Have not been able to log in here for over a week as I cruised in Europe. Here are some street cats for you!

Let's welcome ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with some book news ❤️ Contributor @writesloud.bsky.social was interviewed about her new collection FIRST KICKING, THEN NOT from @stanchion.bsky.social in @wirobooks.bsky.social 👏 buff.ly/PzLiHUC

Tucking into Kristen Zory King's LADIES LADIES LADIES (@stanchion.bsky.social) and my third caramel apple pop of the day 👌

From the #quote book this week: "I no longer believe art can save the world, but I still believe that it can save me." -Jeff Bogle, @stanchion.bsky.social

I present to you the wine pairing guide you didn't know you needed. New from me for @WineEnthusiast! Always pitch your story ideas, kids, even the ones your partner says are dumb! 😻🤣🍷🐾 www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine...

My fiction debut comes out in less than a month and you *can* get a copy from my small press today, right now, this second.

Today is my birthday and the best gift would be giving a look to my fiction debut. Myself and @stanchion.bsky.social worked so hard on this novelette. Perhaps it will be your new favorite bit of short fiction? www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

This whole book is brilliant. The Woman’s Part by Jo Gatford from @stanchion.bsky.social. #smallpressseptember

Do you take the same vacation every year, returning to a destination for familiar experiences? I'd love to chat with you about it for a new travel story I'm writing! Lmk!

Tonight!

A special amd adorable bts moment in Amman, Jordan from the making of my cat lover's travel book, Street Cats and Where to Find Them (available everywhere now!) amzn.to/4ns0I7w

Thank you Jeff Bogle for this cool Street Cat Merch!! @stanchion.bsky.social

In case you missed it, here are Stanchion's 2026 Best Of The Net nominations. All pieces can be read on the site under ELEGANT VARIATIONS.

LAST CHANCE for UK & EU readers to order anything in stock in the Stanchion store, from The Woman's Part to First Kicking, Then Not + Issues 18 & 19 + felt pennants & even a signed copy of my own book and save money on postage. Simply select UK or EU Saver Shipping at checkout from now to Thurs!

My Fig (aka Figgy, Figgy Face, Figgy Pants, Figgy Pudding) looking resplendent, as usual, in front of my wife's favorite painting that hangs over our bed.

LAST CHANCE for UK & EU readers to order anything in stock in the Stanchion store, from The Woman's Part to First Kicking, Then Not + Issues 18 & 19 + felt pennants & even a signed copy of my own book and save money on postage. Simply select UK or EU Saver Shipping at checkout from now to Thurs!

I loved selling and signing my book yesterday, sure, but the best part was seeing a nonstop line of people at the register buying books. BUYING BOOKS!

My Street Cats & Where to Find Them book tour continues today at the Barnes & Noble in Devon/Valley Forge, PA. Come say hi, get a book, bookmark, and a button when you join the Street Cat Appreciation Society! 😻

Thank you, friends. Full house last night. I love you all so much. And thank you forever, @stanchion.bsky.social.

Took the plunge. See you at #AWP26 at Booth 434! 😬😻📚

The First Kicking, Then Not launch party is on 🔥 @writesloud.bsky.social

I have a new tiny story in @havehashad.com today about fleeting connections. thanks as always to @aaronburch.bsky.social, one of the best editors around, & to all of you who read this one ♡ 💀 🪦 ♡ www.havehashad.com/hadposts/our...

Got my @stanchion.bsky.social contributor copy yesterday! Thank you @fbereaud.bsky.social and Jeff Bogle for letting me part of the family!

I've baked blueberry scones for the Barnes & Noble booksellers to enjoy during my signing in Wilmington DE today! Treating people with kindness is so easy & brings so much joy. I fail to understand why so many choose not to do it. Anyway, pet cats, read books & be kind.

Look what I found from the uber talented Jeff Bogle! @stanchion.bsky.social founder has a beautiful book out. Get yours!

While I'd love to find homes for the remaining in-stock copies of Issues 18 & 19 of Stanchion Magazine to help fund the future, I'm moving forward on curating a very special Issue 20. This will be a 5-year retrospective Best Of Issue with select new writing solicited from some of my favorite people.

While I'd love to find homes for the remaining in-stock copies of Issues 18 & 19 of Stanchion Magazine to help fund the future, I'm moving forward on curating a very special Issue 20. This will be a 5-year retrospective Best Of Issue with select new writing solicited from some of my favorite people.

I have a new little flash essay up at @xraylitmag.bsky.social today. It was stupid hard to write this, y'all. Thank you, XRAY. ♥️ xraylitmag.com/swallow-by-h...

I have the EXTREME pleasure of hosting @lumchanmfa.bsky.social and @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social as they discuss all things craft and wonders found in BITTER OVER SWEET (@sfwp.bsky.social)! When: November 7, 2025 at 7PM EST Where: Zoom Register here: www.melissallanesbrownlee.com/talk-story/2...

My fiction debut, SHOULDN'T WE DANCE? is at the printer. I can't believe it comes out in one month. My gratitude for @stanchion.bsky.social knows no limits. This little book is all about friendship, grief, and how stories help us remember even when it hurts. www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

Hannah thinks she isn’t going to get her shit wrecked here and I think that’s nice for her

Who do I know in Philly? This is coming up in a couple of weeks and it'll suck to kick Sam's literary ass without a bunch of people screaming my name.

I'm seeing so many movies in the theater these days. Doing a double feature tonight (new Conjuring & Splitsville). Helps get me out of the apartment, stop snacking every time I walk past the kitchen & experience an art form I adore without picking up my damn phone. 10/10 no notes.

Trying to make more of an effort to financially support the makers I admire. I want to prioritize putting money into the pockets of those who make this world brighter and more wonderful, in hopes it'll help them personally and let them know they are seen, appreciated, and valued.

Join me on Zoom on Tuesday 9/9 at 7pm ET to learn about the first street cat cruise and to get onboard credit from Celebrity Cruises! Bonus points if you show off your cats! Put it on your calendar! us06web.zoom.us/j/8929212258...

Wrote for The Metropolitan Review about the pros & cons of working w/ small indie presses vs. big presses, the journey from almost being a big fancy author to being a medium unfancy author, and mid-career re-evaluation of what I want out of the writing life www.metropolitanreview.org/p/to-go-big-...

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am I writing a novel or is it several short stories stacked on top of each other in a trench coat

I can't wait to share some of the covers I've got ready for 2026 books and tell you about the new & improved book club that'll accommodate a whopping 12 titles I'm publishing next year. 👀

THE APOPTOTIC ERA will be here in a flash. Did you study? 📚 Preorder now. Out 9-26-25 @agvalentine.bsky.social

I just developed, wrote, and edited what might be my best travel story pitch in years. I will now send it out into the world and expect no response from any editor or publication. I love my job. 😥😬🤣

Another new story out today! It's about road trips & Weezer & friends & karaoke & barhopping & storytelling (of course) & nostalgia (of COURSE) and it folds in on itself and gets super meta in a way that you're probably gonna find either fun or really really annoying. Read it and find out which!

Today would be a fantastic day for my 2nd nonfiction book proposal to be sold. It's an aspirational book of essays and photographs all about finding love later in life, about being seen and loved like you never thought possible as someone who has a wealth of experiences to share.

From Antarctica to Taiwan, Lima to The Maldives, Costa Rica to Reykjavik, & from the East Village to West London, my home is wherever this kind and caring, excitable and resplendent woman is. What a wild, wonderful, and emotional 6 years together, 5 years married today. She holds all of me together.

Buy a book from Stanchion! They're great!

I haven't sold a single Stanchion issue or book in weeks. And during that time had one person cancel their magazine subscription. Oof. Tough sledding at the end of summer.

my issue of Threepenny is here! here’s my poem “Present Tense,” I would love for you to give it a read! “I know this so loudly I don’t hear, at first, my father’s silence.”

What's up, signed edition.

An Interview with Hannah Grieco. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @stanchion.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social #booksky

"My short-story collection came out with Stanchion, a small, independent press. It has truly been a profoundly positive, life-enriching experience! And we’ve sold a ton of books, too! I wouldn’t change it for the world." 🥹😊🥹😊🥹😊🥹 Thanks for taking this journey with me @writesloud.bsky.social!