Truly haha, is gonna 311 start recognizing my number soon at this rate

I called 311 to clear the leaves & branch debris out of the bike lanes after the storm last week.... at least they cleared the leaves out 🙃

It’s a broken fucking system when we can zone away convenience, zone away a kid being able to walk to go buy a Freezie on a summer’s day without parental supervision, zone away laundromats & ice cream shops, zone away those little everyday interactions with our neighbours.

We keep yelling about the male loneliness crisis and focusing on everything except the harms the system itself is causing. If teen boys don't get mirrors for masculinity, and other kids don't get windows and sliding glass doors, then we're doing kids of all gender identities a major disservice.

This is another consequence of the colonization of New Adult, esp of the romantasy variety, into YA. Publishers aren't just selling YA to adults, they're selling YA to adult women (usually cisallohet and white). That category doesn't want a book about 14yo boys playing basketball. My teen boys do.

Also available to order with @kingsbookstore.bsky.social if folks are looking for copies to buy locally!
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Last but not least, recs for Our Flag Meets Death, with books from Emily Tesh, C.L. Polk, Austin Chant, Travis Baldree, and more.
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