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Jennifer L. Gadd

@jenniferlgadd.bsky.social

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Author; free-lance editor; retired reading teacher; proponent of tea & scones; more left wing than you could possibly imagine; living blue in red Kansas; still masking; no AI, are you even kidding me; she/her. https://jennifergadd.wixsite.com/jenniferlgadd

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 14d

Looking for a good October-Halloween read? We've got not only werewolves, but a whole assortment of were creatures--all written with tropes and traditions honored, but with a few twists and turns, too! #paranormal #YA #middlegrade #kidlit #amreading #shifters

Against a black background with a full moon behind tree branches, the cover of Cat Moon by Jennifer L. Gadd is featured. Text reads: "Spooky Read? Werewolves, with a few twists!" "A gripping evocative tale filled with love and hope in dark, dangerous times," and "From beginning to end, this is a completely compelling read. The world and the characters that inhabit it are recognizable, but unique."

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 2h

Part of our cast-in-stone evening routine with my mom is watching reruns of Perry Mason and Emergency on FETV. This is a heartfelt, moving interview.

Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 4h

If you’re like me, you sat up on your chair when S-tier character actor Kevin Tighe turned up in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. I had a wonderful conversation with him about it for The Reveal: thereveal.film/interview-ke...

Interview: Kevin Tighe on ‘One Battle After Another’ and a great career on stage and screen

The great character actor talks about his return to the screen in 'One Battle After Another' and a half-century journey in the business.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 7h

Also, put your phone in Faraday bag.

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 7h

This weekend and any weekend, if a stranger cozies up and asks personal questions, they're a Fed. If somebody tries to talk you into doing something illegal that you have not personally vetted with official organizers, they're a Fed. Anyone you don't personally know well might be a Fed.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 9d

Emma is a young girl who wants a home and a family. The Were-Guard wants her dead. And you want a story about people putting up a fight against the religious zealots terrorizing a marginalized community. #paranormal #kidlit #YA #middlegrade

The cover of Cat Moon by Jennifer L. Gadd is featured against a red background. Text reads "A gripping, evocative tale filled with love and hope in dark, dangerous times" and "From beginning to end, his is a completely compelling read. The world and the characters that inhabit it are recognizable but unique."

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Lee Kanne @audioboomer.bsky.social · 1d

One Day into the "ceasefire"

Israel has:

-Conducted a drone strike on Khan Younis in Gaza
-Shot & wounded two others near Khan Younis
-Killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza City
-Fired on & wounded a several others near Jabalia

All in violation of the “ceasefire.”

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 1d

Wherein this goober publicly admits to being an apostate. Saving God. As if.

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

"We're saving God," huh?

I dunno, maybe I'm just too conservative for these radical times, but I prefer the good old-fashioned "Jesus saves."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a helpful #dementia instead: call late-afternoon when
they're sundowning. That chat break could help everybody's evening go better. (But don't interrupt suppertime.)

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 1d

What's really not helpful in a #dementia household is calling before noon. Seriously people, both loved ones with dementia and care-givers have probably been up and down all night and are finally sleeping. Stop calling and waking everybody up.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 1d

Beans is 98% snoozle today.

My dog Beans, a Shiba Inu, on a chair sleeping.

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 1d

My first phone number had *letters* in it, so I've basically been dead for a while now.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
2? Questions
I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 2d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, and one song you can't stand.

Green beans, Dragonheart, and "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel

Nunsense & Shenunigans @annaleehq.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand:

Veal

3-way tie:
Requiem for a Dream
Stepmom
Love Actually

Hot Blooded by Foreigner

TonnHELL 👿 @tonnielles.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you'll never watch again, & one song you can't stand:

Liver

Fight Club

Horse With No Mame

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 3d

It's disingenuous to say that someone has triumphed over their nay-sayers after ten seconds on the job.

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 3d

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 3d

"Halloween is on Monday."

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 3d

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 4d

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode.

Pedal to the floor.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 4d

Anybody else laughing at the number of his old cronies who did his bidding for so long getting indicted now? There isn't much to laugh about, but that part is cracking me up.

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 4d

Unsolicited Schtick Pick.

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Helen Pappas❤️💙 @hpappas.bsky.social · 4d

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, how fast I saved! 😆

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 5d

I have once again, for the umptieth time, figured out how to format odd-even page numbers in a not-like-previous-section in MS Word. Please clap.

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Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 6d

In Kansas, it's El Dorado.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 7d

Secret's out.

Jennifer L. Gadd @jenniferlgadd.bsky.social · 7d

I won't make it again this week. Today has been so, so hard, and I've been needed almost constantly. This introvert is wiped. I'll read through tomorrow.