Part 1 of my ballroom primer piece! A history of ballroom in Japan. Features the photos many friends and colleagues I've been privileged to meet in the scene, thanks also to the excellent photographers including (but not limited to) Rino Ninja, J. Elle Harris, Shen Wei Hung, and Christopher Sy.

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Submission 13 of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 sent to The Arkansas International!

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‘hey everybody’s doing it just let us shove this camera thingy down your throat’ The intensity in this one from @lumchanmfa.bsky.social in Ghost Parachute - wow! 🗣️ ghostparachute.com/issue/august...

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Week 1 of #Submit30 ✔️

Day 6 of @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30 challenge, submitted to @pitheadchapel.bsky.social !

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#Submit30 Day 5! Going strong in Week 1 💪

And now finally caught up on @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30! Fourth submission sent to The Cimarron Review- a short autofiction piece that has more truth to it than I care to admit . . .

A #Submit30 submission goes to VQR! Where are you submitting to these days? 📨 #writingcommunity

Catching up on @bereketwriters.bsky.social #submit30! A really weird list one story that I'm particularly fond of sent to McSweeney's!

#Submit30 starts today! Time to send out your writing: 30 Days, 30 Submissions. Who's ready to try this? #writingcommunity More info below and here: www.bereketwriters.org/submit30

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weekly talk story about @libraryjournal.bsky.social's review of Bitter over Sweet, @bereketwriters.bsky.social open for application, and our literary community... www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

Applications are open! 💫 Bereket’s Fall 2025 Writing Cohorts are now accepting new members. If you’ve been craving community, structure, feedback, and diversity — this is your sign. 📆 Deadline: August 12 🔗 Apply at bereketwriters.org/apply #bereketwriters #creativewriting #writingworkshop

we're hosting an SF writers meetup with aura tea on Saturday, Aug 2nd. come to meet other writers & get a discounted drink! RSVP link: partiful.com/e/f3OhUyTXlj... (more details below)

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weekly talk story about first long ride on my bike, writing stuff, and Bitter Over Sweet stuff... www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

For all our short story and poetry loving community members!

My book according to my #indiepress publisher First Matter Press: Brava is a bilingual gut-punch of a debut—fierce, funny, and full of heart. Violeta Garza speaks from the messy middle: too Mexican, too white, too tender, too loud. #poetry #poems #poet #poets #publishing #book #chapbook

✨BEREKET WRITER SPOTLIGHT✨ Xavier Edward Carter (aka Mx. Sandwich) is a Black and Mvskoke poet, artist, educator, and filmmaker. Stanford football player turned award-winning transdisciplinary artist. Carter studied Studio Art, Political Science, and English, then earned an MFA in Dallas. (1/7)

Bereket Writers Social Hour, July 10 Hosted by Rhonda Wilson. Join us for a cozy Social Hour on Thursday, July 10 at 8:30PM ET! No formal theme—just space to chat, and connect about all things writing. Come sip, share, and support. 🔒 Members only 📍 RSVP at www.bereketwriters.org/social-hour

Bereket Writers Social Hour, July 10 Hosted by Rhonda Wilson. Join us for a cozy Social Hour on Wednesday, July 10 at 8:30PM ET! No formal theme—just space to chat, and connect about all things writing. Come sip, share, and support. 🔒 Members only 📍 RSVP at www.bereketwriters.org/social-hour

Meet Astha Bhandari, our new Marketing Fellow! A writer, mentor, and immigrant, Astha believes in storytelling as both a personal and collective act. She’s taken Stanford writing workshops and is passionate about building community through creativity. 📚

Meet Gio Jiang, our new Community Growth Fellow! A Stanford anthropology student and second-gen Asian American, Gio blends creative writing with research, essays, and experimental ethnography. She’s based in NYC this summer and excited to dive into the Bereket community! 🌱

Virtual Book Launch 📘🎉 What does it mean to write a story that speaks to both the child and the adult in all of us? 🌟 Join us on April 19 for a heartfelt conversation with author Amel Zahid, as she dives into her debut collection, Old Man Marley. RSVP: www.bereketwriters.org/book-launch-...

Come see me!! @sfwp.bsky.social #awp25

A big thank-you to @pleomorphic2.bsky.social for including my piece with these fab flashes 💛

Come read Church Atomic! A ten page short story about radiation and turning the tides of war. finn-g-swan.itch.io/church-atomic