Misha Maxwell (pitching)

Do one of the things that makes you feel better, because if you aren't doing any of that, you will run down. Today I did some writing. I'm a writer, & if I don't write, I run down. It's very easy for me to forget this, despite decades of knowing it. And so I am here to remind you to do your things.

I really need to get on top of making a newsletter and a newsletter magnet #writing #writer #writerlife

Haha maybe on a stationary bike but while running would really be impressive

Oh! Right. I should clarify. I rock climb and weight lift, and a page or two of reading is the *perfect* amount of time between climbs or sets. It's fantastic.

Some desperate glory

Murderbot diaries

The familiar

This is not an exhaustive list. Send me your recs

The adventures of Amina Al-sirafi

The dispossessed

The fifth season

City of least chances

You can’t say you’re a reader or book lover and pretend that’s not an inherently political action. Here are some of my favorite fantasy novels that are not at all shy about having a point of view. What would you add to this list? 🧵

#booksky #books #reading #readingispolitical #fantasybooks

dark blue background with white text: Monster Romance & Erotica MEGA BUNDLE JAN 18-31 itch.io 5 rows with 4 cover books each, listing 20 books from the bundle: Tea with the Goodknight - dragonperson Alien Exploration - Simon Wolfe Hellbound - fidisart Doce Drosera - anita Hallowed be her Flesh - Emryn Bird Out of the Woods - Nicole Wilkinson Teeth - Soraya E. Quinn Hard Training Episode One - Miles Cavemate - darkchibishadow Spawning Grounds - Kay Claire A Knightly Dalliance - wormvermin The Grand Duque's Masseur - Rori Thornton The Nightstalker's Mark - Joachim Heijndermans King of the Deep - Paradise Plum The Undimmed Tide - Nicole Wilkinson An Obsession of Angels - Enoli Lee Dreamy Demons - Scarlet Lee Winters Bodysnatched - R/L Monroe Dungeon of Disrepute - wormvermin Heart of a Haunted House - Roo Fiction/Friction Press

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A huge sale for monster lovers!
🔥✍️ 💙📚 #books #book #tentacle #tentaclesex #spicybooks🌶️

It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.

I always have a "gym book," which means one that can get beaten up a little in a dirty gym environment and I won't be upset

plot is so important

The regime obviously thought they'd be able to take out a few dozen scary-queer-weirdo Antifa types in black masks and then successfully cow the rest of the Coastal Elite Liberal class into terrified silence: they were not expecting "totally fearless mass nonviolent resistance by entire cities."

Thank you! I'm excited to see how it all goes

Exactly this 👆👆👆👆It's a specific level and form of anxiety 😂

I sent out my requested pages/queries for #SmallPitch and omg I forgot how scary it is clicking that send button! The way I was instantly sure I sent them some crazy document and not what they requested 😖

Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.

Excellent article!

Can confirm

Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.

Tik tok views on videos

I said fuck ice and TikTok instantly blocked my account from the algo lol.
Probably just going to delete that account anyway. No loss there.

Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.

It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.

Just in case there’s an ounce of ambiguity: fuck ice

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

I’m ready to do my part

A photo of one page of the manuscript (fol. 43v), which has illustrations of various scenes from the story. For me the point of the photo was not the scenes themselves, but the overall effect of the page, which is very intricately and elaborately decorated, with a lot of gold, elaborate patterns and borders, etc. The manuscript is lit so that the gold in particular catches your eye.

A photo of the manuscript open to the previous page (fol. 43v) and the page to the right of it (fol. 44r), which contains text of the story, as well as more illustrations bordering the text. The overall effect (to me) is very intricate and impressive.

A 14th-century manuscript of the Romance of Alexander (the Great) that I saw in the Treasured exhibition at the Weston Library. [Shelfmark: Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264; fols. 43v-44r].

Two suitcases sitting on a sidewalk

Heading to a weekend writing retreat! #writing #writer #writerlife

The atlas six book

Excited to start this one. I’ve heard good things. #amreading #reading #books

I...I woke up to a request. Oh my god 🫣

This is absolutely nauseating

I feel like all of us need to read and really understand this thread. There's a lot of hurt here, but there's a lot of hope too.