A.S. King

@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.

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. “He can really sing,” he said. 💜

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?

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.

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

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

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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.

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

Just saying—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.

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. ❤️

Last night I had to explain emotional labor to a man. And now I’m stuck in some sort of loop.

I want an 8 foot taco.

There are times that being able to vomit on cue would be so handy.

I would like to say, again, that the press needs to be more responsible when they refer to mass murderers as “shooters.” A shooter is someone who fires a weapon. A mass murderer arrives on site with intention to murder.

This is how mass murders become normalized.

The list of teachers in this program is A M A Z I N G!!!!!

I am envious of those who can take advantage of this. What a tremendous opportunity

Prominent Kids' Authors Build a Low-Residency MFA Program Three high-profile authors have put their heads and their networks together to dream up a university program tailor-made for children’s and YA creators.

We did something awesome. 🕺
Come write with us!

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Tonight I did a thing.
I didn’t make it to the top.
I didn’t ring the bell.
I didn’t ride the zip line.
But I still did a thing.
Later this week I might make it all the way.

This post is not about climbing a wall.
Try cool shit
Never give up.

Dear MS Word,
Nobody likes the “Another comment is in progress” situation. Also, a lot of us don’t have screens that are two feet wide to be able to read them.

Thanks.
A Word user since 1994.

It’s a fair question no matter where one stands in politics, right?

This is a fair question.

This. 💯

Purchased from the same marketplace as we have available to us.

There are a lot of people cheering this on who won’t know what to do with the relatives that will soon be in their care physically and financially. Oops.

While Trump is already cutting funding from the VA & restricting veterans' benefits, the House GOP’s MilCon/VA bill cuts even MORE from veterans’ health care, education, housing, and food assistance.

I proudly voted NO on this funding bill & will continue to stand with our vets.

Me speaking MAGA co-worker applying for VA benefits: Your benefits could be at risk.

CW: What makes you say that?

Me: Have you heard about Project 2025?

CW: Yeah, but I don’t believe it.

Me: Are you willing to bet your benefits on that?

CW: <crickets>

He’s still trolling a bereaved mom like a real hero eh? Go, you, buddy!

Florida's battle over how race is taught in schools As Republicans ban "woke ideology" in classrooms, some teachers warn of a chilling effect on debate.

Here’s another story about how Florida has banned actual history from being taught in public schools. www.bbc.com/news/world-u...