Ciera McElroy
@cieramcelroy.bsky.social
Novelist, Film Marketer. If literature, faith, and pop culture had a group chat, I’d be in it.
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Ciera McElroy
@cieramcelroy.bsky.social
· Feb 19
Thrilled that this book is getting a paperback this fall. DETAILS TO COME. More eco activism & women’s marches & Cold War paranoia headed your way ⚛️😵💫
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Comrade @robertpbaird.com discussing "The Nimbus" with @cieramcelroy.bsky.social at @leftbankbooks.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRN...
Left Bank Books Presents Robert P. Baird - The Nimbus
YouTube video by Left Bank Books
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June 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Comrade @robertpbaird.com discussing "The Nimbus" with @cieramcelroy.bsky.social at @leftbankbooks.bsky.social : www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRN...
It’s almost like there’s a novel about this.
April 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
It’s almost like there’s a novel about this.
watching history in real time with this filibuster
April 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
watching history in real time with this filibuster
My precious novel, the result of 10 years of work and research and passion, was listed in the LibGen database today as one of the pirated works used to train AI. Meta is stealing and profiting off the work of artists and writers without consent or compensation.
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
authorsguild.org
March 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
My precious novel, the result of 10 years of work and research and passion, was listed in the LibGen database today as one of the pirated works used to train AI. Meta is stealing and profiting off the work of artists and writers without consent or compensation.
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Breaking news: one year from today
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Sets March 2026 Release From Lionsgate (EXCLUSIVE)
'I Can Only Imagine 2,' the sequel to 2018 breakout hit 'I Can Only Imagine,' will open theatrically on March 20, 2026, from Lionsgate.
variety.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Breaking news: one year from today
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Have struggled to think about anything but Gaza today
Hospitals in Gaza are struggling to respond to the surge of injured patients pouring in one day after Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas. Dr. Razan al-Nahhas describes the scene as 'pure chaos.'
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
'Nowhere is safe': Doctor in Gaza describes scenes of 'nonstop' injuries after Israel ends ceasefire
Israel is continuing to bombard Gaza, one day after declaring the ceasefire with Hamas over and launching a series of surprise airstrikes.
www.wbur.org
March 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Have struggled to think about anything but Gaza today
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I wrote about the hunger for dystopian fiction despite our fear of the future. lithub.com/why-we-fear-...
Why We Fear Real-Life Dystopia but Love Dystopian Fiction
If you spend any time on social media, you’re likely to have noticed a nearly palpable fear of the future. “What stage of dystopia is this?” people will ask, usually in response to a news item abou…
lithub.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I wrote about the hunger for dystopian fiction despite our fear of the future. lithub.com/why-we-fear-...
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Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
Why Walking Helps Us Think
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
nyer.cm
March 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.
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Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In a new essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
www.newyorker.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In a new essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration has identified another green-card holder it wants to deport, in addition to Mahmoud Khalil, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Mahmoud Khalil Isn’t the Only Green-Card Holder Targeted for Arrest
The Trump administration has identified another legal permanent resident it wants deported.
www.theatlantic.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration has identified another green-card holder it wants to deport, in addition to Mahmoud Khalil, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Been reading a lot of thrillers and a lot of Amanda Montell. Happy books feel hard to stomach right now.
March 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Been reading a lot of thrillers and a lot of Amanda Montell. Happy books feel hard to stomach right now.
this is my lore, regrettably
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
this is my lore, regrettably
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Thanks to @markwish.bsky.social, @cieramcelroy.bsky.social, @sarahjanecody.bsky.social, @jenniferfliss.bsky.social, @mlensheffer.bsky.social , @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social, Tara Isabel Zambrano, Ellen Graham Weeren, GennaRose Nethercott.
March 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Thanks to @markwish.bsky.social, @cieramcelroy.bsky.social, @sarahjanecody.bsky.social, @jenniferfliss.bsky.social, @mlensheffer.bsky.social , @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social, Tara Isabel Zambrano, Ellen Graham Weeren, GennaRose Nethercott.
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Al Green understood the assignment
March 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Al Green understood the assignment
So I think I need to buy a pink pantsuit now? Is that what we're wearing to the revolution, gals?
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
So I think I need to buy a pink pantsuit now? Is that what we're wearing to the revolution, gals?
Okay so fact checkers & historians: has it ever happened before that a congressperson was removed forcibly by sergeant at arms during a presidential joint address?
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Okay so fact checkers & historians: has it ever happened before that a congressperson was removed forcibly by sergeant at arms during a presidential joint address?
Drinking game, Trump speech version. Take a shot whenever you hear “American dream.”
March 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Drinking game, Trump speech version. Take a shot whenever you hear “American dream.”
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Tonight’s edition of “educating my children is my protest,” a series.
March 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Tonight’s edition of “educating my children is my protest,” a series.
I think some folks need to review their Cold War history. I can suggest a novel for that.
March 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I think some folks need to review their Cold War history. I can suggest a novel for that.
I feel like we're not seeing the same things. So many people in my feed (Facebook - lots of old friends there) are praising Trump for how he "handled" everything with Zelensky. How are we witnessing the same events and not feeling mutual horror?
March 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I feel like we're not seeing the same things. So many people in my feed (Facebook - lots of old friends there) are praising Trump for how he "handled" everything with Zelensky. How are we witnessing the same events and not feeling mutual horror?
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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
February 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."