Karla E. Melendez
@karlaemelendez.bsky.social
My flash, Dollhouse, in on The Squawk Back: https://www.thesquawkback.com/2024/12/karla-e-melendez.html#more
Short Stories on Medium: https://medium.com/@torbataso
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Short Stories on Medium: https://medium.com/@torbataso
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Thread of threads, because I like to keep things organized.
* List of books read since actively learning the writing craft
* Daily #quotablequotes
* Daily #WordOfTheDay + flash fiction to go with it
* Flash fiction entered into competitions
* Other flash fiction
* List of books read since actively learning the writing craft
* Daily #quotablequotes
* Daily #WordOfTheDay + flash fiction to go with it
* Flash fiction entered into competitions
* Other flash fiction
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Fun article: Octopuses use microbes to “taste” their surroundings with their arms.
Octopuses use microbes to "taste" their surroundings with their arms
As if octopuses weren't stunning enough.
www.zmescience.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fun article: Octopuses use microbes to “taste” their surroundings with their arms.
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June 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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"Pipe down!"
Aboard a ship, a boatswain's pipe is used to relay orders.
To dismiss a crew, the pipe is sounded, and the command "pipe down" is given.
Because it got much quieter after the dismissal, the command became associated with quieting down or making less noise.
Aboard a ship, a boatswain's pipe is used to relay orders.
To dismiss a crew, the pipe is sounded, and the command "pipe down" is given.
Because it got much quieter after the dismissal, the command became associated with quieting down or making less noise.
June 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Pipe down!"
Aboard a ship, a boatswain's pipe is used to relay orders.
To dismiss a crew, the pipe is sounded, and the command "pipe down" is given.
Because it got much quieter after the dismissal, the command became associated with quieting down or making less noise.
Aboard a ship, a boatswain's pipe is used to relay orders.
To dismiss a crew, the pipe is sounded, and the command "pipe down" is given.
Because it got much quieter after the dismissal, the command became associated with quieting down or making less noise.
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As Congress takes up the issue of universal vouchers in the ECCA, let FL be a warning:
Nearly 70% of new voucher recipients this year were already enrolled in private schools.
40% came from families too wealthy to have qualified under the original rules.
www.tampabay.com/opinion/2025...
Nearly 70% of new voucher recipients this year were already enrolled in private schools.
40% came from families too wealthy to have qualified under the original rules.
www.tampabay.com/opinion/2025...
Florida school vouchers leave a giant hole in the state budget | Column
A Pinellas School Board member lays out the numbers.
www.tampabay.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As Congress takes up the issue of universal vouchers in the ECCA, let FL be a warning:
Nearly 70% of new voucher recipients this year were already enrolled in private schools.
40% came from families too wealthy to have qualified under the original rules.
www.tampabay.com/opinion/2025...
Nearly 70% of new voucher recipients this year were already enrolled in private schools.
40% came from families too wealthy to have qualified under the original rules.
www.tampabay.com/opinion/2025...
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ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
www.npr.org
May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."
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The whole world now feels this way toward us, TBH.
March 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The whole world now feels this way toward us, TBH.
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'St. Paddy's Day' is usually preferred over 'St. Patty's Day.'
'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.'
'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'
'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.'
'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'
March 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
'St. Paddy's Day' is usually preferred over 'St. Patty's Day.'
'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.'
'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'
'Paddy' is the shortened form of the original Irish spelling of 'Patrick,' which is 'Pádraig.'
'Patty' is the shortened form of 'Patricia.'
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Can you blame him?
French Lawmaker Suggests The U.S. Return The Statue Of Liberty In Fiery Takedown Of Trump
Can't say I blame him.
www.comicsands.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Can you blame him?
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If you are looking for alternative ways to buy A Gentleman's Gentleman that are not Bezos-related, may I suggest @bookshop-org.bsky.social which is also carrying the ebook?
This is my affiliate link, which I think gives me like $1-2 if you buy from it:
bookshop.org/p/books/a-ge...
This is my affiliate link, which I think gives me like $1-2 if you buy from it:
bookshop.org/p/books/a-ge...
A Gentleman's Gentleman: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
March 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you are looking for alternative ways to buy A Gentleman's Gentleman that are not Bezos-related, may I suggest @bookshop-org.bsky.social which is also carrying the ebook?
This is my affiliate link, which I think gives me like $1-2 if you buy from it:
bookshop.org/p/books/a-ge...
This is my affiliate link, which I think gives me like $1-2 if you buy from it:
bookshop.org/p/books/a-ge...
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This #InternationalWomensDay, we want to share the poem "June 12, in Prison" by Kerima Lorena Tariman—which Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis translated from Filipino.
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
March 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This #InternationalWomensDay, we want to share the poem "June 12, in Prison" by Kerima Lorena Tariman—which Amanda Socorro Lacaba Echanis translated from Filipino.
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
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‘Affect’ is usually a verb and ‘effect’ is usually a noun.
Affect = Action
Effect = Everything Else
However, there are SOME exceptions.
Affect = Action
Effect = Everything Else
However, there are SOME exceptions.
March 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
‘Affect’ is usually a verb and ‘effect’ is usually a noun.
Affect = Action
Effect = Everything Else
However, there are SOME exceptions.
Affect = Action
Effect = Everything Else
However, there are SOME exceptions.
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GOWRON: Think of it. Five years ago no one had ever heard of Bajor or Deep Space Nine, and now all our hopes rest here. Where the tides of fortune take us, no man can know.
SISKO: They're tricky, those tides.
One of my favourite exchanges in #STDS9. Sisko so dry.
SISKO: They're tricky, those tides.
One of my favourite exchanges in #STDS9. Sisko so dry.
March 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
GOWRON: Think of it. Five years ago no one had ever heard of Bajor or Deep Space Nine, and now all our hopes rest here. Where the tides of fortune take us, no man can know.
SISKO: They're tricky, those tides.
One of my favourite exchanges in #STDS9. Sisko so dry.
SISKO: They're tricky, those tides.
One of my favourite exchanges in #STDS9. Sisko so dry.
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COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
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Says the man who just admitted the Tate bros to the U.S.
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Says the man who just admitted the Tate bros to the U.S.
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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I love this so much!!! AS Byatt wrote about her visit to South Korea in her story “Loss of Face” and its descriptions of Korea are some of the most dead-on ever written in English 💜 Thinking about her so much these days ✨
Taken by my father, then British Cultural Attaché to South Korea, in August 1985, when AS Byatt was the star turn at a series of summer lectures on English Literature.
March 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I love this so much!!! AS Byatt wrote about her visit to South Korea in her story “Loss of Face” and its descriptions of Korea are some of the most dead-on ever written in English 💜 Thinking about her so much these days ✨
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This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
More accurate, fewer words;
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
"There are plenty of contractors going under".
A friend furloughed 75% of staff (furlough w/paying for health insurance for three months), 50% exec pay cut, 25% rest of staff to keep as many people w/salary.
PS: Wasn't 18F a government office, not a contractor.
March 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a bigger issue than people realize. Not just jobs lost. But their families losing benefits. Landlords losing tenants. Cities and towns losing revenue. This is how recessions start
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
Ready Fire Aim is no way to govern.
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??? Are they really going to torch the Library of Congress next???
It seems PubMed has disappeared. This is the digital equivalent of burning a library.
March 2, 2025 at 10:55 AM
??? Are they really going to torch the Library of Congress next???
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What happened to Little Marco?
March 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What happened to Little Marco?
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Join me live this Thursday to talk about publishing industry trends. Always love doing this with the folks from @draft2digital.bsky.social. 🤓
Industry Trends with Jane Friedman
YouTube video by Draft2Digital
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Join me live this Thursday to talk about publishing industry trends. Always love doing this with the folks from @draft2digital.bsky.social. 🤓
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"Despair and believing that you are powerless is a form of 'obeying in advance.' People ARE doing things. You will meet those people when YOU start doing things." Concrete actions from @sifill.bsky.social, excellent as always.
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
sherrilyn.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Despair and believing that you are powerless is a form of 'obeying in advance.' People ARE doing things. You will meet those people when YOU start doing things." Concrete actions from @sifill.bsky.social, excellent as always.
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...