@AuthorMsBev

This is so needed. Thank you for the post.

The American Library Association’s workers have formed a union. Workers at the American Library Association have announced that they’re forming union with AFSCME Council 31. When the new union is certified, American Library Association Workers United/AFSCME wil…

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Lord. Can we please ban those who know nothing about a woman's anatomy from writing about a woman's anatomy. I'm still trying to recover from the story with the change purse in the vagina. Remember that??

When Black History Month segues into Women's History Month. www.clearviewgolfclub.com/reneepowell

That's so good to hear! Going to put in a pot first, and maybe inground next year.

It ships bare root. Will start it in a pot and see how it does.

So true, and at this point the world needs all the beauty we can find - or plant. Going to plant it in a pot first and see how it does.

Shrub rose called Distant Drum.

a tan colored rose called Distant Drum

I'm going to wind up in the poor house if I don't stop ordering plants. Today's pick:

:)

Sam Altman in Damage Control Mode as ChatGPT Users Are Mass Cancelling Subscriptions Because OpenAI Is "Training a War Machine" Sam Altman was blasted in an embarrassing Q&A while scores of ChatGPT users ditch the service in favor of Anthropic.

Bringing out the world’s tiniest violin. futurism.com/artificial-i...

:) maybe.

It truly does.

They didn’t get another rb. They got an offensive lineman and the 2 draft choices. Jesus.

They made trade for another RB and got 2 draft choices. Have to run down the facts to see what’s what and who’s who.

it's a mess that may bite the team in the ass down the road. Stay tuned.

Yep. And there are howls of outrage throughout the land! smh

Author Talk: Romance Writer Elle Wright with Beverly Jenkins The duo will discuss Wright's latest book, as well as what's new in romance writing.

www.eventbrite.com/e/author-tal... Detroit Public Library. Event is free. Please use link to reserve your spot.

Awesome R Us.

Romance writers helping change the world - one dick whistle at a time. 💜

You're welcome.

Looking good, ladies!! 💜

Thx. One of my readers named it Hope.

A red peony with a white center

India is CEO of Atlanta's most respected family enterprise, freshly out of a situationship and trying not to read too much into a bouquet of crimson lilies that just appeared on her desk.

Hey Lover is a romance about getting a second chance with your soul mate.

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Rare ant species discovered in Japan consisting exclusively of queens

How interesting. www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

I know it's been All Whistles All the Time over here, but since I now have so many cool comic book folks following me, gonna just put this right here in case any artistic folks want to start planning for @romancingthevote.com in July!

Black urban romance deserves to be taken seriously In 2025, Sweet Nothings Book Co. opened as Baltimore’s first romance-only bookstore. It’s truly a romance book lover’s dream — it’s cozy and welcoming, clearly created with readers in mind. The shelve...

Important article. Nothing burns me up more in the literary space than the same folks who praise dark and mafia romance with their whole chests denigrating urban romance. Tell us why you find one genre acceptable but not the other. I’ll wait.

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He’s a home boy. Been loving his music since high school when he and his crew were a little known local band.

A Trailblazing Black Architect Who Helped Shape L.A. When Paul Williams decided to become an architect, people told him no white clients would work with an African-American. But he persevered, eventually designing thousands of buildings, including the B...

He learned to draw upside down because racist clients wouldn’t sit next to him. Racism is a helluva drug. www.npr.org/2012/06/22/1...