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Support universal clemency for every person on California's death row! We need your help to call on California Governor Gavin Newsom to commute every death row sentence in California. As governors across the country are greenlighting executions, Gov. Newsom can take a st...

Pushing for Newsom to commute death sentences before he leaves office

Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

Your reminder that I'm giving away 3 autographed copies of my novella, 'The Unbearable Taste of Fruit & Wine', to 3 lucky contributors to my breast cancer Go Fund Me during the month of March!

An update & details are at the link. Please feel free to share widely!

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I just turned 30 last year and honestly apart from the state of the world, it's not that bad. I got my first tattoo this last Feb on Friday the 13th. Theres another Friday the 13th happening in March, maybe plan something fun for then!

A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives Hours after the State of the Union address, House republicans introduced legislation banning LGBTQ+ books from public schools nationwide.

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The bill is HR-7661

It will NOT protect children, it WILL erase Queer and Trans identities from libraries nationwide.

Call your House do Representatives!
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Finish I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-Hee Black AF History by Michael Harriot Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly all about love by bell hooks Wish list Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma invisible man by ralph ellison Becoming Ms. Burton by Susan Burton and Cari Lynn The collected Poems of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in A Rom-Com by Kimberlt Lemming Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Y Davis Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor Lavelle Marsha by Tourmaline The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

I think I'm going to try and incorporate more poetry into my reading this year and maybe post some poems that really stand out to me.

What are your reading plans this month? Any poets who you really like?

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If you guys are into video games like I am, I would definitely pick this bundle up! Helps a good cause and you get a TON of games

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Reading wrap up: A Few Rules for Predicting the Future by Octavia E Butler, 5 stars, I want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee, 4.25 stars, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin, 4 stars, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, no rating, Looking for Smoke by K A Cobell, 5 stars, Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma, 4.25 stars, The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor, 4.5 stars, R U R by Karel Capek, 2.75 stars, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, 4.25 stars, the Black Flamingo by Dean Atta, 4.5 stars.

Super late on reviews but this is for January. I didn't leave one for Song of Solomon yet because I listened to it but I feel like I didn't hear it, if that makes sense. I'm going to reread it with the audio and the physical book to make sure I understand it before I review it.

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I had to make a second Starter Pack! If you have any recs for Latinx Spec Fic authors, let me know and I'll try to add them when I can. Much love!

go.bsky.app/UtDuh4e

thank you so so much for the recs!

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

Rohan Nadkarni @RohanNadkarni This is incredibly cool — A source familiar with Bad Bunny’s performance tonight tells me that the couple in the halftime show got married for real. They invited Bad Bunny to their wedding and in turn he invited them to get married during his performance.

Sports reporter with NBC News reporting that the couple in Bad Bunny’s halftime show got married for real

A REAL wedding at the half time show!!! 😭 I love love!! God that was such a great halftime show

A picture of bad bunny with the word love

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

Not enough. Every single ICE and CBP agent should be out of Minnesota. The terror campaign must stop.

ICE must be abolished.

The Nine o’Clock Horses by TC Parker. An image of a black horse in the dark.

Read this brilliant queer horror collection by @tcparker.bsky.social last night.

Loved it. I really shouldn’t have read it at night just before I went to sleep, it was that terrifying!

I especially loved the subtle commentary on British social inequality and intolerance. 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈

THE STAR BARON'S HUSBAND A LGBT+ Steampunk Fantasy Webserial by Jean M. Hodges ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION BY SAE AKA LIGHTLYBOW

Tarot- style illustration of DND OC, Sambethe, with the words "Sambethe, the Oracle" in a vintage banner Original Artist: THEPOETJEAN

BLAHOM: Book One by April Q. Russell

TEXT ID: Jean was very flexible to work with and communicated throughout the entire process, which included giving expected turnaround times and consistent updates. There were three main things I loved about Jean's feedback. One, Jean provided comments throughout my manuscript that showed me how readers might interpret different scenes. These comments really made me feel as if my characters' personalities were coming across as desired. The second was the many book, movie, and tv shows that were recommended as tools to help me later improve my plot (one of which gave me lots of inspiration after I binge watched it one weekend during the waiting process). I'm looking forward to looking into these many resources. Finally, I also appreciate that Jean answered my questions to help me determine first impressions of the manuscript and the overall plot, which helped me see what next steps to take. Thanks for treating my manuscript with so much care and respect, Jean!" Janeal D. for Developmental Editing Services (Oct 2023)

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth!
Hello, I'm Jean -- writer, artist, developmental editor, and creator of THE STAR BARON'S HUSBAND! I love creating LGBT+ fantasy stories w Black leads at the center!

To support me, pls give & share:
Venmo: thepoetjean
Cashapp: $thepoetjean

Much love! Stay safe!

So Let Them Burn Audiobook on Libro.fm Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland—perfect for fans of Iron Widow and T...

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📖 So Let Them Burn

by Kamilah Cole
@wordsiren.bsky.social

Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland

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#booksky #queerbooks #audiobook #ya

Ooooo I just the physical copy, I might need the audio too!

Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

That cover is 10/10 saving this to read tonight

How to Cook and Eat the Rich by Sunyi Dean. An abstract image of a waiter with a knife.

This is a fantastic short story by @sunyidean.com.

It’s told entirely in second person and the format works so well. As for the plot… well, the title says it all. It’s extremely satisfying and very *now*. And look at that cover!!

EAT THE RICH. 📚💙

I've said it before but I'll say it again. It's not enough to read diversely for a day or a month, you should be doing it continuously & consistently.

If you haven't started yet, start now. Follow black authors & readers & creators, listen to their reccs, support their work, start reading.

Proud to be here for another Black History Month! Show some love to the Black creators who've been a part of FIYAH for the past decade:
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FIYAH # 37 FIYAH Issue 37 is available in downloadable PDF and EPUB formats. Buying for someone else? Hit up the Gift Issue for transferable download codes. See the description below for content details.

Swooping back this very fine MLK Day with our first unthemed issue of 2026! Behold! Get yours! Tell a friend!

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The black and white pictures are meant to deceive you. It was not long ago. #MLKinColor

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Kiowa relatives Rez Ride needs a new $250 alternator please. They are currently looking for work so a car is essential. Pls put 🚘 in the notes and I'll transfer to her. Mvto!

Cashapp $fdanger
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#settlersaturday #helpsky

🧵 Oglala Sioux Tribe Issues Treaty-Based Demand for Immediate Federal Action
Following ICE Detention of Tribal Citizens

“This is not a misunderstanding or an enforcement discretion issue," President Star Comes Out stated.