Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialDelilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Got an unusual ask here, if folks would be kind enough to help spread the word. If you're a bookseller/bookstore who would be interested, pls comment with your bookstore's name & location. US only, as internatl mail is insane. (But maybe my UK publisher can be talked into something similar?) 42818
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialA.S. MacKenzie @asmackenzie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#VancouverIsland If there are any up-and-coming-writers or have-always-wanted-to-try-writing-writers or I’m-not-sure-how-to-even-start-writing-writers here on the island, then we’ve just the thing for you. Oct 24 from 2-4p at The Truffle Farm in Parksville thetrufflefarm.ca/event/spooky...thetrufflefarm.caSpooky Season Creative Writing Workshop - Oct. 24, 2026 - The Truffle FarmUnlock your creativity and turn your spooky ideas into compelling stories. Learn basic storytelling techniques, structure, and writing styles in a fun session 001
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialAsela Lee Kemper 이아세라 | She/Her/Hers @aselaleek.bsky.social · 13/09/2026People of Bluesky! I’ll be co-hosting an online books showcase featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander writers based in Pacific Northwest for Kundiman. If you want to come see some amazing readings, sign up to our Google form and mark your calendars for Sept. 15th: bit.ly/KundimanShow... 012
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23/08/2026When Trump is finally defeated, remember that the hangers-on and the ghouls surrounding him, the JD Vances of the world, will all claim that they were trying to moderate his evil and they should be thanked. And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power. 91730457
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialGlobal Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The United States has taken control of a global anti-abortion initiative called the Geneva Consensus Declaration. The objective of the declaration is to allow any country to elevate fetuses to personhood and reduce women to chattel.healthpolicy-watch.newsUS Assumes Control Over Global Anti-Abortion Geneva Consensus Declaration, Affirms Religious Groups - Health Policy WatchThe United States has assumed the secretariat of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD), a global anti-abortion initiative launched by Donald Trump’s 23529
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialCivil Eats @civileats.com · 12/08/2026“It is the first time in my memory, in my life, that we have had zero percent fruit.” Farmers across the country have had catastrophic losses in apple, peach, and plum harvests due to freezes and a changing climate.civileats.comIn These Orchards, Fruit Has All But Disappeared This YearAcross the country, farmers who grow apples, peaches, and plums had catastrophic losses tied to freezes and a changing climate. 18734
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialjessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126037991
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialmkregular.bsky.social @mkregular.bsky.social · 13/05/2026www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/04...opensecrets.orgBillionaire Coachella-owner pours money into political contributions boosting Republicans - OpenSecrets NewsCoachella-owner Philip Anschutz and his wife have given more than $5 million in state and federal political contributions. 315253
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/04/2026For those not following Aallyah's reporting, the railroad company, run by the white descendants of slaveowners, is now trying to seize a plot of land where enslaved Black people were forced to work but their descendants managed to buy out. capitalbnews.org/georgia-rail...capitalbnews.orgGeorgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 YearsDescendants of enslaved people are fighting an attempt to use eminent domain to carve a spur through one of Georgia’s largest Black‑owned farms. 4203142
Reposted by @sgillespiewrites.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 18/03/2026NEW: Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. His father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.propublica.orgTransportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for CongressIndustry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr... 1041355792