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Miriam Gershow @miriamgershow.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Look at this gorgeous list and these gorgeous books. You all know this started a year ago with a grumpy wine skeet and a half baked idea of mine!?? Look at what we made!!! My gratitude is so deep this morning. lithub.com/100-notable-...

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100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025

The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Today is pub day for Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! However much writing can be a solitary act, putting a book out definitely isn’t. Thanks to Stillhouse Press and all of Tell Me Yours’ many champions. My first book is out now. I hope you like it.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

A first for me as a writer: You can now listen to me read “[SILENCE]” & talk about the inspiration behind this experimental short story, thanks to @westtradereview.bsky.social! It was a fun challenge to incorporate out loud elements like closed captions that I intended as visual cues on the page✨

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West Trade Review Spring 2025 Preview: Jessie Carver Reads "[SILENCE]"

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

One of my fav writers is @kristinaten.bsky.social—I’ve waited YEARS for her debut collection & now you can preorder it like I did! Every story she writes is ❤️‍🔥—surreal, compelling, masterfully crafted, visceral, pulsating with heart & an unsettling strangeness that lingers with you in the BEST way.

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TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE - Buy Books - Stillhouse Press

By: Kristina Ten Categories: Paperback , Fiction Oct. 7, 2025 | ISBN: 978-1-945233-30-2

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Holy shit. This guy saved a PNG to a bird. (he drew a bird into a spectrogram, played that sound to a starling, and the starling reproduced it back to him with enough accuracy he got his bird drawing back in their call's spectrogram) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQC...

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I Saved a PNG Image To A Bird

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Justin Rigamonti @jrigamonti.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

It’s called City of Bridges & it celebrates love & community & the Portland literary scene, which we’ve been part of for 15+ years

Close up of the rainbow-striped cover of City of Bridges

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Justin Rigamonti @jrigamonti.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Instead of the regular wedding hoopla, my partner and I made an anthology to celebrate our marriage & we’re launching it tonight

A stack of books with a rainbow colored cover, titled City of Bridges

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Honored to write something short and bittersweet for CITY OF BRIDGES, an anthology of community edited by dear @jessiepaige.bsky.social and @jrigamonti.bsky.social in celebration of their marriage and all our literary togetherness! Cover art by Zachary Schomburg. Last photo by Christopher Diaz.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

“Isn’t this your golden rule? If it’s hard to take in this form, perhaps it’s time you consider why. What are your wishes for Palestinians? Clean water, air, food, and rest? Safety from state violence? Grief support? Trauma-informed care? … (1/2)

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 26/06/2025

Let’s be clear that abortion can be effectively banned in this country without Congress passing a law but as a result of multiple moves that make it impossible to access. The intent of today’s Supreme Court ruling—and of Trump’s budget bill—is to shutter as many abortion clinics as possible

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

“I wish for you what you wish for trans kids. Hopefully that means healthcare access, accurate medical information, supportive mentors, spiritual community, family belonging, safe housing, inclusive sports, safe bathrooms, learning their history, … (1/2)

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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

You should always be reading trans fiction, but now feels like an even more important time to be reading our stories and supporting our art. Good thing 2025 has already served up some absolutely incredible novels by trans authors!

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7 New Trans Novels To Read This Summer

2025 has already amassed an absolutely stellar line-up of trans novels.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

“I’m wishing immigrants have basic safety, clear information, due process, a calm drive to work, relaxation, fair housing, affordable dinner, delicious desserts, laughter, respect, paid projects, access to education and healthcare, spiritual support, welcoming community … (1/2)

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

My friend @michaelcopperman.bsky.social’s wife Mashal’s Afghan family—including kids as young as 3 years old—urgently needs help escaping danger & covering basic costs of living (food, medicine, etc.). Please donate if you can & help spread the word 💛 GoFundMe link: gofund.me/aa47f892

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Michael Copperman @michaelcopperman.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

My wife Mashal’s family was raided by police and government officers (read, Pakistani ICE) in Pakistan, where they have been refugees from the Taliban. Help cover transportation costs, find a safe place to live , and provide basic needs like food and medicine. Every dollar counts. gofund.me/aa47f892

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/05/2025

The most frustrating thing about the last 6 months is just how much my colleagues and fellow students at Harvard have consistently underestimated the threat Trump posed. I was told I was overreacting and things won't be that bad. And yet, it is and it can still get so much worse.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Multnomah County is gutting social services that keep people housed. every program that aids the poor and marginalized. mental health services and county adult special services, all axed. DA Nathan Vasquez is asking for a budget increase next year Oregon will give back roughly $1.5 billion in taxes

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 09/05/2025

Our latest latest national disgrace.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

My first essay was published by @sonorareview.bsky.social! It weaves together grief, skin hunger, my work as a nude model, tattoos, chess, my recent diagnosis of a large cyst in my heart, the rippling impact trauma has on survivors of domestic violence & reclaiming autonomy over my body & story🫀

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The Heart Meridian | Jessie Carver - Sonora Review

I see a photograph of a human heart entirely drained of blood, its surface translucent. The aortic valve and pericardium membrane encapsulating the heart are a pale, pinkish beige just shy of white. O...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Could you imagine if the head of the United States healthcare system didn’t believe that HIV caused AIDS? …And that instead they believed that AIDS is caused by recreational drugs (“poppers”) used by gay people? Oh wait…🥴

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I hate him so much that my hatred has eaten my heart and is now copulating with the carcasses of dead dictators.

Open Letter Books @open_letter
This is to inform you that the above referenced National Endowment for the Arts award has been terminated, effective May 31, 2025.
The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President. Consequently, we are terminating awards that fall outside these new priorities. The NEA will now prioritize projects that elevate the Nation's HBCUs and Hispanic Serving Institutions, celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence, foster Al competency, empower houses of worship to serve communities, assist with disaster recovery, foster skilled trade jobs, make America healthy again, support the military and veterans, support Tribal communities, make the District of Columbia safe and beautiful, and support the economic development of Asian American communities. Funding is being allocated in a new direction in furtherance of the Administration's agenda.
Your project, as noted below, unfortunately does not align with these priorities:
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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 02/05/2025

riley with a damn good quick explainer. our whole pre-transition lives are a lite conversion therapy (at the very least; some folks get it worse) & it takes outrageous luck, fortitude, & will to not just survive it, but come out & stay out. 🧵

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I’d been wondering what they’d destroy next.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What a delight to see my short story “[SILENCE]” in print—and in the same @westtradereview.bsky.social issue as my friend @meldoly.bsky.social & so many other talented writers! (Here’s one of two poems they published by Melody, and they’re both amazing) 💛

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

PSA: 🌻Access to safe abortion care is a lifesaving part of healthcare🌻 The abortion pill is extremely safe & it’s a good time to stock up from @aidaccess.bsky.social—if not for yourself, to keep on hand for someone in your life who might need it! aidaccess.org/en/

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Aid Access

Get abortion and miscarriage care, wherever you are.

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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 06/04/2025

hi, cis folks! the comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit is open til april 11. it'd strip care from DACA recipients, too. context & guidance in the thread. do it while you’re still fired up from/about protests. only 4.5 days left!

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Louder for the people in the back: If only citizens get due process, NOBODY gets due process. Because then all they have to say is that you’re not a citizen, and you have no right to due process to prove them wrong — even if it’s a lie.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

This is functionally what the Cass Review was in the UK and lots of people in prestige media swallowed it whole while accusing trans people ourselves of "politicizing science" by pointing that out

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Justin Rigamonti @jrigamonti.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Read my partner’s amazing, prize-winning (and heartbreaking) story 💛

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My short story “[SILENCE],” grand prize winner of the 2024 Phyllis Grant Zellmer Prize for Fiction (judged by Margaret Malone), is now published in @westtradereview.bsky.social ✨ If you like dark, experimental work interlaced with closed captions, this story is for you!

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West Trade Review Spring Preview: "[SILENCE]" by Jessie Carver

Jessie Carver is a queer writer and editor who lives in Portland, Oregon. Her work has appeared in various journals, and a poetry anthology.

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Bohemia Mountain @bohemiamountain.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

It’s the worst drum to bang but it’s the drum I have. Our democracy is burning to cinders, but I’d be remiss to not ask for a little help and A LOT of sharing. You know people I don’t know and they might want to help. I’d really appreciate it ❤️ gofund.me/30b0aba4

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Donate to Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire., organized by Matt O'Brien

As a member of the Altadena community for over a decade, I’m absolutely dev… Matt O'Brien needs your support for Help Matt replace tools burned in Eaton fire.

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Amy Stuber @amystuber.com · 28/03/2025

Mute me if you're sick of hearing this, but I think we all need to say it every day: criticizing Israel is not a crime. Speaking out on behalf of Palestinians is not "illegal activity." Criticizing America, also not a crime, even if you're not from here.

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

“...the machinations behind the narrative revealed, gaining access to the screenwriters underlying intentions and the minutiae that ordinary viewers weren’t privy to.” Jessie Carver’s “[SILENCE],” featured in our Spring 2025 print edition available now. Details: buff.ly/gqIygrG #writingcommunity

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Immigrant Defenders Law Center @immdef.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

#BreakingNews On 3/21/25 we received a near total termination of our federal contract for legal services under the Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP). No child should ever face a heartless immigration system w/o a lawyer by their side. #SaveUCP Read: www.immdef.org/blog/ucpcont...

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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

We are witnessing a mass coordinated assault on civil rights of a marginalized group that hasn’t been seen in this country in decades, y’all, and it’s escalating to a disturbing degree.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

*screams in the distance*

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.

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5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Just got these beauties in the mail today, written by my very talented friend Crystal Odelle. 1 to read & 3 to gift—let me know if you or someone in your life needs one! You can also order copies from Gold Line Press ✨

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

This would be completely illegal. But you wouldn’t know that from reading this post, the headline, or the lede. Unbelievably bad.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/02/2025

DHS has removed manual guidance barring investigations solely based on sexual orientation and gender identity. This is a prerequisite to targeting the LGBTQ community with criminal investigations solely based on being LGBTQ. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-go...

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DHS Scraps Ban on Surveillance Based on Sexual Orientation (1)

A Department of Homeland Security unit eliminated policies prohibiting personnel from conducting intelligence activities based solely on a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

JUST IN: A federal judge in Washington state, who blocked Trump's executive order re: transgender health care, says it is unconstitutional in multiple ways, including usurping Congress' power of the purse storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

"“It is a body part. A one-time donation. I’m not replacing my intestines with garden hoses even if you bake me zucchini bread,” Darla said."" I love love love this funny, tender story. @amygcb.bsky.social in @therumpus.net therumpus.net/2025/01/06/r...

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Rumpus Original Fiction: Organ Donor - The Rumpus

“How did you decide to make this donation?” the reporter asked.

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Jessie Carver @jessiepaige.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

THIS, from Kiese Laymon ❤️‍🔥

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