Polly Frances
@pollyfranceswrites.bsky.social
Reader (and writer) of romance. Otherwise obsessed with baking, travel, riding my horse, and consuming books like popcorn. She/her
Watching everything this administration is doing right now, I’m starting to realize the government shutdown is a feature, not a bug for them.
Simply an excuse to remove the (nominal) oversight of the congressional branch while the executive does whatever it wants.
Simply an excuse to remove the (nominal) oversight of the congressional branch while the executive does whatever it wants.
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Watching everything this administration is doing right now, I’m starting to realize the government shutdown is a feature, not a bug for them.
Simply an excuse to remove the (nominal) oversight of the congressional branch while the executive does whatever it wants.
Simply an excuse to remove the (nominal) oversight of the congressional branch while the executive does whatever it wants.
Just me sitting here hoping all my friends have a good day
October 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just me sitting here hoping all my friends have a good day
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This is a bop
Know your rights.
Know your rights.
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is a bop
Know your rights.
Know your rights.
Nothing is such a perfect snapshot of the state of our union due to the shutdown than to watch the Canadian and British air forces stand in for the U.S. Navy and Air Force at the Huntington Beach Air Show.
October 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Nothing is such a perfect snapshot of the state of our union due to the shutdown than to watch the Canadian and British air forces stand in for the U.S. Navy and Air Force at the Huntington Beach Air Show.
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you want in on this! Janine gifted me one of those air fresheners and it smells SO GOOD.
Romance friends, did you see the giveaway I'm doing? This has so many things that are handmade by me (embroidery, crochet, and beading. Oh my!)🥰🥰🥰 and I'm so excited to give it away. But not many people have entered. Please share to help me get the word out. Link to enter in my bio🤗
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
you want in on this! Janine gifted me one of those air fresheners and it smells SO GOOD.
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The death eaters have taken over the ministry of magic
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The death eaters have taken over the ministry of magic
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I think today is the last day to buy this sweet, cozy, spicy, romcom novel, set in Chicago, for only $1.99 on Kindle! You can’t buy a pumpkin spice latte for that. 😊 Read it before it becomes a Hallmark movie! amzn.to/4mHob3u
#HerKnightAtTheMuseum #art #psl #medievaltimes
#HerKnightAtTheMuseum #art #psl #medievaltimes
October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I think today is the last day to buy this sweet, cozy, spicy, romcom novel, set in Chicago, for only $1.99 on Kindle! You can’t buy a pumpkin spice latte for that. 😊 Read it before it becomes a Hallmark movie! amzn.to/4mHob3u
#HerKnightAtTheMuseum #art #psl #medievaltimes
#HerKnightAtTheMuseum #art #psl #medievaltimes
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The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.
I’m surprised you don’t use ai answer engines in research you currently do with Google
October 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The "AI" responses that Google gives about me and my work are consistently error-prone, which I know because I am me. If I know Google's "AI" responses give incorrect answers about things I know about, I can't trust it to give correct answers about things I don't know. So, no, I don't use it.
This one absolutely guts me. I’m literally crying right now. She was my idol growing up. The icon she was for women in STEM and the force she was for conservation cannot be overstated.
May she wander in forests of discovery forever. 💔
May she wander in forests of discovery forever. 💔
Dr. Jane Goodall, who will be remembered as an advocate for animals and a renowned chimpanzee researcher, died due to natural causes, the Jane Goodall Institute announced.
nbcnews.to/48bAFgj
nbcnews.to/48bAFgj
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This one absolutely guts me. I’m literally crying right now. She was my idol growing up. The icon she was for women in STEM and the force she was for conservation cannot be overstated.
May she wander in forests of discovery forever. 💔
May she wander in forests of discovery forever. 💔
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We've been hearing from so many of you this year, asking us the question we're asking each other and anyone else who will listen--some version of "OMG WHAT DO WE DO?!"
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We've been hearing from so many of you this year, asking us the question we're asking each other and anyone else who will listen--some version ...
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September 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We've been hearing from so many of you this year, asking us the question we're asking each other and anyone else who will listen--some version of "OMG WHAT DO WE DO?!"
It’s very clear that the advancement of civil rights in the U.S. was the main driver of the current anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-free speech “conservative” movement.
September 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It’s very clear that the advancement of civil rights in the U.S. was the main driver of the current anti-democratic, anti-science, anti-free speech “conservative” movement.
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I had multiple readers this week tell me they burned my books.
feels like we’re a week away from book burning
September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I had multiple readers this week tell me they burned my books.
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The fabulous @oliviawrites.bsky.social & I are each giving away one signed copy of our books!
Follow us, repost, and comment below on if you prefer summer or fall?
Open US only 9/17-924
Have you ever carved a watermelon? It’s not as easy as you think 😂❤️
(*Also running on IG - 1 winner)
Follow us, repost, and comment below on if you prefer summer or fall?
Open US only 9/17-924
Have you ever carved a watermelon? It’s not as easy as you think 😂❤️
(*Also running on IG - 1 winner)
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The fabulous @oliviawrites.bsky.social & I are each giving away one signed copy of our books!
Follow us, repost, and comment below on if you prefer summer or fall?
Open US only 9/17-924
Have you ever carved a watermelon? It’s not as easy as you think 😂❤️
(*Also running on IG - 1 winner)
Follow us, repost, and comment below on if you prefer summer or fall?
Open US only 9/17-924
Have you ever carved a watermelon? It’s not as easy as you think 😂❤️
(*Also running on IG - 1 winner)
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I WAS SO JEALOUS OF SPRAYED EDGES FOR SO LONG I finally started getting some on my special editions and they are so nice they fill a part of my soul I didn't know I needed filling the part of my soul that also secretly loves Squishmallows
Romance is exploding with special edition covers and sprayed edges right now!!
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I WAS SO JEALOUS OF SPRAYED EDGES FOR SO LONG I finally started getting some on my special editions and they are so nice they fill a part of my soul I didn't know I needed filling the part of my soul that also secretly loves Squishmallows
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Really worth the read.
Short 🧵
When I taught South African history a couple of years ago, I spent a week talking about mining and labor struggles. One of the main features of the initial stages of both gold and diamond mining there (this is pre-Rhodes) was that anyone could own a claim, regardless of race.
When I taught South African history a couple of years ago, I spent a week talking about mining and labor struggles. One of the main features of the initial stages of both gold and diamond mining there (this is pre-Rhodes) was that anyone could own a claim, regardless of race.
I agree with much of this thread, but I think it needs to be said: if unity is the way to get around fascists, we need to fucking unify, and that means at this stage, swiftly discouraging the wedge issue dividers in our own party.
August 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really worth the read.
Tattoo artists and people that own tattoo parlors will always be hot. Tech bro billionaires will always be not.
“Owner of an AI company” seems to be the lazy, go-to romance hero job of 2025, and I’d like to just make the case for bringing back tattoo artists.
August 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tattoo artists and people that own tattoo parlors will always be hot. Tech bro billionaires will always be not.
I wish this wasn’t so true but yeah, tinnitus can be like one of those 13 year cicada broods emerging. The “song” is deafening.
If there’s one upside to cicadas, it teaches normies what tinnitus can feel like.
August 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I wish this wasn’t so true but yeah, tinnitus can be like one of those 13 year cicada broods emerging. The “song” is deafening.
The fact that this is all spray painted plastic stuck to those doors says so much.
He has always favored tacky, bargain basement dictator chic, but it’s depressing to see him apply it to our White House.
He has always favored tacky, bargain basement dictator chic, but it’s depressing to see him apply it to our White House.
He’s destroying the country and the white house
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact that this is all spray painted plastic stuck to those doors says so much.
He has always favored tacky, bargain basement dictator chic, but it’s depressing to see him apply it to our White House.
He has always favored tacky, bargain basement dictator chic, but it’s depressing to see him apply it to our White House.
Me: Ugh. I need to stop getting more books. My TBR is overflowing.
Also me: Oooh! I wonder if there is anything new on Netfalley today?
Also me: Oooh! I wonder if there is anything new on Netfalley today?
August 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Me: Ugh. I need to stop getting more books. My TBR is overflowing.
Also me: Oooh! I wonder if there is anything new on Netfalley today?
Also me: Oooh! I wonder if there is anything new on Netfalley today?
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GIVEAWAY!!!!! To enter:
1. Donate to poweredxpeople.org to support Texas Democrats.
2. Email me at readers@angelinamlopez.com and let me know you donated.
Giveaway is open to US residents only. Contest ends Monday, August 11.
1. Donate to poweredxpeople.org to support Texas Democrats.
2. Email me at readers@angelinamlopez.com and let me know you donated.
Giveaway is open to US residents only. Contest ends Monday, August 11.
August 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
GIVEAWAY!!!!! To enter:
1. Donate to poweredxpeople.org to support Texas Democrats.
2. Email me at readers@angelinamlopez.com and let me know you donated.
Giveaway is open to US residents only. Contest ends Monday, August 11.
1. Donate to poweredxpeople.org to support Texas Democrats.
2. Email me at readers@angelinamlopez.com and let me know you donated.
Giveaway is open to US residents only. Contest ends Monday, August 11.
I just saw an IG from Abby Jimenez saying she won’t be able to attend SLC due to scheduling conflicts and just general exhaustion, and it got me to thinking about just how much the demands on Romance authors have escalated over the last several years.
August 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I just saw an IG from Abby Jimenez saying she won’t be able to attend SLC due to scheduling conflicts and just general exhaustion, and it got me to thinking about just how much the demands on Romance authors have escalated over the last several years.
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I would be ashamed not to stand up for trans folks, not just because there are trans folks I like and love, but because everyone should get to live with the same personal freedom and dignity I get simply for existing. Who are we if we do not wish for others every right and privilege we have.
Thank you for being a straight cis man with some amount of fame and platform who pushes back on that sort of thing. Marginalization usually only changes when people NOT in the marginalized group start to push back on the hate and move the Overton window.
July 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I would be ashamed not to stand up for trans folks, not just because there are trans folks I like and love, but because everyone should get to live with the same personal freedom and dignity I get simply for existing. Who are we if we do not wish for others every right and privilege we have.
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Our Trailblazer series continues with Pamela Sanderson, the first Native American author to write contemporary romance about Native characters in Native community.
S07.43: Trailblazer Pamela Sanderson — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
Our Trailblazer series continues with Pamela Sanderson, the first Native American author to write contemporary romance about Native characters in Native community. Pamela joins us to talk about her wr...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our Trailblazer series continues with Pamela Sanderson, the first Native American author to write contemporary romance about Native characters in Native community.