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Bit of a break this weekend and starting by digging into @kkdumez.bsky.social essential new book. Read the intro a few weeks ago and have been holding on to this pocket of time. It’s sad, it’s enraging, it’s patriarchy. Also you learn where that perky LLL phrase originated.

Book on table bright red cover with a mid century woman silhouette title Live Love Laugh the secret history of white Christian women and the world they made

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 5h

I need those MAC frosted lipsticks.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 14h

The older I get, the more Memphis I become. My patience continues to thin. 🥴

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just made a savory plate with chicken salad, banana peppers, lightly smoked sardines, cucumbers, avocado, cream cheese, feta cheese, tomatoes, eggs, and crackers. Please do not bother me.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We've been asking for .25 option on Goodreads for almost a decade. They finally gave it to us and now I'm going back and dropping ratings. Sorry not sorry. This is what I've been waiting for and another reason why I primarily focus on StoryGraph.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just made a chicken and sandwich with cucumbers, spicy mayo, tomatoes, and avocado on toasted bread. DELICIOUS

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Me after the #Lanterns finale. I got a little emotional.

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month! Today is Nat Turner Day and I always think about ROOT MAGIC. This novel is a great introduction for kids and adults to Hoodoo and Gullah Geechee culture AND the family in this award-winning Southern Gothic story shares this revered ancestor’s last name.

Cover of my debut MG novel ROOT MAGIC. Young Black twins (boy and girl) stand back to back in the middle of a marsh of blue, yellow and green mist lined with trees and reeds. She is holding a book, and her doll is peeking out of the pocket of her blue dress. He is wearing dark blue overalls and holding a bottle of magic potion and had a mojo bag around his neck.

Test Reads: Root Magic A Walter Award Honor Book Eden Royce

My trio of Hoodoo novels for kids. Root Magic, Conjure Island, The Creepening of Dogwood House.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy Nat Turner Day! On his birthday we honor and celebrate him for Hoodoo Heritagr Month. We do not bother his spirit (due to how he was murdered) but we learn his life story and honor him by constantly fighting for freedom.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hoodoo = culture adapted to American land & politics Conjure = juju based in African religion adapted to American land & politics So Hoodoo may be someone's cultural base but something else may be their juju base. Ya dig?

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hoodoo is use what you have. That's why there differences between lineage and regions. Access to certain sources may not exist where you are so you make do with what you got.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hoodoo is a birthright to Black Americans (those descendants of chattel enslavement in the US), but it also has to choose you back/it's meant for you to practice in this lifetime. Yes, you can venerate your ancestors (which is ingrained in Black culture), but you may not get access to its Conjure.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month to all the Black Americans that celebrate!

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gamefying my life worked well for me today, again. Finished and submitted a small grant. Applied to a job. Went for a walk. The game? Spun a wheel with times varying from 25 to 100 min. Got the number and committed to alloted time to get things done. It worked. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Me everytime someone has a critique on Lanterns (and the critique is related to being super comics accurate).

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sometimes I gamefy my life to reduce decision fatigue.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm not on bluesky a lot because LDE has taken off a little on Threads. It's truly exhausting over there most days. Lol.

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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Such an important point. The AI press is designed to re-write the sense of self according to the blueprint of a select few that includes only an anemic view of self agency and determination.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It's been on my TBR for so long! I see why people have always talked about. It was mentioned so many times as a reference for a recent book, I went on and picked it up.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Finally opening up The Spook Who Sat by the Door to finally finish it. #booksky #blackbooksky

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Girl dinner

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I tried to watch Supergirl today. No dice. I've just never cared for the character which sucks because I've heard in recent years she's had some good character arcs.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Me just watching things play out and not say anything 4real.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm so mad it's only in one theater here. 😩

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Carpal tunnel hasn't acted up this much since dissertation and post dissertation. And now it's in the other wrist smdh

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AK Press @akpress.org · 22/09/2026

🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESS 🔥 Chris Dixon's 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘭: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 is out today! Get your copy: www.akpress.org/for-the-long... & while you're there, download the free PDF reading guide!

The purple cover of Chris Dixon's book For the Long Haul, featuring bold yellow title text and a line drawing of people marching together, is shown against a yellow background with purple dots.

A blurb from Angela Davis, in white text against a purple background, reads: "For the Long Haul is an invaluable resource. Drawing on meticulous research and extensive political experience, Chris Dixon offers practical tools for building durable liberatory movements that can meet the challenges of our time."

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Cruz Vento @cruzvento.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The character work remains the strongest part of #Lanterns. John continues to be fantastic, Hal’s presence hangs over the episode, and Guy Gardner is a delight whenever he appears. There’s plenty of humor here, but also some surprisingly emotional moments.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I felt sad for Hal, pissed off at John's family, and also had plenty of laughs during this episode of Lanterns. #lanterns #dclanterns

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by private equity Langston Hughes’ literary estate now belongs to International Literary Properties, which says a Harlem Renaissance licensing program is next on its list

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Private Equity Is Coming for Authors, Dead or Alive - The Ankler

Like music catalogs, literary estates are now targeted by investment firms and changing how Hollywood will deal with IP

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Jed Kolko @jedkolko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The 2025 American Community Survey should have come out today. But it has been delayed because of unusual political encroachment at Census. ACS drives business and policy decisions, especially in local communities, and is the primary input to Census’s immigration estimates.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

People are upset about Kin not being longlisted for National Book Awards Fiction. I currently have it on audio & will be getting the nominees of the longlist from the library. I already have 4 on hold via audio & will be going to the library tomorrow to request the others. Let's see the competition.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I can’t speak to Jasmine Crockett. But I will say that I’ve noticed that grown Black women who still champion Chris Brown seem to frame themselves not just as fans, but as his protectors. He’s 37 years old but somehow gets to be a “rough around the edges” teen heartthrob who needs to coddled.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I was just telling someone that I haven't heard designers say that it can handle big page docs well. Need it for planners and book formatting. So, to me, it's more like illustrator.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

😯 oh I did NOT know that. Noted. Thanks though! Hopefully we'll get more alternatives soon 🤞🏼

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yes, I know, but I haven't seen designers say that it can handle what indesign does. I used to use illustrator for small layout projects & visual reports for work but handle a 300+ page doc? I haven't seen folks say that it can handle that, sadly. Folks still have indesign for that reason. 🥲

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Affinity more aligns with Adobe illustrator, in my opinion. I used indesign to design my personal planner and do book formatting. So longer and more intricate projects.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Microsoft Publisher could have been a good Adobe Indesign alternative if they never stopped paying attention to it. And they're retiring it in October. So... yeah. Eh.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yep! & I'll check out Quark. I design my own planner and will need it to format a book too. 😩 Indesign seems to be the only part of Adobe that may not have a true alternative. Trying my best not to go back.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The fact that there's no real replacement for Adobe indesign <<<< And that's what I need. 😩

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If I HAD TO get a new phone, I'd probably get that new Samsung fold junt if I don't go another route completely. I have a S22 Ultra. 512 gb. Works great. No problems. So maybe in another 3 to 4 years? Lol. Never been an Apple person. Never will be.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Reading Update: I haven't read not a doggone thing.

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Ancestrally grounded @drladydemerald.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'm so confused at the amount of people still supporting Harry Potter. But I also understand that people don't understand how giving your money to a lady is like giving your money to Trump. Nostalgia is quite literally part of our demise.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

pay living wages for all workers. tax the shit out of billionaires. happy labor day.

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