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I know I say this several times a year, but I really wish I could make a living just reading stories to children. Every Saturday night, I recharge my batteries after a stressful week by reading to third graders on Zoom. It's so wholesome and rewarding. #storytelling #parenting #ReadAloud #StoryHour #OpenLibrary #InternetArchive

#Guinness just recognized this #dragqueen #storyhour as the #biggest ever

They're kicking off #PrideMonth by setting #records.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pennsylvania #Philadelphia #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/06/guinness-just-recognized-this-drag-queen-story-hour-as-the-biggest-ever/

#AidaHDee the #DragQueen #StoryHour #UK #founder #attacked in ‘#homophobic #hatecrime’ just hours after #proposing to their #Boyfriend.

The #Drag #Artist #SebastianSamuel told #PinkNews that he was #attacked in the street in #Cardiff after leaving a venue where he had popped the question.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Media #MoralPanic #HateSpeech #StochasticTerrorism #Hatecrimes

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/05/22/drag-queen-story-hour-founder-attacked/

So! I was on (the amazing) Story Hour and I read two retellings AND Daniel Marcus read a retelling of something else (it was so good!), and that makes me want to talk about retellings more generally.

There's this depth that is created when the reader layers the older version with the new one. I think it makes a brain explosion. (I also think about the multiverse.)

How do you use this in your writing?

#WritingConversations #WritingCommunity #StoryHour #Retellings

https://bit.ly/48hCKUj

Come, tell me a tale of your Script. Not the one you wrote yesterday, or the fifty-seven of them you have hotkeyed in your IDE.

Spin me a yarn about THAT Script, the one you keep in your back pocket for That One Problem.

#automation #StoryHour #scripting

This week's Story Hour took us from heartbreak to delight and back (then back again), and the writing was gorgeous throughout. Nicole J. LeBoeuf and B. Pladek were marvelous! You can still watch! #StoryHour2020 #StoryHour #AuthorReading #ShortStories #NicoleJLeBoeuf #BPladek https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/827851548642178

This week, Story Hour welcomes Gwendolyn Kiste and Sam Rebelein! They look so wholesome, don't they? But their stories are probably a bit creepy. Or eerie. Wholly so, even. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT to see! #StoryHour2020 #StoryHour #ShortStories #AuthorReading #GwendolynKiste #SamRebelein https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Author Gwendolyn Kiste, a fair-skinned woman with long, curled brown hair and an enigmatic expression. She wears a romantic pink flowered dress, a flower crown, and immaculate makeup. She sits in a field of flowers.

Author Sam Rebelein, a fair-skinned man with dark eyes, dark hair, and a beard. He wears a plaid shirt and is laughing happily. He stands in front of an unfinished wood wall.

This week, Story Hour featured two stories each from Alice Gauntley and the always-impeccable Maria Haskins. Lovely, beautifully written, and ready to haunt you. You can still watch! #StoryHour2020 #StoryHour #ShortStories #AuthorReading #AliceGauntley #MariaHaskins https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/615939243939973

Nothing’s stopping #DragQueen #StoryHour at the #Oakland #PublicLibrary.

Drag queen #PerSia has #read #books to #children at #Oakland branches for years. She knows similar #events near and far are increasingly under #attack

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture
https://oaklandside.org/2023/07/10/drag-story-hour-oakland-public-library/

What's he reading to the children? 😁

#StoryHour

An image of Beelzebub reading at a children's story time in a library. The caption reads, "since we can't do drag storytime anymore, I thought we'd try something else."

#LGBTQ+ #advocates, #businesses #sue #Montana over #DragQueen #StoryHour #ban.

#Plaintiffs claim #HB359 is not only "#impermissibly #vague" and "#unconstitutional," but it violates their #First, #Fifth and #Fourteenth #Amendment #rights.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Montana #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/lgbtq-advocates-businesses-sue-montana-over-drag-story-hour-ban/

#LittleRoo's, a #Kids' #boutique hosting #DragQueen #storyhour cites "#love #outpouring" since #TikTok #video of #confrontation went #viral.

#DragQueen #storyhour at the #Chaska #children's #store will continue despite #confrontation, #owners.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Minnesota #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/kids-boutique-hosting-drag-story-hour-cites-love-outpouring-since-tiktok-video-of-confrontation-went-viral/

The delightful Alexander Danner returns to Story Hour with two stories, one funny and one poignant. Julian K. Jarboe joins him with a story that's both funny and poignant. An excellent hour of story! You can still watch! #StoryHour2020 #StoryHour #ShortStories #FantasyFiction #AuthorReading #JulianKJarboe #AlexanderDanner https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/286032367418586

How do you celebrate July 5? Story Hour celebrates it with the return of Alexander Danner and the SH debut of Julian K. Jarboe! Join us for the festivities at 7:00 p.m. PDT this Wednesday! #StoryHour #authors #StoryHour2020 #AuthorReading #ShortStories #AlexanderDanner #JulianKJarboe https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Writer Julian K. Jarboe, a person with glasses and floppy red hair. He wears a summer striped shirt over a tee. They grin at the camera, perhaps somewhat shyly.

Writer Alexander Danner, a fair-skinned man with dark eyes, dark floppy hair, and a beard. He wears a rust-colored shirt and almost certainly vintage tie. He looks to his right, grinning delightedly.

This week, Story Hour brings in the big names: Jonathan Louis Duckworth and Caren Gussoff Sumption*! Tune in at 7:00 p.m. PDT Wednesday to watch!

*They are also excellent writers!

#StoryHour2020 #StoryHour #ShortStories #AuthorReading #JonathanLouisDuckworth #CarenGussoffSumption
https://www.storyhour2020.com/

Author Jonathan Louis Duckworth, a white, masculine-presenting person with short brown hair brushed straight up, glasses, and a wry smile. He wears a striped button-up and a cornflower-blue blazer.

Author Caren Gussoff Sumption, a femme-presenting person with brown eyes and short hair. She wears a scarf, a black shirt, several silver hoop earrings, and a necklace with a silver crescent moon pendant.

Would #hate #disrupt a #DragQueen #StoryHour in #gay-friendly #LagunaBeach?

The local #GOP, #alleged with that the mere #act of a #dragqueen #reading a #book to #kids was part of a “larger, recent trend of #sexualizing #children.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #Entertainment #Drag #DragQueens #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation #Culture #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-19/drag-story-hour-laguna-beach

Tonight's Story Hour brought us intense stories from Wen-yi Lee and Ai Jiang! This was the first appearance for both on Story Hour, but I hope it won't be the last for either. Have a look, and you'll see what I mean! #StoryHour #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #AuthorReading #Wen-yiLee #AiJiang #HorrorFiction #FantasyFiction
https://www.facebook.com/100039975042631/videos/296585546036581

#NewHampshire #library gives into #DomesticTerrorism, #cancels #dragqueen #storyhour because of #safety concerns.

— Every #victory these #farright conservatives win, encourages them to attack the next target even harder, for example Target started getting bomb threats after giving in without any pushback.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.wmur.com/article/lancaster-new-hampshire-drag-queen-story-hour/44138717

#Christian #Homophobe #MikePence #attacks #LGBTQ+ #rights in #video announcing his #presidential #campaign

The announcement claims "#Dragqueens storm #faithbased #storyhour," ignoring how #dragqueen #storyhours have been repeatedly attacked by #rightwing #extremists this year, and his lifelong record of doing so.