Andrea Benson
@heyandreajay.bsky.social
Professional editor and proofreader for self-publishing authors. Member of ACES with a Certificate in Copyediting from UCSD. Reader, writer, and neurodiverger.
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Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
From Turtle Island to Palestine, Indigenous people across the world continue to resist settler-colonial domination, extraction, and exploitation of their land and communities.
We center these tradi...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Against Settler Colonialism: A Reading List
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More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...
Uneasy About Sexual Content in a YA Novel? ‘Read the Whole Book,’ Urges Author Malinda Lo
“That’s why there is sexuality in my books: because it is part of life. There’s no nefarious purpose,” says author Malinda Lo.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More than 1,800 banned titles in the 2023–2024 school year contained sex-related content. In a new interview, bestselling YA author @malindalo.bsky.social explains the necessity of reading those works in full before considering pulling them from shelves: pen.org/malinda-lo-i...
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The party of small government is now the party of big brother.
August 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The party of small government is now the party of big brother.
Absolutely this.
We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.
July 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Absolutely this.
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It’s that time of year again!
Happy Best Tumblr Post of All Time Day, to all who celebrate
April 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s that time of year again!
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March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?
I think we have a winner.
I think we have a winner.
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?
I think we have a winner.
I think we have a winner.
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This is like the Emperor's New Clothes. But the United States is the emperor, and Trump and Musk are the tailors.
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is like the Emperor's New Clothes. But the United States is the emperor, and Trump and Musk are the tailors.
Amazing.
The Treasury Department right now. People are turning out against Musk and DOGE staging a takeover of the Treasury’s payment system. This crowd is big. The whole block is packed. “Lock him up,” everyone yells.
February 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Amazing.
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It's Groundhog Day, and in Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting four more years of Trump trying to reinstate Jim Crow. Punxsutawney Phil's prognostications are notoriously wrong, and we're working to make damn sure this one is wrong as well. theliteratelizard.com/black-histor...
February 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's Groundhog Day, and in Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting four more years of Trump trying to reinstate Jim Crow. Punxsutawney Phil's prognostications are notoriously wrong, and we're working to make damn sure this one is wrong as well. theliteratelizard.com/black-histor...
Okay, to be honest, this app stresses me out 😥
February 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Okay, to be honest, this app stresses me out 😥
Well, I wasn’t gonna, but here I am. Hi.
January 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Well, I wasn’t gonna, but here I am. Hi.