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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Sep 14

Me getting ahead of myself and drafting query letters for my project, realizing I fundamentally suck at selling myself and my ideas 💀 #ofmd #writerprobs

a man with a scarf around his neck says i 'm a strong reader / writer so both double threat

Alt: Lucius from Our Flag Means Death says i 'm a strong reader / writer so both double threat

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Sep 12

I committed to getting over my driving anxiety this year and am building up to my road test. I went through my first drive-thru today which I was terrified of. It feels like small potatoes but I’m really proud of myself 🥹

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 19

NEW: Over the past four months, I documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions.

This is how CECOT left a mark on my countrymen, their loved ones and Venezuela.

What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen

Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men,…

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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · Aug 9

🚨 ALERT: Increased federal police presence (including ICE) is expected in Washington, DC.
🗓️ Aug 8 - 16
☎️ Call 202-335-1183 to report activity

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just started The House in the Cerulean Sea and I’m barely introduced, but I’d straight up commit war crimes for our jellyfish alien boi Chauncey and his bellhop dreams

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Aug 7

Also can Ed have a truly insane collection (like I’m talking in the hundreds) of rubber ducks?

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jul 24

The weekly (okay…daily) worm of self doubt is here. I know comparison is the thief of joy, but this is my default reaction whenever I read a book that slaps. The negative self talk starts and suddenly I’m a hack writer without a creative bone in my body. Gonna shut that voice up by doing it anyway

a scarecrow with the words i haven 't got a brain written on his shirt

Alt: The Wizard of Oz scarecrow saying I haven’t got a brain

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jul 8

Reading Aisling Rawle’s The Compound while watching this season of Love Island UK is a trip and a half

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 28

Don’t mind me, just flip flopping between a brief shining moment of confidence and the immediate overwhelming surety that every word I’ve ever put down on paper is hot garbage juice

Nick Miller from New Girl at his desk writing, panel one says This is Good. Panel two says I got nothing.

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Cottage in the Woods @cottageinwood.bsky.social · Jun 27

As someone who mostly reads horror, I'll never understand the vitriol towards "cozy" books. People say they are escapist, unserious, allowing readers to avoid big issues. And I'm like, girl, WHEN did your dark romance book fix society? Did I BLINK and miss your detective thriller solving crime?

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ACLU @aclu.org · Jun 10

Communities nationwide are taking to the streets on June 14 to tell the Trump administration: We won't stay quiet when our freedoms are under attack.

Get prepared by joining us today at 7pm ET for an important Know Your Rights training.

Know Your Rights Training: Get Ready for June 14

Take action with ACLU People Power!

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 7

Idk what kind of drugs they put in Mamma Mia and Mamma Mia 2 but it’s an instant mood boost. I need to remember to rewatch these the next time I’m in a funk 🪩💙

three women are jumping on a bed with one wearing a green dress

Alt: Donna jumping on a bed with friends around her

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 6

I’ve been editing this story for so long that I’ve become the edits…and it’s still not quite there yet. It’s driving me barmy, bananas, and everything in between 🤪

Madagascar King Julien GIF

Alt: GIF of Cast of Madagascar sitting up as King Julien shouts “how long is this going to take?!”

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 5

What an incredible piece!! I’m obsessed

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 5

There’s dozens of us!

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 5

I call my brain gremlin Stressica and she regular gets told to eff off 🤣 so to your mean little guy I say “Avant! Be gone foul demon!”

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hahaha! Literally called out after spending a morning with bad brain energy. Much obliged!

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · Jun 4

This feels like a hug 🥹 the combo of talent and hard work/care put into your pieces is so visible!

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 30

Chambers describing roots as “trees shyly locking toes with one another” 😭 why am I sobbing? #apsalmforthewildbuilt is officially one my all time favorite books. #beckychambers #hopecore

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 29

The overcoming of greed and ego as a human species in this book makes me happy cry. If only we could reach this in the real world. Seeing ourselves as just a part of a bigger whole rather than as the whole in its entirety. 💚

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 29

“It was a crazy split, if you thought about it: half the land for a single species, half for the hundred of thousands of others. But then, humans had a knack for throwing things out of balance. Finding a limit they’d stick to was victory enough.” A Psalm for the Wild Built, Becky Chambers

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Refuse Fascism @refusefascism.bsky.social · May 29

Saturday June 14:
TRUMP’S MILITARY PARADE MUST BE OPPOSED!
DEMONSTRATE in Washington, D.C,
and All Over the Country to say:
THE TRUMP FASCIST REGIME
MUST GO NOW!

📍DC: 1:00 pm Logan Circle – MARCH to the White House

Learn more & sign-up: refusefascism.org/2025/05/28/j...

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 28

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Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 28

No other writing has touched my soul the way that Becky Chambers’ work has…such a gift especially in times like these. Legit reminds me what the point of being alive is

Locodakoko @locodakoko.bsky.social · May 28

Sigghhh…like can we just not 😭 so tired of AI being shoved down our throats 24/7

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