I love this episode of First Five pod. We released on a holiday week, so re-posting. If you love #GinnyandGeorgia or are curious about TV writing, this is for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpFs...

Just leaving this here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Looking for a festival darling? I've got you covered! Hi, My Name is Pam [short] Based on a true story: A 43-year-old woman with early-onset dementia has one last journey down memory lane before her memories fade away forever. #Screenpit #Dr #Sho #LBu #Scriptsky

So fun to read some of the #screenpit pitches up. Thanks for making my day, fellow writers!

A REAL PAIR: is an irreverent, and emotionally charged dramedy about a pair of sentient breasts that aided in the invention of the sports bra. Set in the late 1970s and bookended by a visceral showdown in 2022, this is a biopic unlike any other. #biopic #dramedy #nichollsQF #screenpit

COUPLE WORLD: In 2055, in a U.S. society obsessed with love and soulmates, ANA is faced with a breakup on the eve of her 30th birthday, and she now only has 14 days to find true love before she turns invisible. #RoCo #screenpit #SciFi Final Draft QF

In 2025 I wrote to new screenplays, taught many many screenwriting classes, and started the podcast First 5, examining the hook of the first five pages of screenplays. More of all in 2026. I love this episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpFs...

I got reminded about Threads today thanks to Screenpit. I am still here and will try to be more active here in the new year. Here to talk about #screenwriting Los Angeles. pets, love, film, money management, travel, Italy, and pasta. I follow back.

Oh, hey. It's only #FemaleFilmmakerFriday and I get to shout out TWO of my friends!!!! 🎉 🤩 🎬 Both Merridith Allen and @lindsaynellstidham.bsky.social are on the TOP LISTS @theblcklst.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 They are also both members of the @theiwclist.bsky.social and Stowe Story Labs alumni. ☕

EXCELSIOR! ☕ Congratulations, Merridith & @lindsaynellstidham.bsky.social !!!!

Less than 48 hours left to submit to The Grey List 2026! If you've been waiting, or just read a great script from a writer over 40 that deserves to be recognized - there's still time. But not much! Submissions will close at 11:59 PM on Dec 31. #scriptsky #filmsky

Looking for actors of all types for a staged reading for my students this coming Thursday and a week from today. You can join on Zoom. Thank you, actors, for considering this. It always gives one a warm and fuzzy feeling. xo

Good b/c I bought too many

Going to try to spend more time again here than the other places. Writer and educator here. Hi, hello! Also, I freakin' love it when it rains in LA.

Still here. Still writing sporadic poetry as protest. Still writing many #screenplays lindsaystidham.substack.com/p/the-love-o...

The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds

Latest protest #poem lindsaystidham.substack.com/p/dirge-for-...

Have to write something sex today. The warm-up: lindsaystidham.substack.com/p/your-dimple

Maddow is calling what’s happening with non-white anchors at MNSBC a bad mistake, unnerving, worse than bad, and indefensible. And she calls the dozens of producer layoffs “not the right way to treat people, inefficient, and unnecessary.”

Any TV writers/ producers out there that might want to speak to a class of mine this coming Weds? My main connections are feature related and they would be beyond thrilled. TV Threads

DID YOU KNOW: We had fewer federal workers in 2024 than we had in 1970?

I finally got what's bugged me about all these stories on the crippling of the US govt: all of them speak of "cuts" when, in fact, only Congress can 'cut' funding, and it has done nothing of the sort. The story describes illegal & unconstitutional impoundment, BUT SAYS NOT ONE WORD ABOUT IT

My dear creatives, I implore you to keep doing your thing. xox

SNL still gives me hope and makes me laugh. Happy 50th.

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

THEORETICALLY if you are a reader of indie media and could get a package subscription to several networked pubs, is that a thing you would want? ALSO THEORETICALLY, if you run an indie publication, would you be interested in being part of something like that?

I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

Stand with science. Always.

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

Holy shit. This is fucking nuts.

Most exciting trailer I saw this week:

Did you know? American taxpayers would be saved $8 MILLION PER DAY if we simply canceled Elon Musk’s defense contracts.

Been muttering “karma is a bitch” under my breath when news makes me upset and it is honestly helping a bit.

Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

We literally have science fiction on why this is a bad idea.

The Guardian reporting is maybe the most drastically different today of any day I have seen from CNN.

It should not be radical for the American Bar Association to say that it supports the rule of law. But right now, it is. Let's see some other orgs taking a similar stance.

Posted around NYC, Chicago, DC and other cities. Be creative. Do something!

Gonna ride the hope of the half time show for at least this week.

Do other people feel unnerved we are not hearing from former leaders? Or do you feel that would be unhelpful right now?

So so many of my students are writing about death this semester. Praying to get rebirth very very soon.

Hire pro photographers. bsky.app/profile/will...

The ASL version of “Not Like Us” is magnificent.

Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.

good emails to get: -you have been accepted to free money program -darling, i am madly in love with you (from hot person) -we would like to publish your book/produce your film/build your cathedral bad emails to get: -all others