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Victoria Janssen
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I love cats, comics, and houseplants. She, her. SFWA Romance Steering Committee member. Writer of "A Place of Refuge" hopepunk space opera: https://books2read.com/rl/aplaceofrefuge
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Help Juntos raise $75,000 in grassroots donations & spread community safety resources! ANY AMOUNT HELPS!!!

Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South Philadelphia doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more.

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November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Morning walk.
Blue sky, bare branches.
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Sapphic Treats: character-driven short stories by Victoria Janssen collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #contemporary #historical #sciencefiction #fantasy #sapphic #lesfic

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A slender pale-skinned woman in bare feet wearing a black mesh leotard stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has black straps around her thighs for aesthetic purposes. 20,000 words. Includes “Place, Park, Scene, Dark”; “Free Falling”; “Camera,” “Wire,” and “Toy”; “Mo-o and the Woman”; “Water Music”; “The Airplane Story”; “Unlimited Minutes”; and “Green Pajamas.” A slender pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wearing a short, ruched black dress stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. 23,000 words. Includes “Cinema Fantastique,” “The Princess on the Rock,” “Still Marching,” “Found,” “Poppies Are Not the Only Flower,” and “Delivery.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.

Also there's banter and pastries. #fridayreads

#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

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100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Help #Juntos raise $75,000 in grassroots donations & spread community safety resources!

Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South #Philly doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more.

secure.actblue.com/donate/junto...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Yesterday's afternoon walk.
Blue sky, white clouds.
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South Philadelphia doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more. Would you consider donating $5 or $10 per month to support them?

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November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The newbie's going to have to learn fast and not die.

Former telepath Talia struggles with trauma while embroiled in a perilous mission, and working to trust her new compatriots.

#spaceopera #specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky

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Awesome cover by Augusta Scarlett features a black woman in winter gear holding a futuristic rifle, pointed at the ground; she's looking down at a snowy landscape featuring mountains, distant spaceships, and an orbital elevator. The whole thing is in shades of blue, with purple in the title.
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Morning walk.
Cloudy sky.
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Help #Juntos raise $75,000 in grassroots donations & spread community safety resources!

Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South #Philly doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more.

ICE hotline: 814-205-3293.

secure.actblue.com/donate/junto...
Colorful graphic in green, red, orange, and yellow. The fancy font reads "Juntos for humanity."
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.

Also there's banter and pastries.

#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Help #Juntos raise $75,000 in grassroots donations & spread community safety resources!

Juntos is a community-led, Latine, immigrant organization in South Philly doing important deportation defense, community care work, and more.

ICE hotline: 814-205-3293.

secure.actblue.com/donate/junto...
Colorful graphic in green, red, orange, and yellow. The fancy font reads "Juntos for humanity."
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Evening walk.
Yard sign: Community is power. Vote.
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Afternoon walk.
Orange fall tree and a parade of people carrying signs. Blue sky.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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100,000 words of #Cozy #Hopepunk. What happens after rebel guerillas fight a fascist empire? Hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life on the utopian planet Refuge. #sapphic #solarpunk #spaceopera #solarpunk #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Evening walk.
Dark sky and treetops. Barely visible.
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.

Also there's banter and pastries.

#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Please repost! The newbie's going to have to learn fast and not die.

Former telepath Talia struggles with trauma while embroiled in a perilous mission, and working to trust her new compatriots.

#spaceopera #specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky

books2read.com/b/rattri
Awesome cover by Augusta Scarlett features a black woman in winter gear holding a futuristic rifle, pointed at the ground; she's looking down at a snowy landscape featuring mountains, distant spaceships, and an orbital elevator. The whole thing is in shades of blue, with purple in the title.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Morning walk.
Sun through Autumn trees.
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend. From the ashes, they choose hope, recovery, building community, & working towards a new life.

Also there's banter and pastries.

#Hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features Talia, a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features Miki, a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features Faigin, a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
November 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Need ID Assistance at the Polls?
Call or Text VoteRiders Helpline: 866-432-8683

#vote #voting #belovedcommunity #election #electionday
Need ID Assistance at the Polls? Call or Text VoteRiders Helpline 866-432-8683
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Morning walk.
Blue sky.
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Morning walk.
Cloudy sky. Treetops and rooftop.
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Spicy: 10 high heat bedtime stories, all quick reads.

Steamy: 6 character-driven romantic reprints. #sapphic #quickreads #romancelandia #glbtqia+ #shortstories

💙📚 🌈📚 #sapphicsaturday

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A slender pale-skinned woman in bare feet wearing a black mesh leotard stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has black straps around her thighs for aesthetic purposes. 20,000 words. Includes “Place, Park, Scene, Dark”; “Free Falling”; “Camera,” “Wire,” and “Toy”; “Mo-o and the Woman”; “Water Music”; “The Airplane Story”; “Unlimited Minutes”; and “Green Pajamas.” A slender pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wearing a short, ruched black dress stands with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. 23,000 words. Includes “Cinema Fantastique,” “The Princess on the Rock,” “Still Marching,” “Found,” “Poppies Are Not the Only Flower,” and “Delivery.”
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Happy Halloween!
A very toothy Jack-o'-lantern.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM