Wintersmith
@wintersmith1.bsky.social
PNW school library person. Cats, cardigans-you get it. But absolutely no shushing on my watch
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November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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If Sarah Kendzior is indeed blocked on @bsky.app, this is a completely unjustified and highly questionable move. Sarah Kendzior is among the best voices of knowledge-based critical journalism in the US. See to it that this is corrected immediately and with an apology, @pfrazee.com!
Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
bsky.app
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
If Sarah Kendzior is indeed blocked on @bsky.app, this is a completely unjustified and highly questionable move. Sarah Kendzior is among the best voices of knowledge-based critical journalism in the US. See to it that this is corrected immediately and with an apology, @pfrazee.com!
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Hey @bsky.app, why was Sarah Kendzior suspended?
If Sarah Kendzior is indeed blocked on @bsky.app, this is a completely unjustified and highly questionable move. Sarah Kendzior is among the best voices of knowledge-based critical journalism in the US. See to it that this is corrected immediately and with an apology, @pfrazee.com!
Bluesky
Social media as it should be. Find your community among millions of users, unleash your creativity, and have some fun again.
bsky.app
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hey @bsky.app, why was Sarah Kendzior suspended?
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
How We Play the Game
Check out How We Play the Game - <p><b>Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of <i>Twelfth Knight</i> and <i>SLAY</i>. </b><br><br>Zora Lyon plays...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Friends and gamers, today is the day: my second novel HOW WE PLAY THE GAME is out! Buy it from Bookshop; Jeff doesn't need the money!
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
"This romance has the works: fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, rivalry, found family, and second chances." - Booklist
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
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Did women ruin the workplace? No! Did I personally ruin my own weekend writing about the cynical fuckery that led to the New York Times asking that question? I sure did!
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Women didn’t ruin the workplace. Capitalism did
When your debate centers on whether women should exist in public, you’ve already lost.
www.salon.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Did women ruin the workplace? No! Did I personally ruin my own weekend writing about the cynical fuckery that led to the New York Times asking that question? I sure did!
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
Huge thanks to @moiradonegan.bsky.social for lending her expertise and insight to my ranting
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I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
How trans visibility became a trap
People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.
www.theverge.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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This week's That's Marvelous newsletter contains pep talks for teachers and whatever makeup artist is responsible for making Donald Trump's "necrod bod" look alive.
#147. Donald Trump's Hand Makeup Artist and You
Quick reminder: Your support helps keep That's Marvelous going! If you enjoy this week's installment or any week's installment, please subscribe, and if you somehow have found a big bag of cash on the...
www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This week's That's Marvelous newsletter contains pep talks for teachers and whatever makeup artist is responsible for making Donald Trump's "necrod bod" look alive.
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“You need people to hire you, train you, teach you, recommend you, correct you—in a caring and non-scary way, which is often the difference between a mentor and a boss—congratulate you, and keep you humble.”
— @likaluca.bsky.social, interviewed Szilvia Molnar
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
— @likaluca.bsky.social, interviewed Szilvia Molnar
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
An Interview with Lisa Lucas - Believer Magazine
The first time I met Lisa Lucas was around 2012, through mutual publishing friends, in the early days after my arrival in New York City. While I was a wide-eyed foreigner trying to cobble together a n...
www.thebeliever.net
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“You need people to hire you, train you, teach you, recommend you, correct you—in a caring and non-scary way, which is often the difference between a mentor and a boss—congratulate you, and keep you humble.”
— @likaluca.bsky.social, interviewed Szilvia Molnar
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
— @likaluca.bsky.social, interviewed Szilvia Molnar
www.thebeliever.net/an-interview...
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Not that you asked, but I wrote a Labubu explainer
You don't have to care about Labubu
It's a trend, not a movement — feel free to know nothing.
www.salon.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Not that you asked, but I wrote a Labubu explainer
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Listen Back: Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink share HUNGRY JIM. In this new picture book, a boy awakens to realize that he is a lion... and that he is hungry. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... #kidlit #podcast @laurelsnyder.bsky.social
Listen Back: Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink share Hungry Jim
Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink share HUNGRY JIM. In this new picture book, a boy awakens to realize that he is a lion... and that he is hungry. Moreover, his appetite seems insatiable and his urges ...
www.matthewcwinner.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Listen Back: Laurel Snyder and Chuck Groenink share HUNGRY JIM. In this new picture book, a boy awakens to realize that he is a lion... and that he is hungry. www.matthewcwinner.com/post/listen-... #kidlit #podcast @laurelsnyder.bsky.social
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I wrote about why people + institutions concerned that women aren’t rushing to AI-ify their lives might want to uh think for a hot second about why that might be www.salon.com/2025/07/28/w...
Why women are wary of the AI rush
New technology has always been used against women. Why should we trust artificial intelligence not to be?
www.salon.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I wrote about why people + institutions concerned that women aren’t rushing to AI-ify their lives might want to uh think for a hot second about why that might be www.salon.com/2025/07/28/w...
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Once a year we fundraise to help the littles in our community consider making a donation to our community for school supplies
Consider making a charitable donation to the snack society
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Givelify's online giving app
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July 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Once a year we fundraise to help the littles in our community consider making a donation to our community for school supplies
Consider making a charitable donation to the snack society
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/x4vgzl
Consider making a charitable donation to the snack society
$InvitationAMEZ
giv.li/x4vgzl
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Even if you can’t give… do me a solid
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July 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Even if you can’t give… do me a solid
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They’re banning the cats! They’re banning the dogs! I wrote about the new m.o. of book-ban enthusiasts and why we should never have stopped calling them out as the weirdos they are www.salon.com/2025/06/26/b...
Book bans are getting weirder, targeting cats, dogs and civic-minded grandmas
Seeking to ban books like “Bathe the Cat” has less to do with morality than it does with a yearning for control.
www.salon.com
June 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
They’re banning the cats! They’re banning the dogs! I wrote about the new m.o. of book-ban enthusiasts and why we should never have stopped calling them out as the weirdos they are www.salon.com/2025/06/26/b...
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I wrote about Alison Bechdel’s new novel SPENT and why, after years of success, she still worries about selling out www.salon.com/2025/06/23/a...
Alison Bechdel faces her sellout fears
There’s no ethical consumption under capitalism, but there is a farmers market.
www.salon.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I wrote about Alison Bechdel’s new novel SPENT and why, after years of success, she still worries about selling out www.salon.com/2025/06/23/a...
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This month’s Businessweek cover story is out, and it’s me and Lily Meier on whether, after decades of declining sales and failed turnarounds, Gap might actually, finally be making a comeback. (Except, oops, the tariffs!) Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Eternal Quest to Save Gap
The iconic ’90s retailer was on the precipice of death for years. Richard Dickson finally had momentum for a comeback—then came the tariffs.
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This month’s Businessweek cover story is out, and it’s me and Lily Meier on whether, after decades of declining sales and failed turnarounds, Gap might actually, finally be making a comeback. (Except, oops, the tariffs!) Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
AI can’t have my em dash
Gen Z and AI have pulled a divisive punctuation mark into the spotlight.
www.salon.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
For my first @salonnewsroom.bsky.social piece, I wrote about how freaks for the em dash (me, and possibly you) will not stand by and cede our precious punctuation to AI www.salon.com/2025/06/11/a...
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This Saturday marks the 4th anniversary of the launch of my newsletter The Present Age. Here's a thanks to readers (and a discount for anyone considering becoming a paid subscriber): www.readtpa.com/p/celebratin...
Celebrating Four Years of TPA with 25% Off Annual Subscriptions
A thank you to readers who've made this newsletter possible, plus a discount for anyone ready to join the fun.
www.readtpa.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This Saturday marks the 4th anniversary of the launch of my newsletter The Present Age. Here's a thanks to readers (and a discount for anyone considering becoming a paid subscriber): www.readtpa.com/p/celebratin...
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Hey, go do this, please. I have health insurance through the ACA, and if this rule went into effect, it would mean that while I'd still be paying a ridiculous amount in premiums, the plans I'd be able to get wouldn't actually cover my health needs.
public comment period for the proposed rule to remove trans care from the ACA as an essential health benefit & strip care from DACA recipients ends at 23:59pm EDT tonite
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
if you haven't commented, it won't take long & is worth doing. context & guidance in-thread ⬇️
if you have commented, thank you💜🏳️⚧️
hi, cis folks!
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
if we *are* going to talk ACA, RFK's HHS proposed a rule to remove *all trans care* from ACA essential health benefit status.
~25mil people are insured by ACA & if 1% are trans, that's 250,000 people who'd lose access to care.
that's bad! take 2 minutes to stand with trans people.🧵
April 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hey, go do this, please. I have health insurance through the ACA, and if this rule went into effect, it would mean that while I'd still be paying a ridiculous amount in premiums, the plans I'd be able to get wouldn't actually cover my health needs.
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Here's something I wrote today for @damemagazine.bsky.social www.damemagazine.com/2025/03/19/i...
Is Legacy Media Dead? - Dame Magazine
There was a time when people collectively agreed on what constituted "the news." Walter Cronkite would sign off with "And that's the way it is," and most Americans nodded along. The New York Times was...
www.damemagazine.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Here's something I wrote today for @damemagazine.bsky.social www.damemagazine.com/2025/03/19/i...
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I had the good fortune to sit down with @parkermolloy.com to have a wide-ranging discussion about how media has laundered Right Wing hate and corruption, the shameful post-election abandonment of Trans people, and glimmers of hope in a time of crisis.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
A Conversation with Parker Molloy
The Present Age writer discusses the complicity and responsibility of media in creating our present crisis, the shameful abandoning of Trans people, and glimmers of hope
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had the good fortune to sit down with @parkermolloy.com to have a wide-ranging discussion about how media has laundered Right Wing hate and corruption, the shameful post-election abandonment of Trans people, and glimmers of hope in a time of crisis.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
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ASISTA needs your help more than ever. ASISTA is the charity I've been telling you about that helps persons without documentation who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. Here is a FREE thing you can do! Vote for ASISTA at #P4A2025!
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Project For Awesome 2025
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February 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ASISTA needs your help more than ever. ASISTA is the charity I've been telling you about that helps persons without documentation who are victims of domestic and sexual violence. Here is a FREE thing you can do! Vote for ASISTA at #P4A2025!
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=a1w7...
projectforawesome.com/watch?v=a1w7...