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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 18h

Fantastic! I can’t wait to read! ☺️

Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Kelly! I know I still have your YA, but I’d love to see this too! Feel free to query me at: QueryTracker.net/query/AlexBr... ☺️

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 1d

This sounds fantastic! Feel free to query me here if you think we'd be a good fit!

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Hi #DVPit! I'm so excited to check out everyone's awesome pitches today! I'm happy to look at queries + first 10 pages from everyone participating 💜

You can use this link to query me! Please paste a link to your pitch at the top of your query! Thank you!

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 6d

This is on the street OUTSIDE of the Ice building, it's city property. The agent should be charged with assault.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Wendy BooydeGraaff @onlybooyskies.bsky.social · 14d

10 spaces still available with @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social for the Critique Carousel www.scbwi.org/events/criti...

#middlegrade #YA #kidlit

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Chris Rifer @chrisrifer.bsky.social · 12d

Things Portland is currently ravaged by:

Pizza
Temperate, sunny weather
Coffee
Middling soccer
Sunsets
Farmer’s markets
Apples
Hiking trails
Thai food
Fresh hops
Harvest-ready vineyards

Things Portland is not ravaged by:

War

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 12d

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lydia🐯 @lydia97.bsky.social · 13d

NEWS!!!

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 22d

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 27d

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Carly is ✨AGENTED✨ @cjvickwrites.bsky.social · 28d

I’m pretty sure I get as excited about my agent’s reactions to my oddball, girly, grisly little pitches as I do about actually writing the dang books. 😂

Anywho, my next adult horror WIP is green lit… here we gooooo! 💗💞💓

#WritingCommunity #amwriting #writers #Y2K #horror

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 29d

Turning Point USA made a literal watch list of professors, primarily women, queer folks and people of color, and made us targets of political violence. I’ve received hate mail and harassment and death threats off and on for nearly a decade in part due to that man’s organization so 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 29d

It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses

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Rosiee "Captain" Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social · 29d

Hey, did you know my queer TTRPG anthology releases in just SIX DAYS?? It's full of queer coming of age stories set around the gaming table. If that sounds up your alley, you can preorder from Always Here Bookstore to get a signed bookplate and sticker!

www.alwaysherebooks.com/product/this...

Book cover for This is How We Roll: A foursome of players surround a table. The DM with light brown skin and hair in a bun holds a d20 between her fingers and sits in a wheelchair. The players are a white gender nonconforming person with two toned hair and a mug that says dice goblin, a dark skinned girl with hoop earrings looking flirtatiously at the DM, and a boy with dark hair and gold hued skin wearing a sweat band in the colors of the trans flag. Above them, a large speech bubble depicts their characters: a firbolg with a dagger and bow, a blue skinned trifling in a purple dress, and a green skinned half-orc wearing heavy armor.

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

I DO

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

I am re-opening to queries for underrepresented/marginalized writers ONLY!

If you think we’d be a good fit, feel free to use this link to query me: QueryTracker.net/query/AlexBr...

I’ll try to stay open for at least a month! Can’t wait to read your work!!! 🥳

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Melissa Rechter @melissarechter.bsky.social · Aug 22

So incredibly excited for everyone to get their hands on this project. @stephwrites.bsky.social has a voice that just captures your attention and doesn’t let you go until the final sentence 🎉

Stephanie Binx @stephwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s official!

@alcovepress.bsky.social is bringing HELLBOUND to a bookstore near you in Fall 2026!

A publisher’s marketplace deal announces HELLBOUND has been acquired by Alcove Press for publication in Fall 2026. The background depicts a man and a woman facing away from each other.

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thrilled to announce my newest deal!

I’m so excited that my amazing client, @stephwrites.bsky.social, has found an awesome home for her debut novel, HELLBOUND!

I can’t wait to see what magic Stephanie, @melissarechter.bsky.social , and the Alcove team dream up! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Stephanie Binx @stephwrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

It’s official!

@alcovepress.bsky.social is bringing HELLBOUND to a bookstore near you in Fall 2026!

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 17

It is not an exaggeration, friend. He did it with his own hands, and a smile on his face. Look at it full on. This man is not a hero. You can acknowledge his usefulness, and be honest about his dangerousness and moral failure. Goodbye. bsky.app/profile/wolv...

A photo of Gavin Newsom destroying an encampment of unhoused constituents

A photo of Gavin Newsom at the press conference dressed in a tight black v cut t-shirt, black aviators, and a black cap, smiling as he answers questions

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’d absolutely love to see this!

If you think we’d be a good fit, feel free to query me at: QueryTracker.net/query/AlexBr...

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Jasmine W. @ LA Printer's Fair B-69 @mythjae.bsky.social · Aug 31

A thread of BIPOC-owned, ethically sourced, craft chocolate makers. This in not a complete list, but just ones I've personally enjoyed and are fairly transparent about their cacao sources and fair payment to farmers.

More will be added as I go.

#craftchocolate 🍫

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'll be popping in every now and then for pitch events! I'll be participating in #QueerPit tomorrow and #DVPit later this year! 😊

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Alex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · Aug 15

Hi queriers! Dropping by with a friendly reminder that I am closed to unsolicited queries! Anything that is emailed to me will be deleted unread.

I am (slowly) working my way through submissions and will likely stay closed through the rest of 2025. BUT —

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