🩷💜💙 she/her Gay romance writer, flaming liberal, lover of science and education. Book 4 of my Leighton series out this spring, The Angel and the Hero.https://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3ltrsgpmn3225Spotted a cybertruck in the library parking lot just now. Those two things seem completely incongruous.12 Jul 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrsgpmn3225https://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lrzun2dmzc2lSpread the word20 Jun 2025 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzun2dmzc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lrjrhdrk422vThe imposter syndrome is all too real.14 Jun 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrjrhdrk422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lksqw23fqs2lI woke up and chose violence today. Curious to see what kinds of responses I’ll get to my comment.20 Mar 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lksqw23fqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3li6pdrriic2xI’ve decided pandas are the Merry and Pippin of the animal kingdom, and no, I will not be elaborating.15 Feb 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6pdrriic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3li64ljqovs2xI just had someone speed up to block me when I put my blinker on to turn in front of her. I hope the next toilet she sits on is covered in urine.14 Feb 2025 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3li64ljqovs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lggkyfunms26Today’s collection is a little larger than usual 🤣23 Jan 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggkyfunms26https://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lggizh2mok23Honest question- how are we balancing the need for protecting our mental health with the need to keep abreast of what’s going on in the country? Because I can’t stay blissfully ignorant like my conservative coworkers and pretend none of this is happening.23 Jan 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggizh2mok23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lg3vehmakk2jI’m going to miss gems like this19 Jan 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg3vehmakk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lg2jzkjnyk2xAnyone else watching all the TikTok goodbyes and crying tonight?19 Jan 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg2jzkjnyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lfvua3o5r22cWe long ago stopped having a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Now it is of the elite, by the elite, for the elite, and screw the people.17 Jan 2025 03:31 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvua3o5r22chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lfmxhjr57s2gGive me your podcast recommendations! With the impending TikTok ban, I need something to occupy my mind while I get ready for work instead of my favorite content creators.13 Jan 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmxhjr57s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lfmoswtmik2gTFW you’re nearly done editing a book you’ve worked on for literal years, only to discover you screwed up the timeline of events at the end. 🤦🏻‍♀️ It’s fixable, but damn, I thought I was almost done.13 Jan 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmoswtmik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lf6tdzggfs2nIt’s been 37 years, and I still get teary-eyed when Baby does the lift at the end.07 Jan 2025 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6tdzggfs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3le3t7vzlm22vIf you watch a movie until the credits roll, it should not still appear on your “continue watching.” Looking at you, Max.25 Dec 2024 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3t7vzlm22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3ldoxpnfp2s2uI am astounded by the number of people out there (who vote, btw) who don’t realize that a government shutdown means more than just congress. The government includes ALL federal employees. And if they’re military, postal service, TSA, or any other essential worker, they’ll now be working without pay.19 Dec 2024 22:54 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldoxpnfp2s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lcsi5fj4ic2oThe Venn diagram of people who are outraged over the reaction to Brian Thompson’s death (“but he was a father!”) and the people who said George Floyd deserved to die even though he was also a father is a circle.08 Dec 2024 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsi5fj4ic2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lcb7ss6gsc2oThis is officially the earliest I have ever lost Whamageddon. I woke up just before 4 and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I scrolled TikTok for a few minutes. And promptly lost. At 4 am on the first day. I hadn’t even gotten out of bed. 😆01 Dec 2024 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb7ss6gsc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lbxy4e64os2cI just learned of the existence of terror birds and can’t help but feel catholic school failed me.28 Nov 2024 02:05 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxy4e64os2chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lbxjvelb5s2mI wish I was not the type of person who gets hold music stuck in their head on repeat.27 Nov 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxjvelb5s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lbpmwag4hc2q24 Nov 2024 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpmwag4hc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lbevvbxljk24Every now and then my brain decides to remind me about the ending of The Last American Virgin, and I get angry all over again.20 Nov 2024 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbevvbxljk24https://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lazrufcvus2qAnyone else spending their Friday night watching the NZ parliament haka over and over?16 Nov 2024 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lazrufcvus2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3layvilgb422a15 Nov 2024 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3layvilgb422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lapi66fapk2xSidewalk art11 Nov 2024 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapi66fapk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3laox5svbdc2a11 Nov 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3laox5svbdc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahheywardmm.bsky.social/post/3lan7sj4rfk2u2588 words written today for a total of 17,140 this month. Why does NaNoWriMo have to be in November?! And more to the point, why do I keep getting sucked in?11 Nov 2024 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:hi674grcxu2whf7eigdruvxp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lan7sj4rfk2u