TD
@writerthoughts.bsky.social
Reading and writing queer kidlit, hopeful for publication, repped by Joyce Sweeney. Writing, reading, theology. Gay. Episcopalian. Disabled. Texan.
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Petition for literally anybody to get it through their heads that wedge heels aren't actually more stable than stilettos. Wear them as a fashion choice if you want, but you're more likely to sprain an ankle in wedges because they immobile your whole foot.
Sorry, Stilettos, Every Fashion Person I Know Is Elevating Their Winter Looks With This Heel Trend
This is the one shoe trend I'm recommending right now.
www.whowhatwear.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Petition for literally anybody to get it through their heads that wedge heels aren't actually more stable than stilettos. Wear them as a fashion choice if you want, but you're more likely to sprain an ankle in wedges because they immobile your whole foot.
On World AIDS Day may we remember our neighbor’s illness is not an invitation to deny love and acceptance
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On World AIDS Day may we remember our neighbor’s illness is not an invitation to deny love and acceptance
Roll over in bed and my whole body cracks, am I a Crunch bar?
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Roll over in bed and my whole body cracks, am I a Crunch bar?
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This is how your email finds me.
April 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM
This is how your email finds me.
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My 8yo used to nest on books for this precise reason, verbatim. I miss it 😭
Me: why are there books in this bed?
K1: emergency books
Me: emergency?
K1: in case I wake up during the night and need a book
K1: emergency books
Me: emergency?
K1: in case I wake up during the night and need a book
March 9, 2024 at 11:21 PM
My 8yo used to nest on books for this precise reason, verbatim. I miss it 😭
Build something that isn’t work or paid labor. Build something just for you. Build love, respect, dignity. Build community. Build a spiritual practice. Nurture your soul. Nurture the present. Don’t give value to things that will just throw you away. Be the integral part, the needful thing, yourself.
March 9, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Build something that isn’t work or paid labor. Build something just for you. Build love, respect, dignity. Build community. Build a spiritual practice. Nurture your soul. Nurture the present. Don’t give value to things that will just throw you away. Be the integral part, the needful thing, yourself.
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I think about this quote from Alexander Chee all the time: “I loved him for what he could be, which is not a good way to love someone.”
March 8, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I think about this quote from Alexander Chee all the time: “I loved him for what he could be, which is not a good way to love someone.”
I’m in and out of bluesky, but want to engage more. I have been busy writing. Still hoping for a sale soon. We shall see.
March 7, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I’m in and out of bluesky, but want to engage more. I have been busy writing. Still hoping for a sale soon. We shall see.
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this is the true endgame for AI: conservatives can now actually make up anything they want to get mad at
January 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
this is the true endgame for AI: conservatives can now actually make up anything they want to get mad at
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Writing Tip: An important part of revising is determining not only what can be excised but also what needs to be added. As you read each scene, ask, "Is this scene gay enough?" "Could it be gayer?" and "Should I take out all the non-gay stuff to better accentuate the gay?"
January 21, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Writing Tip: An important part of revising is determining not only what can be excised but also what needs to be added. As you read each scene, ask, "Is this scene gay enough?" "Could it be gayer?" and "Should I take out all the non-gay stuff to better accentuate the gay?"
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Grimes has invented something she calls “butter toast” and it is exactly what you think it is
January 18, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Grimes has invented something she calls “butter toast” and it is exactly what you think it is
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For the love of Zsa Zsa Gabor, people, stop carrying water for Christian extremists by pretending they’re “not really Christian.”
All you’re doing there is *REINFORCING* the very Christian hegemony and privilege from which they draw power
All you’re doing there is *REINFORCING* the very Christian hegemony and privilege from which they draw power
Your sadly still necessary reminder that very active, very religious Christians can be and often are terrible people
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Most White Americans who regularly attend worship services voted for Trump in 2020
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
www.pewresearch.org
January 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM
For the love of Zsa Zsa Gabor, people, stop carrying water for Christian extremists by pretending they’re “not really Christian.”
All you’re doing there is *REINFORCING* the very Christian hegemony and privilege from which they draw power
All you’re doing there is *REINFORCING* the very Christian hegemony and privilege from which they draw power
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Your sadly still necessary reminder that very active, very religious Christians can be and often are terrible people
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Most White Americans who regularly attend worship services voted for Trump in 2020
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
www.pewresearch.org
January 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Your sadly still necessary reminder that very active, very religious Christians can be and often are terrible people
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
2024 do more reading hack: if you need small wins to get thru longer books that may take more time read some poetry books alongside it. They are short but dense and full of meaning.
January 7, 2024 at 11:02 PM
2024 do more reading hack: if you need small wins to get thru longer books that may take more time read some poetry books alongside it. They are short but dense and full of meaning.
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I drew this strip a few years ago, but it feels even more relevant now.
January 7, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I drew this strip a few years ago, but it feels even more relevant now.
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Just a friendly reminder in this season of covid that should you get covid you should rest as much as is humanly possible. You should move slower than a sloth. You aren't lazy, or indolent, you're practicing self-care.
time.com/6215346/covi...
time.com/6215346/covi...
Why You Should Rest—a Lot—If You Have COVID-19
It could help prevent Long COVID
time.com
January 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Just a friendly reminder in this season of covid that should you get covid you should rest as much as is humanly possible. You should move slower than a sloth. You aren't lazy, or indolent, you're practicing self-care.
time.com/6215346/covi...
time.com/6215346/covi...
I don’t know if anyone else watches Married At First Sight on Lifetime, but I have kept up for years and find it fascinating 👀
January 4, 2024 at 2:41 AM
I don’t know if anyone else watches Married At First Sight on Lifetime, but I have kept up for years and find it fascinating 👀
Got an agent Feb ‘23, been on sub since May 3rd, sending new projects and concepts to my agent for 2024 tomorrow. I have been working hard with the hope of reward. More stability in my family’s future would be nice, a world where I can create queer fiction for the next generation.
January 3, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Got an agent Feb ‘23, been on sub since May 3rd, sending new projects and concepts to my agent for 2024 tomorrow. I have been working hard with the hope of reward. More stability in my family’s future would be nice, a world where I can create queer fiction for the next generation.
If you’re going to write a novel in 2024 you need themes and characters that connect to what you are curious about. If there’s not something in it for you it’s gonna get hard to move forward.
January 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
If you’re going to write a novel in 2024 you need themes and characters that connect to what you are curious about. If there’s not something in it for you it’s gonna get hard to move forward.
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Scratch someone who says “I used to be progressive but the left’s support for (insert XYZ anti-oppressive struggle) has really pushed me to the right!!”
And u will usually find someone who was never actually progressive in the first place!!!!!!
And u will usually find someone who was never actually progressive in the first place!!!!!!
December 30, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Scratch someone who says “I used to be progressive but the left’s support for (insert XYZ anti-oppressive struggle) has really pushed me to the right!!”
And u will usually find someone who was never actually progressive in the first place!!!!!!
And u will usually find someone who was never actually progressive in the first place!!!!!!
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This is the most important picture in american history
December 29, 2023 at 3:56 PM
This is the most important picture in american history
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Sandhill cranes dancing 🪶
📷 Woodbridge
📷 Woodbridge
December 30, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Sandhill cranes dancing 🪶
📷 Woodbridge
📷 Woodbridge
We got the Dolly Parton cornbread mix for New Years. May her benevolence shine upon us 🤪
I don't know who needs to hear this but there is Dolly Parton pancake mix
December 30, 2023 at 5:15 PM
We got the Dolly Parton cornbread mix for New Years. May her benevolence shine upon us 🤪
Bluesky has a new logo that’s giving me medical logo vibes 😅
December 24, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Bluesky has a new logo that’s giving me medical logo vibes 😅
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Rigatoni has been waiting all month for me to let her smash her face through the sake advent calendar and her day has ARRIVED! 😂🍶 She got her gift early.
December 24, 2023 at 4:41 PM
Rigatoni has been waiting all month for me to let her smash her face through the sake advent calendar and her day has ARRIVED! 😂🍶 She got her gift early.