My teenage self scribbled swordfight travel adventures in notebooks and read books by Jayne Ann Krentz and Julia Quinn. Thanks to the Happily Ever After Society and Chandra Wicke — I’m in this beautiful book with my favorite authors. #whatisthislife? ❤️🫶🥹
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My teenage self scribbled swordfight travel adventures in notebooks and read books by Jayne Ann Krentz and Julia Quinn. Thanks to the Happily Ever After Society and Chandra Wicke — I’m in this beautiful book with my favorite authors. #whatisthislife? ❤️🫶🥹
Kitten: My teacher told us to stop everything and pay attention. I guarantee if I am not doing anything and looking at you, I am not paying any attention to anything you’re saying. My mind is somewhere else.
Me: ❤️🩹 I scribble on a piece of paper. It’s socially acceptable to write things on paper.
Me: ❤️🩹 I scribble on a piece of paper. It’s socially acceptable to write things on paper.
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Kitten: My teacher told us to stop everything and pay attention. I guarantee if I am not doing anything and looking at you, I am not paying any attention to anything you’re saying. My mind is somewhere else.
Me: ❤️🩹 I scribble on a piece of paper. It’s socially acceptable to write things on paper.
Me: ❤️🩹 I scribble on a piece of paper. It’s socially acceptable to write things on paper.
I will be there speaking on Action Scenes and Love Scenes. Also unveiling a new talk: Raiders of the Lost Archives with @shawntelle.bsky.social
REGISTRATION opens October 1 for @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social Spring Fling 2026 Writers Conference. Join us for 3 days of learning, networking and fun! Come to Chicago or join in your pj’s for our hybrid event ☺️ #romancelandia #writers #conferences #chicago
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Chicago-North Romance Writers Spring Fling 2026, Thu, Apr 16th, 2026 @ 8:00 AM Accelevents
Three-day hybrid writing conference hosted by Chicago-North Romance Writers featuring:Pre-conference half-day masterclass taught by Sherry Thomas (additional fee, may attend virtually only without attending conference)Thursday evening Bookseller, Blogger, Librarian, and Podcaster networking eventmasterclasses workshops and webinars for published and unpublished writers keynote speeches pitch appointments with editors and agentsnetworkingOnline and in-person Vendor RoomCoverage by Brown Book Seriesa silent auction benefitting a local charityan open to the public book signing an online and on site book store with The Last Chapter Bookshopa Gala ballSpa in Your Space Wellness LoungeJoin us and our headliners, ADRIANA HERRERA and BRENDA JACKSON, online for virtual only or in person at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Downtown Chicago. In-person attendees will also have access to the virtual platform. Access to all the workshops and recording will extend sixty days post-conference.** CNRW is not liable for changes in workshops, speakers, or conference dates due to unforeseen circumstances.**Please check back once registration opens on October 1. You'll be able to click the AGENDA tab above or go to our conference website to see our workshops, professionals, and hotel information: https://www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling
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September 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I will be there speaking on Action Scenes and Love Scenes. Also unveiling a new talk: Raiders of the Lost Archives with @shawntelle.bsky.social
My twinsies both made Jazz Ensemble. I may have cake to celebrate. I told them mommy might not have had a great day, but her DNA had a big day and so there should be cake.
September 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My twinsies both made Jazz Ensemble. I may have cake to celebrate. I told them mommy might not have had a great day, but her DNA had a big day and so there should be cake.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae
Donate to Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza, organized by Hani Almadhoun
Do you know what it’s like to watch your family starve? I do.
My… Hani Almadhoun needs your support for Hot meals 4 Starved Palestinian Kids in north Gaza
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July 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae
My Little Sis requested this at the No Kings rally she attended and it reminded me that 1) She’s a badass 2) California and LA is in my heart today ❤️
It’s been too long since I listened to this: music.youtube.com/watch?v=LRt6...
It’s been too long since I listened to this: music.youtube.com/watch?v=LRt6...
California Love (Original Version)
YouTube video by 2Pac - Topic
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June 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
My Little Sis requested this at the No Kings rally she attended and it reminded me that 1) She’s a badass 2) California and LA is in my heart today ❤️
It’s been too long since I listened to this: music.youtube.com/watch?v=LRt6...
It’s been too long since I listened to this: music.youtube.com/watch?v=LRt6...
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The thing about human rights is that they belong to every single human being unconditionally
June 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The thing about human rights is that they belong to every single human being unconditionally
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This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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"Parents have struggled w/the heartbreak of having lost years of their son or daughter’s childhood, children have had to rebuild bonds with parents that were shattered & through it all, the federal govt has done little for these families compared to the immense & lasting harm it inflicted on them."
We stand in support of the @aclu.org's court filling to enforce the Ms. L v. ICE settlement agreement. Families who endured the trauma of forced separation in 2017 and 2018 deserve to remain here, safe and reunited.
Parents and Children Formerly Separated under Trump 1.0 Zero Tolerance Policies Targeted Again by Trump Admin — Young Center
Today we stand in support of the ACLU’s court filing to enforce the settlement agreement and urge the Court to ensure the government fulfills its obligation under the Ms. L settlement agreement to p...
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April 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"Parents have struggled w/the heartbreak of having lost years of their son or daughter’s childhood, children have had to rebuild bonds with parents that were shattered & through it all, the federal govt has done little for these families compared to the immense & lasting harm it inflicted on them."
Who has two thumbs and was accepted to the @communityofwriters.bsky.social Non-fiction/Memoir summer workshop? This girl! 👍👍❤️❤️🥰🥰
April 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Who has two thumbs and was accepted to the @communityofwriters.bsky.social Non-fiction/Memoir summer workshop? This girl! 👍👍❤️❤️🥰🥰
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Step one: call a rep and tell them you want them to do something, on an issue you care about.
Step two: find someone to help in a concrete way: money, food, a listening ear.
Step three: get yourself something to eat, and take five minutes to read a bit or play a game.
Then, tomorrow, do it again.
Step two: find someone to help in a concrete way: money, food, a listening ear.
Step three: get yourself something to eat, and take five minutes to read a bit or play a game.
Then, tomorrow, do it again.
April 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Step one: call a rep and tell them you want them to do something, on an issue you care about.
Step two: find someone to help in a concrete way: money, food, a listening ear.
Step three: get yourself something to eat, and take five minutes to read a bit or play a game.
Then, tomorrow, do it again.
Step two: find someone to help in a concrete way: money, food, a listening ear.
Step three: get yourself something to eat, and take five minutes to read a bit or play a game.
Then, tomorrow, do it again.
Realizing I have autism made me conclude that ppl have autism completely wrong. And frankly some people are f#^*ing wrong.
April 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Realizing I have autism made me conclude that ppl have autism completely wrong. And frankly some people are f#^*ing wrong.
Autism runs in my family. I have autism. Some are able to mask & uncannily navigate any system. Some of us cope & function independently w/ strategies. Some of us require a little support. Some of us require a lot more support.
We all have value because we are human. We all take care of each other
We all have value because we are human. We all take care of each other
April 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Autism runs in my family. I have autism. Some are able to mask & uncannily navigate any system. Some of us cope & function independently w/ strategies. Some of us require a little support. Some of us require a lot more support.
We all have value because we are human. We all take care of each other
We all have value because we are human. We all take care of each other
“fight against the theft of your soul”
One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
March 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“fight against the theft of your soul”
The pattern seems to be that I teach a class and then go on a trip right when it ends. I’ve graded final papers while on vacation in Paris, on a cruise, in a hotel in Vietnam and if this isn’t living, I don’t know what is.
Romance II finals will be graded in Las Vegas during the HNS conference.
Romance II finals will be graded in Las Vegas during the HNS conference.
March 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The pattern seems to be that I teach a class and then go on a trip right when it ends. I’ve graded final papers while on vacation in Paris, on a cruise, in a hotel in Vietnam and if this isn’t living, I don’t know what is.
Romance II finals will be graded in Las Vegas during the HNS conference.
Romance II finals will be graded in Las Vegas during the HNS conference.
My inaugural online Romance Novel II class at UCLA extension starts this Wednesday (4/2). There are still a few spots open. 10 weeks workshop-based class. (Requirement: You have written the first chapter of a romance novel)
www.uclaextension.edu/writing/crea...
www.uclaextension.edu/writing/crea...
Romance Novel II | UCLA Extension
Make substantial progress on a romance novel draft in this course for students who have completed Romance Writing I.
www.uclaextension.edu
March 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My inaugural online Romance Novel II class at UCLA extension starts this Wednesday (4/2). There are still a few spots open. 10 weeks workshop-based class. (Requirement: You have written the first chapter of a romance novel)
www.uclaextension.edu/writing/crea...
www.uclaextension.edu/writing/crea...
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We will hold office hours tomorrow and Wednesday for those working on data rescues who want to ask questions: www.datarescueproject.org/updates-and-...
Updates and Office Hours
Preserving public data
www.datarescueproject.org
March 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We will hold office hours tomorrow and Wednesday for those working on data rescues who want to ask questions: www.datarescueproject.org/updates-and-...
It’s been a whirlwind week in Vietnam and Thailand. A trip that started as a research trip for On the Backs of Elephants and ended up being one where we connected to our ancestors and reunited with lost family. Wild trip of a lifetime
March 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
It’s been a whirlwind week in Vietnam and Thailand. A trip that started as a research trip for On the Backs of Elephants and ended up being one where we connected to our ancestors and reunited with lost family. Wild trip of a lifetime
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If you're feeling hopeless and miserable, I cannot possibly overstate how much it helps to just pick one thing you can do that helps people, and do it.
You only need to do one person's worth of work. That's all any of us can do.
You'll be doing what you can, and there is so much relief in that.
You only need to do one person's worth of work. That's all any of us can do.
You'll be doing what you can, and there is so much relief in that.
March 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you're feeling hopeless and miserable, I cannot possibly overstate how much it helps to just pick one thing you can do that helps people, and do it.
You only need to do one person's worth of work. That's all any of us can do.
You'll be doing what you can, and there is so much relief in that.
You only need to do one person's worth of work. That's all any of us can do.
You'll be doing what you can, and there is so much relief in that.
On the Backs of Elephants tells of the Trung Sisters rebellion in ancient Vietnam where women banded together to stand up and fight for freedom while old nobility bickered & chose a policy of appeasement hoping they could just quietly return to previous levels of subjugation and I feel this today
March 14, 2025 at 11:35 PM
On the Backs of Elephants tells of the Trung Sisters rebellion in ancient Vietnam where women banded together to stand up and fight for freedom while old nobility bickered & chose a policy of appeasement hoping they could just quietly return to previous levels of subjugation and I feel this today
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one great mystery of our age is how the only way to motivate rich people to work is to give them loads of money for no reason but the only way to motivate poor people to work is to take away loads of their money for no reason
March 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
one great mystery of our age is how the only way to motivate rich people to work is to give them loads of money for no reason but the only way to motivate poor people to work is to take away loads of their money for no reason