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cindy pon

@cindypon.bsky.social
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 26/07/2026
Adding me on Goodreads is a really helpful (and free!) way to support my book! There's a giveaway right now running through the 28th, fyi.
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Book giveaway for All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning by S.E. Smith Jul 17-Jul 28, 2026
Enter to win one of 9 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jul 17-Jul 28, 2026. A book about grief everyone needs to read. Even if no one wants to....
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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Isn’t the new cover pretty? Harper is re-releasing my YA dystopian fantasy with doppelgängers retelling of A Tale of Two Cities June 30!
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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 27/05/2026
Hi, friends! Delighted to share my new essay in @strangehorizons.bsky.social titled "Tempered and Spiced: A Recipe for Mythic Fiction." Thank you to @terriwindling.bsky.social for inspiring it and @jolantru.bsky.social for acquiring it! Hope you enjoy! 💖 strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
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Tempered And Spiced: A Recipe for Mythic Fiction
I have been told over and over that no one would be interested in what I have to say, that I am the “wrong kind” of minority to count. That my ancestors’ tales of enchantment and wonder—and so, min…
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
lila in a belly rubs stupor with drool on her whisker 😂
lila a siamese cat with dilated pupils and drooly face from belly rubs
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
debuting my new frames AND this ridiculously fabulous 1970s shirt. i just love the polyester of them all! bit tight in the shoulders and arms for A Lady who Lifts, but. #vintage
cindy pon showing off new tortoise shell frames and a 1970s blue and white shirt with florals and stripes
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
commemorated my 3 year stroke anniversary with a weekend jaunt to san francisco. ate like a pig and bought things i love like strawberry socks and original art! 🥰 #strokeawareness
cindy pon stands in front of a home’s yellow and purple flowers in bloomwrought iron gate depicting colorful flowers and a peacock at topcornbread, blueberry scones, and a platter of blueberries, strawberries, and kiwidelicious platters from vegetarian restaurant Green’s in san francisco
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Go @cindypon.bsky.social! ❤️
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
don’t call it a come back, i’ve been here for years! 😆☺️ can’t wait to work with the fabulous Jenny Bak to make this novel even better for my readers. 🩵
deal announcement in PW for cindy pon’s new YA fantasy titled SHEEN
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Shveta Thakrar @shvetathakrar.com · 23/03/2026
Friends! I have AMAZING news! Guess who's a contributor to Brian and Wendy Froud's newest anthology, BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN, edited by the fabulous @terriwindling.bsky.social? Meeeee! 🧚🏼🧚🏼🧚🏼 I wrote three pieces based on his gorgeous paintings. The book will be available for preorder on 6 October!
A finished copy of BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN anthology, featuring a green cover and a painting of a laughing Green Woman with leaves in her mouth, on a bed of grass. The text reads, "Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world. With provocative portraits from the 'grandfather of faerie art,' Brian Froud."
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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 16/03/2026
The full performance of “Golden” from ‘KPOP DEMON HUNTERS’ at the Oscars. See the full winners list: bit.ly/OscarWins26
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
i wrote a short story for 1st time in a decade? i had a week long retreat and knew it was a bad and wrong beginning. but i kept writing and finished the story there. sometimes you have to trust writing the WRONG thing before writing the right thing. this coati cutie was my trip highlight! #amwriting
this is a coati, a mexican raccoon! it was huge and so cute! long face and long tail. brown and grays.
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
my little $4.99 plant from trader joe’s bloomed while i was away on mexico retreat!! 🤩
small pot of cacti and one in bloom with bright pink flowers
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
day 6 retreat: the pink clouds brought me out to our beach, and i had to share this incredible sunset. what a blessing. 829 words written, and just loving it! 💗 #amwriting
cindy pon selfie with a pink sunset and ocean behind her
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
day 2 retreat: 576 words written. slow going as i’m setting up, and it’s not even the true beginning of the story yet. so much of writing is trusting yourself and your process. 💙 i’m as intuitive as a writer as i am in life. #amwriting
ginger kitty on sand in front of pool and palm treescindy pon author selfie on beach in mexico + more palm trees
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#tulum ruins 💙 #pokemongo
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
i love mexico city so much! #cdmx
view of mexico city from the plane
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
a simple joy 🪴
cindy pon holding a succulent with yellow star shaped flowers blooming on a stalk
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
a year ago today, i was stalking llamas and struggling through my YA fantasy climax (currently out on sub). i miss these llamas and think about them often. unrequited love is HARD. 😭
author cindy pon in a pink kuromi hoodie stalking 3 llamas grazing in a field
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
@sesmith.lol i can’t believe it’s been a year since my visit! i hope to adventure there again soon!!! 🥰
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
i’ve been lifting heavy at the gym for years, and it’s culminated in this—being able to heft @joe-hill.bsky.social’s latest novel to read. 😆
holding joe hill’s big ass novel King Sorrow in my hand
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
i had a skin tag thingy frozen off by doctor just now and my diagnosis has been similar in recent visits: the OLDS!! 😆
shocked pikachu face
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Christopher Hennessy @thealtchris.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Some great finds! espeically #queer books by @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social , @cindypon.bsky.social , @sjwhitby.bsky.social , @fondalee.bsky.social , @mikechenwriter.bsky.social , @lydiakang.bsky.social theportalist.com/underrated-s...
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11 Underrated Sci-Fi Books You Need to Read
These 11 underrated sci-fi books deserve to be on every reader’s radar. Pick up these hidden science fiction gems today, so you can say you read them when!
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 11/09/2025
Hope. Hang in there everyone!
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Wow!!! Major news!!! The judge in the Anthropic AI case is "concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced 'down the throat of authors.'" This is what myself and many other authors were saying about the settlement. 1/ news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/anthr...
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Anthropic Judge Rejects $1.5 Billion AI Copyright Settlement (1)
The federal judge overseeing Anthropic PBC’s proposed $1.5 billion copyright settlement is concerned class lawyers are striking a deal behind the scenes that will be forced “down the throat of authors...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/09/2025
As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, this week's episode of “Reveal” tells the human stories of families caught up in ICE raids. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Trump plans to deport millions. Here’s how ICE is making it happen.
“Being forced apart like this is tearing through the heart of our home and community.”
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Leta McCollough Seletzky @letaseletzky.com · 05/09/2025
California Parents: If you’re having trouble finding the Covid vaccine for your child (as I was, at both their pediatrician’s office and chain pharmacies), check the California vaccine appointment website, My Turn. I was able to make an appointment last night for a vaccine today! myturn.ca.gov
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My Turn - California Vaccine Scheduling & Information Site
Book a vaccination appointment, find clinics that accept walk-in patients or serve the uninsured, locate testing sites, access your digital vaccine record.
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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
are you ready for some big news? WE ARE OPEN for BIPOC subs for issue 100! and we are celebrating with a special theme: Transition, Migration, and Borders: Movement in, and of the Body 💖for those of us who find home in liminal spaces💖 find out more here: psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...
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Fantasy Magazine Guidelines - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
updated September 2, 2025
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
SO thrilled to say that i’ve signed with THE @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social at his new agency Neighborhood Literary!! eric has been a good friend going on a decade—i had to dig deep for this pic from 2016. i can’t think of a better person to work with as i start a new chapter in my writing career. 🥰
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 24/07/2025
Yet. Another. Fake. Literary. Agency: Writers Literary. Among other things, totally false claims about authors and books repped, and images of supposed staff are stock photos. They're sending out fake publishing offers to writers writersliterary.com
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Writers Literary
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
these two 🥹
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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 12/07/2025
A worker was killed. Dozens detained. Dr. Jonathan Caravello, A CSU faculty member and US citizen, was brutalized & disappeared by ICE for observing. Trump’s ICE thugs are escalating terror in our communities. Release them ALL. seiuca.org/press-releas...
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SEIU California | SEIU California Demands Release of CSU Faculty Member Brutalized By ICE
SEIU California members call for the immediate release of our brother Jonathan Caravello, PhD, a U.S. citizen and union member, who was brutally assaulted and detained by federal agents as he…
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
i had a poster similar to this one taped over my bed in the third grade. christopher reeves has always been the ONLY superman for me. BUT i am beyond excited for the new film. so many mutuals loved!!
christopher reeves as superman posted flying over the city
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
rainy wednesday morning. finally a respite from the relentless heat in the uk!
fruit scone with clotted cream and a coffeecindy pon selfies wearing a colorful scarfcutie striped cat sits in a window
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
it’s HOT in england today
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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
However, the judge also ruled "Anthropic's copying and storage of more than 7 million pirated books in a 'central library' infringed the authors' copyrights and was not fair use." The judge ordered a trial to determine how much "Anthropic owes for the infringement." That's a big deal. 2/
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
tiger eye and rose quartz necklace hand made by my childhood friend, teresa (who i was in ESL classes with and have known since 1982). i haven’t named her yet. #labubu
ququ the green have a seat labubu is wearing a pale green dress with hearts, a matching bow on her chest, and a crystal necklace
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
after three decades of loving OMD, i finally got to see them live! the energy of the audience AND the band were electric. i went solo and had such a fun time. ☺️
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
sunday 🩵
cindy pon’s reflection in front of store window with a candy hear that reads “You Are Loved”
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14/06/2025
BREAKING: Authorities are searching for a 57-year-old man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, AP sources say.
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A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday
A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday.Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin said state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman were shot, and that Hoffman’s wife was also shot.
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Lynda Carter @lyndacarter.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.
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Celeste Pewter @celestepewter.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Hey, fellow Asian So. Cal Fam: ICE is visiting local Asian grocery stores like HMart and 99 Ranch - just heard this from a local contact. Please be careful AND please take this as a sign - this impacts us too. Call. Protest. Donate.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
More information on this despicable case here: thehill.com/homenews/sta...
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
favorite things
cindy pon’a sea salt coconut labubu posed with a large amethyst geode
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
gen x three months too late on trends! 😆 the irony is when i was in china in april i walked past all the pop mart machines with zero people at them. 🤣 now here i am paying big prices state side buying labubu from china on tik tok. 👸🏻
cindy pon holding up soy milk labubu dressed in a blue gingham skirt with white bow
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
tried sound bath meditation for the first time and really loved it
colorful bowls set up on wood paneled floor in front of room for sound bath meditation class
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Black Film Alerts 🎥 @blackfilmalerts.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The first screening of Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This is the first time a lot of people in Clarksdale have been abled to watch the film for the first time. Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Evans, and Miles Caton were all in attendance. 📸: @/Carmen_A_Jude (on X)
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
i’m feeling some kind of way about this spam mail. 🤣 should i be offended or flattered? i don’t know shit from shat, but i do know a mature dom will always be top tier. 🤓
spam email from “AgedDoms” to cindy pon header
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cindy pon @cindypon.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
self-care tuesday. i’m SO lucky to have an arc of @bryngreenwood.bsky.social next novel—her first thriller! not only is bryn a long time friend, but she is also an auto-buy author for me! ⭐️ featuring fresh chocolate croissant and iced vanilla latte.
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Dr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness 😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
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Velshi Banned Book Club @velshibbc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
@malindalo.bsky.social book ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ has been targeted for bans across the country. “Many people get clues about who they are from reading books,” says Lo. “It’s important to remember that every teenage has their own experience behind them” #VelshiBannedBookClub
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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ by Malinda Lo
Written in vivid detail with nuanced characters and artistic restraint characteristic of Lo, the hugely celebrated and widely acclaimed “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” is a poignant story of self-discovery and first love. Under the heavy shroud of McCarthyism and persecution of LGBTQ+ Americans - known now as the Lavender Scare - Lily bears the weight of her family, her Chinese-American community, her friends, her first love, and her identity. Though the novel tells a very specific story, Lo’s depiction of young adulthood reads as universal. Despite winning dozens of prestigious awards, including the Stonewall Book Award, a Printz Honor, and the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, members of the Velshi Banned Book Club know that literary merit does little to stop censorship—and it has certainly not stopped “Last Night at the Telegraph Club” from being relentlessly targeted for removal and ban across the country.
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