I simply cannot deal with my personal email inbox. It's not just 1 email, all of them feel just insurmountable. This is not normal for me! I'd say it's been this way since ~April?

Last week to check out my exhibition at @curio-lancaster.bsky.social in Lancaster, PA!

PA friends!

Zoom is better than Google Meet because Zoom somehow allows two overlapping talkers while Meet is constantly interrupting the speaker. That's why audio discussion on Meet is hard (& I tend to use the hand-raise button more).

18 days to my birthday and I have been forbidden to check the mail 🫣

I’m doing a (free!) virtual book launch for GRAPHIC RAGE on pub day (October 7)! You can register by clinking the annoyingly long link below to get a reminder on the day! us02web.zoom.us/rest/meeting...

Logging out! Again! Bye!

Shout it from the rooftops!

We don't know what's going to happen so might as well fight for better. That's really my basic political orientation.

What should I do for my 41st birthday? I can feasibly have 3 days off in a row & I live in Western NY.

We (gestures broadly) are not doing well.

Come talk about art with me Monday evening?

This weekend has been horrific in many ways. I was thinking about taking a mental health day from work tomorrow but I can't endure any more scrolling & I fear that's all I'd do.

Brockport, NY: Scheduled covid vax online for Walgreens, selected I have a health condition (they didn't ask which), showed up, they asked again at the pharmacy counter (again, didn't ask what) and then gave me the jab. United health coverage. No prescription. 🙏 Please get your vax!

this.

Once more for the night crew! I'm really proud of this book. It deals with being a parent at A Time Like This, and NC ecology, and risk, and so much more. Also there is funny stuff because life is fucking absurd. Poetry contains multitudes

Just log off now - the internet is bad today.

Introducing Zora Bucks! The Hub City Writers Project's Zora Bucks initiative is a bold, neuroscience-backed literacy program that gives Spartanburg children the joy and agency of buying a book of their choice–using Zora Bucks currency. www.hubcity.org/zorabucks

This job sounds like a dream 💗 Folks in my LIS sphere, check it out!

Moon is wild right now 🩸🌕

the sound on this really brought me back

📚📚 ANNOUNCING: POOL PARTY BOOKS!!! 📚📚 Pool Party is open for book submissions!!! We will have two reading periods and publish two books/year. The first reading period runs from now until December 15th, 2025. Visit our website for details 🔥

Sold one of my favorite pieces today 🥰 All of the original, hand-cut paper collages (not prints!) from my book "Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering" (Autofocus) are FOR SALE via @curio-lancaster.bsky.social! Email them if there's one you're interested in owning! Loving seeing this work expand 🌀

me, about every 6 months, rearranging every piece of furniture in the house

We are so thrilled to host artist @erindorney.bsky.social for a Virtual Artist Talk & Reading on Monday 9/15 at 7pm EST through Zoom! Join us for this free event as we talk about Erin’s collages in the exhibition which are published in her recent book Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering.

September news & updates:

It's First Friday #LancasterPA! We will be open with extended hours 10am-8pm as we celebrate our current show of Erin Dorney’s collages in ”Yes I am Human I Know You Were Wondering". Going on the annual Print Crawl?! We are a proud sponsor of the event and we LOVE to see posters in progress!

i'm gonna start calling myself a certified holistic naturopathic angel power worker or whatever the fuck since there's no actual licensing and charge people with babies $750 an hour cash to tell them the angels say they need to go to a real pediatrician and follow the CDC vaccination schedule

Working on my sporadic mailchimp email - gonna include some screenshots I've had on my desktop for MONTHS now and upcoming art things. Link to sign up below! 💌 💌 💌

The Night Mixed Media 2021 Like so many of Erin’s pieces, they say so much with so little. 6 words conjure so many narratives. The night has an air of secrecy to it, spaces feel different and unfamiliar in the dark. It’s a stark contrast to our daylight hours. Now - Sept 27th Mon-Sat 10-5

Went to the beach this morning 🌊

COOL.

I know everyone hates sending blurb requests and it's really tempting to let your publisher send them for you (if they're willing) but fwiw, it's much harder to say no to a personal note from an author than it is to a generic one from a publisher

Will never eat an apple/pear/cored fruit again without thinking of that scene in The Safekeep 👀 😮‍💨

Coached my 79 y/o father through putting a harness on a small dog via speakerphone so my work for today is done.

When it is windy the beech leaves blow in through all doors like golden pennies.

Here's the CDC's full list of of underlying medical conditions that increase a person's risk of severe COVID-19:

Only 24 copies of my first book left before it's out of print! Get one while you can... masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

Heard a friend talk about their project today and it brought me a lot of joy and inspiration. Tell your friends about your projects! I want to hear about yours!

RAD

Mourning the grant/submission deadlines I missed while I was in my depression hole.

How do you know if you made a huge mistake leaving a place or if you're just in the thick of the hard first year struggle of being in a new place?

Didn't go swimming yet but intend to.

Tried to reach you after Christmas to thank you + Molly for the lovely plant, but failed.

Are you OK?

So you see the days are full.

He has your address and if possible, will try to see you.

Only 24 copies of my first book left before it's out of print! Get one while you can... masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

🚨🚨🚨NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS HAS CANCELED ALL FY26 LITERARY FELLOWSHIPS PLEASE HOLLER AT ME IF YOU ARE A WRITER WHO GOT THE EMAIL TODAY🚨🚨🚨