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Charles G. Thompson, Writer @cgregthompson

Words @brevitymag @latimes @wired @chicagotribune @washingtonpost @The_Rumpus @BusinessInsider @independent @kelpbooks @TheAdvocateMag ~ @PushcartPrize nominee!

Joined January 2023
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A while back I left the platform because I'm really not sure about this whole @Twitter thang. But, I'm back, giving it a 2nd go, will see what happens, and I have a whole new profile.
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Menus Without Prices. , by @jeremiahtower open.substack.com/pub/jeremi…
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My friend, @jeremiahtower, recently lost his husband, to an incurable illness. The medical bills have piled up. To help Jeremiah recover from these expenses. We started this Go Fund Me. Please consider helping if you can. gofund.me/add261ad9

Donate to Support Jeremiah Tower After Curtis’s Passing, organized by Charles G Thompson

Hi, Michael Landsman and I have decided to help raise funds for J… Charles G Thompson needs your support for Support Jeremiah Tower After Curtis’s Passing

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L.A. Times Opinion@latimesopinion
11 Sep 2025
Contributor: This summer, the U.S. started two more 'forever wars' (via @latimesopinion ) latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Contributor: This summer, the U.S. started two more 'forever wars'

A shooting war on drugs in the Caribbean and a symbolic war on crime in America’s cities both distract our military as China seizes the moment.

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8 Sep 2025
Column: Tech bros hate this college student. California should listen to what she's saying about artificial intelligence latimes.com/politics/newslet…

Column: Tech bros hate this college student. California should listen to what she's saying about...

President Trump wined and dined top AI tech executives last week, leaving little hope that Congress will regulate the emerging technology in meaningful ways. That leaves California — and a college...

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Anita Chabria@anitachabria
4 Sep 2025
Newsom, caps lock and the future of political resistance - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/politics/newslet…

How caps lock became Newsom’s weapon of resistance

California's Gov. Gavin Newsom has embraced social media to troll president Trump. It's clearly gotten under the president's skin, and also boosted Newsom to a frontrunner for a run at the White...

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Ms. M @msmalarkey24.bsky@MsMalarkey24
7 Sep 2025
Ok who did this 😭
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Governor Newsom Press Office
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6 Sep 2025
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE ARE GIVING SERIOUS THOUGHT TO TAKING AWAY STEPHEN MILLER’S CALIFORNIA RESIDENCY. HE IS NOT A GREAT AMERICAN AND IS, IN MY OPINION, INCAPABLE OF BEING SO! — GCN
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x.com/GovPressOffice LOVE, LOVE. LOVE what they are doing!!!!!!!!!!! It's about time someone spoke up against what's going so very wrong in our country. Thank you!!! @GovPressOffice @CAgovernor

Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) on X

Official account for the press office of @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom #CaliforniaForAll

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Love, love, love this story by writer friend @ryandvpt! Congrats, Ryan!
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4 Aug 2024
"The main course was almost over when Donner Price’s heart burst from his chest onto the roast duck confit over garlic mashed potatoes, corn casserole and stemmed asparagus." @ryandvpt mrbullbull.com/newbull/ficti…
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Every city in the country should have one!!! West Hollywood Picks An Inaugural Drag Laureate laist.com/news/arts-and-ente… @WeHoCity via @LAist #Pride2023 #DragQueens 🏳️‍🌈🌈

West Hollywood Picks An Inaugural Drag Laureate

Drag queen Pickle will help amplify drag culture and history. The role is believed to be the second of its kind in the U.S.

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Doing research for a novel set in Paris in Paris. A stop for a quick coffee. #writing #fiction #paris
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Opinion: A white cane and 12-ounce gloves. How I learned to box as a legally blind man latimes.com/opinion/story/20…. @latimesopinion piece by writer @keith_rosson ~ congrats, Keith!

Opinion: A white cane and 12-ounce gloves. How I learned to box as a legally blind man

My other senses aren't heightened. I'm still working from a profound deficit that my coaches are teaching me to defensively shrink as little as possible.

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Books I Read: "Ambrotypes" booksiread23.substack.com/p/…
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Books I Read: "Happening" booksiread23.substack.com/p/…
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Books I Read: "The Clarity of Hunger" booksiread23.substack.com/p/…
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⁦@philnigash⁩ The last time I was here was with you! Good foodie memories!
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So great to meet you today! I’m looking forward to reading your book. 😀
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I’m in the panel now listening. Such great advice and wonderful panelists.
Estelle Erasmus
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I’m so excited to be moderating and participating in this great panel at #AWP23 with @vanessa_hua @wcdameron @DawnRaffel @HattieFletcher It’s my first time at AWP. Who will be there and what do I need to know?
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So nice to hear you read your excerpt in the AWP session. Lovely words.
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At @awpwriter #awp2023 writers conference in Seattle. Got to visit with @CowboyJamboree who published one of my 1st short stories and nominated it for a @PushcartPrize! So cool!
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