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its rude to reblog things from people you arent mutuals with fyi. :/

💀 my brother in christopher

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Please Reblog or Back by June 14th!

Please reblog or back this lovely children's book by a wonderful Chicana poet from Los Angeles!

Kickstarter closes ends on June 14th and she is only at 17%.

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BUTTONZ FINDS HIS MOJO is a story about a black cat named Buttonz...

He is the only cat - among humans and dogs! - until one day he comes across two black kittens just like him in his family's backyard...

But when Buttonz's cat fam unexpectedly grows, even more, they seem to have all the fun in the world in the wild cat jungle of the backyard. Then, some strange feelings come up inside Buttonz's otherwise purrfect heart. Soon, his tail begins to sag, and, alas, he loses his appetite! Something's gone missing. Will Buttonz ever find his mojo again?

Why Mojo? Why now?

Kids have been struggling in a post-pandemic world in their key formative years. Mental health specialists have encouraged concerned adults to help our children name their feelings and find healthy ways to manage them during difficult times. BUTTONZ FINDS HIS MOJO was written to serve as an important reminder to children that even though not every day is ameowzing, we can still nurture our mojo and find new ways to build relationships and support networks with those in our community.

Kickstarter Goal

Our Kickstarter goal budget of $8,500 is designed to offset the cost of illustrating 100% of the book and carry us right into book production. Book production includes a professional layout, cover design, and ebook conversion. There are other costs associated with publishing and merchandise development (see rewards) that are covered within this goal.

You can help Oh My Gatos! Books unlock two more books in the series - Mama Mittens Magical Tails and Lady Lemons the Library Cat - when you help us reach our stretch goals. Check out the details down below to see how!

From the Author

Hi! My name is Brenda Vaca and BUTTONZ FINDS HIS MOJO is my first children's storybook. I am a writer who fell in love with stories - reading and writing them! - from a very young age. I published my first book, a poetry collection for grownups called Riot of Roses, last year in December 2021 with incredible support from the Kickstarter community. I'm back again this year because my first experience was so incredible, I wanted to do it all again. This is my family's first cat, Buttonz. He's the inspo behind this new children's book series.

About the Illustrator

Sucy Ananda, known professionally as "SucculentFleur," is an incredible artist and illustrator from Indonesia. Brenda was a big fan of SucculentFleur on Instagram so when it came time to find an illustrator, Sucy agreed to help! And we're so thrilled she did. Her bright artistry and imagination really capture the spirit of Buttonz and his family.

The Rest of the Team

Ana Karen is a fantastic stationery designer and producer. What can we say, she loves paper! And, of course, other wonderful essentials to make learning, writing, reading, and creating fun. Ana Karen is designing a special pencil, especially for Buttonz's book launch!

Paola Gutierrez, otherwise known as "La Piedrita Feliz" and "El Libro Feliz y Yo" is a children's book writer and poet who loves to paint beautiful stones with encouraging messages and affirmations. She graciously agreed to be part of our campaign by designing several sets of Mojo Motivations and we couldn't be more thrilled!

Naynay the Cat Lady is a mysterious gal who loves to crochet and is so so crafty. She has created a prototype of a Buttonz stuffy using her fabulous crocheting skills that are available exclusively for this campaign. How very boutique of her! Recommended for older children. Limited supply, so snatch yours up before they're gone!

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for those who feel homesick for a place they’ve never been to. those who seek even if they do not know what (or where) it is that they are seeking. those who seek will find. their doors have been waiting for them.

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Is this what people do?

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“But I am having the time of my life with Penelope Bunce. And it’s not just because she’s an endless corridor of magical revelations—and not just because she’s excruciatingly cute. I mean … That’s part of it. I’m still human.”

— Chapter 54, Any Way The Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell.

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apparently i was not already following you?! i could have sworn i was, that's weird. ah well, fixed now lmao

In the before times, i had multiple sideblogs but this is my AO3 username and it was not my main blog. So i swapped some things around so now this is my main blog and megamindturtle is the renamed side blog.

TL;Dr: i should have just been a messy person and i had one main blog instead of making several lol

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“Achilles,

I have found you.”

Based on the gorgeous Ruins of Troy by HailMary. This fic absolutely ruined me and you should read it if you haven’t

#just me crying 😭😭😭

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tumblr in the 1800s meme example here we go. reblog this with which child of the week you are. i'm a tuesday child so i'm full of grace. rip to the wednesday children (full of woe) but i'm different

#Wednesday is a great day #i swear #no woe for me! #all lies #all woe for me #thanks mom -_-

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After all these years our boy finally did it

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RAVEN 2x05 · “Fear Itself”

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The only “manufactured celebrities” we need is Barbie, Hatsune Miku, and the Muppets

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Want to support a Black-owned library with the largest poetry collection on the West Coast?

(Hiram Sims and Charisse Sims, co-founders of the Sims Library of Poetry)

The Sims Library of Poetry is looking for monthly donations between $4.44 to $44.44 a month to help pay part-time staff and help them become full-time staff and pay basic expenses. The library opened in July 2020 and currently generates $3500 a month through donations, but the goal is to generate $5500 a month.

A little background:

The Sims Library began literally in a suitcase when founder Hiram Sims used to bring poetry books to his students for class! Eventually, one day, a student said to him: "hey, it's the Sims Library of Poetry!" and the dream was born. Through hard work and effort, and running some other great community programs, like the Community Literature Intitative and the World Stage Press, Hiram's dream could come true when for his birthday a bunch of students helped him build his library in his garage. And it was an excellent library in the garage, but his landlady wasn't too happy with it, so the opportunity presented itself for both him and his wife to open up the library.

(CLI as mentioned above hosts poetry/publishing classes for writers of colors and underserved communities that aims to have you finish an entire poetry collection that is ready to be published either through a small press, big press, or self-publish. Editing, layout design, and book cover are included in the cost! )

The Sims Library of Poetry offers rich opportunities for writers of all backgrounds to share their voices. This library is the first library of poetry of its kind on the West Coast, with over 6,000 books of poetry in its catalog, some of which you can’t find anywhere else. And to be honest, about 90% of these books were all donated by poets, including myself!

They also have ebooks that you can borrow too! (LA Times, Poets & Writers, KCET Articles)

Perks for all the tiers:

https://www.patreon.com/SimsLibraryofPoetry

$4.44 - Haiku 44 Club:

Bi-weekly Poetry Book Recommendation, Instagram Shoutout

$11.44 - Limerick 44 Club:

Previous tier + Weekly Writing Prompts, Exclusive Curated Playlists, Donor Plaque, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 5%

$22.44 - Sonnet 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Bi-Monthly Printed Library Newsletter, Free Access to Library Events, Exclusive Recordings of Events & Readings, Unlimited Events, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 10%

(HONESTLY, THIS TIER IS AWESOME BECAUSE THEY DO WEEKLY EVENTS ON WEDS!!! Plus, you get to see open mics, book launches, all sorts of things!!!!!)

$44.44 - Ballad 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Personalized Bookmark & Book, 44 Poetry Class, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 15%

(The 44 Poetry Class is a once a month virtual poetry class for level one poetry. Average poetry workshops on their own about $25, but with this tier, you get a class + all the recordings form the weekly events

If you want to do a one-time donation, that would also be greatly, greatly, greatly appreciated!!

Zelle: [email protected] Cashapp: $Communitylit Venmo: @communitylit PayPal: [email protected]

Look, at the end of the day, this library means a lot to me. I spend a lot of time here coming to book releases, writing here, doing my poetry classes here, and so much more. It is truly one of a kind.

Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30am-2:30pm; Saturday’s 1-6pm Address: 2702 W. Florence Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043 Email: [email protected]

Donate if you can, REBLOG IF YOU'RE ABLE! :D

PLEASE BOOST!!!!

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I made a what the fandom thinks of you generator

edit: please remember

1. i have to read all the tags

2. ITS RANDOMLY GENERATED I AM SORRY IF YOU DONT LIKE YOUR RESULT BUT DO NOT FUCKING HARASS ME ABOUT IT

thank you

#the weirdo #lol

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Want to support a Black-owned library with the largest poetry collection on the West Coast?

(Hiram Sims and Charisse Sims, co-founders of the Sims Library of Poetry)

The Sims Library of Poetry is looking for monthly donations between $4.44 to $44.44 a month to help pay part-time staff and help them become full-time staff and pay basic expenses. The library opened in July 2020 and currently generates $3500 a month through donations, but the goal is to generate $5500 a month.

A little background:

The Sims Library began literally in a suitcase when founder Hiram Sims used to bring poetry books to his students for class! Eventually, one day, a student said to him: "hey, it's the Sims Library of Poetry!" and the dream was born. Through hard work and effort, and running some other great community programs, like the Community Literature Intitative and the World Stage Press, Hiram's dream could come true when for his birthday a bunch of students helped him build his library in his garage. And it was an excellent library in the garage, but his landlady wasn't too happy with it, so the opportunity presented itself for both him and his wife to open up the library.

(CLI as mentioned above hosts poetry/publishing classes for writers of colors and underserved communities that aims to have you finish an entire poetry collection that is ready to be published either through a small press, big press, or self-publish. Editing, layout design, and book cover are included in the cost! )

The Sims Library of Poetry offers rich opportunities for writers of all backgrounds to share their voices. This library is the first library of poetry of its kind on the West Coast, with over 6,000 books of poetry in its catalog, some of which you can’t find anywhere else. And to be honest, about 90% of these books were all donated by poets, including myself!

They also have ebooks that you can borrow too! (LA Times, Poets & Writers, KCET Articles)

Perks for all the tiers:

https://www.patreon.com/SimsLibraryofPoetry

$4.44 - Haiku 44 Club:

Bi-weekly Poetry Book Recommendation, Instagram Shoutout

$11.44 - Limerick 44 Club:

Previous tier + Weekly Writing Prompts, Exclusive Curated Playlists, Donor Plaque, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 5%

$22.44 - Sonnet 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Bi-Monthly Printed Library Newsletter, Free Access to Library Events, Exclusive Recordings of Events & Readings, Unlimited Events, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 10%

(HONESTLY, THIS TIER IS AWESOME BECAUSE THEY DO WEEKLY EVENTS ON WEDS!!! Plus, you get to see open mics, book launches, all sorts of things!!!!!)

$44.44 - Ballad 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Personalized Bookmark & Book, 44 Poetry Class, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 15%

(The 44 Poetry Class is a once a month virtual poetry class for level one poetry. Average poetry workshops on their own about $25, but with this tier, you get a class + all the recordings form the weekly events

If you want to do a one-time donation, that would also be greatly, greatly, greatly appreciated!!

Zelle: [email protected] Cashapp: $Communitylit Venmo: @communitylit PayPal: [email protected]

Look, at the end of the day, this library means a lot to me. I spend a lot of time here coming to book releases, writing here, doing my poetry classes here, and so much more. It is truly one of a kind.

Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30am-2:30pm; Saturday’s 1-6pm Address: 2702 W. Florence Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043 Email: [email protected]

Donate if you can, REBLOG IF YOU'RE ABLE! :D

PLEASE BOOST!!!!

[megamegaturtle]

Want to support a Black-owned library with the largest poetry collection on the West Coast?

(Hiram Sims and Charisse Sims, co-founders of the Sims Library of Poetry)

The Sims Library of Poetry is looking for monthly donations between $4.44 to $44.44 a month to help pay part-time staff and help them become full-time staff and pay basic expenses. The library opened in July 2020 and currently generates $3500 a month through donations, but the goal is to generate $5500 a month.

A little background:

The Sims Library began literally in a suitcase when founder Hiram Sims used to bring poetry books to his students for class! Eventually, one day, a student said to him: "hey, it's the Sims Library of Poetry!" and the dream was born. Through hard work and effort, and running some other great community programs, like the Community Literature Intitative and the World Stage Press, Hiram's dream could come true when for his birthday a bunch of students helped him build his library in his garage. And it was an excellent library in the garage, but his landlady wasn't too happy with it, so the opportunity presented itself for both him and his wife to open up the library.

(CLI as mentioned above hosts poetry/publishing classes for writers of colors and underserved communities that aims to have you finish an entire poetry collection that is ready to be published either through a small press, big press, or self-publish. Editing, layout design, and book cover are included in the cost! )

The Sims Library of Poetry offers rich opportunities for writers of all backgrounds to share their voices. This library is the first library of poetry of its kind on the West Coast, with over 6,000 books of poetry in its catalog, some of which you can’t find anywhere else. And to be honest, about 90% of these books were all donated by poets, including myself!

They also have ebooks that you can borrow too! (LA Times, Poets & Writers, KCET Articles)

Perks for all the tiers:

https://www.patreon.com/SimsLibraryofPoetry

$4.44 - Haiku 44 Club:

Bi-weekly Poetry Book Recommendation, Instagram Shoutout

$11.44 - Limerick 44 Club:

Previous tier + Weekly Writing Prompts, Exclusive Curated Playlists, Donor Plaque, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 5%

$22.44 - Sonnet 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Bi-Monthly Printed Library Newsletter, Free Access to Library Events, Exclusive Recordings of Events & Readings, Unlimited Events, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 10%

(HONESTLY, THIS TIER IS AWESOME BECAUSE THEY DO WEEKLY EVENTS ON WEDS!!! Plus, you get to see open mics, book launches, all sorts of things!!!!!)

$44.44 - Ballad 44 Club:

Previous tiers + Personalized Bookmark & Book, 44 Poetry Class, Space Rental & Merch Discount: 15%

(The 44 Poetry Class is a once a month virtual poetry class for level one poetry. Average poetry workshops on their own about $25, but with this tier, you get a class + all the recordings form the weekly events

If you want to do a one-time donation, that would also be greatly, greatly, greatly appreciated!!

Zelle: [email protected] Cashapp: $Communitylit Venmo: @communitylit PayPal: [email protected]

Look, at the end of the day, this library means a lot to me. I spend a lot of time here coming to book releases, writing here, doing my poetry classes here, and so much more. It is truly one of a kind.

Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30am-2:30pm; Saturday’s 1-6pm Address: 2702 W. Florence Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043 Email: [email protected]

Donate if you can, REBLOG IF YOU'RE ABLE! :D

PLEASE BOOST!!!!

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