S03 E15 - We Find Joy A memoirist and a musician take us on their journey to joy.

So happy to be on “Pop of Culture” where Jen Blackmer asked great questions and Luke Jones came in with his stellar editing to make us the best versions of our talking selves. The theme? Joy. indianapublicradio.org/popofculture... @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social

Thank you, Roz, for sharing. @dianegotauthor.bsky.social led such an amazing conversation, and of course, @dintywmoore.bsky.social has been an important part of my writing life as long as I can remember having one!

Truly, one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about my work – and I’m hanging onto this feeling ❤️

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Have I mentioned that I adore my press and the good company?! 🥰

If you’re near Muncie, c’mon down! There will be a cool cake plus all-around bad-assery. @riverteeth.bsky.social @bsuenglish.bsky.social

Thank you, Assay! So many cnf buddies are in here with me! I forgot to celebrate my book's birthday yesterday, so this is it: the writing exercise at the root (pun intended) of my writing practice and teaching. (Spoiler: it's an actual tooth.) @riverteeth.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social

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My train and boat material is sourced from Michael Martone’s classes lo those many years ago, and the concept of TACKING has grown into some of my best advice for writing the hard stuff. @riverteeth.bsky.social @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social

Fantastic essay!

Library love ❤️
Thank you, Susan!

That’s what I’m talking about!

The Facing Project J.R. Jamison is joined by author and educator Jill Christman to discuss her new memoir, The Heart Folds Early, a story of transformation through tragedy, and an examination of the ways in which great ...

If you're in range of Indiana Public Radio & you're FAST, you can catch the tail of my interview with J.R. Jamison of The Facing Project on reproductive justice and love and humor and writing and my strange obsession with HPTs. Hurry! @npr.org
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Thinkers Who Mother: March 2026 Welcome to the Women’s History Month edition of Thinkers Who Mother—and now strap yourselves in because this won’t be entirely cheery.

I feel so lucky to have had this conversation with @nglipson.bsky.social & can't wait to her read at tonight's IN PRINT FESTIVAL! "I’ve never met a secret or a silence that helped anyone. . ." nicolegraevlipson.com/campaigns/vi...

Do you have any protests on the Oregon campus or what’s happening stories to share? 🥰

✨🗣️River Teeth wants to say a huge congratulations to contributor Angela Pelster on her forthcoming book release –– The Evolution of Fire: Essays on Crisis and Becoming –– this April with Milkweed Editions.

Congratulations Angela!

#Essays #BookRelease #BookRecs

Love and Grief Jill Christman’s latest memoir, The Heart Folds Early, brings the reader directly to the epicenter of reproductive justice. The writing is raw and vivid, and Christman’s candor illustra…

Fun to appear in my college-town paper—which was in my day called WHAT’S HAPPENING & was the place we looked for “Missed Connections”: if you know you know. I even dug up a photo of me at a protest. I’ll let you figure out which one is me. Thank you, Nicole!
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a brother and sister looking at each other

I’m here for all the conversations. I had this thought after I talked with @gaylebrandeis.bsky.social for The Chicago Review of Books. . . my brother Ian died in May 2025, but he is always in the room. @pinestatepublicity.bsky.social @univnebpress.bsky.social
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"People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them." ~ James Baldwin

Today is National Abortion Providers Day & to all providing this vital healthcare: THANK YOU.

Vote, y'all! A beautiful--and sad, very sad--essay by my pal @silashansen.bsky.social (And, also, "Linger"! And, also, the man didn't even get to hear the song until 2018! Very very sad.)

A bearded man holding a toddler

This is me with my Uncle Mark in 1971. Today would have been his 79th birthday, but he died just shy of his 50th while serving a 10-year mandatory minimum in a federal prison for growing marijuana. He was a gentle, hilarious, big-hearted man & I am thinking about his so hard today.

Honored to be part of such a great AWP haul. Thanks for coming out for our panel in the very first slot of the conference!

So grateful to @gaylebrandeis.bsky.social for having this conversation with me! In about an hour, I’m heading down to pickles pub in Baltimore for the THFE’s first reading. Eek! #awp26

4 new book covers!

Hello AWP friends~I’ll be around the bookfair (RT booth 551) early afternoon today and I hope to see more of you! If you’re not busy tonight (I know, I know), come to Pickles Pub (so convenient! so fun!) 5:30-7:30, but the programming part will wrap up around 6:30 @riverteeth.bsky.social

Jill in a a Camaro with her AWP schedule

During the pandemic, I went home to Washington state to see my mama in the mountains and Alamo was fresh out of compact cars, so they asked if I minded taking a bad-a$% Camaro instead. Reader, I did not mind. Can't wait to see y'all in Baltimore! #AWP26 @riverteeth.bsky.social

Talking memoir on the tv! The mileage I’ve gotten out of the reading while I rode my horse to the one-room schoolhouse (true!) story cannot be underestimated 🤣

Thank you, @awpwriter.org! Y’all gave me my first book boost 23 years ago—in Baltimore!— and I’m forever grateful!

In the green room at WISH-TV 8 Tune in at 3:45 to see if I can stay cool under pressure 😳

A smiling Jill with her nails painted to match her book cover!

Did I get my nails done to match my title shade? Why yes, thank you for noticing. Turns out it’s pinker than it looks in font form 🤣 @univnebpress.bsky.social @cassmannes.bsky.social @riverteeth.bsky.social