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@blkpansy.bsky.social
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Ayyyyy. Read (or listen to!) my award-winning book PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR 📖 linkz: rb.gy/vt8bb

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Literary Liberation @literaryliberation.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Spoke to @blkpansy.bsky.social ab the myth of writer’s block & ways to get around the notion of it, even if it means you have to rest, or take in other art. June 13: “Writer’s Block Isn’t Real.” There’s a flash sale of 25% off this week! Sign up: literaryliberation.substack.com/p/writers-bl...
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Literary Liberation @literaryliberation.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Workshops with Tonia Dixon, Savannah Balmir Bowen, @blkpansy.bsky.social, @myamatteoalexice.bsky.social & Alexandria Valentine. literaryliberation.substack.com/p/mark-your-...
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📆 Mark Your Calendar: Spring Workshops Go Live Next Week
Our spring lineup drops Monday, April 27th. Here's a teeny tiny sneak peek 👀
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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 27/03/2026
This is so cool! The series I wrote this piece for, Here to Complain, published a zine with all the submissions they got about workplace microaggressions as a person of color, and I just got my copy! Thank you so much @blkpansy.bsky.social, this is incredibly dope.
The cover of the zine, Worth the Wage? Let's Talk About Workplace Microaggressions," edited by Jasper "Jaz" Joyner. The cover is on a green background with several drawn people, including a Black woman in a suit shaking hands with a white woman, a Black man in a suit holding a phone receiver, looking away, and a Black chef displeased, sticking his hand out. The zine is open to Jazz's story on his time at the big news company.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Yooooo, @jl3001.blacksky.app I'm so glad we were able to do this project together!!! Thank YOU
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It's official, our digital zine about workplace microaggressions is now coming to print with Microcosm Publishing on March 24, 2026! You can pre-order it now. This has truly been a labor of love, y'all. I'm so hype. heretocomplain.substack.com/p/the-here-t...
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The Here to Complain print zine is here!
Shout out to indie press, Microcosm Publishing
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I "mute" for my own peace; it's absolutely no shade.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Get an editorial consultation for you and your writing friend 😸.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
idk who needs to hear this but it is, in fact, time to clean your cell phone.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Right?! Mug’s OUT. And she came out w/a new song very recently too.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
What y'all know bout Leikeli47
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Leikeli47 - Soft Serve (Official Video)
YouTube video by Leikeli47
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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 14/01/2026
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event "Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show" This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Big New Zealand is back and this time he's in Memphis and is connecting what is happening in Memphis with Maori and Fijian words and concepts. True intercultural exchange here. He sees the Black Southern experience with open eyes and an open heart.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
It's a whole community of afrofuturist writers and poets shaking shit up on Substack. Out here literally doing the work of resistance on this platform and creating artist networks. Then here liberals come on some, "but the nazis!" Y'all look foolish.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
So I'm doing free writing classes this year, y'all. The first one will be called MAGICAL REALISM IN MEMOIR on Monday Feb. 9 at 6pm CST via Zoom. Registration is required and there's limited space. It's going to be very cute and fun (and yes, freeee!). ✨ Registration link: tinyurl.com/4par4w9p
Free Writing Class Series first installment will be Magical Realism in Memoir, on Monday, February 9 at 6pm CST via Zoom. with Jasper "Jaz" Joyner
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I used to get jobs off LinkedIn and now I just get a ton of spam messages. Is it worth keeping?
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Students be asking me if I can tell when they use AI. Girl, YES.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Destin Conrad's Tiny Desk was so lovely, and truly my favorite part was learning about the phenomenal Vanisha Gould. Like, my god. That voice. vanishagouldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/she-s-...
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She’s Not Shiny, She’s Not Smooth, by Vanisha Gould
12 track album
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Bit of lemon in the water? I am now luxurious.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
👀 hmm??
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
It's me 🥲. And yes, I will happily edit your memoir!
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Y'all, I just finished @sgpoet.bsky.social's chapbook "Good Grief." Wow. I feel so blessed to be in community with poets and writers who lay their heart out on the page like this. Highly, highly recommend, especially if grief of any kind is something you grapple with -- ko-fi.com/s/398cca6980
Jasper holds SG Huerta's "Good Grief" in one hand amid moody purplish lighting.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
😂😂😂😂
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I’m bout to analog 2026 so hard. Watching dvds, downloading software (fuck subscriptions), reading tangible books. Might even get me a record player, tf.
Meme of Jackie Christie listing shit mad in bed, from Basketball Wives
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
One thing I'm gonna do? Respond to that message you sent me in my head.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
'Poem for the starving artist' From my memoir, PANSY
Poem for the starving artist
Money come
Like my ideas
Money big
Like dreams
Money stay 
Like my obsessions
Money long 
Like will
My 
Money steady
Like drive
Money ready
My Money ready 
Money ready 
Like me 
My money ready
Like me
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Brotha Tiptoe @thesuburbanthug.blacksky.app · 29/12/2025
I keep thinking there is something grazing my neck when really ITS JUST THESE SCALP GROWN BUNDLES CASCADING DOWN THE BYKE.
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Sarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places, to make room for houses and livable acreage. Occasionally the river floods these places. "Floods" is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding; it is remembering. Remembering where it used to be.” Toni Morrison
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
From the article: “The AI slop of it all creates so much distrust, and they see that the brands that are winning right now are the ones that are most authentic and human and relatable.” Like...duh. AI cannot be the answer for everything.
“It’s more common now that I get on the phone with CEOs and they’re proactively coming to me saying, ‘It sounds like I need a content strategy,’” rather than a typical press relations strategy, Hirsch said. “The AI slop of it all creates so much distrust, and they see that the brands that are winning right now are the ones that are most authentic and human and relatable.”
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
“DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response As SNAP Funding Cliff Threatens To Impact 40 Million Americans” source: about.doordash.com/en-us/news/s...
Text reads: DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response As SNAP Funding Cliff Threatens To Impact 40 Million Americans.
No one should go hungry—DoorDash launches an emergency food response delivering 1 million free meals through food banks and waiving fees for 300,000 SNAP recipient grocery orders.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Who needs Black Mirror when you got *this* shit, lol
Copy reads: 1. Role Overview Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to contract seasoned poets for a creative initiative aimed at enhancing AI’s understanding of poetic structure, literary nuance, and emotional expression. This is a unique opportunity to apply artistic writing to frontier technology in a short-term engagement.

2. Ideal Qualifications

10+ years of experience writing and publishing poetry

Strong portfolio with notable literary journal publications, anthologies, or awards

Deep understanding of poetic devices, structure, voice, and tone

Ability to critically analyze and articulate what distinguishes high-quality poetry

Excellent written communication and editorial judgment

3. More About the Opportunity

Remote and asynchronous — set your own hours

Expected commitment: 20-30 hours/week

Project duration: 6-8 weeks, with potential for extension

4. Compensation & Contract Terms

$100-150/hour

Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Freelancers will be classified as independent contractors
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Not gone' hold you, my website updates are cute as hell. jasperjoyner.com
Screenshot of their updated website on desktop and mobile, jasperjoyner.com
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Y’all it just hit me, I coulda been checking out DVDs from the library this whole time.
Meme of Miss J Alexander covering hand over heart in complete shock. Verklempt.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Bae did my hair, it’s up
Jasper in a black muscle tee w/tha two strand twists, what’s good
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
"You got to make your own worlds. You got to write yourself in." - Octavia Butler
Still of Octavia Butler in an interview saying, "You got to make your own worlds, you got to write yourself in."
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Maaaaaan this is cool as hell. Shout out to Artist Feature Magazine. www.artistfeaturemag.com
Jasper on the cover of Artist Feature magazine with four other dope Black storytellers.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Sharing your art over and over is so awkward LMAO. Thank you to all who support.
That meme of the sparkling emoji with the finger up like, “that’s what’s up” but the facial expression is very much opposite
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This is good.
Definition reads: Bunburying
(Humorous) Avoiding one's duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person.
Keep reading
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Michiko from anime Michiko & Hatchin smoking by an open window
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
i should be working
meme i made while not doing my work of happy then sad spongebob that says, 'craving pizza/lactose intolerant'
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The Memphis Library Foundation just gave my memoir PANSY an award for Best Young Adult Nonfiction 🥹. I love my city so much.
Memphis Public Library award reads Best Young Adult Nonfiction: PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
My book PANSY is officially on Libby, btw ✨. So it’s free to borrow thru your library, s/o to libraries everywhere!! #booksky #blackbooksky
Screenshot of PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MENOIR available on Libby
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Just called somebody the wrong name
Kermit sitting on a bed with a big ass gun in his mouth
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Hey y'all, my dear friend's car is at risk of being repo'd. She is chronically ill and uses it to go to appts. etc., so getting funds for it is an urgent need. Please share or donate if you can! venmo: @ceci-grana-rosa
hiii my friend cydney needs some urgent support to pay her car note by WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12TH so that they don't take it away! she has chronic pain and was working but got laid off. due to her being 2 months behind payment her car is now at risk of being repo'd. the same care she and her mother (who is also chronically ill) depend on for appointments and errands. Let this be your mutual aid for the week! The goal is $1200 we're at 700! Venmo ceci-grana-rosa
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
me listening to jazz at my desk
miles davis in black and white with a cig in his mouth and big ass bug glasses and a white fur coat
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
this book just made me mad but it’s also good but it’s annoying but i’m also enthralled
Kid crying in kindergarten interview meme
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Just finished my first book of the year, “Our Sister Killjoy” by Ama Ata Aidoo. Absolutely beautiful.
Cover of OUR SISTER KILLJOY by Ama Ata Aidoo featuring a painting of a black woman in west African garb carrying a bowl of fruit in front of mountains.
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
hey yall I'm doing a 20% off sale on the paperback version of PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR for the holidays. very gay, much good, so festive 🖤✏️ >>> tinyurl.com/yc2wvmrs #blackbooksky #booksky
Cover of paperback version of PANSY A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR in front of multicolored pastel background. text below reads: OUT NOW
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Me at my desk
Google search reads “can you from embarrassment…”
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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Oh! I always forget to say so, but I have a very cute, very gay chapbook. I'm really proud of it 🖤✏️ tinyurl.com/mr2p7b25 #blackbooksky #booksky
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A Flamboyance, by Jasper Joyner
Prose, poetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from Bottlecap Features. A Flamboyance is a collection of prose, poetry, and a short story that (loosely) addresses the theme of flamboyance, or trying your best to ...
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