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Jes (they/she)
@jeshonard.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈 They/She
📚 Queer SFF Author
➡️ Order Undeniable! www.thegrigoribooks.com/order-undeniable
☕ Maker of stories, coffee, and way too many 90s references
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Book Birthday!!!!!!!! 🎂 🥳✨🎉

Undeniable is OUT! 💃
Jes, a white woman with purple hair, grins at the camera while holding a copy of Undeniable, the sequel to her debut novel, Unrelenting.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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#NoKings

Excellent turnout in #Kalamazoo, Michigan.
A blue unicorn holds an American flag.
October 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Tried to do a photo shoot of Undeniable with the cat.

She immediately went to her buttons and pressed "All Done."
A Tabby cat looks up at the camera with her ears back. A paperback copy of Undeniable sits in front of her. Roving hovers near her button board, looking scandalized.
October 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Pinned post update! 📌 Help us hit our preorder goal! 🎉

If you like...
🏳️‍🌈 Ace main character energy
💕 Found family
✨ Hidden magic

...then meet Bridget. Her sister is missing. The detective is being an ass. She decides to take matters into her own hands and gets more than she bargained for.

🧵 👇👇
September 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Best writing buddy, even if she's grumpy about it.
Sid, a black cat, glares at me from her perch on the couch.
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Probably the most accurate indicator of how Worldcon has been going so far
A screenshot of the app that tracks my step count, reading 17,165 steps.
August 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Today I learned that tomatillos start out hollow
A tomatillo, looking like a bright green paper lantern in a circle shape, hanging from the vine.
August 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Look at that face.
Sid, a black void cat, lies on her side with her head tilted up, staring at me. She is doing a very bad impression of innocence.
August 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Kalamazoo, MI turned out for #NoKings

Hundreds of people lining the streets today!

I definitely need to up my sign game.
Jessi is holding up a No Kings sign written on cardboard. She's wearing torn jeans and a black ACT UP t-shirt that has a pink triangle and "Silence = Death" beneath it. Protestors in Kalamazoo, MI holding signs that read, "ICE in my Margaritas, not my streets", "The only minorities destroying America are billionaires", and "I like my ICE crushed" Protestors in Kalamazoo, MI holding signs that read, "Is this for the people?", "Freedom. Democracy. Truth", and "Stop the Coup; Protect the Constitution" Protestors in Kalamazoo, MI holding signs that read, *Men of Quality Don't Fear Equality", "Liberty and Justice for All", and "We the people serve no king"
June 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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IT'S BOOK DELIVERY DAY!!!!

Not one, but TWO anthologies arrived in the mail today, both filled with excellent stories. I'm in both, and so are other amazing authors!

If you want a good sense of my current vibe, here you go.

More deets downthread.
Two books, side by side. Book 1 has two orca whales on the front with the title, "Antifa Lit Journal, Volume 1: What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire's Yacht." Book 2 is pink and purple with two astronauts in full space suits making out in the front cover. The title reads, "Lesbians in Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before"
June 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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I can't attend the protests today, but seeing all these photos fills me with gratification.

Holding my own small protest by wearing my Protect Trans Youth pin through the airports on the way to Florida.
A selfie of Jessi, a white woman with pink-tipped hair, staring at the camera. She's wearing a green jacket with a pin affixed to it that says Protect Trans Youth.
April 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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I think Sid is happy I'm home. She hopped right into my lap and has been giving me looks like this all day.
Sid, a black cat, lies on her side staring at the camera with one paw outstretched.
February 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I visited Sedona last weekend, and signs of the US Forest Service were everywhere. Their support is absolutely essential in high tourist areas like this. Thank you, @altusfs.bsky.social, for all you do. Just a few things I noticed on my quick trip. 🧵 (1/5)
An image of red rock formations with juniper bushes covering the landscape.
February 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Mentally I'm still here.

📷 by @marieparks.bsky.social
A photo of a wall of red rocks in Sedona. Jessi has climbed halfway up the wall and is bracing herself against a slab of rock while reaching higher and looking up. Her clothes are all the same shades of red as the stone, making her blend into the background.
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Hey, I'm 39 now! I celebrated with a weekend of camping in the Arizona desert.

Highly recommend taking a brief hiatus from the world if you're able to. The reset was very much needed.
The desert at sunset. The foreground is filled with scrub brush and the background has a mountain of red rocks lit up by the sun, all beneath a bright blue sky.
February 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The cats are doing a good job of helping
February 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Decided to watch Flow tonight. Sid watched the entire thing with us. She was fascinated by the kitty on screen.
A television screen shows a black cat, the star of the animated film Flow, standing on a rock with a lemur nearby. Next to the TV Sid, our real life black cat, watches with interest.
February 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Roving says "Play" and looks on with extreme disappointment when I remind her that humans need to work for their kibble.
Roving, a gray tabby, stares at the camera in disappointment. She's lying by her FluentPet buttons, with one paw pressed on the "Play" button.
February 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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New shirt, because this shit just stays relevant.

If you want one, I recommend ordering directly from ACT UP, where proceeds go to support the queer community, fight AIDS, and challenge beurocracies determined to silence queer voices.

give.actupny.com/product/icon...

There's also a trans version!
Jessi, a blonde white woman, wears a black ACT UP t-shirt. It has a pink triangle on it, above the words SILENCE = DEATH.
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Today's cats are a big mood.
Roving, a gray tabby, and Sid, a black cat, sleep next to one another with their heads touching.
February 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Just returned home from a week away. As you can tell, Roving cares A Lot.
Roving, a gray tabby, yawns at the camera.
February 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Today's cat is the most interesting man in the world.
Sid, a black cat, sits staring knowingly off into the distance.
February 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Could not figure out why the air conditioner kicked on in the middle of winter.

Turns out, this little gremlin decided to take a nap on top of the thermostat, so it was reading her body temperature as the house temperature.
Roving, a tabby cat, innocently sleeps next to a thermostat.
January 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Okay, today you get the other cat. Sid hopes you're finding time to rest this weekend.
Sid, black cat, lies upside down
January 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Today's cat.

I swear I have two cats. Roving has just made a lot of excellent faces lately.
Roving, a gray tabby, stares vacantly at the camera
January 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM