Linnea Peterson
@lpetersonwrites.bsky.social
Queer, #ActuallyAutistic writer and freelance editor. My queer YA debut, THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, is forthcoming. My site: https://linneapeterson.com/. They/them
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I've added my superhero romance short story, "Sonic Boom of My Heart," to this list. Donate at least $1 to Second Harvest Heartland and I'll send you 6,700 words of an anti-establishment but really very nice villain falling for his nemesis, a hero who's escaping an abusive relationship.
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every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
December 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
every trans person i see post about the OU suspension knows that the suspended target is trans & a grad student, & has an innate awareness that this is about purging trans employees. every cis person i see thinks the target is a rando professor & that this is about giving conservatives good grades
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Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
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Minneapolis: SNOW EMERGENCY declared starting at 9PM tonight. Move your cars!
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Minneapolis: SNOW EMERGENCY declared starting at 9PM tonight. Move your cars!
Twin Cities friends! I'm one of the featured readers at this installment of the 5th Wednesday Reading Series, happening this Wednesday at 6 pm at the Merriam Park Library in St. Paul. I've got a ten-minute slot to read some of my poetry, and after the featured readers are done, it's an open mic!
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Twin Cities friends! I'm one of the featured readers at this installment of the 5th Wednesday Reading Series, happening this Wednesday at 6 pm at the Merriam Park Library in St. Paul. I've got a ten-minute slot to read some of my poetry, and after the featured readers are done, it's an open mic!
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On Creator Day, 100% of proceeds go to creators. To celebrate, we’ve contributed our anthologies Add Magic to Taste and Aether Beyond the Binary to this bundle of 74 books and other media!. The $50 price tag is an 82% discount!
Get the bundle here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Get the bundle here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
On Creator Day, 100% of proceeds go to creators. To celebrate, we’ve contributed our anthologies Add Magic to Taste and Aether Beyond the Binary to this bundle of 74 books and other media!. The $50 price tag is an 82% discount!
Get the bundle here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
Get the bundle here: itch.io/b/3410/creat...
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DISCOUNTS! GET YER INDIE-PRESS-SUPPORTING DISCOUNTS HERE!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
trump: “no see we HAVE to blow up those boats in the caribbean, they could be carrying drugs!”
also trump:
also trump:
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KOSA will obliterate trans people's ability to have spaces and even communicate online. It MUST be stopped.
Tell your lawmakers to oppose the Kids Online Safety Act- there are better ways to protect kids online without throwing other vulnerable people under the bus.
www.stopkosa.com
www.stopkosa.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
KOSA will obliterate trans people's ability to have spaces and even communicate online. It MUST be stopped.
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Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
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November 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
I think one of the places Christians get stuck is that Christianity is so thoroughly a religion of belief that it can be hard to understand, from the inside, that something doesn't need to make a theological truth claim in order to be religious, and that this applies to Christianity.
“Santa is secular”
Santa:
Santa:
Saint Nick was based on Nicholas, bishop of Bari, an early Christian saint who gave gifts to people in secret, usually as a way to have done a good deed. The name Santa clause is a bastardization of Sinterklaas, a Germanic form of Saint Nick. It’s very Christian.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think one of the places Christians get stuck is that Christianity is so thoroughly a religion of belief that it can be hard to understand, from the inside, that something doesn't need to make a theological truth claim in order to be religious, and that this applies to Christianity.
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I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
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A reminder to not drink and drive this holiday weekend (or ever!).
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A reminder to not drink and drive this holiday weekend (or ever!).
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
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I was at the protest today: SPPD was on site when I got there, but their numbers continued to swell. The crowd was loud af but not at all violent- nor were they impeding agents "doing their jobs" or residents. SPPD was in good spirits- many were smiling and laughing. The protesters were told to +
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I was at the protest today: SPPD was on site when I got there, but their numbers continued to swell. The crowd was loud af but not at all violent- nor were they impeding agents "doing their jobs" or residents. SPPD was in good spirits- many were smiling and laughing. The protesters were told to +
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has just been named as the principal deputy director at the CDC.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has just been named as the principal deputy director at the CDC.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
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I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
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To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
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Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
Holiday reminders:
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
My latest WIP has
❤️ a two-person love triangle
📚 made-up fantasy series
📱 online fandom
🌃 teenagers up past bedtime
🧠 mental illness rep
🏳️⚧️ gender feels
🎓 the pressure of honors classes
😎 a smart-but-chill LI
✡️ High Holy Days
🇸🇪 St. Lucia Day
🫂 supportive siblings
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
❤️ a two-person love triangle
📚 made-up fantasy series
📱 online fandom
🌃 teenagers up past bedtime
🧠 mental illness rep
🏳️⚧️ gender feels
🎓 the pressure of honors classes
😎 a smart-but-chill LI
✡️ High Holy Days
🇸🇪 St. Lucia Day
🫂 supportive siblings
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Magdalena Erikson is
🇸🇪 Swedish American
✝️ Lutheran
🏳️⚧️ nonbinary
🚪 closeted
🧠 with undiagnosed OCD
Kadhir Mandeep is
🇮🇳 Indian American
✡️ Jewish
🏳️🌈 pansexual
. . . and trying to embrace being all three at once.
They’re close friends on Discord, but don’t get along IRL. Yet.
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
🇸🇪 Swedish American
✝️ Lutheran
🏳️⚧️ nonbinary
🚪 closeted
🧠 with undiagnosed OCD
Kadhir Mandeep is
🇮🇳 Indian American
✡️ Jewish
🏳️🌈 pansexual
. . . and trying to embrace being all three at once.
They’re close friends on Discord, but don’t get along IRL. Yet.
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday I saw Wicked: For Good with my best friend. You know who else loves Wicked? Solveig and Sarah, the main characters of my forthcoming YA novel THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, which will go up for pre-order soon! If you like your MCs nerdy, fandomy, and always ready to sing, watch this space.
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yesterday I saw Wicked: For Good with my best friend. You know who else loves Wicked? Solveig and Sarah, the main characters of my forthcoming YA novel THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, which will go up for pre-order soon! If you like your MCs nerdy, fandomy, and always ready to sing, watch this space.