Mal
@mal-malme.bsky.social
Mal or they/them pronouns.
Performer, Writer, Activist, Artist.
Trans humans are sacred. And dogs are love.
Writing: theater, essays on Substack, middle grade and YA fiction
#amquerying #writingcommunity
https://malpronouns.substack.com
Performer, Writer, Activist, Artist.
Trans humans are sacred. And dogs are love.
Writing: theater, essays on Substack, middle grade and YA fiction
#amquerying #writingcommunity
https://malpronouns.substack.com
With all the terror and chaos in the world, waking up today, reading another rejection for my full manuscript -arrived in my reality with less emotional impact. In fact, it just makes me want try hard harder with my writing. It’s so important to keep telling stories and connect with one another. 🫶🏻
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
With all the terror and chaos in the world, waking up today, reading another rejection for my full manuscript -arrived in my reality with less emotional impact. In fact, it just makes me want try hard harder with my writing. It’s so important to keep telling stories and connect with one another. 🫶🏻
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January 21, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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For those saying “oh but the cabinet are all sycophants.” Yes. We know.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
For those saying “oh but the cabinet are all sycophants.” Yes. We know.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
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📢 I am officially OPEN to queries! Full #MSWL in bio, but here’s a highlight of what I’m looking for in 2026:
✨ Picture books (NEW!)
✨ YA Thriller
✨ Science fiction (NEW!)
✨ MG & YA Contemporary
See you in my inbox soon! #amquerying #writingcommunity
✨ Picture books (NEW!)
✨ YA Thriller
✨ Science fiction (NEW!)
✨ MG & YA Contemporary
See you in my inbox soon! #amquerying #writingcommunity
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
📢 I am officially OPEN to queries! Full #MSWL in bio, but here’s a highlight of what I’m looking for in 2026:
✨ Picture books (NEW!)
✨ YA Thriller
✨ Science fiction (NEW!)
✨ MG & YA Contemporary
See you in my inbox soon! #amquerying #writingcommunity
✨ Picture books (NEW!)
✨ YA Thriller
✨ Science fiction (NEW!)
✨ MG & YA Contemporary
See you in my inbox soon! #amquerying #writingcommunity
Solidarity and the strength to Love. We all must act together to build the promise into reality.
Art created by Central Square Business District artists, graffiti alley, Cambridge.
Art created by Central Square Business District artists, graffiti alley, Cambridge.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Solidarity and the strength to Love. We all must act together to build the promise into reality.
Art created by Central Square Business District artists, graffiti alley, Cambridge.
Art created by Central Square Business District artists, graffiti alley, Cambridge.
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
I really important conversation for this moment. Highly recommend you follow this podcast and listen to this episode.
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The Audacity of Hope
Podcast Episode · All Rev'd Up · 01/14/2026 · 24m
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January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I really important conversation for this moment. Highly recommend you follow this podcast and listen to this episode.
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Lock them up.
Oh my God.
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Lock them up.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Amplifying as this is clearly a great service for many writers!
So grateful. It feels amazing to have so many support my writing. That imposter syndrome can shove it up its ass. Thank you friends for joining me on this adventure. Onward!
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
So grateful. It feels amazing to have so many support my writing. That imposter syndrome can shove it up its ass. Thank you friends for joining me on this adventure. Onward!
Another rejection. And of course, I will never give up, however - to get the same kind of form rejection many times in which an agent says something like “It may not be a fit for me, children’s publishing is so subjective and I’m sure someone else will find it’s the right fit for them.” Onward!
December 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Another rejection. And of course, I will never give up, however - to get the same kind of form rejection many times in which an agent says something like “It may not be a fit for me, children’s publishing is so subjective and I’m sure someone else will find it’s the right fit for them.” Onward!
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If the Democrats retake Congress this must be on the priority list of legislative initiatives.
Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate.
reason.com/2025/12/17/t...
Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate.
reason.com/2025/12/17/t...
These congressmen want to give you the right to sue federal law enforcement for violating your rights
The proposed bills aim to codify a 1971 Supreme Court ruling that allowed individuals to sue the feds for Fourth Amendment violations.
reason.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If the Democrats retake Congress this must be on the priority list of legislative initiatives.
Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate.
reason.com/2025/12/17/t...
Yes, Trump will veto it. But signing this bill must be a campaign issue for any 2028 Dem candidate.
reason.com/2025/12/17/t...
My post about showing up from my art and my creativity, even though it can be hard, because now is all we have.
A Post About Making Stuff
Before it gets lost in a storage bin
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December 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My post about showing up from my art and my creativity, even though it can be hard, because now is all we have.
Wow!! The goal setting webinar with Anna Conathan @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social was such an energizing splash of creativity and fun and community!! Grateful! Let’s go 2026!! #amwriting
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Wow!! The goal setting webinar with Anna Conathan @manuscriptacademy.bsky.social was such an energizing splash of creativity and fun and community!! Grateful! Let’s go 2026!! #amwriting
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9. The ACLU posted a response to the ruling on Bluesky indicating that trans people should hold off trying to update passports.
bsky.app/profile/aclu...
bsky.app/profile/aclu...
This fight isn't over. Our case challenging President Trump's executive order will still move forward.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
In the meantime anyone who applies for a new, corrected, or replacement passport, or for a passport renewal, is at risk of having their passport issued bearing the sex they were assigned at birth.
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
9. The ACLU posted a response to the ruling on Bluesky indicating that trans people should hold off trying to update passports.
bsky.app/profile/aclu...
bsky.app/profile/aclu...
I got another rejection. Let me wallow and whine for a moment. OK moving on. I never thought I’d be working on more than 1 book at a time. I didn’t think my brain could manage it, but as I’ve learned by wiser people than me, I can be querying one and drafting 3 others. What?? Yeah. 🙌🏻 #amwriting
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I got another rejection. Let me wallow and whine for a moment. OK moving on. I never thought I’d be working on more than 1 book at a time. I didn’t think my brain could manage it, but as I’ve learned by wiser people than me, I can be querying one and drafting 3 others. What?? Yeah. 🙌🏻 #amwriting
Listening to my author spouse Meg Stone being introduced on Aspire: I Have A Right To Podcast episode that just dropped! Get her book: The Cost of Fear: why most safety advice is sexist and how to stop gender based violence.
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Listening to my author spouse Meg Stone being introduced on Aspire: I Have A Right To Podcast episode that just dropped! Get her book: The Cost of Fear: why most safety advice is sexist and how to stop gender based violence.
