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Amy Spalding

@thatames.bsky.social

Making my entrance again with my usual flair. Gen X double Scorpio. Author of FOR HER CONSIDERATION, AT HER SERVICE, ON HER TERMS, SUMMER OF JORDI PEREZ, WE USED TO BE FRIENDS, and more.

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Thank you SO MUCH for this!!!

21.07.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just read On Her Terms by Amy Spalding (@thatames.bsky.social) and loved it. It reminded me that it’s okay at any point in life to redefine what paths we want to take, and we don’t have to do what’s expected or typical if it’s not for us. Also it’s a cute funny queer romance. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ©·πŸ’œπŸ’™

19.07.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Queer adulthood and bisexual rep with Amy Spalding Rebel Ever After Β· Episode

I love to look at the listener metrics for my podcast and see what episodes from the back catalogue are gaining steam.

The most popular episode is now my conversation with @thatames.bsky.social about redefining "successful adulthood" as a queer person. Sleeper hit! open.spotify.com/episode/6pgH...

06.07.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Amy Spalding Concludes Her Out In Hollywood Series with In Her Spotlight Get a first look at In Her Spotlight, the final novel in the Out in Hollywood series, and hear from Amy Spalding herself about its story!

Hey, today is cover/title/plot reveal day for the 4th Out In Hollywood book by @thatames.bsky.social! And you can pre-order it, which you should very much do! Exclamation points! www.pastemagazine.com/books/amy-sp...

30.06.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
they’re adding Lydia TΓ‘r to fortnight

they’re adding Lydia TΓ‘r to fortnight

09.06.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1732    πŸ” 408    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 27

Oh my GOD I had not

12.06.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Todd I just logged in and saw this THE NICEST COMPLIMENT!!!

05.06.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This has reminded me to tell you all that I FINALLY read On Her Terms by @thatames.bsky.social and it is SO GOOD. Maybe the best of the series so far! Do you like good books? GO GET THIS ONE, IT'S GOOD

27.05.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The number of different Chicago Pope photoshops that have popped up on my various timelines today is absolutely delightful. It's like all of the ancient civilizations of the world independently inventing noodles without ever meeting each other.

08.05.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bindery Books | In Conversation with Amy Spalding In this Fat Forward Books exclusive interview, Samantha...

Did you catch our interview with author @thatames.bsky.social? Subscribe for FREE on @binderybooks.bsky.social for access to this interview, an exclusive Discord server role, future author interviews, reviews, and more!

09.05.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bindery Books | In Conversation with Amy Spalding In this Fat Forward Books exclusive interview, Samantha...

I’m thrilled to put this project into the world and I hope y’all find some comfort and joy in it.

We’re launching with a subscriber-exclusive interview with author @thatames.bsky.social about her new book, ON HER TERMS, and I hope you absolutely love it. πŸ’–

07.05.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
amazon product listing screenshot. 

title: Yellow Coverall Chemical Suit With Reusable Acid Resistant
Gloves And Plastic Waterproof...

$23.99 price 

product photo shows a person wearing a yellow hazmat suit, gloves, boots, and a respirator. gloves and boots are shown to the left of them as well

amazon product listing screenshot. title: Yellow Coverall Chemical Suit With Reusable Acid Resistant Gloves And Plastic Waterproof... $23.99 price product photo shows a person wearing a yellow hazmat suit, gloves, boots, and a respirator. gloves and boots are shown to the left of them as well

arrives before mother’s day

03.05.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3112    πŸ” 430    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 34
JK Rowling posing like a smug supervillain on some yacht or villa balcony or something and gloating about the UK Supreme Court's anti-trans decision.

JK Rowling posing like a smug supervillain on some yacht or villa balcony or something and gloating about the UK Supreme Court's anti-trans decision.

See the movies or don't, read your kids whatever you want, but this self-portrait of a gloating hatemonger is the identity she has chosen.

17.04.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3330    πŸ” 669    πŸ’¬ 155    πŸ“Œ 121

this story is more insane than the headline

08.04.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
"When you're bisexual, coming out can be really odd. If you're in a straight-seeming relationship, what are you going to do? Run around and be like, 'Just so you know, I also like other genders'? It feels hard to do, and so a lot of times it's left unsaid. Not because you're ashamed! It is just hard to bring up in a way that feels organic." - Amy Spalding

"When you're bisexual, coming out can be really odd. If you're in a straight-seeming relationship, what are you going to do? Run around and be like, 'Just so you know, I also like other genders'? It feels hard to do, and so a lot of times it's left unsaid. Not because you're ashamed! It is just hard to bring up in a way that feels organic." - Amy Spalding

This week's episode of REBEL EVER AFTER is dedicated to the quiet bisexuals.

Listen to my convo with @thatames.bsky.social on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6pgH...

26.03.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
β€œIn years past, queer community existed because so many people were pushed away by their families of origin, or never felt like they could quite connect with them. It was a necessity to build queer community. Friendships take work. Community takes work. They're all nouns, not verbs.” β€” Amy Spalding, the Rebel Ever After podcast

β€œIn years past, queer community existed because so many people were pushed away by their families of origin, or never felt like they could quite connect with them. It was a necessity to build queer community. Friendships take work. Community takes work. They're all nouns, not verbs.” β€” Amy Spalding, the Rebel Ever After podcast

This week on Rebel Ever After, @thatames.bsky.social and I tackled the ultimate scam: being an "adult."

What does adulthood (and the happily-ever-after) look like outside of a cis-het framework?

Plus bisexual rep and how to build queer community.

Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/6pgH...

24.03.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Her Terms Check out On Her Terms - <b>For fans of Casey McQuiston, Alexis Hall, and Meryl Wilsner, an actually hilarious, sweetly sexy, gloriously relatable sapphic rom-com about a fake relationship, very real ...

On with @thatames.bsky.social talking about Amy's new book On Her Terms!

I really ❀️ talking with Amy. Watch on YouTube or stream this episode: podfollow.com/the-gaily-show

bookshop.org/a/82376/9781...

07.03.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a productive and emotional therapy session about my sense of failure for still having never really made something of my own and then got off the call and proceeded to make a list of menu items I would serve at a Talking Heads themed fast casual salad concept

24.02.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2169    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 25
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Happy Valentines! With Chloe and Clem in love πŸ₯°πŸ’• (from On Her Terms by @thatames.bsky.social (Jumpsuit based on a Nooworks print)

15.02.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Aren’t Powerless in the Face of Trump’s Outrageous, Anti-Trans Edicts We can’t prevent all of this administration’s harms, but we can greatly diminish their impacts if we organize.

We can’t prevent all of this administration’s harms, but we can greatly diminish their impacts if we organize.

31.01.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 456    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

More stuff besides software should be open source. Men would like that

25.01.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I'm so excited for ON HER TERMS, coming next month! 🐾

23.01.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If a man can’t give a Nazi salute at a party for a racist convicted fraudster and proven sex offender, then what kind of sick world are we living in, I ask you.

20.01.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3943    πŸ” 768    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 13

things started going wrong in our timeline when we didn't let antonio banderas be the phantom of the opera like he wanted

14.01.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to Library Journal for this lovely review of ON HER TERMS!

06.01.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

You can tell companies’ AI projects are going really well because every app is bait-and-switching their most commonly pressed button with something called like β€œAnswers By Glorp” to get people to even accidentally use it

03.01.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2356    πŸ” 591    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 17

Just put a bunch of envelopes in the mail and like from muscle memory whispered "good luck" a la Sophie in Mamma Mia

31.12.2024 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel like we’ve had a real Scoot McNairy Q4 and I’m not complaining

26.12.2024 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou will be visited by three spirits.”

The Spirits:

24.12.2024 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam
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This is wild: the Honey chrome extension for coupons effective β€œsteals” the affiliate link sale for every purchase you make by overriding the affiliate code where you clicked from - even if it doesn’t find you a coupon youtu.be/vc4yL3YTwWk

23.12.2024 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

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