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@MARIADAHVANA

Prose Priestess, NYT bestselling edition. Monsters, myths, & mouth. MAGONIA (Harper 2015), AERIE (Harper 2016), THE MERE WIFE (FSG 2017), way more.

Brooklyn, NY
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Joined March 2010
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    27 Jul 2016

    My autocorrect helpfully suggested that what I meant when asking someone if they'd like to "get together" was "get Goethe." Not. The. Same.

    7 replies 17 retweets 166 likes
  2. 2 hours ago

    Kapow! One small project turned in and checked off the list. I credit my new writing ring, a gift from .

    3 replies 27 likes
  3. Jul 19

    Maybe I just scare people because I'm a zagavore (see my 3.5 year old nephew's assessment) But I don't scare people who live for glitz.

    2 replies 2 retweets 17 likes
  4. Jul 19
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    That said, GLITTER IS SCARY.

    1 reply 2 retweets 16 likes
  5. Jul 19
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    I don't think I'm that scary either. But you'd be surprised at the fear levels I manage to acquire.

    1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
  6. Jul 19

    "You're not that scary. You leave glitter all over my house." - my dude, bewildered at frequent occurences of men being intimidated by me.

    6 replies 2 retweets 64 likes
  7. Jul 18
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    The votes were clear: today is a Peter Max style day. Hence:

    8 replies 2 retweets 27 likes
  8. Jul 18

    I have to go into the world to do things. Help me pick a style: Peter Max-ish 70's Nouveau, 50's Circus Colorblock, 30's embroidered boho.

    6 replies 9 likes
  9. Jul 18

    Started today with ten pages of The Changeling by , and I am so excited. You should read along with me, don't you think?

    1 reply 3 likes
  10. Jul 18

    Welcome to Tuesday.

    1 reply 26 likes
  11. Jul 17
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    There are so many of us alive on this planet, each with our strangeness, each with our hope. We are lucky to be able to love one another.

    8 replies 6 retweets 55 likes
  12. Jul 17
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    Someone will see you and say yes to the whole garbled thing, the history, the mysteries, the wildness, the kindness. More than one someone.

    2 replies 6 retweets 59 likes
  13. Jul 17
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    You don't have to be angry, or bitter if someone doesn't understand why you're the one. If you're not, you're not. There is still enough.

    1 reply 1 retweet 30 likes
  14. Jul 17
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    If someone does not offer you love, it is okay. You do not need their love. There is more, and it is coming to you.

    1 reply 6 retweets 40 likes
  15. Jul 17
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    You can have love and be your whole self at the same time. This is the constant and astonishing lesson.

    1 reply 17 retweets 62 likes
  16. Jul 17
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    If you're a person who is constantly running in circles worried about being the last person picked, maybe panic less. Love is everywhere.

    1 reply 6 retweets 41 likes
  17. Jul 17
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    I am not the kind of person who would inherently have believed she'd have so many people who understand and love her.

    1 reply 1 retweet 31 likes
  18. Jul 17
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    I say this in case there are other nervous weirdos out there reading this. When I look at my life I see how love-filled it is.

    1 reply 2 retweets 47 likes
  19. Jul 17
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    Those are the people you want. Not the rest. It's hard to trust that you don't have to apply for every possible position, but you don't.

    1 reply 4 retweets 36 likes
  20. Jul 17
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    All this is to say: the people who do not need you to submit a resume and reference in order to be loved are out there.

    1 reply 8 retweets 52 likes
  21. Jul 17
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    And I also end up living in a nervous state, fearing that I'm about to lose the love that I actually deserve to have.

    2 replies 1 retweet 35 likes

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