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Erica Gillingham

@ericareadsqueer.bsky.social

writer β€’ poet β€’ bookseller β€’ hella queer pamphlet THE HUMAN BODY IS A HIVE substack CALL ME MAMA β€’ PhD in YA bookseller @gaystheword.bsky.social www.ericagillingham.com πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ’–πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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✍️ #NaPoWriMo is here with the challenge to write a poem a day! Throughout April, The Poetry Society will be featuring poetry writing prompts created by poets that we've worked with recently through competitions, publications and projects.

Today's prompt is from @joedunthorne.bsky.social, (...)

01.04.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
A stack of books on their side and one propped up so you can see the cover, all of Moving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability - an indigo cover with multi coloured objects from the natural world - of leaves, seaweed, a feather, a pebble, snowflakes and raindrops.

A stack of books on their side and one propped up so you can see the cover, all of Moving Mountains: Writing Nature Through Illness and Disability - an indigo cover with multi coloured objects from the natural world - of leaves, seaweed, a feather, a pebble, snowflakes and raindrops.

Now that MOVING MOUNTAINS: WRITING NATURE THROUGH ILLNESS & DISABILITY is out in paperback in the UK I am beyond thrilled to announce that it will soon also be available across the Atlantic!!

MOVING MOUNTAINS IS OUT FOR PUBLICATION IN THE USA & CANADA ON 6th MAY
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!
#BookSky

01.04.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
Reads: buy a trans person a book! For trans day of nice book

Reads: buy a trans person a book! For trans day of nice book

πŸ“š Buy a trans person a book! πŸ“š

It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them.

penfightdistro.com/product-cate...

(please share πŸ’—)

28.03.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 11
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Hats! Hats! Hats! On this week’s #CallMeMama, my substack newsletter…

Do you have a fav hat? A whole collection? What’s the deal?

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Trucker Hat, Baseball Cap

I love the idea of a hat…

ericagillingham.substack.com/p/trucker-ha...

28.03.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Damn, I guess I’m adding this to the TBR. 😳

24.03.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Currently reading and very much enjoying. Unsurprising given that it’s Maggie Nelson, and yet specifically really appreciating it as piece on chronic pain.

20.03.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi! I’m Erica Gillingham. πŸ‘‹πŸ»
I’ve written books, gotten married three times (to the same woman), work in a bookshop, & have a PhD in queer YA love stories.

Find out more about my work here: www.ericagillingham.com

18.03.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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