Rachael Herron
@rachaelherron.bsky.social
❤️ The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland✨ Sapphic cozy fantasy ✨ USA Today Bestseller ✨
🌈 Unstuck - memoir about leaving the US for good
🔗 https://linktr.ee/rachaelherron
🥝 Aotearoa/New Zealand 🏳️🌈
🌈 Unstuck - memoir about leaving the US for good
🔗 https://linktr.ee/rachaelherron
🥝 Aotearoa/New Zealand 🏳️🌈
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Rachael Herron
@rachaelherron.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Actually so emotional about this. 15 years and two dozen books in, I hit the USA Today Bestseller with this magical little queer love story that I love so much. 😭❤️🌈✨
Thank you, @grandcentralpub.bsky.social 💐
Thank you, @grandcentralpub.bsky.social 💐
Are you doing Nano2.0? Is writing getting a bit harder this week? I gotchu! nano2.org/posts/2025/w...
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When the Going Gets Tough: An Interview with Rachael Herron | NaNo 2.0
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November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Are you doing Nano2.0? Is writing getting a bit harder this week? I gotchu! nano2.org/posts/2025/w...
@nano2point0.bsky.social
@nano2point0.bsky.social
This is also my favorite writing conference, hands down. Hoping we can come through for them and keep this con going. It's the best.
The Surrey International Writers Conference has been my favorite conference for over a decade. This year, it's not happening, because the hotel is in a labor disputed.
SiWC had already purchased plane tickets, etc, for all the presenters. Can you help ensure its future?
gofund.me/19c353dac
SiWC had already purchased plane tickets, etc, for all the presenters. Can you help ensure its future?
gofund.me/19c353dac
Donate to Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!, organized by Jenn Striemer
For thirty-two years, the Surrey International Writers’ Conference… Jenn Striemer needs your support for Support the Surrey International Writers' Conference!
gofund.me
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is also my favorite writing conference, hands down. Hoping we can come through for them and keep this con going. It's the best.
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If you live in Wellington, enjoy your brand new trampoline.
October 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you live in Wellington, enjoy your brand new trampoline.
I can no longer say I haven't done aquarobics since the nineties. I wish I could. (That was very unpleasant!)
October 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I can no longer say I haven't done aquarobics since the nineties. I wish I could. (That was very unpleasant!)
I have a client whose work I LOVE to read. It's hard to read because it's so enjoyable I just want to crawl into the words and stay there rather than editing it.
October 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I have a client whose work I LOVE to read. It's hard to read because it's so enjoyable I just want to crawl into the words and stay there rather than editing it.
Working at a coworking spot and looking down the highrise tunnels, I just saw a peak Wellington moment during which a man's umbrella flew all the way inside out; he fought with it until it was ripped from his hands and blasted into traffic just as he was blown off the sidewalk. (He was fine.)
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Working at a coworking spot and looking down the highrise tunnels, I just saw a peak Wellington moment during which a man's umbrella flew all the way inside out; he fought with it until it was ripped from his hands and blasted into traffic just as he was blown off the sidewalk. (He was fine.)
I need you to know I'm not an apologist for the defunct Nanowrimo — I just have no other T-shirts.
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I need you to know I'm not an apologist for the defunct Nanowrimo — I just have no other T-shirts.
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September 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It's almost that glorious time of year again! (John Oliver, stay out of it.)
I have put my hand up to be Bird of the year campaign manager for sassy wee tauhou..
#birdoftheyear #tauhoubirdoftheyear2025 #boty2025 #silvereye #waxeye #tauhou
#birdoftheyear #tauhoubirdoftheyear2025 #boty2025 #silvereye #waxeye #tauhou
September 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It's almost that glorious time of year again! (John Oliver, stay out of it.)
I am packed for my bike trip tomorrow. Leaving the house in the morning and going to another island for the weekend. I am nervous! But everything fits. I might even take my slippers! A luxury!
a girl in a pink dress is riding a red bike
Alt: a cartoon girl in a pink dress is riding a red bike
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September 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I am packed for my bike trip tomorrow. Leaving the house in the morning and going to another island for the weekend. I am nervous! But everything fits. I might even take my slippers! A luxury!
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did you know that september is library card signup month? @queerliblib.bsky.social is such a fantastic FREE resource www.queerliberationlibrary.org/members
Members — Queer Liberation Library
www.queerliberationlibrary.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
did you know that september is library card signup month? @queerliblib.bsky.social is such a fantastic FREE resource www.queerliberationlibrary.org/members
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highly recommend doing this right now
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
highly recommend doing this right now
Honestly not even sure what I said, but whatever it was, I said it well!
September 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Honestly not even sure what I said, but whatever it was, I said it well!
The Queen's grey pinstripe suit 😍 and I NEED to know more about that blue knitted wrap/blanket
"Amidst the speeches, waiata and ceremony, it was the Queen’s wardrobe that set tongues wagging," writes Mairātea Mohi.
Read the full analysis of Te Arikinui's Koroneihana wardrobe, designed by AUT Senior Lecturer Dr Bobby Luke, on Ensemble Magazine:
www.ensemblemagazine.co.nz/articles/mao...
Read the full analysis of Te Arikinui's Koroneihana wardrobe, designed by AUT Senior Lecturer Dr Bobby Luke, on Ensemble Magazine:
www.ensemblemagazine.co.nz/articles/mao...
How Te Arikinui's Koroneihana wardrobe weaves tradition, authority and hope | Ensemble Magazine
Mairātea Mohi on Nga wai hono i te po's five day fashion feast, the fabric of a new era.
www.ensemblemagazine.co.nz
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Queen's grey pinstripe suit 😍 and I NEED to know more about that blue knitted wrap/blanket
I like to say, "no, thank you" when told to do something dumb — it leaves them strangely off-kilter as if I just refused their offer of milk in my tea
i should have said the production person TOLD me to take off my mask. and i refused. you can say no! to anything! i knew the worst thing that could happen is i’d be asked to leave. that’s better than covid.
September 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I like to say, "no, thank you" when told to do something dumb — it leaves them strangely off-kilter as if I just refused their offer of milk in my tea
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yesterday i went to a jeopardy taping and someone in production asked me to take off my n95 for when the camera sweeps the audience. i said “…no?” and then i didn’t do it. and nothing bad happened! so: try saying no more. it’s good practice for the fascism.
September 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
yesterday i went to a jeopardy taping and someone in production asked me to take off my n95 for when the camera sweeps the audience. i said “…no?” and then i didn’t do it. and nothing bad happened! so: try saying no more. it’s good practice for the fascism.
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This is Nora and Sophie. Their family was a little nervous how Sophie would react to Nora. Had no idea their cockatoo has always wanted a puppy of her own. 12/10 for both (TT: iamtylerrayn)
September 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is Nora and Sophie. Their family was a little nervous how Sophie would react to Nora. Had no idea their cockatoo has always wanted a puppy of her own. 12/10 for both (TT: iamtylerrayn)
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
Fermented fiber, initially inspired by squid proteins, that rivals wool and is better for the environment? Color me intrigued.
(Also, who knit the sample? I'd just walk around saying "it's fermented squid" which would be inaccurate but irresistible.)
www.textileworld.com/textile-worl...
(Also, who knit the sample? I'd just walk around saying "it's fermented squid" which would be inaccurate but irresistible.)
www.textileworld.com/textile-worl...
Procell: Fermented Fiber | Textile World
www.textileworld.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Fermented fiber, initially inspired by squid proteins, that rivals wool and is better for the environment? Color me intrigued.
(Also, who knit the sample? I'd just walk around saying "it's fermented squid" which would be inaccurate but irresistible.)
www.textileworld.com/textile-worl...
(Also, who knit the sample? I'd just walk around saying "it's fermented squid" which would be inaccurate but irresistible.)
www.textileworld.com/textile-worl...
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First they came for Bill Clinton, and I said, yes, that man is a sex pest, get him
September 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
First they came for Bill Clinton, and I said, yes, that man is a sex pest, get him
@courtneymilan.com dumb Q, and thanks for your hard work! I have about 15 books that qualify and sent in the form before Sept 1 but I am LAZY and only wrote the titles and left the ISBN part blank, telling them to look it up 😬 bc I thought it wouldn't be a thing. In your opinion, should I resubmit?
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
@courtneymilan.com dumb Q, and thanks for your hard work! I have about 15 books that qualify and sent in the form before Sept 1 but I am LAZY and only wrote the titles and left the ISBN part blank, telling them to look it up 😬 bc I thought it wouldn't be a thing. In your opinion, should I resubmit?
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This is lovely
The Guardian has a fun series about people who made a big change after 60 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A new start after 60 | The Guardian
<p>Stories from people who pursued new passions later in life. Share yours <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/may/04/tell-us-has-your-life-taken-a-new-direction-after-the-age-of-65...
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is lovely
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I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
September 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover
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Just a photo of Epstein happily holding up a novelty check, made to look like Donald Trump paid him $22,500 in exchange for a “fully depreciated” woman from Epstein.
Sorry to make it worse but there's a part of the WSJ article that no one is talking about that I had to share with someone.
![The Epstein estate also turned over another letter from the book that references Trump. It came from businessman and longtime Mar-a-Lago member Joel Pashcow, who made a crude joke about a woman that Trump and Epstein socialized with in the 1990s, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Pashcow letter included a photo of a posterboard-sized check for $22,500, which had been mocked up to appear that it was sent from Trump to Epstein. Beneath it, a handwritten caption said: “Jeffrey showing early talents with money + women sells ‘fully depreciated’ [redacted] to Donald Trump for $22,500.” The woman’s name is redacted in the image.
Photo of three men holding a check for $22,500 made out to Jeffrey Epstein, with handwritten notes discussing the transaction.
Pashcow and his attorney didn’t respond to requests for comment. A lawyer for the woman said she doesn’t know Pashcow and has no knowledge of the letter naming her, which the lawyer called a “disgusting and deeply disturbing hoax.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:owcnopiqb2bosqpstucesxu5/bafkreibfdetqc3ckntju6btkbzvayh2tminrwgfg2j5vpvbhfkvriczqjm@jpeg)
![Letter which reads: "Jeffary showing early talents with money + Women! Sells "Fully depreciated" [Name Redacted] to Donald Trump for 22,500$. Showed early "people skilld" too. Even though I handled the deal I didn't get any of the money on the girl!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:owcnopiqb2bosqpstucesxu5/bafkreiele2fsi5dxx7hztlfv23hgh54cptbsubdoeg6mijciyoqwn4vpmq@jpeg)
September 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just a photo of Epstein happily holding up a novelty check, made to look like Donald Trump paid him $22,500 in exchange for a “fully depreciated” woman from Epstein.
A coaching client recently turned in a piece of writing that was at once much better (more lyrical) and also more boring than her normal writing. It was like a diva singing seven notes of an aria on repeat.
AI, I thought! My first piece of it!
I ran it through some checkers.
AI, I thought! My first piece of it!
I ran it through some checkers.
September 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A coaching client recently turned in a piece of writing that was at once much better (more lyrical) and also more boring than her normal writing. It was like a diva singing seven notes of an aria on repeat.
AI, I thought! My first piece of it!
I ran it through some checkers.
AI, I thought! My first piece of it!
I ran it through some checkers.