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smokefalls · 6 days

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The modern question of pronoun usages is not just a conversation about self-actualization, it’s a battle about who gets to define language. And, in our contemporary times, if English is meant to maintain its function as a “universal” language, it will have to adapt to function in the more equitable world we are building, not just the colonial one it forged.

Shayla Lawson, "On Them (Amherst, Massachusetts)" from How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

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the-final-sentence · 2 years

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Shit, all of this is beautiful to me.

Shayla Lawson, from “The “Straight” Girl”

#Shayla Lawson #The “Straight” Girl

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battyaboutbooksreviews · 2 months

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in February 2024

🌈 Good afternoon, my bookish bats! Struggling to keep up with all the amazing queer books coming out this month? Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Remember to #readqueerallyear! Happy reading!

❤️ We Ate the Dark by Mallory Pearson 🧡 The Paper Boys by D.P. Clarence 💛 Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada 💚 Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine 💙 A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair 💜 Clarion Call by Cayla Fay ❤️ Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories edited by Sandra Proudman 🧡 The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton 💛 Truthfully, Yours by Caden Armstrong 💙 Outsider by Jade du Preez 💜 Cross My Candy Heart by A.C. Thomas 🌈 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

❤️ An Education in Malice by S. T. Gibson 🧡 The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Ann Older 💛 Never a Bridesmaid by Spencer Greene 💚 The Rewind by Nicole Stiling 💙 Good Christian Girls by Elizabeth Bradshaw 💜 The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha ❤️ The Terrible by Tessa Crowley 🧡 Blood Rage by Ileandra Young 💛 Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose 💙 Sign Me Up by C.H. Williams 💜 Ways and Means by Daniel Lefferts 🌈 Peaceful in the Dark by A.A. Fairview

❤️ We Are Only Ghosts by Jeffrey L. Richards 🧡 Dead Ringer by Robyn Nyx 💛 Somacultural Liberation by Dr. Roger Kuhn 💚 Stormbringer by Erinn Harper 💙 A Saga of Shields & Shadows by A.J. Shirley 💜 Ghost Town by R.E. Ward ❤️ I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante 🧡 The Night Alphabet by Joelle Taylor 💛 Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr 💙 Bloom by N.R. Walker 💜 Entwined by Alex Alberto 🌈 Queer Newark edited by Whitney Strub

❤️ Tristan by Jesse Roman 🧡 How to Live Free in a Dangerous World by Shayla Lawson 💛 Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos 💚 Of Socialites & Prizefights by Arden Powell 💙 Lost Harbor by Kimberly Cooper Griffin 💜 Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee ❤️ Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert 🧡 How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly 💛 Blackmailer’s Delight by David Lawrence 💙 Tile M for Murder by Felicia Carparelli 💜 Impulse Buy by Jae 🌈 Live for You, Die With You by Kalob Dàniel

❤️ Fairest of All by A.D. Ellis 🧡 Goddess of the Sea by Britney Jackson 💛 A Taste of Earth by Nico Silver 💚 The Moorings of Mackerel Sky by M.Z. Emily Zack 💙 How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith 💜 V is for Valentine by Thomas Grant Bruso ❤️ Crushed Ice by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James 🧡 When Tomorrow Comes by D. Jackson Leigh 💛 Bugsy & Other Stories by Rafael Frumkin 💙 The White and Blue Between Us by Kiyuhiko 💜 Guide Us Home by CF Frizzell & Jesse J. Thoma 🌈 The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett

❤️ Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender 🧡 Heart2Heart edited by Annabeth Albert 💛 No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub 💚 Bless the Blood by Walela Nehanda 💙 Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter 💜 Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops ❤️ Prove It by Stephanie Hoyt 🧡 Mewing by Chloe Spencer 💛 Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault 💙 Born of Scourge by S. Jean 💜 Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb 🌈 To Cage a God by Elizabeth May

❤️ Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly 🧡 What Feasts At Night by T. Kingfisher 💛 You Had Me at Merlot by Melissa Brayden 💚 Turning Point by Cathy Dunnell 💙 For the Stolen Fates by Gwendolyn Clare 💜 Season of Eclipse by Terry Wolverton ❤️ These Haunted Hills by Jana Denardo 🧡 Samson & Domingo by Gume Laurel III 💛 Lies that Bind by Rae Knowles & April Yates 💙 We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller 💜 The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa 🌈 Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

❤️ Out There by Iris Eliot 🧡 At Her Service by Amy Spalding 💛 Green Dot by Madeleine Gray

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thedisabilitybookarchive · 28 days

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'How to Live Free in a Dangerous World'- Lawson, Shayla

Subtitle: A Decolonial Memoir

Discusses: Race, Gender, Disability, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Travel, Recovery, Drag Culture, Death, Poetry, Identity

Published: 2024

Publisher: Tiny Reparations

Available Formats: Hardcover, Kindle Edition

For more information on summaries, content warnings and additional tropes, see here:

#books #disability books #disability #disability representation #lgbtq books #lgbtq+#lgbtq representation #black writers #poc #ehlers danlos syndrome #memoir #essays #poetry #non binary #non fiction #link

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queenmiarys · 8 months

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Book: TRR

Meet my MC

Face claim: Ylona Garcia

Name: Amelia Ramos

Birthday: April 20

AdrianAge: 25

Hair: dark brown

Eyes: brown

Family: Parents Stefan & Shayla Ramos

Siblings: Stefan Ramos JR, Adrian S Ramos

Two. Aunts, 1 uncle on Father's site. One aunt, four brothers on mother's side .

Tons of cousins

Significant other: Liam Rys

best friends : Jennifer Lawson, Rashad Hussein

Education: New York School of interior design

Occupation: Owner of Ramos, NY upscale interior design with 2 locations New York and Boston

Pet peeves: Someone not washing their hands

Facts: I'm nice but you don't want to see my dark side

Nicknames: Mia by mostly all, El by brothers, Ali by father, mom used to call me Mia, my love by Liam

Interests: huge fan of the arts , kickboxing, exercising, biking, hiking camping.

Favorite foods: A very good Mac and cheese, warm peanut butter cookies

Favorite movies: faceoff, indecent proposal, shall we Dance, save the last dance.

Favorite music: alternative rock, dance, r&b kpop

Likes: Animals, people with good energy

What do people think of you ?

Dislikes: negative people, snakes , rats.

@choicesficwriterscreations @harleybeaumont @alj4890 @angelasscribbles @kingliam-rys @kingliam2019 @yaniradolton @yolandawalker @hanaleeappreciationweek @mom2000aggie @lilyoffandoms @katurrade @shewillreadyou @bebepac @dcbbw @luvquit @lolablackwrites @choiceskatie @tessa-liam @queenjilian @queenrileyrose @ao719

#the Royal Romance #liam x amelia #liam rys #trr gang #ENVY

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kammartinez · 23 days

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melanie-moreland-author · 23 hours

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kamreadsandrecs · 2 months

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paulisded · 2 years

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The Ledge #519: New Releases (Pt. 1)

Once again, I have so much new music that the monthly new release episode has to be a two part extravaganza. Part one is dedicated to "friends" of the show. There's new releases from friendly labels such as Big Stir Records and Rum Bar Records. There's tunes from quite a few artists that routinely submit their tracks for inclusion.

And there's material from a couple of actual friends, most notably the long-awaited return of power pop maestro Dave Scarbrough. I've known Dave for pretty much my entire live music life, and nobody in my little city can turn a melodic phrase like Dave. I'm so happy to see that he's got a great new album ("Happily Ever After"), and obviously I'm even more pleased that he included a Paul Westerberg cover ("As Far As I Know"). Do yourself a favor and grab it from his bandcamp.

I would love it if every listener bought at least one record I played on either of these shows. These great artists deserve to be compensated for their hard work, and every purchase surely helps not only pay their bills but fund their next set of wonderful songs. And if you buy these records directly from the artist or label, please let them know you heard these tunes on The Ledge! Let them know who is giving them promotion! You can find this show at almost any podcast site, including iTunes and Stitcher...or

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW!

1. Brad Marino, Another Sad and Lonely Night (Single)

2. Dave Scarbrough, As Far As I Know

3. Dave Scarbrough, Take My Hand

4. Nick Frater, Buggin' Out

5. Walker Brigade, Fallout

6. Walker Brigade, I Wanna Destroy You

7. The Short Fuses, How Much More

8. The Coolies, King Of Confusion

9. Pale Lips, Get Up And Go

10. Baby Shakes, This Town

11. Hayley And The Crushers, Lust To Love

12. Cindy Lawson, How It Feels

13. Cindy Lawson, I'm Loaded

14. The Darts (US), Love Tsunami

15. The Darts (US), Sh*t Show

16. The Dirty Truckers, Let It Go

17. The Dirty Truckers, All Down the Line

18. The Dogmatics, Don't Break My Heart

19. The Dogmatics, Acid Rain

20. Jay Allen and the Archcriminals, Frying Pan Justice

21. The Mochines, This Is Rock N Roll

22. Abbie Barrett, Here To Stay

23. Diablogato, She Just Wants To Rock N Roll

24. Sonny Vincent, Over a Cliff

25. The Manikins, Dark Time For the City Lights

26. Miscalculations, Controlling My Shadow

27. The Judex, Step Off, Sucker

28. New Rocket Union, Twin Cities Breakdown

29. New Rocket Union, Upside Down

30. The Swongos, Shayla Shadows

31. The Sweet Things, Brown Leather

32. Pink Mountaintops, Nervous Breakdown

33. Pink Mountaintops, Nikki Go Sudden

34. The Fuzztones, Barking up the Wrong Tree

35. Tony Valentino, Dirty Water

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raptured-night · 4 years

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#shayla lawson #essayists #black writers #black women writers #jstor daily #jstor and chill

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smokefalls · 8 days

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This is what makes my heart beat in spite of all the heartache. Life’s raw capacity to be sensual and unpredictable.

Shayla Lawson, "On Intimacy (Kyoto, Japan)" from How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

#Shayla Lawson #How to Live Free in a Dangerous World #quote #nonfiction #memoir #2024 reads

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protectblackchildren · 4 years

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Contrary to popular conception, the region's not all white—and "Affrilachia" has a long literary tradition

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smallpressdistribution · 5 years

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The rad interns at Poets House recommended some small press gems from their 2019 Poets House Showcase! Read more about their recent picks and why they love them! Featuring friends and books from Saturnalia Books, YesYes Books, Futurepoem, Roof Books, Black Ocean, +++ more!

Find these and many others from the full showcase at spdbooks.org!

#staff picks #listicle #review highlights #reviews #Shayla Lawson #Saturnalia Books #Poets House #2019 Showcase #Jamie Mortara #yesyes books #Jerika Marchan #Futurepoem #Sara Larsen #Roof Books #Tomaž Šalamun #Sonja Kravanja #Black Ocean

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thedisabilitybookarchive · 28 days

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Update: 05.04.2023

Fixes:

Added:

"Johnny Appleseed" to "Themes & Tropes"

"Paul Bunyan" to "Themes & Tropes"

"Folklore" to "Genre"

"Gothic" to "Genre"

"Dark Fantasy" to "Genre"

"Lawson, Shayla" to "Disabled Authors"

Aesthetic:

Other:

#update log #archive update #the disability book archive

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zachdionne · 3 years

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ZD 2020 Reading Rundown

≈ 62 TOMES READ 14 novels/nonfic/collections (6 via/partially via audiobook), ≈ 48 trade paperbacks worth of comics/graphic novels

FAVORITE FICTION READ IN 2020 1. The Stand: Complete & Uncut (1990/first time reading unabridged) – Stephen King/audio by Bruce Huntey 2. Utopia Avenue (new) – David Mitchell 3. Dread Nation (2018/reread) – Justina Ireland/audio by Bahni Turpin

FAVORITE NONFICTION 1. This Is Major (new) – Shayla Lawson 2. Trick Mirror (2019) – Jia Tolentino/audio by author 3. Gender Queer (2019) – Maia Kobabe 4. God-Level Knowledge Darts: Life Lessons From the Bronx (new) – Desus Nice & The Kid Mero (audio by authors)

FAVORITE COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS (not ranked) -Undiscovered Country (2019-present) – Scott Snyder/Charles Soule/Leonardo Marcello Grassi/Daniele Orlandini/Giuseppe Camuncoli -Family Tree (2019 - present) – Jeff Lemire/Eric Gapstur/Phil Hester/Ryan Cody -Ascender (2019-present) – Jeff Lemire/Dustin Nguyen -Once & Future (2019-present) – Kieron Gillen/Dan Mora/Tamra Bonvillain -Woman World (2018) – Aminder Dhaliwal -Paper Girls (2015-19, reread) – Brian K. Vaughan/Cliff Chiang -The Walking Dead (2003-19, first full reread) – Robert Kirkman/Charlie Adlard/Cliff Rathburn/Stefano Gaudiano -Gender Queer (2019) – Maia Kobabe

MOST MEMORABLE READING EXPERIENCES -Binge-devouring Paper Girls and The Walking Dead from front to back -Listening to Raul Esparza’s impeccably narrated Under the Dome audiobook over a whirlwind 10 days to prep for a guest spot on The Kingcast podcast, a huge 2020 highlight -Utopia Avenue, period. Every time David Mitchell drops something it’s one of the best experiences of the year, reading or otherwise. The ways it tied into the rest of his work had me elated. -The Stand amid the pandemic (actually more hopeful than scary), segueing right into the new miniseries -Listening to the hilarious Leah Remini read her Troublemaker memoir after seeing the Going Clear doc and needing more Scient*logy material -Listening to the Annihilation/Southern Reach trilogy while walking in the green summer forest -Reading Trick Mirror at nonstop Q1 cheerleading events before COVID shut our daughter’s season down -Listening to the Breaking Bad-era sections of Bryan Cranston’s memoir A Life in Parts -Finally finishing If It Bleeds, Stephen King’s new 4-novella collection. It was a slog.

REREADS (authors only listed if not already ID’d above) -Fave: The Stand (read original 13 years ago; first time doing unabridged) -Under the Dome – Stephen King (read 11 yrs ago) -Annihilation – Jeff VanDerMeer (read 4 yrs ago) -Sleeping Beauties – Stephen King & Owen King (read 3 yrs ago) -Dread Nation (read 2 yrs ago) -The Walking Dead (read finale + preceding issues last year) -Paper Girls (read last year except I saved the final issue)

(2019 reading rundown’s still here)

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mortalpractice · 6 years

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I lost an ocean of heartache in each kiss, the crest of your tongue clamoring, the mechanic sprinkler system, porch swings slivered with heat. Never mind I shared you with peaches---other dark-skinned debutantes---color enough to keep the neighbors nervous. You tasted sweet. --- Shayla Lawson, from “Sweet Life,” published in Wildness

#poetry #quote #shayla lawson #sweet life #wildness #excerpt

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