I dug the hell out of this one.

"The first woman ever made, / walked into the hippodrome, / counterclockwise, her jet arms / paying homage to the great / sunflower field of mothers" From "The Longshot," a new poem by Nikky Finney for National Poetry Month. ➡️ buff.ly/B4XNA38

My reusable wall-sized rainbow calendar is stuck somewhere in the USPS system between here and Indianapolis and I keep putting the tracking in as if I can shake the computer and make it start moving -- BRING ME MY THINGS!!!

Story Track: Like Deb Blenkhorn’s story, Taylor Swift’s “Seven” remembers a childhood friend whose “house was haunted.” Both stories tell of pain and hope intertwined, of girls (later women) overcoming dark histories and moving forward the best they can. www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/deb-...

@brownhoundpress.bsky.social is publishing some of the best work today. Make sure you check them out, and SUBMIT YOUR STORIES THE MINUTE THEY OPEN UP!

YAY my editor read the late book I turned in at the end-ish of the year and said I did "an absolute banger of a job" revising! One down, now to get this one turned in to other editor.

It wasn't me... But it might have been Maria. ;)

Apparently at the London Book Fair, a minor trend is publishers asking for "man-tasy," aka fantasy aimed at men. Now THIS is amazing. *blows nails in chick lit* THIS is progress.

My three year old keeps calling everyone a “wicked old pineapple”. I asked where she got it and she said “from Mitch and John’s Hotel” which, as you may remember from a previous post of mine, is the name of a TV show she made up.

Sharing The Saga of Bob again, because folks might need to be reminded that boob-squirrels can be yeeted into the sun. This was @tkingfisher.com's answer to "how to talk about Bob" while evicting Bob. #FuckCancer May everyone have a happy Bob yeeting. 🌸 www.lbbc.org/blog/coping-...

Newsletter -- this time with actual news. I'm the new editor of LEXtoday and very pumped about it! Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/spring... Substack: gwendabond.substack.com/p/spring-fever

GO VOTE FOR ERIN! READ HER AMAZING ESSAY!

On Thursdays, we read the story of the week! This one is a lovely idyll, right up until a knife twist at the end.

The most cynical part of me thinks this story will get more Americans to wake up about the evils of ICE in the same way that you can murder as many humans in a crime novel but killing a pet is unconscionable

Free worldbuilding workshop this weekend -- the LWR in partnership with 2nd Story art gallery and its current exhibit (which is interactive and features 3-D and video game components). I'm leading and it'll be a fun one with lots of writing exercises! Details: www.2ndstory.art/events/world...

Woofie had a little irritated spot after grooming so I dabbed some Vaseline on it and thought to myself -- it's weird that we keep something called "Petroleum Jelly" just around for everyday use. That's deep world-building.

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This song is INCREDIBLE and I am also obsessed with this musician now.

This is the story I needed this morning: www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...

How your email finds me

It’s @tkingfisher.com doing a By the Book! Yay. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/b...

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haven't posted yet this month -- AWP/travel, etc -- but posted quite a few reviews in Feb of some GREAT short stories published in @brownhoundpress.bsky.social Short Story, Long, @fracturedlit.bsky.social, and @mrbullbull.bsky.social Check them out here: read-short-stories.com

If you haven’t read this story of the week yet, you need to. #shortstories #Kenya www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/merc...

so happy to see @gwenda.bsky.social prominently featured in our beloved local library

This powerful story takes us inside a brutal reality in the author's home country. Merceline is a force and I believe this is her first published piece. Proud that the Lexington Writer's Room has been able to support her and her voice. Please share!

This powerful story takes us inside a brutal reality in the author's home country. Merceline is a force and I believe this is her first published piece. Proud that the Lexington Writer's Room has been able to support her and her voice. Please share!

Psst: If you still haven't signed up to get a free story every week from @brownhoundpress.bsky.social, why? But also, tomorrow's story is such a necessary one--you really should sign up, then read and share it. www.brownhoundpress.com

Made it to Wednesday yoga, which is always special because of @lissasims.bsky.social teaching and our communal coffee after. And then later she sent me this: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/a... #wednesdaywins

It’s so easy to use social media to complain, but it’s just as easy to use it to call out good things. Take a few moments today to single out a person or business that you think is great. Tag it with #WednesdayWins and a tag descriptor. See my next skeet for an example. cc: @gwenda.bsky.social

I meant Thursday!

Sally got into the cat's litterbox while we were gone for dinner and several 'cleaning the dog mouth with soaps' have happened since. Clumping litter isn't worth it, baby--will she ever learn? We'll see. I expect sunshine and many words, universe, after the way this week started.

Psst: If you still haven't signed up to get a free story every week from @brownhoundpress.bsky.social, why? But also, tomorrow's story is such a necessary one--you really should sign up, then read and share it. www.brownhoundpress.com

In really lovely news, Wooing the Witch Queen was included in the @nytimes.com 's latest roundup of the "Best Fantasy Books to Read Right Now!" 😍 (It is in *really* fabulous company.) And I have a gift link for you to read the post now: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #romancelandia

I understand this may be what they call it, but it feels as if there should be a way to distinguish the larger "true crime" arena. Chilling, nonetheless.

I’ve been thinking about posting about companies/businesses/people that are great. Maybe we could start tomorrow and call the posts #WednesdayWins

A quick rec from me -- I discovered Mariana Enriquez's nonfiction book of essays about visiting cemeteries that came out last year while browsing at the Lexington Public Library -- Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave. It's GREAT.

You know how there used to be that rule of thumb to balance self-promo--you share something for you, you share or boost min two things by someone else. Not that they're the same, but I think we should do this for anti-AI posts. For every anti-AI post, rave about a human-made thing or two you love.

Freelancers of Bluesky, this week’s Scratch newsletter features a long talk with an anonymous author/tax preparer about how our system sets us up to feel extraordinary shame, stress, and guilt around taxes. (This post will always remain unpaywalled, because we think it’s that important.)

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! This is the level of excitement from someone who is about to take a very luxurious shower now that the water is restored.

Everything is bad and stupid but here look at this cool new cover for THE CALAMITIES — a secret faaaancy image under the dust jacket. (Both by Boland Design.)

Guess what? My plumber Ron (all hail Ron truly) is STILL out there working on the water. Will I get a night shower? I HOPE SO. (Especially since when Josh tried to refill my extra water bottles, the neighbors hose was frozen up.) Earlier in the day... Sally has been SO good. Minimal barking.

Folks, we are live! Thank you for your patience this year. The team has been working so hard to get this going despite major roadblocks. To see all of the amazing things our community has produced, visit the link in our bio or go to locusmag.com/igg26 youtu.be/ODl5yiDlA_0

They're still working on getting my water back on (there is a trench in my yard so CLOSER), so I was in no mood to come across an article about "other movies with Sorkin-esque" dialogue that then proceeds to list off classic noir and screwballs. In what, bizarro world?

actually, it's frankenstein's costume designer

The new waterline (sobbing wallet emoji) goes in tomorrow hopefully. I so appreciate showering, flushing, and handwashing with abandon more now. Give THEM the Oscar. (Or give it to @joshaboldt.bsky.social who brought flowers, a bajillion gallons to use and refill, and let me use all his water. ;)

Welp, I was messaging @joshaboldt.bsky.social at too-early o'clock with water questions and then the city showed up to turn off my water because I have a terrible leak and the plumber is coming but GAH why does adulthood have to be so stressfulllllllllll

All credit for "sloppelganger" goes to @lifewinning.com!!