Elaina Erola

House of Long Shadows (@soklug) Today on HLS: Essie's in love with a man out of her league… and he loves her back. There's got to be a catch. But by the time she finds it, it might be too late.

My first horror fiction story is now live!

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations “In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...

The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

A short edit of my reading @tinhouse.bsky.social this week 🥰😊
It really was the most supportive and wonderful audience ✨ 💖

Tin House magic ✨

it’s a perfect day for #thsw t-shirt day!!! 🌈

Its is a dream come true to be here in Portland for Tin House. Even if it is 100 degrees.

Does Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is? The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights.

“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”

Hydroponics update. I swear this was the best toy to keep me occupied through a cold dark winter

Running in the Redwoods this morning for the Redwood Parks Conservancy. Save our state and federal parks! 🌲 @nationalparks.bsky.social

What Fresh Hell is This? The Ever Expanding Quest of Online Platforms to Become Relevant.

What Fresh Hell is This?
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"I'm not here [closing in on the record] because of [Thurmond's] speech. I'm here despite his speech."

Between @booker.senate.gov and the Wisconsin election, there’s so much good news this morning! Is retrograde over already? 😆

Had a lovely adventure in Los Angeles last weekend. I was honored to serve as an attorney advisor to the California State Bar providing feedback on their new bar exam format

OMG. Mike Meyers as Elon Pelon/Austin powers 😂 @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social

#fafo is my favorite hashtag on twitter RN. I know it’s just garbage content but it takes so good.

“Admittedly, I spoke out of turn. But do we live in a country where you speak out of turn and the result is three men assaulting a woman?”

Finished and submitted my query letter for AWP’s Writers to Agents program tonight. See you in Los Angeles girly pops.

Had a dream i was forced to co write my book with generative AI and it rewrote my real life story li e, crashed my car and killed me so I guess I have another horror story in me.

The National Lawyers Guild Review is currently accepting scholarly and art submissions. To access the full Call for Submissions: drive.google.com/file/d/1iArJ...

YouTube video by Golden Globes The Brutalist Wins Best Picture – Drama | 82nd Annual Golden Globes

I keep thinking about this acceptance speech. For every artist that is being told there is no audience for your work-please watch 💙

(1/6) Why the federal funding chaos disproportionately affects Native Americans:

"Autocrats know that culture can be wielded as a weapon or a tool to preserve or erase the stories we tell about who we are and our broader national narratives of identity."

Why Trump’s Culture War on the Kennedy Center Matters, by PEN America's Liesl Gerntholtz www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

📚🌊🌲Heyyyy, it’s my first author interview! 🥹 For my novelette Sequoia Point ~ in Split Scream 7 at @tenebrouspress.bsky.social ❗️I talk about rejection, inspiration, the dangers of writing near-future dystopias when you’re a slow writer, & more! ✍🏼 Thank you @momoshaty.bsky.social 💚

What an incredible week/month/season with @tinhouse.bsky.social

The sweet and encouraging things. The hard to hear things. The wisdom of writers whose footsteps im following in. The laughter, the joy, the space to be a writer. This was such a wonderful time 🩷

A finalist!!!! This means so much to me right now. Thank you for letting me know that you loved it. It’s always these comments that keep me going through the hardest parts.

‘Life or Death Consequences’: Layoffs throw Indian Country into turmoil Thousands of workers are losing their jobs in health, education and other key tribal programs and agencies

(1/4) Recent layoffs of federal workers has a disproportionate impact on Native Americans, but is receiving almost no media attention. In Indian Health Services, which provides healthcare to 2.8 mil NAs, 2,200 people were laid off, including 1,400 who provide direct patient care.