yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

As I've tried to tell people who've fretted that Bluesky is some kind of sequestered space of like-minded folks (obviously, it's not), people who vehemently disagree with us will come here in droves. They want to be where we are. The right cannot stay away. They want our attention & outrage so bad.

It’s not complicated.

Every American deserves to see the Matt Gaetz ethics report.

Repost if you agree.

i stopped using twitter/x a long time ago despite forming a community on there … i’m glad to start fresh here :)

The number one advice any & every writing professional can & will give you is this:

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SUCK.

You have spent years reading books, watching movies & TV, developing taste to know good from bad. NO ONE GETS TO READ YOUR WRITING UNTIL YOU LET THEM. Trust your taste & write fearlessly.

I like this fresh start of a Twitter for me. One of the cons of having a page for so long is that all different versions of you apply to that ONE page. And while I guess that can be a beautiful thing too, I like having a fresh clean slate to lay foundation on.

one of my favorite collages i’ve done<3 #collaging #crafting

I just learned that Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. An alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform (and yes it's really easy to transfer your lists from Goodreads to StoryGraph). You know, while we're moving things.

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) guarantees students with disabilities the right to a public education with access to specialized instruction and accommodations. Without the oversight of the Dept of Education, disabled students are at risk of losing their right to an education.

If they dismantle the Department of Education, they will effectively dismantle college education. If they end federal student loans, Pell grants, and other funding, most colleges would be insolvent over night and most college students would be forced to drop out.

trinket says hello from where she was hiding in the closet this morning<3

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.

the name of this app is so cute lol anywayssss if you’re a fellow educator - hello to you & happy friday! i hope your day goes as smoothly as possible :’)