Masha Hayim
@mashahayim.bsky.social
I write queer Jewish love stories. “Free Fire” and “Comfort Zone” available now from Evernight Publishing: https://www.evernightpublishing.com/masha-hayim/
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Masha Hayim
@mashahayim.bsky.social
· May 11
Free Fire by Masha Hayim
Smart & Sexy Romance
www.evernightpublishing.com
My first novel is on sale right now for 99 cents!
In 1967, Jewish folk singer Sid Cohen is drafted against his will and sent to Vietnam. He desperately wants to go home, but he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the beautiful Lieutenant Rupert Hart…
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In 1967, Jewish folk singer Sid Cohen is drafted against his will and sent to Vietnam. He desperately wants to go home, but he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the beautiful Lieutenant Rupert Hart…
www.evernightpublishing.com/free-fire-by...
There’s a certain genre of British war memoir that’s surprisingly soothing to read because the author clearly feels that it would be indecorous to dwell on The Horrors and strives to maintain an It Was All A Jolly Lark tone instead
February 14, 2026 at 10:40 AM
There’s a certain genre of British war memoir that’s surprisingly soothing to read because the author clearly feels that it would be indecorous to dwell on The Horrors and strives to maintain an It Was All A Jolly Lark tone instead
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I think often of the Rossettis’s beloved pet wombat, who once seized upon the distraction provided by Algernon Swinburne reciting a poem by Walt Whitman during a dinner party to eat the entire box of cigars meant to smoke during dessert
February 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I think often of the Rossettis’s beloved pet wombat, who once seized upon the distraction provided by Algernon Swinburne reciting a poem by Walt Whitman during a dinner party to eat the entire box of cigars meant to smoke during dessert
And it has a happy ending! 🥺
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch James Ivory's sumptuously romantic adaptation of E. M. Forster’s MAURICE (1987) in our Yearning collection! ❤️🔥
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
And it has a happy ending! 🥺
I looked at the Facebook comments on a Heated Rivalry meme post and saw that someone had written “I’m a 73-year-old straight woman and I wish that in my life someone had kissed me the way Ilya kisses Shane” and now I am 😭
February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I looked at the Facebook comments on a Heated Rivalry meme post and saw that someone had written “I’m a 73-year-old straight woman and I wish that in my life someone had kissed me the way Ilya kisses Shane” and now I am 😭
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Drag queen name idea: Masha Potatoes
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Drag queen name idea: Masha Potatoes
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
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My romance take for this week is that historically speaking, it is both really useful and necessary to look more at histories of erotic writing. That way we avoid the claims I've seen multiple times this week that an early 20th century novel was the first to focus on women's pleasure and desire.
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 PM
My romance take for this week is that historically speaking, it is both really useful and necessary to look more at histories of erotic writing. That way we avoid the claims I've seen multiple times this week that an early 20th century novel was the first to focus on women's pleasure and desire.
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
Me yesterday: I don’t feel like I really need to read Heated Rivalry fanfiction because it’s all canon already
Me today: I miss Shane and Ilya 😩
Me stuck in traffic, in the cab coming home from work: *reading one hollanov fic after another*
Me today: I miss Shane and Ilya 😩
Me stuck in traffic, in the cab coming home from work: *reading one hollanov fic after another*
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Me yesterday: I don’t feel like I really need to read Heated Rivalry fanfiction because it’s all canon already
Me today: I miss Shane and Ilya 😩
Me stuck in traffic, in the cab coming home from work: *reading one hollanov fic after another*
Me today: I miss Shane and Ilya 😩
Me stuck in traffic, in the cab coming home from work: *reading one hollanov fic after another*
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‘Lord Of The Rings’ Reader Can’t Believe How Long It Taking Sam And Frodo To Fuck https://theonion.com/lord-of-the-rings-reader-cant-believe-how-long-it-taking-sam-and-frodo-to-fuck/
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
‘Lord Of The Rings’ Reader Can’t Believe How Long It Taking Sam And Frodo To Fuck https://theonion.com/lord-of-the-rings-reader-cant-believe-how-long-it-taking-sam-and-frodo-to-fuck/
What I’ve been listening to lately… because there is only the gay hockey show and The Horrors
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 AM
What I’ve been listening to lately… because there is only the gay hockey show and The Horrors
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Very rude of my job to expect me to show up and do work when I need to watch Heated Rivalry over and over
February 2, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Very rude of my job to expect me to show up and do work when I need to watch Heated Rivalry over and over
When Jewish frat boy Dan Dashevsky meets Christian Youth Association President Christopher Fox, it isn't exactly love at first sight. Christopher tries to get Dan to accept Jesus; Dan offers to take Christopher out on a date instead. Christopher refuses, but finds that he can’t stay away… #questpit
January 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
When Jewish frat boy Dan Dashevsky meets Christian Youth Association President Christopher Fox, it isn't exactly love at first sight. Christopher tries to get Dan to accept Jesus; Dan offers to take Christopher out on a date instead. Christopher refuses, but finds that he can’t stay away… #questpit
It’s 1918, and all former champion boxer Max Wolff (real name Chaim Leibowitz) wants is to reclaim his lost title and have a good time while he’s doing it. But instead, he’s drafted and sent to Europe, where he meets a beautiful and very traumatized young British officer. #questpit #lgbt #hr
January 31, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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"Come for the butts, stay for the exploration of queer Asian identity."
Kevin Ng studies how Heated Rivalry navigates Shane Hollander's overlapping identities within the hypermasculine hockey world:
#HeatedRivalry
Kevin Ng studies how Heated Rivalry navigates Shane Hollander's overlapping identities within the hypermasculine hockey world:
#HeatedRivalry
Heated Rivalry Is a Step Forward for Gay Asian Representation — But Also Highlights the Burgeoning Masculinity Crisis - Reactor
Shane Hollander is upending western pop culture stereotypes around Asian men
reactormag.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"Come for the butts, stay for the exploration of queer Asian identity."
Kevin Ng studies how Heated Rivalry navigates Shane Hollander's overlapping identities within the hypermasculine hockey world:
#HeatedRivalry
Kevin Ng studies how Heated Rivalry navigates Shane Hollander's overlapping identities within the hypermasculine hockey world:
#HeatedRivalry
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Oh god this is me and how do I fix it
January 23, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Oh god this is me and how do I fix it
“An Office of Diamond and Smoke” is a little less cool
“An Ice Rink of Amethyst and Rain” is… actually a pretty cool title
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Your YA fantasy series name is "A [last place you went] of [your birthstone] & [current weather condition]"
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A Park of Amber and Mist.
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A work of aquamarine and sun
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A Store of Citrine and an Excessive Heat Warning
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A Yoga Studio of Opal and Dusk](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:icsm7hd2dok5lxddyrig4gbt/bafkreigka5dyfldzrscvyxsbjxciw57mcxcqaocnmrdzty24joynv6damu@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“An Office of Diamond and Smoke” is a little less cool
Currently shopping at Victoria’s Secret at the mall alongside a lady who has brought not one but TWO hairless cats (in sweaters, on leashes) with her to buy underwear
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Currently shopping at Victoria’s Secret at the mall alongside a lady who has brought not one but TWO hairless cats (in sweaters, on leashes) with her to buy underwear
Fascinating thread about traditional Chinese characters and Hong Kong protest art
The Weight of Words
For HKers, language is our identity. We speak Cantonese. We write in traditional Chinese. And during the pro-democracy protests when it seemed like no one would hear us, we just made up some new words that speak our truth.
Source: Telegram/ Ah-To (Dec 2019)
For HKers, language is our identity. We speak Cantonese. We write in traditional Chinese. And during the pro-democracy protests when it seemed like no one would hear us, we just made up some new words that speak our truth.
Source: Telegram/ Ah-To (Dec 2019)
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Fascinating thread about traditional Chinese characters and Hong Kong protest art
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That Siegfried Sassoon sure could write 'em (when he wanted to).
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 AM
That Siegfried Sassoon sure could write 'em (when he wanted to).
Listening to Johnny Cash and thinking about how weird it is the way a certain sector of American society romanticizes coal mining, when the art that came out of that culture is mostly all about how hard and awful it is to be a coal miner
January 3, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Listening to Johnny Cash and thinking about how weird it is the way a certain sector of American society romanticizes coal mining, when the art that came out of that culture is mostly all about how hard and awful it is to be a coal miner