Thank you Governor Beshear for your leadership and ongoing support for Kentucky writers!

It's publication day for @kathdriskell.bsky.social, Jonathan Aaron, Virginia Conchan, Michael McGriff, and Claudia Barnett!

So pleased to see the brilliant @kathdriskell.bsky.social's Goat-Footed Gods on this list (Out now! Get your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...)

Excited to share our spring residency books and scripts in common. @spaldingwriting.bsky.social

Here’s what Kentucky Republicans did this week.

I'm forever grateful to smart as a whip and multi-talented Erin Keane who's agreed to be in conversation with me about Goat-Footed Gods, particularly my experiences with the Pope Lick Monster, who's been my neighbor for about 30 years. www.carmichaelsbookstore.com/.../kathleen.

Heads up. What’s more rffrctive than yelling DO SOMETHING at elected officials is showing the power of consumers in a spending freeze. February 28, nationwide economic blackout of large corporations. More here: www.blackenterprise.com/activists-or...

FYI, writers! Arkana is seeking submissions of hybrid work for their spring issue! More info: https://buff.ly/41qtfCh

Woof

Dems can only win by fighting his chaos with our chaos—keep him in court, attack on all fronts, attack Trump from 10 different directions. Make his head spin. It can’t be so hard to keep him in a confused state—I mean we all know he eats crayons. And paste

So we used to be just only “ugly” Americans, now we’re also cruel degenerates. Got it.

@rollingstone.com, @teenvogue.bsky.social AND @kentuckylantern.com worth a follow for actual news.

So. Embarrassing.

Amen, sister.

Congratulations to our MFA alum @Sarah Ladd @spaldingwriting.bsky.social

Our darlings gave us a lemon tree for Christmas, and what a heart lift to see a gazillon baby lemons appearing after the cold wintry misery of this past week. Especially since our 170-year-old house’s furnace hasn’t been able to push us past 60 degrees for days.

Our poetry faculty member Maggie Smith @spaldingwriting.bsky.social

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And he had to sit there and let her say it to all in the room and all watching from elsewhere.

Our open submission period (for new plays and literary translation) is now live! Read more about it: www.cmu.edu/universitypr...

Talked to Silas about poems. Here’s a link to the Orr essay I talked about. static.catapult.co/production/c...