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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins

@ajcousins.bsky.social

Queer romance author. Obsessive book buyer. Slow runner. Fascinated birder. She/her, bi. Rep'd by Handspun Literary Agency. Volunteer Child Advocate for detained immigrant kiddos. Views my own.

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if anyone has friends with huge followings who might be willing to flog this one, that would be amazing. it's going to take a lot to keep these kids in their homes.

01.03.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ursula K. Le Guin β€” Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

01.03.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 428    πŸ” 198    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 13

Un-fucking-believable. I mean, not actually a surprise, but still un-fucking-believabe.

28.02.2026 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, the Red-winged Blackbirds were trilling up a storm at the bird sanctuary yesterday. It begins!

28.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another thing people might do, is donate to the Queer Liberation Library. That way, young people without access to queer books in schools will still have access to a wide and flourishing digital library, so long as they have some unmonitored internet access of course.

28.02.2026 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

At first, I could literally only read about 5 pages at a time, because I got so tense/scared. But it's a brilliant book and I'm racing through it now.

28.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. β€œI consider it to…

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. How it works:

www.404media.co/this-app-war...

28.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 346    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7

I've never seen one! Owls are so cool. πŸ¦‰β€οΈ

28.02.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, I need to get that On Morrison book. 😍 I'm reading Tananarive Due's The Reformatory and it's one of my top reads of the decade. Relentlessly terrifying, but extraordinary.

28.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhhhh! 😍😍😍 How amazing!

28.02.2026 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Beach, Birds and an Orange Moon
YouTube video by Get To Know Nature Beach, Birds and an Orange Moon

Need to catch your breath? Here’s a peaceful two minute nature break with birds, crabs and the sound of ocean waves

#birds #invertebrates 🌿 πŸ¦€ πŸ¦‘

28.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I have a Downy AND a Red-bellied Woodpecker outside my bedroom window. 😍 What the heck, birds? This is not the woods!

Birds are officially on the move. Hello, spring migration! 😊

28.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

❀️❀️❀️ We'll work on it.

28.02.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. I have never been able to do that in my life, but I've also never seen it summarized so clearly. Probably should journal on that one. 😭

28.02.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Per NYT:

"The Department of Defense is calling these strikes 'Operation Epic Fury.'" 😐

Please call your reps. And then scream into a pillow over the fact we have man children creating geopolitical chaos in the Middle East.

28.02.2026 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

You win some... πŸ˜…

28.02.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚πŸ’―

28.02.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Practice has definitely improved my "% of bird captured" ratio. πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So true! 😁

28.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Should've got into birding when I was young and had faster reaction time. πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of 90% of a Red-breasted Merganser in flight over bright water shining in the sunlight. The bird's head and right wing tip are out of frame on the right edge of the photo.

Photo of 90% of a Red-breasted Merganser in flight over bright water shining in the sunlight. The bird's head and right wing tip are out of frame on the right edge of the photo.

SO CLOSE to being a great shot. πŸ˜‚ #birds

28.02.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Clearly! πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TY! 😊

28.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀣🀣🀣

28.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always! πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

TY! That duck looks like it wanted to stab me to death with its bill. πŸ˜‚

28.02.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of the most metal looking duck I've ever seen. This duck could be a rock god.

Photo of the most metal looking duck I've ever seen. This duck could be a rock god.

Some days I think, "I can't possibly take another interesting photo of a Red-breasted Merganser. I've already got all the ones I need."

AND THEN...
#birds

28.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh, I haven't read that one yet, but it sounds fascinating...

27.02.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You're such a badass! Thank you!!!

27.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out this super cool @theyoungcenter.bsky.social fundraiser! πŸ˜πŸ‘‡

27.02.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0