Joni Hubred
@joniwritesmn.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, trad mystery author - BURY THE LEDE, cozy fan, safe space. She/her.
An excellent point.
am i wrong? we paid with our taxes for all the CDC and other federal information to be gathered through research and surveys, that belongs to the people, to serve the needs of the people, I don't see how anyone has the right to delete the peoples' information
February 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
An excellent point.
Authors, if you see this, it's a sign to post the first line of your book.
"If not for her commitment to a morning routine, someone other than Sylvie Berg would have discovered Loretta Swenson’s body lying in the middle of Main Street. "
"If not for her commitment to a morning routine, someone other than Sylvie Berg would have discovered Loretta Swenson’s body lying in the middle of Main Street. "
Authors if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book.
"Azul del Arroyo didn’t fully know what would happen when she set out to bring her older sister back to life, but since she was ten, she didn’t much care." (Mistress of Bones)
"Azul del Arroyo didn’t fully know what would happen when she set out to bring her older sister back to life, but since she was ten, she didn’t much care." (Mistress of Bones)
Authors if you see this, it’s a sign to post the first line of your book.
“Father told me I’m broken.” (The Bone Shard Daughter)
“Father told me I’m broken.” (The Bone Shard Daughter)
February 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Authors, if you see this, it's a sign to post the first line of your book.
"If not for her commitment to a morning routine, someone other than Sylvie Berg would have discovered Loretta Swenson’s body lying in the middle of Main Street. "
"If not for her commitment to a morning routine, someone other than Sylvie Berg would have discovered Loretta Swenson’s body lying in the middle of Main Street. "
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Love this perspective, from the ever-wise @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
It is Friday afternoon of a wild, wild week. And yet for me a reassuring one. My greatest fear was not of what they would do. It's that we would let them. And I'm seeing a lot of beautiful intransigence. From federal workers. From people all over the country obstructing ICE....
January 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Love this perspective, from the ever-wise @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
January 31, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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January 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
MWA Books in a Bag #2. Another great selection of books! givebutter.com/c/authors4la... - Signed books from Jessie Chandler Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella, Elizabeth Becka, Ellen Byron, Jess Montgomery, Michael Thomas Ford J.D. Allen Joanna Schaffhausen - BID NOW! #authorsforla
"The German painter Gerhard Richter called art 'the highest form of hope.' Hope, too, requires more effort than despair. Art always reaches upward, even when it comes from the depths of our souls. Even when our arms feel too heavy to lift."
I'm having a heavy-arm week.
I'm having a heavy-arm week.
The trying, and nothing else
Choosing creation even on the darkest of days.
mainstreetmysteries.substack.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"The German painter Gerhard Richter called art 'the highest form of hope.' Hope, too, requires more effort than despair. Art always reaches upward, even when it comes from the depths of our souls. Even when our arms feel too heavy to lift."
I'm having a heavy-arm week.
I'm having a heavy-arm week.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Writer: Where the hell did I put my cup?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Writer: Where the hell did I put my cup?
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Private Investigator: empties the cup, pulls a bottle of rye whiskey out of the bottom drawer of his desk.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Private Investigator: empties the cup, pulls a bottle of rye whiskey out of the bottom drawer of his desk.
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Clinical coder: I can't code dehydration unless it was delivered intravenously.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Clinical coder: I can't code dehydration unless it was delivered intravenously.
January 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Optimist: The cup is half full.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Writer: Where the hell did I put my cup?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Writer: Where the hell did I put my cup?
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It's a bad time for trans people now, and it's a bad time for trans literature
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January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It's a bad time for trans people now, and it's a bad time for trans literature
Buy trans books, leave reviews
Support trans authors
If you can't afford a book right now, then follow them on social media and amplify their voices
Here's a starter pack to start you off
Trans authors ask to be added
Buy trans books, leave reviews
Support trans authors
If you can't afford a book right now, then follow them on social media and amplify their voices
Here's a starter pack to start you off
Trans authors ask to be added
Welcome to the whole world, Kevin.
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Welcome to the whole world, Kevin.
And just like that, my TBR list doubles.
Mystery Writers of America Announces 2025 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominations. #Edgars2025
mysterywriters.org/2025-edgar-a...
mysterywriters.org/2025-edgar-a...
January 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And just like that, my TBR list doubles.
Mariann Edgar Budde talking about her life and spiritual journey. youtu.be/fw9zeKS7wnI?...
Diane Rehm Book Club: A Conversation with Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by The Diane Rehm Show
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mariann Edgar Budde talking about her life and spiritual journey. youtu.be/fw9zeKS7wnI?...
This is the most hopeful thing I've read all day.
before tiktok,
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
before bluesky,
before twitter,
before meta,
before it all,
there were sewers.
after all, there will be sewers.
January 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is the most hopeful thing I've read all day.
I’ve never identified more with a little crustacean.
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’ve never identified more with a little crustacean.
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Writing is that one thing that you can do for yourself, that costs nothing, that raises your spirits and the story is yours. - Wrtr #amwriting ~ Whether you decide to publish or not is up to you, but writing is good for the soul. ...Be Writing. #author #writing #writer ~ #authorsky
January 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Writing is that one thing that you can do for yourself, that costs nothing, that raises your spirits and the story is yours. - Wrtr #amwriting ~ Whether you decide to publish or not is up to you, but writing is good for the soul. ...Be Writing. #author #writing #writer ~ #authorsky
Thinking about this today.
January 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Thinking about this today.
I love the smell of blocked scammer accounts in the morning. Or any time of day is fine.
January 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I love the smell of blocked scammer accounts in the morning. Or any time of day is fine.
Paid a ridiculous van repair bill today because squirrels. They chewed up harnesses and wires for the air bag sensor and other things I can't remember. Two questions: A) Why are squirrels so mean? B) How can I stop them without poison or employing an armed guard?
January 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Paid a ridiculous van repair bill today because squirrels. They chewed up harnesses and wires for the air bag sensor and other things I can't remember. Two questions: A) Why are squirrels so mean? B) How can I stop them without poison or employing an armed guard?
Two of my favorite authors in one lovely announcement.
January 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Two of my favorite authors in one lovely announcement.
EXACTLY.
January 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
EXACTLY.
Doing the Lord’s work.
This awesome group is reading & reviewing small press books this year to raise the visibility of great, often overlooked presses & authors. Follow them all! go.bsky.app/E6oomtn
#100smallpress
#100smallpress
January 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Doing the Lord’s work.
This is as Minnesota as Minnesota gets.
Andover neighborhood creates magnificent ice carousel
On Saturday in Andover, Dan Anderson brought his neighborhood together, by building an ice carousel on the lake ice behind his home.
www.fox9.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
This is as Minnesota as Minnesota gets.
Is this me coming back to the account I've ignored for a month and searching for all the Meta refugees, mystery lovers, writers, and die-hard Oxford comma folks?
Why, yes. Yes, it is.
Why, yes. Yes, it is.
January 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Is this me coming back to the account I've ignored for a month and searching for all the Meta refugees, mystery lovers, writers, and die-hard Oxford comma folks?
Why, yes. Yes, it is.
Why, yes. Yes, it is.
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A fiery sunset over a icy shoreline on Lake Superior, Minnesota.
November 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
A fiery sunset over a icy shoreline on Lake Superior, Minnesota.