Writer-Ninja, Community College Professor, & Author of three books, most recently: Unheard Witness (UT Press). Views are my own.
Riverside, CA
Joined November 2010
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So delighted about this Award for UNHEARD WITNESS, and grateful to the San Antonio Conservation Society for the recognition. Women’s testimony matters.💜💜✊🏽✊🏻✊🏼✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼💜💜
I feel for all the authors with pending titles and literary workers caught in the teeth of this situation… Even with the union advocacy securing some things, very nerve wracking just to watch.
It’s still unclear who is buying the independent publisher Catapult’s assets, which include 16 frontlist titles across its four imprints that are slated for spring 2027. buff.ly/QZ3bsqe
A haunted house, but it’s just room after room where a gal named Haley keeps saying the local creeper is such a super guy to be friends with.
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'You keep going' by contemporary US artist Martha Rich.
Thank you for following #WomensArt 🖤 #FridayFeeling
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The layers of misogyny here go deep. slate.trib.al/HGr3WmV
—foreshadowed by the closing of Catapult magazine… yet another layer of huge bummer 😞
Catapult Books is being sold; authors mourn a major loss to L.A.'s literary scene latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Oof… first the magazine, now the press. I worked with an amazing editor back when. Koch tie consequences roosting, maybe. Still sad about it.😔
The independent publisher Catapult, cofounded in 2015 by Elizabeth Koch, will be acquired by an unspecified buyer and end operations on October 30. The newly formed staff union said it was notified that “continued employment with the prospective buyer is not an option.” buff.ly/f4EapkJ
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BREAKING: We’re demanding all communications between DHS and Meta that may relate to the removal, suspension, and restriction of the No Kings account.
The public deserves transparency.
We're opening an investigation into this censorship.
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Camera networks run by Flock, Axon, and others make it cheap and easy for investigators to link reporters to their sources or for authorities to harass journalists.
That’s why FPF is proud to endorse the Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act.
freedom.press/issues/put-flo…
“Of course, companies should pay for data. But has it already come to this? Is getting shares in the apocalypse our only option now?” Arundhati Roy on the predatory anti-intelligence of AI and its purveyors, at Equator mag ⬇️
Read this now
equator.org/articles/arundha…
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Available now, this anthology collects works by talented Native creators. You Are On Native Land: A Charity Comic for Indigenous Rights is available now. 100% of proceeds benefit Not Our Native Daughters. Details: bit.ly/4cXO5OZ
Art: @davidmackkabuki
ALT This image is a promotional graphic for a charity comic titled "You Are On Native Land," supporting indigenous rights. The poster features an illustrated person wearing a hooded outfit with a white polar bear design. Contributors include well-known names like Jim Terry, Gord Hill, and others. The logos of Mad Cave and NOT OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS are displayed at the top. The poster states that 100% of proceeds will be donated to "Not Our Native Daughters." The release date is September 15th, 2026.
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🔴 We are thrilled to announce the winners of our inaugural Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting!
First place: @a_fast, @USAToday
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28 years ago we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Today we remember Matt by proudly supporting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in its mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image & help keep Matthew's memory alive #RememberMatthew #NOH8
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Mamdani: There is no explanation for these tactics. There is no explanation for federal officers firing this many rounds into a car that has a five year old in the car. Look at how many people live right here. This is a residential neighborhood. We are right here by a subway.
And the pretext of ICE is, in their words, to keep this country safe. How is it keeping everyone safe to have, as you just heard from the police commissioner, individuals wearing construction vests in masks with long guns? Residents have no idea if these are law enforcement agents, or if they are simply attacking someone on the street. And when it comes to ICE, it begs the question, what's the difference? There is no explanation for this.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Domestic violence affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men in their lifetime.
Beyond the immediate personal impact, violence affects workplaces, families, and entire communities.
#DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
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Happening now at a federal court in New York: a hearing in our lawsuit against President Trump.
FPF, @TheIntercept sued Trump and aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino over a scheme to sell early access to his Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month.
Here’s what’s at stake👇