Trying to claim my author profile on Goodreads and they have another Emily Gray (with a bio and a picture and everything) listed as the author of my book. I wonder if its the same Emily Gray who was listed as the author of my book on the Penguin website for months, or if this a third NEW Emily Gray?
Challenge for people who won’t let me drink windex: why is it the same color as my favorite Gatorade
I think there’s something to this actually because it’s basically an outsourced version of God as the voice in your head that tells you you’re right all the time that Evangelicals love
My coworker just suggested we "set a trap" for the guy who keeps stealing lunches from the break room fridge. Brother you are Tom and Jerry brained. We are going to HR.
i know my debut isn't out yet but i wanna talk about the sequel SO BAD this shit is gonna SLAP i'm gonna traumatize EVERYONE
I started putting together the playlist for the sequel to my debut and the first song I added was “500 Miles” by Peter Paul and Mary, I hope everyone is ready for YEARNING and MELANCHOLY
........ do not give the evil owned theft machine your medical records
Good news! I did some research and there's a Nuremberg in Pennsylvania. It's kind of small, but I bet we can make it work.
Thank you to the incredible @weredawgz.blacksky.app for hosting a conversation with my students about the comics industry today. Second year in a row we’ve done this and the kids love it every time. Even our school librarian is drafting a comic script now!
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s what I think Jesus got wrong.
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
Me on my couch watching people get caught up in a bidding war in the first round: YOU FOOLS!!
I’m watching Cutthroat Kitchen tonight for some good brain-off TV and I can’t be the only one who, despite not being a chef, is convinced they have a completely foolproof strategy to win this show with the maximum about of cash
Hello Bluesky friends! I’ve been offline for a bit but I’m back for the new year with 👀book news👀 coming soon! Follow to keep up to date with my upcoming sci fi romance debut “By the Light of the Stars” out THIS YEAR (that’s still weird to say) with @berkleyromance.bsky.social
Oh this is SICK
I teach middle school and...yeah. My advanced 7th graders can't write a paragraph without sentence starters. They need to be spoonfed everything. They can't identify an adjective. They have no work ethic. People don't understand when we say there is a literacy crisis, we mean CRISIS.
Appreciating small joys these days
Every time I create a new male character:
My wokest take is that the trending "traditional Christmas" and "Ralph Lauren Christmas" aesthetics are directly linked to the rise in conservatism and fascism BUT ALSO they brought back tinsel and my brain likes the shiny
Okay but I feel like this picture my student took of me today has author photo potential
I gave the tiny human a cozy reading nook and he’s been perfectly silent for the last 45 minutes reading @mollyostertag.bsky.social ‘s Dungeon Club because I think he’s figured out if he’s reading I won’t make him go to bed.
This is a proud parenting moment. 🥹
It’s Friday, have an unofficial selection of memes that represent the plot of my book 2 outline so far:
I am not generally a person that enjoys scary media but it is THAT TIME OF YEAR when I watch my ONE spooky show
Introducing @themountaingoats.bsky.social to my middle school class playlist by way of Lin Manuel Miranda is a weird experience that I’m having this morning
My amazing agent opens to queries in FORTY FIVE MINUTES go check out her MSWL she’s genuinely the best ❤️
IT'S MY AGENT SIB'S BOOK BIRTHDAYYYYY. GO GET YOURSELF A COPY OF HIGHER MAGIC ASAP!!!
If you like HIGHER MAGIC, I bet you'll go feral for everything by:
@hgparry.bsky.social (esp. THE SCHOLAR AND THE LAST FAERIE DOOR)
@elizmanderson.com (esp. THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS)
@sylviecathrall.bsky.social (The Sunken Archive duology 😍)
and Emily Tesh's THE INCANDESCENT
I certainly do.
(It’s a good thing I’ve raised a kid with good taste)
