"I don't know why some of us get up and some don't. I know we have to take turns. I know you have to start and practice." - @alexanderchee.bsky.social

"& the song was necessary, yes, it was soothing & distracting-- / it could justify, almost, our sense of / being human"

Pssst. You can order any book from us during August and get free shipping, including preorders of upcoming releases by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, Elline Lipkin, Brother Anthony, @susanlleary.bsky.social & Anthony Ceballos! triohousepress.myshopify.com

I have a new essay about snapdragons, dinosaurs, and predatory men in the new issue of Zone 3. Many thanks to @awrightawright.bsky.social, @rsdeeren.bsky.social, and the team for giving this piece a home. zone3press.com/nonfiction-e...

I think once people stop waiting for one person or one big galvanizing moment to "save us" and realize this is gonna take a lot of work from a lot of people for a long time we will maybe get somewhere.

@awrightawright.bsky.social reading at AWP! See you soon in LA. youtu.be/LgPEBS6PUKs?... #poetry #poetryreading #SmartishPace #Poets #poems #reading #poet #creativewriting #StephenReichert #art #ContemporaryPoetry #AWP #AWP24 #AWP25 #SmartishPacePoets #AmyWright #ClareBanks

Huge thanks to @amyscheiner.bsky.social and CRAFT for her thoughtful interview about my book Crafting the Lyric Essay!

"Remember that changing one thing can change everything. Let more light into your life by letting more light into this day. Then repeat, and repeat, and repeat. Keep moving." ~ @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social

"Listening is difficult. And rare. And often radical. " -Colum McCann www.templeton.org/news/the-pow...

"I was drowning in my Substack. A deluge of daily noise demanded my attention. Click through, click through, click through. I wanted it all." ~ @caitlinjgorman.bsky.social on how to love Substack without feeling overwhelmed. brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/15/h...

January

Not ready to send us something for the journal? We're looking for submissions to our blog too--send us something for "My Favorite Essay to Teach," "The Backlist," or even propose a miniseries! https://buff.ly/2JsX5vM

New on the Assay Blog! We've got a wonderful new reading list from Amanda Jaros on Walking and Hiking narratives--which is exactly what we need when we're buried in snow and can't leave the house.

We're big fans of Rose Metal Press around here--consider adding them to your #givingtuesday!

"I don't know why some of us get up and some don't. I know we have to take turns. I know you have to start and practice." - @alexanderchee.bsky.social

Girl, what are you doing? We know you know you have that baller classroom idea for your #nonfiction students. It's #SubmissionSaturday ya'll. Send us your awesome shit already! #OpenSubs #OpenSubmissions

"I’m coming to understand Lee’s relationship to the land as being connected to that daily translation of the world made new, a recovery of perception, a revivification of ordinary moments—which is one way of defining artmaking."

It’s just all I’ve got. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/11/o...