The day after my cats came home, I found out I got an ALTA travel fellowship. I told David some humans thought I was a good translator, and he looked at me adoringly, like he’d always believed in me. I came home today and said I got a story accepted. Apparently, this type of thing is now old news.

The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏

RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit

Playing Wordle at midnight to distract myself from the stressful baseball game I was using to distract myself from other stressful stuff

I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.

Indiana writers and translators, we have a brand-new state chapter of Writers for Democratic Action! Follow us @indianawda.bsky.social and help spread the word. We’re also getting started on IG and FB and at sites.google.com/view/indiana...

**ATTENTION WRITERS** This is your ONE MONTH warning. Entires open for the #WelkinWritingPrize 2026 on the 1st Dec. 100 words. Rolling subs. Free entry. Publication for shortlistees. Prizes for top 5.

David declines to wear an additional costume this evening. (He’s a puppy dog disguised as a cat every single day.)

Look how pretty 🥹 June 2026 🗓️

I’m so happy to be back in IHLR’s PhotoFinish issue this year! Three years ago, they published my first flash fiction piece, and this time around, it’s my first published poem 🤩

Gates are open! Accepting submissions for our TOYS Issue. Send us your poems, stories, and essays about toys, or that play with form, plot, characters, or the reader. Deadline: Nov 15 Submit here: ironhorse.submittable.com

ANMLY is now open for new work! We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation! > anmly.submittable.com *Fee waivers available* Check out our latest issue to see what we're into! > anmly.org

Writing assistant Alexis says, “Good page, woman! Now we nap!”

“Allow me to reiterate my offer to contribute to the household chores. I’d be happy to lick it all clean.” – David, every time I emerge from the laundry room

Join SmokeLong for a mysterious month between November and December we’ve christened Promptember! We’ll be meeting several times a week online with live write-in and open mic events at various times to suit participants around this spinning globe, 100% free. www.smokelong.com/ready-for-pr...

“A day off is a day OFF, human! No sitting on the office chair!”

To celebrate #NationalTranslationMonth, we’ve compiled a list of books in translation in our newest blog post! Use code RUP30 on book purchases published by @bucknellupress.bsky.social for a discount and free US shipping. To read, shop our catalog, and more: linktr.ee/bucknellupress

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Guardian shows how to do reporting in 2025.

Read for a while if you can. Watch something. Eat tacos. Turn that music up. Text a friend. Check in with your forever demons. Drink from the skull of your enemies. Take care of yourself. Can’t fight the good fight if you burn out.

Spread the word: we're searching for the right people for two critical roles at KR: Director of The Writers Workshop and Programs and Special Projects Administrator. Find the job descriptions and applications at the link in our bio.

He acts like he’s going to take a nap, but he can’t resist watching The Traitors Ireland with me. Maybe he thinks it’s fabulous television. Maybe he can’t believe how bad these people are at this game.

She’s confident I can type with one hand. After all, she needs just one paw to hit the caps lock key.

Look what’s got its very own web page and release date 👀

Feeling isolated? Craving community? It's sign-up time to begin SmokeLong Fitness in October. Our community workshop of around 200 passionate writers from around the world is an honest, supportive group of talented and adorable people. Come write with us. #notacult www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...

It never ceases to amaze me that every AI implementation on any platform seems to boil down to just two types of user interaction: stealing them, i.e., users are never asked for consent. forcing them to actively resist, i.e, users must actively fight to avoid being exploited. All deeply unethical.

The censorship will continue until free speech improves

amazing piece of fire today from Annelise Schoups 2. It's not until I'm in Oaxaca that I think: I'm not Mexican. Not really. I'm too pale. Too tall. Too tied in my second tongue. Where do I find the pre-reqs for being accepted anyway?... https://www.havehashad.com/m8m3q

I get SO MUCH spam email based on AI-generated summaries of book reviews. I rarely even open them. But this one, wishing “a gentle, bright day” to a man who died a century and a half ago, is my new favorite.

New post: Billy Joel documentary! The creative process(es)! Flash fiction! SLEEPING CATS!!!

We at ALTA are excited to announce the 2025 ALTA Travel Fellows! buff.ly/4FBPAIE 📚 Catherine Xinxin Yu, 2025 Peter K. Jansen Memorial Travel Fellow (Chinese, Italian) 📚 Elete Nelson-Fearon (Arabic, Spanish) 📚 Mariana Ortigão (European Portuguese, Spanish) 📚 Marianna Suleymanova (Russian)

not an action shot (he’s nosy, but he’s lazy)

So happy to have joined the Trash Family! It’s been a delight to read this pop-up issue, and these were such great questions to reflect on 🦝

window: open temperature: ideal birds: chirping neighbor kids: playing Alexis: suspicious and judgmental

You’ll find me in New Trash 😃 Looking forward to having a good rummage through both bins!

🎉 We are delighted to announce the longlists for the 2025 National Translation Awards (NTA) in Poetry and Prose! 2025 marks the 27th year for the NTA, and the 11th year to award separate prizes in poetry and prose. View the lists here: buff.ly/PJoX7du

You’ll find me in New Trash 😃 Looking forward to having a good rummage through both bins!

Reader, I choked up

COMING THURSDAY 🦝 In this future, recycling is a whole other thing 🍄 When dead men do tell tales - to at least one unwitting janitor 💀 Someone isn't too keen on those home renovations 👻 A girl finds companionship with something unexpected 🍎

📣 The 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program submission portals are open! The ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program is designed to establish and facilitate a close working relationship between an experienced translator and an emerging translator. Apply by 11/30: buff.ly/cpduT69

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! ☀️

Smelled some promising story prompts, fell headfirst into the bin 🦝

Last call! If you want to start SmokeLong Fitness September 1st, September 1st is upon us. Lots of new members have been preparing for a few days in our onboarding group already, but if you're fit and flexible, you could still jump in. Next starting date: Oct 1st. www.smokelong.com/smokelong-fi...

👇👇👇 More info at exchanges.uiowa.edu/about-turkos... — ! Looking forward to reading so many translations all at once soon.

Grateful as ever for David’s commitment to my favorite game, “Where’s David?” As you can tell, he is very clever and excellent at hiding.

🚨SO MANY BIRDS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW🚨

peekaboo kitty and catnip friend

THIS WAS LITERALLY AN EPISODE OF BLACK MIRROR.

Authors, a reminder: You do not need to do anything to be a member of the class BUT to help ensure that you receive notices relating to your participation in the suit, please provide your contact info and book titles to the court-appointed class counsel via the link below.

With the brilliance of #WITMonth in August and #WorldKidLitMonth in September, this time of year is a surfeit of riches for literature in translation! We've got dedicated playlists for #WIT + #kidlit + so much more--do check us out! www.youtube.com/@Translators...