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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 8d

Goths are so in right now

Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 10d

It sure is fall!

The fall of western civilization!

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 13d

He takes rights, he doesn't use them

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 14d

I feel like Eric Adams is speaking directly to me.

daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 14d

this is a real video eric adams posted today.. not sure he remembers he's running for mayor or what at this point

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 16d

No life only write! Jk

Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 16d

How do you come up with so many stories? Part two: how many hours a week do you write?

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 18d

I still use this ALL THE TIME thank you!!

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 18d

Curious why a standard picture book is 32 pages in traditional #KidLit trade publishing? And why NOT all 32 pages are for story content? In this #PictureBooks101 post, I explain picture book format & construction:
debbieohi.com/2025/09/pict...

Header graphic for Picture Books 101. One spot illustration shows an enthusiastic woman handing a big pile of papers to another woman. First woman is saying, "Here's my 8628 word epic picture book mss!" Another spot illustration shows a blue flower-decorated cup full of drawing and writing tools.

Illustrated diagram showing how a cover is attached to a self-ended picture book.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22d

It was never about “freedom.” It was always about who was in control.

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Meghan Wilson Duff @mwduff.bsky.social · 22d

Once again, RFK, Jr. is trying to dismantle a highly effective, longstanding public health measure that protects people from getting sick. We have so much data on the effectiveness of fluoride. So much data.

By the way, dental work is not covered by most health insurance plans.

Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 22d

NEW: RFK Jr. has dubbed fluoride “industrial waste,” and federal agencies are reviewing their approaches to fluoridation amid a backlash that has seen state and local governments upending a decades-long public health success story.

By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started

As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending...

www.propublica.org

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 22d

"Let’s be clear about what just happened: Jimmy Kimmel, a prominent late-night comedian, was just taken off the airwaves because the Trump administration didn’t like what he had to say — and threatened his employer until they shut him up."

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 22d

"The Trump administration has learned to effectively weaponize the regulatory powers of the federal government to punish speech it doesn’t like from people it doesn’t like. [It] shows how far down the authoritarian road the United States has traveled in just 8 months." www.vox.com/politics/461...

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.vox.com

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · 25d

See you Saturday at All She Wrote Books at 10am! Oh you didn't know? NOW YOU KNOW!

www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all...

All She Wrote Children's Story Hour with Phaea Crede | All She Wrote Books

Join us for a special Saturday story hour this September with author Phaea Crede!

www.allshewrotebooks.com

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Sep 8

We've all heard of unboxing books but now Pragmatic Mom is bringing us BOXING BOOKS!!

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · Sep 7

Newly Updated!

16 Boxing Themed Children's Books

buff.ly/LnP66Rs via @pragmaticmom @phaeacrede.bsky.social

#ReadYourWorld #boxing #KidLit

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks Prag Mama!!!!

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · Sep 7

Newly Updated!

30 Strong and Capable Princess Books

buff.ly/67PF9uZ via @pragmaticmom @phaeacrede.bsky.social

#ReadYourWorld #princess #picturebook #strong #capable #funny

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Sep 5

Artists and writers might not be so opposed to AI if every major AI advocate did not take such pains to announce, as loudly as possible, "I am an asshole." deadline.com/2025/09/ai-t...

AI Is “Possibly The End Of Human Creativity,” Predicts CEO Of Amazon-Backed Firm Helping Rescue Lost ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ Footage

Edward Saatchi, CEO of Amazon-backed startup Fable, sees AI as "possibly the end of human creativity" -- at least as an exclusive phenomenon.

deadline.com

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tomorrow on Subpoena Royale:
Phaea says the 2006 James Bond movie CASINO ROYALE is a remake of the CASINO ROYALE from 1967. But Justin says both CASINOS ROYALE are adaptations of the Ian Fleming novel from 1953.... Who's right?

Is CASINO ROYALE starring Daniel Craig a remake of CASINO ROYALE from the 60s? | Subpeona Royale

YouTube video by Judge John Hodgman

youtu.be

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you @thehornbook.bsky.social for this awesome review!

www.hbook.com/story/review...

Review of Princess Battle Royale

This picture book using comic-style conventions presents a mashup of professional-wrestling bluster and traditional fairy-tale characters and tropes...

www.hbook.com

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Sep 1

319,000 jobs!!!!!!!

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Aug 31

Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be

A screenshot from the New York Time reads: nytimes #
Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period.
White men saw the largest job increase - 365,000 - among groups.
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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you AJ!!

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Aug 19

Huzzah! Thanks to the best agency in the biz 😍😍😍

Triada US Lit Agency @triadaus.bsky.social · Aug 19

Happy publication day to @phaeacrede.bsky.social and PRINCESS BATTLE ROYALE! #TeamTriada #booksky

PW says, “Creatively punning dialogue and action-packed comics-style panels winningly combine in this highly entertaining princess smackdown.” 🎉

bookshop.org/p/books/prin...

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Aug 19

Thank you hive!!!!

BookHive '25 @bookhive25.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congratulations to @phaeacrede.bsky.social and Jen Hill on PRINCESS BATTLE ROYALE, about a WWF-style wrestling match between princesses. It's a hilarious and fun book that subverts gendered expectations about who is strong, and what being strong means.

ORDER NOW!

PRINCESS BATTLE ROYALE cover with Phaea Crede and Jen Hill

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · Aug 7

On nutrition, Jeffrey Dahmer has broken sharply with the mainstream.

On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream
While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretary’s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who fear a public health crisis.

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Phaea Crede @phaeacrede.bsky.social · Aug 7

What is the actually definition of "ultraprocessed food"? As @yrfatfriend.bsky.social and @michaelhobbes.bsky.social pointed out on Maintenance Phase, this vague phrase is way too slippery, and you know RFKjr will take full advantage to cut benefits/god knows what else.

apple.news/Ab9LxFjg_S3-...

Ultraprocessed Foods Make Up More Than 50% of American Calories — The Wall Street Journal

But the CDC says people are eating fewer than in the past

apple.news

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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social · Jul 30

The Watertown Library Trustees will be meeting July 31 at 7 pm at Watertown Middle School (68 Waverley Ave). Support the library and the freedom to read in one of two ways:

(1) Come to the meeting in person (no hybrid option) and make a public comment. Signup is first come first served.

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