writer. queer. she/her. words: @blackwarriorrev @JellyfishReview @afterthepause @xraylitmag etc. mfa from @brownuniversity tin house ‘22 scholar
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Excited to have been a finalist for Tin House’s residency for my work in progress which is, indeed, about a cat 🐈
@hkawrites is a queer fiction writer working on a novel about a young woman who has a belief that within herself resides another soul — a cat.
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Really feels like bomb threats in Arizona, Georgia, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin on Election Day should be a bigger story
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Over 2,000 more authors and publishing professionals have signed up to this boycott pledge since it went public nine hours ago.
The full list is being live updated here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
BREAKING: Today, more than 1000 authors are launching a mass boycott of Israeli publishers who are complicit in the dispossession of the Palestinian people.
This declaration amounts to the largest cultural boycott of Israeli institutions in history.
lithub.com/hundreds-of-autho…
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every child you see with mangled legs being hopelessly carried, every person you see lit on fire, all the dust covered faces, they were a whole universe. to themselves and everybody they knew. lives as complex, joyful and difficult as yours. it kills me. i’ll never get numb to it
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What a front page. Our state and local newspapers are going to save our democracy. THIS is how it’s done. Bravo, Winston-Salem Journal
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We’ve made remarkable progress toward our goal in the past couple of days, and we owe a huge thank you to all the friends and supporters who helped spread the word and promote the #LifeForGaza campaign.
keep going here: gaza-city.ensany.com/campaig…
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Lots of people die navigating social services applications processes every day
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These kids are throwing rocks at an armored military vehicle that invaded their home. The Israeli soldiers inside can simply drive away if they feel frustrated by kids throwing stones. But they often kill them instead. To call it “disproportionate” would be an understatement.
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oh so they spread lies and created a pogrom
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are keeping their children home and reporting damage to their property as anti-immigrant conspiracy theories spread, fanned by statements by Trump and Vance haitiantimes.com/2024/09/11/…
