Corinne Black
@docblack.bsky.social
speculative fiction and philosophy nerd • noodler • doodler • hummate to 3 cats (she/her)
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"Boyish" by Emily Black (@threnody.bsky.social) appears in our newest issue, which is available now.
Read the full story, which won the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Award, on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
Order the new issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...
Read the full story, which won the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Award, on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
Order the new issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...
September 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Boyish" by Emily Black (@threnody.bsky.social) appears in our newest issue, which is available now.
Read the full story, which won the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Award, on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
Order the new issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...
Read the full story, which won the 2024 Lawrence Foundation Award, on our website: prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
Order the new issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...
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Trans rights are human rights.
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
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The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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they’re saying i did something good. all of my self worth is exogenous so i can’t outright agree, but it would surely be rude of me to argue.
so, i guess all i can do is give you the link. ⬇️
prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
so, i guess all i can do is give you the link. ⬇️
prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
September 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
they’re saying i did something good. all of my self worth is exogenous so i can’t outright agree, but it would surely be rude of me to argue.
so, i guess all i can do is give you the link. ⬇️
prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
so, i guess all i can do is give you the link. ⬇️
prairieschooner.unl.edu/excerpt/boyi...
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*Academics in early August
August 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
*Academics in early August
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Aside from limited materials, corporations manufacture abroad because of child labor and worker rights laws, as well as OSHA and the federal minimum wage. As poorly conceived as it is, the tariff plan would never have been proposed at all if it didn't also include a plan to repeal those protections.
April 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Aside from limited materials, corporations manufacture abroad because of child labor and worker rights laws, as well as OSHA and the federal minimum wage. As poorly conceived as it is, the tariff plan would never have been proposed at all if it didn't also include a plan to repeal those protections.
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The Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities in Somerville has been sent to a Louisiana detention facility, despite a federal judge’s order telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove her from Massachusetts without notice.
Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities sent to Louisiana - The Boston Globe
Masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home Tuesday evening.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities in Somerville has been sent to a Louisiana detention facility, despite a federal judge’s order telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove her from Massachusetts without notice.
Cis folks, please read this. It’s an emotionally tough read, but these are the types of stories that need to be shared if we want to ensure that all trans people have human rights.
i think cis people should read this to understand why it’s fucking wrong to cede *any* ground on trans issues because “james carville thinks it doesn’t poll well.”
• trans kids
• trans people who need public bathrooms
• trans athletes
• trans people in prison
all deserve human rights.
• trans kids
• trans people who need public bathrooms
• trans athletes
• trans people in prison
all deserve human rights.
Trump is essentially trying to nationalize the cruel and inhumane policies killing trans women in Florida prisons.
All while Gavin Newsom is out there saying that it's too unpopular to oppose raping and forcibly shaving trans women in prisons.
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
All while Gavin Newsom is out there saying that it's too unpopular to oppose raping and forcibly shaving trans women in prisons.
www.madycast.com/p/i-cannot-i...
March 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Cis folks, please read this. It’s an emotionally tough read, but these are the types of stories that need to be shared if we want to ensure that all trans people have human rights.
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well, would you look at that? on march 12, good ol’ doc marshall of kansas re-introduced legislation to do just that!
a hyde amendment for trans care with no age restrictions. trans kids. trans adults. all 16 trans people america let live to be trans elders.
who could have seen it coming!
a hyde amendment for trans care with no age restrictions. trans kids. trans adults. all 16 trans people america let live to be trans elders.
who could have seen it coming!
March 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
well, would you look at that? on march 12, good ol’ doc marshall of kansas re-introduced legislation to do just that!
a hyde amendment for trans care with no age restrictions. trans kids. trans adults. all 16 trans people america let live to be trans elders.
who could have seen it coming!
a hyde amendment for trans care with no age restrictions. trans kids. trans adults. all 16 trans people america let live to be trans elders.
who could have seen it coming!
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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hi, cis folks!
a thing you might not know about trans care is that—even if we can pay for it or have good insurance (most of us don’t)—expenses like “move to another city for 3 weeks & take 6 weeks off work or we won’t do it” are part of it & *never* covered.
could you fund that? give june a hand.
a thing you might not know about trans care is that—even if we can pay for it or have good insurance (most of us don’t)—expenses like “move to another city for 3 weeks & take 6 weeks off work or we won’t do it” are part of it & *never* covered.
could you fund that? give june a hand.
surgery's just over a week away and i still don't have enough to cover my expenses through this month, much less the whole recovery period. still have some time before things get dire but anything helps 💖
venmo.com/u/juniperplexed
cash.app/$juniperplexed
ko-fi.com/juniperplexed
venmo.com/u/juniperplexed
cash.app/$juniperplexed
ko-fi.com/juniperplexed
March 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
hi, cis folks!
a thing you might not know about trans care is that—even if we can pay for it or have good insurance (most of us don’t)—expenses like “move to another city for 3 weeks & take 6 weeks off work or we won’t do it” are part of it & *never* covered.
could you fund that? give june a hand.
a thing you might not know about trans care is that—even if we can pay for it or have good insurance (most of us don’t)—expenses like “move to another city for 3 weeks & take 6 weeks off work or we won’t do it” are part of it & *never* covered.
could you fund that? give june a hand.
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sigh.
took lotsa effort to get (mostly) unified NOs on HB28+S9 from dems. media’s been hyped to get them to cave since nov; politico, axios, cnn, et al have spent the week doing “actually dems in disarray & the issue’s a loser.” using carrots & sticks is critical. ⬇️
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
took lotsa effort to get (mostly) unified NOs on HB28+S9 from dems. media’s been hyped to get them to cave since nov; politico, axios, cnn, et al have spent the week doing “actually dems in disarray & the issue’s a loser.” using carrots & sticks is critical. ⬇️
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
March 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
sigh.
took lotsa effort to get (mostly) unified NOs on HB28+S9 from dems. media’s been hyped to get them to cave since nov; politico, axios, cnn, et al have spent the week doing “actually dems in disarray & the issue’s a loser.” using carrots & sticks is critical. ⬇️
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
took lotsa effort to get (mostly) unified NOs on HB28+S9 from dems. media’s been hyped to get them to cave since nov; politico, axios, cnn, et al have spent the week doing “actually dems in disarray & the issue’s a loser.” using carrots & sticks is critical. ⬇️
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
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dems are probably going to eat shit from fox & newsmax & the NYT for this for a news cycle. or until the recession hits.
you’re going to hate that i’m asking this, but if you have a dem senator who voted to stop this, you should call & tell them “good job. we like when you fight. keep it up.”
you’re going to hate that i’m asking this, but if you have a dem senator who voted to stop this, you should call & tell them “good job. we like when you fight. keep it up.”
March 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
dems are probably going to eat shit from fox & newsmax & the NYT for this for a news cycle. or until the recession hits.
you’re going to hate that i’m asking this, but if you have a dem senator who voted to stop this, you should call & tell them “good job. we like when you fight. keep it up.”
you’re going to hate that i’m asking this, but if you have a dem senator who voted to stop this, you should call & tell them “good job. we like when you fight. keep it up.”
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The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
February 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed.
3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened.
Erasure.
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no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
February 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
no the fuck we are NOT making “LGBQ+” a thing and if I see any of you motherfuckers using that acronym it’s on sight
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
Marsha P. Johnson did not smash in the windshield of a police car for this
I couldn’t agree more! And sometimes you need the cognitive estrangement non-mimetic literature can provide in order to work out some stuff in new and interesting ways.
I really hate that there’s a “divide” between literary and genre, and will die on the “there shouldn’t be” hill. If you want to add a “realism” genre that’s fine, but let’s not pretend “realist” books are more “literary” than horrors, mysteries, romances, SFF, etc.
SFF novels do not have to be all action, all the time. They can meander, meditate, bask. In the same vein, they don’t have to spoon-feed the reader from page one; meaning can unfold slowly.
I know literary vs. genre is an age-old blood-feud, but I enjoy books that wander in the between.
I know literary vs. genre is an age-old blood-feud, but I enjoy books that wander in the between.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I couldn’t agree more! And sometimes you need the cognitive estrangement non-mimetic literature can provide in order to work out some stuff in new and interesting ways.
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Just placing this here in case you missed it. 👈👀
February 10, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just placing this here in case you missed it. 👈👀
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Have you had your passport application put on hold or suspended in the last few weeks because of the executive order from the Trump administration about trans people’s documents. If so I want to talk to you.
Email: sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
Signal: @SydneyBauer.30
Email: sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
Signal: @SydneyBauer.30
February 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Have you had your passport application put on hold or suspended in the last few weeks because of the executive order from the Trump administration about trans people’s documents. If so I want to talk to you.
Email: sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
Signal: @SydneyBauer.30
Email: sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
Signal: @SydneyBauer.30
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NYC! On Monday folks are protesting NYU Langone for cutting off access to gender affirming care under 19
We need to demonstrate that people stand in solidarity with those losing medical treatment.
If you want to “do something,” this is something to do.
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
We need to demonstrate that people stand in solidarity with those losing medical treatment.
If you want to “do something,” this is something to do.
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
Protect Trans Kids
On January 29th, Donald Trump signed an illegal executive order that attempts to ban gender affirming care for youth under the age of 19, an attempt to detransition all trans children in the US. Despi...
actionnetwork.org
February 2, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NYC! On Monday folks are protesting NYU Langone for cutting off access to gender affirming care under 19
We need to demonstrate that people stand in solidarity with those losing medical treatment.
If you want to “do something,” this is something to do.
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
We need to demonstrate that people stand in solidarity with those losing medical treatment.
If you want to “do something,” this is something to do.
actionnetwork.org/events/prote...
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it’s been an amazing journey going from “closeted barkeep trying to drink herself to death passing around the same $20 to other barkeeps to pay rent” to “trans person passing around the same $20 to other trans people to pay rent”
cis folks, help a girl pay her rent.
cis folks, help a girl pay her rent.
February 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
it’s been an amazing journey going from “closeted barkeep trying to drink herself to death passing around the same $20 to other barkeeps to pay rent” to “trans person passing around the same $20 to other trans people to pay rent”
cis folks, help a girl pay her rent.
cis folks, help a girl pay her rent.
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In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
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Please do not read this if suicide is a major trigger.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
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It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
January 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Please do not read this if suicide is a major trigger.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
…
It has just been reported that a transgender person committed suicide today wrapped in a transgender flag in Syracuse at the VA.
These attacks are killing us.
This must stop.
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one small, sincere thing I'd like to say about what's happening now is: every trans person who's paying attention is going to be deeply affected by the way we're being targeted. even if they're not showing it to you. be patient and kind with us.
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
one small, sincere thing I'd like to say about what's happening now is: every trans person who's paying attention is going to be deeply affected by the way we're being targeted. even if they're not showing it to you. be patient and kind with us.
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‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
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Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.
This is how you refuse to comply.
This is how you refuse to comply.
January 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Montgomery County Public Schools comes out and tells Trump to pound sand with his EO telling schools that they have to discriminate against transgender students.
This is how you refuse to comply.
This is how you refuse to comply.