Hey all!
Are we all trying to keep our heads above water? I’m tossing out metaphorical floaties where I can! The start of the year has been unpleasant, at best.
My partner and I have started doing early bedtimes so we can hang out in bed and watch a movie or catch up on a few shows. It’s been really cozy and lovely. Sometimes we make popcorn! (I usually do a cheesy batch and a batch with M&Ms in it. Sweet and salty bases are covered!) However, I’ve been meaning to watch The Substance and my partner does not do horror movies and it’s almost 2.5 hours long. I’ll have to carve out some “me time” for that one.
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Author Theresa Romain sent in this link about alien romance. She says, “A friend sent me a link to this article from Defector about the appeal of alien romance, and I had to pass it on to you all. The author’s analysis struck me as both thoughtful and respectful.”
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From the Drawing Links substack, take a peek at the Spring titles from the Princesses Over 40 Publishing House. Thanks to Juhi for sharing this with us!
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From Lynn Strong: Last month you posted about Cozyote’s Cozy Fantasy for Trans Rights project, and we learned yesterday that thanks to the outreach a terrible bill was defeated.
This month I’m working on Cozy Fantasy for Disability Rights, which I’m offering to people worldwide even though I personally am in the US.
Outside the US anyone who speaks / writes to their own elected officials on behalf of disabled folks is eligible.
Inside the US we’re encouraging people to speak for telehealth, Medicaid, and against the lawsuit specifically section 504.
It’s an easy process –
1) contact your government folks (lynnstrong.com/bundles has links and recs)
2) email cozybookbundle[at]gmail.com about it
3) I send you 9 free ebooks about disabled folks, many by disabled authors
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Enjoy this YouTube video of people’s favorite dance moves! May are tied to world cultures.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Loved the dance video – it made me tear up a bit. I also realized that I do not have the stomach or leg muscles to do most of those dances! LOL.
In happy news, Big Bear Valley eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have had two eggs hatch this week – one late Monday night, the other early Tuesday morning. We are still on pip watch for the third egg. Check out the Friends of Big Bear Valley live eagle nest cam to watch this delightful duo and their fuzzy gray babies live their best lives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L2nfGcuE
Chili’s and Lifetime made a cheesy romance short for Margarita Day:
https://youtu.be/AVLefppPSao?si=8ZXh2TAVVDZiHZBi
Bill Maher did a monologue on love and AI, he mentioned romance books and movies of the week, among other things. The AI boyfriend is a bit creepy.
https://youtu.be/fDKaoUNLNLc?si=J_rOMZJiyPcoAnMp
This year I’ve been trying to move away from Amazon, including using StoryGraph and not GR to track my reading. I was interested to see this article recently about its (Black, female) creator and was glad to see it’s becoming so popular and she’s getting the credit she deserves.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/feb/16/goodreads-amazon-nadia-odunayo-the-storygraph
(I highly recommend StoryGraph too by the way!)