I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.

Have you ever been at a writing conference and witnessed a moment you KNOW the agents and authors will be discussing for years to come? 😳😳😳

A new documentary, @bannedtogetherdoc.bsky.social—available to stream April 10—shines a spotlight on three young freedom to read advocates, and how, together and individually, they are standing up to make a difference. www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/b...

Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report: www.ala.org/news/state-a...

Hamilton makes me weepy on a good day. But I fear that seeing it this weekend is going to actually break me, given *gestures wildly* all of this.

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Resiliency! As a writer, this is what you need most. Because the rejections keep coming, and you just have to weather the storm.

Talking on speaker phone in public should be illegal.

Peaceful protests, of course, are not “illegal.” A government ban on peaceful protests would violate the First Amendment. The goal here seems to be intimidation and fear to chill free speech.

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

Love you, Vermont.

Y'all got me mad and calling the Texas State Senate Education Committee before 9 a.m. on a Thursday. Book banning is for losers. Please focus on teaching kids to read and write. Our education ranking is WAY TOO LOW for this nonsense.

Texans, this bill is garbage. Make your voices heard!

The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

What scares me is people not connecting the dots, even beyond jobs. Not funding research halts progress. You might not feel it now, but you will when your loved one dies from a preventable or curable disease. The ripple effects are terrifying and long-reaching.

I believe if you see "age appropriate" and "warning label" used approvingly in an announcement of a new YA imprint, you're right to be concerned that someone's wishes are being fulfilled and someone's interests are being betrayed, intentionally or otherwise. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

if i text you this just know you’re cooked

Even my sweet kiddo wants to get the heck off this planet. She's Googling how to get to Mars. 😅

Just over here waiting for the "he can't do that, it's illegal" crowd to chime in now...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination. Our response: Book bans are real. Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...

Me: What do you think about me learning to install wallpaper? Husband: In the last week, you have taken up crocheting, started Severance, and now you want to wallpaper the house. I think you need to query your book. 🙃🙃🙃

When 17-year-old Honor's ex-boyfriend shares intimate photos of her with their classmates, she has to decide whether to run from her problems and let him have the last word, or take back her story through her creative writing portfolio. #Q #YA #C #P2Ppit

It's 8, I fear.

My kids are finally(!) back in school, and now I'm frantically working before the inevitable weather delay coming tomorrow and/or Friday. 🙃

Can’t have that guy in the chimney. 😈

If you can’t create a product without breaking the law to do so, then…uh, I guess you can’t create a product. ‘But it’s really cool and innovative’ doesn’t make it okay.

We don't have an elf on the shelf but we do have a

I've been revising, and now I'm dipping my toes into the querying trenches with my contemporary YA! I know it's a tough process, but it feels like progress. #kidlitchat

My blood pressure is through the roof but WE DID IT

lol, you can’t actually have a 12th man on the field, y’all.

I cannot be held responsible for the things I say as Texas plays A&M for the first time in 13 years.

My writing group/critique group friends continue to be instrumental. Not all are here, but @karisselizabeth.bsky.social @jadoogan.bsky.social @siriwrites.bsky.social @aprilreads414.bsky.social @bidishadas.bsky.social #kidlitchat

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

Speak: The Graphic Novel is just 😭😭😭 Love to see this powerful story reimagined for even more readers. And @halseanderson.bsky.social is such an advocate for fighting book bans.

My husband just asked if I needed Italian seasoning for my chili recipe, and I told him he's kicked out of Texas now.

It’s #glicked day! Although that’s my least favorite of the portmanteau options. Also I cried in the shower listening to the soundtrack, so buckle up friends!!!

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

Message received, Duolingo. 🫠

Cannot wait for all of my high school classmates who failed economics to finally learn how tariffs work!

Thank you to Andy for letting me speak on this awful, rising issue in our country. Banning books is not something a healthy nation does.

When vicious fights break out inside progressive spaces, you may want to ask yourself "who benefits?" And: "Are the loudest voices who they say they are?"

Exec. Director of Graywolf Press Carmen Giménez on book covers: “Trust your publisher. It’s not your wedding dress.” 😂😂😂 @WritersLeague

Also happy to see some of my allies in the fight against book bans, @freadomfighters.bsky.social, @authorsabb.bsky.social, @frankstrong.bsky.social! 👋👋👋

Hoping we've found our #kidlit home here.