Danielle is querying

This sounds fantastic. I love the theme of madness as awakening. And cannibalism for a metaphor for greed scares me in the best way. I really hope to be able to buy and read this book one day!

Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.

It took seeing adult bullies to understand that my childhood bullies didn’t even really want to hurt me, they just wanted to feel powerful and how I felt about it wasn’t even in the equation.

I can’t imagine someone not outgrowing that, but apparently it happens quite a lot!

This sounds so cool!

a drawing of my butch, peaceful and happily sleeping in a critter keeper while I hold aloft while making ominous eye contact with the viewer.

I’m afraid that when I say “my butch,” people, especially straight people, are hearing “my daddy.” That’s fine for many. But when I say “my butch”, what I mean is:

Grandpa with grandchild and Franklin the dog, walking in the snow.

Merry Christmas. For those who are struggling, may the day land gently.

Photo: Christmas Eve 2017.

Writing is an act of rebellion.
Writing is an act of creation.
Writing is an act of salvation.
Writing is an act of exploration.
Writing is an act of emotion.
Writing is an act of confession.
Writing is an act of speculation.
Writing is an act of reflection.
Keep writing.

What is Afrofuturism? I teach it at UCLA as Black science fiction, fantasy and horror. Whether it's the social science fiction of Octavia E. Butler or the fantasy worlds of @nkjemisin.bsky.social, it's art that enables us to hold up a funhouse mirror to our world to try to create a better one.

In the US, please check out bookshop.org, which partners with local/indie bookstores. You can specify a store to support, otherwise the profit goes into a general pool distributed among participating booksellers. They're also here on Bluesky at @bookshop-org.bsky.social.

Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.

A look at the spec-lit book I’m querying 👻

Ana, a jaded ghost, wants her wife back.
All goes to plan until the new neighbor comes knocking, tempting lust and old feelings. Hungry to take back what’s hers, Ana must decide if fighting for the past is worth losing the future calling her from the sky.

This sounds like such a great story. The opening lines are SO GOOD.

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops.

They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities.

Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish .

Thank you.

I'd love to be included! This is such a great way to find the writing community!

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

Minko is SO CUTE 😭