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I'm publishing a poetry chapbook! This is my first book publication! You can preorder at the link below. :) www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...

CT friends: I'm teaching a flash fiction workshop at Ball & Socket Arts in Cheshire on September 16th. Check it out here: ballandsocket.org/events/2025/...

Stop what you're doing and read this painfully beautiful flash by Natalie Schriefer. flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...

What if, instead of a syllabus, I just told my students that the entire semester was going to be an Ask Me Anything about the '90s.

All the reading I got accomplished this summer.

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

Visiting my mom, who is preparing to move away from our hometown that I left 8 years ago. Today, I am writing in a Starbucks in said town that used to be a Blockbuster when I lived here. Time is weird.

Hit 50k words on my novel rewrite. Can someone explain why NaNoWriMo isn't during summer?!

Some days, writing sessions just involve writing. The last two days, they've involved google mapping the distances between settings to figure out how the characters go from point A to point B, and looking up exhibits in a museum I haven't yet visited.

Hit 40k words on my novel rewrite today. (Almost) halfway there?

Figured out that if I write ~1500 words/day for the rest of my summer vacation, I can finish the 2nd draft of my novel before I return to work. Today is the first day I actually hit that number. Why is 1500 so much more intimidating than 1000?!?

Spent two weeks at Craigardan in the Adirondacks at my first offical writing residency. I started the second draft of my current novel-in-progress & rewrote the first 60 pages! It was magical & I wish I could just spend the whole summer up there.

Who else will be at the NYC poetry festival tomorrow (Saturday)?

Just spent the last two weeks rewriting the first 60 pages of my current novel-in-progress. Today I’m taking a break to submit the first novel to small press number 17. 🤞🏻🫠

Heading to my first ever writing residency soon! Writer friends, what advice do you have for residencies?

This is wild. I hate AI.

Three new poems out today in @rfpress.bsky.social! These are best read on a computer or by flipping your phone sideways since the lines are kinda long. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/percept...

I've been writing for about 25 years and published 8 books so far and nearly all of them have been based on crazy/stupid ideas. Literally never sent anybody a *solicited* manuscript. Do your thing and keep it weird, friends.

Sneak peak of one of THREE poems I have coming out in @rfpress.bsky.social this weekend!

Totally gutting the first 30 pages of this novel draft. Wish me luck. 😬

When one of the characters in your novel is an aspiring sculptor so you spend the day at a sculpture park for inspiration.

I haven't written anything over my April break, but I picked flowers from the yard and baked scones.

When you're exhausted and sleep for 12 hours but wake up to an acceptance for THREE of your poems!!

Today my poem “WYKYK” is out in Raising the Fifth, a UK-based journal for childless writers. raisingthefifth.co.uk/wykyk-chelse...

Getting a poetry acceptance was a nice treat after being wiped out with the flu for several days 🙌🏻

Submitting poems to a bunch of journals before I dive into writing a second draft of my novel so my Submittable queue isn't just sad and empty while I write.

I haven’t logged onto this app in over a year. Is this where all the writers are now? Anyway, I got a CNF piece published last week in @theforge.bsky.social. I would love if you check it out! forgelitmag.com/2025/01/13/s...

Our nonfiction story of the week is Something That Happened by Chelsea Dodds. @chelseadodds.bsky.social

I have a POEM out in Poetry Super Highway this week. This one is very dear to me. 🖤 www.poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/poetry-f...

Woke up to a POETRY acceptance 😍

Successful writing workshop tonight at my hometown library! Would love to do more events like this around CT.

New story out this week in Rejection Letters: rejection-letters.com/2023/09/25/t...

Drove to Philly & back yesterday for the @barrelhouse.bsky.social conference. Very tired today but it was very worth it.