Amanda Smith Miller
@fiercewisdom.bsky.social
Mama, professor, minister, spouse. Actively love God and ALL your neighbors, and remember that you are worthy and you are enough! she/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤎🖤
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Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Before and after pics from a day of filming for my book’s video study guide … I’m a star y’all! ✨💃🏽😅 Getting more and more excited for Voices of Resistance to make its way into everyone’s hands!!
August 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Before and after pics from a day of filming for my book’s video study guide … I’m a star y’all! ✨💃🏽😅 Getting more and more excited for Voices of Resistance to make its way into everyone’s hands!!
It’s been a wild July, including a trip to Detroit to present my latest book research on music and justice movements at the annual meeting of the Hymn Society of the US and Canada. There I got to announce the book’s release date 🤩 Voices of Resistance can be in your hands on April 7, 2026!!!
July 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It’s been a wild July, including a trip to Detroit to present my latest book research on music and justice movements at the annual meeting of the Hymn Society of the US and Canada. There I got to announce the book’s release date 🤩 Voices of Resistance can be in your hands on April 7, 2026!!!
Happy international non-binary awareness day to all you fierce and lovely NBs out there!!! Art by Alison Czinkota
July 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Happy international non-binary awareness day to all you fierce and lovely NBs out there!!! Art by Alison Czinkota
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The Bible commands us to set up cities of refuge--
to protect people who didn't mean to cause harm from those who wished to enact communal violence upon them.
The Rabbis ensured that due process happened there.
Never again is now.
Come learn the ancient wisdom we need desperately today:
to protect people who didn't mean to cause harm from those who wished to enact communal violence upon them.
The Rabbis ensured that due process happened there.
Never again is now.
Come learn the ancient wisdom we need desperately today:
cities of refuge
sanctuary
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Bible commands us to set up cities of refuge--
to protect people who didn't mean to cause harm from those who wished to enact communal violence upon them.
The Rabbis ensured that due process happened there.
Never again is now.
Come learn the ancient wisdom we need desperately today:
to protect people who didn't mean to cause harm from those who wished to enact communal violence upon them.
The Rabbis ensured that due process happened there.
Never again is now.
Come learn the ancient wisdom we need desperately today:
Reposted by Amanda Smith Miller
I'll say it over and over.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
June 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'll say it over and over.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
I do not believe in gate keeping.
I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.
I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.
Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.
NGL I shed a few tears as I passed her off into the capable hands of my editor this morning 🥹 Six chapters, just over 45,000 words, and so much of myself poured into this beautiful book over the past 7 months 💜 I’m so proud and excited to share her with the world SOON!!!!
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
NGL I shed a few tears as I passed her off into the capable hands of my editor this morning 🥹 Six chapters, just over 45,000 words, and so much of myself poured into this beautiful book over the past 7 months 💜 I’m so proud and excited to share her with the world SOON!!!!
Closed out Spring 2025 with graduation today, now heading into an uncertain sabbatical. This semester has been really something. 4 classes + a directed study taught, 4 book chapters written, a daily search for joy in a terrible time. Grateful for students, colleagues, friends, family along the way 💜
May 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Closed out Spring 2025 with graduation today, now heading into an uncertain sabbatical. This semester has been really something. 4 classes + a directed study taught, 4 book chapters written, a daily search for joy in a terrible time. Grateful for students, colleagues, friends, family along the way 💜
Y’all come out and join me and the rest of Nashville in Harmony this June! We’ll be doing our part to sing some TRUE southern hospitality into being. Lots of new compositions from local artists, as well as original poetry from choir members, including one co-written by me and the kiddos 🥹🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
April 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Y’all come out and join me and the rest of Nashville in Harmony this June! We’ll be doing our part to sing some TRUE southern hospitality into being. Lots of new compositions from local artists, as well as original poetry from choir members, including one co-written by me and the kiddos 🥹🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
🔥🔥🔥 speaker roster from Nashville’s Transgender Day of Visibility celebration. W and a couple other choir members shared a bit about Major Minors … I unfortunately had to miss that particular part because I was across town picking up B from theater rehearsal. Still so proud of them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
April 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
🔥🔥🔥 speaker roster from Nashville’s Transgender Day of Visibility celebration. W and a couple other choir members shared a bit about Major Minors … I unfortunately had to miss that particular part because I was across town picking up B from theater rehearsal. Still so proud of them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility this weekend by contributing to the flourishing and joy of trans and queer youth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Option 1: donate to the Major/Minor choir as whole, and/or specifically in support of my kiddo, as they are set to perform at WorldPride in May 🎶 Any amount helps!
Donate to Support Major Minors' World Pride Journey, organized by Lex Buglio
Music builds a bridge and can tear down a wall! Help TN’s only LGBTQIA+ youth art… Lex Buglio needs your support for Support Major Minors' World Pride Journey
www.gofundme.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility this weekend by contributing to the flourishing and joy of trans and queer youth 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Option 1: donate to the Major/Minor choir as whole, and/or specifically in support of my kiddo, as they are set to perform at WorldPride in May 🎶 Any amount helps!
Find yourself a community that remembers a random social media post from a year ago that your late mom used to get you daffodils for your birthday, and then surprises you with a bouquet at Sunday service 🥹
March 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Find yourself a community that remembers a random social media post from a year ago that your late mom used to get you daffodils for your birthday, and then surprises you with a bouquet at Sunday service 🥹
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🤩 Austen Hartke @austenhartke.bsky.social
this lovely endorsement of Trans Biblical— available for preorder now with Westminster John Knox Press @wjkbooks.bsky.social
this lovely endorsement of Trans Biblical— available for preorder now with Westminster John Knox Press @wjkbooks.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🤩 Austen Hartke @austenhartke.bsky.social
this lovely endorsement of Trans Biblical— available for preorder now with Westminster John Knox Press @wjkbooks.bsky.social
this lovely endorsement of Trans Biblical— available for preorder now with Westminster John Knox Press @wjkbooks.bsky.social
Treasures from today: meditating at the shoreline with my older kiddo, and digging through sand banks with my younger while discussing how nature helps us connect to God/the Divine/the Universe/our own spirituality ✨
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Treasures from today: meditating at the shoreline with my older kiddo, and digging through sand banks with my younger while discussing how nature helps us connect to God/the Divine/the Universe/our own spirituality ✨
Unexpectedly finished the draft of my book chapter on Song of Songs just in time for spring break 🎉 The end is messy and will definitely need editing still a win! Can’t wait to share Songs of Resistance with the world!! Off to the beach tomorrow 😍 Art by Marc Chagall
March 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Unexpectedly finished the draft of my book chapter on Song of Songs just in time for spring break 🎉 The end is messy and will definitely need editing still a win! Can’t wait to share Songs of Resistance with the world!! Off to the beach tomorrow 😍 Art by Marc Chagall
If you are wondering how you can stand up for trans and queer folks right now, especially in faith communities, sign up for this virtual teach-in coming up on Tues! I am joining many amazing colleagues, to offer you and us practical and immediately actionable resources🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Share widely!
February 28, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If you are wondering how you can stand up for trans and queer folks right now, especially in faith communities, sign up for this virtual teach-in coming up on Tues! I am joining many amazing colleagues, to offer you and us practical and immediately actionable resources🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Share widely!
We resist by persisting in beauty, wonder, joy, and hope. Thanks to the Rev. Jenny McDevitt for your words that go so beautifully with our Sunday hike ✨
February 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
We resist by persisting in beauty, wonder, joy, and hope. Thanks to the Rev. Jenny McDevitt for your words that go so beautifully with our Sunday hike ✨
We’re continuing the Miller family “Joy-Is-Resistance” theater tour this weekend! After &Juliet at TPAC + Elijah Rocks at NCT last weekend, it’s on to Chattanooga for SIX! this weekend 🤩 Also my 6th grader took this “0.5” of me + assures me it’s the latest thing that all the cool kids are doing 🤣🤷🏽♀️
February 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We’re continuing the Miller family “Joy-Is-Resistance” theater tour this weekend! After &Juliet at TPAC + Elijah Rocks at NCT last weekend, it’s on to Chattanooga for SIX! this weekend 🤩 Also my 6th grader took this “0.5” of me + assures me it’s the latest thing that all the cool kids are doing 🤣🤷🏽♀️
A rare calm in the midst of a wild stressful storm. Book manuscript is over halfway done (!!!); we have a snow day tomorrow and my classes have a small group work day on Thursday, so no more teaching this week; no energy left for relocation research rn. Just going to take a little break + breathe 😮💨
February 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A rare calm in the midst of a wild stressful storm. Book manuscript is over halfway done (!!!); we have a snow day tomorrow and my classes have a small group work day on Thursday, so no more teaching this week; no energy left for relocation research rn. Just going to take a little break + breathe 😮💨
This is a super important read right now: slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Trump Administration Just Deleted Part of American History. If They Get Away With It, We Could Be Headed to a Very Dark Place.
This is far more serious than the loss of a few letters.
slate.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a super important read right now: slate.com/news-and-pol...
Today we celebrated love. Fierce, revolutionary, defiant love that cheers on all of us growing into our most authentic selves. Alec and I grabbed lunch together, and the whole family had a BLAST seeing &Juliet tonight … an amazing inclusive funny sweet show! Poem by M Jade Kaiser of Enfleshed 🏳️⚧️💜🏳️🌈
February 15, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Today we celebrated love. Fierce, revolutionary, defiant love that cheers on all of us growing into our most authentic selves. Alec and I grabbed lunch together, and the whole family had a BLAST seeing &Juliet tonight … an amazing inclusive funny sweet show! Poem by M Jade Kaiser of Enfleshed 🏳️⚧️💜🏳️🌈
Been spending time lately writing my chapter on lament songs and finishing up my current embroidery project. the reminder of “progress over perfection,” and the transformative power of rage and grief have both felt therapeutic in their own ways. 🖼️ by The Bible Project
February 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Been spending time lately writing my chapter on lament songs and finishing up my current embroidery project. the reminder of “progress over perfection,” and the transformative power of rage and grief have both felt therapeutic in their own ways. 🖼️ by The Bible Project
Our wise pastor gave us homework for making it through the long haul: find something beautiful each day; each week do something that brings you joy; ea h week reach out to encourage or check on someone else. I started with yin yoga in the backyard and a Broadway show with some awesome badass women 🤩
February 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Our wise pastor gave us homework for making it through the long haul: find something beautiful each day; each week do something that brings you joy; ea h week reach out to encourage or check on someone else. I started with yin yoga in the backyard and a Broadway show with some awesome badass women 🤩
It’s a heavy time. AND. Today a queer student who was kicked out of church at age 12 thanked me for teaching a course that she loved, even though she’d been terrified to take it. We make art. We breathe deeply. My kids know they are fully loved, deep in their bones. Keep doing the good work friends💜
January 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
It’s a heavy time. AND. Today a queer student who was kicked out of church at age 12 thanked me for teaching a course that she loved, even though she’d been terrified to take it. We make art. We breathe deeply. My kids know they are fully loved, deep in their bones. Keep doing the good work friends💜
Spending this Monday writing about lament songs, while wearing blue in solidarity with Antioch High School teachers, staff, and students who are heading back to school this week while still processing last week’s violence and trauma. How long, O Lord, how long?
January 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Spending this Monday writing about lament songs, while wearing blue in solidarity with Antioch High School teachers, staff, and students who are heading back to school this week while still processing last week’s violence and trauma. How long, O Lord, how long?