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Steve A
@stegan.bsky.social
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Archivist-for-hire, romance novel historian, freelance writer about romance history, general ne’er do well, scalawag. He/Him. Blog: romancehistory.com Podcast: blackromancehistory.com
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When you sneak in to see @authormsbev.bsky.social work the crowd because you’re in town!
Beverly Jenkins standing at the front of a room of readers.
November 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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When you accidentally pause a Try Guys video at the best spot.
Still image of Keith from Try Guys looking thoughtfully into the camera, with subtitles that read “- He's got a nice big butt. - He's got a juicy big butt?”
October 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
stegan.bsky.social
Luna in full repose. Or a gash has opened in the space-time continuum. It’s hard to tell.
A black cat half rolled onto her back while sleeping. Her chin is poking out at the top of frame. She is reposed on a light green corduroy fabric ottoman.
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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I was lucky enough to get an early copy of “Inequalities Of Platform Publishing” by @claireparnell.bsky.social, which comes out on the 28th. It’s a must for romance scholars and contemporary book history folks: www.umasspress.com/978162534906...
Book cover featuring an image of an ereader with a badly cracked screen. Text reads “INEQUALITIES OF PLATFORM PUBLISHING THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF SELF-PUBLISHING IN THE DIGITAL BOOK ERA CLAIRE PARNELL”
October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Tried playing around with Procreate. I call it “Federal Records, 2025”.
Sketch of a grey Hollinger records box with orange and yellow flames coming out of the top.
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Hellllooooo nurse! I call it nurse because it will heal me. That seems healthy.
A square metal pan sitting on tin foil, filled with caramely gooiness and covered with a golden brown crumble.
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It’s Vivian Stephens’ birthday! One of the most important romance editors of the 80s along with Kate Duffy and Carolyn Nichols, here are five books that she had a role in that you should know about.
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Captions for the Emmys are over the speaker’s faces, which seems… suboptimal?
Image of Jennifer Coolidge, a blonde haired white woman, in a black dress, with closed caption text appearing over her face.
September 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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It came out beautifully! Super light and airy.
A rectangular golden brown loaf of focaccia sitting on a cooling rack on a counter.
September 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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It’s weird how often I think about this tweet- mostly after talking to relatives.
Screenshot of tweet from Mike Birbiglia: “The Boston accent wasn't designed to say the words "parmesan peppercorn."” Dated Oct 11, 2014
September 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Let’s go. One answer for each like.
A numbered list of questions that reads: “Music Ask 1. A song you like with a color in the title 2. A song you like with a number in the title 3. A song that reminds you of summertime 4. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about 5. A song that needs to be played LOUD 6. A song that makes you want to dance 7. A song to drive to 8. A song about drugs or alcohol 9. A song that makes you happy 10. A song that makes you sad 11. A song that you never get tired of 12. A song from your preteen years 13. One of your favorite 80s songs 14. A song that you would love played at your wedding 15. A song that is a cover by another artist 16. One of your favorite classical songs 17. A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke 18. A song from the year that you were born 19. A song that makes you think about life 20. A song that has many meanings to you 21. A favorite song with a person's name in the title 22. A song that moves you forward 23. A song that you think everybody should listen to 24. A song by a band you wish were still together 25. A song by an artist no longer living 26. A song that makes you want to fall in love 27. A song that breaks your heart 28. A song by an artist with a voice that you love 29. A song that you remember from your childhood 30. A song that reminds you of yourself”
September 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
stegan.bsky.social
Time to make me some salsa.
Baking tray covered with foil that has tomatillos, poblanos, and red onion.
August 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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For some reason F1 is using this picture of Bottas in their video thumbnail and it keeps making me giggle with joy. It looks like Valterri is about to shout “yippee!” after jumping three inches off the ground.
Image of Valterri Bottas in a black Cadillac racing suit with his fists up at his shoulders like he’s either celebrating or promoting an old timey boxing bout.
August 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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A perfect day for wotter ice.

Ohio has its problems, but at least now we got Rita’s.
Storefront of Rita’s Italian Ice in Toledo. Under the Rita’s logo it says “ice-custard-happiness”. A blue sky with puffy clouds can be seen behind the store.
August 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I finally convinced M to read Jayne Castle’s Gentle Pirate for one of her summer bingos. She has said “wait, what?” three times already. She just finished chapter 1. #Bananapants
A romance novel from 1979. Cover text reads “A Candlelight Ecstasy Romance GENTLE PIRATE Jayne Castle” The cover has a gold edge and white background. There is a cameo style image in the middle of a dark haired man in a white dress shirt and red tie holding a blond woman tight and pressing his lips against her cheek in a way that is both creepy and weird. She is looking towards the reader with eyes closed and lips parted in a sort of passionate gasp?
August 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Since this person asked so nicely (?) and I've got a minute, let me explain. I live in Ohio and watched Brown flail badly last year against a literal used car salesman- shifting his positions to the right, no vision, no attack- and that just won't fly. Sadly, the Ohio Dem bench is THIN. It sucks.
Screenshot of skeet from "RubinRubin": "Reply to you I'm sure the romance genre research you did led you to this brilliant conclusion"
August 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Very calm at the beach this morning.
August 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Okay, okay, it’s a really good lake.
Looking out from the Michigan shore of Lake Huron on a sunny morning. A few wispy clouds are in the sky, and stones are visible through gentle waves in the clear blue water.
August 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A racist fuckboi has joined the chat.
Screenshot of skeet that reads: A Delina_doll @delinadoll.bs... Reply to you You could use a bit of masculinity. It might help define your jawline.
August 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Obvious he hasn’t wrapped his kilt well! Combined with his sweaty nude torso, her leg slid right in, as this crude diagram will show. It’s romance physics.
A crude diagram showing a leg stuck underneath the wait and of a kilt.
July 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
stegan.bsky.social
Whoa whoa whoa. Easy, Kroger. Buy a fella a drink first!
Top right corner of Kroger magazine. It reads “Best-customer bonus” in white text on a sky blue background.
July 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Words having meaning, the definition of “organization” in the bill is worrisome.

“Materials that are obscene or harmful to juveniles” is deliberately broad and scary.
(8) "Organization" means both of the following: (a) A commercial establishment that, for any form of consideration, has as a significant or substantial portion of its stock-in-trade in, derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues from, devotes a significant or substantial portion of its content or advertising to, or maintains a substantial section of its sales or online content display space for the sale, rental, or viewing of materials that are obscene or harmful to juveniles; (b) A commercial establishment as defined in section 2907.38 of the Revised Code. An establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not involve selling, delivering, furnishing, disseminating, providing, exhibiting, or presenting any material or performance that is obscene or harmful to juveniles on the internet and still be categorized as an organization subject to this section. The existence of other principal business purposes does not exempt an establishment from being categorized as an organization subject to this section, so long as one of its principal business purposes involves selling, delivering, furnishing, disseminating, providing, exhibiting, or presenting any material or performance that is obscene or harmful to juveniles on the internet.
July 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
stegan.bsky.social
Perfect weather for watching paint dry.
A deep blue wooden square sits on top of two metal sawhorses on a cement garage floor.
July 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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It’s okay y’all, I’ve found today’s boring hipster take.
Screenshot of skeet. It reads: “Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social 100% I have never watched reality tv shows do not understand the kind of people who do, probably the kind that watched a failing businessman on TV and made him the Dictator of the United States.”
July 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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In the spirit of lightening the mood, I’m stumped and could use suggestions. I can easily fill 24 of the @smartbitches.bsky.social bingo squares with Nora Roberts books, but I’m pretty sure this one will be my white whale. Thoughts?
A bingo square that reads “A Why Choose Romance”
July 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM