We’ve made it to another Friday and it’s time to celebrate!
In today’s post you’ll find out the top 3 sapphic books with the most clicks this week.
Lesfic author Cade Haddock Strong is our 5 Random Things peep and the facts are fantastic. TB has questions about Fact #5.
Sapphic reader Shani shares an adorable photo of a dog who has nailed the emotional blackmail face.
Don’t forget to scroll all the way to the end of this post for good news about Kamala Harris.
Before we get to today’s Friday Feels Fun post, it’s time for Guess the Author
Every week, we’ll provide five clues about a sapphic author. This game helps readers get to know their favorite authors while having fun.
Here is today’s clue:
Clue #5: I spent a lot of time talking with firefighters and watching things burn while researching my latest book.
Find Clue #1 here.
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Find Clue #4 here.
Don’t forget to check out Saturday’s post for the answer to this week’s Guess the Author game!
Now For Friday Fun!
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5 Random Things is our way of helping readers to get to know top sapphic book authors all the while having a bit of fun.
Here are five random facts about Cade Haddock Strong.
1. I love hiking, but I hate being at the back of the group. I worry I’ll get snatched (by who or what I don’t know) and no one will notice.
2. I was the captain of my college ski team.
3. I never wear my favorite clothes because I’m afraid to wear them out.
4. I’ve visited 39 countries. My wife’s visited 56 so I have some catching up to do!
5. I was once locked in a store at the mall with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Meet Emma! Emma loves to hang around her people, as close as possible. But when she’s told to get off the couch and go to her bed she gets upset. This is her “emotional blackmail” face 🙂 I house-sit for her parents every year and each time she gets me to surrender and I give her a snack. Wouldn’t you? Submitted by Shani, a sapphic reader.
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QUEER NEWS THAT’LL MAKE YOU SMILE
It can seem sometimes like all the news these days is bad. We won’t deny there’s a lot of troubling things going on, including a rise in hate crimes. But it’s not all terrible out there! We want to do our best to highlight good news, because while it may seem like the world is filled with hate, there are many individuals who are living their best lives with a rainbow in their heart.
This week’s good news involves Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, was recently in Texas. In Houston, she gave a speech at the American Federation of Teachers national convention, which is the second largest labor union of teachers in the USA.
She said, “In 2004, on Valentine’s Day weekend, I was one of the first elected officials in the country to perform same-sex marriages.” Harris continued, “It pains me so to think that, 20 years later, there are young teachers in their twenties who are afraid to put up a photograph of themselves and their partner for fear they could lose their job.” If elected, she promises to fight for queer rights, asserting, “Every American should be free from bigotry and hate.”
She also wants to fight book bans.
“We face a choice between two very different visions for our nation. One focused on the future, and the other on the past. And we are for the future.”
Here’s to hoping for a brighter future.
Read more about it here.
That’s all for today.
Wishing all of you a wonderful Friday!
Miranda & TB
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