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M. Newton

@ridelee.bsky.social

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Author, cat lady, holder of strong opinions on politics. She/her. @[email protected]

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · Dec 13

Oh hey! #booksky! I published two short stories in 2024, and *you* can nominate them for things!

Umbrella Luck (Issues in Earth Science): earthscienceissues.net/fiction_for_...

Drinking Down the Salt (Saturday Evening Post):
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/10/drin...

#AwardsEligibility #Eligible

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4h

Apparently it's a "listen to all your favorite Steven Universe songs and cry" kind of day.

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 9h

And my high fantasy WIP would smell like green apples and horse sweat.

(Look, I'm sorry, those *are* the more pleasant options, most of the book is a long journey through a desert.)

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 9h

Without getting super precious about it -

The Puppet Kingdom would smell like an old castle: the mustiness of stone and lichen.

The Future Second by Second would smell like leather and fresh-baked bread.

And *coughcoughsecretscough* would smell like honey, vinegar, and a snap of phosphor.

L. D. Lewis, Peach Jolly Rancher 🍬 @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 20h

What would *your* book smell like if you engaged in a mega weirdo scented pages promotional campaign?

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 1d

I really resent how much I like the apartment in the Zooey Deschanel/Jonathan Scott AD apartment walkthrough. I clicked on it expecting to hate it, and yet now I am left yearning for custom plaster work and topiary elephants. Bah.

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 3d

My mother asks if you have to be so vulgar when talking about decorative gourd season, motherfucker.

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4d

Oooh, enjoy!

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4d

So I got my yooperlites, and I'm very excited by them. But also, I am utterly charmed by the idea of stores with magic words and stock they only show you if they know you know what you're looking at.

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4d

And then she showed us to a whole dark cubby full of fluorescent rocks and handed us a couple blacklight flashlights to play with, and it was delightful. While the rest of the store was all about color and shine and crystal facets, this one corner of ugly grey rocks was the most magical of all.

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4d

So yesterday I visited a new-to-me rock store and I mentioned to my friend that I really wanted some yooperlites because they fluoresce so much, and the store clerk, who had mostly been ignoring us up to that point, popped up from behind the counter and went, "You just said my favorite word!"

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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 4d

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a politician even attempt to know this much about my people’s history or art or culture or struggle, and I’ve certainly never seen someone advocate for protecting us so fiercely at this level, ever. God I truly hope he wins.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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mbbendt @bendts2cents.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty sure that when you have giant frogs everywhere, God is very disappointed in how you are treating immigrants.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 4d

Went somewhere pretty today. :D

A shot taken near sunset over water and deciduous forest, pampas grass in the foreground.

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 6d

Something something plague of one giant frog...

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 6d

It's 2039. Presidential candidate Zohran Mamdani appears on Critical Role as a guest PC. His Aasimar bard pulls the party out of a jam, imparts trenchant life advice, and sleeps with Laura's character before bouncing. It nets him a five point jump in the polls for the next week.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 7d

doomscroll break

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 7d

Sometimes I leave the house on weeknights. Not often, but sometimes. And getting to see Martha Wells talk about her new book releasing *today* is one of those times.

Martha Wells holds a microphone as she speaks. Next to her is a small table holding a copy of her new book, Queen Demon, and a standing banner announcing the location as Politics & Prose at Union Market.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 9d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 10d

Giant is giving out free-with-insurance COVID and flu vaccines at the Takoma Park Street Festival today, no questions asked!

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The One True Kat @theonetruekat.bsky.social · 10d

I’ll see that “pack it out” challenge and raise you a “take an extra trash bag and pick up some extra trash if you have the chance”. The parks and wildlife will be better for it.

Dr. Adeene Denton @spacewhalerider.com · 11d

PSA for folks visiting any National Public lands (parks, forests etc) during the shutdown: PLEASE take everything you brought in with you, including trash! Don't leave it in the bins if you can avoid it - those are emptied by National Parks/Forest workers. If they're furloughed that job isn't done.

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 10d

But how can you resist when he looks like this?

Dwayne Johnson's high school yearbook photo, featuring a black turtleneck, a gold chain, and a leather fanny pack. He also has a high hairline and curly black hair.

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Crazy Cat Lady Abroad @crazycatladyabroad.bsky.social · 11d

I'm not going to lie. I am extremely disappointed to find out that "Helsing SG-1" refers to an autonomous submersible rather than what would have been a gloriously insane crossover TV series.

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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 12d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 12d

I need to tap out for the night, but just to have it said, I would not put it past Brennan to end this episode with the dead guy coming back to life.

M. Newton @ridelee.bsky.social · 12d

Look at all these people using pen and paper, rather than tablets with DnDBeyond. A fascinating change.