C. Jean Downer
@cjeandowner.bsky.social
🏳️🌈Poet and novelist of sapphic stories with diverse characters because we all deserve to escape into the pages of a book and find our truths.
https://www.cjeandowner.com/
Author with @bellabooks.bsky.soci
https://www.cjeandowner.com/
Author with @bellabooks.bsky.soci
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rise reality
time to raise your little heads
bewitched by unspoken words
that still cry themselves to sleep
let my love turn you into poems
where your collective voice
is heard and can finally
risk to reach
©️Aspen
#BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry
#bewitched #PoetryCommunity
youtu.be/nA2k79EGHbc?si…
time to raise your little heads
bewitched by unspoken words
that still cry themselves to sleep
let my love turn you into poems
where your collective voice
is heard and can finally
risk to reach
©️Aspen
#BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry
#bewitched #PoetryCommunity
youtu.be/nA2k79EGHbc?si…
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
rise reality
time to raise your little heads
bewitched by unspoken words
that still cry themselves to sleep
let my love turn you into poems
where your collective voice
is heard and can finally
risk to reach
©️Aspen
#BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry
#bewitched #PoetryCommunity
youtu.be/nA2k79EGHbc?si…
time to raise your little heads
bewitched by unspoken words
that still cry themselves to sleep
let my love turn you into poems
where your collective voice
is heard and can finally
risk to reach
©️Aspen
#BraveWrite #vss365 #Poetry
#bewitched #PoetryCommunity
youtu.be/nA2k79EGHbc?si…
I savored the current issue of Whiptail: journal of the single line poem over the past few mornings. Deeply grateful to Editors Kat Lehmann and Robin Smith for including my piece. I’m new to monoku and so happy to make my debut!
Read the issue here: www.whiptailjournal.com/_files/ugd/6...
Read the issue here: www.whiptailjournal.com/_files/ugd/6...
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I savored the current issue of Whiptail: journal of the single line poem over the past few mornings. Deeply grateful to Editors Kat Lehmann and Robin Smith for including my piece. I’m new to monoku and so happy to make my debut!
Read the issue here: www.whiptailjournal.com/_files/ugd/6...
Read the issue here: www.whiptailjournal.com/_files/ugd/6...
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Murder, memory and second chances collide at a campground.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Murder, memory and second chances collide at a campground.
Another essential book from my library. This collection, from 1997, originated at the 1994 “Race Matters” conference at Princeton U. 31 years ago. 31. Years. Ago.
Scholars to read and know.
Scholars to read and know.
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Another essential book from my library. This collection, from 1997, originated at the 1994 “Race Matters” conference at Princeton U. 31 years ago. 31. Years. Ago.
Scholars to read and know.
Scholars to read and know.
I spent the last several mornings with LEAF: Journal of the Daily Haiku, issue 8. What an unbelievable treasure trove of haiku, senryu, and haiga, featuring so many of my favourite poets and insightful commentary!
Deeply grateful to Editor Ravi Kiran for including my poems ❤️
#haiku
Deeply grateful to Editor Ravi Kiran for including my poems ❤️
#haiku
December 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I spent the last several mornings with LEAF: Journal of the Daily Haiku, issue 8. What an unbelievable treasure trove of haiku, senryu, and haiga, featuring so many of my favourite poets and insightful commentary!
Deeply grateful to Editor Ravi Kiran for including my poems ❤️
#haiku
Deeply grateful to Editor Ravi Kiran for including my poems ❤️
#haiku
I finished reading Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal #14 this morning. It is a sensory delight! Congratulations to all the poets. Many thanks to Editor Steliana Voicu for including my piece and translating it into Romanian.
enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/11/ench...
#haiku
enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/11/ench...
#haiku
December 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I finished reading Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal #14 this morning. It is a sensory delight! Congratulations to all the poets. Many thanks to Editor Steliana Voicu for including my piece and translating it into Romanian.
enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/11/ench...
#haiku
enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com/2025/11/ench...
#haiku
Great deal!
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Great deal!
I finished savouring #FemkuMag issue 40 this morning.
It is splended! My sincere gratitude to Editor Rowan Beckett Minor and Co-editor Kelly Sargent for including three of my pieces. Congratulations to all the poets.
#FemkuMag #haiku #senryu #haibun #cherita #shortformpoetry #poetry
It is splended! My sincere gratitude to Editor Rowan Beckett Minor and Co-editor Kelly Sargent for including three of my pieces. Congratulations to all the poets.
#FemkuMag #haiku #senryu #haibun #cherita #shortformpoetry #poetry
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Sometimes you have to go home to find the love you never really left behind.
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Sometimes you have to go home to find the love you never really left behind.
👏👏👏❤️
🔥 RAVE REVIEW ALERT 🔥
🔨 GOLD FOR THE DEAD by @Ann_Aptaker.
🏳️🌈 Queer noir, vibrating tension & Cantor Gold at her best.
🔪 Found family, shifting loyalties, danger in every alley.
📚 Read the full review here: https://loom.ly/1noOyog
#SapphicNoir #SapphicBookSky #BookSky #CrimeFiction
🔨 GOLD FOR THE DEAD by @Ann_Aptaker.
🏳️🌈 Queer noir, vibrating tension & Cantor Gold at her best.
🔪 Found family, shifting loyalties, danger in every alley.
📚 Read the full review here: https://loom.ly/1noOyog
#SapphicNoir #SapphicBookSky #BookSky #CrimeFiction
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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FINAL week for #swag4gcls fundraiser! $5, $10, or any amount will help @goldencrownls.bsky.social continue to support sapphic fiction and ensure diverse books are on our shelves.
Your support is helping me wrap up final edits of the third Sloane West Mystery!
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
Your support is helping me wrap up final edits of the third Sloane West Mystery!
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
FINAL week for #swag4gcls fundraiser! $5, $10, or any amount will help @goldencrownls.bsky.social continue to support sapphic fiction and ensure diverse books are on our shelves.
Your support is helping me wrap up final edits of the third Sloane West Mystery!
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
Your support is helping me wrap up final edits of the third Sloane West Mystery!
secure.givelively.org/donate/golde...
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Celebrating Fall with some of our favorite Boston based titles.
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Celebrating Fall with some of our favorite Boston based titles.
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Sometimes you have to go home to find the love you never really left behind.
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Sometimes you have to go home to find the love you never really left behind.
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🏳️🌈📚 Hope isn't lost—it’s just seriously pissed off. 😡
👀 Reclamation arrives December 9th.
🔥 You don't want to miss this one.
⏳ Preorder it today—everywhere dangerous queer books are sold.
#SapphicBookSky #QueerDystopia #RomanticThriller #LGBTQBooks #QueerLit @kristen_zimmer_author
👀 Reclamation arrives December 9th.
🔥 You don't want to miss this one.
⏳ Preorder it today—everywhere dangerous queer books are sold.
#SapphicBookSky #QueerDystopia #RomanticThriller #LGBTQBooks #QueerLit @kristen_zimmer_author
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🏳️🌈📚 Hope isn't lost—it’s just seriously pissed off. 😡
👀 Reclamation arrives December 9th.
🔥 You don't want to miss this one.
⏳ Preorder it today—everywhere dangerous queer books are sold.
#SapphicBookSky #QueerDystopia #RomanticThriller #LGBTQBooks #QueerLit @kristen_zimmer_author
👀 Reclamation arrives December 9th.
🔥 You don't want to miss this one.
⏳ Preorder it today—everywhere dangerous queer books are sold.
#SapphicBookSky #QueerDystopia #RomanticThriller #LGBTQBooks #QueerLit @kristen_zimmer_author
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📽️ Their family secret is no longer a secret. #film #India #sapphic #family #baby #lesbian #movie #USA #screenplay #IVF #parents #romcom. Now available worldwide on Tubi: tinyurl.com/5fehc7pb & other streaming services. Trailer: tinyurl.com/37kz3rew
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
📽️ Their family secret is no longer a secret. #film #India #sapphic #family #baby #lesbian #movie #USA #screenplay #IVF #parents #romcom. Now available worldwide on Tubi: tinyurl.com/5fehc7pb & other streaming services. Trailer: tinyurl.com/37kz3rew
In these times, I find comfort in my books. THE reason I had to unpack so many of them despite our realtor's advice.
These literary and philosophical greats comfort me. They make me think. They help me on my journey.
#mayaangelou #misogyny #womensupportingwomen
These literary and philosophical greats comfort me. They make me think. They help me on my journey.
#mayaangelou #misogyny #womensupportingwomen
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In these times, I find comfort in my books. THE reason I had to unpack so many of them despite our realtor's advice.
These literary and philosophical greats comfort me. They make me think. They help me on my journey.
#mayaangelou #misogyny #womensupportingwomen
These literary and philosophical greats comfort me. They make me think. They help me on my journey.
#mayaangelou #misogyny #womensupportingwomen
👏👏👏
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Psst, we have books and we're open 24/7!!
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Psst, we have books and we're open 24/7!!
Dystopian literature asks us, “What if?” And wow, did the question in The Wilding of Em’s Path seize the kairos of our moment. Wrenn's story of resistance and hope is a must-read and must-have addition to your library!
#bookrecommendations #sapphicbooks
#bookrecommendations #sapphicbooks
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Dystopian literature asks us, “What if?” And wow, did the question in The Wilding of Em’s Path seize the kairos of our moment. Wrenn's story of resistance and hope is a must-read and must-have addition to your library!
#bookrecommendations #sapphicbooks
#bookrecommendations #sapphicbooks
Week 2 Update for #swag4gcls!
Please help me keep my derrière in the chair!
Your fundraising donation benefits @goldencrownls.bsky.social
to continue their remarkable support of sapphic fiction!
Thanks to everyone for supporting me and all the participating authors!
Link in comments 🙏❤️
Please help me keep my derrière in the chair!
Your fundraising donation benefits @goldencrownls.bsky.social
to continue their remarkable support of sapphic fiction!
Thanks to everyone for supporting me and all the participating authors!
Link in comments 🙏❤️
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Week 2 Update for #swag4gcls!
Please help me keep my derrière in the chair!
Your fundraising donation benefits @goldencrownls.bsky.social
to continue their remarkable support of sapphic fiction!
Thanks to everyone for supporting me and all the participating authors!
Link in comments 🙏❤️
Please help me keep my derrière in the chair!
Your fundraising donation benefits @goldencrownls.bsky.social
to continue their remarkable support of sapphic fiction!
Thanks to everyone for supporting me and all the participating authors!
Link in comments 🙏❤️
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📽️ A recent immigrant, left to raise her newborn alone in an alien world, discovers her own strength through the gentle grace of a neighbor who sees her worth when she cannot. 💃🏽 We appreciate this recognition for our film. #USA #India #immigration #family #movie #Scotland #film
October 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
It's tattered, yellowed, and pages have been lovingly tucked back in place. Just the signs that I've treasured this collection since buying it in 1986. I hope you feel inspired by Walker's always sublime and timely poetry ❤️
#amreading #poetrylovers
#amreading #poetrylovers
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It's tattered, yellowed, and pages have been lovingly tucked back in place. Just the signs that I've treasured this collection since buying it in 1986. I hope you feel inspired by Walker's always sublime and timely poetry ❤️
#amreading #poetrylovers
#amreading #poetrylovers
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'I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names.'
Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching
#BookWormSat
🎨 Gwenda Morgan, Midnight Madness - Witches on Night Flight
Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching
#BookWormSat
🎨 Gwenda Morgan, Midnight Madness - Witches on Night Flight
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
'I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names.'
Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching
#BookWormSat
🎨 Gwenda Morgan, Midnight Madness - Witches on Night Flight
Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching
#BookWormSat
🎨 Gwenda Morgan, Midnight Madness - Witches on Night Flight
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Three Must-Reads for October.
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Three Must-Reads for October.