Carina Volkes

She/her. Mostly just lurking and feeling rage at the world these days. And liking stuff about books. Trans Rights are Human Rights.

[Feral Heather @FeralHeather]

I was an ableist asshole when I first became a teacher. Because that’s what I was taught! In my defense, academic institutions told me a strict attendance policy was required. What changed my perspective & my assessment criteria? Disabled students 🧵

[hux | lizzie huxley-jones 🍟📚 (they/them) @littlehux]

It's 2024. Why are newly announced children's books adding disability to characters as proof they are 'disgusting'? As children's authors, it's our duty to write for *all* children, including children with eye prostheses or blind children.

[Carina Volkes @carina83]

@AnnabelCWrites Amazing! All the congratulations!

[johannes (yo-han-ehz) / semi-professional cuntboy @JohannesTEvans]

Just a reminder that you've still got a few days left to pick up an eBook copy of my slowburn historical fantasy romance between an ADHD vampire and his autistic secretary for free!

Just enter coupon code XE97D on Smashwords for HEART OF STONE by Johannes T. Evans!

[Depthe @ChaoticBonney]

Bisan's instagram post from a few minutes ago. She is begging us to share it and talk about it.

[Carina Volkes @carina83]

@AnnabelCWrites I liked this a lot! I was definitely gripped throughout.
Did you end up reading The Magpie Lord trilogy by KJ Charles? The vibes are so similar for the series especially A Marvellous Light

[Carina Volkes @carina83]

@shardai_smithh Have you read Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant? It’s a novella but I think it fits this brief. And it’s wonderful.

[İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي @iyad_elbaghdadi]

Whenever I tweet about the immense suffering being inflicted on Gaza, I get replies from pro-Israel accounts demanding that Hamas release the hostages. Here's a quick rundown of what's happening on that front. Tl;dr: Netanyahu doesn't care about the hostages

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

1. After an intense school board meeting where over 60 people spoke in defense of Max Hightower, a trans boy removed from an Oklahoma! production in Sherman Texas, the school board has restored him to his role.

You have to see what happened here.

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[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

He's right.

If you believe a lone racist gunman killed 3 people in Jacksonville, it's probably because you only learned a whitewashed version of history. But there is a reason why a white supremacist chose this specific location:

A thread

[🪲🏳️‍🌈Clinton W. Waters Author🏳️‍🌈🪲 @cwwwritingllc]

🎉 Birthday Bookathon! 🎉

My birthday is just around the corner and to celebrate, all my ebooks are freeeee! 🆓

Starting the showcase with my babygorl (UN)Bury Your Gays. A collection of queer tales, the titular novella being a queering of Lovecraft's ReAnimator. Enjoy! 👨‍🔬🧟‍♂️

[johannes (yo-han-ehz) / semi-professional cuntboy @JohannesTEvans]

I wrote about experiencing homophobia in nerd and boardgame spaces for @prismnpen!
https://t.co/WNH1K28ABt

[Eli Erlick @EliErlick]

A quiet trans man, Robert Allen (1914-97) didn't seem the type to make headlines. However, his 1957 marriage was front-page news. He transitioned in 1943 and was among the first in the UK allowed to change legal sex. There are few photos of him but I colorized these two portraits

[Carina Volkes @carina83]

@vanoralawless (Also I loved this book, it was fantastic. So looking forward to the rest of the series)

[Carina Volkes @carina83]

@vanoralawless Nice

[Pride Month Reading Event 🌈 @PMREvent]

If you're an author that has a book or comic out featuring an LGBTQ+ MC: please drop it in the thread below! 💕✨🌈

(No need to self-identify it as #ownvoices if you aren't comfortable! 💕)