One of the many horrors of the American legal system is its continued classification of children as property of their parents. I can’t say I share the author’s optimism that this one legal change will be a silver bullet, but it’s a start for the UK at least.

In Wake of Court Losses, Rhode Island Codifies ‘Right to Read’ Rhode Island signed into law the Freedom to Read Act on July 10. The law is the first to guarantee writers and readers a right to sue for censorship, and shields librarians from criminal prosecution.

We may be little, but we’re quick to tell others where to they can shove their book bans.

Haven’t posted. Querying. Writing something new to keep busy. Best way to describe it is New England immigrant union noir and I’m specifically writing it so that @gabino.bsky.social might read it one day and be my friend.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

I have confirmation from the Vatican that the rumors are true. My Avó has been elected the next pope and her first papal decree is to challenge all world leaders to 12 rounds bare-knuckle in the Sistine chapel. USA is up first.

Shout out to @lit-escalates.bsky.social for the uplifting Monday morning reminder courtesy of the accompanying bookmark

Welp, there goes my weekend. Hanging out with her holiness as envisioned by @joeabercrombie.com himself. I’m so amped for this experience. Praise be to lord grimdark.

51 years ago today my avó (pictured enjoying her favorite beverage) and others across the Portuguese Empire went out to streets to remind a fascist regime that they would not and could not choke out hope for a better future. The fascists keep trying, here and elsewhere. We’ll keep reminding em

Does a gothic fantasy in which bickering old pigeons work for a hag and her bruxas in a world inspired by Lusophone legends and myths count?

Convicted cardinal demands to be part of conclave to choose new pope, setting up Vatican standoff | CNN A cardinal convicted of financial crimes by the Vatican is claiming he can take part in the forthcoming conclave despite being listed as a “non-elector.”

This season of pope-watch is going to be so much fun.

Any other millennials ready to play Pope-Watch again?

As an ex-Catholic with a boatload of religious trauma the catty drama that’s about to play out behind the scenes is about to become my hyper-fixation for the next few weeks

Great night at The Crypt PVD celebrating #MTG Dragonstorm and helping my incredible wife @desgravestattoos.bsky.social raise money for @youthprideri.bsky.social. Only cracked one pack and this badass was waiting inside.

#LGS #PVD

Star-crossed lovers in a secondary-world Al-Andalus but she’s a harpy who may it may not be dying of a god-killing plague and he’s a grave robber working for the local bruxas. Oh, and the inquisition is coming to town.

ON ROTTEN WINGS playlist vibes
#chaospit #F #A

On a rainy Saturday, it comes to an end. And by end I mean edits, revisions, beta reads, query drafting and fretting over whether the story of Ruy and Alva is ready for the world.

Wish them luck

#WIP #writerscommunity

I’m at the bittersweet 80k milestone for my #WIP. Writing all the best and worst things to happen to these characters and world over the next few chapters is both brutal and invigorating.

Alva, Ruy, Atrás, it’s been great. Sorry and you’re welcome for what’s ahead

#authorsky #writercommunity

Just saying these two have the exact same “to bad your kid died” outlook.

Now is the time of monsters

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

Life’s got a real “the black castle only needs one more corpse” kinda feeling lately.

#theblackcompany #grimdark #SFF

All of this is wrong. It’s inhumane. But don’t forget that our communities have fought this before. 25 de Abril. guerras pela independência. Our elders are tough. We can be tough too.

#immigrants #luso #antifacism

There is going to be a ripple effect from these past 9 days. Our elders are going to choose to leave. It’s going to be hard. Kids are going to loose avós e vovôs. We’re going to loose our support systems. Be ready, don’t wait for saviors. Talk it through.

Dear fellow 1st gen kids: check on your elders. Your parents, tias, the guy your dad talks to all the time at the cervejaria. They’re scared right now. We are too, but let’s be honest, they’re not going to admit it unless we ask them. Talk to each other. Protect each other.

The family that pivots with reactionary attacks against mommy’s painful quandary enchantment together stays together.

My son’s 6, he made his first ever MTG deck today. Red. Because dragons.

#mtg #tgc

‘I have no neighbours’: overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit As visitor numbers hit record levels in southern Europe, some residents are surrounded entirely by tourist flats When her husband, who had cancer at the time, took a tumble in the couple’s sixth-floor flat last year, Maria frantically wondered who she…

‘I have no neighbours’: overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit

Look at this asshole, shorts in January.

In grim darkness of the right now, there is only escape (and the resplendence of 1/2 price book stores).

#books #writing