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For #bookworms #RobertLouisStevenson born this day 1850.Took pic while ago. I often walk past statue of him as a boy with dug Cuillin at #ColintonParishChurch #Edinburgh where his grandad was minister.Part of Robert Louis Stevenson Trail.Statue unveiled by Ian Rankin 10 yrs ago.

🧵It’s impossible to prepare yourself for the first time your disabled child (or child with disability - depending on your preference) is excluded. My son has Down syndrome, exclusion is familiar. The specifics vary but the underlying reason is always the same. 1/9 #vanpoli

Fellas. My men folk. My dudes. Gather round. Hunker down. Listen. Saying mean shit to strangers on the internet makes you look like a tool. Calling people "hideous" brings YOU down, not them. Say something kind. Or say nothing. Glad we had this talk.

I don't have much of value to say or add, but I will echo what others have said: community, not competition, is the way to survive this brutal industry. Lift each other up — especially marginalized voices — instead of baselessly tearing one another down.

Just ran across the Goodreads drama and I will never ever understand writers who try to sabotage other writers. Like, ever. You WANT readers to read. And they will read books faster than you can write them. So uplift other authors. Keep them reading!!!

O Captain. My Captain.

the way this ripples across industries. in trad pub in particular, Black authors have to fight for their worth and stories. just because some Black folk win doesn't mean the industry's showing progress. stop giving trad pub claps on the back. they still haven't put the work in.

Y’all know the rule when this crosses the TL. I don’t make the rules.

My first historical romance Night Song was published in 1994 which means this will be my 30th yr on the Romancelandia stage. A girl couldn’t ask for a better reading or writing community. Thx so much for the support and being phenomenal!

Another reason to love Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke Here's the story I told that was cut from his 98th Birthday Special. In 1974 I was working on a TV series at CBS. My Mom was visiting for a day & I spotted him having lunch alone in the commissary. He had no idea who I was but

🏃 An Aberdeen dad is running 165 miles non-stop for 36 hours after his son was born with a rare genetic disorder. Andrew Smith will be fundraising for The Archie Foundation and Ronald McDonald House Glasgow. 👇He’s speaking with us about his challenge:

May 5 is National Day of Awareness for MMIWG2S+, to honour and raise awareness for the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two Spirit+ people in Canada. #MMIWG #MMIWG2S #RedDressDay #WhyWeWearRed #NoMoreStolenSisters #DoSomething #ReconciliACTION

Today, May 5th is Red Dress Day. Today we remember and honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit peoples. If you need someone to talk to, call First Nations & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310. #RedDressDay #MMIWG2S #NoMoreStolenSisters

Have a lovely weekend everyone! #Bookfacefriday #Summerstars CarlowCountyCouncil Libraries Ireland Susanna Kearsley

I posted about this before, but last month I was a witness in court describing how a man that I did not know, and had never met, battered me at my front door. His defence solicitor Kieran Clegg said I brought it on myself three times in court- because I didn’t shut the door.