Cid K Fleming
@cidkfleming.bsky.social
The big comfy chair in the living room is my office, where I’m either reading or writing (often assisted by the dog).
Author of kidlit and women’s fiction/romance. #scbwi #rwa
Day job: technical writer/instructional design
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www.cidkfleming.com
Author of kidlit and women’s fiction/romance. #scbwi #rwa
Day job: technical writer/instructional design
(she/her)
www.cidkfleming.com
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To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Elon Musk’s new pay package would feed all forty million Americans on SNAP for the next ten years. He wouldn’t notice the difference but the country would.
Just a couple more days to submit
Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is OpenOctober@Sourcebooks.com. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...
Melissa Manlove – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Just a couple more days to submit
It’s apple cider doughnut season. 🍁
October 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s apple cider doughnut season. 🍁
I said goodbye to my sweet cat today and came home to a rejection from an editor. I’ve had better days. Still - life goes on. Dusting myself off. Tomorrow is another day.
#resilient
#resilient
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I said goodbye to my sweet cat today and came home to a rejection from an editor. I’ve had better days. Still - life goes on. Dusting myself off. Tomorrow is another day.
#resilient
#resilient
Star light, star bright…
September 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Star light, star bright…
Tried to leave a book review on Amazon (I’m an ARC reader for the book), but it wouldn’t let me because I haven’t spent enough money on Amazon this year! So obnoxious!!
August 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Tried to leave a book review on Amazon (I’m an ARC reader for the book), but it wouldn’t let me because I haven’t spent enough money on Amazon this year! So obnoxious!!
What a fabulous SCWBI Summer Virtual Conference.
Many thanks to organizers, panel leaders, presenters, tech wizards who connected us all, and participants for inspiring, teaching, guiding, sharing, and community building.
#scbwiSummer25 #scbwi #kidlit
Many thanks to organizers, panel leaders, presenters, tech wizards who connected us all, and participants for inspiring, teaching, guiding, sharing, and community building.
#scbwiSummer25 #scbwi #kidlit
August 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What a fabulous SCWBI Summer Virtual Conference.
Many thanks to organizers, panel leaders, presenters, tech wizards who connected us all, and participants for inspiring, teaching, guiding, sharing, and community building.
#scbwiSummer25 #scbwi #kidlit
Many thanks to organizers, panel leaders, presenters, tech wizards who connected us all, and participants for inspiring, teaching, guiding, sharing, and community building.
#scbwiSummer25 #scbwi #kidlit
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HAPPENING TODAY! This event is free and open to the public.
Join top creators and industry leaders for a bold conversation on book bans, legal fights, and the power of stories that must be heard. Invite your friends and community members!
Register at scbwi.org
#scbwisummer2025
Join top creators and industry leaders for a bold conversation on book bans, legal fights, and the power of stories that must be heard. Invite your friends and community members!
Register at scbwi.org
#scbwisummer2025
July 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
HAPPENING TODAY! This event is free and open to the public.
Join top creators and industry leaders for a bold conversation on book bans, legal fights, and the power of stories that must be heard. Invite your friends and community members!
Register at scbwi.org
#scbwisummer2025
Join top creators and industry leaders for a bold conversation on book bans, legal fights, and the power of stories that must be heard. Invite your friends and community members!
Register at scbwi.org
#scbwisummer2025
I went sea kayaking with friends early this morning in Maine. The fog lifted as we paddled toward a rocky ledge, where 70+ seals were sunning. We kept back, but many slid into the water and swam out, bobbing up and around us. Very cool.
Thanks to a friend for sharing this photo of one of them.
Thanks to a friend for sharing this photo of one of them.
June 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I went sea kayaking with friends early this morning in Maine. The fog lifted as we paddled toward a rocky ledge, where 70+ seals were sunning. We kept back, but many slid into the water and swam out, bobbing up and around us. Very cool.
Thanks to a friend for sharing this photo of one of them.
Thanks to a friend for sharing this photo of one of them.
For a few glorious weeks, lilacs fill the air from one end of town to the other.
May 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
For a few glorious weeks, lilacs fill the air from one end of town to the other.
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I've updated my listing of children's literary statues available in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new. #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2025/05/14/a...
May 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I've updated my listing of children's literary statues available in the United States. Take a deep dive into characters old and new. #kidlit afuse8production.slj.com/2025/05/14/a...
I’m thrilled to learn that my PB, One Special Word, is an Honorable Mention for #PBParty.
Thank you to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social for organizing this event and to you and @sylviaichen.bsky.social and all the judges for their hard work.
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions! 🎉
Thank you to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social for organizing this event and to you and @sylviaichen.bsky.social and all the judges for their hard work.
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions! 🎉
May 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I’m thrilled to learn that my PB, One Special Word, is an Honorable Mention for #PBParty.
Thank you to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social for organizing this event and to you and @sylviaichen.bsky.social and all the judges for their hard work.
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions! 🎉
Thank you to @mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social for organizing this event and to you and @sylviaichen.bsky.social and all the judges for their hard work.
Congratulations to the winners and honorable mentions! 🎉
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May 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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It's teacher gift time.
What if, instead of spending $10 on a mug or chocolates, you spent $10 on a gift card to your teacher's local indie bookstore?
What if, instead of spending $10 on a mug or chocolates, you spent $10 on a gift card to your teacher's local indie bookstore?
May 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's teacher gift time.
What if, instead of spending $10 on a mug or chocolates, you spent $10 on a gift card to your teacher's local indie bookstore?
What if, instead of spending $10 on a mug or chocolates, you spent $10 on a gift card to your teacher's local indie bookstore?
When you cut the arts, you cut out the heart and soul of a people.
Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.
Sweeping cuts hit NEA after Trump administration calls to eliminate the agency
Hours after the Trump administration proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts from next year's federal budget, hundreds of arts groups in the U.S. were told their grants were canceled.
www.npr.org
May 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
When you cut the arts, you cut out the heart and soul of a people.
Look what I got at my local indie bookstore!
WHEN THE AIR SANG by @laurabontje.bsky.social with illustrations by @anderkaya.bsky.social is a sweet multigenerational story with many layers. It’s about cicadas and curiosity, family and patience - all wrapped up in love. Wonderful new picture book!
WHEN THE AIR SANG by @laurabontje.bsky.social with illustrations by @anderkaya.bsky.social is a sweet multigenerational story with many layers. It’s about cicadas and curiosity, family and patience - all wrapped up in love. Wonderful new picture book!
April 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Look what I got at my local indie bookstore!
WHEN THE AIR SANG by @laurabontje.bsky.social with illustrations by @anderkaya.bsky.social is a sweet multigenerational story with many layers. It’s about cicadas and curiosity, family and patience - all wrapped up in love. Wonderful new picture book!
WHEN THE AIR SANG by @laurabontje.bsky.social with illustrations by @anderkaya.bsky.social is a sweet multigenerational story with many layers. It’s about cicadas and curiosity, family and patience - all wrapped up in love. Wonderful new picture book!
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If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church
YouTube video by VanTidesDIY
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April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
This reminds me to have a conversation with our new librarian on what plans our library has to fight book bans. Seems like a good idea to be prepared - including lining up allies in the community.
Want to fight book bans in your community? Start with a powerful petition.
Petitions aren’t just signatures—they’re statements of resistance. Learn how to craft one that makes an impact: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/how_to_craft...
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
Petitions aren’t just signatures—they’re statements of resistance. Learn how to craft one that makes an impact: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/how_to_craft...
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
How to Craft a Successful Petition to Fight Book Bans and Defend Intellectual Freedom
Learn how to write a powerful petition that fights book bans, mobilizes your community, and defends every reader’s right to access a deep variety of stories.
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
April 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This reminds me to have a conversation with our new librarian on what plans our library has to fight book bans. Seems like a good idea to be prepared - including lining up allies in the community.
Woke up still feeling hope after standing with thousands in the rain in Boston. Now we have to keep the momentum going.
#HandsOff #HandsOffBoston
#HandsOff #HandsOffBoston
April 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Woke up still feeling hope after standing with thousands in the rain in Boston. Now we have to keep the momentum going.
#HandsOff #HandsOffBoston
#HandsOff #HandsOffBoston