GESSwrites
@gesswrites.bsky.social
Writer of stories about women getting what they want.
My short story "Unnoticed" appears in #MixedBagOfTricks,
an anthology of 11 short stories by 11 women writers.
Finalist in 2025 Fugue Prose Contest
Member of Armadillo Authors Society
My short story "Unnoticed" appears in #MixedBagOfTricks,
an anthology of 11 short stories by 11 women writers.
Finalist in 2025 Fugue Prose Contest
Member of Armadillo Authors Society
Pinned
GESSwrites
@gesswrites.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Mixed Bag of Tricks: A Short Story Anthology
A Short Story Anthology
bookshop.org
Mixed Bag of Tricks is everywhere,
with stories to shock, delight, and break your heart
by @gesswrites.bsky.social (that's me!),
@ileenieweenie.bsky.social, @roanna.bsky.social,
and more writers of bsky.app/profile/arma...
#MixedBagOfTricks
#ArmadilloAuthorsSociety
bookshop.org/p/books/mixe...
with stories to shock, delight, and break your heart
by @gesswrites.bsky.social (that's me!),
@ileenieweenie.bsky.social, @roanna.bsky.social,
and more writers of bsky.app/profile/arma...
#MixedBagOfTricks
#ArmadilloAuthorsSociety
bookshop.org/p/books/mixe...
Ooh! Got my first @sweetturtleberry.com original!
November 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ooh! Got my first @sweetturtleberry.com original!
Good Sunday morning
#TeaOfTheDay: 2:1 blend of
#jusTea African Breakfast and
#SpicesAndTease peach apricot hisbiscus.
Behold the lovely copper color!
#TeaOfTheDay: 2:1 blend of
#jusTea African Breakfast and
#SpicesAndTease peach apricot hisbiscus.
Behold the lovely copper color!
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Good Sunday morning
#TeaOfTheDay: 2:1 blend of
#jusTea African Breakfast and
#SpicesAndTease peach apricot hisbiscus.
Behold the lovely copper color!
#TeaOfTheDay: 2:1 blend of
#jusTea African Breakfast and
#SpicesAndTease peach apricot hisbiscus.
Behold the lovely copper color!
Saturday morning #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea peppermint detox
with a mandarin peel.
Will they tea well?
Why, yes, and
be pretty too.
#justea peppermint detox
with a mandarin peel.
Will they tea well?
Why, yes, and
be pretty too.
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Saturday morning #TeaOfTheDay:
#justea peppermint detox
with a mandarin peel.
Will they tea well?
Why, yes, and
be pretty too.
#justea peppermint detox
with a mandarin peel.
Will they tea well?
Why, yes, and
be pretty too.
I didn't need turkey on Thursday but I missed having cheddar cheesy,
turkey scrambled eggs on Friday morning.
turkey scrambled eggs on Friday morning.
a woman wearing a name tag that says ' netflix ' on it
Alt: Black woman wearing a prison uniform and name tag
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I didn't need turkey on Thursday but I missed having cheddar cheesy,
turkey scrambled eggs on Friday morning.
turkey scrambled eggs on Friday morning.
Happy Friday #TeaOfTheDay:
Waiting for water to heat
for a single mug of #HEB
superberry green tea 🤷🏾♀️
Waiting for water to heat
for a single mug of #HEB
superberry green tea 🤷🏾♀️
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happy Friday #TeaOfTheDay:
Waiting for water to heat
for a single mug of #HEB
superberry green tea 🤷🏾♀️
Waiting for water to heat
for a single mug of #HEB
superberry green tea 🤷🏾♀️
"Good fathers know
when to lie
to their children."
- "Portrait of a Good Father"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
when to lie
to their children."
- "Portrait of a Good Father"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Good fathers know
when to lie
to their children."
- "Portrait of a Good Father"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
when to lie
to their children."
- "Portrait of a Good Father"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
When I say, "If there's no one who
looks like me in the trailer,
I'm unlikely to watch it,"
I don't mean "Black" or "woman."
I mean "Black AND woman."
looks like me in the trailer,
I'm unlikely to watch it,"
I don't mean "Black" or "woman."
I mean "Black AND woman."
a woman wearing a necklace and earrings looks at the camera with her eyes closed
Alt: a Black woman wearing a necklace and earrings looks at someone as if listening and titles head as in consideration of what she is hearing
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
When I say, "If there's no one who
looks like me in the trailer,
I'm unlikely to watch it,"
I don't mean "Black" or "woman."
I mean "Black AND woman."
looks like me in the trailer,
I'm unlikely to watch it,"
I don't mean "Black" or "woman."
I mean "Black AND woman."
Thanksgiving day #TeaOfTheDay:
Doubled up on
#HEB superberry green tea;
definitely a mauve color,
darker than yesterday's rose gold
Doubled up on
#HEB superberry green tea;
definitely a mauve color,
darker than yesterday's rose gold
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thanksgiving day #TeaOfTheDay:
Doubled up on
#HEB superberry green tea;
definitely a mauve color,
darker than yesterday's rose gold
Doubled up on
#HEB superberry green tea;
definitely a mauve color,
darker than yesterday's rose gold
"My cousin can chant back twenty-five generations. That's what it means to be from a place."
- "The Road to Hāna"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
- "The Road to Hāna"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"My cousin can chant back twenty-five generations. That's what it means to be from a place."
- "The Road to Hāna"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
- "The Road to Hāna"
by Kristiana Kahakauwila
(This Is Paradise, 2013)
Wednesday #TeaOfTheDay:
#HEB superberry green tea,
light, smooth, and a little sweet,
brews to a pretty rose gold color
#HEB superberry green tea,
light, smooth, and a little sweet,
brews to a pretty rose gold color
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Wednesday #TeaOfTheDay:
#HEB superberry green tea,
light, smooth, and a little sweet,
brews to a pretty rose gold color
#HEB superberry green tea,
light, smooth, and a little sweet,
brews to a pretty rose gold color
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Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
Ooh, @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social will enjoy this...
A Thanksgiving week treat from the Library of Congress to you: A close-up look at what many culinary historians see as the "first" American cookbook, Amelia Simmons’ "American Cookery."
www.loc.gov/item/9612696...
www.loc.gov/item/9612696...
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ooh, @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social will enjoy this...
Congressmember quits
instead of putting up the good fight,
leaving room for further injection
of more destructive supporters.
instead of putting up the good fight,
leaving room for further injection
of more destructive supporters.
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congressmember quits
instead of putting up the good fight,
leaving room for further injection
of more destructive supporters.
instead of putting up the good fight,
leaving room for further injection
of more destructive supporters.
Tuesday morning #TeaOfTheDay,
thanks to my dear friend @austinwriter.bsky.social:
#TeakeasyTea's vanilla sky,
a smooth chai.
thanks to my dear friend @austinwriter.bsky.social:
#TeakeasyTea's vanilla sky,
a smooth chai.
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Tuesday morning #TeaOfTheDay,
thanks to my dear friend @austinwriter.bsky.social:
#TeakeasyTea's vanilla sky,
a smooth chai.
thanks to my dear friend @austinwriter.bsky.social:
#TeakeasyTea's vanilla sky,
a smooth chai.
Reposted by GESSwrites
Attorneys general for 21 states sued to prevent the federal government from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other agencies, and on November 21, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. upheld an earlier preliminary injunction.
Federal Court Delivers Judgment to Prevent Dismantling of IMLS
Attorneys general for 21 states sued to prevent the federal government from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other agencies, and on November 21, Judge John J. McConnell Jr.…
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Attorneys general for 21 states sued to prevent the federal government from gutting the Institute of Museum and Library Services and other agencies, and on November 21, Judge John J. McConnell Jr. upheld an earlier preliminary injunction.
Reposted by GESSwrites
“If your culture is an oral culture it can’t be a lecture. Otherwise, nobody’s gonna remember the stories.”
Breathing Life into America’s Indigenous Stories - Electric Literature
Julian Brave NoiseCat uprooted his life to record disappearing native stories about fathers, sons, and Coyote in “We Survived the Night”
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“If your culture is an oral culture it can’t be a lecture. Otherwise, nobody’s gonna remember the stories.”
#MurderSheWrote
S2, so it's 1985-1986 and
Jessica is wearing SIX layers of chains.
I'm as shook'd as she is in this pic I took.
S2, so it's 1985-1986 and
Jessica is wearing SIX layers of chains.
I'm as shook'd as she is in this pic I took.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
#MurderSheWrote
S2, so it's 1985-1986 and
Jessica is wearing SIX layers of chains.
I'm as shook'd as she is in this pic I took.
S2, so it's 1985-1986 and
Jessica is wearing SIX layers of chains.
I'm as shook'd as she is in this pic I took.
Reposted by GESSwrites
As readers, your reviews matter. Not just to authors, but to other readers looking to expand their horizons. Book reviews go a long way, so don’t forget to help out an indie author by leaving one!❤️ #booksky #reviews #indieauthors #readersky
November 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
As readers, your reviews matter. Not just to authors, but to other readers looking to expand their horizons. Book reviews go a long way, so don’t forget to help out an indie author by leaving one!❤️ #booksky #reviews #indieauthors #readersky
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30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
(5/30)
(5/30)
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #Booksky #Readingwomen
(5/30)
(5/30)
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna $1.99
Genres: Cozy Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/48u4V5D
Genres: Cozy Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/48u4V5D
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna $1.99
Genres: Cozy Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/48u4V5D
Genres: Cozy Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy
#books #booksky #ad
amzn.to/48u4V5D
Reposted by GESSwrites
159/100 #BookSky 📱🎧
This was an interesting multiverse story where the characters are aware of it but only get little glimpses. I think when I was using the reader to narrate it, it made it a little confusing to keep the characters straight though.
This was an interesting multiverse story where the characters are aware of it but only get little glimpses. I think when I was using the reader to narrate it, it made it a little confusing to keep the characters straight though.
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
159/100 #BookSky 📱🎧
This was an interesting multiverse story where the characters are aware of it but only get little glimpses. I think when I was using the reader to narrate it, it made it a little confusing to keep the characters straight though.
This was an interesting multiverse story where the characters are aware of it but only get little glimpses. I think when I was using the reader to narrate it, it made it a little confusing to keep the characters straight though.
Reposted by GESSwrites
Writers around the world are raising their voices for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Centres around the world are amplifying those silenced - through letters, readings, and action in solidarity. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Writers around the world are raising their voices for the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. Centres around the world are amplifying those silenced - through letters, readings, and action in solidarity. #DayoftheImprisonedWriter #RoryBranker #YalqunRozi #MohamedTadjadit #MziaAmaglobeli
"If the people in charge
want you to be guilty,
for you not to be guilty."
-
@Princess_Weekes
www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/epis...
audio.buzzsprout.com/yfjpfcg4pudx...
want you to be guilty,
for you not to be guilty."
-
@Princess_Weekes
www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/epis...
audio.buzzsprout.com/yfjpfcg4pudx...
Elizabeth Báthory with Princess Weekes - You're Wrong About
"Our alleged serial killers deserve better than this." Was Elizabeth Báthory the most prolific serial killer of all time, or was she just in the wrong place at the wrong time? Do we even have the tool...
www.buzzsprout.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"If the people in charge
want you to be guilty,
for you not to be guilty."
-
@Princess_Weekes
www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/epis...
audio.buzzsprout.com/yfjpfcg4pudx...
want you to be guilty,
for you not to be guilty."
-
@Princess_Weekes
www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/epis...
audio.buzzsprout.com/yfjpfcg4pudx...
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM