Sumayyah
@sumisays.bsky.social
Artist, avid reader, gamer, widow - not necessarily in that order.
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Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
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The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
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January 12, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Strange Horizons fiction submissions open next Monday!
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
The window will be open for 48 hours from 3 p.m. UTC on January 19th 2026 to 3 p.m. UTC on January 21st 2026.
There will be no cap.
More information on submitting, including the link to our Moksha portal ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...
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Today (Jan. 2, 2026) is my birthday.
January 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today (Jan. 2, 2026) is my birthday.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Today's Featured Poem:
"Second Time Trying to Say Where My Son Was" by Patricia Smith from The Intentions of Thunder published by @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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"Second Time Trying to Say Where My Son Was" by Patricia Smith from The Intentions of Thunder published by @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
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Second Time Trying to Say Where My Son Was
And I have to decide to answer. When I click
to pick up, this is the way it goes. There's that blip
of echoed air and I say hello, hello?
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December 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today's Featured Poem:
"Second Time Trying to Say Where My Son Was" by Patricia Smith from The Intentions of Thunder published by @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Read here:
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"Second Time Trying to Say Where My Son Was" by Patricia Smith from The Intentions of Thunder published by @scribnerbooks.bsky.social
Read here:
poems.com/poem/second-...
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Today’s Featured Poem:
“Last Century, Last Week: Holy Will (Ekphrastic)” by Ajanaé Dawkins with an image by Ky Smiley from Blood-Flex published by New Delta Review
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“Last Century, Last Week: Holy Will (Ekphrastic)” by Ajanaé Dawkins with an image by Ky Smiley from Blood-Flex published by New Delta Review
Read here:
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December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today’s Featured Poem:
“Last Century, Last Week: Holy Will (Ekphrastic)” by Ajanaé Dawkins with an image by Ky Smiley from Blood-Flex published by New Delta Review
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“Last Century, Last Week: Holy Will (Ekphrastic)” by Ajanaé Dawkins with an image by Ky Smiley from Blood-Flex published by New Delta Review
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"There is no place to flee. I am here for the duration
I say heart is heavy, angel of death all around
no wonder so many hearts just stopped this week"
—Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
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I say heart is heavy, angel of death all around
no wonder so many hearts just stopped this week"
—Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
One Poem by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha – beestung
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December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"There is no place to flee. I am here for the duration
I say heart is heavy, angel of death all around
no wonder so many hearts just stopped this week"
—Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
I say heart is heavy, angel of death all around
no wonder so many hearts just stopped this week"
—Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
It is 23:03, I have to work tomorrow, but I still have 200 pages left to read in this book. What to do, what to do... #ReaderProblems
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It is 23:03, I have to work tomorrow, but I still have 200 pages left to read in this book. What to do, what to do... #ReaderProblems
Currently reading The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits by @tiyamiles.bsky.social and learning SO MUCH about the founding of the city of my birth.
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Currently reading The Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Slavery and Freedom in the City of the Straits by @tiyamiles.bsky.social and learning SO MUCH about the founding of the city of my birth.
Worked through the "holiday" and got rewarded by catching a cold. Woot.
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Worked through the "holiday" and got rewarded by catching a cold. Woot.
No, seriously.. I keep forgetting I have an account on here. I see someone mention Bluesky on another platform, and I go, wait, I'm on there, right? And once again, here I am.
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No, seriously.. I keep forgetting I have an account on here. I see someone mention Bluesky on another platform, and I go, wait, I'm on there, right? And once again, here I am.
I honestly forgot I had an account here. Whoops.
September 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I honestly forgot I had an account here. Whoops.
Nothing ruins a day of reading and gaming like having to go to work. Adulting sucks, let me tell you.
August 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Nothing ruins a day of reading and gaming like having to go to work. Adulting sucks, let me tell you.
So I've seen two sets of credits for #CONTROL, and there's still more missions?! What a way to spend a day off. #XBoxChronicles #GamePass
August 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So I've seen two sets of credits for #CONTROL, and there's still more missions?! What a way to spend a day off. #XBoxChronicles #GamePass
I think I'm nearing the end of Another Crab's Treasure. Guess I'll start searching for my next game. #XBoxChronicles #Gaming
July 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I think I'm nearing the end of Another Crab's Treasure. Guess I'll start searching for my next game. #XBoxChronicles #Gaming
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"You're probably just dehydrated."
Cool. I'll let my chronic illness know that I'm cured.
Cool. I'll let my chronic illness know that I'm cured.
July 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"You're probably just dehydrated."
Cool. I'll let my chronic illness know that I'm cured.
Cool. I'll let my chronic illness know that I'm cured.
"Maybe my mother is God, and that's why nothing I do pleases her." So begins Model Home by Rivers Solomon and I. Am. Hooked. #NowReading #BookSky
July 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"Maybe my mother is God, and that's why nothing I do pleases her." So begins Model Home by Rivers Solomon and I. Am. Hooked. #NowReading #BookSky
Helllloooooo!! Today is my 4th day off from work in a row, and I have 5 more to go. I think this is called a "vacation". I like it.
June 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Helllloooooo!! Today is my 4th day off from work in a row, and I have 5 more to go. I think this is called a "vacation". I like it.
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Yeah don't take advice about your own survival and safety from ppl who don't care if you live or die.
June 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Yeah don't take advice about your own survival and safety from ppl who don't care if you live or die.
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Get your Pride on, honeys! ✊🏽🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✨
As a reminder here are all of the Pride Month book events for “The Rainbow Ain’t Never Been Enuf” ( @beaconpress.bsky.social ). Two virtual events this week on Tuesday (6/10) and Thursday (6/12)!!! 📚🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤸🏾♂️🫶🏾❣️✨
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Get your Pride on, honeys! ✊🏽🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✨
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The regime is trying to make it illegal to oppose them politically. It’s probably worth saying so!
June 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The regime is trying to make it illegal to oppose them politically. It’s probably worth saying so!
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Who's all in on the open social web? We are — and we’re big fans of the work @rudyfraser.com is doing to help grow and strengthen the ecosystem. A better social web benefits everyone.
55% of the way there 🚀
June 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Who's all in on the open social web? We are — and we’re big fans of the work @rudyfraser.com is doing to help grow and strengthen the ecosystem. A better social web benefits everyone.
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I’ve had to reopen my GFM with a slightly higher goal due to miscalculating both school fees and GFM fees. My brain was not functioning to peak performance, evidently. I am so grateful for your help. I just need to raise a little more. Please boost?
gofund.me/0c6db480
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Donate to Donate to Empower a Disabled Individual's Education, organized by Quiara Hazlewood
Hi. I’m a disabled nonbinary queer person living in NOLA. I’m on … Quiara Hazlewood needs your support for Donate to Empower a Disabled Individual's Education
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May 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I’ve had to reopen my GFM with a slightly higher goal due to miscalculating both school fees and GFM fees. My brain was not functioning to peak performance, evidently. I am so grateful for your help. I just need to raise a little more. Please boost?
gofund.me/0c6db480
gofund.me/0c6db480
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34 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1991, I" Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
May 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
34 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1991, I" Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by Hi-Five reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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29 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1996, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
29 YEARS AGO TODAY on May 18, 1996, "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.