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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 15h

So depressing, and I feel so awful for the staff there :( also very grateful to be at my press

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’m an atheist but come on god, now’s your time to shine

"Heaven forbid, if we lose this majority or whatever, I don't know what my next chapter of life is," Johnson said in an interview with Fox News posted this week. "If God moves on our hearts and says we should, you know, go back to my hometown of Shreveport and start a lawn business, I'll do that with equal fervor."

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Delighted Anne Carson has won the Nobel Prize. I was lucky to write about her a bit ago, and I still do think every writer is a little in love with and a little afraid of Anne Carson and what she gets away with: living an unquestioned life of the mind on the page

brooklynrail.org

Anne Carson’s Wrong Norma | The Brooklyn Rail

It’s almost a punchline at this point: every writer is a little in love with and a little afraid of Anne Carson. Perhaps less with Carson herself (who is famously private, and allergic to the spotligh...

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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

MATERIALIZING IN YOUR TIMELINE TOMORROW! Big thanks to Matthew David Goodwin @richienarvaez.bsky.social and @diversionbooks.bsky.social for including my story, "Hecho En Mexico." Great authors like @thelincoln.bsky.social @ambersparks.bsky.social and many more! Pre-order here: bit.ly/4tpEXbT

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don’t know how because I’ve never tried it, sorry if that sounds silly - I’m not saying I wouldn’t be able to figure it out, but I have no interest in doing so

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The last year ones were so bad we considered buying them just because they were so funny

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(Though I have accidentally read the stupid Google AI summary, but I don’t think that counts)

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Me! I have never used AI, I honestly don’t even know how to log in to an LLM or anything and I never will

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not at my daughter’s school, but she still sells cookies for Girl Scouts! Which admittedly sell themselves

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

(And before you say “these are professional photos though,” lmao)

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don’t even know why people pay at all for school photos anymore, when you literally have a phone full of better pictures of your child

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yup, I think that’s very true

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m actually so sad for her - what a limiting and terrifying life she must lead, seeing every action and reaction as her burden, seeing men as nothing but mindless predators, biologically determined to savage women who don’t do everything right

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Imagine being a woman and imagine how broken and sad you would have to be to believe that if a drunk woman stumbles into a group of men, she should expect to be gang raped and the men can’t be blamed for it

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Imagine being a woman and typing this about an incident where men were texting other men about an unconscious woman, “is the shop still open”

Women shouldn't expect coddling. And regretting one's bad decisions is a far cry from
rape.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love this book so much - it just opens up that enormous space and lets you walk around in it

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Love and hugs to you, Rachel! I feel this so much. The older the kids get, the more they’re missing :(

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(And is no doubt why somehow you have to MAIL the appeal in, you can’t do it online)

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yep - and there’s probably a little formula that shows how many people drop off after each step and save them money

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Right? What is the point if health insurance covering my doctor visit if they won’t cover what the doctor orders? I’m sorry you had to go through that :(

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I always win because I’m so stubborn but DAMN the time we have to spend on it! It’s the worst

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey all! I got to be on the spooky season edition of DCPL’s podcast talking to the wonderful @chrisstevenson.bsky.social - it was a fun, haunted convo and you should listen!

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It really is! Our one precious life!

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The best part is they never count on me, the person who will literally never give up - I always wear *them* down

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Healthcare in America! Go to the doctor because your asthma is worse, doctor prescribes new medication to help you control it, health insurance company says go to hell

You or your doctor asked us to cover one of your prescriptions. We reviewed the information provided along with plan and medication guidelines.
Decision: No, the medication will not be covered at this time.

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Plus I’m sorry but how do you *not* want to see Chaotic Tom Cruise, who we so rarely get to see

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