This is a great and unfortunate reminder that there are some incredible Democrats elected throughout the country that many of us have never heard of. Another reason why we need to make sure we lift those voices up now.

Would love to see this happen. I don’t think Bonta has it in him. But , geezs, it would be brilliant and would fire up the masses….

The Chiefs can still be named Super Bowl champions if Mike Pence has the courage.

Shannon Watts and Charlotte Clymer on the state of activism and politics Check out my live conversation with Charlotte Clymer on what we should do now

Today I spoke with @charlotteclymer.bsky.social about the state of activism and politics in America, how we got here, why it can change quickly, and ways everyday citizens can force their elected leaders to fight back against fascism … NOW.

Follow us on Substack and watch the entire conversation

Don’t forget that the republicans are trying to introduce a Federal Abortion Ban under everyone’s noses while everything is hitting the fan. Tell everyone and anyone.

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.

Happy MLK Day.

I’m game if you are still thinking of doing it. :-)

"short pit rules" in large curvy brown font, with "a pitch event for short fiction" written above in smaller black font. in the background, a brown paper airplane flies over a mosaic of various hand-torn papers.

in large, curly brown font, the title "hashtags." below in smaller black font, "use AT LEAST ONE genre hashtag and ONLY ONE status hashtag! examples below:" in a section called genre: "hashtag F (fantasy), hashtag SF (sci-fi), hashtag H (horror), hashtag NF (nonfiction), hashtag R (romance), etc. plus any variations as you like (i.e. hashtag CZF (cozy fantasy!!), hashtag SFF (sci-fi fantasy), hashtag HR (horror romance))" in a section called status: "hashtag WIP (work in progress), hashtag FIN (finished), hashtag SUB (on submission), hashtag PUB (published; feel free to share a link in a thread!)"

in large, curly brown font, the title "engaging with short pit." below in smaller black font, "feel free to like, retweet, and comment on other pitches! this is primarily an event within the writer community, though literary magazines are welcome to get in on the fun! share your pitches from 12am to 11:59pm EST on the day of the event! FOUR PITCHES maximum, at least one hour apart! they can be for the same project or multiple!"

in smaller black text, "use ALT text," "NO AI for visuals/moodboards!" in large, curly brown font, "Have fun!!!"

BEHOLD: the official #ShortPit rules!! 😤

Hi! What time where you thinking ?

Wow. Really not into having people linger. It makes me twitchy just looking at the picture

Same! It’s like there is something magical about the send button that shines a light on the typos.

Still time to call your reps today to vote “no” on HR 9495! More info below ⬇️

Temi Coker on Substack 🤝 so true. Something I learned a lot this year.

substack.com/@temicoker/n...

For my fellow #writers #writingcommunity

politics hasn’t ended and hard things are hard. i am NOT saying that there are “guardrails” or that trump will be stopped by some other force. i am saying that everything can be a battle if his opponents choose to make it one.

Hey, #writingcommunity anyone use a story grid when plotting? Trying to make sense of it and I can’t seem to make it click.
#romancewriter #newbiewriter

For craft, I have found scene /sequel to be super helpful (KM Weiland writes about it in her outlining your novel book)

So very accurate

Ack! Apologies … just saw you asked . My writing is going slllllloooow🙃

What’s up? How’s the writing going ?

Social media platform Bluesky, a competitor to Twitter, has gained more than 1.25 million users since last week's U.S. presidential election.

Bluesky posted Wednesday morning it had reached more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September. www.cbc.ca/news/bluesky...

Turns out….every conversation doesn’t have to be a debate.

Ahhh. Many thanks for explaining !!

Hi!!!

Dumb question but what do you mean by use? Like search for those emojis like they are tags?

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This is me. Do I write it down. Nope. Just assume the words will be there when I sit down to write … Tralala

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