Tucson at night 😍

Death by microplastics

We’ll be reopening for submissions for an unthemed issue tomorrow We 💙 flash, micros & prose poems <1000 words

It’s been six months since the release of my debut collection, THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social A sincere thank you to everyone who bought a copy, came to a reading, asked for an interview, wrote a review, you name it. Seriously means the world.

Early Christmas shopping for the cat lovers I know! The photography is spectacular! By Jeff Bogle @stanchion.bsky.social 😻

Need a gift for a cat lover? Consider my book—the world's first travel guide for the cat obsessed! Photos & stories & travel intel from Japan to Turkey, Peru to Iceland, Morocco to Croatia, lots of cat cafes, & so much more! It's BOGO 50% off right now! amzn.to/49dWAnt

So excited for this!! 🔥🎉

Thank you, @bendinggenres.bsky.social and @swethaamit.bsky.social! It was fun being interviewed. Click the link to see a funny photo of my face--which was called "impish." bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...

“Glossy black night running down her chin, her chest, almost dripping on his hand.” Spooky goodness! Love this by @jjlofflin.bsky.social

"her memory is a cloud she can't hold..." Lots of feels with this poem for my mum. Sent with love for anyone with a parent or loved one with Alzheimer's/dementia. It's a journey. (And thank you @poetsorg.bsky.social and Rick Barot for sharing this one. It means a lot.)

“If you ask me about love, I’ll show you late winter light on the farmland—some liminal thing.” Love the longing in this beautiful @dinalrelles.bsky.social piece.

Had the incredible opportunity to lead yesterday’s DNRS panel, “What We Write About When We Write About Arizona,” with Arizona authors Oscar Mancinas, @stephanieaustin.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, and of course, Arizona Poet Laureate, Alberto Rios!

Count the Dust...the trailer.

Wow! Love this by @cherylpappas.bsky.social. Beautiful work.

Is the irony of the president’s friend buying something called “the free press” and immediately installing a government truth compliance officer lost on everybody?

What a joy to hear Phoenix writers read this afternoon : @mdbell79.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !!! 👏👏👏👏

If you're in Phoenix/Tempe today, come out to the Rift for the first Desert Grit Reading Series, with me, @shipraagarwal.bsky.social, @jonathanin2k.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social, and @stephanieaustin.bsky.social!

Woody Guthrie died on this day in 1967. Surely his spirit lives on.

This whole issue rocks. 🤩

Oof this one by @saralippmann.bsky.social is so good.

“One thing I know about people who are always smiling and kind is they’re the saddest fuckers of all.” Love this by @kathyfish.bsky.social!

Thank you for the nomination @soflopojo.bsky.social! 🙏

“'Wait.' My voice cracks because I’m not sure I want to know the answer. 'Are you really her?' She turns back to smile at me, but her eyes are sad." Love the longing and pain of not having resolution in this brilliant piece by @anniejowrites.bsky.social.

It is my pleasure to share that @andrewporter01.bsky.social will be the Guest Selecting Editor for the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 2026! Andrew Porter's latest book, The Imagined Life, has received many accolades and has been called, "One of the best books of the year," by Esquire.

“When she’s looking through the big brown book alone, Olivia plays a secret game where she looks for a woman in the book.” A fantastic @kelliborges2.bsky.social story!

Save the date! Next Saturday will be the 1st Desert Grit Reading Series at Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse in Scottsdale! Oct 4th at 3 PM! Readings from @mdbell79.bsky.social @shipraagarwal.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @haydenmcasey13.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social And me!

Yesterdays clouds. Rain today. 😍

Wonderful to attend a reading by @andrewporter01.bsky.social and @sallywenmao.bsky.social moderated by @mdbell79.bsky.social at Changing Hands in Tempe yesterday. And it was great to see you @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @rudribhattpatel.bsky.social @karakahnke.bsky.social 💜

Huge honor to hear @andrewporter01.bsky.social read from his book THE IMAGINED LIFE (my favorite book of the year) and @mdbell79.bsky.social to moderate. And got to see my AZ writer friends! Great evening! 🙏

If you missed the virtual Women of Grit Lit Reading with @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @rfpress.bsky.social, its now online and available on demand! Thanks @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @kelkel.bsky.social Tiff and Barabara! Great reading!

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I was thinking recently about how much I missed writing dialogue. This piece I wrote for the "my body, my choice" inaugural issue of Hot Flash Literary uses lots of dialogue and is very short. I'd love for you to read it and the whole amazing debut issue! 💙 hotflashliterary.com/wyoming/

Bobcats in my yard. 😍

Very excited for this! Join us if you’re in the Phoenix area!

Here’s a prompt for you. Take spa world, gun show, and penis man and go write a story.

Some advance praise for my debut novel, IN THE DESERT, coming March 3, 2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social . Many thanks to @sabrinahicks.bsky.social , @jmcm.bsky.social and @caseystegman.com . Every blurb made me cry! (joy)

So very cool and humbling to see some of these great writers reading work that has come out with Cowboy Jamboree or that will come out with Cowboy Jamboree. Heard tell some snippets might make their way onto YouTube if you weren't able to make it...

Gettin very real over here, friends. Out in December from ⁦‪@LEFTOVERBOOKS‬⁩ ✊

Thanks to everyone who joined me for a virtual reading. Such a great group of writers hanging out on a Saturday! @kelkel.bsky.social @stephanieaustin.bsky.social @sabrinahicks.bsky.social @barbarabyar.bsky.social @sugarpigblog.bsky.social Tiff Storrs "All and Then None of You" is avaialble now!

Great mail day! Excited to read @melissacuisine.bsky.social’s short story collection! 💕🦋

I have a new tiny story in @havehashad.com today about fleeting connections. thanks as always to @aaronburch.bsky.social, one of the best editors around, & to all of you who read this one ♡ 💀 🪦 ♡ www.havehashad.com/hadposts/our...

I’m honored to be judging the Fall Flash Fiction Contest at the fabulous @thesunlightpress.bsky.social! There are super generous cash prizes (the winner receives $600, second place winner $250, and third place winner $150). Link with info below. I can’t wait to read your work! ☀️

IT'S HERE! ALL AND THEN NONE OF YOU by @melissacuisine is out today from CJ Press 🦋🕷️🐜🐞🔥: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/all-and-then...

It's true. My debut short story collection is officially out today. Get a copy or sign up for an event: melissafloresandersonwrites.com

@lesliepwriter.bsky.social has got my heart in my throat with this stunner in @pitheadchapel.bsky.social pitheadchapel.com/lucky-enough/

So, I have a pub date for my novel BURN, a coming-of-age set in the late 90s. 2.3.26

The only resolution in any of this hellscape that would make sense is RFK Jr. collapsing in front of Congress and the brain worm crawling out of his ear to shout "The Aristocrats!"

Tempted to go back on Twitter just to read Newsom’s posts. 😂

Morning lovebirds

“He laughed but it was like he didn’t want to. He wanted the sale. I wanted to give him the sale. It was the least I could do. I wanted to leave this mall knowing I helped.” I love the distinct voice in this brilliant piece by @stephanieaustin.bsky.social. 😍