slynn47
slynn47.bsky.social
slynn47
@slynn47.bsky.social
Author of picture book and MG fiction and nonfiction, and MG historical fiction. Former teacher. Mom of twins. Cat cuddler. SCBWI member. PBParty 2024 HM. PitchMe 2024 Finalist, PB Party 2025 Finalist.
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 26, 2026 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
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February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Zoey, the upside-down-cat, in her favorite pose. #caturday #Caturday
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Zoey enjoying her version of a spa day. #Caturday
January 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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August 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The OLC memo is definitely nonsense, as @jahimes.bsky.social says. There is nothing the memo could say that would make these strikes anything other than murder.
Jim Himes: "If Lindsey Graham and other Republicans want to go the route of saying it's okay to kill people legally just so long as the American public supports it, the American public really needs to think that through...It's a very dangerous path for this country to go down."
October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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There is still beauty in the world, photographer, unknown.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Those of us of a certain generation can remember the hallowed and historic grounds of our White House. The desecration is heartbreaking, 💔
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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There is still beauty in the world. (Aspen, Colorado, 📷 unknown.)
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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What is your advice for people attending the Halloweekend Conference in Iowa?
Looking for a scary good in-person SCBWI conference? Come to Iowa for our Hallo-weekend conference October 31-November 2! Details and registration here: www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#kidlit #SCBWI @patzmiller.bsky.social @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @charlottegunnufson.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Alycia Hallady of the Autism Science Foundation: "The scientific studies that have been conducted so far do not support the idea that Tylenol causes autism." https://to.pbs.org/47XUF5Y
Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen
President Trump tied the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to autism and made several other claims about vaccines. William Brangham discussed those claims and the concerns about what the president said with Alycia Halladay of the Autism Science Foun...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Happy adoption day to our book-lover Zoey!!! She's the best! After 3 years, we love her more than ever. (Sorry, I rotated the pic repeatedly and it wouldn't stay upright.) #kidlitcommunity #caturday #picturebooks
September 15, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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There is still beauty in the world.
September 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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There is still beauty in the world. (White Cherry Blossom Tree, 📷 unknown.)
September 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I'm going to the Andrea Brown Cape Cod Workshop in October 2026! I know it's far into the future but I'm happy to have been accepted. Submission opportunity just opened today. You can look into it or their Big Sur Workshop on their website. #KidLit #kidlitcommunity #kidlitmegafeed
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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🎉 Congrats to @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social!

📚 VOLCANOES was named a 2025 BANK STREET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (Age 5–9).

Illustrated by @k04sk.bsky.social. Published by Scholastic.

#kidlit #12x12PB
August 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
https://to.pbs.org/4lOEYBq
4 things to know about a new study on lithium and Alzheimer’s disease
A recent study from Harvard Medical School asks whether the element lithium might be a key factor in whether someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
www.pbs.org
August 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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So the Trump administration, aided by ICE, is separating families--again--by giving them an untenable "choice."
Explore this GIFT ARTICLE from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Uh-oh.
Conservative legal luminary Jack Goldsmith points out that Justice Barrett's opinion in the universal injunction case rests on an error: For the purposes of historical analysis, she looked at the wrong statute and got the relevant date wrong by nearly *a century.*
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
August 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Meet me in #Minnesota at the gorgeous @barnesandnoble.com Edina Galleria! Double fun #storytime at 10:00 on Friday, July 18! @candlewickpress.bsky.social @cleonique.bsky.social @brianbiggsstudio.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Check out my glowing review of this sweet, funny story by @nrpaulson.bsky.social! I was lucky to hear the author read her books at an event hosted by @swampfoxbookstore.bsky.social! Norene's a long-time member of @scbwi.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Charlotte Gunnufson's review of What's Silly Hair Day with No Hair?
5/5: This book is such a sweet surprise! It's a terrific story that effortless brings together themes of problem solving and resourcefulness, collaboration, feelings and friendship. It encourages kids...
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July 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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There is still beauty in the world. (Photographer unknown)
June 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM