Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
@fsmith827.bsky.social
Love Is A Contact Sport - 6/16/26 ✍🏾📚💕🌈
Romance author. Romance reader. Higher Ed. Former TV news. Detroiter in Bay Area. Beyoncé. ✍🏾📚💕🫶🏾🪩🏳️🌈🎓🐝
Romance author. Romance reader. Higher Ed. Former TV news. Detroiter in Bay Area. Beyoncé. ✍🏾📚💕🫶🏾🪩🏳️🌈🎓🐝
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One and Done, a Black, Queer, Higher Ed, Bay Area romance novel is out now on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social : www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/one-an...
Pick one up via the publisher or your favorite independent bookstore site.
✍🏾📚🌈💕
#MMRomance #BlackRomance #LGBTQBooks #RomanceNovels
Pick one up via the publisher or your favorite independent bookstore site.
✍🏾📚🌈💕
#MMRomance #BlackRomance #LGBTQBooks #RomanceNovels
“Reply All” is an annoying thing to me. Actually, including more people than needed on an email in the first place is just a smidge more annoying than “Reply All.” 🎓💻 #HigherEdSky #HRSky
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“Reply All” is an annoying thing to me. Actually, including more people than needed on an email in the first place is just a smidge more annoying than “Reply All.” 🎓💻 #HigherEdSky #HRSky
Feels weird, and nice, to have a random Tuesday off from work this week as a holiday (Veterans Day). Hey, I’ll take it!
Lowkey, looks like people took today off, too, considering how empty the office and campus are. I’ll take that, too! 😁
#HigherEdSky #WorkSky #SanFrancisco
Lowkey, looks like people took today off, too, considering how empty the office and campus are. I’ll take that, too! 😁
#HigherEdSky #WorkSky #SanFrancisco
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Feels weird, and nice, to have a random Tuesday off from work this week as a holiday (Veterans Day). Hey, I’ll take it!
Lowkey, looks like people took today off, too, considering how empty the office and campus are. I’ll take that, too! 😁
#HigherEdSky #WorkSky #SanFrancisco
Lowkey, looks like people took today off, too, considering how empty the office and campus are. I’ll take that, too! 😁
#HigherEdSky #WorkSky #SanFrancisco
I love the second chance romance novel trope. I like seeing second chances in real life, too.
This @fatedmates.net episode from June 2025 explores second chance romance novels.
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
#Romancelandia #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
This @fatedmates.net episode from June 2025 explores second chance romance novels.
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
#Romancelandia #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Second Chance Romance Redux — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We're taking a second run at second chance romance this week, and while we intended to recommend a million books, we ended up talking about all the ways this trope really works and really doesn't work...
fatedmates.net
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I love the second chance romance novel trope. I like seeing second chances in real life, too.
This @fatedmates.net episode from June 2025 explores second chance romance novels.
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
#Romancelandia #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
This @fatedmates.net episode from June 2025 explores second chance romance novels.
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
#Romancelandia #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Gym. Farmers market. Breakfast. Read. Maybe some Sunday Funday in Castro? A sunny and warm day (75 expected) in San Francisco today. ☀️🌈 #SanFrancisco #Sunday
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Gym. Farmers market. Breakfast. Read. Maybe some Sunday Funday in Castro? A sunny and warm day (75 expected) in San Francisco today. ☀️🌈 #SanFrancisco #Sunday
Monica and Brandy.
Tonight. 11/8/25.
Oakland. Excited.
#TheBoyIsMineTour #Monica #Brandy #MusicSky #Oakland
Tonight. 11/8/25.
Oakland. Excited.
#TheBoyIsMineTour #Monica #Brandy #MusicSky #Oakland
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Monica and Brandy.
Tonight. 11/8/25.
Oakland. Excited.
#TheBoyIsMineTour #Monica #Brandy #MusicSky #Oakland
Tonight. 11/8/25.
Oakland. Excited.
#TheBoyIsMineTour #Monica #Brandy #MusicSky #Oakland
Thanks, @cjbyte.bsky.social, for adding this to your 2025 reading list!
In Case You Forgot is a co-authored novel by Chaz Lamar Cruz and me on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. It came out in June 2019.
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/in-cas...
#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #ReadingSky
In Case You Forgot is a co-authored novel by Chaz Lamar Cruz and me on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. It came out in June 2019.
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/in-cas...
#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #ReadingSky
Book #13 and probably the last book I'll be reading in 2025 due to how busy my work schedule will become for the holiday season. Going to end the year with an author I started the year with. #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Thanks, @cjbyte.bsky.social, for adding this to your 2025 reading list!
In Case You Forgot is a co-authored novel by Chaz Lamar Cruz and me on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. It came out in June 2019.
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/in-cas...
#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #ReadingSky
In Case You Forgot is a co-authored novel by Chaz Lamar Cruz and me on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social. It came out in June 2019.
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/in-cas...
#BookSky #LGBTQBookSky #ReadingSky
Great conversation between @richardwriteson.bsky.social and C.M. Barnes on this Romance in Colour podcast episode.
Talking STEM in romance, gentle & mature characters, queer labels, and more. 🎧📚💕
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#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Talking STEM in romance, gentle & mature characters, queer labels, and more. 🎧📚💕
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Season 7, Episode 5: Engineered for Love (w/ CM Barnes)
Podcast Episode · Romance in Colour · 11/07/2025 · 1h 10m
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November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Great conversation between @richardwriteson.bsky.social and C.M. Barnes on this Romance in Colour podcast episode.
Talking STEM in romance, gentle & mature characters, queer labels, and more. 🎧📚💕
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Talking STEM in romance, gentle & mature characters, queer labels, and more. 🎧📚💕
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
I mailed my dad a birthday card 2 weeks ago.
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I mailed my dad a birthday card 2 weeks ago.
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
@tayari.bsky.social sends me a card every year 😍
When’s the last time you mailed or received a handwritten letter, note, or card? It's such a nice gesture. ✍🏾💌📫
November 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
@tayari.bsky.social sends me a card every year 😍
💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
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#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
💜📚 Cover Reveal 📚💜
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
Love Is A Contact Sport by Frederick Smith
A Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM Romance novel. June 2026 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social (6/16/26 pub date).
Cover design by Ray Jean-Gilles.
💜💜💜💜💜
#Romancelandia #BlackBookSky #LGBTQBookSky #BookSky #RomanceBookSky
When’s the last time you mailed or received a handwritten letter, note, or card? It's such a nice gesture. ✍🏾💌📫
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
When’s the last time you mailed or received a handwritten letter, note, or card? It's such a nice gesture. ✍🏾💌📫
I make playlists from time to time. This one, Uplift, I usually put on in the mornings to get my day going with some positivity. 🎧🎵
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#MusicSky #PlaylistSky
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#MusicSky #PlaylistSky
Uplift by Frederick Smith on Apple Music
Playlist · 24 Songs
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November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I make playlists from time to time. This one, Uplift, I usually put on in the mornings to get my day going with some positivity. 🎧🎵
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
#MusicSky #PlaylistSky
music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
#MusicSky #PlaylistSky
Lots of great new novels released in November 2025 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social
Get your fill of LGBTQIA+ romance and stories.
📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BoldStrokesBooks
Get your fill of LGBTQIA+ romance and stories.
📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BoldStrokesBooks
Bold Strokes Books
Bold Strokes Books is a midsized independent publisher producing a diverse collection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer general and genre fiction. Our mission is to bring quality queer...
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Lots of great new novels released in November 2025 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social
Get your fill of LGBTQIA+ romance and stories.
📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BoldStrokesBooks
Get your fill of LGBTQIA+ romance and stories.
📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com
#BookSky #QueerBookSky #RomanceBookSky #BoldStrokesBooks
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
these numbers are telling too.
you can see where and what cities and states they rigged elections in 2016 and 2024
you can see where and what cities and states they rigged elections in 2016 and 2024
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
these numbers are telling too.
you can see where and what cities and states they rigged elections in 2016 and 2024
you can see where and what cities and states they rigged elections in 2016 and 2024
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I enjoy listening to Write of Passage, the weekly podcast by @vanessariley.com.
vanessariley.com/blog/2025/11...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #VanessaRiley
vanessariley.com/blog/2025/11...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #VanessaRiley
Write of Passage: Hang the Pictures - Vanessa Riley's Research Blog
About nine years ago, my husband, military man, went on several trips and took his camera. He’s a wonderful amateur photographer — the kind who captures dozens and dozens of shots, each one filled wit...
vanessariley.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I enjoy listening to Write of Passage, the weekly podcast by @vanessariley.com.
vanessariley.com/blog/2025/11...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #VanessaRiley
vanessariley.com/blog/2025/11...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #VanessaRiley
I miss Joy Reid at the MSNBC desk on election night coverage. 💙🗳️
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I miss Joy Reid at the MSNBC desk on election night coverage. 💙🗳️
Soon, will be setting up book events, podcasts, book con travel, and more for my June 2026 release.
But in the meantime, I’m at that sweet spot of time when I can READ the books that have been on my TBR while I’ve been writing this year. ✍🏾📚💕
#Romancelandia #BookSky
But in the meantime, I’m at that sweet spot of time when I can READ the books that have been on my TBR while I’ve been writing this year. ✍🏾📚💕
#Romancelandia #BookSky
November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Soon, will be setting up book events, podcasts, book con travel, and more for my June 2026 release.
But in the meantime, I’m at that sweet spot of time when I can READ the books that have been on my TBR while I’ve been writing this year. ✍🏾📚💕
#Romancelandia #BookSky
But in the meantime, I’m at that sweet spot of time when I can READ the books that have been on my TBR while I’ve been writing this year. ✍🏾📚💕
#Romancelandia #BookSky
Reposted by Frederick Smith, Ed.D.
New episode! @quirkynerd.bsky.social joins @taramdscott.bsky.social to talk book bans. Becks recommends Alison Cochrun's Every Step She Takes & Tara recommends Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti.
Listen: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/10/28/that-time-of-year-featuring-becks-quirk-qr-119/
Listen: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/10/28/that-time-of-year-featuring-becks-quirk-qr-119/
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New episode! @quirkynerd.bsky.social joins @taramdscott.bsky.social to talk book bans. Becks recommends Alison Cochrun's Every Step She Takes & Tara recommends Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti.
Listen: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/10/28/that-time-of-year-featuring-becks-quirk-qr-119/
Listen: https://www.queerlyrecommended.com/2025/10/28/that-time-of-year-featuring-becks-quirk-qr-119/
The @hea-society.bsky.social book, curated by photographer Chandra Wicke, is available to order now! It makes a great gift for people who love the romance novel genre!
happilyeveraftersociety.com
#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky
happilyeveraftersociety.com
#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky
The Happily Ever After Society
The Happily Ever After Society
happilyeveraftersociety.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The @hea-society.bsky.social book, curated by photographer Chandra Wicke, is available to order now! It makes a great gift for people who love the romance novel genre!
happilyeveraftersociety.com
#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky
happilyeveraftersociety.com
#Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky
Nothing like typing “The End” on a book project. Happy Sunday!
✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nothing like typing “The End” on a book project. Happy Sunday!
✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
✍🏾📚💕 #BookSky #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia
Totally forgot that tonight was the day that we switch clocks back one hour in most of the U.S. Didn't even notice, since most of my time-keeping devices are digital and change automatically anyway.
Excited for early morning light. Not excited about 4:30 pm darkness.
Excited for early morning light. Not excited about 4:30 pm darkness.
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Totally forgot that tonight was the day that we switch clocks back one hour in most of the U.S. Didn't even notice, since most of my time-keeping devices are digital and change automatically anyway.
Excited for early morning light. Not excited about 4:30 pm darkness.
Excited for early morning light. Not excited about 4:30 pm darkness.
I can’t wait to be back out on the book events circuit in 2026. 📚💕
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I can’t wait to be back out on the book events circuit in 2026. 📚💕
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky #Romancelandia
Love seeing all the Steamy Lit Con posts. Keep them coming. Looks like a great time in Anaheim! 📚💕 #SteamyLitCon #SteamyLitCon2025 #Romancelandia
October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Love seeing all the Steamy Lit Con posts. Keep them coming. Looks like a great time in Anaheim! 📚💕 #SteamyLitCon #SteamyLitCon2025 #Romancelandia
I enjoyed being on the @demblackmamas.bsky.social podcast recently. Topics: going back to school and tips to support your college students. It was a great time! 🎓🎧
demblackmamas.com/dbm-ep-72-ba...
#HigherEdSky #EducationSky #TeacherSky #K12Sky
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#HigherEdSky #EducationSky #TeacherSky #K12Sky
DBM Ep 72 Back To School & Black Motherhood w/ Dr. Frederick Smith - black mama magic
SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR POD FIX: APPLE PODCAST|SPOTIFY|SOUNDCLOUD|PANDORA|YouTube Dear Mamas & Magic Makers What if I told you the collision […]
demblackmamas.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I enjoyed being on the @demblackmamas.bsky.social podcast recently. Topics: going back to school and tips to support your college students. It was a great time! 🎓🎧
demblackmamas.com/dbm-ep-72-ba...
#HigherEdSky #EducationSky #TeacherSky #K12Sky
demblackmamas.com/dbm-ep-72-ba...
#HigherEdSky #EducationSky #TeacherSky #K12Sky