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Nancy Townsley @nancytownsley.bsky.social · 6d

The last book I read for #100SmallPressBooks2025 was No Offense: A Memoir In Essays by @jackiedwrites.bsky.social (ELJ Editions). It digs into their life as a queer person today, the travails of planning a wedding or buying a car illustrating awkward and sometimes directly hostile interactions.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · 17d

🥰🥰 Thanks Cass!

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 23d

Huh wow turns out the people who wanted to misgender and deadname trans people and use racist slurs never cared about free speech, they just wanted to misgender and deadname trans people and use racist slurs

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · 22d

Very excited to have an essay published in The Queer Love Project! It’s about found family, the hypocrisy of Christianity, and…the beach? If you aren’t subscribed to the QLP substack, you’re missing out! queerloveproject.substack.com/p/jackie-dom...

Of Blood and Water

It feels like our queer chosen family has been holding its collective breath for years. Yet, we will continue to base our “family plan” on our happiness—not on societal expectations.

queerloveproject.substack.com

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Sep 9

For quite some time, it’s been a writing goal of mine to have a piece in @riverteeth.bsky.social’s Beautiful Things. Proud to have made it in with this little essay about my mom, who’s still my best friend.

River Teeth @riverteeth.bsky.social · Sep 1

“I’ll wait in a grown-up chair in the main office with my bigger-than-me backpack, my legs swinging in anticipation of what the rest of the day could bring.”
-from "Sick Day,” this week's Beautiful Things essay by Jackie Domenus
Read the rest: riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Aug 18

🫡🫡🫡

Tin pan with the words “always support the bottom” printed on.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Aug 15

Many thanks to @saribotton.bsky.social for including me in the wonderful Memoir Land author questionnaire. If you’re not subscribed, you should be!

The Memoir Land Author Questionnaire #129: Jackie Domenus

"'No Offense' analyzes the loaded conversations queer and trans folks face every day on topics like labels, haircuts, Halloween costumes, and more."

memoirland.substack.com

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Aug 13

Endless gratitude to @iambrianwatson.bsky.social for this lovely review of NO OFFENSE in @hippocampusmag.bsky.social! hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/revi...

REVIEW: No Offense: A Memoir in Essays by Jackie Domenus | Hippocampus Magazine

No Offense is a coming-out memoir that details the many twists and turns Jackie Domenus experiences as they grapple with their own authentic identities

hippocampusmagazine.com

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Aug 4

Lesbians packing for vacation

Notes app screen shot with a list of 3 things: Polaroid, Vibrator, Bananagrams

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jul 14

Really not grasping the bad reviews and complaints about lack of plot for the new season of The Bear. When the acting is this good and the characters are this endearing, I will watch 900 hours of character development and dialogue and never get bored.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jul 11

More of this. More putting our bodies on the line to protect innocent people. More standing up against fascism and fake authority and state sanctioned violence when it matters most.

Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · Jul 11

Now ICE is breaking into hospitals to kidnap patients and assault staff

Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jun 10

Hey hey, it’s my birthday! It would be a lovely treat if you’d buy my book!

ELJ Editions, Ltd. @emergejournal.bsky.social · Jun 10

When @jackiedwrites.bsky.social “came out” in 2014, right as the Trump era was revving up, she began paying closer attention to the inappropriate questions, uncomfortable reactions, and pointed assumptions about sexuality and gender she was witnessing and now experiencing firsthand.

NO OFFENSE: A Memoir In Essays - ELJ Editions

When Jackie “came out” in 2014, right as the Trump era was revving up, she began paying closer attention to the inappropriate questions, uncomfortable reactions, and pointed assumptions about sexualit...

elj-editions.com

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jun 5

Wrote almost 3k words today. That’s the first time I’ve drafted anything new since the book came out.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jun 4

So thankful to J Brooke for this review of No Offense in The Rumpus! 🙌🙌

J Brooke @jbrookewrites.bsky.social · Jun 4

OK so I penned this review myself — but ONLY after the slated reviewer had a conflict — So like my words or not, but please BUY and READ @jackiedwrites.bsky.social ‘s book: No Offense
@therumpus.net @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social

The Rumpus @therumpus.net · Jun 4

“What is remarkable...is what Domenus does to unite this relatively small sector of the queer community with a far greater maligned population.”

‪@jbrookewrites.bsky.social‬ reviews @jackiedwrites.bsky.social‬’s No Offense (‪@emergejournal.bsky.social‬).

➡️ buff.ly/XoKkfZ1

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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · Jun 4

“What is remarkable...is what Domenus does to unite this relatively small sector of the queer community with a far greater maligned population.”

‪@jbrookewrites.bsky.social‬ reviews @jackiedwrites.bsky.social‬’s No Offense (‪@emergejournal.bsky.social‬).

➡️ buff.ly/XoKkfZ1

The cited quote and information written in charcoal against a mosaic of gray and light blue boxes, separated by charcoal lines. in the upper lefthand corner is the book cover for No Offense.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · Jun 3

I’ll be at WorldPride(!!) in DC this weekend talking all things books, gender, and queerness with @jeanofthegraes.bsky.social and @miriamzperez.bsky.social! Come hang out! littledistrictbooks.com/products/wor...

WorldPride Author Talk with Jackie Domenus, Jean Grae, and Miriam Zoil

Join queer authors Jackie Domenus (No Offense: A Memoir in Essays), Jean Grae (In My Remaining Years), and Miriam Zoila Pérez (Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters) as they read from their work at Little ...

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Amie Souza Reilly @amiesouzareilly.bsky.social · May 29

Just started @jackiedwrites.bsky.social's NO OFFENSE, and by the second essay "Of Dogs and Men," I have become a pool of tears.

Jackie Domenus's essay collection NO OFFENSE, which has a purple cover and two rows of purple and pink speech bubbles

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 29

Amie!!! Thank you! 😭 Your book is my current bedtime read and it is absolutely brilliant.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 28

Since next year’s AWP panel proposals are due soon, just putting it out there that I’d love to be on one about memoir in essays, queer & trans CNF, hermit crab essays, experimental CNF, small press authors, etc. Hit me up!

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 21

Listen, I know it’s had its many weaknesses, but this final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is fucking phenomenal.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 10

Thank you!!

Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 10

Trying to spread some positivity so here’s me announcing that our queer little family is about to grow! Please enjoy this ridiculous photo of my dog.

Yorki-poo dog wearing glasses sitting behind a book titled “What to Expect When Your Humans are Expecting”. String of baby clothes, decor, and ultrasound picture in background.

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Jackie Domenus @jackiedwrites.bsky.social · May 9

📢📢 Kevin needs a new publisher, let’s help him find one! Suggestions?

Kevin A. Risner @mrdecember.bsky.social · May 9

Well, I sent the email. "There's No Future Where We Don't Have Fire" now needs a new home. I'd hoped things would right themselves but I don't feel confident I'd receive the support the book deserves. First submitted it to places in 2019. Then ELJ Editions took it. And now it's back out there. Sigh.

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · May 9

Hey I’ve got a great idea. Let’s loudly announce “Make America Healthy Again” but NOT provide healthcare to Americans!

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