erica m. chapman (she/her)

“USPS announced that this practice was now official policy: It would no longer postmark mail automatically on the date it is received.”

Thank you, Minneapolis!

We see you.
We hear you.
We are with you.

End the federal occupation.
ICE out.

Resist the regime.

“Everybody Showed Up”: Stunning Crowds at Minnesota Day of Strike and Shutdown Against ICE Extreme cold didn't stop the shutdown on Friday as some 100 faith leaders were arrested, residents stayed home from work, and an estimated 50,000 or more marched through downtown Minneapolis.

I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.

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Graphic with background displaying an illustration of blue, white, and pink clouds against a deep blue night sky. At the center of the graphic is a white square with a pink border that has title text within it that says, “Twenty-Two Trans Books Released in 2025 to Celebrate Trans Awareness Week”. Above the title text is an illustration of a heart decorated to resemble the trans flag, and beneath the title text is an illustration of a blue book with its pages splayed open.

🏳️‍⚧️ November 13th - 19th is #TransAwarenessWeek! While trans people (and trans stories) deserve far more than just your awareness, here’s a list of books by and/or about trans people and trans experiences that have been published (so far) in 2025! 🧵

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

What a BLUEtiful sight on my feed today 💙💙💙💙💙 The future belongs to the people!!! We needed this. Thank you!!

This person took this when they called the race

I don't care what the polls say.
I don't care what the odds say.
I don't care what the online and TV pundits say.

NYC, if you haven't voted for Zohran Mamdani, please go.
If you voted, please ask your friends.

Let's leave no stone unturned. The movement is now.

zohranfornyc.com/vote

NYC if you're in line to vote, stay in line. Polls close at 9pm but if you're in line when polls close, you have the right to vote!

So good to see you here!! 🩷🩷

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Let me dust off this account. Hi bluesky!

Such a beautiful pic of you two! 🩷🩷

New Q&A is live on Substack!

I talk about writing, publishing, ghost hunting, trauma, beat sheets, and whether you need to pay for my Substack (you don’t).

Also: my WIP’s theme song is Carolina by Taylor Swift.


Read it: lizwritesbooks.substack.com

#AmWriting #WritingLife #Substack #amediting

Awww such a cutie!! 😘😍

Tabby kitten holding my hand

My tuxedo cat laying on my shoulder

It's the small things in life 🩷

On the Hitchhiker's Guide to Humanity #podcast Ep 9: your twin flame isn't your one true love, sorry! #spirituality

I've been quiet about this in my writing life, but I started a podcast about my observations of humanity. I'm now a certified energy healer and guide, and I wanted to explore more about why we're here, but my own way, with humor,
intuitive wisdom and relatability, so if it's your jam, check it out!

So, I didn't know this at the time, but this moon pic I took is MY moon.

It's at last quarter phase in Capricorn conjunct my natal last quarter phase Capricorn moon.

The universe offers such beautiful synchronicities 🥹

Crescent moon in the sky above the roofs of homes

Just before the moon sets and the sun rises there's a beautiful in-between where anything can happen, where dreams are vivid & future's untold, where light & dark collide into a magnificent hue, when hearts & minds play in unison the songs of our lives. #poetry #astrophotography

📸 Canon R10 210mm

This is Summit. He doesn't know why he would simply sit when he can boing instead. 13/10

10 things I learned by deleting all the #meta apps.

1. My life is exponentially better without them.

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A peach colored graphic with a sidebar on the left-hand side showing an illustration of hands reaching up towards the sky. The hands are in all different shades of brown. On the right-hand side is a title that says, “22 Books about Civil Rights,” followed by an illustration of books lined up on a shelf.

Here are 22 books about the civil rights movement – and the continued fight for civil rights – to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy as a legendary civil rights leader!

Perfect for today or any day of the year 📚

I've discovered substack. This is a poem of mine called Cornered. #poetry

More timeline cleanse ♥️

Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon "Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.

This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do!

www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...

The sound of rain on the roof is a love language unto itself.

Mixed media painting with various flowers with varied colors in the background under a fabric full of holes.

I started painting to transmute some of this chaotic energy. I used to junk journal back in 2020, so I wanted to try something new. I call this one "hidden flowers". #paintingthepainaway