💜Jazzy Belle💜

wooden sign in front of shrubbery that says "YOU ARE NOW ENTERING A STRESS FREE ZONE" with a secondary smaller sign in the bottom left that reads "ENFORCED BY SNIPER"

snow flurries
suspended in midnight
monochrome dream

#vss365 #haiku

No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades The 17 standing committees will be dominated by white men when the new Congress is seated on Jan. 3. No people of color were selected, either.

“No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday. No people of color were selected, either.”

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the quality and range of services public libraries provide relative to what they cost is nothing short of a miracle imo. But yeah, sure, “run government like a business.” 📚

Have I read all the books I own? No. Will I keep buying more while re-reading my favourites? Of course. My bookshelf, my rules.

This holiday season, take a moment to visit your local bookstore. It’s about more than finding a great book—it’s about supporting the small businesses that keep our communities thriving.

We MUST keep vaccines.
have you written your Senator to let them know?

Holy shnikey. Like i know i *shouldn't* be surprised but are you flipping kidding me.

HOBBIES I HAVE ON DATING APPS:
• hiking
• gardening
• swimming

MY ACTUAL HOBBIES:
• looking at photos of frogs
• eating large bowls of spaghetti
• sleeping

From an romance author perspective most of my income comes from Amazon’s kindle direct publishing and overdrive. So if you’re feeling anti-amazon support your local libraries and ask them to carry more e-romance. My print sale are like 7% of my income.

Wow I feel so seen. I am so sorry you also deal with this

If you are in New England, An Unlikely Story, The Purple Couch Bookshop, All She Wrote Books, Books on the Square, and Belmont Books are all amazing bookstores with fantastic staff and selections!

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"On Twitter someone said -"

*brandishing crucifix* NO *hiss* DO NOT REFERENCE THE BAD PLACE *screech* LET THEM KEEP THEIR PROBLEMS OVER THERE INSTEAD OF HERE *vomit* WE LEFT FOR A REASON *dissolves into goo*

We don't need more remakes of old movies. We need more MUPPETS remakes of old movies.

I love that the actual Libs Of TikTok handle was taken before Chaya could get it and renamed "Fuck Fascists."

🔥🔥A 2021 study found that Medicaid expansion as part of the ACA led to a substantial reduction in mortality, primarily driven by reductions in disease-related deaths. A 2018 study in the Journal of Political Economy found that, Medicaid reduced infant and child mortality since the 1960s and 1970s.🔥🔥

I was cruising Pinterest for inspiration and found an image I liked, and the person who uploaded it had added a quote as a caption - and it was from one of my books.

Tums chewable antacids

Is it too much to ask to make these flintstones-shaped?

This is my periodic reminder to everybody who loses their appetite when they get stressed out to do whatever it takes to keep eating - set reminders, ask a trusted friend, whatever - because there have been years of downstream effects from my inadvertently collapsing my health in 2020 or so

Patreon is truly a blessing because, sure yes money, but also it gives me somewhere to scream about sneak peeks over stuff I can't talk about publicly. Anyways, they're getting a look at the flipthrough of the upcoming Neon Gods special edition.

Image 1 - A vibrant blue background featuring an illustrated woman with pink hair sitting in a wheelchair, looking up at a smiling man beside her The man has brown hair and is wearing a casual brown shirt and grey pants. The text highlights the date, "O3 December" and announces "International Day of People with Disabilities." Below the image is the handle "EvieMitchellAuthor"

Image 2 - A pink background with white text that states, "Disability is part of being human. Almost everyone will temporarily or permanently experience disability at some point in their life." The slide provides statistics, including that 1.3 billion people globally live with disabilities, about 16% of the global population. It discusses the causes of disabilities and the interaction between health conditions and environmental factors like negative attitudes and inaccessible transportation.

Image 3 - A blue background with the title "Disability Discrimination Act 1992" in bold white text. It details the legal definition of disability in Australia, including physical, mental, and neurological impairments, and highlights various conditions and circumstances covered by the act.

Image 4 - A pink background with white text titled "Disabled Identity." The text emphasizes that not all people meeting the legal definition of disability identify as disabled. It discusses how chronic illnesses, mental health concerns, and neurodivergence might not be seen as disabilities by some individuals. It also explains the broad scope of the term "disability" and its coverage of temporary and permanent conditions.

Happy International Day of People with Disabilities!

To celebrate, I'm dropping some information about International Day of People with Disabilities. I hope you enjoy these slides!

Image descriptions in alt text due to character limitations

#IDPWD #RomanceBooks #ReadDiversely

Belgium flag.

Judge gavel.

Sex workers in Belgium are now entitled to health insurance, pensions, sick days, maternity leave, safety protections and formal employment contracts under a new law.

This is the first law of its kind in the world.

Many ADHD/autistic people are made to feel unproductive when actually their hyperfocus and differences in attention means that they likely produce twice the amount of work as anyone else in a few hours then need the next few hours to rest. Output is less consistent but there.

Some mealy mouthed guy: “shut up about politics and just write your books.”

Me: “My dude, what makes you think that my books are any less political than my social media posts?”

Word of the day is a favourite, from old Scots.

To ‘tartle’ is to hesitate while introducing someone because you have completely forgotten their name.

"It's bad to leave Twitter because-" We live in a society run by weird little billionaires who would prefer we are all unhappy so we keep spending to get occasional hits of dopamine. It is okay to leave the website that makes you feel horrible. Go & be free.

Honestly some days I just need a few weeks to myself

Happy December! Free submissions are now open for our Poetry, CNF, Shot-Shorts, and Visual Essay categories! Hope to be swooned by your work soon!

Dear readers, a reminder: please leave a review if you enjoy a book. Even a word or two. It makes a HUGE difference to writers and our books

#HotelArcadia
#bookreviews
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