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Sparrow J @summergirl505.bsky.social · 1d

🎵 why would Lockheed Martin build a ballroom..... 🎶 This is TikTok Premium ☺️

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.

A Bloody Prison Beating Was Caught on Video. No Guards Were Punished.

A New York prisoner accused corrections officers of assault and sexual abuse. State officials deemed his claims unfounded despite footage of the encounter.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Tens of thousands of people have tried to escape the Sudanese city of El Fasher since paramilitary fighters seized the city in Darfur from Sudan’s military more than a week ago. But only some people have made it to the nearest aid zone after surviving a massacre inside the city.

After Fleeing a Massacre, Survivors Encountered Still More Gunfire and Abductions

Thousands of people who witnessed atrocities have tried to escape El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region since paramilitary fighters seized that city in late October.

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Clarion West @clarionwest.bsky.social · 3d

Sharing this heartbreaking news about Celeste Rita Baker (CW '19). Her warmth and voice, love and mentorship will be greatly missed.

Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 3d

Heartbroken to say the least. My dear friend and CW classmate Celeste Rita Baker has passed away. Words aren't enough to describe what an amazing, talented, warm, and loving human being she was. The world is so much emptier now. 💔

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · 5d

Gearing up for my magic and imagination in YA panel at the Louisiana Book Festival. Looking forward to connecting with my fellow storytellers, world builders and dream weavers.
See you at the @louisianabookfest
#soecfic #ya #imagination #tempest

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · 7d

When Marti Dumas joined our family, she brought the creative writer count up to 3—me, my dad, and her! We'll be talking together on a podcast when I go back home for the Louisiana Book Festival.
I love being a part of a creative family.
#novelists #writersinthefamily #tempest #wildseedwitch

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · 22d

We all have comfort zones—sanctioned behavior that we approve of, that makes us feel safe and protected. However, safety and protection tends to follow the boundaries of what has worked in the past. The truth of expansion is that it is future leaning.
meetingyourself.substack.com/p/the-self-r...

the Self-Radical Hour (part 2)

expanding permission for expansion and self-support

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · 22d

The settlement appears to be moving forward. Visit the site to see if your books were included… if so, you can file a claim.

This is a landmark settlement, a small step toward protecting copyright.

Onward,
—K.

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · 22d

My first book was named co-winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Award. 13 years later, the award’s been renamed the Otherwise Award and I’m sitting on the jury.
It’s been a long journey since that first book, and in some ways, I feel like I’m slowly writing my way back to where I began.

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Oct 3

The microfiction continues. In this story, Benko encounters an unexpected vehicle for change.

Jump in the river with Benko, and let the current carry you to a place where a new life may be possible. You can read the rest of The Limp Life in the River at flingingfiction.substack.com/publish/post....

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

Much of our everyday lives are spent with a fair amount of dissatisfaction with ourselves. It's unclear how much self-criticism is trained in us and how much is part of human design, but most of us find it impossible to embrace self-acceptance.

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the Self-Radical hour

finding relief from self-criticism and negative self-talk

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

Excited to be headed back home to attend the Louisiana Book Festival this fall. This wonderful celebration of books takes place in Baton Rouge on November 1st.
I look forward to attending and connecting with authors and readers about books.
#tempest #louisianabookfestival

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

I got to reflect on developing your writer’s voice in a guest post on UnleashingReaders.com. I’m in awe of all creators because I know all the mental hurdles we have to face to get the work completed. You can read the full essay at UnleashingReaders.com. www.unleashingreaders.com/29239

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

I am OBSESSED with process. I love exploring the how behind our creative acts. How are things built? How do you confront blockages? How do you develop your craft? How do you move through self-doubt?

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

This suffocates any new branching out. It suffocates life, new growth, experimentation, and ultimately, it suffocates possibility.
So let’s do some exposure therapy. If there’s something you really want to do, give yourself permission to do it BADLY, to get it wrong… then see how far it takes you.

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

Some of the shame of getting it wrong is that we’re such a competition based society. And we’re also a society that not only validates a specific kind of success. We become so obsessed with the products of success rather than valuing experiences, experimentation, or attempts.

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 27

As I have been reaching towards expansion, I have been wrestling with the fear of getting it wrong. I don’t want to fail, I don’t want to look silly, I don’t want to appear to be trying too hard.
There have been so many times when I took actions simply so that I could not be seen as being wrong.

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CL Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social · Sep 17

Not every story or book you write can be a banger, but that doesn't mean you stop writing because some had a better reception than others.

Art is a journey discovering what makes you tick as a human. I see no point in calling done on writing unless you find something else you prefer doing.

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

Yes, the vibe has shifted. I'm missing the fun and the quirk. It feels heavy and serious, without balance. I'll likely not make it through the season. And Wednesday a bit maniacal and blind. I know she's headstrong but...

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · Sep 9

YIKES!!!

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Love this reflection of Tempest because both elements are important to the building of the story. The mystery is a driver but so is V’s evolution and her growing sense of self.

TY @shelf-awareness.com for your sensitive and perceptive read of Tempest.

—K.

#tempest #selfdiscovery #danger #suspense

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Compliments from readers and reviewers are great, but what's most valuable is when they focus on details that align with my intentions and efforts. I love knowing that all the wordsmithing and structuring and character building hit home.
—K.
#gold #worththesweat #gratitude #success #tempest #ya

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K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

For this month’s microfiction, a fun night leads to deep discovery when Thea recovers something she’s been living without for too long. Read Buried Beneath the Black at
flingingfiction.substack.com/p/buried-ben...

Leaning into the joy of creativity,
—K.

#storytelling #microfiction #substack

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

So lovely to get love notes with appreciation for the characters. Over the drafts, the characters in Tempest became quite real to me. Peep the pressure that comes with reader appreciation. “You are writing the next book, aren’t you?” lol. Yes, dear readers, I am!

#tempest #ya #readerappreciation

K. Ibura @kiburabooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Prompted by an email from my agency, I finally checked to see if my books were being used in the AI machine.

I sent a letter to Meta via the Author’s Guild template (actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...). Participant in systems I did not choose and don't consent to.

Sigh.

#exhausted #ai #noconsent