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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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.
Details at www.elizabethdonald.com/.../its-aliv...
Details at www.elizabethdonald.com/.../its-aliv...
I’ve been hearing for some time that mass markets are fading out in favor of e-books. But I’m also seeing it myself, with fewer mass markets donated to the book sale.
Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued
Publishers Weekly last month reported that ReaderLink, the largest full-service distributor of
goodereader.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I’ve been hearing for some time that mass markets are fading out in favor of e-books. But I’m also seeing it myself, with fewer mass markets donated to the book sale.
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A Curiosity of Cats
Unleash the whimsy of Lewis Caroll-inspired steampunk in the next Forgotten Lore installment. Inspiring many a grin without a cat!
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January 26, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Have you grabbed our free digital workbook, Turning the Page? Get tips, scripts, tools, and worksheets to fight book bans and protect the freedom to read.
Download: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_page
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
Download: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_page
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Have you grabbed our free digital workbook, Turning the Page? Get tips, scripts, tools, and worksheets to fight book bans and protect the freedom to read.
Download: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_page
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
Download: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/turning_the_page
#FreedomToRead #StopBookBans
Goonies never say die.
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Goonies never say die.
This is the most St. Louis thing ever.
January 25, 2026 at 8:44 PM
This is the most St. Louis thing ever.
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💡 Do you have a high school senior who needs something to do this weekend? How about applying for an IFT scholarship?
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
💡 Do you have a high school senior who needs something to do this weekend? How about applying for an IFT scholarship?
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The SPJ Ethics Committee calls on the Trump administration to remove a fake image it apparently doctored and published online showing a Minneapolis immigration enforcement protestor appearing to cry during an arrest.
🔗Read the full statement: bit.ly/45Yc5gW
🔗Read the full statement: bit.ly/45Yc5gW
January 24, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The SPJ Ethics Committee calls on the Trump administration to remove a fake image it apparently doctored and published online showing a Minneapolis immigration enforcement protestor appearing to cry during an arrest.
🔗Read the full statement: bit.ly/45Yc5gW
🔗Read the full statement: bit.ly/45Yc5gW
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Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Random gripe: "Wild World" by Cat Stevens is one of the most annoyingly condescending songs I have ever heard, and when you're talking 70s-80s, that's a pretty wide selection. #gotmorethanasmilethanks
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Random gripe: "Wild World" by Cat Stevens is one of the most annoyingly condescending songs I have ever heard, and when you're talking 70s-80s, that's a pretty wide selection. #gotmorethanasmilethanks
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A White House graphic said U.S. babies got “72 injections” under the nation’s pre-Trump era childhood vaccine schedule. But babies didn’t get that many shots. Even counting all vaccines that were recommended before age 18, “72 injections” was unlikely.
The vaccine schedule didn’t call for ‘72 injections’
A White House graphic said U.S. babies got “72 injections” under the nation’s pre-Trump era childhood vaccine schedule. But babies didn’t get that many shots. Even counting all vaccines that were…
buff.ly
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
A White House graphic said U.S. babies got “72 injections” under the nation’s pre-Trump era childhood vaccine schedule. But babies didn’t get that many shots. Even counting all vaccines that were recommended before age 18, “72 injections” was unlikely.
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Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for the people it detains, often using third-party providers to do so.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
Despite ample funding, the agency halted payments in October. They may not resume for several months.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Under the law, ICE is required to provide necessary medical care for the people it detains, often using third-party providers to do so.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
ICE, however, has not paid any third-party providers for medical care for detainees since October 3, 2025.
Seriously? It's going to be stupid cold all week, then it will snow just in time to ruin my book signing on Saturday (Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Ill., books AND booze!). Whoever designed this weather sucks.
a cartoon of a person reading a book with the website debbiechi.com written on the bottom
ALT: a cartoon of a person reading a book with the website debbiechi.com written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Seriously? It's going to be stupid cold all week, then it will snow just in time to ruin my book signing on Saturday (Old Bakery Beer Co. in Alton, Ill., books AND booze!). Whoever designed this weather sucks.
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ICE eats at a Mexican restaurant and then arrests the workers there. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
Trump claimed “professional agitators and insurrectionists” were among the demonstrations in Minneapolis as he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act. The federal government released new details ab...
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM
ICE eats at a Mexican restaurant and then arrests the workers there. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
AOL quickly led me to Livejournal, but I was briefly enmeshed in a MUD in college. I cannot for the life of me remember its name…
The tinyMUD Islandia
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 17, 2026 at 10:55 PM
AOL quickly led me to Livejournal, but I was briefly enmeshed in a MUD in college. I cannot for the life of me remember its name…
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The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.
My college has had a 10 percent INCREASE in enrollment over last year. And I just saw our new library - wow. So proud to be part of this team. 👩🏻🎓
January 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
My college has had a 10 percent INCREASE in enrollment over last year. And I just saw our new library - wow. So proud to be part of this team. 👩🏻🎓
This moment definitely outpaced the shoulder for my husband. Hi, HBO! Much of my feed is reminding itself that #thepitt is not dinnertime television.
Can’t say I expected The Pitt to give us full view of an erect penis being syringe-drained…
And it still wasn’t half as bad as the full view of them relocating an exposed shoulder bone.
And it still wasn’t half as bad as the full view of them relocating an exposed shoulder bone.
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 AM
This moment definitely outpaced the shoulder for my husband. Hi, HBO! Much of my feed is reminding itself that #thepitt is not dinnertime television.
I am having Deep Thoughts about the two new songs in the second Wicked movie and what they imply for the two parts of the resistance in real life and that’s either a sign that I really need to write a column or that I really need a nap.
a picture of a witch with the words think of what we could do behind her
ALT: a picture of a witch with the words think of what we could do behind her
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I am having Deep Thoughts about the two new songs in the second Wicked movie and what they imply for the two parts of the resistance in real life and that’s either a sign that I really need to write a column or that I really need a nap.
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
It’s De-Elf Day. So long, lovely Christmas tree. You made the living room beautiful. And we’ll be thinking of you every time we find your needles in the carpet from now to Easter.
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
It’s De-Elf Day. So long, lovely Christmas tree. You made the living room beautiful. And we’ll be thinking of you every time we find your needles in the carpet from now to Easter.
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Siri: Tell you a joke about potassium? K.
Me: 🤦🏻♀️ Siri, that was terrible. Tell me another.
Siri: Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock? It’s just a little meteor.
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Siri: Tell you a joke about potassium? K.
Me: 🤦🏻♀️ Siri, that was terrible. Tell me another.
Siri: Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock? It’s just a little meteor.
Me: I have got to get some work done.
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Me: Hey Siri. Tell me a joke.
Siri: Tell you a joke about potassium? K.
Me: 🤦🏻♀️ Siri, that was terrible. Tell me another.
Siri: Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock? It’s just a little meteor.
Me: I have got to get some work done.
Siri: Tell you a joke about potassium? K.
Me: 🤦🏻♀️ Siri, that was terrible. Tell me another.
Siri: Why does a moon rock taste better than an earth rock? It’s just a little meteor.
Me: I have got to get some work done.