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Heather Abel

@heatherabel.bsky.social

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I write and worry and walk. THE OPTIMISTIC DECADE (2018) and THE EMILYS (forthcoming 2026)

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries

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Heather Abel @heatherabel.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I’m not super interested in people who DON’T have chronic illness, auto-immune disease, ADHD or are autistic. These are my people, my America, my way of life.

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

News is overwhelming. People offline don't understand what's happening. Their rights are being pulled out from under them. Print out these flyers and take it to the streets. Featuring a QR cosd that links to explainer and action items. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

Black and white flyer with does your child have a 504 plan or IEP at school? Those rights are currently in danger. Bullet point examples and two qr codes to follow to explainer and action items about 504 and DoED

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Heather Abel @heatherabel.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

our town has an event called First Night on December 31 each year with live music all over downtown and teens doing circus and juggling etc.. and I can't ever go because I don't have enough willpower not to stand among the throngs and scream, "Actually it's Last Night, motherfuckers!"

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Heather Abel @heatherabel.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Thrilled to see Abby’s book getting much deserved attention. She’s just always brilliant. I love this one so much.

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Heather Abel @heatherabel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

wait what are we supposed to do without Somebody Somewhere?

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tonightatten.bsky.social @tonightatten.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I've just written my first letter to the NYT Editor, in response to Jeremy Peters' anti-trans article. It feels unlikely it will be published, so I'm posting it here so it's not lost.

Re: Jeremy Peters' article regarding the tone of the trans rights movement published Nov 27.

The article downplays the grave reality: Trans people have come under a sustained, systematic attack fueled by millions of dollars of political ads falsely portraying them as a societal threat.

In truth, this tiny, vulnerable population experiences violent crime four times the rate of cis people. Their clinics have been firebombed and schools supporting trans students face bomb threats. A constant stream of legislation targets their ability to fully participate in public life.

In contrast, Peters identifies the threat to those debating trans rights as having "to endure their unsparing criticism", and asks us to consider the impact on billionaire JK Rowling of having her feminist credentials questioned.

Trans peoples' fight for protections from discrimination and access to healthcare is urgent and just. The hurt feelings of their critics should not overshadow the existential threats trans people endure every day.

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Heather Abel @heatherabel.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Thanks, @anderlawlor.bsky.social for laying out this cornucopia of lit-events this week in the valley (although none are actually held at Cornucopia)

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