Nichol Simmons
@nicholsimmons.bsky.social
I've written newscasts, podcasts, short stories, features, & shorts. Sometimes I even get paid. Sundance award-winner, 2x Nicholl semi-finalist. Posts are my personal thoughts and opinions.
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Hey #Screenwriting amigos!
If you've read one of my scripts and think it worthy of a vote for @thegreylist.bsky.social, I'd be ever so grateful
- PAAN
- THE STITCHER
- SCROOGE: REQUIEM
- SHINIGAMI
- OBEAST
- THE BODY FARM
- SALUDA
- TRANQUILITY
Thanks!
#scriptsky #TheGreyList2026
If you've read one of my scripts and think it worthy of a vote for @thegreylist.bsky.social, I'd be ever so grateful
- PAAN
- THE STITCHER
- SCROOGE: REQUIEM
- SHINIGAMI
- OBEAST
- THE BODY FARM
- SALUDA
- TRANQUILITY
Thanks!
#scriptsky #TheGreyList2026
#scriptsky / #filmsky community
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
We are excited to announce that the submission portal for the 2026 Grey List is NOW OPEN!!
Head over now and nominate the best scripts you've read from writers over 40 (that includes yourself).
You can scan the QR code in the image below 👇or use the link in my bio.
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hey #Screenwriting amigos!
If you've read one of my scripts and think it worthy of a vote for @thegreylist.bsky.social, I'd be ever so grateful
- PAAN
- THE STITCHER
- SCROOGE: REQUIEM
- SHINIGAMI
- OBEAST
- THE BODY FARM
- SALUDA
- TRANQUILITY
Thanks!
#scriptsky #TheGreyList2026
If you've read one of my scripts and think it worthy of a vote for @thegreylist.bsky.social, I'd be ever so grateful
- PAAN
- THE STITCHER
- SCROOGE: REQUIEM
- SHINIGAMI
- OBEAST
- THE BODY FARM
- SALUDA
- TRANQUILITY
Thanks!
#scriptsky #TheGreyList2026
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Thanksgiving with Leslie Jones
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Thanksgiving with Leslie Jones
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This is a blog post that contains a curated playlist of movies, documentaries and television programmes for teaching "law, race and decolonisation" that I curated for BoB. The resources are grouped thematically, and also the post also includes further reading.
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
Law, Race and Decolonisation: A video and essay teaching resource
Videos and related essays
folukeafrica.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This is a blog post that contains a curated playlist of movies, documentaries and television programmes for teaching "law, race and decolonisation" that I curated for BoB. The resources are grouped thematically, and also the post also includes further reading.
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
folukeafrica.com/law-race-and...
The Police
Prince
Nirvana
The Dollyrots
Lenny Kravitz
Prince
Nirvana
The Dollyrots
Lenny Kravitz
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The Police
Prince
Nirvana
The Dollyrots
Lenny Kravitz
Prince
Nirvana
The Dollyrots
Lenny Kravitz
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Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
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This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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Unconscionable.
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed Ta’Kiya Young was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder.
Two Little Ohio Boys Lost Their Mom to Gun Violence. A Grand Jury Indicted the Police Officer Who Shot Her.
An attorney for Young’s family called the outcome “an American tragedy.”
capitalbnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Unconscionable.
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11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
11 years ago today, 12 year old Tamir Rice was gunned down by police officers on Cleveland’s west side.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
The officer shot him within seconds of arriving at the park he was playing in.
Tamir’s life mattered. It still does. My thoughts are with his family today.
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The first official US coin was the Fugio cent, rumored to have been designed by Ben Franklin.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The first official US coin was the Fugio cent, rumored to have been designed by Ben Franklin.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
🤣 I wish I had half this much charm.
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🤣 I wish I had half this much charm.
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Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Good morning. This article by @alissawilkinson.bsky.social
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
about AI and documentaries is closely researched, often horrifying, and very important. I'm sharing a gift link because I hope everyone reads it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
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A list of Black owned and indie animation that is funded or funding via Kickstarter! The first two on the list are still open!
This looks & SOUNDS amazing!!!
Crocodile Dance - An Africanfuturist Animated Film by Coker CoOp on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cok...
Crocodile Dance - An Africanfuturist Animated Film by Coker CoOp on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/cok...
Crocodile Dance - An Africanfuturist Animated Film
An indie animated thriller where a musician reclaims her voice to face the Mami Wata, a monster goddess threatening her family.
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
A list of Black owned and indie animation that is funded or funding via Kickstarter! The first two on the list are still open!
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Los Angeles renters: knowledge is power! Join our friends @power-la.bsky.social, Basta, and the Stay Housed LA coalition for a tenants rights workshop on Thursday from 3-5pm.
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Los Angeles renters: knowledge is power! Join our friends @power-la.bsky.social, Basta, and the Stay Housed LA coalition for a tenants rights workshop on Thursday from 3-5pm.
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John Oliver had masterful segment on public media and how pulling federal money hurt rural consumers legislators said they were defending, while making it more likely those stations need NPR and PBS. And he's doing a cool auction to raise money. WATCH: https://loom.ly/t7FRhXc
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
John Oliver had masterful segment on public media and how pulling federal money hurt rural consumers legislators said they were defending, while making it more likely those stations need NPR and PBS. And he's doing a cool auction to raise money. WATCH: https://loom.ly/t7FRhXc
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don't let Mayor Johnson's masterful answer to a dumb question get lost in the shuffle: "we don't have 'illegal aliens.' is that some sci-fi show? legal term for my people was 'slave'—you want me to use that?" @mayorofchicago.bsky.social #MustWatch
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
don't let Mayor Johnson's masterful answer to a dumb question get lost in the shuffle: "we don't have 'illegal aliens.' is that some sci-fi show? legal term for my people was 'slave'—you want me to use that?" @mayorofchicago.bsky.social #MustWatch
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“I’ve spent my life studying my profession & I’ve come to feel that one lifetime is not enough. When it works well there is something shamanistic about it, but in order to invite that, for lack of a better word, inspiration into your life requires a tremendous amount of discipline”
HBD Ethan Hawke
HBD Ethan Hawke
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“I’ve spent my life studying my profession & I’ve come to feel that one lifetime is not enough. When it works well there is something shamanistic about it, but in order to invite that, for lack of a better word, inspiration into your life requires a tremendous amount of discipline”
HBD Ethan Hawke
HBD Ethan Hawke
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This clip will be forever burned into my brain. When @sanders.senate.gov told them they would be killing 51,000 people with their vote and they did it anyway. It was like watching him beg for mercy at a public execution.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This clip will be forever burned into my brain. When @sanders.senate.gov told them they would be killing 51,000 people with their vote and they did it anyway. It was like watching him beg for mercy at a public execution.
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Folks, a pill to swallow: if current Democrats will cave to your healthcare, they will cave to your voting rights. If they will cave to you not getting paid for 40 days, they will cave to LGBTQ+ marriage. If they cave to stalling our airplanes, they will cave to destroying our National Parks.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Folks, a pill to swallow: if current Democrats will cave to your healthcare, they will cave to your voting rights. If they will cave to you not getting paid for 40 days, they will cave to LGBTQ+ marriage. If they cave to stalling our airplanes, they will cave to destroying our National Parks.
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People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
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People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
People were donating to food banks in communities across the country. Many SNAP recipients who were struggling felt the momentum. They too need healthcare & many didn't want us to cave. 7M of us didn't march to cave. We didn't win every election last week to cave. Shame on the cavers. Vote them out.
Yes, please
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Yes, please
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️