Madeline Miller

Thrilled to get to be part of this!

ID: A flier for the event reads, "The Sick Times: Free Webinar, The Long COVID Op-Ed. Help Break the Stigma. February 19th, 7-8:15pm ET. Learn how to pitch and share your story with tips from expert guests. Hosted by Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets. Below are the headshots of three guests, Torie Bosch, First Opinion Editor, STAT. Madeline Miller, Best-selling author. Funmi Okunola, MD, Co-founder Long COVID the Answers. A button at the bottom reads, "Comment "RSVP" for a registration link!"

Join us for a free webinar! The Sick Times editors @mileswgriffis.bsky.social and @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social — plus special guest speakers — will demystify the process of writing and pitching op-eds and essays on Long COVID. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Thank you!! And nice to hear from a fellow lover of Ovid!

Thank you!!! You are so kind!!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

The cover of a new hardback short story edition. Rich red background, darker at top and bottom, brighter in the middle. A gold outline of a sparrow-ish bird flies upwards at center left, with wings spread, trailing abstract gold curlicues from its tail feathers. Block letters at top read: Madeline MiIler Author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Song of Achilles. Block letters at bottom read Mestra, A Short Story.

My new short story, MESTRA, comes out as a standalone this September! I rediscovered this myth from Ovid while working on my Persephone novel, and it absolutely electrified me. In case you want to pre-order, thank you from the bottom of this author's heart, links are here! linktr.ee/madeline.mil...

You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely. - The Sick Times If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.

A wonderful, resonant essay from @thesicktimes.org about how we can better listen to anyone going through something catastrophic. "Avoiding the topic feels absurd — like I’m standing in quicksand, and we’re chitchatting over glasses of lemonade as I slowly sink." thesicktimes.org/2025/11/28/y...

Look at those faces! Fabulous

Beautiful and impressive kitties!

You are so right. I may even have gone triple treat, just to be sure I was back in their good graces.

A gorgeous princeling!!

Three long-haired cats face the camera grouped close together on a bed. Far left cat is a brown and black tabby who looks long-suffering. Middle cat is a white and grey tabby with a baby face who is happy to be included. Far right cat is also a brown tabby but with more gray in his coat. He is alert to any motion the photographer may make in the direction of the treats.

I know it’s not Caturday but I was late with the evening treat and found this waiting for me.

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Happy Independent Bookstore day! It's always a great day to support indie bookstores, but I'm glad for this chance to celebrate them especially! I am so grateful for all they do for communities, readers, and writers. Support indies with online ordering too--through their websites or bookshop.org

Circe, Achilles, Galatea, and even an obscure short story I wrote long ago.

A long-haired brown tabby cat is curled up on a white coverlet with small blue dots. The cat is wearing a bright pink knitted beanie with holes for ears. The cat’s eyes are partially closed. He looks sleepy and contented. And very sweet.

Thought I would share my new coping mechanism pic. My child asked a good friend to knit a pink hat for our cats, and he graciously agreed. We don’t usually put clothes on our cats because they are NOT fans, but Muffin was very sleepy and agreed to model.

I hope it's okay that I passed this on to the teacher in question from you! He is indeed amazing!

Sending much love to you, your mom and your family. The art is beautiful.

A poster for the economic blackout on February 28. It is a big red Jack rabbit on an aqua blue back ground. It says economic blackout in hand done black type. There are two black speech bubbles. One says “don’t buy stuff Friday February 28th. The other says we have power. Below it says No Amazon, Walmart, target, gas food, gas. Below that it says OK small business, use cash. Designed by Martha Rich.

I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!

Thanks for tagging, I didn’t think he had an account! And yes, totally agree!

Love these three short videos from fellow Long Covider Matt McGorry on 4 common Covid myths. He nails it on all counts. I wear an N95 mask in all public spaces to protect myself from Covid, flu, and other viruses, and to make sure I'm not spreading them to others.

Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.

There are so many people we need to stand up for right now. Thanks to all of you who are calling their reps, protesting, donating, and taking action. Here is a great trans rights organization that I've been donating to. If you have others you love, share below! southernequality.org/tyep/

Thank you so much! (And I'm sorry!)

5 Calls Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.

Thank you so much for such kind words! It means a lot and happy reading!

Thank you for the very kind words! These bans are grounded in bigotry, ignorance, and malice, and so often those banning haven't even read the books.

Please give your daughter Circe my very very best, and thank her for her kindness about my work. I'm so honored, and so very glad to know that she is doing well!

How to Fight Book Bans and Censorship in 2024 It's easy to feel helpless. This guide to fighting book bans shows what each of us can do to fight back and defend the right to read.

Here are two places you can go for more info on how to fight book bans in your area. (4/4)

www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...

bookriot.com/how-to-fight...

It's another good reason to get involved locally in libraries and school boards. If you know of attempts to ban books, or to intimidate teachers into removing them from classrooms, make a record, and speak up. And as always, support your local librarians, who are fighting the good fight! (3/4)

My own books, THE SONG OF ACHILLES and CIRCE, have both been banned in various places, including in FL, TN, IA. I don't have a full list, because I usually only find out later--often these things are done quietly, or pushed through at the whim of a few people who are making a big noise. (2/4)