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When it gets too dark in this world, please let me

When it gets too dark in this world, please let me remember this shade of green.
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God, I’ve been feeling so… unmoored, these past two days. It’s hard to concentrate, to move forward with what needs to be done. But I have to remember—feeling shook by events this horrific is an appropriate reaction. We SHOULDN’T normalize what has happened. Feel what you feel. And, if you can, let it galvanize you into action.

#endgunviolencenow #gunsafetyfirst #childrenbeforepolitics @sandyhookpromise @everytown @mothersdemandaction

I won @literarydeathmatch reading an excerpt from

I won @literarydeathmatch reading an excerpt from a new chapter exclusive to the paperback of ALL KINDS OF OTHER, so can I say I have award-winning bonus material? Get the paperback and see for yourself!

#queerlit #jackandjules #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #AllKindsofOther @weneeddiversebooks f#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #quilltreebooks #queerya @harpercollins #lgbtqia #aapimonth

Well well well… guess who won a medal? I am a

Well well well… guess who won a medal?

I am a @literarydeathmatch champion!

It was a series of lucky breaks. Poor @akilahobviously ate the poison bonbons I sent her and had to Skype in for her reading. I can’t believe I had to then square off against the force of nature that is @natashiadeon , but @rosecransbaldwin knows how to spell and thus saved my bacon.

Thank you @pamelaribon @mkellyatx and @emilyvgordon for being such kind judges and @adriantoddzuniga for being the Host with the Most. It was all great silly fun.
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#queerlit #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #AllKindsofOther @weneeddiversebooks f#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #quilltreebooks #queerya @harpercollins #lgbtqia @utilikilts

Yes, I’m leaving my home to spar with these lite

Yes, I’m leaving my home to spar with these literary powerhouses— @natashiadeon @akilahh @rosecransbaldwin Come be my crew! It’s a lot of silly, fun and a good night out, and @adriantoddzuniga is ridiculously entertaining. Get a link to tix in my bio. @literarydeathmatch #authorlife #allkindsofother

Happy Paperback Edition Day! (Is that a thing?) Ou

Happy Paperback Edition Day! (Is that a thing?) Out wherever books are sold. The novel Kirkus listed as one of “8 YA Books that Could Change Your Mind,” is now the perfect size and weight to slip into a beach bag for some summer reading. Enjoy…
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#queerlit #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #AllKindsofOther @weneeddiversebooks f#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #quilltreebooks #queerya @harpercollins #lgbtqia

Oh, my chickadees, a lot’s popping this week! *

Oh, my chickadees, a lot’s popping this week!
* The paperback for ALL KINDS OF OTHER lands on bookshelves (physical as well as digital) on Tuesday!
* My lovely niece @sophia.levin.37 graduates from high school on Wednesday!
* I’m doing my first Los Angeles in-person event on Sunday—Literary Death Match! Pray for me. (more on that later, link in bio)
* Got an essay accepted into The Rumpus!
* Best of all, the boy’s home from college!

#queerlit @literarydeathmatch #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtqia #AllKindsofOther @weneeddiversebooks f#bookstagram #authorsofinstagram #authorlife #quilltreebooks #queerya @harpercollins #lgbtqia

Wow! She must know I just got solar panels install

Wow! She must know I just got solar panels installed (it IS pretty powerful)… and that must be her real photo, right? Golly, so nervous to meet her… though she will not argue measured intelligence with me, so I guess I’ll be OK…

A hack for your next writer’s group meeting: if

A hack for your next writer’s group meeting: if you make some lightly whipped cream to go with your scones and jam, people will not notice that you have fewer pages to share than you promised. Also, serving barley tea upon arrival will make everyone think they are in a Korean spa. #writerslife #authorsofinstagram #amwriting #ambaking

I’m afraid Kiko is giving me serial killer vibes

I’m afraid Kiko is giving me serial killer vibes. She pinpoints the exact point of weakness on any given plush toy, no matter how adorable, and precisely eviscerates/lobotomizes it. Here is the most recent victim to her obsession. No stuffing is safe.

What a blessing to spend Mother’s Day in person

What a blessing to spend Mother’s Day in person with my mother for the first time in, what, decades?— and to see my parents interact with grandchildren they haven’t seen in three years.