Not sure if I’m safe for work today with all those lemons on. :p
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a boy of dust..
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I MADE IT! :D
I managed to plough through all of these 45 pages and correct them. Will make editing waaaay easier. It now just depends on what my boss thinks of this all…might have to reread one or two pages on Wednesday before the briefing, but eh.
Now, if I have to read the words “Kammmolch” or “Steinkauz” again within the next 36 hours, I’ll yell.
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I demand pictures! ;3
@bansheesvoices - Here, have a less than flattering changing room selfie (I either need to step up my selfie game or get someone else to snap a pic, lol)
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Aaaalso that dress I wanted to try on a few weeks ago that ended up not being in store?
Said store is going to close on the 22nd at my place (it’ll still be open in other cities). I went by yesterday, and the dress was on a mannequin. So I did indeed try it on.
it…fits as if it was made for me. Happy new dress owner is happy. :)
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A photograph of me in my pink trench coat, with disheveled hair, holding a taxidermied swallow, may or may not appear in the country’s largest newspaper.
The place I work at installed some artificial nests for swallows and similar birds to use in urban environments where modern architecture does get in their way of building nests of their own. Today they were inaugurated in one specific place, and I, as press representative, had to be there. We brought along two taxidermied swallows (they were found dead and were preserved) to show their wings and anatomy, and at one point the photographer of said newspaper wanted to take a pic of me and my colleague holding said swallows.
It’s not the first time my face appears in a newspaper, and each time it happens, I dislike it.
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Welp, time to change my age in my blog bio, since I’m turning a year older today and all of that stuff.
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Heeeey, I just noticed that my left arm made it to national TV! :D
…some context: Today is International Biodiversity Day. We at the Nature Conservation Syndicate had a press conference planned since a while ago, showing how we renatured a few pieces of prairie, re-introducing rare plants, and thus making it a more diverse ground for pollinators and plants alike.
We kind of suspected that nobody would show up, because - well. It’s not the most interesting thing to talk about, journalism-wise, especially when European elections are that close.
Lo and behold, national TV showed up. Which - granted - isn’t too difficut in a country as tiny as the one I am living in, but still. We were expecting a small local newspaper at most, but national TV? Wow.
Turns out it was because of International Biodiversity Day, which was an absolute coinidence (which we didn’t tell them, of course this was planned), but it played out in our favour. And since I was there as the communications officer in my bright yellow shirt, the camera caught a glimpse of my left arm.
So there you have it: my left arm on national TV, on the prime time news. XD
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Find your next diverse read! (WWC Reader Publications)
We asked you to tell us about your publications to have it featured on our page, so here we are! These are the ten (10) books submitted to us written by Writing With Color readers. Thank you for sharing your lovely diverse works. Folks who missed out on this shout-out or haven’t had their works released just yet, look out for more submit requests in the future!
Book Titles
The Apprentice Sorceress
Change of Address
Eight Secret Nights
Firebreed
Illusive: Need vs Want
Inspired
The Language of Flowers
Rescues and the Rhyssa
The Sleeping Seer
The Unlikely Tale of the Royal Elite Squad
Book Descriptions
Title: The Apprentice Sorceress
Author: E.D. Walker | @beth-a-saurus
Series: Yes. Stand-alone Series.
Premise: A lady would never practice magic…until now. Using magic could destroy her reputation, but denying her powers could get her killed.
Themes/Elements: Orphans, nobility, fake relationship, a ball
Main Character (MC) Race/Ethnicity: Mixed Race - Black and White
Other Diversity: Trans boy love interest
Title: Change of Address
Author: Jordan Brock | @anauthorandherservicedog
Series: No
Premise: Disabled veteran Michael Baldwin retreats to his family’s vacation home with his service dog, Kaylee, intending to rebuild his life without giving in to his father’s political ambitions. On his first day there, he discovers the local bagel shop – and proprietor Josh Goldberg. Letting someone in is a tall order for two men who can’t trust themselves, but if they have any hope of a future together, that’s exactly what they’ll need to do.
Themes/Elements: Romance
MC Background: Michael (white), Josh (white, Jewish, adopted, ownvoices)
Other Diversity: Queer (gay, bisexual), Jewish family (ownvoices), mental illness (PTSD, anxiety, service dog, ownvoices; also aphasia and dyslexia), physical disability (traumatic brain injury), weight (fat character, insecurity but no fat-shaming, ownvoices)
Title: Eight Secret Nights (short story)
Author: Shoshana David | @rosefyrefyre
Series: No
Buy: Books 2 Read
Premise: Someone’s been leaving Hanukkah presents on Mara’s doorstep. Sweet presents – thoughtful presents. Hopefully her secret admirer is the cute guy who moved in next door and not the creep from 7A.
Themes/Elements: Romance, Secret Admirer, Hanukkah
MC Background: Jewish, White
Title: Firebreed
Author: Aviendha Rounds | @lady-of-the-summer-court
Series: Yes
Buy: Amazon
Premise: The twins Amber and Ember find themselves thrust into a world on the brink of civil war.
Themes/Elements: Young adult, War, coming of age, super rad sword fights, fantasy and sci fi
MC Race: Filipino
Other Characters: Japanese, African American, Mexican
Other Diversity: LGBT characters, mental illness
Title: Illusive: Need vs Want (Novella)
Author: By Celeste-Marie Lyon @celeste-marie-lyon
Series: Book 1 in The Illusive Series (Book 2 is available also)
Buy: Amazon | Nook | Smashwords
Premise: Alyssa was on a well-deserved vacation when she met the lead singer of Djed. The two hit it off immediately but is there more to their attraction? Will Alyssa let down her guard and give Marcu a chance? There may be something stronger than chemistry drawing them together.
Themes/Elements: Romance, Erotica
MC Race: Black
R/E Others: White/Sicilian, Asian
Title: Inspired
Author: Danielle E. Shipley | @outlawsofavalon
Series: Yes; 2 novels, 1 flash fic, and 1 journal published, so far.
Buy: Amazon
Premise: An author’s sudden death means her characters need to find a replacement writer to be their home and tell their stories. 16-year-old Annabelle could be just what they’re looking for. …if she can put in the work to one exacting muse’s satisfaction.
Themes/Elements: The art of writing; imaginary friends; multiple planes of realty; stories within stories
MC Race: Annabelle = African American
Other Characters: Apart from Annabelle and her family, no human* races/ethnicities are specified (*fantastic races like light elemental and cat god, though present and hella awesome, don’t count)
Other Diversity: Both Annabelle and character Uri identify as asexual
Title: The Language of Flowers
Author: Christina Rose Andrews | @christinaroseandrews
Series: No
Buy: Books2Read
Premise: Afghanistan vet and new teacher, Cole Visser, never expected to find himself teaching at his old high school. Which is why when he runs into his old college girlfriend, Zara, and her cute-as-a-button daughter, Angelica, Cole’s life turns on its head. How is he going to reconcile his feelings for the one who got away while trying to build a relationship with his newly discovered daughter?
Themes/Elements: Romance, Second Chance Romance, Teachers
MC Race: White
Other Characters: Hispanic/White Bi-racial.
Other Diversity: LGBTQIA+, disability, mental illness, etc.) Main character is an amputee with PTSD, Love Interest has Depression
Title: Rescues and the Rhyssa
Author: TS Porter | @ts-porter
Series: No
Buy: Goodreads
Premise: Cadan is the king of Nidum star system’s favorite weapon, and his beloved cousin. Her sometimes-lover and main annoyance Sophi captains a smuggler ship. When the king’s children are kidnapped, Cadan knows only Sophi has the skills to help her get them back before full war breaks out.
Themes/Elements: Lesbians IN SPACE, aliens, antagonistic relationship to romance, family both found and blood, love in many permutations
MC Race: Black
Other Races: Chinese diaspora
Other Diversity: Lesbians, Trans characters, Disabled characters, Nonbinary characters, Muslim characters, Polyamorous characters
Title: The Sleeping Seer
Author: Morgan Blue Malory | @morganbluemalory
Series: Yes
Buy: Amazon
Premise: Siblings Luke and Ellie Kakiro are the last surviving members of an ancient line of seers. Armed only with their late mother’s journal to teach them control over a perilous and oftentimes forbidden gift, the two become the target of complex hidden societies and forces not entirely human. Entangled with Lilith, a complicated woman trapped in the modern world and on the run from the same enemies, and aided by Viper Insane, an all-women street-racing gang, the Kakiro siblings journey across the country—and sometimes between worlds—in search of the secrets behind their mother’s research.
Themes/Elements: modern fantasy, magic & tarot, family, the first generation experience, mental illness worsened/complicated by magic, moral dilemmas, society, girl gangs
MC Race: Mixed - Puerto Rican, White, and Middle Eastern/North African Diaspora
Other Characters: Colombian, Mixed - White, Middle Eastern/North African Diaspora
Other Diversity: Bisexual main character, LGBTQIA+ major secondary characters; mentally ill main character & major secondary character
Title: The Unlikely Tale of the Royal Elite Squad
Author: D.A. Alston | @da-alston
Series: Yes
Buy: Amazon | Character Artwork
Premise: It’s a coming of age tale about 4 young and very different girls who get paired together for a science fair project. Something goes wrong and they end up blowing up their school. The series follows them afterwards as they try to pick up the pieces of their lives, manage new friendships, juggle school, maneuver through family drama all while discovering new abilities.
Themes/Elements: Superhero, Friendship, Diversity, Life skills
MC Race: Cuban/Puerto Rican , African American , Caucasian , and Pakistani
Other Characters: Creole
Other Diversity: Muslim, Plus size
If you enjoy any of these books, let us know here so the author can see! Also please leave a review on goodreads, amazon, etc.
WWC Reader Publications - Spring 2019
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sweetlittlevampire
Throwback to 2015 when I turned into a literal Hobbit. :D
I even had selfmade Hobbit feet, with hair and all, but didn’t wear them outside as they were flimsy, and it did hurt to wear them outside, so I only wore them in the convention hall.
I miss this cosplay so much. I wore it again in 2017, but the wig since died, and I’d love to redo the apron and a new version of the feet. Loved the ears on me though!
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