Joan Grey
@joangrey.bsky.social
Author, cat wrangler
I write Paranormal Women's Fiction, Queer Romance, Modern-with-Magic.
I'm foaming at the mouth left wing, I live in New England, and I drive a stick shift.
I write Paranormal Women's Fiction, Queer Romance, Modern-with-Magic.
I'm foaming at the mouth left wing, I live in New England, and I drive a stick shift.
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Joan Grey
@joangrey.bsky.social
· Apr 7
Midlife Magic
Visit Amazon's Midlife Magic Page and shop for all Midlife Magic books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Midlife Magic
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Kay, a 45 year-old single mother, learns that she has magical abilities, and also that the recent murders are actually killer vampires. Life suddenly got a lot more complicated. Because killer vampires don't mean you don't still have to do the laundry.
www.amazon.com/dp/B09253NNQL
www.amazon.com/dp/B09253NNQL
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Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Link's perma ban is wrong and should be reversed.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
And what illustrates it being EVEN MORE WRONG, are recent suspensions with restoration with much much more egregious offenses in the same line of what Bluesky claims Link was banned over.
FREE LINK.
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#JoyScrolling
(what it says on the tin--and listen to that triumphant "YES!" at the end for an extra shot of joy)
(what it says on the tin--and listen to that triumphant "YES!" at the end for an extra shot of joy)
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#JoyScrolling
(what it says on the tin--and listen to that triumphant "YES!" at the end for an extra shot of joy)
(what it says on the tin--and listen to that triumphant "YES!" at the end for an extra shot of joy)
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
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I really like the "what is this thing reddit" but there are exactly 3 kinds of posts:
1) person posts extremely niche item, person with extremely niche knowledge identifies it against all odds
2) mom convinced random piece of plastic is drug paraphernalia
3) adult person has never seen a spice rack
1) person posts extremely niche item, person with extremely niche knowledge identifies it against all odds
2) mom convinced random piece of plastic is drug paraphernalia
3) adult person has never seen a spice rack
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I really like the "what is this thing reddit" but there are exactly 3 kinds of posts:
1) person posts extremely niche item, person with extremely niche knowledge identifies it against all odds
2) mom convinced random piece of plastic is drug paraphernalia
3) adult person has never seen a spice rack
1) person posts extremely niche item, person with extremely niche knowledge identifies it against all odds
2) mom convinced random piece of plastic is drug paraphernalia
3) adult person has never seen a spice rack
I have a list of things I cook (tbh, it's a long list) and I choose five or six on Sunday night, one of which I have the ingredients for already (grocery shopping is on Tuesday, so Monday night's dinner has to be in the house already). Then I go through the dishes randomly in the week. 🧵
Spouse: What do you want for dinner
Me: To not have to decide what I'm going to have for dinner 😂
Me: To not have to decide what I'm going to have for dinner 😂
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I have a list of things I cook (tbh, it's a long list) and I choose five or six on Sunday night, one of which I have the ingredients for already (grocery shopping is on Tuesday, so Monday night's dinner has to be in the house already). Then I go through the dishes randomly in the week. 🧵
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
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if you're ever having a bad day I really recommend scrolling through my videos tab because it's almost entirely videos of Adonis
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
if you're ever having a bad day I really recommend scrolling through my videos tab because it's almost entirely videos of Adonis
We moved here in 2018.
Why an I still finding boxes I haven't unpacked since the move? Ugh.
Why an I still finding boxes I haven't unpacked since the move? Ugh.
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We moved here in 2018.
Why an I still finding boxes I haven't unpacked since the move? Ugh.
Why an I still finding boxes I haven't unpacked since the move? Ugh.
I am not allowed to go to the bathroom alone. No matter what, one of my cats MUST accompany me. Peaches will wake up from a dead sleep and stagger through the house after me, eyes still shut, just so I'm not alone in that little room.
What do they think will happen?
What do they think will happen?
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I am not allowed to go to the bathroom alone. No matter what, one of my cats MUST accompany me. Peaches will wake up from a dead sleep and stagger through the house after me, eyes still shut, just so I'm not alone in that little room.
What do they think will happen?
What do they think will happen?
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I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I’m back.
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
I finished the second of my charity-based podfics (audiobooks of fanfiction), and I'm celebrating by having home-made carnitas and corn elote-ish salad, and I think I'll also make refried beans.
Mmm, now I'm hungry.
Mmm, now I'm hungry.
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I finished the second of my charity-based podfics (audiobooks of fanfiction), and I'm celebrating by having home-made carnitas and corn elote-ish salad, and I think I'll also make refried beans.
Mmm, now I'm hungry.
Mmm, now I'm hungry.
I'm clearly going to have to spend a lot of time in my boxes of ephemera; now I need to find all the photos I can of the street I grew up on in Oakland. There must *be* pictures, right?
Sometimes I am just so sad that the past is lost, ykwim?
Sometimes I am just so sad that the past is lost, ykwim?
God, it's *gone*. It turned into a Peet's. It might still BE a Peet's.
There was a tea/coffee shop a couple steps from the upstairs apartment I lived in. I can still smell the rich medley of spices and slight bitter undertone from the freshly roasted coffee. I wonder if I have photos.
There was a tea/coffee shop a couple steps from the upstairs apartment I lived in. I can still smell the rich medley of spices and slight bitter undertone from the freshly roasted coffee. I wonder if I have photos.
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm clearly going to have to spend a lot of time in my boxes of ephemera; now I need to find all the photos I can of the street I grew up on in Oakland. There must *be* pictures, right?
Sometimes I am just so sad that the past is lost, ykwim?
Sometimes I am just so sad that the past is lost, ykwim?
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My favourite prompt that I’ve ever asked online, and I’m gonna ask it here because I think it’s great. But tell me about the corner store you grew up going to.
(Mine is the Edmonton institution Ralph’s. It was almost right beside my church Strathearn United. RIP the OG, but it lives on!)
(Mine is the Edmonton institution Ralph’s. It was almost right beside my church Strathearn United. RIP the OG, but it lives on!)
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My favourite prompt that I’ve ever asked online, and I’m gonna ask it here because I think it’s great. But tell me about the corner store you grew up going to.
(Mine is the Edmonton institution Ralph’s. It was almost right beside my church Strathearn United. RIP the OG, but it lives on!)
(Mine is the Edmonton institution Ralph’s. It was almost right beside my church Strathearn United. RIP the OG, but it lives on!)
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The friend of my enemy is my
(Spends several hours doing math equation)
My second enemy once removed
(Spends several hours doing math equation)
My second enemy once removed
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The friend of my enemy is my
(Spends several hours doing math equation)
My second enemy once removed
(Spends several hours doing math equation)
My second enemy once removed
So, there's stuff going around again about #teaching kids to read.
This is the most informative look into the issue I've found.
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
This is the most informative look into the issue I've found.
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
There's an idea about how children learn to read that's held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on...
features.apmreports.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So, there's stuff going around again about #teaching kids to read.
This is the most informative look into the issue I've found.
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
This is the most informative look into the issue I've found.
features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/
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Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday.
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
I'm gonna be real-real here: Bookstore Romance Day may not happen in 2026. By this time of year, I've usually secured at least a handful of sponsors & their backing helps pay for things like newsletter services & Canva & Zoom & internet, all of which are needed for planning & off-season events.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday.
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT
Welp. I've shoved this into the oven. Now it's time to get the bins from the road, feed the hens, and start on today's #audio editing. Only two chapters in the current project!
smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/appl...
smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/appl...
apple sharlotka
Got apples? Sugar? Flour? Eggs? You should have sharlotka for dessert tonight.
smittenkitchen.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Welp. I've shoved this into the oven. Now it's time to get the bins from the road, feed the hens, and start on today's #audio editing. Only two chapters in the current project!
smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/appl...
smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/appl...
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This week for our holiday gift guide, Elyse is sharing some of the patterns she's using for her knitting gifts, and I share some cross stitch patterns that I love (or covet).
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This week for our holiday gift guide, Elyse is sharing some of the patterns she's using for her knitting gifts, and I share some cross stitch patterns that I love (or covet).
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
If you're looking to shop your stash and hand craft some presents, we've got ideas for you:
https://bit.ly/GGKnitStitch
What chapter length do you like, as a reader? Mostly, I don't notice chapters, but the book I just started has such short chapters that I've been jarred out of the story.
I aim to write ~2500 word chapters, because that seems long enough for events to happen in my story, but now I'm curious.
🧵
I aim to write ~2500 word chapters, because that seems long enough for events to happen in my story, but now I'm curious.
🧵
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What chapter length do you like, as a reader? Mostly, I don't notice chapters, but the book I just started has such short chapters that I've been jarred out of the story.
I aim to write ~2500 word chapters, because that seems long enough for events to happen in my story, but now I'm curious.
🧵
I aim to write ~2500 word chapters, because that seems long enough for events to happen in my story, but now I'm curious.
🧵
In the Tom Cruise movie Collateral, it starts with a short cameo from Jason Statham, and I've always wanted the rest of that part of the story.
(It's an unexpectedly good film; Cruise appears to be in black and white while everything else is in color.)
(It's an unexpectedly good film; Cruise appears to be in black and white while everything else is in color.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In the Tom Cruise movie Collateral, it starts with a short cameo from Jason Statham, and I've always wanted the rest of that part of the story.
(It's an unexpectedly good film; Cruise appears to be in black and white while everything else is in color.)
(It's an unexpectedly good film; Cruise appears to be in black and white while everything else is in color.)
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Hey @support.bsky.team What is going on with Sarah Kendzior? Why was she suspended with no explanation? Are you doing this to lesser-known people that we’re never going to find out about?
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Hey @support.bsky.team What is going on with Sarah Kendzior? Why was she suspended with no explanation? Are you doing this to lesser-known people that we’re never going to find out about?
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Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Baby pigeon mystery.
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
My pigeon book is here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...
Today is Nov 11. Today is for those who lost their lives.
This poem is specifically referring to the British Expeditionary Force which fought and held back the Germans in 1914, in the Battle of the Marne, denying the Germans an easy and fast victory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...
This poem is specifically referring to the British Expeditionary Force which fought and held back the Germans in 1914, in the Battle of the Marne, denying the Germans an easy and fast victory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Today is Nov 11. Today is for those who lost their lives.
This poem is specifically referring to the British Expeditionary Force which fought and held back the Germans in 1914, in the Battle of the Marne, denying the Germans an easy and fast victory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...
This poem is specifically referring to the British Expeditionary Force which fought and held back the Germans in 1914, in the Battle of the Marne, denying the Germans an easy and fast victory.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...