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Carter Sickels

@cartersickels.bsky.social

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Author: THE PRETTIEST STAR (Hub City 2020), THE EVENING HOUR (Bloomsbury 2012) www.cartersickels.com

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Starting a thread of some favorite books published by small presses that just lost their NEA grants. Please chime in! I'll start with this incredible work of true crime / fiction that reminds me of Saidiya Hartman's work. coffeehousepress.org/collections/...

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When Women Kill: Four Crimes Retold

Nonfiction by Alia Trabucco Zerán, trans. Sophie Hughes April 5, 2022 • 5 x 7.75 • 256 pages • 978-1-56689-633-7 A genre-bending feminist account of the lives and crimes of four women who committed th...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/02/2025

The Iowa legislature just became the first in modern history to repeal a statutory civil rights law by removing protections for gender identity first passed in 2007. They have legalized discrimination against trans people in housing, healthcare, and employment. This is a campaign of eradication.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 26/02/2025

The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal. It does NOT only affect transgender athletes. The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.

The Guardian
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers | Trump administration
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications.
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The New York Times
U.S. government orders visa bans for transgender athletes, targets 2028 Olympics
The United States government has instructed its consular officials across the world to deny visa applications made by transgender athletes...
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The Economic Times
US warns transgender athletes of permanent visa bans over birth sex misrepresentation
The US has instructed officials to deny visas to transgender athletes and permanently bar those who misrepresent their birth sex on...
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VisaGuide.World
US Considers Permanent Visa Bans for Trans Athletes Based on Gender Markers
The US authorities plan to impose permanent visa bans on trans athletes. Earlier this month, US President, Donald Trump, issued an executive...
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

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Carter Sickels @cartersickels.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“From the beginning, we see Cole as this split person: the heartbroken, tender child and the gritty adult trying to set moral boundaries in a tough environment. The magic Sickels weaves is in mirroring that same dichotomy with the land itself.” 🙏🏼

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Carter Sickels @cartersickels.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

“Tender , raw, aching beauty.” Thank you. 🙏🏼

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Carter Sickels @cartersickels.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thank you! 🩷

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/01/2025

Look, we tried to warn people. At this point, the only way out is through. Trump will precipitate a collapse and only then can we rebuild towards a better future. Our goal is to minimize the number of people we lose along the way. Build community, help others. Resilience is all we have.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It made me physically ill following updates from the Supreme Court today. Sending love to trans people, trans kids especially, and their families because… whew. Enduring this kind of hostility is an experience us cisgender will never fully understand.

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Carter Sickels @cartersickels.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

lithub.com/heres-the-20... What an absolute honor and surprise to learn that I’m a finalist for the 2024 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature , alongside these brilliant authors! Filled with deep gratitude.

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Here’s the 2024 shortlist for the Dos Passos prize.

The Dos Passos Prize for Literature, awarded by Longwood University in Virginia, has announced its shortlist of five impressive writers who are in the running for 2024’s prize. The award hono…

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Hub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Happy Saturday, y'all. Shop small (press) this month! Get a jump on holiday shopping and place your orders on our website for 30% off now through Nov. 30! No code required, all discounts apply automatically at checkout. As always, orders of $50 or more get free shipping. 🦃

Hub City press 30% off sale through Nov. 30 at hubcity.org/books

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