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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent choice! 😂

My two...

a man with sunglasses and a bow tie is screaming

Alt: Crowley and Aziraphale from Good Omens -- Crowley hopping about and Aziraphale looking shocked!

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Chicago-North Romance Writers @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social · 6d

Our October meetings are all about small town romance and building your own writing community. All meetings are virtual. Want to check us out? Go go to our website and click Request a Guest Link www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com
#romancewriters #indieauthor #WriterSky

Chicago north romance writers program and business meeting monday october 13, 2025 7 pm central online. How to Write A Satisfying Small-Town Romance with Anna Grace and Elle Douglas

chicago north romance writers Saturday meeting. Sat Oct 18 2025 10 am central online. Critique Partners, Beta Readers, and More: Creating Your Own Writing Community with Kate Khavari

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · 1d

#Romance #writers, #editors, and #publishing folks -- we love getting new speakers and new topics! Please reach out! 🫶✍️

Chicago-North Romance Writers @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social · 5d

Interested in becoming a guest speaker for one of our writing programs? Please contact us to receive a link to submit your programming idea. #Authorsky #writersky #romanceauthor #indieauthor
www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/events

Chicago north romance writers - find our upcoming programs on our website

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 21

(As you read this, imagine a line delivery so serious and dramatic that it verges on camp.)

8yo: *contemplatively* When I play with my Legos, I feel like a god. Like, to me, it’s a game, but to my mini figs? *shakes head, raises eyebrows knowingly* It’s life and death.

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 21

(As you read this, imagine a line delivery so serious and dramatic that it verges on camp.)

8yo: *contemplatively* When I play with my Legos, I feel like a god. Like, to me, it’s a game, but to my mini figs? *shakes head, raises eyebrows knowingly* It’s life and death.

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 12

This observation is 100% accurate. 😂

Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 12

My 8yo cried tonight at bedtime because I joked that since he doesn’t like to clean, he’ll need to make enough money someday to hire a housekeeper.

“I don’t want to have to get a job! I don’t like thinking about the future!”

I mean, same, but

Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · Jun 12

Today my 6 year old cried because I told them we couldn’t bring their cat to kindergarten graduation 😂

Lila Byock @lbyock.bsky.social · Jun 12

One time my toddler cried because his “ice was too cold.”

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 12

a man wearing a bandana and a shirt that says ' do it ' on it

ALT: a man wearing a bandana and a shirt that says ' do it ' on it

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 12

I hope you find it! My comfort re-reads are calling me, despite how much I want to get to new books I’ve had piled up on the Kindle for ages.

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 11

😂😂😂

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Adam Rex @adamrex.bsky.social · Jun 11

In honor of Brian Wilson's passing, here are the four categories of Beach Boys songs:

1. surfing is great, you should try it
2. I have a good vehicle
3. I reach beyond myself into the ineffable, and that's where I find you, my love
4. sloop john b

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 11

I also love bats, but I have had three (3) bats get into my house, and all three are vividly remembered stories of chaos. I feel your pain and hope the invasions have ceased and stay ceased!

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 10

My friend Katie took this pic of me and Jeff Ryden on Saturday during PrideFest ‘25, and I liked the caption so much that I had to screenshot it.

Yes, I would like to have “Mary Morris, All-around Fun Time” on my tombstone, pleaseandthankyou. 😂😁

#pride #pridefest #pride🌈 #umbrellahat

A pic of two middle-aged white people wearing jean shorts and gray PrideFest '25 T-shirts, standing together. The man is wearing a rainbow button-down shirt over his T-shirt, while the woman is wearing a neon yellow volunteer vest over hers. But more importantly, she is wearing a RAINBOW UMBRELLA HAT like a boss!

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 10

My friend Katie took this pic of me and Jeff Ryden on Saturday during PrideFest ‘25, and I liked the caption so much that I had to screenshot it.

Yes, I would like to have “Mary Morris, All-around Fun Time” on my tombstone, pleaseandthankyou. 😂😁

#pride #pridefest #pride🌈 #umbrellahat

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 9

Evergreen…

Twitter: GenX is trending

GenX: your mom is trending

A picture of Bender from The Breakfast Club flaring his nostrils below the caption

Twitter: GenX is trending
GenX: Your mom is trending

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 9

Evergreen…

Twitter: GenX is trending

GenX: your mom is trending

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 5

If you or anyone you love is in downstate Illinois, spread the word about Pride Richland County’s second annual PrideFest from 1-7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at Rotary Park in Olney, IL!

Community. Empowerment. Love. Acceptance.

Happy #Pride, friends! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 5

For more info about the work PRC is doing in our very conservative area via our organization and our youth and adult support groups, check out priderichlandcounty.org and give us a follow on IG at @priderichlandco!

priderichlandcounty.org - Pride Richland County

priderichlandcounty.org - Community. Empowerment. Love. Acceptance.

priderichlandcounty.org

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 5

If you or anyone you love is in downstate Illinois, spread the word about Pride Richland County’s second annual PrideFest from 1-7 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at Rotary Park in Olney, IL!

Community. Empowerment. Love. Acceptance.

Happy #Pride, friends! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · Jun 4

It’s Pride and the books are gay, people! Get into them!!! 🌈📚

rebekahweatherspoon.com/books/

Queer titles by me!
Better Off Red (2011)
The Fling (2012)
Blacker Than Blue (2013)
At Her Feet (2013)
Fit (2014)
Treasure (2014)
Sated (2015)
So Sweet (2015)
So Right (2016)
So For Real (2016)
Soul To Keep (2016)
Xeni: A Marriage of Inconvenience (2019)
Harbor (2020)
Meegan (2024)

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Jun 1

Library workers–have you already experienced pushback, censorship, or attacks on your plans for Pride 2025?

I'm again collecting those stories for an article in mid-July.

I'll share this link throughout June as well. Details in the form, w/ previous stories.

tinyurl.com/pride-in-libraries-25

Colorful graphic that has a rainbow in the top left corner. At the center, it reads "Pride Month Attacks in Libraries 2025" with a circle of words saying "share your experiences." Beneath that pink text box, there is more pink text saying "Share your stories at https://tinyurl.com/pride-in-libraries-25."

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 4

Yoink!!! Got my copy -- get yours today! 👇

KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · Jun 4

SALE TIME!

DEATH IN THE SPIRES ebook is on 99p / 99c in Nook/Kobo/Apple/Amazon. Get it while it's cheap!

🔪Edwardian murder mystery
🔪Intense pining
🔪Golden past gone horribly wrong
🔪Anglo-Saxon poetry

books2read.com/u/bwEBN0

Book promo. Reader quote says "I completely adored this. Oh my God I can't even begin to explain how perfect I found this book. I can feel it sitting under my chest still. Five stars." With cover: silhouetted man in olden days clothes in foggy evening standing at the gate of an Oxford college

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 3

I am delighted that my essay “In Your Life, You’ll Do Things Greater” is in Salukis on Swift: The Anthology, a collection featuring SIUC folx writing about the music of Taylor Swift.

The book is available for the very Swiftie price of $13.13. 😁 💘 👉 tinyurl.com/3ahh685a

A picture of the author, a white woman with curly brown bangs and big green-framed glasses, smiling as she holds up a copy of Salukis on Swift: The Anthology beside her face

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Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 3

We’re everywhere! 😁 Very cool!

Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social · Jun 3

I am delighted that my essay “In Your Life, You’ll Do Things Greater” is in Salukis on Swift: The Anthology, a collection featuring SIUC folx writing about the music of Taylor Swift.

The book is available for the very Swiftie price of $13.13. 😁 💘 👉 tinyurl.com/3ahh685a

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