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📚author of the memoir, BORN TO BE PUBLIC |📝writes SOS (Save Our Serotonin) on substack l 🎤co-host of Empty Trash |🤪DSM-5 darling | IG: gregmania

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@gregmania
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🚨BROOKLYN🚨we’re coming back! delirious with excitement to bring back empty trash as an official @BKBF bookend event! come gag over this triple A-list lineup on sunday, 9/22 @ 7pm at sisters in BK ⭐️⭐️⭐️ books sold by our friends over at @booksaremagicbk 💝📚🗑️
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my friend: can i be mean for a second me:
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🍵🍵🍵
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take literally anyone else mitch mcconell is right there
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i’ve experienced many instances of homophobia in my life, but the emmys playing off jennifer coolidge is one of the more egregious ones
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i want to cry and repeatedly slam my fists into a man’s chest before collapsing into him but at chili’s
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@gregmania
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DO YOU KNOW HARD IT HAS BEEN TO NOT SPILL THE BEANS???????? 💣💣💣💣💣💣💣 thrilled and honored to officially join the rest of my @BOMBmagazine family on the masthead as a contributing editor 🥹 lfg babe
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i hope that, instead of my life flashing before my eyes, i just see this picture of sigourney weaver in drag when i die
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@gregmania
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2 years
hurl me into an active volcano, @Chris_Meloni
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me listening to someone explain football to me
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the show my man wrote on is nominated for an emmy for best comedy and i’m so fiercely proud that i actually had to drive through a car wash and scream
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@gregmania
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i desperately need new author photos so will be using this throwback to prom ‘09 in the meantime bye
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happy national coming out day
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nothing like coming home to find a copy of the NYT with ur first byline in it waiting for u 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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we need a phrase like “lost in the sauce” but for getting gripped by ennui at duane reade
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@gregmania
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2 years
celebrating the anniversary of @ladygaga ’s #ARTPOP by interviewing the make-up artist behind some of the era’s most-iconic looks (who also happens to be my bestie and creative partner-in-crime), the bona fide genius @TaraSavelo 🔵🔵🔵
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@gregmania
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3 months
ALMOST FOUR YEARS LATER AND FINALLY AN AIRPORT SIGHTING
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yours unruly by myung j. chun for @latimes
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!!!!!! this is not AI we actually met @judyblume !!!!!!!
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@gregmania
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UN PETIT SNEAK PEEK PART DEUX: THE LIBRARY IS OPEN 📚 (i can’t take credit for the curation—that was all @TaraSavelo and her unparalleled genius 🎨)
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i’m dating someone who treats me the way all my friends have been telling me i deserve to be treated and now i might have to start thinking there actually might be good men out there :(
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@gregmania
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1 year
three writers of a future pulitzer prize-winning group chat
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@gregmania
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baby’s first masthead 🥹🥹🥹 on the OG lit site no less! @The_Rumpus ♥️
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@gregmania
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COME BACK SOON @TaraSavelo
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@gregmania
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1 year
would u all believe me if i told u this was the applebee’s parking lot
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@gregmania
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2 months
for my first editor’s choice as a contributing editor to @BOMBmagazine , i reviewed @chapmanchapman ’s striking novel, the audacity, which, like our summer issue, you can get right the hell now!!!! 💣💌 read my full review here:
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1 year
where do i request that my blue check be put into a biodegradable urn so that it can become a tree
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1 year
📣🗑️NYC!🗑️📣 @jenerous and i are bringing our new reading series, empty trash, to brooklyn! please join us for this (free!) event at sisters on thurs, 9/28 @ 8pm for empty trash NYC starring this iconic line-up ✨ books sold by our beloved @greenlightbklyn 📚
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@gregmania
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2 years
my lexapro looking at my libido it’s about to ruin
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@gregmania
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2 years
so excited and honored to emcee tonight’s five-year anniversary celebration of THEE @shipman_agency . we’ll also be raising money for @AbortionFront . lots to celebrate! see you on the dance floor 💜
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@gregmania
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a bunch of y’all have written some absolute bangers publishing next year and i can’t wait to spend 2024 screaming directly into everyone’s mouths about them
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3 months
i’ve been doing author interviews for this site for years, but this is actually my first essay for @ElectricLit ! thank you to @TheDenneMichele for asking me to write this and editing it to perfection 🤌💡🤌💡
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@gregmania
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THAT’S MY @LambdaLiterary AWARD-WINNING BB 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕 @otroedgargomez
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@gregmania
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well HOT HAM my homosexual first-born turns 4 today 🎂🤡🎂🤡
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@gregmania
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4 months
📸: aaron jay young from @thestackspod_ ’s bookish bash at @reparationsclub on saturday night 🍭 best @latimesfob yet ❤️‍🔥
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@gregmania
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2 years
the BORN TO BE PUBLIC audiobook is out now—and i narrated it myself! pretty good for someone who can’t read!!!!! available everywhere, but i love @librofm because they split their earnings with indie bookstores:
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your favorite clown’s favorite clown is 33 today 🤡🎈
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can’t believe my firstborn is almost three years old (which is ~150 years old in book years) and i’m still bumping into it in the wild in places like this i—😭😭😭
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@gregmania
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4 months
posted this on IG for any literary agents who follow me and resharing here bc the caption is too long, but pls take a moment to read and share if you feel inclined—thank you! 💛🩵🩷 @shipman_agency
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@gregmania
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not to overstay my welcome on @ElectricLit ’s homepage this week, but i’m back again, this time in conversation with @KatieLeeEllison , who brought out the writer, literary citizen, and person in general who i have waited to meet for a long time🏄🏼‍♂️🍭💛
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@gregmania
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we made the masthead baby 💣 @BOMBmagazine
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last night, one of the bartenders came up to me and told me i must be pretty special because he’s never seen anyone have happy bday sang to them three times. i’ve never felt so adored. thank you to everyone for the endless love. LA is where i live, but you all are my home 💛🌴
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@gregmania
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stopped by @skylightbooks to sign more copies of my book—thank you for continuing to love and read me 🥹🥹🥹
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@gregmania
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i love my boyfriend bitch
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@gregmania
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2 years
congrats to @JinkxMonsoon on her show-stopping performance in @ChicagoMusical —you are the mama morton of my dreams and heart!!!!!!! 💫♥️
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@gregmania
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🎈🎈🎈fell asleep in the outfit i was supposed to go out in, woke up 31🎈🎈🎈
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@gregmania
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2 years
i will always be lured by the siren song of a brooding lesbian. for my first piece ever in the @nytimes (!!!!!!!!!!!ladsjfo;sjadfljsl;af!!!sfdlkadjflsfd!!), i reviewed this stunning novel by spanish poet and writer eva baltasar 🪨 @nytimesbooks
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@gregmania
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2 years
GOT MY BABY FOR THE WEEKEND 👯‍♂️2️⃣🥓👥🤼‍♀️⚔️🖇️
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@gregmania
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1 year
finally rented a storage unit but it’s just for me to scream in
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@gregmania
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7 months
📣📣📣 i am now offering consultations and private mentorships through @shipman_agency all 👏 year 👏 round 👏 bring me your manuscripts (full or partial!), book proposals, book chapters, query letters, essays, articles, and any other form of nf prose: 💛
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@gregmania
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i am stoked to continue pushing the gay agenda by joining superstars brontez purnell, @DannyPellegrino , and rob anderson at the @latimesfob this year to discuss and engage in a bevy of homosexual hijinks 💅 see you in april! 🌺
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@gregmania
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1 year
i tokyo-drifted into the parking lot of this local town hall because i knew there would be public bathrooms in it, and after i used one, i noticed the library was also in the same building, so i walked in because it looked cute and my book was just there?? casually on display????
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@gregmania
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natural hair color reveal
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@gregmania
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2 years
2023 GALLEYS BOUT TO TURN ME INSIDE OUT LFG 🔥🔥🔥 @ruthmadievsky @LoebDavon @blgtylr @nicolesjchung
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1 year
w/ god
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@gregmania
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1 year
11 years since @humansofny caught me with a 🍆 in my ear, an energy i am committed to bringing as a HONY who will now be forced to drive everywhere 🌴
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@gregmania
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my home is just about ready for its close up 🎬
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conjured some curls 🍭
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@gregmania
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2 years
looking for a queer read? i got u babe
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2 years
stoked to have an extra hour to think about how bad everything is
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1 year
stopped by the absolutely stunning seattle public library and found my first-born on the shelves 🥹🥹🥹
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@gregmania
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can you believe people named linda were once babies named linda? that is wild
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baby’s first marquee moment! 🥹🗑️
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1 year
my first book, BORN TO BE PUBLIC, turns 3 tomorrow. to celebrate, i’m publishing a lil surprise in my newsletter, so make sure you’re subscribed!!!! saveourserotonin dot s*bstack dot com or click the link in my bio! 🥃🚬👠😱😅🌟
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@gregmania
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20 days
I NEED A SABBATICAL
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@gregmania
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leaving everything in my will to the NJ turnpike toll collector lady who shouted “DAMN BABY WHERE YOU GET THEM LIPS DONE” at me when i rolled down my window
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@gregmania
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2 years
there are so many gems i can’t pick a favorite, so you just have to go and read the whole thing!!!!
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@gregmania
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the NYT declaring poetry dead right after i finally mustered the courage to submit a poem for the first time??? a simple declined on submittable would have sufficed babe
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@gregmania
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10 months
🩸🩸🩸baby’s last NYC hurrah before moving across the country and…returning to brooklyn in a few weeks to get tattooed and finish my invisalign treatment 😬🤪
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read from my new book—for the first time ever!—and it…killed?? the power of an IBS narrative!!!!
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@gregmania
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1 year
had so much fun at the @BOMBmagazine x @nplusonemag x @Gagosian summer party with the best date/editor a homo could ask for @RalucaTweets
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@gregmania
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9 months
🌴🎁 LA! 🎁🌴 the next empty trash is upon this! join us on 12/14 @ 7pm for another iconic line-up starring @melissabroder @AlissaNutting @Gabrielle_Korn @jonnysun @gojeanfraziergo & diane marie brown🌟 books sold by our friends at @skylightbooks 💝 come get randy with us 🗑️✨
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@gregmania
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2 years
MY LIT INTERVIEWS ARE BEING TAUGHT AT COLLEGE NOT BAD FOR SOMEONE WITH ONE BRAIN CELL THAT’S JUST AN OVERTURNED CAR WITH THE WHEEL STILL SPINNING (thx @lrsphm for the pic!)
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@gregmania
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10 months
welp it’s in the bio so i guess it’s official
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
1 year
for the record i was invited, i promise i didn’t just bum-rush three of my heroes at dinner!!!! 💫💫💫
@GarthGreenwell
Garth Greenwell
1 year
Veselka gays <3
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@gregmania
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2 months
love u san diego thanks for spitting out a hot man for me to endlessly love and annoy
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1 year
may i recommend another pride month read? 🌈
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
1 year
🚨🚨🚨 so excited to announce that i will be the host of @The_Rumpus ’s #ShowUsYourDesk series, LIVE on instagram on the second tuesday of each month at 3pm PT/6pm ET. stay tuned for more info and don't forget to follow the_rumpus on instagram so you don't miss a thing 📚📝👀
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@gregmania
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11 months
never 🥹 gets 😭 old 🥲
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@gregmania
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11 months
MY NEXT GUEST JUST DROPPED: @sarahroseetter 👑👑👑
@The_Rumpus
The Rumpus
11 months
Tune in to The Rumpus Live on Instagram Tue., Oct. 10 at 3pm PT / 6 pm ET for our next installment of Show Us Your Desk with @gregmania . Greg's next desk belongs to @sarahroseetter , author of RIPE ( @ScribnerBooks ). See you there!
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@gregmania
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2 years
wrote about how gardening helps with my anxiety but also wanted to low-key gloat about my blooms 🌸 (also this art by @jpbrammer 🥺🥺🥺)
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
9 months
today my parents celebrate 45 years of marriage, which, for them, boils down to 45 years of missing each other, even if the other is only in the other room. may a glowing ember from them spark an inferno of my own one day ❤️‍🔥
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
7 months
i can’t believe my crisp and charred heart could be this full 🖤 thank you to everyone for listening and loving my new words #AWP24
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@gregmania
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and that concludes a week of celebrating absolute bangers. congratulations to dear friends @rokwon , @___adorn , and steven rowley—we are beyond lucky to have and devour your words. 💫💫💫 go get yer copies while this groupie takes a NAP
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
1 year
LAMMY LOOKS ✨
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1 year
omw to cracker barrel 🌈
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1 year
no more fresh hells before the others ripen pls
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@gregmania
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10 months
🎶i hopped off the plane at LAX and healed my inner child by getting the car i coveted since i was 9🎶
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
9 months
just the kindest, warmest light. rest easy, friend. you will be missed 💔
@AmericanGwyn
Aaron Gwyn
9 months
Rest in peace, Gabe Hudson. Had many wonderful exchanges with you on here. Your passing is sending shockwaves through our community right now. You will be dearly missed by so many.
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
10 months
spending my first friday night living in hollywood by getting my library card
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@gregmania
Greg Mania
1 year
screaming that this laundry bag from my childhood is right next to me while i scream about @Kristen_Arnett ’s new book 🤡🤡🤡
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@Kristen_Arnett
Kristen Arnett
1 year
“kristen why don’t you write a funny book” okay sure here you go CLOWN: A NOVEL @riverheadbooks COMING SOON 🤡🤡🤡
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1 year
may or may not have sent my agent another book proposal
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@gregmania
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1 year
me when i’m mistaken for a student on a college campus
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