@simeyowen.bsky.social
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My 2024 was almost beyond belief:
* The Reformatory continues to astound me with its reception. It took me seven years of pain to write and won a Bram Stoker Award, L.A. Times Book Prize, Shirley Jackson Prize, Chautauqua Award and was a New York Times Notable Book.
Readers: I am speechless.
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* The Reformatory continues to astound me with its reception. It took me seven years of pain to write and won a Bram Stoker Award, L.A. Times Book Prize, Shirley Jackson Prize, Chautauqua Award and was a New York Times Notable Book.
Readers: I am speechless.
🧵
December 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM
My 2024 was almost beyond belief:
* The Reformatory continues to astound me with its reception. It took me seven years of pain to write and won a Bram Stoker Award, L.A. Times Book Prize, Shirley Jackson Prize, Chautauqua Award and was a New York Times Notable Book.
Readers: I am speechless.
🧵
* The Reformatory continues to astound me with its reception. It took me seven years of pain to write and won a Bram Stoker Award, L.A. Times Book Prize, Shirley Jackson Prize, Chautauqua Award and was a New York Times Notable Book.
Readers: I am speechless.
🧵
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In case you missed it, here's a video of the unboxing of the first print copy of the first anthology from our new publishing imprint @starsandsabers.bsky.social !
Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/of-shadows-s...
Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/of-shadows-s...
It’s #unboxing time for the first copy of our debut anthology, Of Shadows, Stars and Sabers, from our imprint, @starsandsabers.bsky.social! With 29 incredible authors & edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social & @garethlpowell.bsky.social, this is one is the cross-genre book tor the ages! Preorder now!
December 10, 2024 at 8:24 PM
In case you missed it, here's a video of the unboxing of the first print copy of the first anthology from our new publishing imprint @starsandsabers.bsky.social !
Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/of-shadows-s...
Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/of-shadows-s...
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Let me br emphatically clear:
I WILL support your child on a good OR bad day, during YOUR divorces, when whoever they're *dating* breaks their heart, at their sporting events to cheer AND when they want the respect of a different pronoun!
That's what support IS!
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I WILL support your child on a good OR bad day, during YOUR divorces, when whoever they're *dating* breaks their heart, at their sporting events to cheer AND when they want the respect of a different pronoun!
That's what support IS!
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...
Supreme Court turns away Wisconsin parents who say schools are hiding transgender support plans | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a group of parents who say their Wisconsin school district is hiding transgender support plans involving their children.
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December 10, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Let me br emphatically clear:
I WILL support your child on a good OR bad day, during YOUR divorces, when whoever they're *dating* breaks their heart, at their sporting events to cheer AND when they want the respect of a different pronoun!
That's what support IS!
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...
I WILL support your child on a good OR bad day, during YOUR divorces, when whoever they're *dating* breaks their heart, at their sporting events to cheer AND when they want the respect of a different pronoun!
That's what support IS!
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...
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THREAD: Since a lot of folks are noting that they found Mangione a lot faster than they found the J6 pipe bomber, I thought I'd remind everyone about a few crucial tidbits about the pipe bomber investigation. 1/
December 10, 2024 at 8:19 PM
THREAD: Since a lot of folks are noting that they found Mangione a lot faster than they found the J6 pipe bomber, I thought I'd remind everyone about a few crucial tidbits about the pipe bomber investigation. 1/
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🚨BREAKING: Third Count a Charm: Riggs Wins North Carolina Supreme Court Race! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina Election Board Says 3rd Count Confirms Riggs’s Lead
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:29 PM
🚨BREAKING: Third Count a Charm: Riggs Wins North Carolina Supreme Court Race! www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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It is true!
The Ursula K. Le Guin Prize-nominated THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by @premeemohamed.com has been named one of the Best Science Fiction Novels of 2024 by Esquire!
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
The 30 Best Sci-Fi Books of 2024
This year’s best sci-fi outings are full of questions about how we might live differently with one another, on our troubled planet or in the farthest reaches of space.
www.esquire.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
It is true!
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We are pleased to feature Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, who is part of our cross-genre anthology, Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers! Read more about Cynthia and her work: #author #poet #BramStokerWinner
Anthology Contributor: Cynthia Pelayo – Stars and Sabers
Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet Cynthia Pelayo, who is part of our cross-genre anthology.
www.starsandsabers.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:19 AM
We are pleased to feature Bram Stoker Award winning and International Latino Book Award winning author and poet Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, who is part of our cross-genre anthology, Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers! Read more about Cynthia and her work: #author #poet #BramStokerWinner
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The FBl is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the backpack shooter. The NYPD has added another $10,000. UnitedHealthcare is kicking in a $25 copayment.
December 8, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The FBl is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the backpack shooter. The NYPD has added another $10,000. UnitedHealthcare is kicking in a $25 copayment.
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🤣🤣🤣
can the real slim shady please stand up.
December 8, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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Winning weekend! UConn Huskies!
December 9, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Winning weekend! UConn Huskies!
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
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New Rule: You shall not complain about Hunter Biden's pardon on my feed unless you also admit the Supreme Court pardoned Trump for a coup.
December 2, 2024 at 1:22 AM
New Rule: You shall not complain about Hunter Biden's pardon on my feed unless you also admit the Supreme Court pardoned Trump for a coup.
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Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Abbott elementary starts at 8pm this week with an hour long special. Please spread the word! 🎄 🫡
Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits
December 1, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Rabbits Rabbits Rabbits
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Isn’t it funny how the media suddenly stopped talking about high food and gas prices; soaring crime in the suburbs; the migrant invasion; and immigrants eating dogs and cats?
December 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Isn’t it funny how the media suddenly stopped talking about high food and gas prices; soaring crime in the suburbs; the migrant invasion; and immigrants eating dogs and cats?
Remembering my grandmother, Gerd Motsfeld Brewster, on her birthday today, December 1st, 1919. She arrived in NY in 1937, escaping the invasion and horrors of Nazi-occupied Norway. She died on May 14, 2002.
I miss you, Gram.
I miss you, Gram.
December 1, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Remembering my grandmother, Gerd Motsfeld Brewster, on her birthday today, December 1st, 1919. She arrived in NY in 1937, escaping the invasion and horrors of Nazi-occupied Norway. She died on May 14, 2002.
I miss you, Gram.
I miss you, Gram.
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Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
www.iflscience.com/wearing-a-sa...
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BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden has secured the release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China.
All of the wrongfully detained Americans in the PRC are now home.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT BIDEN!
President Biden has secured the release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China.
All of the wrongfully detained Americans in the PRC are now home.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT BIDEN!
November 27, 2024 at 3:29 PM
BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden has secured the release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China.
All of the wrongfully detained Americans in the PRC are now home.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT BIDEN!
President Biden has secured the release of 3 Americans in prisoner swap with China.
All of the wrongfully detained Americans in the PRC are now home.
THANK YOU PRESIDENT BIDEN!
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Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do.
1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run.
2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant
1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run.
2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant
November 27, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do.
1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run.
2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant
1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run.
2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant
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The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
Why am I telling you this?
In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"
The mo' you know
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No surprise, the new North Carolina ID law disproportionately disenfranchised Democratic and Black voters.
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM
No surprise, the new North Carolina ID law disproportionately disenfranchised Democratic and Black voters.
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Three races left to call. Democrats lead in two and could certainly win the third. But if everything stays as is, the “RECORD WIN” Trump says he just scored will in fact leave him able to lose only the following number of GOP votes on any bill: 2.
Not 20.
2.
Doesn’t seem like a mandate, does it?
Not 20.
2.
Doesn’t seem like a mandate, does it?
November 27, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Three races left to call. Democrats lead in two and could certainly win the third. But if everything stays as is, the “RECORD WIN” Trump says he just scored will in fact leave him able to lose only the following number of GOP votes on any bill: 2.
Not 20.
2.
Doesn’t seem like a mandate, does it?
Not 20.
2.
Doesn’t seem like a mandate, does it?