Sofia T. Romero
@sofiatromero.bsky.social
Author, WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN WHO WE ARE 🇵🇷
Um, that’s a photo of Harvard on an article about MIT
August 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Um, that’s a photo of Harvard on an article about MIT
Writers! Today is the last day to submit to Peatsmoke Journal’s Summer Contest! Bring it on!
We are closed for submissions until July 1st to ramp up for our 2025 Summer Editor's Prize Contest which will run July 1-August 1, 2025! We are so excited for your entries!
August 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Writers! Today is the last day to submit to Peatsmoke Journal’s Summer Contest! Bring it on!
lol-saw this @nytimes.com ad shortly after watching a couple wrestle a Shibumi for 30 mins, change its location 3x, exchange words such as “it was fine the way it was before,” walk away from each other in annoyance, say “I hate the Shibumi,” and finally just leave the beach.
July 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
lol-saw this @nytimes.com ad shortly after watching a couple wrestle a Shibumi for 30 mins, change its location 3x, exchange words such as “it was fine the way it was before,” walk away from each other in annoyance, say “I hate the Shibumi,” and finally just leave the beach.
An insane and relentless bird woke me up at 5 am and I …. reached for my Merlin app to find out WTF it was. I feel like I have officially entered my birdwatching era. Also, listening to the recording, it was obviously an insomniac turkey
a man is laying on top of a turkey on a plate with the words `` gobble ! gobble ! ''
ALT: a man is laying on top of a turkey on a plate with the words `` gobble ! gobble ! ''
media.tenor.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
An insane and relentless bird woke me up at 5 am and I …. reached for my Merlin app to find out WTF it was. I feel like I have officially entered my birdwatching era. Also, listening to the recording, it was obviously an insomniac turkey
Vogue article asking whether Gen X is the coolest generation like how is this even a question
May 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Vogue article asking whether Gen X is the coolest generation like how is this even a question
Sat in gridlock for 25 minutes just getting through the roundabout at the BU Bridge. At rush hour, it is truly all circles of hell combined.
a picture of a woman 's face in the middle of an intersection with the word peekasso below it
ALT: a picture of a woman 's face in the middle of an intersection with the word peekasso below it
media.tenor.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sat in gridlock for 25 minutes just getting through the roundabout at the BU Bridge. At rush hour, it is truly all circles of hell combined.
It kind of makes me laugh that it’s still referred to as “X, formerly Twitter,” like that’s its name
May 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It kind of makes me laugh that it’s still referred to as “X, formerly Twitter,” like that’s its name
Using “everyday” when “every day” is called for
April 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Using “everyday” when “every day” is called for
This was fun when I thought it said “Fight club social darts” 👀
April 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This was fun when I thought it said “Fight club social darts” 👀
Thanks @deltaairline.bsky.social for recognizing Women’s History Month
March 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thanks @deltaairline.bsky.social for recognizing Women’s History Month
Today on aggravating: Conference centers where we all sit in rows and the speakers aren’t elevated in any way so it’s impossible to see them. I might as well be listening to a podcast.
a group of stuffed animals are watching a movie with an exit sign in the background
ALT: a group of stuffed animals are watching a movie with an exit sign in the background
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today on aggravating: Conference centers where we all sit in rows and the speakers aren’t elevated in any way so it’s impossible to see them. I might as well be listening to a podcast.
I do not understand why planes board front to back. I’m sure there’s reason having to do with how much you paid for your ticket, but it seems like it would be way more efficient to board back to front
elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
ALT: elmo from sesame street is surrounded by flames and the word chaos is above him
media.tenor.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I do not understand why planes board front to back. I’m sure there’s reason having to do with how much you paid for your ticket, but it seems like it would be way more efficient to board back to front
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In case you missed it, we are OPEN for submissions until March 31!
March 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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I need to get up
March 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I need to get up
@nymag.com Meghan Sussex has recently and publicly reiterated her correct name. Why do you disrespect her by not using it?
March 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@nymag.com Meghan Sussex has recently and publicly reiterated her correct name. Why do you disrespect her by not using it?
What he said
Every day on social media:
Idiot: “Trans people are sick in the head, people of color should go back to their country, and vaccines cause autism!”
People: “You’re a fucking hateful idiot.”
Idiot: “Why am I being attacked?! People are so full of hate! I’m a victim!”
Idiot: “Trans people are sick in the head, people of color should go back to their country, and vaccines cause autism!”
People: “You’re a fucking hateful idiot.”
Idiot: “Why am I being attacked?! People are so full of hate! I’m a victim!”
March 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What he said
Beyond cruel. Absolutely inhumane.
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
www.npr.org
February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Beyond cruel. Absolutely inhumane.
I still don’t understand how “genre” is a genre but maybe it’s bc I don’t have an MFA
A Very Serious guide to figuring out whether the book you’re reading is literary fiction or genre fiction https://buff.ly/42QxKHn
Is the Book You're Reading Literary or Genre Fiction? A 100% Definitive Guide - Electric Literature
Are you contemplating the meaning of life or just swooning for a hot werewolf?
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I still don’t understand how “genre” is a genre but maybe it’s bc I don’t have an MFA
“War on words” @vanityfair.com? They are weaponizing making shit up and people can’t stop falling for it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
Trumpworld’s War on Words
The administration’s attack on the AP, along with efforts to rewrite history and reframe reality, only reaffirms the maxim that language is power.
www.vanityfair.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“War on words” @vanityfair.com? They are weaponizing making shit up and people can’t stop falling for it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“… expected to illegally seize control” Do better @washingtonpost.com stop burying the lede
February 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“… expected to illegally seize control” Do better @washingtonpost.com stop burying the lede
“Remake” the presidency? Do better than toothless euphemisms, @washingtonpost.com Do much, much better
February 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
“Remake” the presidency? Do better than toothless euphemisms, @washingtonpost.com Do much, much better
You get what you voted for
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
You get what you voted for
We’ve reopened for subs at Peatsmoke Journal! Come on and send us your writing, we’re friendly! Except that one fiction reader … oh wait … that’s me … well, everyone else is lovely ☺️
We've reopened for submissions in all genres! Send us work to warm us up and give us chills! ☕️🌨️
January 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We’ve reopened for subs at Peatsmoke Journal! Come on and send us your writing, we’re friendly! Except that one fiction reader … oh wait … that’s me … well, everyone else is lovely ☺️
Another fantastic issue of Peatsmoke Journal! Do not miss!
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January 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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