Welcome to my Weekly Roundup where each Saturday, I post links to things I shared on social media throughout the week that I thought were interesting. I’ll also include book news, cover reveals, and more goodies.

By the way, I also send out this weekly round-up list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

So on to the roundup.

Weekly Round-Up – 15 Things I Thought Were Worth Sharing

1. I love this person’s art: This Artist Creates Weirdly Cozy Illustrations Filled With Fantasy And Monsters (110 Pics)
2. For productivity gurus: 7 Tips to Make You More Productive When Working at Home
3. Some of my favorite movies in this list: 15 Movies to Cheer You Up When You Need It the Most
4. 30 different pride flags hang together in a stunning celebration of joy and freedom
5. Looking to meet someone new? Best LGBTQ+ dating apps 2021: The best options for gay folks
6. Privacy Watch (this is definitely worth checking out): DuckDuckGO takes on Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection with its own feature
7. D.C. Black Pride Award recipients to be honored July 21
8. Looking for an LGBTQ Beach Read? 10 queer books we’re absolutely and completely loving this summer
9. On the alarming implications of Amazon’s ever-growing share of the bookselling market.: Every Book Lover Should Fear This Graph
10. Looking forward to this film – I enjoyed the book: Hulu debuts creepy and star-studded ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ trailer
11. Pretty photography: If you enjoy eye candy, here’s a list of Photographers to Follow on Instagram
12. “I Am The Chosen One But I Hate It”: People In This Online Group Share 30 Of The Most Annoying Book Tropes
13. Tommy Orange tells the story of an overlooked icon who forever changed the way Indigenous people are depicted onscreen.
14. LGBTQ+ Photographers Redefining Wedding Ceremonies
15. Just for fun (though some are kinda creepy) – 86 Times People Went On Such A Terrible First Date, They Bailed In The Middle Of It

Oh, and in case you missed it: Passengers cheer as woman making anti-gay remarks gets dragged off plane

From the Blog

1. My Love for Scootering
2. A Change of Plans
3. Exhausted by Toxic Politics
4. Wordless Wednesday – In Deep Thought
5. I wrote a Werewolf Book!
6. Last Week’s Weekly Roundup

Welcome to my Weekly Roundup where each Saturday, I post links to things I shared on social media throughout the week that I thought were interesting. I’ll also include book news, cover reveals, and more goodies.

By the way, I also send out this weekly round-up list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

So on to the roundup.

Weekly Round-Up – 15 Things I Thought Were Worth Sharing

1. I’ve always been a fan of this show. Article: 5 really queer reasons we love ‘American Horror Stories’
2. Some things to contemplate: 40 Hard Things You Need to Hear
3. How photography allows us to bring back our dead and prove that we’re alive: Startlement and Stillness: David Searcy on Photography
4. Do any of these resonate with you? “Stuff 38 Folks In This Online Group Would Do Differently If They Had Their Current Knowledge When They Were 15 Years Old”
5. To brighten up your day: If You’re Feeling Down, This Wholesome Facebook Group Has Your Back (97 Pics Heartwarming pics)
6. 1455 Literary Arts Summer Festival celebrates queer work
7. Shutterstock has partnered with It Gets Better to challenge LGBTQ+ visual stereotypes and push for better representation of the LGBTQ+ community. What follows is one woman’s essay on why that matters: It Gets Better Collaboration: The Importance of LGBTQ+ Representation
8. Privacy Watch. How Fear of Government Surveillance Influences Our Behavior
9. If you want to get the most out of your phone’s video capturing capabilities, watch these tips.: 10 Tips for Shooting Better Videos With Your Smartphone
10. People share examples of incorrect stereotypes about Religion, Race, Sexuality, Etc.
11. If you like suspenseful movies: 10 best thrillers on Amazon Prime to wreck your nerves
12. Racist trolls attacked England’s soccer team. Fans fought back.
13. “Fun Facts” that aren’t true: 43 Annoying ‘Facts’ People Have To Finally Stop Believing In
14. A new kind of Windows: Microsoft is bringing Windows to a web browser, and it will work on iPad and the Mac
15. Respecting a Nonbinary Youth’s Name and Pronouns Can Be Life-Saving

Oh, and in case you missed it: Article: “People Are Sharing The Unwritten Rules Of Life And I Never Thought Of These, But I Agree”

From the Blog

1. My Top 5 Quarter 1 Books
2. Dwelling on Embarrassing Things
3. Book Chat: The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnik
4. Wordless Wednesday: Badlands
5. Some of my Favorite iPad Apps

Welcome to my Weekly Roundup where each Saturday, I post links to things I shared on social media throughout the week that I thought were interesting. I’ll also include book news, cover reveals, and more goodies.

By the way, I also send out this weekly round-up list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

So on to the roundup.

Weekly Round-Up – 15 Things I Thought Were Worth Sharing

1. For the Sci-Fi book lover: Top New Science Fiction Books in July 2021
2. Everyone’s nightmare come true: Man bitten by neighbor’s escaped python in toilet in Austria
3. Instagram secrets: In this video, Photographer Ted Forbes talks about some of the misconceptions surrounding the success factors on Instagram, and also shares some pointers on what it takes to succeed on the platform.
4. Just for fun: This Instagram Account Collects Hilarious Pictures Of ‘Broken’ Cats
5. Here are the words from the 2021 National Spelling Bee. All of them are hard.
6. This is scary: Woman Shares The Tactics Creepy Men Use After She Almost Gets Drugged At A Bar
7. Are You Codependent? Here Are the Key Signs of Codependency
8. Privacy Watch: What Is A Cyber Threat? Types Of Cyber Threats & Solutions
9. Owning things used to be simple. Not anymore. “In 2030, You Won’t Own Any Gadgets”
10. The Sound of My Inbox: The financial promise of email newsletters has launched countless micropublications — and created a new literary genre
11. I always enjoy these types of lists: The Best Work from Home Gadgets and Accessories (2021)
12. For Teen Wolf fans: Is Tyler Posey Queer? ‘Teen Wolf’ Star: ‘I’ve Been With Everybody;’ Partner Helped Sort Genuine Sexual Identity;
13. 11 Tips for Slowing an Overactive Brain at Bedtime: Help Me Shut Off My Brain Before Bedtime
14. A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom – At 17, Dara McAnulty is becoming one of Britain’s most acclaimed nature writers, with work that touches on his autism as much as the world around his home.
15. How a cruise ship nightmare became a memoir: Author Chaney Kwak Turned A Cruise Ship Ordeal Into A Metaphor — And Memoir

Oh, and in case you missed it: 21 new books to keep your summer reading going strong.

From the Blog

1. Glendale Day Festivities
2. My Backup Routine
3. The Joys of a Book Club
4. Wordless Wednesday: Crazy Horse
5. A book chat about The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
6. What the eyes see, the heart desires

Happy Fourth of July to my American friends! Hope everyone has a fantastic and safe holiday.

I just finished the first (crappy) draft of the fifth book in the Ghost Oracle series. I finished it early in the week but decided to take a break so when I do get back to it, it will be with fresh-ish eyes. Hopefully next week. Then, the laborious editing process will begin. Truth be told, I really don’t mind editing – I find it rather fun.

By the way, I also send out this weekly round-up list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

So on to the roundup.

Weekly Round-Up – 15 Things I Thought Were Worth Sharing

1. I love this author so I was excited to stumble across this article: Taylor Jenkins Reid shares the techniques that help her write.
2. Just for fun: People Are Sharing Priceless “Not My Job” Moments Caught In Pictures And Here Are 85 Of The Laziest Ones
3. So the moral here, is NEVER Google when you’re on the jury: Juror Hit With ‘Extreme’ Fine After Googling Suspected White Supremacist Badge on ICE Officer’s Uniform
4. Article: The pandemic has made small talk even more painful. The social amnesia of forgetting how to read people’s faces and gauge conversations is very, very real.
5. I tend to agree: Conspiracy theories are a mental health crisis
6. For the privacy conscious: The 5 most essential privacy tools of 2021 (so far, anyway)
7. The Robocall Nightmare May Soon Be Over: Major phone companies and other voice providers have only a matter of days to implement a new caller ID verification system designed to rid Americans of that dreaded auditory plague, the robocall.
8. If you’re a bird watcher, you’ll love this: New Shazam for Birds Will Identify That Chirping for You
9. Just for fun: 148 Times People Missed The Joke So Bad, They Embarrassed Themselves (New Pics)
10. Head of Instagram says Instagram is no longer a photo sharing app
11. Why ‘Openly Gay’ Is an Offensive Term – Richie Jackson
12. I’m a huge fan of her work: A look at why Frida Kahlo’s work has enduring and increasing popularity: Frida Gets Personal
13. Five stories on celebrating Pride Month through photography
14. If You Changed Your Whole Identity During the Pandemic, You’re Not Alone – From coming out as queer to shedding life-long beliefs, many young people found space to figure out their true selves.
15. For anime fans: Roundup of the Best Queer Anime (according to Den of Geek)

Oh, and in case you missed it: Watch a police officer admit to playing Taylor Swift to keep a video off YouTube

Big news this week for me: The fourth book in my Ghost Oracle series has been released and is not available at online retailers. You can view more about it on my website at: https://rogerhyttinen.com/book/ghost-at-the-prom/

I’ve nearly finished writing Book 5 (as of yet, unnamed) so I hope to have it completed within the next couple of months.

By the way, I also send out this weekly round-up list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

So on to the roundup.

Weekly Round-Up – 15 Things I Thought Were Worth Sharing

1. Why People Fall For Conspiracy Theories
2. This is a feature I’m sure many people will be happy about. Instagram may soon let you post from desktop
3. In support of pride month, let’s shop at local gay businesses. Here’s a list of 56 Queer-Owned Bookstores to Support
4. I haven’t been back to the theater since the pandemic….maybe soon (or not). On going back to the movies.
5. Bridezilla: “I Expect Everyone To Lose Weight”: Bride Sends An Insane List Of Rules To Her Bridesmaids
6. Curiouser and Curouiser….People Swallowing Their AirPods Is Becoming Very Common
7. ‘What’s A Scam Most People Don’t Even Realize Is A Scam? 86 People Deliver Their Insights on scams
8. How many of these have you done or experienced? There are several for me! 95 Extremely Awkward Situations That We Can All Relate To, As Shared In This Thread
9. Vatican condemned for ‘unprecedented interference’ in Italian bid to outlaw anti-LGBT+ hate
10. It’s about time! Gay WW2 Hero Alan Turing Memorialized On New British £50 Note; ‘A Celebration Of His Remarkable Life
11. “Lockdown was not a sabbatical. Don’t worry if you haven’t grown as a person during the pandemic. ”
12. Just for fun: Parents Were In Stitches After Hearing These 41 Witty One-Liners From Their Little Ones, As Shared On Twitter
13. From the Minimalists: 40 Life Lessons from 40 Years
14. I’ve been thinking about the so-called productivity gurus for a while now when I came across this article: “The soothing, slightly sinister world of productivity hacks — There’s a crop of influencers romanticizing the workday. Is that a good thing?”
15. In a TEDx Talk from 2017, LB Hannahs talks about their experience as a transgender dad

Oh, and in case you missed it: Carl Nassib Comes Out, First Active Gay NFL Player: ‘Been Meaning To Do This For A While’

From the Blog

1. I know the names of everyone’s dog
2. Book Update on New Novel – Ghost at the Prom
3. Upgrading to Big Sur
4. Wordless Wednesday: Be Mindful Where You Walk
5. Ghost at the Prom is out!
6. AirPods?

I’ve decided to add a new feature to the blog. Every Saturday, I’ll be posting links to some of the things that I shared on Social Media during the week that I found interesting.

I also send out this list each week to my newsletter. So if you wish to receive my weekly roundup in your email inbox each week, you can subscribe HERE.

Weekly Round-up

1. 47 ‘Facts You Probably Didn’t Know That Could Save Your Life’ Shared By Jack Neel https://buff.ly/3gykOxd
2. Pride Month Gay Comics Roundup: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Many Others Celebrate Their LGBTQ Characters, Creators – Towleroad Gay News https://buff.ly/3q1hMVa
3. If you like superhero movies/shows: Netflix’s ‘How I Became a Superhero’ trailer sees a shadowy organization trafficking superpowers https://mashable.com/video/netflix-how-i-became-a-superhero-trailer/
4. Emerging from Isolation: It’s Great to Hang Out After Self-Isolating for a Year — I’m Not Acting Weird, Am I? https://buff.ly/3gvPNJ2
5. 24 Queer Crime Novels to Read All Year Long https://buff.ly/3vstitU
6. Travelers have gotten rowdy. This Instagram account aims to keep them in line. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/6/15/22534017/passenger-shaming-public-freakout
7. For Vonnegut fans: Read Kurt Vonnegut’s commencement address for the class of 1994. https://buff.ly/3wl9oSX
8. We need to be seen or else we feel transparent, even nonexistent.” Notes on a year without strangers | Harper’s Magazine https://buff.ly/3goHEHj
9. Pulitzer Prize awards special citation to teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder | Engadget https://www.engadget.com/darnella-frazier-pulitzer-prize-special-citation-193318510.html
10. The FBI secretly launched an encrypted messaging system for criminals. I found this whole thing absolutely fascinating. https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22524307/anom-encrypted-messaging-fbi-europol-afp-sting-operation-trojan-shield-greenlight
11. Stop giving out your read phone number – Burner Accounts 101: How to Get Extra Numbers for a Smartphone https://buff.ly/3zAuDCg
12. Just for fun: I Found An Abandoned Farmhouse Filled With Vintage Stuff (27 Pics) https://www.boredpanda.com/urbex-photography-abandoned-farmhouse-bryan-sansivero/
13. The traumas of the past year have left some people wrestling with an awful question: Am I still a good person? – The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/06/pandemic-trauma-moral-injury/619129/
14. Depicting LGBTQ intimacy for “Kiss with Pride” | Photofocus https://photofocus.com/inspiration/depicting-lgbtq-intimacy-for-kiss-with-pride/
15. This Very Talented Cat Can Perform Over 50 Amazing Tricks https://www.boredpanda.com/therapy-cat-training-nipa-my-cat-got-talent/

Oh…and in case you haven’t heard: Man swallowed by whale by Cape Cod; MA lobster diver survives humpback https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/06/11/humpback-whale-catches-michael-packard-lobster-driver-mouth-proviencetown-cape-cod/7653838002/