One of my closest friends for 40 years just told me she couldn’t get through the first episode of #heatedrivalry and now I have to break up with her.

Nervous system pause with a turquoise canoe because OMFG, this country

I can’t believe I was catfished into watching the misogynistic, ant-environmental Landman. I feel dirty #TV

I never, ever read genre fiction, but I got a copy of A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) in a Secret Santa book swap and I am very excited to give it a go. #scifi #solarpunk #booksky

The menorah is flickering and the Christmas tree is twinkling and the Swedish angels are twirling and I am alone in the house experiencing a little moment of holiday peace. #holidays #hanukkah #Christmas #peace

Well, My Mother’s Boyfriends was not long listed for a Pen America Award, but a lot of other great debut collections were. pen.org/announcing-t...

Oh my god, this world. May their memories be a blessing. #guncontrol

Is someone keeping track of all the things we have to reverse when he’s gone? #2028 #longlist

When I’m at work I will go back and delete all punctuation and capitalization before I send anything so my colleagues don’t think I’m old #genX #genZ

Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social for including My Mother's Boyfriends in your Notable Small Press Books of 2025. I'm kvelling. lithub.com/100-notable-...

I have a reoccurring nightmare that I can’t get out of #Sweden, mostly because I forget when my flight is and where the airport is located and what day it is. The upside is that I kind of move to Sweden. I just wish I could relax into it more. 🇸🇪

Today is my dad’s 83 birthday. He’s old and he’s cool.

Just in case you need something beautiful to look at for a moment. #flowers #beauty

Same.

Karl is coming and he's cooking with gas. #SanFrancisco #karlthefog #OuterSunset

I want to be the donkey and the man

Just a little weekend beauty as a reminder to look up when it gets to be too much. #nature #forestbathing #earth

😶‍🌫️ Sure, we’ve seen the sun over the last few days but it’s FOGUST, baby, and it’s a great time to Visit Sunset Dunes™️ with @karlthefog.bsky.social and grab free Sunset Dunes posters (get there early - while supplies last). Next Thursday, Aug 21 5-7pm at Noriega.

In which I talk inappropriately about Timmy Chalamet. #chalamet #storytelling

Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.

If you needed further proof that the US experiment is on its last legs, I give you … MILF Manor.

Same beach, different day. #summer #beach #delaware #heatdome

I ❤️ clever book nerds.

My #book in the college prep section. I guess a collection of stories about complicated family relationships could be considered good prep for leaving home. #bookstores #fiction

There’s a certain kind of man, my FIL for example, who will read you book, say nothing about it but eagerly point out the typo he found. He will then expect you to laugh and be grateful for his close reading. #authors #books #thetroublewithmen

Here’s how to cool: be extroverted, hedonistic, powerful, adventurous, open and autonomous. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/w...

I’m on a mission to save you from this movie

Take some time for your writing this spring with a series of virtual Write-Ins hosted by The Writers Grotto. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writein

Join us for Words & Stories: Prose at Salesforce Park! ✍️📖✨ 📅 Friday, March 28 | 12-1 PM 📍 TJPA’s Salesforce Park, SF Featuring Janine Kovac, JD Beltran & Samantha Schoech—don’t miss it! 🌟 #WritersGrotto #WordsAndStories #BayAreaWriters #LitLife #SFEvents

Quite very stoked about the new Ocean Beach Park (real name TBD) in progress mere blocks from our house. It's been a blessing since covid and nows it's going to be a real thing.

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My book (read by yours truly) is now 50% off. Let's hang out for 6 hours! url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/842301/my-mothers-boyfriends-stories?refId=177133&utm_campaign=ar_asmp_promos&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=346309177&utm_content=346309177&utm_source=hs_automation

I’m really into Kendrick’ jeans. #superbowl

Excellent and uplifting story about parental love, true spirituality and how people can change their minds www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer. Sounds GREAT to me. Buy independent.

Yay! Ebooks from indies. (Including mine) I ❤️ @bookshop-org #books #smallbusiness www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...

San Francisco readers-I’d love to see you at Green Apple Books on the Park Jan 29. I’ll be talking with Samantha Schoech about her fabulous story collection MY MOTHER’S BOYFRIENDS.There will be cake! RSVP: greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0... @greenapplebooks.bsky.social @samanthaschoech.bsky.social

Hey, #travelers let me know your best Thailand tips. Two weeks, with college kids, never been. What should we not miss? #Thailand #travel #traveltips

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20 #Books #BookSky #bookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 3/20 #Books #BookSky #bookchallenge

Longshot, but does anyone know how to get a book to the big book clubs like #reesesbookclub #oprahsbookclub #readwithjenna and the like? #books #bookpublicity #smallpresses #publicists

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 2/20 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge

The @sfchronicle.com reviewed my book! Every little piece of this journey is a thrill and I'm glad I'm my age and not in my 20s, when it would have stressed me out. datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/my-mot...

My Mother’s Boyfriends is out today and I’m quite pleased. #books #debut

I’m so honored to be on this list with members of Rowland Writing Retreat’s inaugural year fellows publishing books in 2024 & 2025! #books #writing

Thank you @sfchronicle.com for including My Mother’s Boyfriends in Books to Look Forward to in 2025! datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/bay-ar...

Now that the holiday shopping season is coming to an end, indie bookstores could really really use your help. Your local independent bookstore is a treasure and a crucial part of the neighborhood. And you KNOW you need some good reading during this cold winter season as you digest all that turkey.