Raleigh, NC got the memo!!

but there are no federal or State laws prohibiting the principles of DEI,"says the letter.

The NY dept says it already follows civil rights laws, including Title VI.

5calls.org is great. I've never called my reps b4; 5calls made it easy. Ngl, it was nerve-wracking at first!! But totally worth it.

I adored this show and everyone made me feel weird about it back in the day. You have inspired me to schedule a rewatch session ASAP!!

I love that Amy Lane calls category romance "fiction haikus."

I'm pretty sure there are tropes in every story ever told and in all mediums. Just check out tvtropes.org, the encyclopedia of modern character and plot tropes. Tropes are not stereotypes! They are narrative devices used by storytellers in every genre, though each have their favorites.

My cat does that! I think it started in December when I was quite sick with a virus. I would get some stuff done in the morning but then had to rest for the rest of the day. He got spoiled...

Hilarious!!! And so true...

May 1 is a springtime festival holiday in Europe. Maybe they'd let us be affiliate celebrators?

When you can take this pepple from my paw, then you can leave...

Check out Jennifer Crusie's work. She is a former academic turned romance novelist who has studied why romance novels came to be seen as "low brow" fiction. (Spoiler: it was the patriarchy. Male publishers liked the $$ these novels made but didn't want women authors to gain bargaining power).

Oh my, I think you’re onto something! If the White House has a Poet Laureate, can the NWS get an official onomastician (yes, I had to look that up 😆)

As long as you have a notebook or cat in your lap, yes.