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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 08/05/2025

OK chat I need to do background research for supporting characters in an upcoming project. I'm looking for: - academic nonfiction books/articles about Sephardic Judaism, as close to the 9th century as possible. - academic nonfiction books/articles about Norse/Scandinavian magical practices.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

did you whisper any secrets to the moon last night?

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

The majority of what I do as a writer is google "synonyms for..."

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I love leaving helpful notes to myself

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I get distracted by one task and suddenly I haven’t worked on my short story in 3 months😭

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I came across a street artist named Chiaka Howze in Pittsburgh in February 2020 and my friend showed him an image of Ardhanarishwara aka Siva Shakti to paint and he did an incredible job of bringing it to life. Happy Mahasivaratri🙏🏽

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Miriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

Update: They were removed from our reviewer assignments completely. I'm so sorry to all those graduate students.

Anonymous to protect the identity of the NIH employee I spoke to...I am on study section next month to discuss F awards. We were just instructed to put the F31-Diversity applications on the bottom of our priority list for review because there is a chance we may not be able to review them. My heart is breaking for the grad students and their mentors that put so much work into these just for them to be disqualified and thrown out.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Deciding what books to take on trip before deciding on what clothes to take🤓

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Scrivener keeps autocorrecting Kaikeyi to Kailey and Manthara to Mantra. I want to scream.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Looking for a non-fiction book I can sink into. Something along the lines of psychology, anthropology, or history. Science too but like an intriguing science book. No self help please and thank you.

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Valorie Nichols @meadowdays.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Writing/dancing/singing, etc

Design of the mind before writing, during writing, and after writing, unraveling like a ball of yarn into a clear spiral

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

It sure would be nice if teachers, librarians and parents could have some sort of assurance that the beloved Newbery Medal doesn't sit on the cover of a book written by a credibly accused sexual predator. You know. Because the kids are watching. What will they learn? What are we teaching them?

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

1 book conversation == 1 scented candle

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Re: Neil Gaiman and Justin Baldoni. Beware of men who shout from the rooftops about being feminist allies. In many cases, they’re the worst. It’s an act to make it easier to let your guard down and make it harder for people to believe you.

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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Whenever you read a metoo story in a serious publication and then see an apology that says that accused person wasn't perfect but that the worst allegations are false, remember: The former has been vetted by editors, fact-checkers, multiple accounts, and corresponding evidence. The latter hasn't.

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Breaking the Silence

Over the past many months, I have watched the stories circulating the internet about me with horror and dismay. I’ve stayed quiet until now,...

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Readers: snuggling with a book Writers: struggling with a book

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Delighted to have a story in Write Pittsburgh’s Holiday Spirits Anthology! My story is ‘Magpie and Jay’ and it’s my first publication in 6 years. I’m proud to share space with such talented writers and very grateful to @writepittsburgh.bsky.social and @slbarrett87.bsky.social for their support!

A snippet of my short story ‘Magpie and Jay’ from the Write Pittsburgh Holiday Spirits Anthology

The cover of the Write Pittsburgh Holiday Spirits Anthology

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Sarah Day 🖋️🦊 @sarahday.org · 09/12/2024

*Youth pastor voice* Now, who do we know who shows up in December, gives an unexpected gift, and vanishes without a trace?

A guy, possibly Jesus, in a jacket and hoodie with a nice smile.

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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 10/12/2024

I absolutely do not want to live through a revolution because I know what sorts of things tend to happen during revolutions.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Current mood: overwhelmed, underfed, dehydrated Current task: writing

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Roses are redde Noble are the manatees Yf we wante a bettir future Teach artes & humanityes

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Abby @arobertswrites.com · 28/11/2024

I've read so many fantasy books where characters (usually an "other" culture, not the main character's) do things or believe things that serve no advantage and have plenty of disadvantages because "it's their culture." In real life, even oppressive structures benefit *someone.*

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

“RIVER vs TREE” I screamed to myself, regarding a fantasy story.

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S. L. Barrett @slbarrett87.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I ran out of room for a hashtag...But we have 2 spots left in our @writepittsburgh.bsky.social Holiday Spirit(s) Workshop, which is for holiday ghost stories (not just Christmas ghost stories), & you WILL get a spot in the workshop's anthology! #writingcommunity #ghoststories #horrorwriting #horror

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

So when Kendrick Lamar drops a new album, is that like men getting a new season of Bridgerton?

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 04/03/2024

This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.

“There is no ethical way to use the major AI image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real human artists.”

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Tacos fall apart so you don’t have to. We owe them so much

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

i want to stand at the edge of a volcano and sync my breathing to its eruptions

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This. This. This. I've been screaming in my house about this. I would not have been able to use the bathroom. I would not have been able to drink from the water fountain. I would not have been allowed to immigrate. Vote. I would not have been able to use the pool. WE HAVE SEEN THIS.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

sorry i was late. i was watching the moon

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

The prompts were courage, discipline, sacrifice, and service. I challenged myself to write a poem about these words without using them.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Remember that Deepavali or Diwali isn’t just about pretty lights. It’s about light triumphing over darkness. Good defeating evil.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

I attended a horror and suspense writing workshop last night and realized that a scifi short story I drafted 9 years ago might just work best as a suspense thriller!

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

When life gives you problems, make problemade.

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2024

I went to a writers' critique session for the first time in months and it felt so good to be reading and giving feedback and discussing stories. Really missed being around my people🥺

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Sravani Hotha @sravaniwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2024