Theresa Storyteller
@theresastoryteller.bsky.social
Writer, author, traveler, speaker. I believe in kindness and inclusion. I'm also strong and feisty. Writing is my passion. Check out my travel guides and my travel mysteries at theresasbooks.com
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The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The executive targets his opponents w/bogus investigations. His government disappears people w/out due process and vanishes them beyond reach. He usurps legislative power, controls public funds at will, & consolidates power. Loyalty is expected — or else.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
Authoritarianism isn’t coming. It’s here.
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The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
April 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The President’s unprecedented Executive Order yesterday targeting Messrs. Chris Krebs and Miles Taylor for nothing but the exercise of their First Amendment rights is the President’s most constitutionally corrupt Executive Order to date.
If you’re new to self-publishing, it can seem overwhelming. Even if you’ve published several books, there’s always something new to learn. With so many aspects, there are lots of questions.
So, today’s our 1st Ask Me Anything!
simpleselfpub.substack.com/p/ask-me-any...
So, today’s our 1st Ask Me Anything!
simpleselfpub.substack.com/p/ask-me-any...
April 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you’re new to self-publishing, it can seem overwhelming. Even if you’ve published several books, there’s always something new to learn. With so many aspects, there are lots of questions.
So, today’s our 1st Ask Me Anything!
simpleselfpub.substack.com/p/ask-me-any...
So, today’s our 1st Ask Me Anything!
simpleselfpub.substack.com/p/ask-me-any...
I’m staring at the screen and my throat starts to flutter. It’s that oh-so-familiar tremor of anxiety. What am I going to write? Are they sick of me yet? Does anybody even care? Is this thing on?
And then I shake myself off and start typing.
🧵
And then I shake myself off and start typing.
🧵
April 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’m staring at the screen and my throat starts to flutter. It’s that oh-so-familiar tremor of anxiety. What am I going to write? Are they sick of me yet? Does anybody even care? Is this thing on?
And then I shake myself off and start typing.
🧵
And then I shake myself off and start typing.
🧵
I'll be in Daley Plaza in #chicago . Where will you be?
TOMORROW April 5, we’re uniting to say HANDS OFF! Join citizens across the country to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented incompetence & blatant criminality.
DO IT FOR THE PENGUINS!
Go to app.sosha.ai/s/mkKNZwsa
DO IT FOR THE PENGUINS!
Go to app.sosha.ai/s/mkKNZwsa
Join me on April 5th
app.sosha.ai
April 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I'll be in Daley Plaza in #chicago . Where will you be?
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Forget clothing sizes. You know you've lost a lot of weight when you go down a size in blood pressure cuffs.
April 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Forget clothing sizes. You know you've lost a lot of weight when you go down a size in blood pressure cuffs.
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It does make sense that the same people who delete the history of the Navajo code talkers would leak national security secrets in a group chat.
March 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It does make sense that the same people who delete the history of the Navajo code talkers would leak national security secrets in a group chat.
In the mid-1800s, Chicago was consumed with building and the accumulation of wealth and wasn’t exactly known for its culture. With its stockyards and grain elevators and sewage-filled river, and the people that poured in hoping to make their fortune, it was dirty and it stunk.
March 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In the mid-1800s, Chicago was consumed with building and the accumulation of wealth and wasn’t exactly known for its culture. With its stockyards and grain elevators and sewage-filled river, and the people that poured in hoping to make their fortune, it was dirty and it stunk.
Grant Park is one of Chicago’s most beloved institutions, but creating this public space was no easy task.
It began with a simple notation on a map: “Public Ground—A Common to Remain Forever Open, Clear and Free of any Buildings or Other Obstructions whatever.” 👇
It began with a simple notation on a map: “Public Ground—A Common to Remain Forever Open, Clear and Free of any Buildings or Other Obstructions whatever.” 👇
March 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Grant Park is one of Chicago’s most beloved institutions, but creating this public space was no easy task.
It began with a simple notation on a map: “Public Ground—A Common to Remain Forever Open, Clear and Free of any Buildings or Other Obstructions whatever.” 👇
It began with a simple notation on a map: “Public Ground—A Common to Remain Forever Open, Clear and Free of any Buildings or Other Obstructions whatever.” 👇
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Thinking about publishing your book? There are some important decisions to make before you dive in.
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Important Decisions Before You Start Publishing Your Book
It's exciting to think about getting your book out into the world, but there are several decisions you need to make first.
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February 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Thinking about publishing your book? There are some important decisions to make before you dive in.
open.substack.com/pub/simplese...
open.substack.com/pub/simplese...
The sentence said: "Maybe you just started a new job."
What I read was: "Maybe you just started a new book."
You might be an author if...
What I read was: "Maybe you just started a new book."
You might be an author if...
February 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The sentence said: "Maybe you just started a new job."
What I read was: "Maybe you just started a new book."
You might be an author if...
What I read was: "Maybe you just started a new book."
You might be an author if...
This is huge! Independent authors can now have box sets and slip covers. This is amazing!
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Introducing Box Sets and Slipcases: Available now! - Bookvault
At Bookvault, we’re always looking for ways to help authors and publishers present their books in the best possible way. We’re excited to introduce box sets and slipcases—a new way to enhance your boo...
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February 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is huge! Independent authors can now have box sets and slip covers. This is amazing!
bookvault.app/introducing-...
bookvault.app/introducing-...
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ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...
ATTN: HHS EMPLOYEES
If you work for HHS, read this BEFORE you open certain emails
www.muellershewrote.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...
Yesterday morning I wasn't going to write because I had “too much to do.”
And then I reminded myself that I had too much to do not to write. Because writing brings me joy, and I am allowed thirty minutes of joy, because those thirty minutes fuel an entire day.
And then I reminded myself that I had too much to do not to write. Because writing brings me joy, and I am allowed thirty minutes of joy, because those thirty minutes fuel an entire day.
February 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Yesterday morning I wasn't going to write because I had “too much to do.”
And then I reminded myself that I had too much to do not to write. Because writing brings me joy, and I am allowed thirty minutes of joy, because those thirty minutes fuel an entire day.
And then I reminded myself that I had too much to do not to write. Because writing brings me joy, and I am allowed thirty minutes of joy, because those thirty minutes fuel an entire day.
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896 words this morning!
I will continue creating because it brings me joy. Joy I can spread, and we ALL need joy.
Especially now.
I will continue creating because it brings me joy. Joy I can spread, and we ALL need joy.
Especially now.
February 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
896 words this morning!
I will continue creating because it brings me joy. Joy I can spread, and we ALL need joy.
Especially now.
I will continue creating because it brings me joy. Joy I can spread, and we ALL need joy.
Especially now.
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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.
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If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
When you're driving around and come across a school built in 1858, you stop.
Now to find out who this Holcomb person was.
Now to find out who this Holcomb person was.
January 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
When you're driving around and come across a school built in 1858, you stop.
Now to find out who this Holcomb person was.
Now to find out who this Holcomb person was.
Happy to report that today my treadmill ceased to be a coatrack and was, indeed, a treadmill.
January 26, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Happy to report that today my treadmill ceased to be a coatrack and was, indeed, a treadmill.
This weekend I'm moving my Simple Self-Publishing Course to Substack where it will be a $9 membership. Why? Because becoming an author changed my life. I've had so many people ask me for help and advice and honestly?
January 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This weekend I'm moving my Simple Self-Publishing Course to Substack where it will be a $9 membership. Why? Because becoming an author changed my life. I've had so many people ask me for help and advice and honestly?
And this is why you should always order a proof copy!
Oopsie.
And this is also why I use brackets to mark places I need to edit. Finding all of them (fortunately, there weren't that many) was a simple search.
Follow me for more examples of what not to do! 🤣
Oopsie.
And this is also why I use brackets to mark places I need to edit. Finding all of them (fortunately, there weren't that many) was a simple search.
Follow me for more examples of what not to do! 🤣
January 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And this is why you should always order a proof copy!
Oopsie.
And this is also why I use brackets to mark places I need to edit. Finding all of them (fortunately, there weren't that many) was a simple search.
Follow me for more examples of what not to do! 🤣
Oopsie.
And this is also why I use brackets to mark places I need to edit. Finding all of them (fortunately, there weren't that many) was a simple search.
Follow me for more examples of what not to do! 🤣