Becca Podos

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Senior Agent at Neighborhood Literary. Lambda Award-winning author, sometimes. HOMEGROWN MAGIC out now, WHAT IF…KITTY PRYDE out next

Indigenous organizations to donate to, today and year-round
When the Santanas brought her here, they offered her everything they could. A spare bed, a nightstand, and a little shelf already piled with books. That, and safety. They could’ve turned AMERICA over to the police and the foster care system, but the country she was named for never did treat people kindly who exist in a place without proper paperwork.
A copy of the anthology, THIS IS HOW WE ROLL, on a light pink background surrounded by colorful dice
A bright rainbow against a cloudy sky off the highway
A paperback copy of HOMEGROWN MAGIC alongside two miniature character figured on a bookshelf
Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) said on Tuesday that she — alongside Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy (Conn.), Brian Schatz (Hawaii), Ed Markey (Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (Md.) — will fact-check and offer live reactions to Trump’s speech. “My conversation tonight will be the best way I can use my voice for Vermonters. They are sick of the lies and Trump’s complete and utter disregard for our constitution,” Balint announced Tuesday. Murphy told CNN on Sunday that the “State of the Union speech is going to be a farce. I think it’s going to be a MAGA pep rally, not a serious talk to the nation.”
A Valentine’s Day card that reads: I’ve no artistic talent, I swear, but I’d learn how to paint so I could paint you.”
Two snarling possums, the bigger one protecting a trans flag colored possum, with the text “protect trans youth”
Feeling lucky? Astronomers say that a newly identified space rock, potentially as big as a football field, has a better than 1% chance of crashing into Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're hoping for a miss), but consider this:
a copy of HOMEGROWN MAGIC alongside phone wallpapers, recipes, and a TTRPG one-shot
Donate where you can. On-the-ground organizations like Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), and Baitulmaal will be critical in rebuilding Gaza. Support advocacy groups. Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), Adalah Justice Project, and US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR)
The ceasefire is still opposed by prominent Israeli politicians, like Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, who are lobbying for the killing to continue. Smotrich stated on X: “This is the time to continue with all our might, to occupy and cleanse the entire Strip, to finally take control of humanitarian aid from Hamas, and to open the gates of hell on Gaza until Hamas surrenders completely and all the hostages are returned.”
Do not look away from Palestine
An orc woman wearing a claw clip and a cardigan
Picture of Erika Iishi from an episode of Dimension 20 with the subtitle “inquisitive music stops as the soft rejection hangs in the aid”
A brown felt bagel with brown, black, and white beads on it for seeds