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A.S. King

@as-king.bsky.social

Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com. She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King

8,250 Followers  |  3,365 Following  |  349 Posts  |  Joined: 06.11.2023
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Only date people who make you feel like when your best friend gives you incredible news about their life.

26.02.2026 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This makes me so happy! Toss that watch! βŒšοΈπŸ—‘οΈ

10.02.2026 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pulled this out of 2016 for anyone who needs it.

29.01.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

When my neighbors fight and the yelling comes through the walls, and it feels like the walls are bulging from the bad energy and it takes you back to when that was normal. And the dogs bark. And the dogs bark.

17.01.2026 04:26 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the book: Attack of the black rectangles. The cover depicts many censored crossed out words, only the title of the book is still readable. One of the censored words blocks a young kid's mouth from speaking.

Cover of the book: Attack of the black rectangles. The cover depicts many censored crossed out words, only the title of the book is still readable. One of the censored words blocks a young kid's mouth from speaking.

Finished reading the book "Attack of the black squares" from @as-king.bsky.social . It's really good, and gave me food for thought. The book is especially relevant in the time we live in now.

21.12.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you think so. Because it’s coming.

16.12.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The dad in that one is a real person. And the mug scene really happened. And the mother and son are safe now.

VERA has a lot of moving parts. Your worry is not unfounded.

10.12.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Clearly we were both haunted by that guy. πŸ™‚ And thank you. πŸ•Ί

10.12.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gracie's House Epic Annual Online Auction By Gracie's House

So many great items up for auction for @as-king.bsky.social's Gracie's House, which helps organizations create, maintain, and protect safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth in rural areas and offers resources to improve the quality of life for LGBTQ+ youth and their families! givebutter.com/c/V7Anar/auc...

08.12.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gracie's House Epic Annual Online Auction By Gracie's House

Writer friends, check out this auction for Gracie's House with many great bookish items! #kidlit @as-king.bsky.social givebutter.com/c/V7Anar/auc...

08.12.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/

02.12.2025 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 19
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ICE agents in Queens, New York break down a bedroom door and point guns at a mother & her four US citizen children

They dragged the mother out by her hair while yelling at the kids to β€œput your hands up, stupid!”

This is tyranny

These kids are traumatized

It was warrantless and no ID was shown.

21.11.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3376    πŸ” 1827    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 179

@gregandree71.bsky.social β€” I saw this post today and laughed so hard at the β€œmight be Satan” part.

17.11.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, my health insurance just more than quadrupled. It’s more than my mortgage now. For one person. Must be nice to have taxpayers pay your top-notch health insurance for life while actively making decisions that hurt them. Y’all have no bottom.

10.11.2025 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Rights Report: Week of November 3, 2025 New deals for Susan Dennard, Danielle Sullivan, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, and others.

New book deals announced for @as-king.bsky.social @studioespinosa.bsky.social @sandraproudman.bsky.social + more

06.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It’s more per month than my mortgage.

02.11.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh damn. It’s more than quadrupled if they take the subsidies away. Good gods.

02.11.2025 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s kinda fitting to wake up the morning after Halloween to find my health insurance premium doubled.

01.11.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

You are a rockstar, Martha. Proud to know you and support you until the end of time.

26.10.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@adinaking.bsky.social is one of my favorite people on planet earth. We are sisters, really. If life was fair, someone would pay our rent for a year and provide a stipend and we’d write a wild thing together. A very wild thing.

18.10.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely. I asked my 86 yo dad yesterday if he’d listened to Bad Bunny and he said he saw him on TV at some point. β€œHe can really sing,” he said. πŸ’œ

14.10.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oh yes. Hate is at the core. But don’t the people whining about it notice that it’s a show of how uncultured they are and how they need basic elementary music education?

13.10.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my house growing up, my mom listened to a lot of Brasil 66 and Sergio Mendez, as a kid I liked Mozart, and as a teen I fell for Cuban music. A few years ago I fell for German rap. Etc. Music is universal. This Bad Bunny media obsession is just weird.

13.10.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s all mashed up in the blender of radical self-interest. So many seasonings in this recipe.

12.10.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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therapyforwomen on Instagram: "Not every post, comment, or video is meant for you personally, and that’s okay.Social media has trained us to expect hyper-personal…" Not every post, comment, or video is meant for you personally, and that’s okay.Social media has trained us to expect hyper-personalized content. So when we see a recipe, routine, or opinion that doesn’t apply to us, we feel excluded.But learning to say, β€œthis isn’t for me” without reacting defensively is growth. β€’β€’β€’For more conversations that bring nuance back to the internet, listen to my podcast, Nuance Needed, and follow @therapyforwomen

Go read this. It’s possible to change how you think and react to other people’s content.

www.instagram.com/p/DPmJixMiSG...

12.10.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Libraries provide vital access to information. Especially in times when that access is being threatened. Supporting them no matter the decibel level is where I’m at.

08.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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08.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes it’s hard being both hot and smart. 🀣

08.10.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Just sayingβ€”if publishers all got together and gave authors a list of the email and address they would like used on the Anthropic claim form, that would come in really handy.

Pretty sure I’m not the first person saying this.

04.10.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

To the really nice young woman at the Ren Faire tonight with the obnoxious drunk guy in sunglasses: having to shush your boo during a public show is a red flag. And you are worth more. So much more. ❀️

29.09.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0