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Parlei Rivière

@priviere.bsky.social

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Parlei Rivière is the penname of Jamiella Brooks, a speculative fiction author in Philly. She is interested in language, anti-colonialism, and space.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · Aug 29

Working on my Fiction page this morning on my clunky website. Check it out: anticolonialpedagogy.wixsite.com/jbrooks/proj...

Preview page: Uncanny Magazine cover of 3 witches in purple garb, one of the witches is in a gilded wheelchair and has a fox on her lap.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, this! I love it because it counteracts the usual brusque brutality of football plays. It's like, "Here... let me urgently and ardently fold you towards where you need to be, my vicious dove."

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10h

In true Philly fashion (I just got here tbh) I concede our argument with some kind of curse word and a respectful bow.

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10h

I like your stories and I don't want to fight you but we might have to square up re: it 'being boring'.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 12h

Your kid has good taste ;) #gobirds (I am not a sports person at all I just live here and the vibes are strong)

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 18h

Day 9, Black SpecFic month recs

1. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Tananarive Due
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-soul-to...

2. A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-necessar...

3. My free bonus story, 3rd in a series: BISHOP'S OPENING
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_22/

Share & enjoy!

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 1d

I love that definition of talent! Talent = party tricks. Skill = training over time.

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 1d

Short stories to add to the reading list

Adria Bailton @adriabailton.com · 4d

Did you miss any of the short story recs and poetry I gave in September? There's 21 of them! I've rounded them up in a single blog post for your easy clicking.

adriabailton.com/short-story-...

Short Story Round-Up #102 - Adria Bailton

My life got to some semblance of “normal” in September. I’m still in temporary housing, but I was able to post regularly starting on the 1st! I missed a day, but all in all, I suggested twenty-one…

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 2d

Migraines are the worst, so sorry. I would send an alien mind healer but they can't travel from the page into the real world just yet.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 2d

As someone from the West Coast now living on the East, I apologize for pretending we don't live up to every stereotype imaginable out here.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 2d

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InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 7d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 2d

The point about talent vs. skill is so on point. I have no talent as a writer, but it's the one thing I've wanted more than anything. That means refining my skill, studying great writers, and working really hard. My writing is not a product of talent, but obsession. #amwriting #writingcommunity

The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 4d

You, maybe: Why in the world are you up at 2am when you know you're too old for that sh*t and you have to get up early tomorrow?
Me: But it's about da mooooooon 😭🌔
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY7Z...

Common Moon Mistakes

YouTube video by minutephysics

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 7d

Currently binging a web comic. It helps but I don't think it's healthy 😂

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 7d

*sigh* I need healthy ways to deal with getting a story rejected.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

author pics are a funny genre. They're all far too serious. Between "I'm gazing into your soul" or "I am too good to gaze into your soul, you are not worth, so I will gaze into the distance." I'm hoping when I get solicited for an author pic I can use this one in my squid-monster mask.

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

PROOF. #meetfightcute #amwriting #writingcommunity

Picture of a unnumbered chapter of poster's Work In Progress, in which she refers to an earlier post discussing the romance genre meet cute with a new concept, meet fight cute, in which the enemies to lovers trope meets the meet cute trope.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 10d

EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

reactormag.com/reading-rain...

Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor

The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.

reactormag.com

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

The last one "The Princess can save herself!" goes hard.

Faith ➡️ Lightbox Expo AA506 @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 16d

This is Guinevere! And this is Guinevere! And yes, this is Guinevere as well. 💙I drew so many different versions of the princess for the opening montage 🌠

Knights of Guinevere background- Guinevere in 'Space Princess Guinevere And the Wishing Star'

Knights of Guinevere background- Guinevere in 'Space Princess Guinevere 2- The Last Star Pup'

Knights of Guinevere background- various Guinevere kid costumes for sale

Knights of Guinevere background- computer setup showing Guinevere live action remake is happening

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

I'm coining the term "meet-fight-cute" for the enemies to lovers version of meet cute. They meet, they fight, it's cute. MY TERM, MINE! *hiss* #meetcute #romantasy #amwritingficiton #writerscommunity

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 13d

APEX MAGAZINE OCTOBER ISSUE COVER REVEAL!!! 🎉🎃🌳

Starring the whimsical, Autumnal comfort of "Hedge Grandmother" by @natasailincic.bsky.social! 🎨🖼️ Cover Design by Justin Stewart.

For more information on our upcoming issue, read "Apex in October 2025" on www.patreon.com/posts/apex-i...

A painting of a grandmother growing out of a hedgerow at night. A cloud of golden fireflies floats out of her ribcage.

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

The only thing you should apologize for is the 20 minute detour I just took instead of writing 😂 (my fault actually for getting on this site). It's not supposed to have that little hole though, right? So it's not currently edible like it usually is?

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Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

I was side-eyeing myself (it hurts; don't recommend) for trying to imagine one of my characters with a cape but I realize I'm wrong. Batman had a cape. Storm had a cape. I think my MC gets a cape. #amwriting #writingcommunity #speculativefiction

Parlei Rivière @priviere.bsky.social · 10d

the way I had to look this thing up because it looked terrifying 😭

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Speculative Literature Foundation @speclit.bsky.social · 15d

There's less than a week to apply to the SLF's 2025 Working Class Writers Grant!

Learn more and apply here: speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-slf-working-class-grant/

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