D. Ann Williams (they/them)
dawilliamsbooks.bsky.social
D. Ann Williams (they/them)
@dawilliamsbooks.bsky.social
Tin House '23 | VooDoonauts '21
Sensitivity Reader
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NEW: President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe.

ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
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February 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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I just keep journaling every day. It’s really important to me to have evidence of dates, times, things that Ive seen, who did what, what is happening.

All of this can fall apart and be deleted. But there has to be evidence. Writing matters and there has to be evidence of what happened
February 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
And all three were immediately uninstalled. Fuck it
January 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Last day to sign up for this free virtual workshop. Donations welcome and going to a Haitian charity. after this it will become a paid offering.
December 18, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Art drawn by people who very rarely make art and think they are “bad at art” is 1000x cooler than AI art. It’s life-affirming. It’s often unexpected. I cannot overemphasize how much I love when people just go for it. You do not need the machine for this human endeavor.
November 18, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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If you're looking for speculative fiction publications (podcasts, zines, publishers) here on Bluesky, I have two starter packs and I keep adding to these, so you might want to check in occasionally for updated lists!
bsky.app/starter-pack...

bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 11, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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For the creatives in despair today I’ll be doing a speculative generative community workshop on 11/23 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reimagining the world creatively—Poetry as spell work on 11/23 at 3 PM EST
This is for all creatives willing to reimagine and write it whatever it is into assistance. Join me for a generative workshop it goes about an 1.5 hours to 2 hours long. Let’s put our despair into hop...
docs.google.com
November 6, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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BlackSky starter pack. go.bsky.app/2FtgiTK
November 13, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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PSA for writers!

If you're writing a period story set in the US between the 1700s and 1900s, this website has a list of typical wages, house prices, and cost of food, clothing etc. across four centuries, with links to historic documents as sources!

libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwag...
Library Guides: Prices and Wages by Decade: Intro
Links to government documents and primary sources listing retail prices for products and services, as well as wages for common occupations. This guide points to wages and consumer prices reported in p...
libraryguides.missouri.edu
November 10, 2024 at 7:51 AM