Nicole Sune (순해) Sbitani (سبيتاني)

Speculative fiction writer (#amwriting, #amreading). FSO. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Opinions are my own. RTs != endorsements. (she/her)

[Nicole Sune (순해) Sbitani (سبيتاني) @nsbitani]

#vss365 He stroked the strange petals and started screaming. I smelled burning flesh before I saw the #acid bubbling on his skin. He dropped his torch, setting fire to the underbrush. Swearing, I fought the flaming shrubs. An uncharted alien world is no place for a senator's son.

[Sam Yang @samdoesarts]

Alysa Liu

[Nicole Sune (순해) Sbitani (سبيتاني) @nsbitani]

This is one of my favorite @AfterDinnerCon stories I've ever read. Extremely relatable, thought-provoking, and beautifully written.

[After Dinner Conversation @AfterDinnerCon]

What if you woke up to find the kitchen sink had moved? --- Read "Everything But The Kitchen Sink" by Debbie Zubrick Romani for free today!

https://t.co/a7p2JlMRsb

[Middle East Policy Council @MidEastPolicy]

#MEPC40Under40 feature: Nicole Sbitani (@nsbitani) is a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. @StateDept currently assigned as an Economic Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai. She has previously served in Nairobi, Seoul, and D.C. Congratulations!
https://t.co/J57bB6d3Hm

[Nicole Sune (순해) Sbitani (سبيتاني) @nsbitani]

I'm honored to be among @MidEastPolicy's 40 under 40 cohort and grateful for the colleague who nominated me. My love of the Middle East and the Arabic language solidified my dream to become a diplomat, and I'm thrilled to play a small part in deepening our relationships here.

[Middle East Policy Council @MidEastPolicy]

The Middle East Policy Council is excited to announce its 2025 40 Under 40 cohort! This honor recognizes those that contribute to the deep cultural, economic, and political relationships between the United States and the Middle East. Congratulations!
https://t.co/J57bB6d3Hm

[TJ Alumni Action Group @TJAlumniAG]

Thrilled that the Supreme Court sided with TJAAG and Fairfax County Public Schools by confirming the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit decision and refusing to take the case against the new admissions standards!! https://t.co/JNkWaRBP3t

[Jana Riess @janariess]

Another national study finds that LDS Gen Zers aren't too different from their peers in how many ID as LGBQ (22% for LDS students & 28% nationally).
One surprise was that 28% of the LDS respondents were students at @BYU.

https://t.co/QywLFU8ukQ @ryanburge

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

Its wild how every community on earth has to contend with trans people's existence.

We have to watch the same debates about our humanity happen a thousand times, in a thousand places, with the same arguments for and against our humanity.

It's exhausting.

[Jon Boeckenstedt @JonBoeckenstedt]

When we moved to Atlanta, I asked why two almost identical houses were $20K different in price. The agent said, "Because the SAT scores are higher here."

I told her the SAT scores were higher because the house was more expensive. She didn't get it. Blew her mind.

[Micro Flash Fiction📖 @MicroFlashFic]

“Six years ago, I built a time machine, but the transfer killed every test animal.
I’ve been sending robot probes instead. They explore, record things, then return. But only up to a point. If I send them past a certain date, they never come back.”
“When’s the date?”
“It’s today.”

[Emily Ladau @emily_ladau]

CROWDSOURCING: Let's get a thread going of your fave books by disabled authors. (The books don't have to be specifically about disability.)

Lots of people ask me for recs, but I'm not some kind of authority here. So, what would you recommend?

#BookTwitter #DisabilityTwitter

[剑女友 sword gf ☭ @punishedgarage]

the terror won’t stop

[剑女友 sword gf ☭ @punishedgarage]

sorry i can’t rly give you advice on the new shag cut babe i’m currently coping with horrors beyond mortal comprehension. you have no mouth and i must scream

[剑女友 sword gf ☭ @punishedgarage]

sometimes people on hair advice reddit do the worst possible thing in order to hide their faces

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

5 mistakes first-time authors make:
1. One-dimensional characters
2. Backstory baggage
3. Unnecessary details
4. Irregular word count
5. Too much action or reflection

Which of these mistakes have you caught in your own first drafts? #writingcommunity

[Alyssa Matesic @AlyssaMatesic]

Writing a book for the first time is such an exciting endeavor. I absolutely love working w/ debut authors!

That said, over the years, I’ve compiled a list of mistakes I often see new writers make. Here are 5 to keep in mind as you draft your first manuscript (an #amwriting 🧵):

[🖤 Christine @christinelu]

Thinking of my sister today. Harvard was a singular obsession with my mom during my childhood and it became my sister’s singular obsession throughout her short life. It became my own source of insecurity as a 2.8 GPA Asian (we exist) who sucked at math and standardized tests.

Maybe it’s a Gen X thing but she never once felt entitled to Harvard or worried that someone else would “take her spot” because she was in competition with herself.

Needless to say, losing her impacted our whole family. In our own ways we all stopped giving a fuck about Harvard.

So hello AAPI. I get where the obsession for elite schools as access points to the American Dream comes from. Been there, done that.

All this to say this obsession with elite schools without understanding this country’s history makes first generation immigrants easy targets for Edward Blum and friends without knowing who he even is.

It’s in their interest to see their fear of “demographic change” fighting each other for scraps because the idea of a more inclusive society for all is happening and it means a loss of control.

This is what this SCOTUS win for them was about. So feel how you want but just know that being used as a model minority tool is a choice.

[TJ Alumni Action Group @TJAlumniAG]

"We need you.

The very dimensions of difference that make people doubt your right to be in the room ... are *precisely* the reason we need you.

They are what let you obsess over the scientific problems we've too long ignored ... to see the solutions we've too long overlooked."

[TJ Alumni Action Group @TJAlumniAG]

"So ... I want to say ... to those who are wondering whether you have a place in science.

Please stay. Please stay.

I want you to pay attention to that feeling in your bones ... that this is beauty that you cannot look away from, whatever the ugliness of our unequal world."

[TJ Alumni Action Group @TJAlumniAG]

"The barriers to equal participation in science are not just a problem for fairness, or equity, or justice.

They are a problem for scientific rigor.

And when I went to TJ I saw clearly both those barriers and the people fighting to tear them down."