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James Anear

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☆ Queer writer ☆ [he/him] ☆ Award winning in nonfiction ☆ Published in Westwind Magazine, Stone of Madness Press, and maybe your magazine next. ☆ working on psychotic realism ☆ LA based ☆ jamesanear.net

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Friends, I can officially say I am vague

11.08.2025 21:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Finished it! Ishiguro is indeed a total genius. But it goes without saying that this is a very sad book. I nearly cried reading it. 5/5 stars, it truly is a perfect novel

11.08.2025 17:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How am I meant to do all my finals papers, arrange for moving, pack and then actually move all at the same time in one week? I'm going to die

10.08.2025 14:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think I might get a minor in psychology because looking at the requirements I'd only need to take like one or two more classes. In other words, might as well get credit for how many psychology classes I've done LOL. (Pretty much every general ed class I did was in psychology.)

08.08.2025 14:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kazuo Ishiguro literally never misses, reading this book is like cutting through butter. Elegant and perfect, with clear voice and subtext. Can't outdo the best.

08.08.2025 11:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cat

08.08.2025 09:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Finally have an excuse to read it, assigned for my English course!

08.08.2025 05:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Update on this: I got a 88% because my professor said my essay about schizophrenia in early American literature wasn't "relevant" enough 😭

03.08.2025 02:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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You know the essay is good when I'm digging through my personal library for supporting texts

01.08.2025 05:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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New cat omg

31.07.2025 08:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Honestly if you're considering it a publisher's marketplace subscription is worth it while querying. Because some agents will say they want one thing on their MSWL but sell incredibly different things. Like saying they want book club litfic books but you check and all they've sold is nonfiction.

30.07.2025 13:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thought I finally had a chance at getting into a magazine I've been submitting to for years. Got a form rejection (not even a nice one.) I want to jump off the roof

29.07.2025 13:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Being serious if you're really struggling it's best to go to the doctor, Apollo controls medicine he'd want that 💔

29.07.2025 12:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You hellenic pagan or having an episode 😭

29.07.2025 09:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Ordered extra boba and received... this

29.07.2025 03:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Waiting for Godot but it's just two writers waiting for response from an agent

27.07.2025 20:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a pikachu is standing next to a pair of shoes ALT: a pikachu is standing next to a pair of shoes

One of each then!

26.07.2025 03:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I would 🤣 My favorite flavor is the brown sugar though

26.07.2025 03:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Well agents you better pick up my book soon because my transgender schizophrenic ass is going straight into a concentration camp because these new executive orders 🫠

26.07.2025 03:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What it feels like writing a synopsis of you 80,000 word book in 500 words

26.07.2025 00:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey I just got a Publisher's Marketplace subscription and I'm not a gatekeeper so if you're a mutual curious about a sale or agent feel free to message me!

25.07.2025 01:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

STEM people who speak badly about liberal arts degrees usually do so because they can't comprehend the concept of learning things & bettering yourself without the end goal being a millionaire

24.07.2025 06:04 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

"Godot" would go crazy as a name for a trans masc

23.07.2025 06:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Little baby asleep on chair

22.07.2025 22:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Listen everyone and their mom listens to Nirvana it's basically baby's first rock band so that gatekeeping is ridiculous

22.07.2025 10:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nirvana is so basic too 😭🙏

22.07.2025 09:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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She is such a cutie

22.07.2025 08:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A picture of a small pink Bourke's parrot amongst some pink bougainvillea bracts

A picture of a small pink Bourke's parrot amongst some pink bougainvillea bracts

This is me if you even care

22.07.2025 00:09 — 👍 19593    🔁 1902    💬 304    📌 68

I received my first full request from an agent!!!

21.07.2025 21:21 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm kind of wondering if I should transfer again... this school is pretty bad...

21.07.2025 07:38 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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