I’m teaching Omelas today and I just reread it to have it fresh going into class. It never gets less gut-wrenching.

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

It’s contest time at Southeast Review! southeastreview.submittable.com/submit

If I could get non-autistic people to understand one thing, it wouldn't be that I have support needs. It would be that YOU have support needs.

Not sure what Sony is up to with a WOT poll, but maybe vote and leave a comment to #SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime youtube.com/post/UgkxwBC...

She had not realized how very different people were, how differently they saw life. She felt as if she had looked up and suddenly seen a whole new planet hanging huge and populous right outside the window.

Those who build walls are their own prisoners.

I’m still reading for prelims, but thinking of religion in scifi means I have an excuse to reread my favorite book, The Sparrow by @mdoriarussell.bsky.social

Just sitting on the beach, watching the crabs dart in and out of their holes, enjoying their furtive presence…

Our poetry editors are excited to share their nominees for Best of the Net!

It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.

Caught up on #WoTIdol this morning… I’ve laughed. I’ve cried. I’ve danced. Is it April yet?

I visited the local roller derby team last night, and I think I’m going to give it a try. My son’s response, “You know people will push you over right?” 🤣🤣🤣

Fans of #TheWheelOfTime continue to campaign to rescue the fantasy series after Amazon's untimely cancellation. Over 200K of them have now signed the #SaveWOT petition, hoping Amazon or some other streaming will take notice. www.cbr.com/wheel-of...

The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.

I’ve almost finished Part 1 of Jameson’s Archeologies of the Future. I’m gonna need a whole parade in my honor when I finish. #gradschool

I guess it’s a busy day in the literary world—you can also find my poetry in the fab Plenitude Magazine today! plenitudemagazine.ca/in-my-moltin...

I have a new poem out in the latest issue of Midway Journal! Check it out here: midwayjournal.com/ode-to-what-...

Something supernatural…. Or simply natural… we have excellent writing from Kara Quinn today. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...

ICE forces U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran to deport—after taking 2 bullets in combat. Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea. Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding. Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.

In her essay, Sangre Latina, Stephanie Early Green candidly delivers a compelling insight into identity, ancestry, and learning where you belong. Green was featured in The Chicago Tribune, New Ohio Review, Gulf Coast Water-Stone Review, and more. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...

We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.

Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on.

You can go home again, the General Temporal Theory asserts, so long as you understand that home is a place where you have never been.

#SaveWoT #TheWheelofTime

The physical pile is just one row on one bookshelf. However, my TBR list on StoryGraph… 🫣

The brave people of the United States are holding massive protests nationwide against the Trump regime, despite threats from the regime and its cult MAGA followers. The people have declared enough is enough, restore democracy, justice, and remove Trump. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsDay

Take a moment to read this contemplative piece from Brendan Bense. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...

New poem in River & South Review! You can check it out here: riverandsouth.com/creation-myth/

A little tea. A little power. A little pitch. ☕ #TheWheelOfTime still has so much story to tell — and the fans are ready to turn the Wheel again. Let’s talk, shall we? #SaveWOT

1 thing wheel of time show did more than books is show the human face of evil It smiles and laughs. It tell jokes and is even kind to ppl they think worthy Bc that is how true evil is Evil does not announce itself with maniacal laughter It says YOU are special, and “they” are not

“I wish it were as easy to stop hating as it were to start.” -Chakotay, Star Trek Voyager I’ve decided my summer needs some Janeway.

The Wheel of Time was one of the best TV shows of 2025. It is worth saving. Finish the story! #SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime nerdist.com/article/best...

"BECAUSE OF RACISM."

My cats are on a diet. They are hangry. In case you were wondering what it’s like at my house lately.

This is one the most authentic, frustrating, and alarming inside looks at what pressure, cuts and "forced" retirement have done to a critical National Weather Service forecast office. Worth a read to illustrate what many of us have been saying www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

If you see this, quote this post with your favorite Sailor Scout.

Fans helping fans! If you can please take a minute to support My Lady Jane by signing their petition #TheWheelOfTime’s very own Robyn Betteridge (who played Helga Grinwell) stars in MLJ so let’s show up and give them a hand! 💛 #SaveMyLadyJane #SaveWOT

We did some nipping and tucking to our budget so we can offer this special price for our summer workshop. We don’t want you to miss out! www.southeastreview.org/product-page...

I have poems in this gorgeous anthology!

We have a great short story up on the website! It will take some of you on a nostalgia trip. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...

Today, at work, a customer was named Rand. I had to ask. He knew a tiny bit about WoT. Another customer heard and brought up WoT while he ordered. Highlight of my day. #wotskies

#saveWoT #TheWheelOfTime #WotSkies #Fantasy 👉https://savewot.com

I am still sad about the Wheel of Time. In case you were wondering.

A bookstore cat crawled into my lap today. It was a good day.

Getting stuck while we're writing is a feature, not a bug. It's the point of the exercise. It's what happens when we are trying to express something we have not expressed before. That friction forces us to make the tools we need to understand and express it. Getting stuck is how we make meaning.

#saveWoT #wotWednesday #thewheeloftime

Me: Did you ever imagine 20-something years ago that you & I would be watching PeeWee Herman in a dive bar in New Orleans? Husband: I didn’t imagine that 20 minutes ago.