Tai Gooden ✨
@writertaigooden.bsky.social
Pop culture and entertainment writer, editor, and author. Gardening Gal. Doctor Who devotee. Pilates hottie. Michonne Grimes stan. A Carolina girl, always.
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Tai Gooden ✨
@writertaigooden.bsky.social
· Nov 19
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There’s nothing like a good uplifting playlist to get you back in alignment. I created this mix of meditation and affirmation songs a while ago that are mostly by Black women artists. Hope it uplifts others ✨ #blacksky #music open.spotify.com/playlist/2fa...
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aisle = 🛒
isle = 🏝️
aisle = 👰💍🤵
I'll = 🙋♀️➡️
isle = 🏝️
aisle = 👰💍🤵
I'll = 🙋♀️➡️
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
aisle = 🛒
isle = 🏝️
aisle = 👰💍🤵
I'll = 🙋♀️➡️
isle = 🏝️
aisle = 👰💍🤵
I'll = 🙋♀️➡️
Random Thought: One of my favorite parts of Pose season 1 is when Stan ruins his whole life and loses his marriage and then Angel chooses herself over an unrealistic fantasy with a man who will never respect and understand her world. And then he disappears never to be seen nor mentioned again!
a man sitting in a crowd with the words i love this song below him
Alt: michael jackson sitting in a crowd with the words i love this song below him
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February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Random Thought: One of my favorite parts of Pose season 1 is when Stan ruins his whole life and loses his marriage and then Angel chooses herself over an unrealistic fantasy with a man who will never respect and understand her world. And then he disappears never to be seen nor mentioned again!
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Happy Black History Month! Thanks @writertaigooden.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to interview the legendary @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about Oni Press' new Juneteenth graphic novel The First Freedom nerdist.com/article/the-...
THE FIRST FREEDOM: THE STORY OF OPAL LEE AND JUNETEENTH Author Angélique Roché on Her Impactful Graphic Novel
We spoke to writer Angélique Roché about the origins behind her new graphic novel The First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Happy Black History Month! Thanks @writertaigooden.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to interview the legendary @angeliqueroche.bsky.social about Oni Press' new Juneteenth graphic novel The First Freedom nerdist.com/article/the-...
I am a failure 😭
January 31, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I am a failure 😭
Finally caught up with #BeyondTheGates and I’m sorry but I am still Team Kat. Ted needs to stop telling Eva about Dupree family business and the only reason she went to Kat to be supportive was to make Ted happy. They don’t like each other and that’s okay.
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Finally caught up with #BeyondTheGates and I’m sorry but I am still Team Kat. Ted needs to stop telling Eva about Dupree family business and the only reason she went to Kat to be supportive was to make Ted happy. They don’t like each other and that’s okay.
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Claudette Clovin was the first to protest segregated seating by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus on March 2, 1955. As a dark-skinned, pregnant teenager, leaders initially overlooked Clovin. Keep her memory alive. Such bravery in challenging Jim Crow should be remembered.
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Claudette Clovin was the first to protest segregated seating by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus on March 2, 1955. As a dark-skinned, pregnant teenager, leaders initially overlooked Clovin. Keep her memory alive. Such bravery in challenging Jim Crow should be remembered.
RIP Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights legend 💜
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
RIP Claudette Colvin, a Civil Rights legend 💜
For the first time in far too long, I sat down for an entire hour last night and read a book for my own entertainment. It felt good to flip those pages and sip my elderberry tea. I don't have very much joy in my life overall, so that hour really meant a lot.
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
For the first time in far too long, I sat down for an entire hour last night and read a book for my own entertainment. It felt good to flip those pages and sip my elderberry tea. I don't have very much joy in my life overall, so that hour really meant a lot.
Michael B Jordan outside with so many impeccably tailored suits on 😮💨 I cannot focus 😭
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Michael B Jordan outside with so many impeccably tailored suits on 😮💨 I cannot focus 😭
Name cycles are so fascinating to me. When I was in school in the 90s and 2000s, there were so many kids named Jessica, Ashley, Brandon, John, etc. I don’t think my kids have any classmates with those names. Idk a Brandon under 35 😂
My nephew is named Michael but he’s also named after his dad.
My nephew is named Michael but he’s also named after his dad.
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Name cycles are so fascinating to me. When I was in school in the 90s and 2000s, there were so many kids named Jessica, Ashley, Brandon, John, etc. I don’t think my kids have any classmates with those names. Idk a Brandon under 35 😂
My nephew is named Michael but he’s also named after his dad.
My nephew is named Michael but he’s also named after his dad.
I’m having a really hard time watching #BeyondTheGates right now. I know this cancer storyline with Anita is so important for folks to see but it is deeply triggering for me ☹️
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I’m having a really hard time watching #BeyondTheGates right now. I know this cancer storyline with Anita is so important for folks to see but it is deeply triggering for me ☹️
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
I'm doing something different with food for Christmas this year. I don't feel like cooking a bunch of stuff and eating the same food we literally just ate a month ago. So, I am gonna do a crabcake dip, a beef dip w/ chips, veggie tray, smoked chicken wings, cookies, deviled eggs, and meatballs.
December 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm doing something different with food for Christmas this year. I don't feel like cooking a bunch of stuff and eating the same food we literally just ate a month ago. So, I am gonna do a crabcake dip, a beef dip w/ chips, veggie tray, smoked chicken wings, cookies, deviled eggs, and meatballs.
My kids said I was born in the 1900s 😭
a man with dreadlocks says " now that you mention it "
Alt: Dave Chappell with dreadlocks says " now that you mention it I’m bleeding in my chest”
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December 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My kids said I was born in the 1900s 😭
HBO needs to go ahead and renew #WelcomeToDerry for seasons 2 and 3. Don't start playing games 😒
December 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
HBO needs to go ahead and renew #WelcomeToDerry for seasons 2 and 3. Don't start playing games 😒
This weekend was magical 🎄
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This weekend was magical 🎄
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#StrangerThings is a giant soup of pop culture references, and for season 5, I compiled as many of those references from episodes 1-4 as I could spot for @nerdist.bsky.social. And let me tell ya, there are a lot. If you have a minute, please give it a read, Hawkins fans nerdist.com/article/all-...
All the Pop Culture References in STRANGER THINGS 5, Volume 1
Stranger Things 5, Volume 1 features no shortage of nods and pop culture references, both big and small, to movies, TV, music, and more.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
#StrangerThings is a giant soup of pop culture references, and for season 5, I compiled as many of those references from episodes 1-4 as I could spot for @nerdist.bsky.social. And let me tell ya, there are a lot. If you have a minute, please give it a read, Hawkins fans nerdist.com/article/all-...
Dorothy was really skipping and smiling down the yellow brick road with a dead lady shoes on 😣 And she is the one who killed her 😭
a person wearing a pair of red shoes that are glowing
Alt: Dorothy from Wizard of OZ wearing a pair of red shoes and clicking her heels together
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November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dorothy was really skipping and smiling down the yellow brick road with a dead lady shoes on 😣 And she is the one who killed her 😭
I don't have a lot to hold onto right now. I'm pretty exhausted from life being so chaotic and busy. I feel largely unsupported and uncertain about my relationships with everyone around me. The world continues to spiral into a dark, sad hole. I just don't see how I can continue going on this way.
November 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I don't have a lot to hold onto right now. I'm pretty exhausted from life being so chaotic and busy. I feel largely unsupported and uncertain about my relationships with everyone around me. The world continues to spiral into a dark, sad hole. I just don't see how I can continue going on this way.
I hope Bill falls out in the middle of WinterFest. He’s dumb AF. I’m tired of him being so stupid. #BeyondTheGates
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I hope Bill falls out in the middle of WinterFest. He’s dumb AF. I’m tired of him being so stupid. #BeyondTheGates
Black people…Tupac is not alive. Let it go 😭
michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and says stop it
Alt: michael jordan is wearing a suit and tie and says stop it, get some help.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Black people…Tupac is not alive. Let it go 😭
I still don’t think Grace made a smart decision in Sinners. She didn’t give anyone time to plan and then she died in like two seconds 😭
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I still don’t think Grace made a smart decision in Sinners. She didn’t give anyone time to plan and then she died in like two seconds 😭
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I am so happy & grateful that I got to bring my Static Shock essay into existence this year, at a site I've always wanted to write for. @writertaigooden.bsky.social thank you for giving me the opportunity
If we make it to 2025 in one piece, I'm pitching a Static Shock anniversary essay next year. The legacy of this show is huge and it deserves all the flowers. I didn't shout out this show and Dwayne McDuffie in a poem for no reason y'all.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I am so happy & grateful that I got to bring my Static Shock essay into existence this year, at a site I've always wanted to write for. @writertaigooden.bsky.social thank you for giving me the opportunity
Well, I guess I might just leave Bluesky too. I don't seem to get much interaction here. SMH. Why did that rich man have to ruin the site formerly known as Twitter?!
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Well, I guess I might just leave Bluesky too. I don't seem to get much interaction here. SMH. Why did that rich man have to ruin the site formerly known as Twitter?!
Greek yogurt with hemp seeds, sprouted walnuts, and blueberries for breakfast. My heart wants a pancake but my health doesn't need it 😭
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Greek yogurt with hemp seeds, sprouted walnuts, and blueberries for breakfast. My heart wants a pancake but my health doesn't need it 😭