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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 2h

OH! I have some nominating to do.

Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 2h

As someone who worked in HIV/AIDS services and education in the 90's, I cannot fully wrap my mind around how wonderful this is. Holy damn.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ok! I had heard most of the songs, but not all of them. And I had definitely never seen that ending!!

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I've reached S6 of my Buffy rewatch- and as someone who was fooled by the finale fake out when the show switched networks, I realize that I don't think I've ever seen "Once More With Feeling" in its entirety before. So... this is going to be an adventure.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was on the offramp from 405S to West Valley Highway on the way to grab mcnuggets before picking Seanan up from the airport when I thought there must have been a big truck in my blind spot making the ramp jiggly. Turns out it was AN EARTHQUAKE. Guess I can no longer say I've never felt one....

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I truly have the best friends in the whole world. Today I'm especially grateful to know @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social and @seananmcguire.bsky.social 💕

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026

It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...

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Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher.....

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sometimes you fail to read the fine print and accidentally order 3+ pounds of red & pink Starbursts.... Not mad about it, though

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Y'all. The band is from NOLA and they opened with IKO IKO and I stg it was like being back home for three minutes. My NY husband did not know what was happening.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Literally me with SHADOWRUN. I am *still* pinching myself. Wonder and awe and joy are definitely worth factoring into a decision.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 26/09/2026

So apropos of nothing in particular, let’s talk about media tie-in novel pay vs. original work pay, shall we? Let’s say you write a novel. It’s set in your own world, your own characters, and titled The Original. You get a book deal! Look at you go!

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

UPDATE: the venue emailed back. We have seats! I'm so excited to be seeing this band for the first time in 25+ years.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The life of a disabled girl: going to a GA concert tonight, failed to look into accommodations prior to today, was supposed to have emailed before the day of the show to ask about accommodations. Oops. Emailed today anyway & was super apologetic. Fingers crossed it all works out.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Of the 4, Babylon is my favorite, but none of these were life changing for me. I hope they are the perfect songs for someone.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A different accent to answer each question, all punctuated with "In Soviet Russia" jokes.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of the perks of living on the West Coast is getting midnight Taylor Swift drops at 9:PM.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love that hockey is back. But I don't love this part of the season where we have a bunch of new players I don't know.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The newest wave of TikTok book discourse is completely unhinged but it's got people talking about @tkingfisher.com 's upcoming release so I'm kinda loving it 😜

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Do I have a cold or is it just autumn? An autobiography

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

TIL Texas Senate candidate James Talarico has a favorite drag queen and she's also one of mine.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The world is a whole mess but I've spent every afternoon this week with middle school kids and BY GOLLY they give me hope

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I watched the whole movie! I was right to presume I would need the extreme recliner with the heavy padding in order to be comfortable. Practical Magic 2 is a practically perfect contemporary fantasy film and I am so glad I went. Now back to the migraine cave

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Made it to the cinema! Let's see if my body lets me watch the whole movie....

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Migraine has faded to pain mostly managed with meds + still feel icky but can safely eat & drink small amounts. 50% chance I'll get to the Practical Magic showtime for which I have tickets tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I DID IT My book is turned in. I am still in a migraine cave and will not be going out to celebrate like I normally would but I am feeling accomplished.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Book is ready. I want to do another pass before turning it in but it's ready and I could send it off now. I'm going to shower and nap and then decide. Either way it's not going to be late

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 10/09/2026

Remember when Amazon raised over $50 million for independent bookstores? Oh, no wait, that was us. 😎 Thank you for choosing bookstores over billionaires. 💜

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've reached the "Watch S1 of Angel" portion of my Buffy rewatch and since I didn't really watch it back in the day I had somehow missed that there's an episode that costars/guest stars TWO people I've worked with. So that was a fun thing to learn.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ugh Migraine day 3 loading. But it's down to mostly pain, so much more manageable. Some pills & cold caffeine to start the day....

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I am beginning to feel human again. I ate three chicken nuggets and a little bit of apple. In a little while I'm going to try to eat some mashed potatoes. If all that goes well, it's back to revising!

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yay!!! Always excited for MOAR SEANAN! I still have one(?) more pass on my ms and then I turn it in tomorrow (night)

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ok let's name Seahawks: Blitz Taima Noelle Salazar

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have reached S4 of my Buffy rewatch and am remembering how much I hated Cathy AND Riley

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Migraine day 2 is less intense. But nonzero pain and illness + I have a book due *tomorrow* = 😭

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As a SAG-AFTRA member who couldn't get down to the picket line, being a member of Snack Squad (I named a Popsicle!) was an incredible way to support my union and connect with fans all over.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Woke up at 3:am with the kind of migraine that's extreme pain with the bonus of making me so dizzy I get nauseous if I sit up straight or dare to stand. I have things to do today, damnit

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Psst! @natecrowder.bsky.social I have made it to Hatch Cantina and this margarita is worth finding parking in Belltown

A selfie of Manda )a white woman with purple hair wearing a denim jacket) holding up a margarita in a tall glass

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm not actually sure how to access it

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

PSST! HEY FRIENDS!! I'm about to be on this week's WRITERS NOT WRITING--LIVE!! on YouTube. Tune in at 5:pt for some quality entertainment. 💕

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I have reached "Becoming" and my favorite lines in the whole series.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I have a Buffy rewatch on in the background while I'm revising and I am reminded that the Spike/Drusilla/Angel scenes in "What's My Line" pt2 are some of my favorite in all of television.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I absolutely *cannot* finish this draft in under 700 words (my deliverable/what I'm getting paid for is 675 words from current wordcount) but I'm starting to think the revision pass just for length isn't going to be the headache I once feared.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I sat next to an imagineer at Carrie Fisher's memorial service in LA and we geeked out over environmental engineering and she told me I absolutely *had* to go see Cars Land in Anaheim. She was right. I'm still sad we lost touch when Twitter went blergh.

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Manda Cherry @mandatheginger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

TFW it's ten minutes until happy hour but that's ok because you've got a book to write

A restaurant table upon which sits a surface Go computer and a glass of ice water

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