Peggy A. Wheeler
@pawheeler.bsky.social
Writer of the fantastical, reader, world traveler, damned good cook, lover of good food and good wine, Bettie Page fan. Penning my 6th novel. Experiencing a massive, fun blast with this one!
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Peggy A. Wheeler
@pawheeler.bsky.social
· Nov 21
I don't DM except w/personal friends, family, other authors to talk shop, my publisher, or those in the pub industry (editors, agents, publishers). Please don't try to sell me "author services." I adhere to the trad pub model. Legit publishers provide those services. I've zero need for them. Thanks!
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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Announcement for the writers among you: we're increasing our submissions word count to 10,000 words.
If you write dark fiction send it our way. Don't explain anything, just make things weird and make us deal with it. Ambiguity encouraged, definitive endings frowned upon.
If you write dark fiction send it our way. Don't explain anything, just make things weird and make us deal with it. Ambiguity encouraged, definitive endings frowned upon.
Submissions - Seize The Press
Submissions Guidelines Seize The Press Magazine is an anticapitalist publication looking to publish dark speculative fiction. Bleak sci-fi, dark fantasy, horror and all kinds of weird, messy, genre-de...
www.seizethepress.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Announcement for the writers among you: we're increasing our submissions word count to 10,000 words.
If you write dark fiction send it our way. Don't explain anything, just make things weird and make us deal with it. Ambiguity encouraged, definitive endings frowned upon.
If you write dark fiction send it our way. Don't explain anything, just make things weird and make us deal with it. Ambiguity encouraged, definitive endings frowned upon.
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i just found out there are two OCTOPUS CITIES, BUILT BY OCTOPI off the coast of australia and i’m gonna need a few days to fully process this information
www.bbcearth.com/news/underwa...
www.bbcearth.com/news/underwa...
‘Underwater city’ reveals mysterious octopus world | BBC Earth
Over the last decade, scientists have discovered that octopuses aren’t always lone beasts. In fact, octopuses engage in rich, fascinating and unusual behaviours when they interact with each other.
www.bbcearth.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
i just found out there are two OCTOPUS CITIES, BUILT BY OCTOPI off the coast of australia and i’m gonna need a few days to fully process this information
www.bbcearth.com/news/underwa...
www.bbcearth.com/news/underwa...
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Let them eat cake.
July 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Let them eat cake.
Almost done with my 1st draft of my novella, "The Grave Eater." It's been a while since I've written. Surprised, pleased, and grateful that my backlog has sales. My publisher sent a royalty for my 1st novel out a few years ago, "The Raven's Daughter." Someone is still buying my books! I'm chuffed.
July 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Almost done with my 1st draft of my novella, "The Grave Eater." It's been a while since I've written. Surprised, pleased, and grateful that my backlog has sales. My publisher sent a royalty for my 1st novel out a few years ago, "The Raven's Daughter." Someone is still buying my books! I'm chuffed.
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Trump is spending $200 million of our tax dollars on a “golden ballroom” in the White House, but we “can’t afford” pediatric cancer research.
July 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Trump is spending $200 million of our tax dollars on a “golden ballroom” in the White House, but we “can’t afford” pediatric cancer research.
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'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
July 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
'Vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
The word is 'vacations.'
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“Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Catholic Bishops Are 'Controlled by Satan' During Social Media Meltdown”
My Catholicism may be lapsed, but MTG’s blatant Anti-Catholic rhetoric is starting to piss me off.
She’s been trash talking Pope Francis, since his death, too.
🧐 MTG is. . . Disgusting.
My Catholicism may be lapsed, but MTG’s blatant Anti-Catholic rhetoric is starting to piss me off.
She’s been trash talking Pope Francis, since his death, too.
🧐 MTG is. . . Disgusting.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Catholic Bishops Are 'Controlled by Satan' During Social Media Meltdown
Marjorie Taylor Greene made the controversial post on X just hours after the Vatican announced Pope Francis' passing.
okmagazine.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Catholic Bishops Are 'Controlled by Satan' During Social Media Meltdown”
My Catholicism may be lapsed, but MTG’s blatant Anti-Catholic rhetoric is starting to piss me off.
She’s been trash talking Pope Francis, since his death, too.
🧐 MTG is. . . Disgusting.
My Catholicism may be lapsed, but MTG’s blatant Anti-Catholic rhetoric is starting to piss me off.
She’s been trash talking Pope Francis, since his death, too.
🧐 MTG is. . . Disgusting.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
LIVE: Cory Booker goes for floor speech RECORD
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Cory Booker is doing something incredible on the Senate floor. If you're not watching, you need to watch: www.youtube.com/live/Ej6locU...
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From Robert McKee, "The Power of Cross-Genre Storytelling." 'Genres, and the values their stories express, can be mixed, merged, or progressed to create something original, but not without first learning what your audience expects.'
youtu.be/-x1PzrCvJjE #writingtips #authorsky #storytelling #writers
youtu.be/-x1PzrCvJjE #writingtips #authorsky #storytelling #writers
Q&A: Mixing and Merging Genres
YouTube video by Robert McKee
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From Robert McKee, "The Power of Cross-Genre Storytelling." 'Genres, and the values their stories express, can be mixed, merged, or progressed to create something original, but not without first learning what your audience expects.'
youtu.be/-x1PzrCvJjE #writingtips #authorsky #storytelling #writers
youtu.be/-x1PzrCvJjE #writingtips #authorsky #storytelling #writers
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.
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Swalwell: Hegseth is still the Secretary of Defense? This moron texts out our war plans, putting our soldiers at risk, and he’s not gone?
Every one on that chat—they just fire off texts not knowing who is on the chat? They all should be fired if they don’t resign.
Every one on that chat—they just fire off texts not knowing who is on the chat? They all should be fired if they don’t resign.
March 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Swalwell: Hegseth is still the Secretary of Defense? This moron texts out our war plans, putting our soldiers at risk, and he’s not gone?
Every one on that chat—they just fire off texts not knowing who is on the chat? They all should be fired if they don’t resign.
Every one on that chat—they just fire off texts not knowing who is on the chat? They all should be fired if they don’t resign.
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Are you smarter than a 5th grader
March 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Are you smarter than a 5th grader
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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And here we are…👇
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
March 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
And here we are…👇
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
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Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds
Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds
Most respondents in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and UK also say Kyiv’s exclusion from peace talks is unacceptable
* Europe live – latest updates
Large majorities in five western European countries think Donald Trump is a threat to peace and…
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds
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Trump keeps spreading lies about Social Security.
What he isn't telling you is that he's actively trying to dismantle it — firing thousands of SSA employees and shuttering regional offices.
Why? To pave the way for privatization so Wall Street can gamble with our retirement.
What he isn't telling you is that he's actively trying to dismantle it — firing thousands of SSA employees and shuttering regional offices.
Why? To pave the way for privatization so Wall Street can gamble with our retirement.
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Trump keeps spreading lies about Social Security.
What he isn't telling you is that he's actively trying to dismantle it — firing thousands of SSA employees and shuttering regional offices.
Why? To pave the way for privatization so Wall Street can gamble with our retirement.
What he isn't telling you is that he's actively trying to dismantle it — firing thousands of SSA employees and shuttering regional offices.
Why? To pave the way for privatization so Wall Street can gamble with our retirement.
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The "disrespect "
Starts with the MFERS IN THE WHorEHOUSE
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Starts with the MFERS IN THE WHorEHOUSE
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March 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The "disrespect "
Starts with the MFERS IN THE WHorEHOUSE
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Starts with the MFERS IN THE WHorEHOUSE
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Democracy is in retreat globally. In the United States, we often believe it can’t happen here — even while it’s happening here. I wrote this @freepress.bsky.social guide on the red flags of authoritarianism so we can spot and fight back. We have power. Let’s use it:
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Democracy is in retreat globally. In the United States, we often believe it can’t happen here — even while it’s happening here. I wrote this @freepress.bsky.social guide on the red flags of authoritarianism so we can spot and fight back. We have power. Let’s use it:
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New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.
February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.