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@blkpansy.bsky.social

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Ayyyyy. My award-winning book PANSY: A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR (2024) is out now! linkz: https://rb.gy/vt8bb

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · Feb 3

New intro, Hiii!

I'm Jasper. I'm here to have fun and be cute and share my 'lil ~things~, like:

- My memoir, PANSY
- Super gay, super cute chapbook, A FLAMBOYANCE
- Digital zine, HERE TO COMPLAIN, for Black + brown folks and their microaggressive work stories...

You can follow my stuff here:

JASPER JOYNER | Instagram | Linktree

Author + poet from tha south.

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful!

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Jwah @jwahrenee.bsky.social · 7d

I’m shyyyy 🫣

Painting of a galaxy with a ufo, planet and a portal within a portal nestled in a pink cloud on a cement column

Painting of a galaxy with a ufo, planet and a portal within a portal nestled in a pink cloud on a cement column but up close this time.

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 1d

psst...Bookshop is doing an anti-Prime free shipping sale today and tmrw...! Get choo a copy of PANSY. 🖤✏️

#BlackBookSky #booklovers #booksky

Pansy

Check out Pansy - <p>PANSY is a <strong>non-linear, episodic memoir </strong>that combines poetry, cultural criticism, and essays. It follows transmasc, southern writer Jasper as they fumble through a...

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 2d

I really be blasting house music at my desk like it's 1am at party. It's a Monday afternoon 😂

SOULFUL HOUSE Mix | Black House Radio

YouTube video by Black House Radio

www.youtube.com

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 5d

(I'm a writing instructor and tutor, for context.)

Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 5d

I love to teach people who want to learn. That second part is very important lol.

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 6d

#art #installation #artinstallation

Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 6d

Y’all loooook ✨. Galaxy public art installation by @jwahrenee.bsky.social!

Jwah @jwahrenee.bsky.social · 7d

I’m shyyyy 🫣

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Spooky Electric 🦀🌊 👻 @idabeware.blacksky.app · 10d

Evergreen

Brian @uummmbrian.bsky.social · 10d

You don’t know them people

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died

Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 12d

Hiii, it's meeee. I'll be developmental editing w/my girl Isobel (the cat) at @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social. Bring us your manuscripts. <3

Stray Cats Ink @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social · 12d

MEET THE NEW EDITORS ~ Jasper “Jaz” Joyner (@blkpansy.bsky.social) is an award-winning author, poet, and editor who greatly enjoys helping authors find and hone their authentic voice. Check out more of their work and editing skills on our website at straycats.ink!

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Rob Thomas @rmichaelthomas.com · 16d

Excuse me, say what now!? This was a trip to read LOL.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 16d

The three members of the ‘Kingdom of Kubala’ remain camped near Jedburgh despite legal action by Scottish Borders council to force them to leave

‘African tribe’ stays put in woods as eviction deadline passes

The three members of the ‘Kingdom of Kubala’ remain camped near Jedburgh despite legal action by Scottish Borders council to force them to leave

www.thetimes.com

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 16d

"The self-styled king of an “African tribe” camping in woodland in the Scottish Borders has said he will not speak to the media unless they bring him gifts." WOW

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 16d

Right. Funny thing is most of them think they are the epitome of perfection. Meanwhile they're literally the worst lol.

Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 16d

OMG okay, I'm glad I saw this reply, I was bout to say. lol Apparently ppl are doing A LOT on TikTok

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Stray Cats Ink @stray-cats-ink.bsky.social · 17d

Fresh cats stepping out! Meet our new editors: Elise, Elizabeth, Sudarshana, and Jaz (@blkpansy.bsky.social). We will share details on their areas of expertise throughout the week, but you can visit our website now to see the purrfect fit for your editing needs!! 😻😻😻😻

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 21d

It's also on YouTube, but may not be as clear a picture youtu.be/tyUYbkUqoH0?...

The Spook Who Sat By The Door: The Beginnings of Revolution

YouTube video by Planet of Lost Gems

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Microcosm Publishing @microcosm.bsky.social · 21d

Throw our friends at Loyalty some love if you can- they've gotten massively screwed by the occupation in DC.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22d

A friend of mine co-owns this bookstore. This is not great.

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...

Small DC bookstore reports 60% decline in business since federal surge

A bookstore in the Petworth neighborhood reports sales are down a whopping 60% since the federal surge in D.C. began. The small but beautifully arranged Loyalty Bookstore on busy Upshur Street near Ge...

www.nbcwashington.com

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 22d

Flashback to the film that disappeared from theaters after just one week after assumed pushback from the FBI, 'The Spook Who Sat by the Door' (1973).

Highly fucking recommend. Especially rn.

Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious

"'The Spook Who Sat by the Door' changed my life."

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 24d

imagining being a river otter swimming in circles with all of my smooth friends

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · 29d

I wrote a breakdown of my love of Audre Lorde’s term, “biomythography” for a really cool seminar I’m doing next week.

What is a Biomythography—and What Does it Have to Do With Your Memoir?

Coined by the legendary Audre Lorde, biomythography borrows techniques from fantasy and magical realism to show just how vital world-building can be in your own true story.

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · Sep 5

All of this is so silly, I fear.

Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · Sep 5

lmao not the NRA said "trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️!"

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Sep 3

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

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Jasper @blkpansy.bsky.social · Sep 5

September is library sign-up month! Now is the perfect time to get one, if you haven't already.

Libro.fm @libro.fm · Sep 3

Sign up for a library card this month and you'll be entered to win a Golden Library Card worth six Libro.fm audiobooks 🥳

When you sign up for a library card at 200+ participating libraries this September, they'll automatically enter you to win their Golden Library Card ⁠⬇

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