Amanda Mecke
@readtosurvive.bsky.social
A Literary Agent/Book Coach with 45 years experience in both U Press and trade publishing, UCLA English PhD, Pitzer College BA, dog parent, teacher, married LGBTQ advocate, Democrat as long as the GOP exists.
Reading an old sci-fi for the first time — by an author whom we only know from his films.
I feel this way when I discover any new book I want to keep reading.
I feel this way when I discover any new book I want to keep reading.
October 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reading an old sci-fi for the first time — by an author whom we only know from his films.
I feel this way when I discover any new book I want to keep reading.
I feel this way when I discover any new book I want to keep reading.
Do we need to read this before Trump’s SCOTUS overturn bans gay marriage for future American? Even though Barri Weis will be ok because they can’t retroactively ban our marriages, Lesbians and Gay men will lose health insurance, immigration, inheritance, and parental rights. Only $ will buy rights
October 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Do we need to read this before Trump’s SCOTUS overturn bans gay marriage for future American? Even though Barri Weis will be ok because they can’t retroactively ban our marriages, Lesbians and Gay men will lose health insurance, immigration, inheritance, and parental rights. Only $ will buy rights
Starting a War is not always the best strategy. Will the 21st Century depend on out realizing Capitalism must learn that too?
September 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Starting a War is not always the best strategy. Will the 21st Century depend on out realizing Capitalism must learn that too?
Reread the Eastern European Dissidents and weep for America now.
September 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reread the Eastern European Dissidents and weep for America now.
Makes sense of Trump.
September 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Makes sense of Trump.
Courtesy of my sister’s South Hero VT Inivisible Resistence sign painters!
June 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Courtesy of my sister’s South Hero VT Inivisible Resistence sign painters!
Another line in a Sci-fi novel too accurate today.
June 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Another line in a Sci-fi novel too accurate today.
I am so proud of my Vermont sister and her neighbors’ bi-weekly show of Resistence on the Islands on Lake Champlain where Ethan Allen’s settled and fought for our revolution.
May 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am so proud of my Vermont sister and her neighbors’ bi-weekly show of Resistence on the Islands on Lake Champlain where Ethan Allen’s settled and fought for our revolution.
Could you define humans right now better than the robot in this novel does?
May 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Could you define humans right now better than the robot in this novel does?
Does anyone know where I can buy this as a poster or tee shirt?
May 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Does anyone know where I can buy this as a poster or tee shirt?
Exciting new book for 2027 by UCSF medical expert about the best evidence for existing diagnosis and treatment options for Chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia and long Covid.
Follow the research at UCSF until the book is published — and fight back against RFK Jr’s magical anti-science bigotry.
Follow the research at UCSF until the book is published — and fight back against RFK Jr’s magical anti-science bigotry.
May 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Exciting new book for 2027 by UCSF medical expert about the best evidence for existing diagnosis and treatment options for Chronic illnesses like fibromyalgia and long Covid.
Follow the research at UCSF until the book is published — and fight back against RFK Jr’s magical anti-science bigotry.
Follow the research at UCSF until the book is published — and fight back against RFK Jr’s magical anti-science bigotry.
Via Hoopium Chronicles open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
April 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Via Hoopium Chronicles open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
If you might watch Murderbot on Apple TV 5/16, think about his saying this mid-way through his third “independent security consultant” job:
April 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If you might watch Murderbot on Apple TV 5/16, think about his saying this mid-way through his third “independent security consultant” job:
The state of America right now?
April 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The state of America right now?
Apparently DOGE and Trump did not care at accuracy. Careless speed has been deemed a “non-emergency” harm, and combined with the GOP lock against impeachment and the Immunity ruling Trump thanked Chief Justice Roberts for at his joint Congress speech, damage without consequence for him is ok.
April 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Apparently DOGE and Trump did not care at accuracy. Careless speed has been deemed a “non-emergency” harm, and combined with the GOP lock against impeachment and the Immunity ruling Trump thanked Chief Justice Roberts for at his joint Congress speech, damage without consequence for him is ok.
Even in a Universe where humans live mostly in peace with aliens there are always real Wars, not just Sims
April 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Even in a Universe where humans live mostly in peace with aliens there are always real Wars, not just Sims
Do LLMs know this?
April 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Do LLMs know this?
Why luck is necessary but not dependable.
April 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Why luck is necessary but not dependable.
I never knew this although unlike many Boomers I had studies the Vietnam War in school since 7th Grade, first as a child of Barry Goldwater, anti-communist Republicans, and eventually as an anti-War Democrat in the Campus protests after Kent State.
March 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I never knew this although unlike many Boomers I had studies the Vietnam War in school since 7th Grade, first as a child of Barry Goldwater, anti-communist Republicans, and eventually as an anti-War Democrat in the Campus protests after Kent State.