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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · May 13

The "em dash evangelist" label on my website is more amusing these days, as The Internet is now convinced that people using em dashes in their writing are all using AI.

SOME OF US JUST WRITE LIKE THE #ADHD IS WINNING -- BECAUSE IT IS -- Y'ALL.

#NotAI #IJustHaveALotOfThoughtsInsideMyThoughts

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · May 11

Welp. @johnnyvengeance.bsky.social and I both completely forgot today was our 12th wedding anniversary until my mom wished us a happy one. So I think we're killing it in the marriage department.

#ADHDMuch? #ImportantDatesAreHardToRemember

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Jessica Stremer Kidlit Author @jstremer.bsky.social · May 6

It's Wonderfully Wild's book birthday!

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · May 4

Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.

And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.

I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · May 2

"These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research."

Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · May 2

FYI: The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have collaborated to offer $25K rapid response grants.

"This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF."

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · May 1

“Eugenics isn’t just about eradicating the lesser people like myself, like people with disabilities, it’s about attaching disability to marginalized communities in order to slate them for eradication.”

Fantastic crash course in eugenics, ableism & anti-blackness from @imanibarbarin.bsky.social

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · May 2

Today's excerpt from my current WIP, a sentence we can all agree is a true example of literary excellence:

"I stood standing."

Catch my future bestseller soon.

a woman in a red dress and a denim jacket is saying crushed it .

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 30

Figuratively, the MC in my current WIP has to embrace his differences, and let go of his desire to fit in. Literally, he has to let go of his mom.

#HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · Apr 30

So what do you think? Beltane is just around the corner, and in fact upon some parts of the world. At the time of such an important Sabbat, we need to think about the thin veils of the world. What burns your characters to transform?

#HorrorWritersChat

Question Two
Beltane's fire clears the old to make space for the new. In your horror stories, what's something your characters have to let go of - or burn away - before transformation can happen?

#HorrorWritersChat

Quote Post and Don't forget the tag

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 30

I'm Sabrina and I write kid lit -- I have a bunch of PB manuscripts but most recent WIPs are middle grade horror.

I write horror now because I kept trying to write soft and magical picture books but CB/MG horror kept coming out instead. It wasn't really up to me.

#HorrorWritersChat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · Apr 30

Alright here we go, Question No. 1.
Quote it, bare your soul. I'm listening.

#HorrorWritersChat

Question One
Introduce yourself, writers!
Tell us what you write and what brought you to horror?

#HorrorWritersChat
Quote post and don't forget the tag

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 28

“When will someone think of the male writers?” I’m always saying.

“If only I could find works of literary fiction by men.” I’ve shouted into the ether.

Thank the gods for such a trailblazer.

Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 27

a man in a suit and tie is giving a thumbs up and saying `` exactly '' .

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 27

A desperate plea for my local bookstores.

Can anyone, for the love of any god, stock more adult horror than Stephen King?

And, for the love of the same or another god, can the kid-lit section include more than award winners/nominees & required reading from 1995? MAYBE EVEN SOME HORROR?

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 20

Gave my toddler kinetic sand when I was in a meeting once.

Never again.

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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · Apr 20

For your bunny day

Buntacles: A white rabbit with an octopus’ eye and two green tentacles sprouting from each side of its head in place of ears.

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · Apr 20

OR you could read these Black vampire novels:

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez
Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson.

Just a thought.
#booksky #blackbooksky
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Polygon @polygon.com · Apr 18

After you watch Sinners, you should read George R.R. Martin’s excellent and underrated vampire novel

The Game of Thrones author writes more than great fantasy stories

www.polygon.com

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A.D.🍀🦩 @adwills.bsky.social · Apr 18

if you're a writer feeling down, just remember, you can always make your characters' days even worse

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 17

You know it’s serious when the neuro-affirming orgs are publicly aligning with Autism Speaks .

Supernova Momma @supernovaparenting.org · Apr 17

This might be the first time ever! All this organization agreed on something and joined up. RFK Jr. in trouble

Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) @autisticadvocacy.org · Apr 17

ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 17

I wanted to write something about RFK’s eugenics-minded absolute garbage speech on autism but all that came out was a tirade of profanities.

Friendly reminder: you don’t have to produce something for the capitalist war machine to be a worthy member of society. You are enough.

#ActuallyAutistic

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🦋 Phenomenally Autistic 🦋| Ayanna Sanaa Davis @ayannasanaa.bsky.social · Apr 15

The reason you don’t see anything ‘wrong’ with me is because there is nothing wrong 👌🏽♾️ #autismacceptance #autismawareness #actuallyautistic #blackandautistic #differentnotbroken

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 16

My kids know I don’t have a permanent favorite anything. They’ll often ask “what’s your favorite _____ today?”

Because yeah, committing to A ONE FAVORITE anything stresses meowt.

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Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social · Apr 9

I woke up to 90 responses to my critique group match. If you are looking for a critique group, don't miss out. I only do this every few years.

Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social · Apr 8

Looking for a kidlit critique group or hoping for one that better aligns with your interests? The Kidlit 2025 Critique Match is here: forms.gle/HsoHLUbQnMEH...

Kid Lit Critique Partner Meet-Up 2025

This is for children's writers looking to join an online critique group. Writers will be organized into groups based on common interests and receive an email the first week of May 2025 introducing the...

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 6

Took the kids (Stitch and Charizard) to #kidsconne today and got to chat with @jldurona.com for a minute — what a treat! All the kid lit writers I know live in my computer, so it’s always a bit surreal to see anyone IRL!

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KidLitSundayScaries @klsundayscaries.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thought today was Friday. It's not.
The #KidLitSundayScaries prompt for this weekend is:

***JOY***

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🚫 AI

See you on Sunday!

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #ArtPrompt #KidLit #KidLitArt #VSS #VSSPrompt #Poetry #HorrorSky #microfiction #WIPsnippet

A black and white photo above text. In the photo: two people dressed in sheets as ghosts with sunglasses on. In the text: This weekend’s #KidLitSundayScariesPrompt is… JOY. Share your KidLit: micro-fiction (VSS), WIP snippet, poetry, or art. KLsundayscaries.bsky.social.

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Apr 3

Camp Cretaceous has me stressed out. Who, in their right mind, sends a teenager to sleep-away camp on a remote island with genetically-modified prehistoric dinosaurs?

That’s objectively bad parenting.

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Sabrina is writing @sabrinawrites.com · Mar 31

If there's one thing I can do, it's survive. When my brother died. When my parents left. When the earthquake hit.

Maybe I should be afraid that the sky went dark, & the animals are dying, & all the adults are gone. But I'm not. If anyone is going to make it out alive, it's me.

#KidLitSundayScaries

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