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Yes, I’m real.
Trying to stay positive so the good news is that when the crown I spent 5 hours at the dentist for yesterday fell out today, at least I didn’t swallow it.
When it comes to resolving to change, there’s nothing special about January, per Author Greer Macallister. Still, a blank calendar makes for a fine time to strive. She offers ideas on starting fresh, today at WU.
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
A child in my kids’ karate class wore one of these a couple years back and imagine just how delightful this thing looks attempting pushups
A graphic with a light orange background and blue text that reads: "Where and when to pick up food: Tuesdays 12pm — 2 pm No Limits Outreach Ministries 7721 Barlowe Rd, Hyattsville, Maryland 20785 Wednesdays 10 am — 11:30 am So What Else 6116 Executive Blvd, North Bethesda, Maryland 20852 Fridays 11 am — 1 pm United Community 7511 Fordson Rd, Alexandria, Virginia 22306 11 am — 1:30 pm Urban Outreach 5343 C St SE, D.C. 20019 Saturdays 1pm — 2:30 pm LindaBen Foundation 10739 Tucker St, Beltsville, Maryland 20705" The ACLU-DC logo is in the bottom right corner
Starting this week, Capital Area Food Bank is providing free food assistance to furloughed federal workers & contractors struggling to make ends meet because of the government shutdown. Simply show your government work I.D. & stock up on shelf-stable items & fresh produce.
IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS my wild, spooky Hades & Persephone retelling, is on sale for $1.99 for four days only! It's gothic, ghosty👻 , and set in a real stone garden in Italy. 👹 geni.us/ITGOMebook #BookSky #BookDeal #spookybooks #myth
On top of SNAP benefits running out Nov. 1, many federal employees will be turning to food banks as they miss a second paycheck
The James Patterson Holiday Bonus program is a great way to support your indie booksellers. Deadline to submit your favorite libromancer to receive a $500 bonus is October 31, 2025. If that person is a PSBer and you don't know their name, ask us here or send us an email!
A gentle reminder for whoever needs it: you don't have to make yourself small for anyone. You are perfect, exactly the way you are.
If today you're struggling with motivation, read this - why bother writing a good book? @theladygreer.bsky.social writerunboxed.com/2025/10/06/w... #writingcommunity #writinghacks #writinglife #authorlife #skywriters
Picture of the cover of A Grave Robbery on an ereader with a tag saying it is $1.99 for a limited time
Now through September 22, you can get A GRAVE ROBBERY, Veronica Speedwell’s creepiest adventure yet, for only $1.99 from your favorite digital retailer! 🦋
There is still joy in the world, behold
Ruin a book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title:
Tom Clancy’s Little Women
It will always amuse me that he was, like, the less-cool awkward friend/ damsel in distress for Sydney
Jessica Chastain on Veronica Mars
Audiobook lovers, if you haven’t yet made the leap to Libro.fm, today’s a lovely day for it.
Gritty's a librarian now thx.
#ALAAC25
"Some of the best feminist fiction doesn’t stop at promoting women’s rights, but allows us to revel, cathartically, in women’s wrongs." @theladygreer.bsky.social's review of “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab (@torbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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Always up for some Hildegard of Bingen content
Loved reading this, loved writing this.
If a human told you things that were correct 80% of the time but claimed, flat out, with absolute confidence, that they were correct 100% of the time, you would dislike them & never trust a word they say. All I'm really suggesting is for people to treat chatbots with that same distrust & antagonism.
Pic of the cover of Kills Well With Others and a little bubble saying it is $6.99 for a limited time
Through June 19, KILLS WELL WITH OTHERS is only $6.99 from your favorite digital retailer! 🔪
Close-up of a yellow iris in bloom
“Find a bit of beauty in the world today. Share it. If you can't find it, create it. Some days this may be hard to do.” - Lisa Adams
Hey #book lovers! I'm giving away an incredible epic feminist #fantasy trilogy by @theladygreer.bsky.social and it ends in just a few hours! Click through to my latest post to find out how you can win: crystallyn.substack.com/p/the-joy-of... #giveaway #booksky
Broke my glasses and split my eyebrow by, feeling utterly relaxed after a spa visit, sauntering straight into a glass door I thought was open
Back in 2016, Obama joked in his White House Correspondents’ Dinner remarks that “Jake Tapper left journalism for CNN” and isn’t it funny how things used to be funny
Want to escape to a fantasy world where women rule (and sign up for a fab Substack while you’re at it?) Check out Crystal’s Five Queendoms giveaway!
Just FYI because evidently Fox or OAN or whatever is pushing the lie that America accepted the Statue of Liberty and that’s equivalent to the plane.
Congress VOTED to approve receiving the statue. So congress should vote on the jet
