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Tired and overworked idealist. Teaching kids one book at a time. Writer | Educator | WNDB Walter Grant Recipient 2021 | QuillerSWANA Mentee ‘24

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So honored to be part of this group! And special thank you to everyone who made it possible! 🙏

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

We're excited to announce the 8 winners of our 2021 Walter Dean Myers Grants! The following 8 creators, who are all writers or illustrators from marginalized backgrounds, include:

[Doc Jazz ✌ طارق @docjazzmusic]

Candace ON FIRE. I just LOVE that woman!
FUCK all that liberal bullshit we have been hearing about 'Israel' - THIS is how you're supposed to talk about those bastards!

[Madeline Pendleton @JeanGreige]

For those of you who don’t know MacLeod is a PhD in sociology who focuses on geopolitics and propaganda and its very cool that he is active on Twitter and you should all follow him

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What I don’t understand is why the political leaders in Minnesota don’t just deploy police to protect the citizens. That’s presumably their job?

[Ben Cohen @YoBenCohen]

After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by��@MagnumGlobal #FreeBenAndJerrys

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@MadisonScalera I have a romantic fantasy with jinn that I’m editing. Can I send it your way once I’m done?

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Today, I wallow. Tomorrow I shall begin.

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

I’ve typed and deleted so many words to try to describe the pain, anger, and guilt. Just read his.

We will miss you Anas. We bear witness to your sacrifice and against your murderer.

May Allah have mercy on you and reunite you with all the pure souls before you.

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@hijabi_soldier Idk, I think if it’s used as a simile as in it’s like Friday Mass but…and go ahead and explain then it’s ok. But to just call it that and move on to me feels a little problematic. Not sure tho

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As someone with a Masters in Internship Development, I can tell you that famines are never about a lack of food. They are always a problem of distribution. It is precisely this corruption that pushed me to leave the field. #GazaStarving

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@AseelNa98 .

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Please stop assuming that too many em dashes means AI written. Some of us are producing grammatically incoherent work the honest way!

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I really needed this today

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

No matter if you're on draft 1 or draft 100, I promise you CAN achieve your writing goals, but only if you do this one thing:

KEEP WRITING.

There's endless writing advice out there, but at the end of the day, none of it means anything until you put those lessons into action.

I see a lot of writers get discouraged when their writing isn't where they want it to be on the first go, but you're not doing anything wrong. In fact, you're doing everything right.

Writing is a lifelong skill — it's not something you can learn once and then check off your list. It’s a muscle that will only get stronger if you continue to train and flex it. 💪

[Vicky Weber - Agent, Author, Educator @vickyweberbooks]

There’s a special kind of writing grief that comes from realizing a chapter you love is slowing the book down. And then cutting it anyway. #AmWriting #WritingLife

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@hijabi_soldier For some reason I don’t really like “perform” all that much. If it’s past tense, I’d say I finished my salah or completed it. Otherwise, I just use the verb to pray. Like, I have to go pray.

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@agraybee As in, “I can’t, I literally just can’t”

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I don’t understand. Did he just discover groceries?

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."

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@gracedemyan I’m writing one that potentially checks 1 &2. Better hurry up and finish it 😅

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The world is a watery shadow of ocean-love,
That sea of light cannot be contained
In single human beings, so leave fragments,
and be the mountain
-Rumi

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Grief
Hits
Not like a wave
You see coming
More like
A punch to the gut
You lose your breath
For a moment, or two,
Or an infinite amount of little moments
Strung together
On a loose string

And then
You pull yourself
Together

And move on with your day