alyssa

a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich with arsenic sauce (she/her)

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@TargetCenterMN @ericamauter @minnesotalynx @WNBA 💚💚

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@FreeSpiritBooks @contodopress cc @LatinxinPub

[Free Spirit Publishing @FreeSpiritBooks]

📣NOW OPEN: The 1st annual Latino Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest is here!

Cosponsored by @contodopress, the contest aims to uplift Latino picture book writers and their authentic stories📝❤️

ENTER NOW: https://t.co/PXtHKA8Agx

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@maggiekb1 Are you having them calculate their Scrabble points? Probably not as useful as it is for spelling but there’s math to practice there too!

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@aishaforward10 7:15(ish), 10-5 at First Universalist Church, number 13!

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@biketrouble target (and presumably other places) carry things like BPI-certified ziplock bags and "plastic" wrap that you can use instead of the plastic versions and compost when you're done (as long as it is BPI, it can go in there!)

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@case_face @RacketMN They are 100% real and the subjects get to take them home after the fair is done (and presumably have butter for life)

[PEN America @PENamerica]

#TheHandmaidsTale by @MargaretAtwood is one of 19 books banned in Iowa district by AI

"Each of these texts was reviewed using AI software to determine if it contains a depiction of a sex act. Based on this review, there are 19 texts that will be removed" https://t.co/MTnWFRtTfP

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@theheatherhogan I would love twice personally!Maybe keep one of them short and sweet so it’s less overwhelming for others?

[Danny DeVito @DannyDeVito]

Supreme Court my ass

[Free Spirit Publishing @FreeSpiritBooks]

The Black Voices in Children’s Literature Writing Contest 2023 is OPEN! Submit your children’s picture book by July 24th for a chance to win! 1st prize winner gets $1,000 & a meeting with @StrivePub and Free Spirit! Details at https://t.co/KAIObqMiMh.

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@rubencodes I’ll have to try that one! I read A Thousand Ships and liked but didn’t love—but Medusa is such a great choice for this sort of thing, worth a shot for sure

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@1followernodad I have, and I do definitely like her!! It just doesn’t hit me QUITE as hard.

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

@sincerely_kiwi Yes (although fyi I often find higher fees there than stubhub (not always))

[alyssa @lochalyssa]

I’ve been following this all pretty closely (or so I thought) but there’s stuff in this thread I didn’t even know about. what a year!

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

I was told not to tweet this until the houses adjourned for fear of jinxing it, but the Minnesota legislature just completed what is probably the most productive session anywhere in the country since probably the New Deal. Sweeping bills and reforms across every area of life.

[David Dayen @ddayen]

It's hard to encompass in one article all of the policy wins in Minnesota over the past five months. As their legislative session ends today, @ryanlcooper does his best with a recap, including some things that look positively Nordic:
https://t.co/zfXIUqYHxM

[PEN America @PENamerica]

🧵PEN America Files Lawsuit against Florida School District over Unconstitutional Book Bans

Lawsuit joined by @penguinrandom, parents, and authors asserts that Escambia County School Board unlawfully removes or restricts access to books about race, racism, and LGBTQ identities.

[Racket @RacketMN]

BRING IT BACK @Twins https://t.co/SFYG1ADIgJ