BrendaJoycePatterson
@bjoycepatterson.bsky.social
Poet. Writer/columnist. Literary talk show host. Librarian Emeritus. More at linktr.ee/Brenda.Joyce.Patterson
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There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
There’s another wave of author impersonators offering consultations/mentoring for a price. (I got one from “Claire Keegan” telling me I’m very promising!) I’m sure you are great, but I didn’t email to tell you how swell you are. Here’s info on book scams: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/prh-fraud/
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This is another vital ID that you are centralizing on your device. Protect it all the more. Lock down your device, 6 digit PIN over 4, be mindful of where you tap your phone, use secure WiFi/VPN, minimize location sharing, watch for cameras and eyes.
Always learn more at liberationtoolbox.io
Always learn more at liberationtoolbox.io
Liberation Toolbox by YK Hong
Liberatory Strategy + Tech Justice for our expansive world
liberationtoolbox.io
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is another vital ID that you are centralizing on your device. Protect it all the more. Lock down your device, 6 digit PIN over 4, be mindful of where you tap your phone, use secure WiFi/VPN, minimize location sharing, watch for cameras and eyes.
Always learn more at liberationtoolbox.io
Always learn more at liberationtoolbox.io
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Join us and OCEAN this Friday, November 21 for "Creating with AI: Copyright Issues Related to Authorship, Authenticity, and Preservation for AI-assisted Works". We'll explore copyrightability and authorship of AI-assisted creative works.
www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...
www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join us and OCEAN this Friday, November 21 for "Creating with AI: Copyright Issues Related to Authorship, Authenticity, and Preservation for AI-assisted Works". We'll explore copyrightability and authorship of AI-assisted creative works.
www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...
www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...
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Congratulations, @nkjemisin.bsky.social! And thank you to @sfwa.org for the recognition. She's such a towering talent and will be in amazing company!
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Congratulations, @nkjemisin.bsky.social! And thank you to @sfwa.org for the recognition. She's such a towering talent and will be in amazing company!
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
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Full context here: www.sarabandebooks.org/donate
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Full context here: www.sarabandebooks.org/donate
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to be clear, i also do not think it is necessarily true that adopting a laundry list of progressive positions is an instant win either. i think you have to do the work of discovering what it is that voters want in a direct and engaged way. and i think that voters want moral leadership.
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
to be clear, i also do not think it is necessarily true that adopting a laundry list of progressive positions is an instant win either. i think you have to do the work of discovering what it is that voters want in a direct and engaged way. and i think that voters want moral leadership.
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PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
PSA for any Apub authors whose books are in the Anthropic settlement list: Amazon is not participating in the settlement, since they have an investment in Anthropic. When you submit your claim form, you DO NOT have to list Amazon as an add'l rightsholder, & can claim 100% of settlement money.
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I’m not eligible, but I hope those of you who are dig in.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I’m not eligible, but I hope those of you who are dig in.
This poem, "The American Soil Remembers When History Tries To Forget", by Victoria R. Marshal is NECESSARY reading.
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Victoria R. Marshall on Instagram: "The American soil remembers what history tries to forget.
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#immigration #americanhistory #poetry #deportation #thisisamerica"
5,675 likes, 547 comments - victoriarmarshall on September 29, 2025: "The American soil remembers what history tries to forget.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This poem, "The American Soil Remembers When History Tries To Forget", by Victoria R. Marshal is NECESSARY reading.
www.instagram.com/reel/DPOcD5H...
www.instagram.com/reel/DPOcD5H...
Submissions are open to pitch vour own session for On Air Fest 2026. [S]eeking creators, storytellers, and innovators who are driving cultural innovation. From live podcasts to installations and performances, On Air Fest is where boundary-breaking ideas come to life
Submit by Dec 5.
onairfest.com
Submit by Dec 5.
onairfest.com
On Air Fest | 2026 | Brooklyn
The Premier Creator Storytelling Festival
onairfest.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Submissions are open to pitch vour own session for On Air Fest 2026. [S]eeking creators, storytellers, and innovators who are driving cultural innovation. From live podcasts to installations and performances, On Air Fest is where boundary-breaking ideas come to life
Submit by Dec 5.
onairfest.com
Submit by Dec 5.
onairfest.com
[H]ave a passion for non-fiction? [E]ngaged with real-world news, particularly
in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
[H]ybrid candidates are preferred. [P]osition is open to remote applicants.
#prhcareersus #publishing
in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
[H]ybrid candidates are preferred. [P]osition is open to remote applicants.
#prhcareersus #publishing
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
[H]ave a passion for non-fiction? [E]ngaged with real-world news, particularly
in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
[H]ybrid candidates are preferred. [P]osition is open to remote applicants.
#prhcareersus #publishing
in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
[H]ybrid candidates are preferred. [P]osition is open to remote applicants.
#prhcareersus #publishing
RIDE UNITED, a collaboration between United Way and LYFT, provides free (or low cost) transportation to food banks, job interviews, medical appointments, etc.
Dial 211 for info. Ask specifically if RIDE UNITED is available in your area.
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Dial 211 for info. Ask specifically if RIDE UNITED is available in your area.
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If you are someone who is going to be impacted by the SNAP benefit cuts in 3 DAYS Here’s how you can get FREE TRANSPORTATION to food banks, job interviews, medical appointments, etc. RIGHT NOW. @Unite...
TikTok video by Beverly Dines
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October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
RIDE UNITED, a collaboration between United Way and LYFT, provides free (or low cost) transportation to food banks, job interviews, medical appointments, etc.
Dial 211 for info. Ask specifically if RIDE UNITED is available in your area.
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Dial 211 for info. Ask specifically if RIDE UNITED is available in your area.
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TW: menstruation, blood, surgery, undergarments BLOODING is a first in several ways for me: 1) my first Fib, a poem where each line follows the Fibonacci number sequence, 2) first poem I've shared publicly addressing menstruation & surgery. Thanx @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social for the read.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TW: menstruation, blood, surgery, undergarments BLOODING is a first in several ways for me: 1) my first Fib, a poem where each line follows the Fibonacci number sequence, 2) first poem I've shared publicly addressing menstruation & surgery. Thanx @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social for the read.
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What's the difference between vanity publishing and hybrid publishing? How can you find a "good" hybrid publisher?
These questions are not straightforward to answer.
If you're considering any kind of paid publishing arrangement, hybrid or otherwise, I encourage you to read this Q&A with David Wilk
These questions are not straightforward to answer.
If you're considering any kind of paid publishing arrangement, hybrid or otherwise, I encourage you to read this Q&A with David Wilk
The Current State of Hybrid Publishing: Q&A with David Wilk | Jane Friedman
An in-depth discussion of hybrid publishing today: what has driven its growth, and what should you know before investing?
janefriedman.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
What's the difference between vanity publishing and hybrid publishing? How can you find a "good" hybrid publisher?
These questions are not straightforward to answer.
If you're considering any kind of paid publishing arrangement, hybrid or otherwise, I encourage you to read this Q&A with David Wilk
These questions are not straightforward to answer.
If you're considering any kind of paid publishing arrangement, hybrid or otherwise, I encourage you to read this Q&A with David Wilk
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“Because there's an endless amount of data available to us and we have a limited bandwidth to conserve, we might consider carefully curating the quality of what we allow in.”
-- Rick Rubin
-- Rick Rubin
October 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“Because there's an endless amount of data available to us and we have a limited bandwidth to conserve, we might consider carefully curating the quality of what we allow in.”
-- Rick Rubin
-- Rick Rubin
The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) on Threads
Dame Emma Thompson has two words for you, AI...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Ever thought of creating a TimeBank?
"A TimeBank is a community system where time is the currency. Members exchange services with each other, with one hour of service always equaling one time credit, regardless of the service provided." - Mesilla Valley TimeBank.
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"A TimeBank is a community system where time is the currency. Members exchange services with each other, with one hour of service always equaling one time credit, regardless of the service provided." - Mesilla Valley TimeBank.
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Login • Instagram
Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ever thought of creating a TimeBank?
"A TimeBank is a community system where time is the currency. Members exchange services with each other, with one hour of service always equaling one time credit, regardless of the service provided." - Mesilla Valley TimeBank.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQMU_yX...
"A TimeBank is a community system where time is the currency. Members exchange services with each other, with one hour of service always equaling one time credit, regardless of the service provided." - Mesilla Valley TimeBank.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQMU_yX...
"If you’re contributing to an anthology, magazine, or journal, it’s important to review and negotiate the contract, just as you would for a book. Author Michael La Ronn shows you how: youtu.be/i43TYShoN2I?... ."
@janefriedman.com 's, [Electric Speed]. And so it goes | Focus friend, Oct 25, 2025.
@janefriedman.com 's, [Electric Speed]. And so it goes | Focus friend, Oct 25, 2025.
Short Story Contracts DEMYSTIFIED: How to Negotiate Like a Pro
YouTube video by Michael La Ronn
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October 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"If you’re contributing to an anthology, magazine, or journal, it’s important to review and negotiate the contract, just as you would for a book. Author Michael La Ronn shows you how: youtu.be/i43TYShoN2I?... ."
@janefriedman.com 's, [Electric Speed]. And so it goes | Focus friend, Oct 25, 2025.
@janefriedman.com 's, [Electric Speed]. And so it goes | Focus friend, Oct 25, 2025.
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
