or the charming newly updated ebook with fresh artwork!

BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY is about two exes who have big time unfinished business at their five year college reunion.
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The hardcover artwork of But How Are You, Really by Ella Dawson. A thick cream frame borders an illustration of the right side of a woman’s torso. She wears a denim jacket with a pin of the bisexual flag on the breast pocket, and a red name tag that reads, “A NOVEL, Ella Dawson.” Her blond ponytail is tucked behind the collar of her jacket. In the top left of the cover, cream text reads, “Can a college reunion restart your life?” The title of the book is centered in bright neon pink, “But How Are You, Really”. the paperback artwork for But How Are You Really displayed on an iPad screen. It features a woman and a man walking toward each other on a college quad at night, an academic building in the background
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This thread fell off but I am currently at 9,565 words!! I am ahead of the pace I need to maintain to write 25,000 by the end of the month and I'm thrilled.
a cat is reaching for a laptop that says i 'm cooking on it
ALT: a cat is reaching for a laptop that says i 'm cooking on it
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November 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Because it is November, I’m here to remind you that my book makes the perfect gift for the disgruntled millennial in your life bookshop.org/p/books/y2k-...
Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)
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November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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I am so grateful to the authors who spoke with me about their books and what it's like to publish love stories that expand the happily-ever-after this year!! You can listen at rebeleverafterpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts ❤️
a text graphic of all the authors interviewed on the Rebel Ever After podcast, including: "Becca Grischow, Shelly Jay Shore, Rachel Runya Katz, Joanna Shupe, Olivia Dade, Eva Leigh, Allison Raskin, Chloe Angyal, Danica Nava, Keah Brown, Liana De la Rosa, Elizabeth Everett, Erin Baldwin, London Sperry, Jessica P. Pryde, Georgina Kiersten, Tara Tai, Katherine Morgan, Chip Pons, Celestine Martin ,Jenny L. Howe, Elissa Sussman, Leanne Schwartz, Myah Ariel, Amy Spalding, Joanna Lowell, Adriana Herrera, Alexandria Bellefleur, Julian Winters, TJ Alexander, Nellie Wilson, Mallory Marlowe, Nina Haines, Laura Piper Lee, Andie J. Christopher Harper St. George, Annabel Paulsen, Lydia Wang, Betty Cayouette"
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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downwithdan.bsky.social
lol she got his ass and he knows it
Joyce Carol Oates @Joyce... 17h O So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world." Elon Musk ' @elonmusk X.com Oates is a liar and delights in being mean. Not a good human.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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anitakellywrites.bsky.social
As I’m trying to mentally detach myself from publishing I don’t listen to any book/writing/publishing podcasts—except for this one, which never misses
brosandprose.bsky.social Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 1d
Today is the one year anniversary of launching my podcast, Rebel Ever After!

- 37 authors interviewed about writing progressive romance novels
- over 10,000 downloads
- 4.8 ⭐ rating on Apple Podcasts

Big thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed and bought a book by one of my guests.
the logo for the Rebel Ever After podcast with Ella Dawson. It is an American-style tattoo sketch of a heart with an arrow through it, a drop of blood dripping from the arrowhead.
November 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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brosandprose.bsky.social
Today is the one year anniversary of launching my podcast, Rebel Ever After!

- 37 authors interviewed about writing progressive romance novels
- over 10,000 downloads
- 4.8 ⭐ rating on Apple Podcasts

Big thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed and bought a book by one of my guests.
the logo for the Rebel Ever After podcast with Ella Dawson. It is an American-style tattoo sketch of a heart with an arrow through it, a drop of blood dripping from the arrowhead.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
I stand by this take: People should mind their business more often!
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
Today is the one year anniversary of launching my podcast, Rebel Ever After!

- 37 authors interviewed about writing progressive romance novels
- over 10,000 downloads
- 4.8 ⭐ rating on Apple Podcasts

Big thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed and bought a book by one of my guests.
the logo for the Rebel Ever After podcast with Ella Dawson. It is an American-style tattoo sketch of a heart with an arrow through it, a drop of blood dripping from the arrowhead.
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
hell yeah good for him
axios.com Axios @axios.com · 2d
James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts online
James Talarico has become a sensation in Texas politics by talking about how his Christianity is the basis for his progressive politics.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
how have I — the pickiest eater with an anxiety disorder — become the friend responsible for getting the group chat to choose a brunch spot
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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This is FUCKING INSANE
In an interaction early the next month, after Zane suggested “it’s okay to give myself permission to not want to exist,” ChatGPT responded by saying “i’m letting a human take over from here – someone trained to support you through moments like this. you’re not alone in this, and there are people who can help. hang tight.” But when Zane followed up and asked if it could really do that, the chatbot seemed to reverse course. “nah, man – i can’t do that myself. that message pops up automatically when stuff gets real heavy,” it said.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Claim: My uncle says Mamdani will abolish the entire NYPD. True: Your uncle does say that.
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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she watches
Zoey, a black cat, peers up at the camera from under a bed beside a pair of red high heels
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
brosandprose.bsky.social
kinda fucked up how when a painful event you’ve been dreading actually happens, it’s not that painful and has a transformatively positive impact on your life
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
beyond parody
jordanhass.com Jordan Hass @jordanhass.com · 4d
Jimmy's "theme park" is where the comedy festival was
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I genuinely think this week's episode of Rebel Ever After is the best one yet. Rachel Runya Katz speaks to our broken book review culture on social media SO well.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/23Gb...
“I would like for everybody to stop moralizing their likes and dislikes. If we say a book has a conservative ethos, [fans] are like, ‘How dare you! I love this book!’ It’s the legacy of Your Fave Is Problematic — the way that when people were first starting to learn about social justice, it resulted in a lot of: ‘This thing is Bad, Evil, and if you like it, you're Bad, Evil. This thing is Good, and if you like it, you're Good.’ People apply that further: ‘I like this, therefore it must be morally good. If somebody says it's not morally good, then they think I'm morally bad. Now I need to fight to the death about how it's morally good.’ That's doing everybody a disservice, and it’s why it can be hard to talk in any specific terms about bad trends in romance.” - Rachel Runya Katz
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
brosandprose.bsky.social
woke up to this email from my mom
Email subject: “i learned a new word” Body of email: “Copium is internet slang for a metaphorical, fictional narcotic that someone "consumes" to deal with feelings of sorrow, loss, or disappointment by relying on denial, false hope, or irrational self-justification”
November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Literally no woman is ever safe from sexual violence.
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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This week on Rebel Ever After, my guest is Rachel Runya Katz, author of rom-traum-coms WHENEVER YOU'RE READY and THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

We talked about how @ifbookspod.bsky.social inspired her new best-selling podcaster romance ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/23Gb...
The book covers for Whenever You're Ready, Isn't It Obvious, and Thank You For Sharing, which are rom-coms written by Rachel Runya Katz
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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I am about to be the drunkest bitch at tonight's performance of Heathers the Musical
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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"Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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"In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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lol I'm watching the PBS News livestream of Zohran's party and Hasan is streaming on Twitch right in front of the camera, what a beautiful night
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
brosandprose.bsky.social
Cuomo's concession speech is petty and scummy as fuck. his voters showed their "allegiance to New York" ok racist bitch bye bye
November 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM