Hey guys, I’m teaching a class on time travel writing/playing with time in fiction and essays next Saturday - it was full but we opened more spots, so jump on it if you tried to sign up before & couldn’t! I’m super excited about this one writingworkshops.com/products/using… WritingWorkshops.com

‼️🚨 this is the impact of the hate and cruelty behind the book bans. Students deprived of opportunities that we know make them better thinkers and bring them joy. And authors income to live and create - decimated. Vote. School board meeting. Do something.

Hey, Latinx Heritage Month is here! Been doing my thing unapologetically for more than a decade. The 1-star reviews, racism, and hate mail didn’t stop me. Celebrate this month—and this very boricua book!—but remember que siempre estamos aquí. amazon.com/gp/aw/d/031642…

Trump here uses the phrase "remigration." I was unfamiliar with the term, so I googled it. Wikipedia describes it as a "far-right and Identitarian political concept" largely used to describe the mass deportation of non-white immigrants and their descendants from Europe.

Celebrating a favorite mammal 🥳🥹

In 1971 Journalist Melba Tolliver, stood up against WABC-TV when she was reprimanded for wearing her natural Afro hair. She had refused to cover it up with a scarf or wig when reporting on the wedding of President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon. #WorldAfroDay —Melba

Fell in love with this little paragraph this morning. From Dionne Brand's ravishing A MAP TO THE DOOR OF NO RETURN, out next month

Happy Bisexual Visibility Month to all who celebrate! We see you and we adore you, which is why we've put together a brand-new list of books featuring bisexual representation across all genres. swordsandsapphics.com/post/books-to-…

This past week has been intense for us at The Haitian Times. Threats, a canceled gathering, and our editor being swatted—yet we’re standing strong. Grateful for the support from journalists and leaders. We’ll continue covering Springfield and shining a light on anti-Haitian hate.

Quite enjoyable! “[O]nce outside the magic circle the writers became their lonely selves, pondering on poems, observing their fellow men ruthlessly, putting people they knew into novels; no wonder they were without friends.” #SpinsterSeptember

If you’re looking for a way to highlight Hispanic Heritage Month in your library, feel free to adapt this #booklist template to your collection! canva.com/design/DAFMHC_…

A Tufted Titmouse along the boardwalk railing, hoping for a peanut (I gave the Tuftie one after this shot.)

BULLYING WORKS 🎉

Seeking transport for one sunset adoption from Hershey, PA to Pittsburgh!!!

Was just informed that my “No One Out Publics the Library” pin was probably the most requested at our twilight market table and I cannot express the joy this gives me 🥹

My first cat would go for the hand every so often to remind me she “knew” how the toy operated

New Yorkers engaged in mass fare evasion tonight in protest against the NYPD’s mass shooting over $2.90 on Sunday. The evasion followed a march NYPD violently prevented from taking the streets. NYPD grabbed people once they got to the subway, too. New Yorkers persisted.

Me going back to a library branch I used to work at to pick something up