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Megan Macmanus

@meganmacmanus.bsky.social
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Follow @aukletpress for Writing and Publishing. College Counselor. Former Yoga teacher and Actress. Aspiring Gaeilgeoir. Owned by an Irish Wolfhound and a garden that hates me.

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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I'm not 100% sure full parliamentary is the way to go but "He's batshit crazy but we got to let him keep cooking for 2 more years because that's the number they came up with 250 years ago when they were brainstorming how to make this work" doesn't seem like the wisest strategy.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We say "kick out" for "leave the room"- came from shortening "I'm kicking you out" when my kids were in my office and I had to work. As in, "That was fun, but kick out. It's past bedtime."
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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I could address this piece by piece but simply and ultimately: I'm so fucking sick of this shit
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ftr, I posted this before I heard about live streaming a public execution. cool cool cool cool cool cool
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm so tired of feeling despair.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I was told that by my (American, very gullible) mother when I was little. Pretty sure she heard it from her (Irish) father, who I've only just now put together that he may have been actively lying to her rather than "mistaken"... *hangs Yank head in shame*
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Apparently Alabama has just passed a law requiring all schools, journalists, etc to use Gulf of America on all maps, textbooks, etc moving forward. Why oh why are we trapped in this stupid fucking timeline???? Who asked for this? And why on Earth does anyone in AL give a shit???
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Congratulations!
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As someone who approves NetGalley readers, these are good tips! But also- make sure your profile is not set to private! If we can't see your reading habits/reviews, we're not inclined to approve.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey all! Beware of new policies at Citi with credit cards! They deactivated my son's card without telling anyone because they decided everyone needs a separate card number. My 16 year old is trapped an hour away with no way to get gas and is horrifically embarrassed and frightened. Awesome!
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It is WILDLY frustrating to have students work so hard on their college essays & then have their parents pick fights w/them trying to get them to use AI at the end Do you know what message this sends to a kid who has poured their heart onto a page? When your final word is, "go ahead and cheat"?
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A wonderfully accurate thread
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ahem. I still own it on DVD. *polishes nails on my shoulder*
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am >99% sure that Clean Sheet Night might be as good as it gets.* *laudatory
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/09/2026
I for one am tired of the “all of human existence should be quantified into spreadsheets, and things that cannot be quantified should be viewed as irrelevant and useless” faction running everything
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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 24/09/2026
I don't think a lot of people are fully comprehending what is happening. We aren't being priced out of luxury. We are being priced out of normal every day regular basic lives. A house, car, groceries, childcare, insurance. These weren't extravagant expenses 20 years ago. Not even 15 years ago.
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
me: no worries (galadriel voice) but they were all of them deceived, for another worry was made
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Look what's here! #booksky #writing #indieauthor
Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That is GORGEOUS.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’m writing a book about teaching reading and what it even means to be “a good reader.” I want to talk to as many teachers, librarians, parents, and students as possible. If you have thoughts about reading, please get in touch at readingmachinebook@gmail.com. (And please pass along!)
THE READING MACHINE By Megan Greenwell
Imprint: Dey Street Books
August 10, 2026
Former Deadspin editor-in-chief and author of BAD COMPANY Megan Greenwell's THE READING MACHINE, a narrative investigation into how policy and profit reshaped the relationship between American children and books, changing what literacy is for and leaving millions of students behind in the process, to Libby Burton at Dey Street Books, at auction, by Anna Sproul-Latimer at Neon Literary (NA).
Rights: kent@neonliterary.com
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I had a blue cheese ice cream once that was... interesting.
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Cait Monroe @caitmonroe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Care for an ARC? I would love more readers to get to meet Revni and Eavus!! Request an ARC here: forms.gle/gpumKiRpeDDk... #arcreaders #booksky #arcreview #bookcommunity #writingcommunity #advancedreadercopy #ARC #EarlyReviewers #IndieAuthor #readers
If your favorite parts of Game of Thrones were Arya/the Hound, Brienne/Jamie, Ygritte/Jon Snow...and pictures of those duos....tromping around together, bickering, occasionally getting forced into badass fights with strangers...wondering if they'll ever admit what the rest of us can see...you will LOVE Shield Sworn. Cover of Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. Arrows point to tropes: forced journey, slow burn, enemies to ???, found family, swords & shields & axes oh my!, grounded fantasy adventure, um, the captor/captive relationship here is not so clearSHIELD SWORN releases October 20. Join my ARC team. It says link in bio, but the request form is also here: https://forms.gle/gpumKiRpeDDkG8Ue8
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You can DM me with details. I do start rehearsals for a play in about a week and a half so my time might be more limited but if I can make it I'm happy to come!
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I'm in if you're still in need! I'm a trained actor, if you want to throw someone in that can give you thoughts on how talkable the dialogue is...
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be an ARC reader! A captive warrior looking for escape. A conscript-slave hoping to buy his own freedom. The only way to survive is to trust each other--or sell the other one out first. ARC requests here: forms.gle/FTqw1ZDSrF4m... #booksky #arcreader #books #reviewcopy #bookreviewer
book cover for Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. A shield with an ax behind it and a sword crossed in front. Moss and vines look like they are overtaking everything.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Man, I wish me and my siblings had been friends with you and yours
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is so lovely!!
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Yes to all of this 🧵
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andrea shea @whattheshea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"And we laughed." And that's it. What could have been a core memory is now a momentary nothing. It's mind-boggling that these people don't understand what makes things special.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"oh, I just use poop from my rabbits for compost" thx Barbara is that an offer to lend me your rabbits or are you suggesting I go shit in my garden?
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I think there should be a special place in Laggy WiFi hell for people who respond on gardening forums to requests for sources with "i own chickens/am a professional welder/have full time help and this is 100% not a problem I have"
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ack! Typo! .0435 originally. You move the decimal two places to the left to convert
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ignore the decimals when you're multiplying, and then put them back in at the end. You have 4 digits total behind decimal points in the original numbers, so you'll have 4 digits behind decimals here (except, you also didn't convert the % to decimal...so you should've multiplied .00435 originally)
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When you add up the rows, go column by column- so that 5 in the first row gets added to the 0s below it,the 9 the same, etc etc. so you should end up with 1295 (followed by zeros)
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing this complex, insightful self with us.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stahp. Plz. I am already ded
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Welp, I didn't know I had a new crush, but here we are...
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Me, seeing you're about to live tweet another Jane Austen read:
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Anna Kendrick Squealing with Excitement
Alt: Anna Kendrick Squealing with Excitement
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Come be an ARC reader! A captive warrior looking for escape. A conscript-slave hoping to buy his own freedom. The only way to survive is to trust each other--or sell the other one out first. ARC requests here: forms.gle/FTqw1ZDSrF4m... #booksky #arcreader #books #reviewcopy #bookreviewer
book cover for Shield Sworn by Cait Monroe. A shield with an ax behind it and a sword crossed in front. Moss and vines look like they are overtaking everything.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm so excited for people to get to read this beautiful book!!
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Megan Macmanus @meganmacmanus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I already reposted this once but it is SO infuriating because I couldn't even find it in a drop-down! I had to search for it by name.
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Dead Man's Online @spadetheskeleton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default. Be sure to disable it :]
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