Social entrepreneur. Suspense/thriller author. Tomato aficionado. Book fanatic. Once went to brunch and ate 23 tacos.
Chicago, IL (She/Her)
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A psychological suspense novel set in DC 🏛️ with:
Tragedy ⚰️
Love and heartbreak 💔
Revenge 🐍
... that explores the muddied intersection of class, gender, power, and violence at the root of the gun lobby industry 🔫
#HivePitch #A #YA
Thank you Jerry Davich for writing this great piece in the @chicagotribune. I'm always grateful to get to share about Ryan's story and about the awesome things happening at @RyanBanksChi!
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Can't believe I'm actually typing these words but... if you tune into @TheEllenShow tomorrow (Friday, January 7th at 3pm CST) you just might see a familiar face!! @RyanBanksChi @official_tWitch #dreamsdocometrue
Absolutely LOVE seeing @BerkleyPub run open submissions for unagented authors. Given I've heard this is "the worst time in history for new authors to find an agent" this is so encouraging!! Hope to see more publishing houses follow suit!!
#publishing #WritingCommunity
This is amazing!! This 11 yr old boy spends hours upon hours reading to dogs at shelters - focusing on the ones that are especially hard to place with a family - to socialize them. Then, he makes animated videos for each dog to help them find a home 💜
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Check out my latest article: "About my therapy session last night..."
linkedin.com/pulse/my-therap… via @LinkedIn #ptsd #mentalhealth #trauma
Match.com CEO speaks about how she is shocked to live in a state (TX) where women's reproductive laws are more regressive than most of the world, including India where she is originally from:
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Valerie Groth retweeted
The Supreme Court had the power to stop Texas from banning abortions after 6 weeks.
Joe Manchin has the power to stop Texas from suppressing black and brown votes.
Doing nothing when you have the power and obligation to act is cowardice. You are complicit.
Valerie Groth retweeted
This will come as a shock but the leadership of Texans for Lawsuit Reform includes 9 men and zero women
Valerie Groth retweeted
Doing some research on donors to Texas legislators who sponsored the state's new abortion ban — a law that allows ANYONE TO SUE ANYONE who helps a woman get an abortion in Texas and receive 10K
The top donor to the sponsors of this law?
TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM
Not a joke.
I've donated to Planned Parenthood before, but wanted to do more so I'm now set up for monthly giving. Texas, you and your draconian laws are going down! @PPact
weareplannedparenthoodaction…!
I've long said that every American should read The Handmaid's Tale. It starts off in such a clearly far-away dystopian world that the events seem too far-fetched, borderline farcical. But over time, drip by drip (continued)
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and that's how it will play out here, too. What is happening in Texas is an appalling, misogynistic, and blatantly condones violence against women. Love to see the companies in this article who are speaking up against this (continued)
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Big thanks to @Uber @lyft @GoDaddy @bumble and Match.com. The best thing we can do is to VOTE both at the poll booth and with our dollars!
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In case anyone out there is in need of a heartwarming story:
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I'm an impassioned zealot when it comes to remote work... but, really people? You would give up the right to VOTE in order to work remotely?!?
#WFH
⚡️ What would you sacrifice to be able to work from home forever?
A new survey shows that many Americans say they’d be willing to take reduced salaries, give up days off or put in more hours for a job that offers a fully remote option. xitter.gq/i/events/1422643353057…
H/T @katiecouric: Companies with more women on their executive committees have outperformed ones with fewer women... Every. Single. Year.
Simone Biles' commitment to her self care and mental health should be commended:
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