I have taken down the post with which you found fault and which you were probably savoring with great superiority Forgive me I like to enjoy things and your opinion was dumb

Oh also HI, I have been busy girl reportering and noveling and lifing and I forgot about bluesky for a second and my inbox groans and weeps. I hope you are all doing well!

I don't want to make @joshaboldt.bsky.social self-conscious, but I was sending a link to a @brownhoundpress.bsky.social story and scrolled down this page and just, wow, every one is a banger--I have never seen a mag develop a personality so quickly. Catch up: www.brownhoundpress.com/stories

As @gwenda.bsky.social has said, practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. What gets me closer, anyway, to perfect is that I keep looking for ways to make the basic stuff I already learned better, along with the stuff I’m still growing into.

This story is SO good!

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

My little story "Bloom" is up over at @brownhoundpress.bsky.social Really enjoyed writing this one and working with Brown Hound Press was a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!

Someday we'll have a meme about what our favorite @brownhoundpress.bsky.social stories say about us... Mine will start with these two: - @libbycudmore.bsky.social's "The Pantry": www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/libb... - @shellyjones.bsky.social's "Bloom": www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/shel...

#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because THE FRAME-UP @gwenda.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US until the 24th at 11:59pm PDT! amzn.to/3Ruf2kY #TheFrameUp #ad #amazoncom

Good news, everyone www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/h...

Loved this one -- such good banter.

The irises have come in nicely this year

Dynamic pricing in general is the pits. We used to call it price gouging.

Some heroes eat crepes. Out here practicing service journalism -- AI could NEVER. 6amcity.com/ky/lexington...

$17 more! Only a few hundred to our goal too! 🎉

Just $400ish more unlocks the @scalzi.com match!

If you're in the mood for donating today to help writers, the @scalzifamily.foundation will be matching donations here -

Join me in supporting the Lexington Writer’s Room today!

It’s Ky Gives Day! Help the Lexington Writer’s Room unlock a generous $1,000 match from the @scalzi.com Family Foundation! www.kygives.org/organization...

you WISH you could enter a room like this

Two Mother’s Day bleps — my mom’s dog Whiskey and Izzy

Bring back this style of cover! (Also, loved Gordon Korman books.)

THERE IS STILL TIME

‘All people bring joy: some by coming, some by going!’ www.nytimes.com/shared/v1/cu...

Check out @joshaboldt.bsky.social's new fun project/toy. ;)

This story has SO MUCH. My week was bananas, so I only got to read this morning! A treat, as always.

Love it!

Insomnia club fist-bump. Woken by a storm.

This is the first time in @texasmonthly.bsky.social’s history that the Pulitzers have honored its work. This announcement made me emotional with relief. A lot things feel unfair in this industry these days, and nobody deserves this recognition more than Aaron. www.texasmonthly.com/press-room/s...

Hell yeah, @danielkraus.com! AMAZING (yes, I did use that word on purpose) and so deserved!

The Devil Wears Prada 2 was a '90s movie right down to having a huge number of actors in tiny roles, something I miss these days. When you watch a '90s movie, you're always like THAT'S So and So sitting as she walks past! And that's HIM! Enjoyed it.

Submissions open on Friday, May 1st. Mystery, Southern Gothic, Dark Humor, Literary, Offbeat. We need three more stories to hit the 20 mark and close out Season One. Do you have one of them? Details at brownhoundpress.com.

A haunting story this week on @brownhoundpress.bsky.social www.brownhoundpress.com/stories/niva...

Time to go work on the last small edits for the Regency romantasy trilogy opener. Cover questionnaire turned in, blurb requests brainstormed... IT IS GETTING REAL. (It will actually be real next year. More TK.)

Thanks to Brown Hound Press for giving this quirky little story of mine a home.

To be clear, we think the weird kids are the coolest 🤷 Submit to our community's favorites here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fav-we... @gonelawn.bsky.social @apconmag.bsky.social @brownhoundpress.bsky.social @lamplitmag.bsky.social @blackwarriorreview.bsky.social @shoegazeliterary.bsky.social

Ooh, I loved this story. Fictional con artists are my catnip.

I'm sorry, but "'Petty' Delicious" may be some of my best work -- I'm pumped to watch Sam compete in this season of 24 in 24: lextoday.6amcity.com/food/sam-for...

Oh, this is such a smart, excellent post: dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/one-questi...

Oops, I disappeared to learn how to newsletter editor. If you're in Lexington and don't get LEXtoday, sign up -- let me curate the city for you. (And add your events!) If you're not, you might still enjoy it. Today I got to shoutout @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social! lextoday.6amcity.com/latest-newsl...

So envious of anyone encountering Kate Daniels (or any of the rest, tbh) for the first time!

New band discovery for me and I’m obsessed!

Far side of the moon released by NASA today. 🧪🔭

Watched Crime 101 last night -- with such a great cast it's a real shame no one was told that the main characters in noir don't get happy endings. It was a "story's ass doesn't match its face" problem, and so, unsatisfying.

Wake up nerds, gorgeous new image of Earth, our home, from Artemis II 🥹 📸: NASA/Reid Wiseman

How am I? Well, I can explain it in this handy chart. cc @joshaboldt.bsky.social

Instead of sharing a new #FlashFictionFriday story on my Patreon. Here's anew Witchcraft 101 story that @brownhoundpress.bsky.social published this week! You should add it to your weekend read, and obviously subscribe for a new story every week! #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ReadSky #NewWork 💙📚

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