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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 14h

Why oh why is cold medicine always so revolting? Related, I feel like the reason most cold medicines only last 4ish hours is because the companies want you to use more of it faster so they make even more money off of our misery. #Random

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 16h

Almost 2300 words written in Dragon World today! Finished chap13 and got a goodly way into chap14. I didn't make my #DVPit deadline with it, but I'm nearly at the halfway mark so yay! #AmWriting #Fantasy #LGBTQIA+

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Schitt's Creek: David Rose - Needs To Be Celebrated

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You know what's super challenging? Writing a swash-buckling sea battle with pirates from a single pov while trying to capture what's going on with the whole hero team. It was also really fun once I figured out it! #AmWriting #fantasy #LGBTQIA

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Alexis Rose's Iconic Hair Flip in Schitt's Creek

Alt: Alexis Rose's Iconic Hair Flip in Schitt's Creek

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Revise & Resub @reviseresub.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

4 MORE DAYS! This Friday, we'll open for submissions for our annual #10Queries event! If you want feedback on your query letter and first five pages from an editor, keep an eye on this space and follow to stay updated!

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Alt = We Ate The Dark x Silent Hill An emotionally scarred loner's odyssey to rescue the woman who saved her life in a hell dimension. She must face lifelong trauma not just to return there for the rescue, but also stop its malevolent ruler from taking over this world. #DVpit #A #H #R #LGBT #ND

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Arbiter = Dresden Files x The Innkeeper An ambitious reporter must choose between the life she built & the unexpected role as mediator to San Francisco’s magical, warring factions. Walking away could destroy the city, choosing to stay will cost her everything she loves. #DVpit #A #UF #LGBT #ND

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bought scented cat litter by mistake and Enid's sitting in front of her litter box like, "WTF is this?" Sorry hon, but there's basically a hurricane going on and I don't have the extra money for new litter until Friday. You're just going to have to use it. #CatLife

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thank God for Mavis Staples. This awful month would've been absolutely unbearable without her #music to get me through. If you don't know her, you're missing out, do I've made it easy for you to find her: music.youtube.com/@mavisstaple...

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Mavis Staples

Artist • 55.9K monthly audience

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Rewatching Dune, but with Enid for the first time. Things she's not a fan of according to her ears going back: bagpipes, shouting in unison, and The Voice. She is a fan of the sandworms, oddly enough.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You know things in this country are economically bad when the cheap, No Name Brand gas is $4.17/gal regular unleaded. What the hell. #random

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Welp. The plan to bake cinnamon bread this morning was foiled by a lack of, you know, cinnamon and yeast. I'm going to call that part of this week's #ADHD penalty and move on heh.

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Dan Levy as David Rose: Angry & Upset

ALT: Dan Levy as David Rose: Angry & Upset

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My chair is not made for sitting 30m+ which means my backside hurts writing at my desk or my back hurts writing in bed. This is why I get more writing done at the library and with less pain. Really wish they were open on Sundays. Related, 4600 wds done today and owww. #AmWriting #Fantasy #LGBTQIA

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

That's twice now I've accidentally typed, "Dawesome" in reference to my merchant captain, Dawes. Fingers, behave! 😂 #AmWriting #Fantasy

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Subaru in the movie theatre parking lot with 2 bumper stickers. 1) Hot girls hit curbs, 2) Honk if you have a good Gregorian chant. 1st thought: that's my people 😂 2nd thought: I wonder if she's single. Maybe I should put a note on the car. 😂😂 #WhatLoveLife #LGBTQIA

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is so cool! Look what my local #library is doing. You get a free book from their little bookstore. #DollyParton doing her part for literacy even after her death. That's a real legacy. ❤️❤️

A "Dollybuck" which is a paper "dollar" with the image of Dolly Parton in honor of her impact on literacy.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The clouds cleared a tiny bit a few hours ago but they're in full force now damnit. No #eclipse viewing for me.

The very start of the 8/27/26 eclipse with most of the moon shining and some clouds.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Two prophecies in as many chapters. Now we're cookin with gas! And if you're looking for some musical inspiration, this is what I listen to while writing Dragon World: music.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #AmWriting #Fantasy

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Dragon World

Playlist • Nancy Griffis

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I see I'm not the only one who thinks it already feels like fall in New England. #nature

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

On the one hand, I didn't get anywhere near to achieving my #writing goal of 20k words. On the other hand, I made real progress in Dragon World and that's what the goal was for, so I'm counting this weekend a win. #AmWriting #Fantasy #LGBTQIA

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Dan Levy Clapping Proudly at Schitt's Creek

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Enid is apparently offended both by my lack of attention and the pennies on my desk. There are now three on the floor heh. One more hour, sweetie. Neither my back nor butt can take longer than that. #AmWriting #Fantasy #Cats

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

To create new curse words or not to create new curse words, that is the question... #AmWriting #Fantasy

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Welp. The danger of me writing outside the home is leaving things behind... like my mouse and mousepad. I've emailed the library so here's hoping someone turned them in.

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Marie the Cat's Expressive Sigh

Alt: Marie the Cat's Expressive Sigh

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Library's getting ready to close so this is a good place to pause until I get home... The sailor released Charal Lys and held his hands out with a friendly smile. "I think we're probably beyond that, don't you fella?" As if everyone knew that to be a signal except Boots, the fray began. #AmWriting

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Verrrry late start to the day's #writing that was only partly my fault. Re-read/edited chap12 and now moving on to chap13.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Self-imposed #writing marathon this weekend in prep for #DVPit! The goal is 20k words in Dragon World. I'll keep you posted. #EpicFantasy #LGBTQIA

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Schitt'S Creek Awkward

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 14/08/2026

now that the initial scaries are at bay, I gotta say, every day I get a lil more excited about soraya.press and the possibilities for it. I can't believe I'm out here, just a capable, fully grown, free-ass adult, building my own dreams! Incredible stuff!

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Soraya [dot] Press

culture | commentary, reporting, and criticism from Soraya Nadia McDonald

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Listen AND believe when someone tells you not only who they are, but what they're going to do.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

SQUEEE!! Enid let me pick her up and hold her for a solid 5s tonight without any squirms! For a former street cat, that's a big step imo! Also, when I got home she was just chillin on the sofa with my roomie's dog, so yet another milestone achieved! An eventful day here! #AdoptDontShop

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Me, to myself, looking at the Worcester sky and the color of the sun: That's fire-season sky." Good thing I brought my mask with me from Cali. #wildfires

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Anyone who platforms, celebrates or enables Conor McGregor should be boycotted. He raped a woman so violently she had to have a tampon surgically removed from her body. He’s trying to make a comeback, and our patriarchal rape culture is allowing it. Looking at you Jimmy Fallon….

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Finally got to see the new He-Man movie today! Hilariously, every person in the theater was #GenX. A man walking out with me said, "I was just transported back in time." And I agreed. The movie itself was so fun, very 80's, and definitely over the top. I absolutely loved it. ❤️😁

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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/07/2026

1 in 4 people in the U.S. have a disability. Accessibility shouldn’t be an afterthought.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Missed my exit on the rotary this morning and had to take another spin around. You *know* that I just had to say, "Look kids! Big Ben and Parliament!" 😂😂 #GenX #random

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Well that was some very unfortunate timing. I bent down to get my backpack just when Enid jumped up to get on the bed. Her head collided with my nose and owww. That's gonna leave a mark heh. Already have a headache. #CatMom

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I forget that not everyone's a #nerd. Roomie asked what I did Sunday and I said I saw #Supergirl. Roomie: What's that? Me: ..... Roomie: What? I next subjected the poor woman to a 10m (15?) "discussion" about Superman, Supergirl, Superwoman + the differences therein 😂 Supergirl's awesome, btw!

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

A snapping turtle was crossing the road tonight. I stopped to watch it cross when it started going parallel instead of into the woods. Got out to help but it did NOT like that lol. I finally gave up. Flashed my lights at cars to slow them down. Hope the big guy got where he was going! #nature

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I have a really, *really* good #scifi short story rejected from basically everywhere. I think the "problem" is it's scifi-lite (setting only) and the theme is mothers & daughters + emotional growth. Suggestions on where else to submit? See the pic for my rejection list heh. #WritersLife

A list of science fiction magazines: James Gunn's Ad Astra, Jim Baen SciFi Memorial Contest, Amplitudes (Erehwon books), Uncanny Magazine, Zombies Need Brains - Brave New Worlds Anthology, Ares Magazine, Apex Magazine, Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Future Science Fiction Digest, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Clarkesworld Magazine, Asimov Magazine

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Every time I injure my right arm/hand, I'm re-reminded that being hard wired ambidextrous is just as annoying as being hard wired single-sided. There are things I can only do with my right hand, despite being a #lefty /ambidextrous. Also, owwww. #random

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Henceforth, my new #kitty shall be known as...Enid! Enid Sinclair, to be specific. Why, you ask? Because like Enid, she is aggressively affectionate and has no regard for personal space. 😂😂 Also, the claws hehehehe. #AdoptDon'tShop

Enid, a tuxedo cat, lying on a pink flowered blanket and pale green sheets over my legs.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Just gonna say it. People who can't drive well shouldn't be allowed to buy performance or classic cars. It's painful to watch them fumble such amazing vehicles. #random

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/05/2026

We're suing on behalf of Memphis residents who were retaliated against for recording law enforcement activity — including being tackled to the ground, taunted by name, and surveilled at home. Government agents don't get to punish people exercising our First Amendment rights.

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Congress Should Allow People to Sue Federal Agents for Violating Rights

Amid rampant abuse by federal agencies like ICE, Congress can pass laws that allow people to take federal agents to court.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I've discovered that Worcester doesn't have potholes so much as craters that will take out your front axle if you don't see them in time. #random #CityLife

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Occasionally, #writing is just staring into space with an open notebook in front of you while listening to music. You have to empty your mind to fill it sometimes. #random

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Stuart Aken @stuartaken.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Far right newspapers are trying to run a smear campaign against Misan Harriman. We can't let them. Add your name to the open letter, and stand against hate and division. goodlawproject.org/s/4ca10b

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Misan Harriman Handraiser | Good Law Project

Far right newspapers are trying to run a smear campaign against Misan Harriman. Add your name to the open letter, and stand against hate and division.

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NMGrif 🏳️‍🌈 (she/her) @nmgrif.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Oof! It's been a helluva week and it's only Tuesday. Timeline cleanse! Feel free to join in! #TuxedoCat #Beagle #Awww

Black and white cat looking out a window.

Black and white cat sleeping on a pink floral bedspread, paws over her eyes.

Blank and white cat and a beagle lying on a blue sofa together with some space between them.

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