What I Hope My Daughter Learns From My Decision to Cut Ties With My Mother Our estrangement began on Mother’s Day when I was 14. Every year, the holiday is both sad and triumphant.

It is a tremendous honor to have one of my essays published by Oprah Daily! Thank you to Books Editor, Charley Burlock. The full essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholene...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I'm not there today, but my visit earlier this month has inspired my #writing.

On 4/28 at Liz’s Book Bar, @writercasslewis.bsky.social will be joining Hannah Bae, Lindsey Danis, Stephanie Foo, Monique Laban, Emi Nietfeld, and Domenica Ruta for the launch of "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement," edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social! buff.ly/GTNzuTt

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I'm excited to kick off my Saturday Fiction #Writing Workshop with a wonderful (full house) group of writers at the #Delaware Art Museum.

We’re going to explore how our obsessions fuel our creative engines.

#writingcommunity #writingclasses #creativewriting #writinginspiration

I’m looking forward to kicking off a new creative nonfiction workshop tonight at the Delaware Art Museum!

We will go caving (or spelunking for beginners) through our memories in search of meaningful story gems.

#writingclasses #creativewriting

It is an honor to be one of the writers participating in the book launch event for No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, and published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social! Please join us at Liz's Book Bar.
Reserve a ticket by visiting: www.lizsbookbar.com/events/49075...

It was wonderful to be one of the readers and meet up with other writers at the Philly Writers Circle last night!

#writingcommunity #writing

I am super excited to be one of the readers for tonight's Philly Writers Circle at Ray's Happy Birthday Bar (1200 E. Passyunk Ave.), 7-9 pm.

I look forward to meeting up with other writers and experiencing new work. See you there!

#writingcommunity #writing #creativewriting #writinginspiration

My child spotted this alligator at the Okefenokee Swamp Park (after I must have passed him at least twice without noticing).

This inspires today's #writingprompt. Do a #freewrite on something or someone that is unnoticed.

#writinginspiration #writing #writingcommunity

Russell Banks, The Art of Fiction No. 152 “It was pretty easy to picture myself at his [Castro’s] side. He was, in some ways, the good father.”

“The proper length for a short story is to go as far as you can without going so far that you have forgotten the beginning.” —Russell Banks

The books are here! THE BOOKS ARE HERE! Such a thrill to receive my author copies from Catapult.

You can get your very own copy of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement by pre-ordering! Link below. It officially comes out on April 28. Stay tuned for book tour news!

books.catapult.co/books/no-con...

It was wonderful getting to review Kate Crane's memoir for @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social.

What It’s Like to Touch the Bottom of the World The history of our species is the history of mistaking the limits of our imagination for the limits of the possible. It is salutary, I think, for us to be reminded regularly that this world is far …

What it's like to touch the bottom of the world www.themarginalian.org/2026/01/27/m...

In 2016, the ICIJ, German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, and more than 100 media partners published the #PanamaPapers. In the decade since, the investigation has pushed for greater transparency in public and political conversations around tax, secrecy, and inequality.

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James Baldwin and Margaret Mead on Reimagining Democracy for a Post-Consumerist Culture “Democracy should not mean the leveling of everyone to the lowest common denominator. It should mean the possibility of everyone being able to raise himself to a certain level of excellence.&…

Margaret Mead and James Baldwin's forgotten, prophetic conversation about reimagining democracy for a post-consumerist age www.themarginalian.org/2015/05/06/a...

I'm also excited to offer a fiction #writing workshop this spring at the #Delaware Art Museum. Register on DelArt.org. I hope to see you there!

I'm delighted to offer a creative nonfiction #writing workshop at the #Delaware Art Museum this spring.

Share excerpts of your creative nonfiction works in progress in a welcoming environment and receive encouraging feedback. Register through DelArt.org.
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A fake photo of Philly’s No Kings 3 march went viral. Stay sharp as… On March 28, 2026, an estimated 40,000 people took to the Parkway for the third nationwide No Kings march. A fake image of the protest quickly went viral.…

I'm thrilled to be quoted in this great article by the editor-in-chief of Broad Street Review: www.broadstreetreview.com/editorials/a...

I was in DC yesterday and noticed this kite stuck in a tree, which inspired this week's #writingprompt.

Set a timer for 10 minutes and do a #freewrite in response to this image. Or in response to the idea of being temporarily stuck. How will you or your character navigate disentanglement?

I am honored to be a contributing writer at BSR. And I am grateful to be paid for my #writing. In this terrifying time when journalism outlets are being severely reduced, we need to support publications like Broad Street Review.

Please consider making a donation. donorbox.org/spring-bsr-i...

ICE in Airports: What Are Your Rights? | KQED As the Trump administration deploys ICE agents amid TSA delays, here’s what experts and advocates say about encounters with immigration enforcement officers in airports.

President Trump has deployed ICE agents to airports around the country, causing fear and uncertainty for many travelers.

Know your rights and assert them.

Black graphic with white and orange text: "Know your rights for No Kings march. Join our organizers as we discuss protest safety and your rights when protesting. Virtual training: March 23 at 6:00 pm ET"

Know your rights ahead of this weekend’s No Kings protests.

Thanks so much!

Our latest free post on Patreon touches on what Andrew Gifford's next #PatreonExclusive Series will be about! buff.ly/zwhhLun

My essay was selected as a finalist in the nonfiction category of the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition. It's an honor to be here in Tucson with so many authors I admire. #writingcommunity #writing #writinginspiration

Our #writing assignment for this week is to go outside.

Many of my best ideas arrived when I was away from my writing desk. The portal to your unconscious is easiest to open when you are relaxed.

#writingtips #writingcommunity #creativewriting #writinginspiration
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I’ll be at the Tucson Festival of Books on March 15. I hope you’ll stop by and chat!

Today's #writing prompt is inspired by the first signs of spring.

Set a timer for 10 minutes and do a #freewrite starting with "The first signs..."

#writingprompts #writinginspiration #creativewriting #writingcommunity

I'm very grateful to have received advanced copies of @jennybartoy.bsky.social's anthology, NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement. I brought one with me today to #AWP26 in Baltimore.

NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social on April 28.

See you tomorrow (3/7) in Baltimore at #AWP26!
#writingcommunity #writing #writinginspiration #creativewriting