Elizabeth Donald
@edonald.bsky.social
Author. Journalist. Professor. Photographer. Traveler. she/her
Member: #AWP, #AABB, #SPJ, #AuthorsGuild, more writing organizations than is healthy
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Elizabeth Donald
@edonald.bsky.social
· Apr 3
It's aliiiiiive. Happy book birthday to BLACKFIRE RISING, and I'm so delighted that this book is shambling to a bookstore near you.
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Amazing this even has to be fact-checked but..
After the election of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican running for South Carolina governor, said Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” There’s no evidence he seeks to do that.
No, Zohran Mamdani is not ‘bringing Sharia law to America’
After the election of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican running for South Carolina governor, said Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” There’s no…
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Amazing this even has to be fact-checked but..
Today’s pretty from my college campus.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today’s pretty from my college campus.
The autumn tree in front of my house this morning.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The autumn tree in front of my house this morning.
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Those who believe in liberty and dignity must never give in to the forces arrayed against the things they hold dearest, Nancy Pelosi argues: https://theatln.tc/VJrhMhNd
November 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Those who believe in liberty and dignity must never give in to the forces arrayed against the things they hold dearest, Nancy Pelosi argues: https://theatln.tc/VJrhMhNd
What the actual fuck.
'Offensive' Holocaust imagery on Catholic school's Halloween float condemned by bishop
The float included a replica of the Auschwitz concentration camp gate, Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg said in an apology.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What the actual fuck.
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The death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa rose to 28 on Saturday. Authorities and humanitarian workers acknowledged that they had yet to reach dozens of communities that were hardest hit by the devastating storm.
Communities in Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Still Cut Off as Death Toll Climbs
The authorities have yet to reach dozens of areas in Jamaica, raising the question of how many people really died in last week’s storm.
nyti.ms
November 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa rose to 28 on Saturday. Authorities and humanitarian workers acknowledged that they had yet to reach dozens of communities that were hardest hit by the devastating storm.
If you want a little bit of fun today, the @lithub.com.web.brid.gy podcast has dedicated the entire episode to a full reading of “The Cask of Amontillado,“ by Edgar Allan Poe. @drewsof.bsky.social is in great voice. For the love of God, Montresor!
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October 31, 2025
Podcast Episode · The Lit Hub Podcast · 10/31/2025 · 18m
podcasts.apple.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you want a little bit of fun today, the @lithub.com.web.brid.gy podcast has dedicated the entire episode to a full reading of “The Cask of Amontillado,“ by Edgar Allan Poe. @drewsof.bsky.social is in great voice. For the love of God, Montresor!
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Ready to maintain the serious discipline of English composition today. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready to maintain the serious discipline of English composition today. 🎃
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NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW: A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica sets up new roadblocks to care for male veterans with breast cancer.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive order about “restoring biological truth” in government.
This year’s list of how to survive a horror movie, free on the Patreon!
How to Survive a Horror Movie: 2025 Edition | Elizabeth Donald
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October 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This year’s list of how to survive a horror movie, free on the Patreon!
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …why.
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …
Me: I asked you a question.
Husband: And I’m not answering on the grounds it may incriminate me.
Me: Oh really?
Husband: Yes, you look 20.
Me: Are you lying?
Husband: No.
Me: Now are you lying?
Husband: No.
He’s so fun to torture.
Husband: …why.
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …
Me: I asked you a question.
Husband: And I’m not answering on the grounds it may incriminate me.
Me: Oh really?
Husband: Yes, you look 20.
Me: Are you lying?
Husband: No.
Me: Now are you lying?
Husband: No.
He’s so fun to torture.
October 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …why.
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …
Me: I asked you a question.
Husband: And I’m not answering on the grounds it may incriminate me.
Me: Oh really?
Husband: Yes, you look 20.
Me: Are you lying?
Husband: No.
Me: Now are you lying?
Husband: No.
He’s so fun to torture.
Husband: …why.
Me: Do I look 20?
Husband: …
Me: I asked you a question.
Husband: And I’m not answering on the grounds it may incriminate me.
Me: Oh really?
Husband: Yes, you look 20.
Me: Are you lying?
Husband: No.
Me: Now are you lying?
Husband: No.
He’s so fun to torture.
If you’re going to speak on book v. movie, you can’t repeatedly say, “Well, I didn’t read the book but…” Read the book! Then speak! Sincerely, English professor yelling at podcasts on the way to work.
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media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you’re going to speak on book v. movie, you can’t repeatedly say, “Well, I didn’t read the book but…” Read the book! Then speak! Sincerely, English professor yelling at podcasts on the way to work.
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This is a big deal. Still lots of work to do, but it matters that the court has recognized that HB900 is utterly, finally, indisputably unconstitutional. Now we just need to get Texans and lawmakers to stop listening to the people who pushed this dumb law.
What an utter waste of taxpayer dollars, spent defending a law that was blatantly and obviously unconstitutional out of the gate.
Texas parents want politicians to stop wasting our money passing unconstitutional laws!!!
www.keranews.org/news/2025-10...
Texas parents want politicians to stop wasting our money passing unconstitutional laws!!!
www.keranews.org/news/2025-10...
Federal judge says Texas law requiring book ratings is unconstitutional
A Waco judge this week made permanent a block on a state law that required book vendors to rate materials based on their sexual content and references.
www.keranews.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is a big deal. Still lots of work to do, but it matters that the court has recognized that HB900 is utterly, finally, indisputably unconstitutional. Now we just need to get Texans and lawmakers to stop listening to the people who pushed this dumb law.
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The latest reason not to trust AI:
"On the West Wing, @marleematlin.bsky.social had a recurring role as Laurie Bey, a deaf bank robber who takes the town sheriff hostage in one episode. She later became a regular cast member and her character even went on to be elected mayor."
On WHAT, ChatGPT?
"On the West Wing, @marleematlin.bsky.social had a recurring role as Laurie Bey, a deaf bank robber who takes the town sheriff hostage in one episode. She later became a regular cast member and her character even went on to be elected mayor."
On WHAT, ChatGPT?
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The latest reason not to trust AI:
"On the West Wing, @marleematlin.bsky.social had a recurring role as Laurie Bey, a deaf bank robber who takes the town sheriff hostage in one episode. She later became a regular cast member and her character even went on to be elected mayor."
On WHAT, ChatGPT?
"On the West Wing, @marleematlin.bsky.social had a recurring role as Laurie Bey, a deaf bank robber who takes the town sheriff hostage in one episode. She later became a regular cast member and her character even went on to be elected mayor."
On WHAT, ChatGPT?
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Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
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University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring
Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
trib.al
October 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
trib.al/zVKdkiT
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If I get one more unsolicited come-on from a “helpful” book promoter offering sycophantic compliments to expand my book’s reach, I swear I will summon the ghost of Harlan Ellison upon each and every one of them, starting with whoever put me on someone’s list of scams.
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If I get one more unsolicited come-on from a “helpful” book promoter offering sycophantic compliments to expand my book’s reach, I swear I will summon the ghost of Harlan Ellison upon each and every one of them, starting with whoever put me on someone’s list of scams.
I just finished this book and found it quite interesting. It gave me a sharp perspective on familiar movies, and only once or twice did I feel she was stretching the analogy a bit thin. Very accessible for the layman; recommend watching the movies before reading the chapters as spoilers abound.
Eleanor Johnson's new book, Scream With Me, examines how the rise of feminism was reflected in horror movies. “Even from the most hardcore, pro-life standpoint, you cannot root for Rosemary to keep that pregnancy,” she told Jezebel.
www.jezebel.com/horror-movie...
www.jezebel.com/horror-movie...
How Horror Movies and Women’s Rights Have Been ‘in Lockstep’ Since the 1970s
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I just finished this book and found it quite interesting. It gave me a sharp perspective on familiar movies, and only once or twice did I feel she was stretching the analogy a bit thin. Very accessible for the layman; recommend watching the movies before reading the chapters as spoilers abound.
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I didn't read until I was 17 and that was because Richard Wright wrote Black Boy. A teacher gave it to me... and I realized It's not that I hate reading, it's that I hate being bored. — @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social #AFTBookClub
October 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I didn't read until I was 17 and that was because Richard Wright wrote Black Boy. A teacher gave it to me... and I realized It's not that I hate reading, it's that I hate being bored. — @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social #AFTBookClub
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
Damn, I missed this part.
"This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system." Bernie Sanders speaking at the No Kings rally in DC. Watch here.
October 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Damn, I missed this part.
Flapping my wings to head home. Someday I’m gonna come to Our Nation’s Capital when I’m NOT working and binge out on museums and history.
October 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Flapping my wings to head home. Someday I’m gonna come to Our Nation’s Capital when I’m NOT working and binge out on museums and history.
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Washington DC today.
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Washington DC today.
Yay! St. Louis Pro is the outstanding small chapter for the five-state Midwestern Region 7. I’m delighted and so proud of the hard work my board has done. Warning: I’m coming back with a pile of ideas! (Are you an STL journalist? You should totally join us at stlspj.org.)
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media.tenor.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yay! St. Louis Pro is the outstanding small chapter for the five-state Midwestern Region 7. I’m delighted and so proud of the hard work my board has done. Warning: I’m coming back with a pile of ideas! (Are you an STL journalist? You should totally join us at stlspj.org.)