Congratulations to all of the 2026 PEN America Literary Awards nominees! With a list that includes biography, poetry, translation, science writing, and more, this year’s longlist has something for every reader. Join us in celebrating this year’s nominees, see here: pen.org/announcing-t...

Delighted my collection is on Pen America ‘s longlist! Short stories, EastOver Press, and rural NM forever!

A family member who says they cannot work/cannot answer emails because of long Covid, while at the same time denying Covid ever existed and questioning whether they are safe around me, as I am shedding vaccine cells (or some such). Discuss using Thanksgiving banter only.

Thanks to the editors of the New Orleans Review for choosing this romp of a poem: www.neworleansreview.org/feint-burrow/

Haven’t seen this in a while—a couple didn’t want me to get into the jacuzzi with them because of my tattoos (neither the tattoos nor I are even vaguely threatening).

Wondering why Midway Airport, a publicly funded business is sponsoring and loudly and repeatedly advertising their onsite Christian worship services.

Greetings from a dive bar in Berlin, where I am getting snippets of news back home. US friends (and strangers) PLEASE update me?!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: pathogens don’t care who you voted for or what color your passport is. This cruelty hurts us all.

fun fact three fighter jets is roughly equivalent to the NEA’s 2024 budget

Dear Monday, Slow your roll.

@natflashfictionday.bsky.social Happy to report my story, “Golden State” has been swooped into the flood. California, baby!

You can find the @prisonerlitproj.bsky.social's evolving Wish List on our website here. It's a perfect time to contribute. ebbooksellers.com/gift-registr...

Did not have “thrilled to be allergic to dairy” on my The Current Regime bingo card.

I work with someone who is very free and loose with exclamation points in their emails. It used to bug me, but at this moment, any little positive gesture is welcome!!!

Never let the voters forget that this administration petitioned the supreme court for permission NOT to rescue a man they mistakenly sent to a foreign elimination camp.

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

Heads up, Floridians!

That’s some real Willa Cather-esque weather you’ve got going, Taos.

this is how it's done, folks 👏

Tupelo Press’ response to new NEA restrictions is inspiring and should serve as an industry standard. @tupelopress.bsky.social

If your loud-voiced broker is at SFO yelling your full name, trade orders, and all manner of personal info into his headset but also for all of gate b12 to hear, you should probably dump him.

Congratulations, @lmichelcassidy.bsky.social! #BookSky

Hey, look! I got to interview @lmichelcassidy.bsky.social about her amazing story collection, WHEN THEY WERE HARDCORE, for @hungermtn.bsky.social and you can read what we both said:

Happy Publication Day to @lmichelcassidy.bsky.social, MFA '15 ! Her debut story collection, WHEN WE WERE HARDCORE, is out today from EastOver Press: https://eastoverpress.com/book/when-we-were-hardcore/

Luscious, as always. I love the cover design, as well. #novel #reprint

A little visit from the weiners.

I'm thrilled to have 3 poems in Cutleaf about the deplorable treatment of mental illness in the 1800s. Many thanks to editor Denton Loving for giving these poems a beautiful home. cutleafjournal.com/content/doro...

Please buy books and read them. It will matter moving forward.

What's everyone reading/watching/eating instead of turning on the inauguration tomorrow?

My review of No Ship Sets out to Be a shipwreck, up at Tupelo Quarterly: www.tupeloquarterly.com/uncategorize...

Superb mail day! My upcoming collection got an editor’s pick and a sweet little lightning bolt. Find her here (and elsewhere): eastoverpress.com/book/when-we...

About to drop: My new story collection, available at bookshop and other places. (shop indie, please!)https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-we-were-hardcore-linda-michel-cassidy/21060998?ean=9781958094501

San Franciscans who love poetry, a good story, and conversation: Join Terry and I for a lunchtime read at Salesforce this Friday!

Excellent mail day! Let the bonkers and lovely words distract from real life.

The largest wildfire in TX history occurred under current Gov. Abbott. More than 1,000,000 acres burned. I cannot find a single call from Team Trump or MAGA for Abbott to resign. So I call on every member of the RedHatKlan to STFU about Gov. Newsome. Show some class. #CaliforniaWildfires

Hydration and spells. Be safe, LA.

While Trump is braying like an ass about annexing Canada, Canadian aircrews are in Los Angeles tonight helping fight the Palisades Fire. www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

Got this text while at work. More to follow?

Should I?

Urgent Care Ernaux

Happy Bookflood to all who celebrate! (The Cassidy family haul)

El Vez at Bottom-of-the-Hill last night in San Francisco. We counted 8 costume changes, including 4 different pairs of glitter pants, and this sweaty-looking rubber(?) jumpsuit. Absolutely perfect.

The way the sea forgets that you have work to do—and that you can’t be jumping in every time it twinkles at you.

Thank tou @allisonwyss.bsky.social for your kind words about CITY OF DANCING GARGOYLES in this interview at Rain Taxi (and look at this list of writers in the cover!) @sfwp.bsky.social

Planning some Boxing Day mayhem.

Quick question, NorCal friends: which was more alarming, the tsunami warning or the wee hours tornado alert?

Feeling casually under the weather. Going put on my indoor clothes, finish reading a book of poetry, then have some matzoh ball soup and one of my murder shows.

I will say this: voir dire is going to be wild.

Congrats to Florida! #1 in book censorship #47 in SAT scores. Way to go! #floriduh

I’ve been copyediting a fantastic book of poetry/prose poems/ experiments. I’m so happy for this poet, and can’t wait for it to come out!