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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you. This is how you do it, folks. You don't say you have concerns. You don't reach out to the other side. You push for what's right, and you tell people why.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1h

Seeing them all together is super cool. I didn’t realize you did Tetra Nova!?

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David Wojo @mrwojorising.bsky.social · 1h

Psst! Need an amazing book cover? Or a beautiful, eye-pleasing interior? Give David (me, I'm David) a shot! Check out my portfolio here: www.davidwojo.com

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 13h

The Violent Femmes opened tonight with a song about a new raccoon species. The drummer played a backyard barbecue oven. Everyone danced a shitload. ✨🔥

A concert stage with an orange backdrop reading The Violent Femmes and the band playing in front of it.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 17h

this question even more

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 20h

Why doesn’t Submittable have an app yet?

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 23h

Adrian! Thank you so much! This makes my day 🖤💜

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Adrian Dallas Frandle @adrianf.bsky.social · 1d

absolutely in love with the flow of this piece by @erinvachon.bsky.social

"Gender was our real craft / project. Costumes, our art supplies. We all wore them."

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 1d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

I love ANMLY!! 🖤💜🥰

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 1d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

anmly.org/ap40/erin-va...

Erin Vachon – ANMLY

anmly.org

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

Fan of this!

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

Aw, bummer!

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

I never have either! I mostly slink around the bookfair and the offsites, but this is awesome.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

RIGHT?

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so used to questioning the conference decisions, and then they go and do something cool.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

WHAT, John Waters is the keynote in Baltimore?!?!

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

sure, I'll take the Eagles too

Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

When Alanis Morissette sings "thank u providence," I know she's talking about god, but whatever, I claim it in the name of Rhode Island.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 2d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Melissa Llanes Brownlee @lumchanmfa.bsky.social · 2d

😍😍😍

SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 3d

Did you hear the news? BITTER OVER SWEET was featured in @msmagazine.com's list of Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2025! buff.ly/oD6cAJf

Preorder a copy of BITTER OVER SWEET by @lumchanmfa.bsky.social right here: buff.ly/NJbAI32
@susanschulman.bsky.social

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

hell yeah!! 😂🤘

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhhhh! I’m catching Violent Femmes there on Friday!

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Dberi @dberi21.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair the wizard frogs are powerful
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Dberi @dberi21.bsky.social · 3d

Shot 3

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

If I was forced to describe any part of this world out of context, I would sound bananas. Like, oh yes, today an inflatable Portland frog danced to fend off a line of armed ICE agents. Every day is a fever dream.

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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 2d

"Israeli occupation forces have released new drone footage from Gaza, revealing the mass destruction and the erasure of every means of life in a large swath of the Gaza Strip."

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