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Leanne (L. A.) Schwartz
@schwartzwords.bsky.social
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YA fantasy: A PRAYER FOR VENGEANCE and TO A DARKER SHORE / adult romcom: MY KIND OF TROUBLE / sadder but wiser / autistic / fat / 🌈 / 🇮🇹 / theater / (she/they)

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Leanne (L. A.) Schwartz @schwartzwords.bsky.social · Nov 11
wow hello so maybe a reintro?

I’m Leanne (she/they), author of YA fantasy and adult romance books here in California

hoping to connect over
-fantasy and romance books/media
-autism
-theater
-fat liberation
-libraries and fighting book bans
-demi/acespec
-education/English teachers
-the horrors
portrait sketch of me, a fat white person with long brown hair, by Raquel Trevé LEANNE / LA SCHWARTZ girls getting even fat, autistic, demi, sapphic rep religious trauma monsters and Italian worldbuilding books, theater, nerds A PRAYER FOR VENGEANCE An autistic poet's prayer awakens a vengeful statue who will stop at nothing to kill the immortal tyrant whose "miracle" trapped her (YA Romantic Fantasy, 2023) TO A DARKER SHORE An autistic inventor goes to hell to avenge her best friend sacrificed in her place-only to find him alive but monstrously transformed (YA Romantic Fantasy, 2024) * "A phenomenal work." —School Library Journal, starred review MY KIND OF Trouble a novel L.A.SCHWARTZ A slick conwoman meets her match in a hot and nerdy autistic librarian fighting book bans in this gender-swapped Music Man homage (Adult Romance, 2024)
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carlbergstrom.com
ICE sprayed a one-year-old in the face with pepper spray.

The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.

These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.

We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Rafael Veraza, 25, said he pulled into Sam’s Club with his wife and baby on a weekend grocery run on Nov. 8 when he saw a commotion surrounding what looked to be unmarked vehicles full of immigration officers in Cicero, west of Chicago. The family decided to leave the area without shopping, he said. On his way out, he believes a passing agent mistook him for one of the protesters who have followed immigration officials throughout Chicagoland in an effort to warn residents and document their operations. Veraza’s wife happened to be filming the parking lot scene on her smartphone because they wanted to one day show their 1-year-old the turbulent times she was born in. She aimed her camera at a passing SUV and captured the moment when an officer filled the family’s vehicle with a mist of pepper spray. Video shows the moment Rafael Veraza says federal agents shot pepper-spray into his car, where he was with his wife and 1-year-old daughter. (Video: Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post) Veraza and his wife poured water on their crying baby’s face and rushed to the hospital. A doctor called in a poison control specialist for an expert opinion because they’d never seen such a young person pepper sprayed, Veraza said. They advised bringing the child to a specialist for follow-up visits to gauge potential long term damage to the child’s lungs and eyes. McLaughlin denied that federal agents pepper-sprayed anyone outside of Sam’s Club in a statement issued after the incident to the news media. She did not offer an explanation for what is shown in the video.
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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bubbaprog.xyz
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
crobertcargill.bsky.social C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 6h
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.

All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
stevesilberman.bsky.social Steve Silberman @stevesilberman.bsky.social · Dec 8
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
A menorah in a window across the street from a building displaying a Nazi flag.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
study and worship and a lifetime of creating

vs guns and hatred and violence
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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markharris.bsky.social
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
god💔
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
the last 24 hours have been nightmarish in their violence, and I just am so angry this is the world we are in and god damn it
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
Ahmed el Ahmed is the hero
paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h
Hero. ❤️

'43-year-old father of two, Ahmed el Ahmed, wrestled a rifle off one of the Bondi Beach gunmen. Ahmed is from Sydney’s Sutherland Shire and owns a fruit business. He has no known experience with guns and was visiting Bondi when he saw the shooting unfolding.
archive.today/2025.12.14-1...
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
Went to bed dreading hearing the death count of one mass shooting, woke up to a horrific death count of another. What world have we wrought. Children studying. Worshipers celebrating.
December 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
when the author bio is happening in real time (sorry to all the booksellers I’ve made pronounce pizzelle on the fly)
Pizzelle on cooling racks
December 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
A FEW BEADS SHORT OF A ROSARY
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
Me: I feel like I’m doing everything wrong

David: you just got an eval LITERALLY saying you’re doing everything right

me: but for author stuff—

David: Kirkus. starred. review.
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
For teachers this entire week is a Thursday. Next week is Friday.
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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heykellyjensen.bsky.social
So here's the update.

California folks, get in your state legislators' ears. You have a law in place. This board needs to follow the law.

Maryland uses their teeth in their laws. Why don't you?

www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2025/12/09/r...
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
took precisely one listen of Natalie Merchant’s Ophelia to get these pies from ingredients to in the oven
December 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
listen

we can all agree it's a misleading name

but for none of the "ooh we're so traditionalist" "oooh we're the only ones correctly interpreting ancient doctrine" Catholics in this administration to know that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is about MARY being born without sin is banoonies
kevjg.bsky.social Kevin @kevjg.bsky.social · 6d
ok it’s legitimately funny that they can’t even throw red meat to Catholics without falling into heresy
= The WHITE HOUSE In one of the most profound and consequential acts of history, Mary heroically accepted God's will with trust and humility: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." Mary's decision forever altered the course of humanity. Nine months later, God became man when Mary gave birth to a son, Jesus, who would go on to offer his life on the Cross for the redemption of sins and the salvation of the world.
December 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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alcovepress.bsky.social
Celebrate the release of SOMETHING WICKED by Falon Ballard with @schwartzwords.bsky.social today, 7PM, at Mysterious Galaxy Books in San Diego, CA! We hope to see you there!

https://loom.ly/shgc5SU
In-Store Event-- Falon Ballard discussing SOMETHING WICKED with Leanne Schwartz
An independent bookstore specializing in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mystery, and romance.
mystgalaxy.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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annijyn.com
you have no power over me 🌞🔮✨
a line drawing of a woman with long hair wearing an odd the shoulder dress and a black thin crown on her head. a black owl sits on her shoulder. swirls of reds and golden yellows cover a teal background, white hanging stars line the top of the image.
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
yesterday had cuts on my hand and side, just now after hours of sitting and reading on the couch walked into bathroom to see a large dark ashy mark down the center of my forehead, quick question should I call a priest
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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duckprintspress.com
My dose of inspiration today: @maggietokudahall.bsky.social 's speech accepting the ALAN award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social

www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2025/11...
No One Is Coming: ALAN Award Acceptance Speech on Behalf of Authors Against Book Bans — Pretty Ok Maggie
Thank you ALAN and NCTE for recognizing Authors Against Book Bans for this award. On behalf of our national board, Samira Ahmed, Dhonielle Clayton, Gayle Forman, Alan Gratz, Joanna Ho, Kelly Jones, Ad...
www.prettyokmaggie.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
Hahahahaha

Get fucked library harassers
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 11d
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
December 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
excellent pun but also for a horse girl book please read Behooved—the man is the horse like LITERALLY THE HORSE
wiswell.bsky.social John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13d
you best not miss
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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msmagazine.com
"Theater is about curiosity: A good play asks a question. Autocracy is not interested in questions, only in control."
msmagazine.com/2025/11/25/l...
‘Liberation’ Playwright Bess Wohl on Theater as Resistance: ‘Theater Is Dialogue. Autocracy Is a Monologue.’
Bess Wohl's acceptance speech at the Feminist Majority Foundation, (publisher of Ms.) Global Women’s Rights Awards on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles.
msmagazine.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
schwartzwords.bsky.social
Tom Stoppard💔
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM