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Suleikha Snyder

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She/her. Erstwhile entertainment reporter (as Mala B.). Ribald romance writer (also writing as Kali Decker). Reviewer at Booklist. Occasionally serious person. https://linktr.ee/suleikhasnyder https://ko-fi.com/suleikhasnyder

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · Sep 3

Zombie apocalypse. Pandemic allegory. Bengali Muslim-Hindu immigrant relations. Sexual relations. KICK AT THE DARKNESS has a LOT going on for a story that clock in at 10K and costs $1.99!

Buy links: books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv

A square graphic with a fiery orange sky and black cityscape. "Kick at the Darkness by Suleikha Snyder" is in flourishing typeface at the bottom. Above it in regular text is the following excerpt “I didn’t want to care,” he said, halting a few feet from the first step. He pivoted to face her. “Those first few years. I didn’t want to care about anything at all. There was just too much loss, too much death, too much blood. I was drenched with it, drowning in it. But I never took a drink. Not even to stop the nightmares.” The black ink flames at his throat seemed to flicker as he swallowed hard. As he drew in a shuddering breath. “My only vice was you.”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

This is real. Chicago today.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 3h

I know one of the lawyers working to get Emmanuel back to his mom, who was deported to Venezuela without him. I've donated, and if anyone has extra to spare, this is a family reunification we can make happen. ❤️ Reshares welcome!

gofund.me/9f3df90d7

Donate to A mi hijo emmanuel que está solo en Texas ., organized by Deisy Venecia farias

Hello, I am Deisy Carolina Venecia Farias, mother of Emmanuel Leandr… Deisy Venecia farias needs your support for A mi hijo emmanuel que está solo en Texas .

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 3h

If Fox Mulder has no haters, then I am dead.

Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 3h

Wrapping X-Files S9, and thus my rewatch, isn't helping my mood crash. I'm annoyed at several seasons' worth of terrible writing and Duchovny just waltzing back in and deciding to actually act after phoning it in for a few brief appearances. That S10 and S11 ruin the show completely doesn't help.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 4h

More incredible photography from Anthony Vazquez of the @chicago.suntimes.com. The photo credits are in the alt text.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Greg Bovino, Kristi Noem, and DHS need to answer for their unchecked attacks on Chicago residents.

ICE is an out-of-control danger to our peaceful communities.

The images from the Sun-Times today speak for themselves.

An ICE agent throws a tear gas canister at protesters at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain a protester during a skirmish at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent points a crowd control weapon at a protester Tuesday at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A Chicago Police Department officer washes his face after being exposed to tear gas during a protest at East 105th Street and South Avenue N in East Side.

Photo Credit: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 4h

*hugs* I wish the momo high had lasted longer. I already turned back into my regular self.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 4h

Nice things can’t last, so my momo-induced happiness has already been replaced by a pervasive sense of “meh.”

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 12h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 13h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 5h

Niiiiiice! lol

Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations! Getting the bed set up is one of the most important parts. 'Cause now you can rest in it.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 6h

My friends and I had Nepali momos and chow mein for dinner, and I am absurdly happy about it. And I got some samosas to take home.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 8h

Lol. Thank you, but I don’t think that would be a good idea.

Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 10h

Alas, no. I only have a few books in print and they’re older and not the target audience.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Felicia, thank you! 😍 (And also thank you for what you said on GR. I committed the sin of peeking.)

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Oh god. An RFK jumpscare is a horror indeed. This story is opposite and I hope it works for you.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Who doesn’t love a skinny, tattooed, 56-year-old alcoholic former coke addict with a bad knee and occasional erectile dysfunction? Ren Francis is clearly the ideal book boyfriend. Meet him in my alter ego's latest novella, NOBODY’S BARGAIN.

#romancelandia

Buy links: books2read.com/u/bxD0no

Available now at your favorite digital store!

Nobody's Bargain by Kali Decker

books2read.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12h

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 13h

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 13h

It never fails to amaze me how so many alleged allies are more interested in being held as the authority and being seen as right than they are in listening and being helpful.

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 14h

Lina’s a beloved member of our romance community, and she could use some support in this devastating and difficult time. Please contribute if you can or boost the link.

linasmusings.bsky.social @linasmusings.bsky.social · 14h

It’s with a heavy heart that I say Old Dude has passed away. Would you please help me pay for his burial I updated info. Thank you.

gofund.me/ca9e5e85f

paypal.me/LinasMusings

Donate to Helping Dad with medical debt, organized by Madelina Rivera

Hi. I'm Madelina and this is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I am askin… Madelina Rivera needs your support for Helping Dad with medical debt

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 14h

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kerryomalley.bsky.social @kerryomalley.bsky.social · 14h

The great Annabeth Gish and I are joining @bcdreyer.social at Writers Bloc at the Ebell in LA to celebrate Shirley Jackson. Come! Don't miss it! Get your tickets now!

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1d

So basically I need this event to sell out in the next fifteen minutes—it's for, as they say, a thing—and it would do my heart good if you could all make that happen. OK?

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 14h

“Rogers Park is a far-north neighborhood & the others are southwest, which in Chicago translates VERY loosely to ‘mostly white’ & ‘mostly not white.’”

That looks like a specific reference to me, but I guess I’m reading those words wrong.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 14h

ICYM the early posting. I'll be in Houston on Oct 25th at the National Black Book Fest along with Ms. Brenda Jackson and some other great authors. Come see us. Here's the schedule.
nationalblackbookfestival.com/NBBF_2025_Sc...

nationalblackbookfestival.com

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 14h

We have a lot of *loud* white people, which is extremely helpful in these situations.

Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 14h

I live here. So I’m aware of the demographics.

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