@annmariekelly.bsky.social Just wanted to say congrats on your essay about your father in the Erma Bombeck competition! It is very beautiful and poignant.

@susanpooleauthor.bsky.social Hello! Sorry I missed your recent talk in Lakewood. Congrats on the book and go Bills!

How I left my gallbladder in Cleveland – and learned about old place names: Vincent O’Keefe Knowing why “West Park” was once “West’s Park” may not be crucial to a Clevelander’s life, but it certainly deepens the connection to home. In that sense, a history book is like an MRI, and historical...

@beltpublishing.bsky.social You might enjoy my short essay, "How I Left My Gallbladder in Cleveland--and Learned About Old Place Names," at The Plain Dealer. cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

How I left my gallbladder in Cleveland – and learned about old place names: Vincent O’Keefe Knowing why “West Park” was once “West’s Park” may not be crucial to a Clevelander’s life, but it certainly deepens the connection to home. In that sense, a history book is like an MRI, and historical...

@nickoloffoff.bsky.social You might enjoy my short essay, "How I Left My Gallbladder in Cleveland--and Learned About Old Place Names," at The Plain Dealer. Feel free to share! cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

How I left my gallbladder in Cleveland – and learned about old place names: Vincent O’Keefe Knowing why “West Park” was once “West’s Park” may not be crucial to a Clevelander’s life, but it certainly deepens the connection to home. In that sense, a history book is like an MRI, and historical...

@anniezaleski.bsky.social You might enjoy "How I Lost My Gallbladder in Cleveland--and Learned About Old Place Names" at The Plain Dealer. :) cleveland.com/opinion/2026...

How I left my gallbladder in Cleveland – and learned about old place names: Vincent O’Keefe Knowing why “West Park” was once “West’s Park” may not be crucial to a Clevelander’s life, but it certainly deepens the connection to home. In that sense, a history book is like an MRI, and historical...

You might enjoy "How I Left My Gallbladder in Cleveland--and Learned About Old Place Names," especially if you live in the Cleveland/Lakewood area. Feel free to share! #Cleveland #Lakewood #LakewoodOhio
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Thanks for the info!

I applaud this post on an important topic, especially as a former at-home dad of two daughters.

Thanks for sharing!

On reality dating shows. #realitydating.

What my late mother-in-law still teaches me about holiday giving I learned that gift-giving is not merely an obligation but a joy of life. By Vincent O’Keefe

@abbys480.bsky.social Hello again! You might enjoy my tribute to my late mother-in-law's legacy of gift-giving at Motherwell. motherwellmag.com/2025/12/09/r...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@thisamericanlife.org You might get some laughs--and shocks!--from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

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I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@janefriedman.com You might get some laughs--and shocks!--from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social You might get some laughs--and shocks!--from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@mrjoncryer.bsky.social You might get some laughs from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@lebassett.bsky.social You might get some laughs from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social You might get some laughs from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

Amen!

Grew up in Niagara Falls, NY and watched him often! Probably the only weather forecaster who often had me laughing out loud. Hope to see the doc soon.

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

@thepom.bsky.social You might get a few laughs--and shocks!--from my essay at The Wall Street Journal about watching reality dating shows as a family. wsj.com/lifestyle/re...

I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

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I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

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I Assumed Reality-TV Dating Shows Were Bad for My Daughters (and Me). I Was Wrong. Despite all the cringey moments, the shows often model how to handle difficult, face-to-face conversations in a relationship.

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What my late mother-in-law still teaches me about holiday giving I learned that gift-giving is not merely an obligation but a joy of life. By Vincent O’Keefe

Tragically, my mother-in-law died in a car accident 28 years ago. I'm proud to honor her legacy of gift-giving in this essay at @motherwellmag.bsky.social. #motherinlaw #gifts #Christmas motherwellmag.com/2025/12/09/r...

@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social Just fyi this fellow Ohioan and parenting writer enjoyed Dear Writer! Especially the parts about fragmentary narrative being, in many ways, a more "psychologically true form" than conventional, linear narrative. Also, I remember those SASEs for rejections :)

Thanks for the tip! Hope to see it soon

Thanks for writing this post!

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future When you’ve spent your whole adult life working in and around book publishing you get used to hearing that people don’t read anymore and that the industry is on its last legs. There is always a cri…

I wrote about why I can't sleep at night: the devaluation of so many things (critical thinking, creativity) I thought were paramount. lithub.com/when-we-deva...

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