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Sarah Nicolas

@sarahnfisk.bsky.social

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Literary Agent. YA Author as Sarah Nicolas. Queries Qualms & Quirks host. Disability in Publishing Board. 💛🤍💜🖤 linktr.ee/presidentsarah

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 1d

I do have arthritis but it feels vastly different from a fresh ligament tear

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 1d

At 42, I am now apparently at the point where (in addition to being told to lose weight) every joint injury will be blamed on arthritis. Had to push for MRI and, what do you know, it's an MCL tear.

I am a klutz who has played sports for 30 yrs. I know what a muscle/tendon/ligament injury feels like

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 2d

😅 I seriously considered rewatching

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 2d

It appears it is no longer on either 😕

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 2d

Is Poldark good?

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 2d

Rec me your favorite deeply romantic swoony ish to watch on Netflix or Hulu rn

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Louisiana Citizens Against Censorship @la-cac.org · 4d

If we care about intellectual freedom, we must protect not only the books, but the people who defend them. Congratulations to our co-founder @librarianjones.com on a well-deserved victory! @uabookbans.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @authorsabb.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social

Conservative bloggers to face Louisiana librarian again after court reverses lawsuit dismissal

Amanda Jones filed the lawsuit after a 2022 meeting of the Livingston Parish Library Board of Control, where discussions took place about restricting access to books that some attendees deemed inappro...

www.theadvocate.com

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 3d

🤣 ive expanded genres since we talked about it so now i can consider it

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 3d

I'd love to see this. Please dm me and I'll respond with a link to submit

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 3d

I'll dm you a link so your can send it to me if you want

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 3d

Have I seen this?

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 3d

I'd like to see this! DM and I'll send over a qm link to bypass my closure to queries

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Christiana Doucette @doucette515.bsky.social · 4d

@sarahnfisk.bsky.social has a great podcast for people who want to see Kid Lit queries that have worked. There's a whole youtube playlist, too! youtu.be/nngGutSWBqU...
#KidLitChat

Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast trailer

YouTube video by Sarah Nicolas

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

@annaforflorida.bsky.social what if...?

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Minneapolis! My dream, honestly

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

1000%

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Let me cook though. What if it were like a candidate forum x speed dating crossover event. I'm a professional event planner, let me play

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Ok. But what if @fladems.bsky.social ran speed dating? Like I known it's not your mandate but we're struggling out here

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Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst @profirmf.bsky.social · 6d

my semi regular reminder to all of us who love to cite Mr Roger’s “look for the helpers” in times of stress

like when folks are being abducted by secret police

that that was advice for children to feel safe in times of crisis or need or fear

YOU are not the looker now

YOU are the helper

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

Legit is there a dating app for progressives? I'm so tired

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 6d

No I survived unscathed

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 8d

100% im like maybe I am a wanted criminal?

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Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 8d

Oh my god I didn't even think of that but I watched way too many unsolved mysteries as a kid

Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social · 8d

I'm having my first mri today and my anxiety has convinced me that I have unknowingly swallowed a washer

Questionnaire: could you have any metal slivers in your eye?
Me: i didn't think so before but now i'm not sure

Me, who has never had surgery: but *do* i have implants i've forgotten about??

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