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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Here's me talking about my novel "JQK" at @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social . Podcast cohost Keith was nice enough to have me on to explain myself. We talk sports fandom, the #AsianAmerican stuff that informs my trashy crime thriller, and @minakimes.bsky.social ' crucial relevance to it all.

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Dominic Mah on How Sports Betting, Mina Kimes, and Asian American Identity Inspired his Novel 'JQK'

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The LACMA exhibit with my grandmas' dresses is ongoing and will be featured with Mahjong night next Saturday. There's probably 12 funny Chinese puns to be made there. If you're into the couture of cheongsam, qipao, and related garments, it's a good time, and mahjong is a beautiful game.

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Mahjong Night at LACMA

Wear your favorite cheongsam, qipao, or other traditional Chinese garment for this evening of mahjong and fashion.

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hey, my first novel's available in print form at the Kindle store. Pretty cool huh? Also in the ebook formats. It's a thinky crime thriller about sports gambling scandals, casino culture, #AsianAmerican stuff. Pairs well with the start of #NFL and #NCAAF! "JQK" ~ Jack Queen King ♣️❤️♠ #debutnovel

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JQK

Amazon.com: JQK eBook : Mah, Dominic, Solà, Joana: Kindle Store

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

About last night's very revealing LANTERNS episode, my colleague Nikita w/ @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social interviewed the actors who play John Stewart's parents, eliciting their thoughts on this interpolation of his origin and how it entwines Black American experience with DC's #GreenLantern mythos.

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'Lanterns' Stars on Superheroes Surviving Systemic Racism – The Nerds of Color

J. Alphonse Nicholson and Jasmine Cephas Jones on Lanterns' backstory-heavy third episode, and what it means to raise a Black son to become a superhero.

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hey, it's Bandcamp Friday this friday! Buy something for a few bucks so we can keep make music! Or subscribe or follow 12 Valentines on one of the streamers or instagram! Anything to make those numbers go up reallllllly helps + provides much-needed dopamine! #bandcampfriday #newmusicfriday #altpop

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12 Valentines

12 VALENTINES is @dommah & pals in a lab making alt-pop songs, evoking the well-crafted tunes of the 80s-90s-XCXs, lyrically drawn from the magic vocabulary of comic books, sci-fi movies, video games....

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

You may've heard some Caitlin Clark stuff, I opine that's all exaggerated by hate-baiters to distract from all the other #WNBA stuff that gives hope for the farflung peoples to play together in harmony, at least the ones who are very tall women. #DallasWings #LiYueru #PaigeBueckers

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Li Yueru Cracks Up Press When Asked If She Talks Trash

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Here's a lyric video for our Prince-inspired folk/pop #protestsong "Pretty Enigma Trope (p.e.t.)" cos shit is STILL weird since Prince died. Rowan sings, Jessika/Harley reflects, I wrote the song. Plz find our group 12 Valentines on the streamers or bandcamp if u like. (explicit lyrics) #newmusic

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PRETTY ENIGMA TROPE (p.e.t.) | lyric video | 12 Valentines

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Pls engage my Spidey/J-Horror tiktok so's I can place in their fanedit contest and also cos I think it’s fun. Spiderman can walk on walls, he doesn't have a locked frame or a screen direction. #Spiderman #Ringu www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GcjyRn/

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#tiktokspideyfaneditcontest #spidermanbrandnewday My entry leans into the East Asian supernatural cinema aspects, basically Spidey vs #Ringu. I mean what with the red ninjas, spider-y body mutations,...

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Psst! Our new song PIZZA DOH is out on the streamers, spootify apple youtoob etc + bandcamp. It's a saucy stoopid tune about the sexy feelings incited by late-night pizza, and vice versa. We've all been there. I wrote the song for my group 12 Valentines, so it's my fault if whatever. ♥️🍕🎼

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Pizza Doh

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In these times of extreme sportsball, my crime novel "JQK" may bring escapist thrills. It's a lot about sports betting and NFL draft scandals, also an Asian American journey thru the gender lens, with sidequests into dystopian fanfic and some gratuitous sex and violence. Just $2.99, if you Kindle!

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JQK

Amazon.com: JQK eBook : Mah, Dominic, Solà, Joana: Kindle Store

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Here's the song we did for the times, for my birthday and America's, for the memory of Prince, for all the real ones opposing the fascism bros, cos fuck those guys. #NewMusicFriday #12Valentines #protestsong #purplerain #July4th

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Pretty Enigma Trope (P.E.T.)

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Heyo, my group 12 Valentines dropped a new song today: "Don't Talk That Way" sung lovely by Nyaradzo. It's sortof about someone talking you off a ledge or a depressive spiral. On Apple Music, Spotify blech, Youtube, Bandcamp, etc. LMK what U think? Also, happy #Juneteenth! #NewMusicFriday

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Don't Talk That Way

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A CNN article featuring my mom, about the exhibit opening at LACMA this week, featuring cheongsam and qipao from my grandmothers' collections. Specially-designed mannequins by Jason Wu, too. The piece goes into good depth about the journey, I think, and the dresses are gorgeous in this setting.

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A rare collection of Chinese cheongsams tells a story of personal style and cultural connection in 20th-century America | CNN

“Fashioning Chinese Women,” a new exhibition at LACMA, showcases over 70 garments, many of them from the private collection of one Chinese American family.

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

A reminder, this exhibit is opening soon at LACMA, featuring garments from both my late grandmothers, cheongsam and qipao (we won’t get hung up on the terminology right here, it's complex history). Bsky seems not great with the images, but the dresses are all splendid and gorgeous.

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Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity

Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity traces a century of transformation through more than 70 exquisite ensembles from Shanghai, Hong Kong, and America. It charts the evolution of Chinese wome...

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Hi @minakimes.bsky.social, big fan, I may've written a novel on Asian Americans & football scandals w/ a main character very loosely inspired by you, if you were a cinematic action hero in the trashy-yet-thinky crime thriller genre. Becos fandom! Thank u for all u do. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ9BKM52

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

My novel "JQK" is now up at the Kindle store! It's a serial-killer #crimethriller about casinos, sports gambling, #AsianAmerican stuff, with a dystopian fanfic twist. CW: gratuitous sex and violence, serial murder and sexual assault (largely implied), lots of sportsball. #summerbooks #NFLdraft

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My novel "JQK" goes live on the Kindle Store this Friday, can be pre-ordered now. I'm pretty jazzed about it. If your #summerreading taste runs to snarky serial-killer-thrillers about casino culture, sports scandals, #AsianAmerican stuff, dystopian fanfic and female protagonists, 'sonly $2.99! ♠️❤️

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JQK

Amazon.com: JQK eBook : Mah, Dominic, Sisaliks, Joana: Kindle Store

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I completed a novel. Patreons can take a peek at it. Wanted to get it done for the end of Asian American Heritage Month. It's about all the tricky #AsianAmerican topics, in the vehicle of a noir-ish crime thriller about casinos, sportsball, and sci-fi fanfic. #JQK www.patreon.com/posts/jqk-ea...

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JQK (early-access reading draft for Patreons) | Dominic Mah

JQK (early-access reading draft for Patreons) by Dominic Mah on Patreon. Join Dominic Mah's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I got to interview Camila Rodriguez of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN about playing Angela del Toro/White Tiger, the Puerto Rican elements of the show, and she also reveals her current favorite karaoke song. For @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social. #Daredevil #WhiteTiger #Marvel youtu.be/JOOierq4f8I?...

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'Daredevil's White Tiger Camila Rodriguez on Finding Tiger Physicality

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here's my Patreon page, if you'd like to materially support my band 12 Valentines, my novel, various indie filmmaking endeavors. I'd make a lot more content if I financially could but I can't so I don't. :) There's a summer album I'd like to make. Any amount helps! www.patreon.com/cw/dommah

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Patreon

Patreon is empowering a new generation of creators. Support and engage with artists and creators as they live out their passions!

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

It's #NFLdraft week. If ya don't know, my novel JQK centers on a murderous conspiracy in the world of sports gambling, set in the months before the NFL draft, and my fictional plot (coincidentally) describes the real-life draft this year: / #BookCon #debutnovel #AsianAmerican #crimethriller

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betancourtliterary.bsky.social @betancourtliterary.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#MSWL Give me: Dangerous women with something to prove Old money, buried secrets, and reputations on the brink Thrillers that feel gothic and cinematic Messy friendships with magic Twists that make me gasp

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Ann Rose @annmrose.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Send me your messy female MCs who are doing their best to try and figure their sh*t out and maybe making terrible decisions in the process. But it all works out in the end. #MSWL

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#Bookcover concept for my novel "JQK" by the excellent @sisaliks.bsky.social! A serial-killer thriller about sports gambling, casino culture, Asian American gender issues that're close to my heart. There's a 007-ish subplot about writing fanfic. #debutnovel #querying #asianamerican #murdermystery

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Manuscript Wish List® @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! 🎉 This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here! You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. ☕

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The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Cos honestly, f--k those guys. Happy Sunday, happy lunar new year, happy Black History Month. #newmusic #12valentines #iceout 12valentines.bandcamp.com/track/pretty...

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Pretty Enigma Trope (P.E.T.), by 12 Valentines

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Lunar New Year of the Horse! Aka Mah Year! Happy Black History Month! 恭喜發財,紅包拿來!

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

New 12 VALENTINES tune! A song for all the problems. Working titles were "Since Prince Died" "F--k Those Guys" "Pretty Good Elegy" but anyways, now it's called "Pretty Enigma Trope." I was feeling mad at the bros and wrote lyrics and Rowan sings em so beautiful. #newmusicfriday #Prince #altpop

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Pretty Enigma Trope (P.E.T.)

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I was not a hardcore Dawson's Creek fan, but I think about the bridge section in Toad The Wet Sprocket's "All I Want" A LOT. More than one should. Esp the guy's vocal performance. Can I have this feeling? #DawsonsCreek

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

What do you think is the best plan to get the #NFLlive crew to come hang out at Festa Karaoke in San Francisco before they leave the area? #ESPN #SuperBowlWeekend

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I still can't believe they killed two people essentially named Good and Pretty. It's like they really are the worst chumps anyone could ever imagine.

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

My basic loop is I make a lot of indie art but no one really cares but I enjoy making it more than any other activity so without a feedback loop I just sorta knock out first drafts and start the next project which is a privilege and a pleasure but probably not the best loop for to learn and grow

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Seriously how do people live on the border areas of time zones? My phone weirdly freaks out whenever I walk across the property. It can't confirm that I want to use an app at 4 AM and 5 AM simultaneously

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

-120 Meet Cute +120 Meet Cute With Awkward First Sex +300 True Love Live Happily Ever After +800 True Love But Bitter Ex Ruins It, Live Older, Wiser and Alone +1600 Someone Runs Through Train Station to Find Someone on #NYE #romcom #romanticcomedy #sportsbetting #RobReiner

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Dominic Mah aka 12 Valentines @dommah.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Is Mina Kimes the most beloved living Asian American person in U.S. pop culture right now? I think she has a pretty good argument.

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