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Nichole

@tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social

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Writer. Podcast host. The Godmother. The Prince Mixtape. Thirst Aid Kit. This Is Good For You. Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be (memoir). Lilith, But Dark (poetry). soft. nicholeperkins.com

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · Feb 11

Some dream jobs I’d love:

• being the person to read & suggest romance novels for a film/tv/spicy audio company to adapt
• having a imprint to publish romance, mystery, thrillers, poetry

so if anyone wants to take a chance on pleasure & joy in the midst of chaos, hire me. Let’s make it happen.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 14h

YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIKE THE PROTAGONIST OR SEE YOURSELF IN THEM FOR A BOOK TO BE “GOOD”

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 14h

Romance readers AND publishers need to stop expecting authors to publish a book a year, *especially* if the publisher is not providing a livable advance bsky.app/profile/rach...

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 14h

Sometimes a character is racist/sexist/homo- and/or transphobic but it does not mean the author is

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 17h

Authors shouldn’t need day jobs

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20h

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Post Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social · 20h

And she only had to release 30 variants and get her Stan’s to buy a min of four copies of each variant to make this happen congrats ig

Some Stan’s collection of Taylor swift variants

An assortment of Swifties posting their massive variant and merch hauls for tracking week of Taylor’s new album

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 22h

They think he lived & died in the 1700-1800s because of the way “classic art” is uh framed in American education/pop culture

adolfwhiskers.bsky.social @adolfwhiskers.bsky.social · 22h

Picasso was born in 1881 how long do these people think humans live for

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 23h

You know how, once a year, a large group of people find out that Bobby Caldwell was white? My other favorite version of this is when people find out Picasso died in 1973.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 23h

Not the point but gonna start calling weed “giggle grass” from here on out

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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The Smut Report @smutreport.com · 14d

I would like to state, for the record, that Ingrid wrote this very kind and measured piece in response to reading the following phrase in a real life romance book:

"a warm dampness growing in her underpants"

The Smut Report @smutreport.com · 14d

Today on the blog, Ingrid's got some unsolicited advice for romance authors: find a reader who will tell you if your sex scenes are bad.

Terribly, Horribly, Honest Readers

As the team’s delicate flower and resident proper lady, I have been known to struggle with openly discussing matters that are of the “hanky panky” variety. I like euphemisms. This is something I’ve had to work on as a parent, because as most people know nowadays, you’re really supposed to call body parts by their actual names when you talk to kids for safety reasons.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes I like to revisit abandoned dreams so I’m scrolling through Zillow. All these houses with these 5-figure price reductions just a-sitting there 😳

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 1d

Breckin Meyer played an art student doing drug trials to make ends meet youtu.be/CkYGwHSgtWQ?...

How Failed Artists Make Money | House M.D.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 1d

When she wakes up at the vet and starts clawing at him because she’s so pressed for some 👀 attention 👀, it’s so good!

Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 1d

I rewatched 1987’s “Baby Boom” in the wake of Diane Keaton’s passing and a thing that’s so consistent when you watch even middlebrow stuff from the 80s and 90s is that it plays like a masterpiece compared to so much of what gets made today because the scripts and exiting are TIGHT

Official Trailer BABY BOOM (1987, Diane Keaton, Sam Sheppard, Harold Ramis, Charles Shyer)

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 1d

There was a House, MD episode where a student was doing all these medical studies for money. The medicines created something akin to a hairball in his stomach and every time I take multiple meds at the same time, I worry I’ll end up with the same thing 😞

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Just finished The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944). I need a proper documentary on the Carradines, a Hollywood family that maybe doesn’t get highlighted as it should. Those Carradine men are prolific 😳

Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Time to rewatch Something’s Gotta Give ☹️

Keesh @carrdiganbutton.bsky.social · 2d

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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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Jack - Oi, Shiny! @oishinythings.bsky.social · 2d

I look at the older ones like theatre. I will happily pretend the guy in the costume is a believable werewolf if you sell me on the acting.

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 2d

And it’s wild how these old black & white movies (pre-1960) have better lighting than your favorite modern day dragon saga

a woman wearing glasses and a cross necklace is making a funny face .

ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a cross necklace is making a funny face .

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 2d

Watching old horror movies on Peacock. They are so good! Yes, the practical effects can seem cheesy now and the actors really knew how to chew scenery but they did so much with so little

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 3d

Ohhh so that’s why ole girl made a point to say she’s “not a bad bitch and this isn’t savage…”

[there were very strong rumors that TK tried to holler at MTS]

Travis Kelce talking to Megan Thee Stallion

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 3d

Yes lol my bagel order is plain or cinnamon raisin, both toasted. I do enjoy that onion one tho, also toasted

Sincerely,
A southerner who didn’t have a bagel until grad school

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 6d

Check out our Halloween BOOO-nanza sale, created by my partner @mzspress.bsky.social. Some of our best loved books are (briefly!) being offered at horrifyingly low prices (50% to 70% off). Order more than $100 and we'll throw in a free A24 cap! [THUNDERCLAP; LIGHTNING] mzs.press/BOOO-nanza-S...

BOOO-nanza Sale

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Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 4d

Melanie disturbed the nature of things by chasing after Mitch, instead of being approached properly, which made the birds attack. It wasn’t until she was catatonic— and therefore easily led— that the birds left them alone. Order had been restored. #TheBirds

Nichole @tnwhiskeywoman.bsky.social · 4d

And in cases of IVF, where they can select for sex or look for certain genetic abnormalities & reject those embryos, they can’t do that for autism so attempts at perfect eugenic babies can be for naught and how dare they not be able to control what kind of children they have

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