Frances Scott
@fscottwrites.bsky.social
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Writer, essayist, memoirist and pet sitter. Bylines NYTimes, Huffington Post, Next Avenue
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A tiny piece of my writing from earlier this year in the
@nytimes.com
#writiingcommunity
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/s...
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Tiny Love Stories: āHis Wife Invited Me Overā
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/style/tiny-modern-love-stories-his-wife-invited-me-over.html?searchResultPosition=1
12 months ago
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Northern lights in Missoula tonight.
#northernlights
about 18 hours ago
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I love this flash essay by Kristina Patterson via
@short-reads.org
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www.short-reads.org/kissings/
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Kissings
by Kristina Patterson | XOXO.
https://www.short-reads.org/kissings/
7 days ago
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fuckitfrances.blog/2025/10/25/t...
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The Best Death
It was an honor to write and have this essay published about my friend, Susan, who chose death with dignity and died in May 2025.
https://fuckitfrances.blog/2025/10/25/the-best-death/
14 days ago
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There is a lot to miss about my friend, Susan. But she died on her own terms.
@longreads.com
@huffpost.com
#dying
#deathwithdignity
#friends
#writing
www.huffpost.com/entry/friend...
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My Friend Susan Died. A Week Later, A Post Popped Up On Her Facebook Account.
"I asked if she was scared. 'No, Iām mainly curious,' she replied."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/friend-medical-aid-dying-stage-four-cancer_n_68dc23f4e4b0b11989efc534?jzt
16 days ago
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My friend, Susan, had a twisted sense of humor and I miss her.
#dying
#cancer
#deathwithdignity
@huffpost.com
@noahmichelson.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/friend...
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My Friend Susan Died. A Week Later, A Post Popped Up On Her Facebook Account.
"I asked if she was scared. 'No, Iām mainly curious,' she replied."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/friend-medical-aid-dying-stage-four-cancer_n_68dc23f4e4b0b11989efc534?jzt
19 days ago
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My essay captures a small part of the complicated dynamics of family estrangement.
#family
#etrangement
A parent experiences cutoff.
maggiefrankhsu.substack.com/p/a-parent-e...
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A parent experiences cutoff
Guest post from Frances Scott
https://maggiefrankhsu.substack.com/p/a-parent-experiences-cutoff/comments
about 1 month ago
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A few of my favorite things: reading, writing and dogs.
3 months ago
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Hard at work!
@janefriedman.com
3 months ago
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Laughing helps
fuckitfrances.blog/2025/05/06/e...
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Everybody was tired, everybody needs money and you gotta laugh
The weather was nice Saturday, but the heat felt sudden and the haze of controlled burns loomed overhead. It was the first farmersā market of the season in downtown Missoula and the annual Brā¦
https://fuckitfrances.blog/2025/05/06/everybody-was-tired-everybody-needs-money-and-you-gotta-laugh/
6 months ago
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reposted by
Frances Scott
Taco Bell Quarterly
7 months ago
The answer is write more, unfortunately
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I've been cussing more than usual. It helps. I recommend it.
7 months ago
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My afternoon reading buddy.
8 months ago
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reposted by
Frances Scott
After Dinner ConversationĀ®
8 months ago
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It's been 2 years since I was treated for anal cancer. It wasn't a hemorrhoid! My essay at
@nextavenue.bsky.social
shares symptoms and more. Today is anal awareness day.
www.nextavenue.org/anal-cancer-...
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Learn the Facts About Anal Cancer
Early detection is key for this cancer that's primarily caused by the HPV virus
https://www.nextavenue.org/anal-cancer-facts/
8 months ago
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Caring for these three this week. They insist I get up from writing and take them for a walk, feed them, pet them or play ball. How can resist?
8 months ago
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Happy to be in Sari Botton's Memoir Monday. Check out The Warmth of Dogs and other essays in Memoir Monday.
#5amwritersclub
#writingcommunity
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8 months ago
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My little essay, The Warmth of Dogs, is out. You may read it at Bright Flash Literary Review.
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
brightflash1000.com/2025/03/03/t...
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The Warmth of Dogs
A Memoir by Frances Scott Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā In my childhood home nights were filled withā¦ā¦
https://brightflash1000.com/2025/03/03/the-warmth-of-dogs/
8 months ago
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Dogs and kids, my two favorite living things.
9 months ago
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Bright Flash Literary Review accepted my essay! It's coming out in March. Ollie, one of my dog sitting clients is a main character.
9 months ago
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Happy pub day to
@caseymulliganwalsh.bsky.social
She writes beautifully of loss, resilience and hope.
#writingcommunity
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
9 months ago
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fuckitfrances.blog/2025/02/16/w...
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Where the Light Shines
The clinks and hisses of the old heat radiators gently wake me this morning. I donāt mind. In these early hours, itās quiet and peaceful at the hotel where I live . I can walk the hall ā¦
https://fuckitfrances.blog/2025/02/16/where-the-light-shines/
9 months ago
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My writing companion this week. He only demands belly rubs.
9 months ago
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Is it Saturday or Caturday? It's time to tidy up my desk.
#writingcommunity
9 months ago
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Good morning from my writing support group. They are here to support you too.
#writingcommuntiy
#5amwritersclub
9 months ago
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Thursdays are becoming my do something for yourself day. Today it's yoga class, massage then a theater performance tonight. Do you have a do something for yourself day or days?
#writingcommunity
10 months ago
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Let's stick together, build community, tell stories.
#writingcommunity
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10 months ago
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I love a snowy night
10 months ago
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Do you prefer rants or raves? "I love it when drivers park within the parking lines or parallel park efficiently." OR "What a stupid, f**king asshole taking up two parking spaces."
10 months ago
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I love the quiet mornings, the lights and shadows in the old hotel where I live.
10 months ago
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The name Anita Bryant is synonymous with homophobic vitriol, may she rot down there. She did give us a good corny joke during our youth, "If Anita Bryant married Moby Dick, what would be her married name?!
10 months ago
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Do you know anyone dealing with family estrangement?
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
#estrangement
fuckitfrances.blog/2025/01/03/i...
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Interview on PBS, Fractured Families
The PBS Weekend Newshour segment on estrangement aired on December 22, 2024. They chose parts of my interview for the segment. You may watch it here: PBS Weekend Newshour Fractured Families on YouTā¦
http://fuckitfrances.blog/2025/01/03/interview-on-pbs/
10 months ago
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Cat at the head, dog at the feet, laptop in the middle. I feel so supported in my writing today!
#writingcommunity
10 months ago
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Night night see yāall next year.
11 months ago
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Writing, then to store for a ham hock. This Mississippi girl has to have her black eyed peas for good luck.
#writingcommuntiy
#5amwritersclub
11 months ago
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@rebeccamorrison.bsky.social
Hugh Grant has the best solution to leaf blowers and I concur. I thought of you immediately.
@latenightseth.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/latenightset...
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Late Night with Seth Meyers on Instagram: "Hugh Grant is a āwalking pet peeve.ā"
143K likes, 2,344 comments - latenightseth on November 14, 2024: "Hugh Grant is a āwalking pet peeve.ā".
https://www.instagram.com/latenightseth/reel/DCXbNN7x_Jr/?hl=en
11 months ago
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The cat Iām pet sitting for! Maybe she doesnāt want Keira to smoke.
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11 months ago
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The best gift from my book proposal editor. "Your two sample chapters are EXCELLENT! They're tight, well-written, flow smoothly, really engage the reader making them want to read on to find out what happens. And for what it's worth, they're also heartbreaking."
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
11 months ago
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Rosy wishing you a peaceful holiday. May it be filled with walks, treats and some writing time.
#writingcommunity
11 months ago
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Pet sitting for sweet Rosy over the holidays. She's a great writing companion. Bernedoodle (Bernese Mountain/poodle)
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
#dogs
11 months ago
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Here's the segment of the
@pbsnews.bsky.social
weekend news hours I was interviewed for. Not a subject I ever imagined I'd be talking about and wish I wasn't, fractured families.
#writingcommuntiy
#5amwritersclub
#estrangement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5aZ...
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PBS News Weekend full episode, Dec. 22, 2024
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5aZ7G97xdM&t=661s
11 months ago
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Finally saw Wicked last night. I can not get it out of my mind, how we cast out so much good in order to be right (perfect, powerful). Got me writing this morning.
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
11 months ago
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Today I'm making a 2025 calendar that will only be for writing time, writing classes, submissions, deadlines. It's the writing calendar. I'm a little too excited.
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
11 months ago
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Waking up to this handsome face, my pet sitting client, Koda. Our agenda for the day: breakfast, a walk, write, hike, read, dinner.
#dogs
#writingcommunity
11 months ago
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Good morning 5amers. I'm being interviewed this morning for a PBS segment. Then writing. Wish me luck.
#5amwritersclub
#writing
11 months ago
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Reading a little fiction for a change, it is perfect in so many ways.
#books
#reading
11 months ago
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Annual Christmas tree lighting, Missoula, MT.
#christmastree
#holidays
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11 months ago
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All lights green this morning and a good day to stay in and write.
#writingcommunity
#5amwritersclub
11 months ago
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Checked out The Memoir Project out from the library. After reading I'm going to buy a copy.
@memoirteacher.bsky.social
11 months ago
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After reading
@allisonkwilliams.bsky.social
on
@dintywmoore.bsky.social
blog I'm inspired to share my stack of some memoirs I've read this year.
brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/i...
11 months ago
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Cyber Monday I took advantage of great deals on several literary magazine subscriptions. Now if I can keep up with all the reading.
#reading
#writing
#writingcommunity
11 months ago
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