💀Chris💀

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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This morning, I drove by a group of high school girls holding signs by the side of the road before their school day started.

Kindness is key! ☮️
You are enough! 🌈
Don't give up! 🌼

This generation of young women are still trying to hang on to hope. God, they deserve better than this.

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I truly didn't believe there were THIS many weak-ass submissive men willing to lick boots and become obedient Nazi sheep, but here we fucking are.

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I don't know why it took Colbert being fired to break me. But I am crying in my car. What a silly thing to mourn. He'll be fine. But it's just... Everything is getting worse so so fast.

Holy fucking shit this is real.

Grok is a great example of how conservative logic is just trolling. You can't separate the two. You can't be a reasonable racist. You're just racist.

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Jesus Fucking Christ

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Did you enjoy Mexican Gothic but wanted more steam? Do you love dark romance but crave more literary prose? I wrote a book you might like!

Annnnnd they did it.

Didn't make he cut. Ah well. I'll find a home for it.

Just realized most agents who told me they didn't know how to position my manuscript were honestly baffled and not just trying to be nice.

"Southern Gothic historical romance telenovela inspired feminist horror written in Spanglish about bodily autonomy" is a weird genre blend!

Not everyone writes and reads like you do and that's okay.

When people in home decor groups ask "what do I do with this weird alcove?" I'm always so confused until I remember not everyone reads.

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Other Latinx: Are y'all okay? I am not okay.

They're actively taking away legal status in order to deport brown and black people. Detaining US citizens. Treating fellow human beings like animals. Don't look away. Acknowledge that this is wrong so others can do the same. Most people don't pay attention. They don't know how bad this is.

There came a day when I finally let myself believe I could maybe write THAT book, the one I'd been wanting to write, the story I wanted to tell. It almost didn't happen at all. But it did. It is the second best thing I've ever done for my mental health, behind an ssri.

Mexican-American gothic infused with magical realism and romance. That's my niche.

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My flash fiction piece made the shortlist for an anthology about butterflies! Woohoo!

An estimated crowd of 3,000 - 4,000 in Littleton CO. @indivisible.org #NoKings

I'm working on my Spanish working retail and I am so proud of myself. "Entiendo mucho pero no hablo bien," indeed.

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I feel like the youths would love Cake these days. They're so vibey. (I've been on a Cake kick.)

Too much emotion is horror to me. So yes I write gothic romance.

When I'm writing, I always seem to enter through some hidden side door of emotion and never the structural front gate.

In-fuckin-sane. They are either in cahoots or their bubble is so toxic, I can't imagine what their reality even looks like.

the kid looks fucking terrified, knows the university will probably punitively hold the diploma they've worked three or four years to get, and also knows people have been disappeared recently by fascists for doing way, way less. still says it! just an incredibly fucking brave person

I don't give a shit about Biden's decline. We elected a very old man. For fuck sake, it was between a kindly grandpa who forgot names sometimes or *GESTURES WIDELY.*

What is wrong with people? This is beyond ridiculous discourse.