All I’ve ever wanted and more

It rains so seldom in Southern California that, when it starts, I sit in my spot confused for a good 10 minutes wondering what the sound is. And then it is the BEST SOUND! ❤️☔️🥰

Feel like jared will also want to read this! Thanks for the rec!

It’s so good! And now I have to read this McPhee!

For people who used to follow my rejections blog, my work has been declined many times lately, but I’ve also had a couple really flattering solicitations and, today, my first personalized, encouraging rejection from The New Yorker. Keep going. Let failure be a success, too.

A graphic reads "Our 2025 Selection Panel" across the top; below, the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction logo is in the middle, surrounded by photos of Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse

We're thrilled to announce the selection panel for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The recipient of this year's award will be chosen by:

Matt Bell
Indra Das
Kelly Link
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rebecca Roanhorse

www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

There might come a day when I don’t buy every one of my former student’s books, but it’s hard for me to imagine that day. Such a lovely, contemplative, transitional chapbook. Pure Olga. ❤️

So fun to review this one for the @nytimes.com. Very quick, gory read already set to be a movie with Margaret Qualley. Thank you to Lauren Christensen for the opportunity!

hey question, is this bad?

It was just such a pure pleasure to be terrified in Area X again. Missed it there.

Oh wow! Thank you!! This is such an honor!

Happy New Year! Earlier this month I set an intention of holding a snake in 2025. This weekend, a friend bought me a handful of snakes to support this goal. And then I found out that, here we are, in the Year of the Snake. Hoping all of this means good luck is on the way. ❤️🐍

Something new about me in 2025 is that you can often hear me emitting a barely audible death rattle as I attempt to process the bullshit. If you hear this noise, it’s most appreciated if you remind me to breathe.

So excited for this coming summer of @clarionucsd.bsky.social! Come spend 6 weeks with Clarion at UCSD!

At first I was like, “oh good, I was never good at Twitter so now I get a fresh start to make an attempt with Blue Sky.” But then I realized I’m still just bad at it, so I’ll continue to lurk on others and post very little. ❤️

Thank you, Aaron! 😭😭😭

Powder/Powter/Pouter.

See you at the Book Catapult tomorrow! I’m reading part of a story that features a person getting a massage at Kobey’s Swap Meet!!! I may decide it’s terrible later and abandon it but for now you can delight in my misguided errors!

in case you happen to be in san diego, come catch @dtrobbins.bsky.social @jacjemc.bsky.social @lexikentmonning.bsky.social tomorrow

it's IMPORTANT

Like…can we put together a second better government to do actual oversight while this nonsense is playing golf?

The production designer for this movie had never seen a spreadsheet before.

I Followed You but I Didn’t Realize You Post Too Much and Now I Have to Mute You: A Love Story

picture of Nicolas Cage in the movie Longlegs

me standing on the sidewalk talking to every cat hanging out in a neighbor's yard:

I guess this is what we’re doing?