That was my intent with this one but at some point it demanded more attention than I could give it with a tv on 😆

completed puzzle of a fantastical woman riding a polar bear—lots of blues and whites.

took literal months working on this one (I admit to a lack of dedication). finally finished with a little help from my friends but I did notice many parallels between puzzle making and novel writing along the way 😅

Andrew Porter & Andrew Bertaina | Kramers

Thrilled to be doing an event with @AndrewPorter01 @kramerbooks in DC on July 18 at 7p!

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And read the essay. Such sensory descriptions - and more.
“How to Eat Pitanga” by @kfergusonwrites.bsky.social in @tinymolecules.bsky.social

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Thank you Barbara and thank you so much for sharing!

So happy to have the opportunity to talk to SmokeLong about the birth of my @tinymolecules.bsky.social essay “How to Eat Pitanga,” in the @smokelong.bsky.social workshop and about getting and giving feedback! Read the interview here: www.smokelong.com/an-interview...

they just needed you to know 🙄😖

“Benevolent spirit, please understand, the Captain was only following orders.”

Some of the shortest pieces I've ever read hit the hardest. Take for instance, "The Non-Denominational Government Exorcist Makes His Rounds" by H. A. Eugene. Or as I like to call it, the literary version of Bruce Lee's One Inch Punch. Check it out on 6/29!

It’s the official publication day for Underwater!!!! Thank you to @wordperv.bsky.social and @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social for making my little-girl-poet dreams come true at 52 and for being the absolute sweetest publisher, sending this gorgeous bouquet to celebrate!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

🎉🎊 Congratulations!!! 🎉🎊

Happy Birthday Lisa!! 💐🎉 thanks for sharing some of its beauty with us

sometimes you’re reading a novel and a set of lines perfectly encapsulates something you have felt and never articulated. my favorite thing about reading.

it’s gorgeous! bet it tastes better than any story 😁

once had a friend tell me she took a book to bar and was disappointed when no man used it as an opportunity to make conversation and I had to break it to her that she is insufficiently online and that this is a trope people are warned to avoid 😂

turns out I just needed something new to procrastinate on to become very efficient in this totally disparate area of my life 🙌

We offer a fellowship for BIPOC writers to attend a two-week residency at Mineral Arts & Residencies. Applications due May 15. WelcomeToMars.submittable.com

what a concept

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉🎊🎊🍾🎂

Guidelines JAKE has submission guidelines, but if the work is good enough, then JAKE could give a shit what he called for: FICTION JAKE is looking for short stories of a literary or experimental stripe, regard...

JAKE wants to read your writing! We think. There's a two percent chance that he said "eat" instead of "read", but we're pretty sure we heard right.

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Screenshot of Pen Robert w Bingham prize finalist list announcement from here https://pen.org/announcing-the-2025-pen-america-literary-awards-finalists/

I promise to stop talking about this today (there are obviously far bigger things happening) but I did want to call out that these books are all from small/university presses. In a lit world where it’s really hard to break a collection out, I’m grateful for the attention to small-press books!

I didn’t where I am, but it makes me happy that someone saw it.

that’s an excellent question, don’t think I’ve heard it before either

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office - Writer Beware In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report ...

New Writer Beware blog post: A look at what the US Copyright Office has determined is copyrightable for creators who use generative AI in their work writerbeware.blog/2025/04/04/g...

I recently encountered someone who hadn’t seen Schitt’s Creek and was jealous they got to see it for the first time, so that one if you haven’t seen it! Also: Hacks, Grace and Frankie, A Man on the Inside.

😬😩 at least you caught it before handing them out!

I really want to read more of this story

Aaaa what a gorgeous cover!!! Congratulations @ladiwoods.bsky.social!!! Can’t wait to read!!

probably my most fringe belief.