@storystudiochicago.bsky.social's StoryBoard applications are closing on 3/27 (that’s FRIDAY!!). But don’t stress, there’s still time to apply for a week of workshopping, community building with your cohort and instructor, craft talks, and a special discussion with all five in-person authors 🧵

In each of five online classes of Fiction Essentials, instructor Rickey Fayne (author of the award-winning novel THE DEVIL THREE TIMES) will focus on one particular aspect of craft. First class is April 15. Register now (this WILL fill up). buff.ly/gEZM2pc #writingcommunity

Was really happy to write a Substack post for Thousand Voices Media and Jenna Bush Hager about ways to be deliberately analogue 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/voicesat...

All the ADHD & writing joy, free online this Friday! Join us.

Great news, guys, Hell is available if you know of a good tenant

ADHDers and anyone interested: I’m excited to be on the Friday Frontliner, streamed live on YouTube and Facebook in conversation with @chloemartinez.bsky.social, Robin Black, and Lisa Van Orman Hadley, hosted by @carolineleavitt.bsky.social 🧵

"Evil" feels like an understatement.

Is there really more to say about ADHD and writing? Yes, SO MUCH. I wrote a post about some solutions I’ve found, and a bunch of lovely authors also wrote an entire anthology about it (and I was honored to write the intro). You can find both at the link. rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/yes-its-an...

If you’re headed to AWP and want to avoid me, here are the two panels and one party to stay away from 🧵

Holy shit. These people shouldn’t be near sharp cutlery, let alone seats of power. Mullin: “This is war.” Raju: “You concede this is war?” Mullin: “We haven’t declared war.” Reporter: “You just said it’s a war.” Mullin: *stammer

This is infuriating. Even if you're someone who believes we need capitalism in our medicine (why?), modern HIV drugs prevent transmission. Taking access away from 16,000 in Florida (and many more to come elsewhere) means we're making a lot more people sick. Which is very bad capitalism, actually.

We're so desperate for it to happen we're like "the neck! Look at the neck! The neck is dying!!"

This is going to be so fun!! Please join us if you're at AWP or happen to be in Baltimore for less chaotic reasons!

Do you have questions about applying for StoryBoard? Our amazing Artistic Director @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social wrote you a personal letter answering all your FAQs! 🤩 Read here: buff.ly/sROWff5 #writingcommunity

On this cold and blustery Chicago day, let's all dream of warm summer days ahead...and your writing plans for this summer, which hopefully including our StoryBoard Conference. Applications are open for just over another month. Apply now! buff.ly/3nQnSfF #writingcommunity

ICYMI it over the weekend, we're extending the Novel In A Year application deadline to this Friday, 2/27. So if you're just seeing this now, you still have FIVE days! www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri... #writingcommunity

Your daily infuriating reminder that if you are a woman who has had kids and make the news for anything outside your career (but possibly for your career, too) you will forever be "mom" or "grandmother." From what I can tell, all these women were impressive professionals.

Decided I was finally going to get a tattoo because I finally know exactly what I want. Found an amazing, successful tattoo artist, was in communication with him. But his emails were obviously AI written. I wrote to ask if he uses AI for his art, and... he does. JFC. Who wants that on their body??

Strongly reminiscent of this infamous diagram of a slaver ship. We are repeating our evils.

Here are three amazing four-session classes coming up at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social –two on Zoom, one in person. Should you sign up for all three? Probably not. That’s a lot of classes. But you should sign up for ONE, at least 🧵

We were thrilled to host Carmen Maria Machado last spring in person, and now we’re wayyyy beyond thrilled that she’s back and teaching four classes (online) for @storystudiochicago.bsky.social on speculative nonfiction 🧵 www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

So I’d always assumed Pam Bondi was a REAL rough 32, like way too young and put in that role with zero experience bc he found her hot, and now she’s in way over her head. And it turns out she’s 60????

AHEM: @storystudiochicago.bsky.social's StoryBoard applications are OPEN and will be open through March 27! Here’s a quick rundown on what you’ll be able to take part in if you apply 🧵: www.storystudiochicago.org/storyboard-c...

There’s still time to register for the next installment of @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and @newberrylibrary.bsky.social's FREE Writers on Writing series—it’s on 2/17 (tomorrow!) at 6pm CT 🧵 www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...

Why yes, you SHOULD buy yourself a Valentine.

roses are red chocolate is nice read books, punch nazis moreover, destroy I.C.E.

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

There's so much other stuff going on that's absolutely horrifying that I worry this won't make much noise. It's absolutely horrifying. www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/c...

This is a sad memorial post for a bunch of people/institutions, but there’s good poetry in it, I promise. rebeccamakkai.substack.com/p/a-mess-of-...

If, a few months ago, you saw me post about that Uptrek retreat in Spain and thought, “I’ll bookmark that and think about it,” but promptly forgot, I have good news—there are FOUR last spots remaining 🧵 uptrek.com/retreat/star...

If you live near Chicago, and you’re a writer, musician, or visual artist between 18-30, apply to Luminarts for a $10,000 fellowship plus ongoing support. I love serving on the board of this amazing organization, & want these grants going to brilliant young writers 🧵 luminarts.submittable.com/submit

INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.

Welp, democracy sure does die in darkness, doesn't it.

Really looking forward to the next installment of Writers on Writing, with brilliant visiting author Edwidge Danticat and Chicago’s own Rachel DeWoskin! www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...

FREE! TONIGHT! FOR WRITERS! An online intro to publishing class with the brilliant @finejuli.bsky.social to kick off @storystudiochicago.bsky.social's monthlong Pub Crawl (where you can learn a LOT more about publishing), but tonight is commitment-free and you can just get the lay of the land! 1/

I was so happy to write about the brilliant Toya Wolfe for @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social series on Chicago books of the past 10 years! We are absolutely living in the New Chicago Renaissance, and there's a lot that sucks about the world right now but the Chicago lit scene is not one of those things.

Watch this. You need it.

Greg Bovino is packing up all his tactical gear to return to his natural home under the ratatouille hat

This is the most comprehensive publishing education out there for authors, and I'm so proud that we're making it happen for the fifth year. If you have a finished book or will soon, this is for you.

“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”

"The armed suspect reacted violently." An outright, barefaced and monstrous lie, conclusively disproven by irrefutable video evidence.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Kind of a perfect online tactic. Stealing this. 😂

Yes, yes, the Oscar nominees are out, but this is a WAY more important lineup 👀

Due to illness I’m sadly going to be unable to join him in conversation, but join Daniyal Mueenuddin TONIGHT at Exile in Bookville to hear about his new book This Is Where the Serpent Lives! It starts at 7pm and it’s free to reserve a spot, which you can do below. www.eventbrite.com/e/authors-on...

@storystudiochicago.bsky.social's annual Pub Crawl starts up again this February—if you’re new here, here’s the rundown: 1. Programming online almost every night with agents, editors, or authors talking about how to get published…🧵 www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/tick...

Excited to be in conversation with Daniyal Mueenuddin TOMORROW at Exile in Bookville about his new book This Is Where the Serpent Lives! It starts at 7pm and it’s free to reserve a spot, which you can do below… Hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/authors-on...