We have a winner in our 2025 Prose Contest! Congratulations to Victor McConnell, for his story "Before It Gets Cold," chosen by this year's judge @laralillibridge.bsky.social! Thanks to all who entered, as we continue to build our 2025 issue!

This week for our Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode we talked with @laralillibridge.bsky.social about writing craft and writing queerly. And with everything going on right now, we need to be thinking queerly about how we write! Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I'm not against the idea of daylight savings time as a rule but not really a fan of spring ahead in practice.

I was so excited to have a pice on Jane Friedman's site!

From the aclu if ice come to your door

If you need a pick-me-up, this is just what the doctor ordered. Many thanks, @laralillibridge.bsky.social, for this beautiful piece and the images that go with it. I want those shoes!! laralillibridge.substack.com/p/run-toward...

Little baby me still gets all excited about the Breyer Christmas horses.

When we decided to share our stories, we did so because we wanted wanted other women to understand that they are not alone. When we asked @laralillibridge.bsky.social to write the foreword for the memoir, we had no idea how perfect her understanding of our work would be. Thank you, Lara!

Announcing @laralillibridge.bsky.social as judge of the next Slippery Elm Prize in Prose! See her work at laralillibridge.com, and send us your best at slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit.

When I got divorced, I promised myself I'd say yet to any opportunity that came my way. I 100% agree with Amy Fish. Yes, You Should Go. open.substack.com/pub/persiste...

I may not be the perfect mother, but at least I’ve taught my boys not to sleep before Brooklyn and never go 88 mph.

I would also add "The Prettiest Star" by Carter Sickels.

Sometimes it takes me a while to be able to lower my defenses and accept feedback. It took a few weeks, but I finally tried a CP's suggestion on my WIP and OMG I love it so much more now! #booksky #writingCommunity #Memoirists #CNF #writers

Love this #essay in @bendinggenres.bsky.social by M. Florence. bendinggenres.com/taste/

Boosting. Survey was quick and painless.

"There's no such thing as a born writer. It's a skill you've got to learn, just like learning how to be a bricklayer or a carpenter." ~ Larry Brown

I recently reviewed "The Presence of Absence" by Desiree Richter for Mom Egg Review. What I love about it is how it honors life-long grief. 📚 merliterary.com/2024/11/05/t...

Occasionally

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." Viktor Frankl

Normalize inconsistency in your art. Normalize not making every art piece super detailed and intricate. Normalize just creating art for the sake of it.