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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

What in the 1995 Draft Version of Toy Story crap was that?

Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Having my church I've been part of for 15 years (served on the board, youth advisor for half a decade) decide that disabled people don't matter, after I advocated as hard as I could for them to view masking as an act of community care, and to offer *some* masked events if nothing else. Nope.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Having been a history professor at a top R-1 research institute known for STEM, this is 100% true. The STEM majors think history and social science courses are a waste of time, but to be fair, they've been overtly told this by their parents, administrators, and politicians (NCLB, teach to the test).

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I am so, so sorry. In my personal life (not author life) I am heavily involved in our COVID-safe community, helping people to get free rapid tests and masks, working on food rescue for immunocompromised people, and working with non-profits. The level of denial and victim blaming is horrifying.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Goodreads giveaway for One Night (Hand) Stand print version. Like rom coms? Love "one night stand" stories? Enjoy pugs named Frank? Here you go. www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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One Night Hand Stand

Who accidentally has a one-night stand with her yoga in…

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I love having new covers done for series. I love being "wide" and published on a variety of vendors. BUT. But. AUTHOR MATH. 11 books in series. 5 major retailers. 4 distribution points for audio. 2 library distribution points. 11x5 plus 4x - {ignores Vellum and finds something to clean}

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Right? 4 of my books were used without my permission in Books3. I LOVE -- let me stress, LOVE -- em dashes.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

My family is immunocompromised, and we have been painfully hurt by "open minded" friends & colleagues who abandoned disabled and immunocompromised people like us over the last few years. It's harder to talk with these folks than with close-minded people, who are at least blunt with their rejection.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

FANTASTIC review for my upcoming book, One Night (Hand) Stand! AHHHHHH! I love that this book is out there in the influencersphere (completely made up word)!

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

OH WOW, THANK YOU!! What a fantastic review for me to read! And yes, I keep thinking Jared needs a book. Nabeel, well... I agree he can't get back together with his ex LOL. <3

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

So, it turns out I might be Canadian! How's that for timing? My grandfather was born in BC and I've tried for the last decade or so to claim Canadian citizenship. Waiting for IRCC to make a decision, as the Bjorkquist court cases changed so much about second-generation folks.

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a red white and blue canadian flag with a maple leaf

ALT: a red white and blue canadian flag with a maple leaf

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

And he refused to do any household/childcare tasks. Wouldn't "let" her hire them out. Wasn't emotionally supportive. Her success was "luck" and a source of shame for him. I felt so bad for her. My husband is the exact opposite.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I will never forget being at a conference, sitting with a friend earning half a million a year, and how she told me her husband expected her to still do ALL the stay-at-home-mom tasks. Cooking/cleaning/chauffeuring/homework/etc. while he earned about 1/10th of her and derided her career. Wild.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I'm shipping book orders using PirateShip and the geek in me LOVES the visualization mapping they do. The symmetry! AHHHHHHH!

Map showing shipment line from Boston, Massachusetts directly horizontal to Oregon for a shipment author Julia Kent is making to a reader who ordered books.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Anyone else have that super weird book idea you shelved because someone else <hard stare at my author friend> told you it wouldn't fly? I'm writing it. Screw it. Here comes what she calls my "dead dog rom com."

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Haven't been to an in-person conference since 2019. 2024 Virtual RAM was great. Pleasantly surprised I wasn't sold courses - the speakers were actual speakers and not turning me into someone in their sales funnel. Great talks on mindset, direct sales, etc. Nice to feel connected to ideas again.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This is how we protect all kids in school, but especially medically complex/immunocompromised kids. Mine is forced to homeschool because MA schools aren't implementing standards like this. What a gift this would be here.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

My older kids' pediatrician saw children die from this in the 1990s. When we were vaccinating our youngest, I mentioned a delayed schedule (we were moving and using a new ped for our baby) and he emphatically told me not to skip/delay Hib. We didn't.

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

About to start #RAM2024 virtual! Any other authors going?

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Rotech just delivered my 15 yo's new O2 concentrator, O2 backup tank, and new pulse oximeter. A huge thanks to the delivery dude who wore a KN95 when asked and provided. Yes, I'm writing his boss a nice note! It really can be this simple to help protect people who ask. #covidcautious

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Julia Kent @jkentauthor.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

I adore this graphic. It’s an analysis of the people on my newsletter list. My newsletter reaches readers in ALL 50 states and 124 countries. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR COUNTRIES. That’s about two-thirds of THE ENTIRE WORLD. juliakent.substack.com/p/what-being...

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What being a "wide" author means

and I don't mean my size ;)

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