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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 2d

Logging for just a few minutes simply to boost (and I’m wishing I didn’t because my DMs contained some really bad news I was not in a good head place to see right now).

Thank you again for your continued support and boosting of my posts and fundraiser. Logging back out now.

Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

OCTOBER UPDATE: For my mental health, I cannot be online right now. I’m only logging in long enough to post this as I don’t want to let the kindness that has been extended to me go unacknowledged, especially after such a hard week.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s a direct link to this update on Substack, if you wish to more easily share it with others: lilymeade.substack.com/p/october-20...

I’ve also added all my past housing updates as an archive there for easier reading. Thank you. Wishing you all happier days. 3/3

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

Please know that even if I don’t respond immediately to any words of support, I do appreciate them. I will be back when I am able.

Here’s a direct link to my housing fundraiser: gofund.me/949fb16cc 2/3

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

OCTOBER UPDATE: For my mental health, I cannot be online right now. I’m only logging in long enough to post this as I don’t want to let the kindness that has been extended to me go unacknowledged, especially after such a hard week.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

Love you today, forever, and always

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the life of a SEW girl 🪡🧵👗 @brit.bgay.social · 7d

oh hey that’s me 😌 essentially, the internet tried to ruin my taylor swift release week and it pissed me off so bad that i accidentally became a good writer lowkey

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 3d

I mean it’s literally a disease that causes tumors to grow on your nerves, but you do you Mr. Emojis To Signify My Activism Because I Actually Do Nothing To Support Change.

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Chloe et al. @deafglitterpen.bsky.social · 6d

The Anthology These Bodies Ain’t Broken is definitely going on my tbr, it looks right up my alley!!

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you!

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 7d

My first ever published short story is out today! Writing about my genetic condition, Neurofibromatosis, in an empowering way was such a gift! I’ve attached a grocery list of some items you might want to pick up if you read my story “The Worst Of It.” Please pick up THESE BODIES AIN’T BROKEN!

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 7d

Sharing this really great long-form piece by @brit.bgay.social on the real question we should all be asking ourselves: “Why are we spending so much time on Taylor Swift?” open.substack.com/pub/brittsca...

Please give it a read and tell me your thoughts.

The point is to consider that while we are discussing Taylor Swift and her music, her strengths, her flaws, her potential, her weaknesses, and everything under the sun, at what point have we given her far too much priority

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 9d

I was with some publishing folks recently. They said almost every pitch now is basically, “this book is just like those other books but written, bravely, BY A MAN.”

The one who could retire, did. The rest of us just got drunk

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 9d

Just out here fixing civilization. By reading fiction. As a man.

You’re welcome, ladies.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 10d

Favor to ask! If you’re going to one of THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL pop ups, would you mind bringing one of my books along for a photo like this? I’m nowhere near any of the events, but it would feel like I was there if my book babies were. The Shadow Sister or The Hex Girls is fine!

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. @burksandcaicos.bsky.social · 12d

Taylor on Actually Romantic

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 12d

In all seriousness, publishers are going to have to figure out how to market books in the post-social-media landscape. That should be an implicit part of their job. What authors/artists can do on their own is increasingly limited and siloed.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Showgirl release day. Here’s hoping it gives me a boost of much needed serotonin, because I am scraping the barrel for positivity lately.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 12d

In case you missed it yesterday!

Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 13d

Today marks the first Writing Wednesday over on my Patreon, where I will be sharing writing check ins every week with all my Writing Circle tier patrons! To celebrate this new tradition, I’ve made the first update available to members of any tier (including free)! ♥️ www.patreon.com/posts/140234...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 13d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Submit a Claim

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 13d

Today marks the first Writing Wednesday over on my Patreon, where I will be sharing writing check ins every week with all my Writing Circle tier patrons! To celebrate this new tradition, I’ve made the first update available to members of any tier (including free)! ♥️ www.patreon.com/posts/140234...

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 14d

Ver interesting thread.

Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 14d

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."

Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.

Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.

We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 18d

Getting in the car now!

Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 19d

I have a favor to ask:

On Saturday, Mom and I are driving 3 hours each way so I can be the featured author at the Dolly Day 5k charity run in Yakima, WA. The proceeds of this event benefit Dolly Parton’s children’s book charity that sends a book a month from birth to age 5 for ANY family. 1/2

Flyer for the Dolly Day 5k in Yakima next to a stack of A Rogue Thorn books by Lily Meade.

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 19d

This is not a paid job for me. I’m honored to support the charity, but this fall has been really difficult financially. We could use some travel funds to help us with the trip and final few days of September. www.lilymeade.com/donate 2/2

Ways to help financially:
Direct Donation
Donate directly through the link above or by:
Buying me a Ko-Fi or donating through PayPal.
Venmo: @Lily-Meade-1
Cashapp: $lilymeade (the last four of my phone number is 9897 if it asks)
Food Budget
You can help us directly with food by buying WinCo or Walmart gift-cards. Those are our closest and cheapest grocery stores.
The best email to use would be
lilymeadebooks(at)gmail(dot)com

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 19d

I have a favor to ask:

On Saturday, Mom and I are driving 3 hours each way so I can be the featured author at the Dolly Day 5k charity run in Yakima, WA. The proceeds of this event benefit Dolly Parton’s children’s book charity that sends a book a month from birth to age 5 for ANY family. 1/2

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Lily Meade @lilymeade.bsky.social · 18d

I had a really great idea yesterday that lit me up in a way writing hasn’t done for a while, but today I woke up and remembered the reality of the industry and the risks I can and can’t afford to take right now and I’m very very sad.

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