So excited to share that the Spanish translation of my novel The Imagined Life (La Vida Imaginada) is now available in this beautiful edition from Muñeca Infinita Editorial, translated by Ce Santiago! 🇪🇸 If you are interested in ordering a copy, you can here: munecainfinita.com/producto/la-...

Opened my child's elementary school yearbook. Gen Alpha names going strong! A few errant Christophers. Maybe one John. A random pre-schooler named Winifred. But mostly Ripley, Jaxon, Bentleigh, Deliah (multiple spellings!), Adonis, Braxon, Scott (girl), Ford, on and on.

This is the podcast I've been waiting for. Couldn't stop listening.

Spent the last couple weeks in California, did a couple readings in San Diego and one in L.A., got to hang out & see & read with friends and meet so many great people! Home and would love to send out some (signed & doodled in) copies of TACOMA. $20 for book & shipping, or trade me something, OBO!

Always struck with wonder by the energetic and impassioned messages from students I haven't heard from all semester asking for extensions. I'd invite them to put this drive into the semester as a whole instead of saving it for the end but we are all driven by different demons.

If your relationship with your mom is unhealed, and you're looking for a summer read, consider my novel, which explores unresolved trauma repeating itself through mother-daughter relationships. If you're local to AZ, the book is available at the Mesa Bookman's. bookshop.org/p/books/burn...

Had a lovely afternoon with @sabrinahicks.bsky.social today. We sold our books to one of our local booksellers then stumbled into a little wine bar where we ordered a Chardonnay called Broken Dreams. A perfect literary day!

Witnessing southern states rush to dismantle black voting power is truly truly some heartbreaking shit to behold

Happy Canvas Down During Last Week of Classes to all who celebrate. 😭

Thank you Aaron 😭

Sitting in a quiet place and someone is whistling. Which I find creepy. Good morning.

Saying congrats to Matt in all the places b/c that’s how excited I am.

“Not for rinsing or washing,” they said. (Seen at Union Station.)

I loved @patricktrotti.bsky.social's stark and unforgettable collection QUIET HOURS

reading w/ Amelia Gray & @dtrobbins.bsky.social in LA on Friday!

Worried about all the measles outbreaks? These slow cooker raccoon Rocky Mountain oysters will make you feel like you’re RFK Jr.

Me during the first week of classes: YOU WILL RESPECT MY SYLLABUS. Me during the last week of classes: 🎵OMG, I brought donuts, I will miss you all 🎵

The review is up. So you don't just have to take our word for it: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... @sabrinahicks.bsky.social

Reviews like this are a gift! Thank you @bronwengriffiths.bsky.social and to everyone who has read and reviewed Coyote Girl!

Recession tornado siren.

b̶e̶a̶c̶h̶ pool read (cc @stephanieaustin.bsky.social)

From one AWP person to another -- thank you!

Just in: A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.

The Kirkus Star is awarded to about 3% of indie press books reviewed. Didn't stop @sabrinahicks.bsky.social from snagging one for COYOTE GIRL. Well earned & much deserved. They're not lying. "A stunning collection of short fiction." -Kirkus Reviews www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/coyote-girl....

Infowars is Off Air.

That makes one of us, bitch

It’s here! Episode 1 of @darkestwhimsy.com is live! Plz smash that subscribey button! youtu.be/ESk_Yduqz3g?...

What a line up! @barbarabyar.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social @russellthayer10.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social

My most Boomer take lately is bring back the newspaper classified ads. Give me an ad, an address, a chance to walk inside and meet a real person for a resume hand off.

I'm so excited to share that my short story collection, Is the Sky Falling or Are We Rising Towards the Lord?, will be published by @jacklegpress.bsky.social in February of 2028. JackLeg has published some of my favorite books of recent times, books by writers I admire so much.

Today marks one year since the release of THE LOWEST BASIN! Thank you @vanwinkle.bsky.social and @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social and @mathitak.bsky.social at Southwest Books of the Year and TFoB and Northern AZ Book Fest and everyone who got a copy for changing my life.

So I have this working agent query list, and one of the agents I hadn't queried yet has moved agencies, and another one is no longer agenting. This is just from last summer. Seems unstable out there!

What does it mean when you dream about dirty toilets? open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

My daughter is having a sleepover tonight and one of the girls requested to watch My Girl, and she asked me if I'd seen it. I was like, um, yes, that movie is 30 years old. I literally saw it when I was your age in the actual theater.

I miss Drunk History.

THIS WAS SUCH A GREAT TIME! Honored to be a temporary desert dweller for the night ❤️

"An accomplished debut which interrogates the experience of being marginalized and stereotyped"--we love this review of Chelsea's KRACKLE'S LAST MOVIE at @strangehorizons.bsky.social--thanks, @hanacarolina.bsky.social!!!

Entering this new era where I go into my daughter's bathroom because she has better hair stuff than me.

Sorry to be overly sincere for a second, but here's why we decided to persevere through all of the bullshit and take over InfoWars. There's just gotta be a line somewhere. Thank you @pablo.show for letting me talk so openly about this.

Couldn't be more excited to get to share that @amystuber.com's Short Story, Long story, "Swans," was selected for The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026! This was not only one of my fave stories I published last year, but one of my fave stories of the year, period. Congrats, Amy!!

I’ll never be an influencer, or even someone who remembers to wear makeup, but I am sincere! This morning I stood in front of the Observatory (fence) to answer the question, “What is a generative workshop?” Hope to see you Wednesday for my generative workshop as fundraiser!

My cache from last night’s Desert Grit reading series! Very excited to read books by @joelhans.com & @suburbanprairie.bsky.social & Oscar Mancinas! And a beautiful reading by @sudhab.bsky.social! Thank you to @stephanieaustin.bsky.social & @jonathanin2k.bsky.social for hosting such a cool event! 🌵🏜️

Thank you to our amazing readers and everyone who came out last night for our 2nd installment of the Desert Grit Reading Series. @stephanieaustin.bsky.social are hard at work planning our next reading, and we are very grateful for all your support. Stay tuned for a mailing list coming soon!

Met a fellow GenX at the bar last night and we spent, like, 12 minutes talking about how tipping percentages have changed. #oldnow

Writers in community. Wine + pizza at Rift. Met @joelhans.com from Tucson/a press needs to grab Cecilia's manuscript/beautiful to hang with @suburbanprairie.bsky.social & @sudhab.bsky.social/Oscar's f-bombs were cool/Matt who I know through teaching and got to hear their work/perfect vibes

Seems like the Strait of Hormuz is only open when the stock market is.

Tonight at Rift Wine Bar + Tap House (6:30 PM)! Oscar Mancinas, @sudhab.bsky.social, Cecilia Savala, Matt Flores, @joelhans.com, and @suburbanprairie.bsky.social! Spread the word then bring a friend and listen to these amazing writers! Hosted by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social and me!

This is tonight!

So excited to read from the book and ~~meet way more rad AZ writers~~! I'll be signing copies too, and you'll get the ultra-rare "Joel broke a finger on Sunday and can't hold a pen super well" signature.

LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN AZ! See you there!