You know your therapist is a good fit when your camera is jacked for your Zoom session and she says, "I'm so bummed I won't get to see your nails!" 'cause she knows your nails are a form of self-expression and this week, they're yellow and pink for #tourdefrancefemmes.

@le-tourdefrance.bsky.social Tour de France Tour de France Tour de France! (I'm excited.) #tourdefrance

They've parked a frozen yogurt bus down the street from me for the summer, y'all. (It's gonna be a good one.) #summerfun

Chomping into the blood orange wedge, I realized that perhaps an easy giveaway of my class status growing up is that I eat my cocktail garnish. Why waste it? (I won't touch toxic red Maraschino cherries, though. I married up.) #nowaste

Maybe it's 'cause I'm a writer, but I love it when this comes up: "An AI Overview is not available for this search." It feels like I came up with an exceptional one. #writerlife

I just came across the word "enjambment" in @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social book *Dear Writer* and I'm ecstatic. It's a thing I've noticed in poems but never understood the rules or reasons for. I'm about to be enlightened, my friends! #writerlife

I just noticed that on the back of a photo of myself from when I was three and wearing cowboy boots, is written, "Sonya's boots were found in a garbage can, which didn't alter her love for them."

Next week is 5 years since George Floyd was murdered. On Tuesday, I listened to @newsbysamuels.bsky.social talk about the process of writing his (co-authored) Pulitzer Prize-winning book, His Name Is George Floyd. What a truly meaningful experience to learn of Floyd's *life.* What a story. #floyd

As someone estranged from her mom and with no kids, I've had to discover the way to celebrate mom's day: Brunch! How did i not know this sooner?! I'm not a bruncher otherwise, but now I brunch the heck outta this day and it's lovely. 'Cause I'm the proud mama of two thriving houseplants!

Anyone else get more emotional when you're getting over a bad cold, have a #freshtattoo, and it's a cloudy+rainy day?

Oh. Wow. Turning Point: The Bomb And The Cold War on netflix is the history lesson I never had. So very much insight on Then and Now. Catch it while it's still there. #turningpoint

I made a floral dishsoap-flavored smoothie. Hit me up if you want the recipe. #seemedlikeagoodideainthemoment

It's a roller coaster, I tell ya. Some days you're sobbing and other days you're thanking the writer goddess for sending an acquaintance to tell you how thrilled she is to have discovered your blog: sonyaewan.com #writerlife

Doesn't everyone have dedicated a nuts shelf in their fridge?

Today I've discovered the beautiful book Diary of a Young Naturalist by Irish writer Dara McAnulty, an autistic nature writer. I figure that's 'nuff said. You'll know if it's something you're interested in. @milkweed.bsky.social #irishwriters #naturewriting #autisticauthors

I can't believe my luck sometimes with the #LittleLibraries in my #Mpls neighborhood. Today i picked this beauty off the shelf at @FawkesAlley.

I'm feeling down today. I know social media isn't a tool for these moments but I found myself here nonetheless and you know what? This may be the first time scrolling on social media has cheered me up. That, my friends, is the power of community.

First essay rejection of 2025 received. The new writing season has commenced, my friends! #amwriting

My New Year's resolution is to find that damn blueberry I dropped a couple months ago. Oh! And to continue to evolve my writing. #NewYearsResolutions #amwriting #Memoir

This may be my meme for the next few years. It's my husband's tearstained hoody. (He asked me if I needed a hug after I watched some a**wipe question @SecDef Austin about diversity.) @cbssunday

How hard could reintroducing GROOVY into our vernacular be? I wrote it in a card to my 9-yr-old niece. Then I mentioned it to a 30-something staff person at a groovy restaurant. He said, “I’m from the plains of northern Minnesota. It’s gonna take a lot for me to break out of that box.”😞 #groovy

"Let's be careful not to fall or break anything 'cause I'm sure your mom won't be thrilled that we're rollerskating and throwing axes in the living room." (Fav line of mine from my visit with my nine-year-old grandniece. We play well together. 😄)

I’m reminded of my mother’s eccentricity when items like psychic Ray Stanford’s reading from 1970 show up in my mailbox, predicting I would be unusually intuitive and able to identify aliens. #memoir

I've discovered that querying an agent is almost exactly like applying for a job. Query letter=cover letter. Both attempt to express enthusiasm in a professional but voicy tone while feeling somewhat insecure and clinging to optimism. Waiting, hoping to hear that your life's passion is enough.

Pro tip: As soon as you finish Season 2 of The Diplomat (ntflx), start over with Season 1 to catch the many, many things you missed the first time around. And then watch Season 2 again.

Received my quickest agent PASS yet, in under 21 hours: "This isn’t for me but best of luck with it." I'm cool with that. It's a response, and an honest one.