Jessi Vasquez

Pssst - did you see the news that if you donate to your public library this week, you'll get a free audiobook credit from us? 👀⁠⏬

From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water: bit.ly/howtocarrywater

#poem #books #writing

We're fundraising for public libraries again! 📚This week, when you donate $15 USD or more to your public library, friends of a library organization, or the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, you'll receive a free audiobook credit 💓

Last year, we raised $55,000. How much will we raise this year? ⏬

I wrote this a year ago and it keeps being true. If you're reading this, I love you. But if you know me you already knew that.

flirting with people so I can get them to read my work

Well, now I have to read this.

#cthulhu #cosmichorror #halloweenreads

The remaining stock for signed books is live! www.nickrobertsauthor.com

One of my favorite Eric Malikyte books so far. Just in time for spooky season 😱💻🖱📱

Remember both that this was always the goal and that this plan was enacted by the Democratic Party because Israeli propaganda was being dismantled as quickly as they were putting it out.

Bans on books, media, and news are all connected.

Let’s keep fighting censorship of all kinds. Support independent booksellers, media, publishers, and businesses working to share essential stories. And support the authors and journalists telling these essential stories.

Safe Face - Nightmare Magazine To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek, away from the hard light of the moon at its roundest, away from the snow-flecked wind, away from the ba...

"To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek…" www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/safe... Out today for everyone in @nightmare-magazine.com

New writer,

Here's some advice: unhinged edition

#amwriting #AuthorSky #IndieAuthor

This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.

Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements."

Really meant,

"For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

And so the dark origin story unravels...

Excellent choices.

I love that this book also includes stories of how people have effectively organized against private equity. Extremely inspiring.

Save queer writers; spread queer joy Save danmei authors from anti-queer crackdowns in China by supporting this fundraising anthology.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
I'm currently holding a call for submissions for a charity anthology focused on Queer Joy! For more info and submission guidelines, you can check out the link below 👇
savingqueerjoyanthology.carrd.co

From @danushalameris.bsky.social's book, Bonfire Opera.

#poem #books #writing

Unfortunately, Victor Frankenstein is very relatable for obsessing over an ambitious project and the second it’s done being so disgusted with how it turned out he never wants to set eyes on it again

Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.

I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either.

This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem

This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now
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A trans flag with the text hold the line in the centre.

Honey Mushrooms in a cluster bursting from the sandy soil beside a stump.

#shroomscrolling

A recent conversation, and a year of unexpected loss, inspired me to write a new poem of my own for the first time in some months.

Thanks for reading.

#poetry #writing

Working in newspapers and then advertising, and now books and comics, I've been really lucky to do tangible work. Like, you write the thing, you meet the deadline, and then it BECOMES something you can hold.

SPOOKY SEASON SUPRISE!!!

This signed and numbered limited edition of DEAD END TUNNEL features a FLIP COVER dust jacket with original art by Matt Seff Barnes. Only 180 will be published, and the number you get will be based on purchase order.

Thank you for your support!

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From Nick Flynn's book, Some Ether.

Published by @graywolfpress.bsky.social

#poem #books #writing