Judges Christi Byerly (A Watery World), @ariannasmith.bsky.social (Exceed Expectations), and @tinaehsanipour.bsky.social (Intersections) want your micromemoirs! Five minutes of life in one hundred words.

Excited to be a judge for this micro contest! :) @heyflashvillage.bsky.social check out the May micromemoir contest!

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@menapitch.bsky.social #MENAPIT #menapitchevent A desperate writer accepts an invitation to an elite retreat that guarantees publication...and slowly realizes what it's *actually* harvesting from its residents. #Pub #Qu #H #SF #A #NA #OWN The Centre x Catherine House x Bunny Professionally edited.

Only by teaming up with her best friend Mari and the mysterious ancestor who visits her dreams can 17yr old Azadeh get to the root of a generations-long family curse, before it claims her too. THE VANISHING STATION x LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM #MENApit #Qu #YA #MY #MR #OWN

A beautiful article by my friend @yasminangoe.bsky.social that finally makes me feel seen as someone who doesn’t quite fit in either the plotter or pantser camps!

So honored to have received this award! Thank you @sincnational.bsky.social ❤️ www.sistersincrime.org/page/eleanor...

"There is no Pride worth marching for if it forgets the people who were here first—and are still being buried first too." #indigenous #alaska

This is horrible 💔

You can quickly use @resist.bot's leading petition on keeping flu shots to quickly message your reps. If you have a more personal story about how the flu shot protects a loved one, use the @5calls.org app to leave a voice mail this weekend. Petition Link: resist.bot/petitions/PQ...

A LOT of people out there saying "I don't like what's going on but a boycott will hurt tipped servers" and "I'm super mad about all this but putting up a protest sticker/flyer seems too radical" and folks, I cannot. *fyi, buy-nothing day tomorrow focuses on big chains. Use cash @ small businesses

A fantastic article!

I pray this helps some of you today. We have a duty to Dr. King whose life was taken because he dared demand that this country face itself, to demonstrate that his work & sacrifice was not in vain. Let’s do it together. Please share. And subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

Here is an ongoing list of LA restaurants that are offering shelter, food, and support to first responders and evacuees: bit.ly/LAaid

This week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday library video was co-hosted by one of our students who spoke about how much he liked the vulnerability of the MC. Thank you Jason Reynolds for writing a book that so many of our students, especially boys, have appreciated reading. #BookSky #SchoolLibrarian

Just finished reading LOOKING FOR SMOKE by K.A. Cobell and wow….that was an amazing mystery/thriller! Definitely going to make this a future #FeaturedFictionFriday #BookSky #SchoolLibrarian

Was so excited to share this gorgeous book with students for this week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday the MC Niarah is a doomsday preparer but she can’t prepare for MAC—the cute boy who fills her world with hope. ❤️ #booksky #schoollibrarian

Saw this while walking yesterday and totally smiled. :) I was reminded how small acts from strangers can impact us. #positivity #kindness #love

I love that my job involves reading. Because the more books in our library I read, the better I can recommend them to students. Just started OUR SHOUTS ECHO by Jade Adia — and this first page is 🔥🔥🔥 #AmReading

I’m really proud of the work Scott and I have done in this session. It’s going to be INCREDIBLE and I’m so, so excited. #NCTE24

Any other journalists here looking to connect?

It was so cold yesterday, I spent most of the day on the couch under blankets reading…finished this beautiful book by Cynthia Leitich Smith. Can’t wait to recommend it to our students! Shout out to First Book Marketplace for offering affordable, diverse books to schools! #amreading #SchoolLibrarian

As part of my librarian role, I feature a different book from our school library in a weekly video to get students excited to read. I love getting students to participate in these videos and talk about their favorite books! This week’s #FeaturedFictionFriday was by one of my seniors:

Finally accepted that Twitter will never be what it used to be and it’s time to start a new online writing and teaching community. Would love to connect with other writers and high school teachers here! #Teachers #WritingCommunity