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Heather O'Malley

@heatheromalley.bsky.social
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LGBTQIA+ Author who writes all sorts of things. Avid reader, gamer, and watcher of movies and TV. Absolute Tolkien nerd.

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Rainbow Space Magic @spacemagiccon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Writing Queer MG & YA Stories with @cloviseditorial.bsky.social @tanyagold.bsky.social @heatheromalley.bsky.social Karen A. Parker & @heyitschloespencer.bsky.social
Writing Queer MG & YA Stories. Genevieve Clovis, Tanya Gold, Heather O’Malley, Karen A. Parker, Chloe Spencer. Rainbow Space Magic. October 4–5. RainbowSpaceMagic.org. Logo: A fountain pen draws a circle around the rainbow-colored letters RSM, ending in a little flying dragon and a ringed planet. Background: A starry sky with a rainbow.
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Isn’t It Queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈🦄✨ @isntitqueer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
📣 New Podcast! "2025-09-03 - The Labor of Fighting Disinformation" on @Spreaker #covid19 #guncontrol #immigrant #jdvance #labor #laborday #lgbt #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq #massshooting #mentalhealth #minneapolis #nationalguard #queer #queerradio #schoolshooting #transgender #transphobia #trump
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2025-09-03 - The Labor of Fighting Disinformation
Jonny and Heather discuss the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School last week and the attemps on the Right to make the tragedy about the "mental illness" of transgender identity. In the back half of the show, in the spirit of Labor Day when the show was recorded, they lean into the impacts the current administration is having on labor in the nation. They also consider the consequences of loss of expertise in the CDC and the sciences in general all while rumors of President Trump's death circulate on the internet.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
The new story is going well. I am likely gonna check with some people with a pre-beta read, to see if it connects to people. I think its great but sometimes my view is skewed. I just want to make sure that people beyond me will like the new story.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
I am not a fan when a procedure to take care of pain magnifies it in the short term. Yesterday I wanted to write but using my right arm wasn't happening. It's better today and will be better still in a few days but yesterday sucked.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I'm a huge fan of how your writing just sort of punches you in the face with facts and ideas you sort of missed. Good times.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Sometimes writing is so damn annoying. I was 20k into a version of a story and thought it was going good, when I realized that I wasn't sure people would connect to the character. Some rereading and bam, new story start. At least I can save it for later. Sigh...
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
"You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous."
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Stand With Trans Americans
You don’t have to understand everything about the transgender experience to know that Trump’s acts of humiliation and dehumanization are unjust and dangerous.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Goodbye, Hello is already available from @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social . Later this week it should be available from other retailers. Please read and enjoy. www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
I have included TW with some of my books but I am not great at it because the standard I use is myself and that is not the best plan. I have likely underreported some things and over reported others. But listing TW is a good idea overall and respectful of the readers.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Yay! A review!
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Made it to over 20k on the new story. Nothing like being dragged back into the Black Ops community to really get the blood pumping.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Shout out to Ino's Tacos. The food was excellent and it is seriously Gluten Free. Absolutely recommend. inostacos1976.com
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Inostacos1976
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Tomorrow Goodbye, Hello goes live on Bold Strokes Books. It goes live at other booksellers on the 13th on May. Read and enjoy. www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Hoping to enjoy our visit to Chicago. Seems like a fun town according to the movies. Surely The Blues Brothers wouldn't lie to me.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Goodbye, Hello is coming out in less than a month. ARCs are available through Netgalley if you want to read and review. I hope people enjoy the story. www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Crucial point made here — we should learn from others rather than imagine that everything is new and therefore shocking and impossible to resist. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Not a fan of having a new story wanting to come out but health issues get in the way. Shoulder and wrist pain while typing is not a good plan.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This week's show. Enjoy!
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S.B. Milne @sbmilneca.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Hands of the Morri by Heather K. O'Malley - A truly wondrous book. It’s a rollicking fantasy novel, a strong tale of feminism and feminine friendship, a sweet romance, and a very different coming-of-age story. @heatheromalley.bsky.social sallybend.wordpress.com/2023/09/19/b...
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Book Review: Hands of the Morri by Heather K. O’Malley (fantasy)
Title: Hands of the MorriAuthor: Heather K. O’MalleyPublication Date: October 10, 2023Genres: FantasyProtagonist Gender: Female Hands of the Morri is a truly wondrous book. It’s a …
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Happy 20th anniversary to my beloved wife @kayeo.bsky.social I have never been so happy than I have with you. I love you more than words can say. Thank you for marrying me all those years ago.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I finished the Page Proofs on Goodbye, Hello a few days ago. Very excited for people to see the new book. ARCs come out in April for people who want to review it. Preorders are available through BSB now and from other sites in April. Enjoy the read! www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Page proofs are almost fun. Lots of fiddly little details in the hopes of catching a handful of errors. Whee!
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Just started on the page proofs for Goodbye, Hello. Should be done in a week or so. Book comes out in May. If you want to preorder it please check this link. www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I really enjoyed the talk that @iamseanastin.bsky.social gave last night at Saluki Con. It was wonderful and gave me hope. Thank you.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
This week's show. Enjoy! www.spreaker.com/episode/2025...
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2025-02-12 - Acting Up
Jonny welcomes Heather back with a brief discussion of the Superb Owl, which neither of them watched. They then turn to a brief chronicle of the anti-LGBTQ move
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the year of the Snake. May it bring you the change and prosperity you need.
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Isn’t It Queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈🦄✨ @isntitqueer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Being trans does not conform with the “…humility and selflessness required of a service member”???? Pity that’s not required of a President, eh? Ol’ Orange Bonespurs should stay in his effin’ lane! Yet more phobia-driven policy, devoid of facts. 🙄 www.erininthemorning.com/p/trump-mili...
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Trump Military Ban Says Being Trans Conflicts With "Honorable, Truthful, Disciplined Lifestyle"
The ban leaves much of the details to defense secretary Hegseth for implementation.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Current commentary on our political situation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4l...
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Well, This Is Shit
YouTube video by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Available on 1 May this year from BOLD STROKES BOOKS my new novel Goodbye, Hello. Please preorder if you are so inclined. Hope you read and enjoy! www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/goodby...
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Goodbye, Hello by Heather K O'Malley | Bold Strokes Books
With so much time apart and the challenges of a long-distance relationship, Kelly and Teresa’s second chance at love may end just as awkwardly as the first.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
It is done! I have completed the edits for Goodbye, Hello and sent them off. So very excited over that. Now to figure out what to write next.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
I need to focus on my edits to get them done in time and my kidney stone vying for my attention is getting in the way. I'm gonna get Goodbye Hello out in time but it is rough focusing through the discomfort. Yay...
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
My kidney stone is really painful and I am quite uncomfortable but I will be at my wife's art reception if it kills me. Well... not literally. It's for emphasis.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Ugh... today is a rough one for editing. It's not because of the content but because I am having a hard time focusing. Heavy mental labor can take a lot out of you.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Going through the edits of four chapters was a lot. My brain is pudding.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Just edited the scene where the main character says goodbye to her father. It still chokes me up since I never got that with my dad. The scene helps me but it also hurts.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
There is nothing like going through edits by another person to point out blind spots in your writing. I have some odd word usages and like some strange sentence structures, as they keep coming up. Joy.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The edits for Goodbye Hello have been rougher than anticipated. Firstly, I wasn't able to do a final trimming pass of the manuscript which shows and secondly, it is bringing up a lot of grief issues from my father's passing. So that's fun.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Just got my edits for Goodbye Hello. Gonna dive into them after I review the editors notes. Super excited for other people to read this one.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Still not really that good with this platform. Gotta work on that. Anyway... Happy Holidays!
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Recorded Wednesday's show today. It went really good despite being a lite news day, at least in terms of the news we cover.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
At the Local Author Book Fair at the Carbondale Public Library. #booksky #authors #bookfair #lgbtq+ #transfiction #writing #transauthor
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I have to admit that I am really enjoying Balder's Gate 3. The voice acting is excellent, the graphics great, and the game play is lovely.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
This Sunday at 2pm at The Carbondale Public Library in Carbondale IL, I will be at their Author Book Fair. If you are nearish please come by, say hello, and maybe buy a book. Hope to see you there.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
This week's show.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Heh... I'm still trying to figure out how to best use this platform, or more to the point, trying to remember to post more.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I am thankful for all of my friends and family, no matter how scattered we all. You all bring me happiness and joy. I love you all.
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
This week's show. Enjoy
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
These words are inspiring. We need to find our joy, our happiness as we move forward. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/in-the-fig...
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In The Fight Against Tyranny, Don't Let Your Happiness Depend On Big Wins
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Authors, let's start a chain of posts of your first published book! Quote post the cover, a link, and three words about it! Here's mine: 300 Rains (2015) Anthropology. Transformation. Mystery. www.amazon.com/300-Rains-He...
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300 Rains
Geoff Greenfelder's discovery should have changed his life by rocketing him up the ladder of academia . Instead, it changed his life in ways he never could have imagined. After partaking in a sacred c...
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Heather O'Malley @heatheromalley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Right now I have no idea what to say about a lot of things. Few words are flowing and story ideas are blocked. We're all in that deep breath before the plunge.
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