Melissa Boles
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Melissa Boles
@melloftheball
she/her. storyteller. impatient optimist. pop culture enthusiast. trauma expert. fat queer w/ adhd. trying to find joy every day. chapbook w/ @EmergeJournal.
- “I can call my mom, I can call my friends, I can call my therapist, but sometimes there are things I just need to *move* through. So whatever you’re going through tonight, we’re here for you.” - @maggierogers
- I had to mute this post because it was flooding my mentions (rightfully so), but: I published something from this writer in a newsletter in 2020, but that’s where the connection ends. Her racist & xenophobic comment was unacceptable, and I don’t know anything about copyright.
- I sent two of my short plays to a one-act festival and they were both accepted. I just got the email and started weeping. I can't...my plays. My plays are being produced.
- Replying to @coffeespoonieI heard “you’re so smart” and “you’re too smart to be struggling” my entire life and the other day I sobbed because the quarantine and my ADHD are making me feel like I’m not smart anymore. I didn’t realize this is what that was.
- Do you have a book coming out soon? Or one that recently came out? Or one that you’d like someone to write about, regardless of when it came out? I’d like to do more book reviews and would love to read yours. #WritingCommunity #booktwt
- Picked these up at the 49th LD Meeting this morning. The leadership brought in a speaker from @MomsDemand, and I am very glad she was there.
- Replying to @melloftheball and @AuthorLMDavisAlso, I didn’t notice this yesterday, but others have mentioned it and I’m glad they did. Whatever might have happened, the way you referenced this person’s country of origin implies that you think being from an African country makes someone inclined to steal or a bad person.
- Replying to @melloftheball and @AuthorLMDavisIt comes across very racist and xenophobic, and that’s not okay with me. Someone’s country of origin or the color of their skin doesn’t make them better or worse. Period. I hope you’ll consider that when you’re talking about this in the future.
- The sheer talent exhibited by @mariska and @Chris_Meloni in 40 seconds of television is fucking mind blowing. Olivia’s thoughts are all over her face. And then his reaction, with the gag reflex & the tearing up & the stuttering? Stunning. #LawAndOrderOC #OrganizedCrime
00:00 - Replying to @melloftheballI hate to sound like the whitest white person to ever white, but I would love to be excluded from this narrative.
- I have been SO EXCITED to share this with y’all - #OrganizedCrime is absolutely incredible and it deserves all the attention. @Chris_Meloni and @DaniMoneTruitt lead a cast that I can’t stop talking about. Read the whole piece below! ⬇️
- if someone i was dating bought me botanical legos because i was allergic to flowers i would lose my shit in the best way. so fucking cute!!! #AbbottElementary
- Replying to @pascalepalacesI don’t have a partner currently but I already struggle with the “if you like it did you *really* read it” and “if you’re critiquing it do you hate me” dichotomy with my friends, I’m not subjecting my partner to that shit.
