Day off work and my kid asked how I spent it since he had school: 1.) Watching his dance performance at his school 2.) Oil change 3.) Read a short story MS to blurb 4.) Read @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social stories 5.) Wrote a story

Great new issue from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.

Meyer lemons = lemonade

Mountain deer and views of Cathey's Valley.

Random battle of the bands in Mariposa with lil babies trying to mosh in birkenstocks haha. And quick dinner at Pizza Factory with a v. tired kid.

Road trip and wildflowers in Mariposa.

Feeling heartbroken on a Friday night? Send something in: brokenheartsliterary.com I plan to start posting in April so get your submissions in. Responses coming soon to those who submitted this month.

So what's the difference between trucker, dad and baseball style? I don't know, but I'm prolly gonna snag dad style in green or blue. Get your @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social gear, too!

The mornings are a little brighter these days.

Two fictional characters from different universes you want to see fight

Sprouts!

Someone dusted my shelves and work and moved around my things and I don't like it!

Encouraging when you've spent days working on a resume update and cover letter!

Bought some new trees for the front and backyard. A Rainier cherry, nectarine and a cherry tree with 4 varieties grafted on. They join our grafted peach tree, a fig tree and two citrus trees

My kid coloring a monarch to look like my book cover 🥰

My favorite thing to do on a Saturday...update my LinkedIn profile...

If you're looking for your free lost money, I found it!

A great line up of books from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social.

It is not summer...its only March.

Sometimes I need a moment of zen on the way to the office...especially on a long day.

Just found a random list of lit mags at the back of a work notebook...as one does! I don't remember what this list is for haha

Hanging out in Pacific Grove for a lil early St. Patrick's Day fun last night. I know the dj!

I haven't written much in the last six months or so, but hanging out with writers has inspired me to get back to it. Working on some weird little flash, Lilly and Charles stories and a collab project. Maybe I am still a writer.

The bones of the new website for The Broken Hearts Gallery Literary are up. Check out the two dozen heartbreaks we received last year and find out how to submit your own: ttps://brokenheartsliterary.com/

Blue skies, blue ocean. Perfect weather.

I have two of the three and can vouch for their quality writing!

Two great writers in conversation!

I'm missing everyone from AWP who lives far away so I'm relaunching the Broken Hearts Gallery Literary. Working on a new site to move this from instagram only to a website. Share a picture of your heartbreak and 50 words or less. Subs open now: brokenheartsliterary.com/submissions/

Thanks to @amymarques.bsky.social and @rgvaughan.bsky.social for including "Salad Orders" in the latest Bending Genres anthology, a lil meta piece about Lilly and Charles.

Because I didn't get enough of books at #AWP26, the new @barbarabyar.bsky.social novel from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social arrived at my house today.

Spring showed up in California while I was in Baltimore.

I'm the one in a child's beanie 🤣

Loved reading with Lilith at AWP, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and friends, and with @hootreview.bsky.social and Scrawl Place. The organizers found great spaces and put together amazing line ups!

Picked up two new anthologies out now that I'm published in, a few other books, some swag and left a @rfpress.bsky.social mark on a bench at a lil arepa shop.

Back in Cali were its 80 degrees and sunny!

A couple thoughts on layover from Baltimore...would I be luckier playing slots than sending work in for paid submission calls? And everytime I see the nursing pod, I can't imagine any mom finding it appealing...

I am waiting on a plane to leave Baltimore and have ceded the @rfpress.bsky.social table to @publishedbyjake.bsky.social whose got super cool chapbooks! T318. Enjoy today, writer peeps

I will be at the bookfair until about 4:30 and I have five more copies of my book to sell and lots of @rfpress.bsky.social stickers to hand out. Stop by! #AWP26. Gone tomorrow so stop by today!

I have seven copies of my short story collection to sell today at #AWP26 book fair. But today and get a chapbook or novelette for $2. Stop by T318, the @rfpress.bsky.social table and say hi, get free stickers and see the merch.

Best part of AWP is meeting/seeing writer friends in person!

Hey #AWP people, someone left a water bottle by T318, in case you are looking for it.

I am ready for #AWP26. Stop by the @rfpress.bsky.social table early for a donut and some stickers. Ill be signing books from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today and resding at two off sites tonight.

Going from one coast to the other. Baltimore bound for AWP. Who else is on the way?

Heading to AWP next week? I hope to see you there. I'll be hanging at the @rfpress.bsky.social table 318 3/5 and 3/6, reading at the Lilith at Awp off site Thursday, Cowboy Jamboree and friends off site Thursday and Scrawl Place/HOOT Review offsite Friday. I got books to sell and free stickers/pins.

I will be forever grateful to @publishedbyjake.bsky.social for publishing my CNF chapbook. Running a little mag, whether online, in print or both, is a tremendous commitment so I understand where the team is coming from even as I'll miss the publication.

So great to talk with @chrisstevenson.bsky.social about writing for this DC Public Library podcast. Great stories and interviews featured.

ICYMI “I pull off the road on the southern edge of Santa Clara, the valley that used to be known for its fruit and not electronics” @melissacuisine.bsky.social www.claudineliterary.net/melissaflore...

Read my latest micro up with @claudineliterary.bsky.social today.

Happy to be in the January issue of @claudineliterary.bsky.social with my first 2026 publication. Check out the entire microprose issue, and be sure to read "Chill Hours" to see how Lilly feels about winter: www.claudineliterary.net

Homemade focaccia with the sourdough starter that came into being during the pandemic....