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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · 4d

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November is booked and busy! Coming soon to a town near you.

Pennsylvania people we will be at State College, PA on November 16 at noon. Read the caption for details.

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · 14d

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · 16d

Yet, the documentary’s brilliance lies not only in chronicling a landmark moment in Indian queer history or in the gentle portrayal of an unconventional parent figure, but also in tracing the unvarnished realities of a love already laid bare to public gaze.

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Amma’s Pride Review | Unflinching Parental Love That Moves Mountains | Outlook India

Shiva Krish’s Amma’s Pride (2024) is political, tender and riotous. Over fifty screenings worldwide have moved audiences to tears, ignited conversations, and transformed indifference into empathy and ...

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · 17d

For 48 hours starting this weekend, witness the power of a mom’s unconditional love towards her trans daughter.

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Love uplifts. Love overcomes. Love prevails.

#StandUpForLove

Stand Up for Love

Witness a mother's love and a trans daughter's courage.

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · 23d

I love her new album and unapologetically so.

The Life Of A Showgirl

Or what you make of it

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Sep 24

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#standupforlove #ammaspride

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Sep 20

Article here. There are still MANY questions about how this new INA 212(f) entry suspension will be implemented, and the government has put out frighteningly little official information. Many people will be watching carefully.

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Trump Says the U.S. Will Institute $100,000 Fee for Skilled Worker Visas

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Sep 12

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Litnamjooning - Issue 2 Now Live!

with an editor's note from me

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Tracie Adams @tracieadams.bsky.social · Sep 12

MUCH GRATITUDE TO @jenwithwords.bsky.social @pleomorphic2.bsky.social and all the WONDERFUL EDITORS AT LITERARY NAMJOONING for including "Sticky Notes for a Downcast Soul" in Issue 2

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Sticky Notes for a Downcast Soul by Tracie Adams

It took a while for the encouragement to kick in, to move past the shame of it and accept thewords as the gift they were. And it was shameful, my fifteen-year-old daughter so afraid that her mom would...

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Going Gently Into The Night

Or Raging Against The World

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Aug 28

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This American Woman: A One-In-A-Billion Memoir

Marketing Done Right

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Death Rattle Of A Dying Empire

And, hope will win

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Aug 25

Tis the start of the new school year. May the force be with us. #BackToSchool
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First Day Of School

and, a new normal

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Aug 22

Pennsylvania people, listen up.

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Lakshmi (Luck-shme) @lakshgiri.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Literary Namjooning | Submissions Closed @lit-namjooning.bsky.social · Aug 15

Shout-out to our wonderful team--four brilliant writers who have stood by me through good times and bad, and who believe in Lit Namjooning as much as I do. So grateful for
@lakshgiri.bsky.social, @lumchanmfa.bsky.social, @jenwithwords.bsky.social, and @pleomorphic2.bsky.social 😍
- Hema
#namjooning