Maryam Payne

Writer, copy editor, history nerd. Socially progressive Muslim currently stuck in coastal Georgia and not bothering to blend in.

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@AdamKinzinger It's not surprising to hear those, but it is repulsive. Every single one of those people thinks they're the hero of their own story. Stay safe.

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

There's only one kind of people who would vote to ban Maus, whatever they are calling themselves these days.

[Ali A Olomi @aaolomi]

Throughout the centuries the jinn were said to inspire poets to verse and madness. As an elemental and invisible race, the jinn were master poets themselves and in turn taught their craft to others becoming mentors and muses to human poets.

A thread-

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

Guilty, guilty, GUILTY.

Yes.

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

Ramadan Kareem!

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@michaelharriot This is really interesting and informative; I always appreciate your writing.

It makes me also think of the Congolese youth subculture of the 50s, the Bills.

[Ali A Olomi @aaolomi]

King Solomon was granted dominion over the birds, humans, and the jinn. He ruled through the power of a mighty ring.

But not all the jinn were obedient to Solomon the Wise. There was one who plotted against him in secret.

A thread on the jinn usurper-

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

I got my first vaccine shot this morning. I now have a sore arm and that telltale "I'm coming down with something" feeling that means business (hopefully.) No wait time: the county I live in has a lot of the unconvinced, sadly.

[#HFChitChat @hfchitchat]

We’re one day away from our Spring HistFic Lovers’ Mixer! 🌷🌼🐰 Join us starting tomorrow for a question a day about yourself and your writing. All writers of historical fiction, historical fantasy or any subgenre inspired by the past are welcome 💜

RTs appreciated

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[Representative Park Cannon @Cannonfor58]

Hey everyone, thank you for your support. I’ve been released from jail. I am not the first Georgian to be arrested for fighting voter suppression. I’d love to say I’m the last, but we know that isn’t true. #SB202

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@AP They're not even pretending it's not meant to suppress voting at this point.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Georgia’s Republican governor has signed a bill putting new restrictions on mail voting and giving the legislature greater influence over elections. https://t.co/BCLcHk6XnE

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@SimeonCare I'm really bad at titles. I picked my current working title from a quote from an historical account. It's a bit meh, though. I like the song lyrics idea, but would prob adapt lyrics instead of quoting directly.

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@dlcorderowrites Oh, that's even worse. I'm sorry 😥

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

(I should be researching and writing. Instead I'm writing blog posts about my orange tree.)

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

The Memory of an Orange https://t.co/qENe7NZ1oU via @wordpressdotcom

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@JackMeraxes And I think it's more the wholesome, no-pressure thing. I can totally dig that.

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

@JackMeraxes You know already that I'm in complete agreement with your assessment of said wholesome fellow...although the age difference for me is not dad-level, so there's that.

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

Keeping in mind that sometimes such interpretations sound like a leap into "Voila! A matriarchy!" wishful-thinking territory, this interpretation of their finds seems reasonable (but I'd like to read more.)

[Maryam Payne @djinndeleau]

A Newly Discovered Ancient Grave Site in Spain Suggests That Women May Have Been Bronze Age Political Rulers https://t.co/bgCqjIlIx3