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Published poet, short story writer, and now novelist! My 1st eBook The Playgirl is out now!
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When September Had Style

I used to enjoy fashion magazines and September was THAT month for titles like Vogue, Elle, Bazaar, etc. If you’re an old like me, you remember seeing the Fall Fashion Issues that were thick as an old school phone book (because of all the ads 😆). And their covers were 🔥🔥🔥

WTF happened???

I got my theories over why fashion mags (not just for September but for all the months) have been slipping in quality for the past decade or so, and I’m not holding my breath over wanting to see top-tier imagery featuring subjects with personality and life in their eyes again on and in the glossies these days. Like legacy media and their handling of political facts, it’s a damn shame to see the once-prestigious fashion titles phoning it in like a spoiled rich nepo baby, from cover to editorial. And if you think I’m full of it, here’s a thread dedicated to vintage issues of Bazaar from the 90s. Compare the imagery from then to what you see from Bazaar nowadays and you’ll know what I’m talking about.

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Thrift Treasures

20240817_162617~2A few of my favorite thrift store finds over the years, in honor of National Thrift Shop Day today. (As a former hardcore thrifter who has since cut back her shopping due to, simply put, having too much stuff and not enough space for it all 😆, trust me when I say this is just a few!)

About some of these finds:

–that Maxima/Wilson’s Leather black jacket retailed for a whopping $10 at a Savers. There was also a 30% off sale going on when I spotted it, so I got it for $7 altogether. Did I mention it’s a real leather jacket?

–that flower print shirt remains one of my favorite shirts. I bought it way back in 2013 at a North Bay store simply titled Thrift Center. It has since gotten too oversized for me.

–do not be surprised I own a book titled Bitch.

–it did not dawn on me until days after buying that pink-purple-blue bracelet that it symbolized Bi pride. How did my Bi ass not know that right off the bat?

–That Peanuts Classic book is a recent find. I’ll always adore all things Peanuts, but that book title spoke to me.

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Happy Birthday, Playgirl

The three faces of my first book, changed in the span of a few months. 😆

I published my first-ever novel a year ago on this day, and it’s been an interesting first year for The Playgirl, to say the least! I went through three book cover images. I accidentally uploaded the wrong manuscript to the first cover. I marketed it under the wrong genre. I used a promo service that I thought was legit until I found out the hard way that any “promo service” from IG should NOT be trusted. (Those accounts that DM you on your IG bump your follower count and do some promo after you pay them, but they’re not and will never be BookBub or any of these legit promo companies. At least I got some nice bots following me.) And, outside of mentioning it here and there, I’ve gotten lazy in promoting my book at the moment, which can explain its current sale rankings on Amazon, I know. (In fairness, other things outside of my control are keeping me from promoting it some more *cough*💰*cough*)

I definitely learned some things in my first year of being a self-published novelist, and I do wish my book’s debut and rollout went more smoothly than how it did. (I also wish I had more money for a proper editor/proofreader (best I could get was ProWritingAid lol), and I would have that if I didn’t have a little minor thing called “bills” to pay.) I still have hopes for my book in the long run, but as long as I can get some readers to enjoy the story for what it stands for (women proud to be strong-minded and owning their sexuality and refusing to submit to the patriarchy), then I’ve done my job. 

Happy birthday to my “first-born”! 🥳🎉And give her a read on her special day!

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Quotes Of The Moment (7.21.24)

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Proud to have stuck with Biden even when his opposition kept growing. 

Never will be proud over all the media outlets and so-called “liberal” celebs/figures that pressured him to drop out because of trifling reasons while turning a blind eye to all the horrid things involving that convicted felon. 

But will be proud to support Kamala all the way! May I not ever again see a repeat of 2016 (or this generation’s version of 1968, for that matter). 

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Scenes From The Willie Mays Tribute

I would’ve posted this on my socials yesterday, but various things kept me from doing that. Plus, I keep losing followers on IG/the bird app (was it something I said?), so looks like I’ll be posting exclusives here first, haha. (I also happen to be gaining followers here, much to my surprise.) 

From the Willie Mays Experience pop-up museum, across the ballpark. Went there before heading over to the event. 

Outside Oracle Park. The event was free to the public.

Turnout was decent, though I expected more fans. This is Willie Mays we’re paying tribute here! Probably the Monday afternoon start time kept some people away from the event. (It was also an off-day for the Giants.) The second pic is one of the many tributes to the GOAT around the park, as well as a tribute to another Giants great, Orlando Cepeda, who passed away a week after Mays. (Side note: go after the evil ones instead of the good guy legends, Grim Reaper!)

Some of the guests at the tribute. I didn’t expect to see former President Bill Clinton (1st pic), Spike Lee (4th pic), and members of the championship teams like Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, and Sergio Romo (all not pictured) there. Jumbotron pics are of (from left to right) Michael Mays (Willie’s son), Barry Bonds, and Juan Marichal (2nd pic), and former President Barack Obama (3rd pic). 

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Michael Mays, giving the last speech of the tribute to his dad.

20240708_160041~2 You’ll be forever in our hearts and forever missed, Mr. Mays! 🧡🖤

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This Poem Of Mine (7.4.24)

I’ve been writing poems for almost all of my 200 39 years on this earth and have had a few of my pieces get published to newspapers and poetry anthologies. I have a Google Doc that holds all of the poems I’ve written since 2011 (none of them have been published elsewhere), and I’d like to share this poem I wrote two years ago today. It’s succinct and I think its message suits how I feel about this year as well. Share it if you like.

the realization poem (watermarked)

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Message of the Day 7.3.24

It’s from me, by the way.

I may not be famous, but I still have a voice (for now) and I’m using it today to get any American of voting age who has stumbled upon this post to please VOTE this November! Scared of Project 2025? And what the conservative loons of our Supreme Court will do next? And if we’ll still have a democracy and a livable planet next year and beyond? Don’t complain or pout and definitely don’t skip the election this time around. VOTE!

Register at: vote.org

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Sick Girl Summer

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With the way I’ve been living lately (if you follow me on Twitter or IG, you’d know), this was bound to happen one way or another. 😖😩 Made it 4 1/2 years without officially catching it. 

This result was from last night, and I had what felt like really awful allergies since Wednesday night. Nose running more than usual, feeling slightly more fatigued than normal (despite being jacked up on caffeine), and more coughing–something I don’t experience when I get regular allergies. I know what I’ve done lately, but I also work closely with clients one-on-one at my day job. And all these clients no longer mask, with some coming in with something gnarly, so who knows where I actually picked up that shit. (Yes, I keep my mask on with these clients.)

A silver lining? So far, I can still smell and taste things as normal. Also, no nausea, no brain fog, and, most importantly, no worries about being unvaccinated because I got all my shots and boosters. If this happened four years ago, I’d be screwed screwed. I hate being sick in the first place, and I’m keeping that mask on from now on until there’s official news on Covid finally being an endemic. (Maybe? Possibly?)

Covid ain’t over, but vaccines remain real. Get your shots and stay safe, people!