I'm apparently V bad @ the internets & missed that winners were posted, & GUESS WHAT? I'm 1 of them! And I was hand picked by the amazing @alexgino.bsky.social, author of Melissa. I'm beyond excited. Thank you @lydialukidis.bsky.social & @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social & @professoraixa.bsky.social

6 picked this up somewhere..."I can feel it coming in the air tonight." 🎶 Singing it over and over and over...

#wipsnips #writingcommunity no burger, a lot of pizza tho... Going with food

Why did I assume detoxing my kid from screens would only be painful for him???

Take my word for it!

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky #YA #scifi #multiverse

Moderate Democrats will never get it. They are so misaligned with the demands and the voices of Americans who were sending a very clear message. Goodbye to the only leverage they had.

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #mg #ghosttrain

Props to @gcbwrites.bsky.social for being on top of it this issue! (I'm the only one who hasn't sent out any yet. 🫣

Thank Glob, an easy one. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #horror #writesky

I had to.

Acrostic poems not you or your kid’s thing? Try this: Consider a metaphor or simile that symbolizes a relationship of trust and write a poem or story about it. Can this metaphor be represented in visual art? Submissions open through Nov 30! #EduSky #TLSky #KidLit #MomSky

Check @smokelong.bsky.social out!

I had such a blast answering these creative questions! Check it out!

When Mom comes in to sign me out, she looks frantic. Her movements are jittery and distracted. Her breathing is quick and shallow. The only thing she says to me is, “Come.” I obey like a pet collie. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #mg #con

This is hilarious and awesome! And look at me hanging out with Robert Frost.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but it's so perfectly me. #tattoo #pug #pugbutt

As @chriscottom.bsky.social's biggest fan, I have to insist you read this! Congrats, my friend!

This is as close as I can possibly get to #penultimate. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #scifi #lit "Final two years"

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writeSky #mg #catdragon

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky #multiverse #YA

The only part of trends I worry much about is what not to write, like tabling the dystopian YA I took too long to finish. #kidlitchat

Help me pick a new #headshot for my website and author page.

Book 3 was supposed to come out tomorrow, and yes, stuff happens on the publisher's end, but you'd think they'd let me know what's going on since they have everything from me they need. #pubproblems

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #writesky #scifi #ya #multiverse

Teddy was so overwhelmed as dust coated every surface of his once-gleaming mansion that he failed to notice his own decomposition. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writingprompts #horror

I thought this might be the year where the time change didn't attack me via my young child. I was wrong. Every day for the last two weeks he's slept till 7:30. Today, of course, he got up at 6 (now 5) am. Whhyyyy?

Oh no! I (accidentally) left the form open for an extra day for all my last minute straggler friends. Oops 😉

#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #timegod Really had to dig to find something even remotely relavent, despite having a whole wip about time and it's relation to the past.

Beggar's night is the big event here, but my son wanted a different costume for today. He's Finn, named for the Adventure Time character, dressed as Jake the dog. His older brother's costume from the same age (13 years ago). I made a last minute lumpy space princess for me.

I can’t believe I just said that. I’m a monster. He may be a complete pain in the butt, but Allen isn’t an idiot. He just struggles with tests. And as much as we fight, he also looks out for me at school when he could be making my life a living hell. #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #kidlit

One day more One day more to send submissions We will read them 1 by 1 We'll be ready for November Your responses they will come Watch them rollin' in We will read them all Never know your luck when it's an open call Here a little yes There a little no Sending our responses when it's time to go

“You’ll catch the spirit soon enough.” I’m not sure if he’s being serious. He keeps smiling at me like a clown on drugs. After a solid two minutes of silence, I can’t take it anymore. I force a laugh hoping to propel the conversation forward and away from his creepy grin. It doesn’t work. #WIPSnips

“Great,” she mutters under her breath. " I can't even stick the landing." She wants to race off in search of them, but remembers she must pull Bonnie through first. It’s strange that she can feel things that are outside the world from inside, but not the other way around. #WIPSnips #writesky

Dear friends, it is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that I woke up at 4:30 am with a spider on my MFing forehead. Upon swatting , the spider made a dash for the space between the mattress and backboard. I have perished given the terror of the experience.

How is this possible?! Where are the #artists #photographers #photo #art #painting #drawing #watercolor I'm running out of ways to connect with #artcommunity And #kidlit #illustrators don't forget @nimblewitlit.bsky.social needs art too!

At Big Big Table Community Café, money isn't what determines who gets to eat; it's all about community. The nonprofit restaurant operates on a "pay-as-you-can" model, allowing diners to contribute however they're able, whether that's with cash, food donations [or a] little task. tinyurl.com/yfecf8je

Or a pug

Is mascot close enough? The school mascot—basically the broad-chested John Cena of eagles—in white, gold, and green glory leads a group of students through the halls of the school. They’re marching and chanting like a parade. #wipsnips #writingcommunity #writesky #writingprompts

It's the final countdown...buhda neenee buhda nenene

My mom didn't, but my friend's dad did one drunken summer night and it was simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.

I make it a point to have a conversation about sex rather than a speech because their questions often help gauge what you say. My convos always start with consent, and that happens very early from bodily autonomy of not having to kiss or hug relatives--not being tickled--to sex and beyond.

Last week to #submit your #art, #poetry, #short fiction, & #CNF for our #integrity issue. Make sure to get submissions in by end of day October 31, 2025. We know we can RELY on you to get them in on time and TRUST that you'll let us know if you need an extra day or two. #litmag #submissions #theme

Edddddd!!!! Nooooooooo!!! #buffalobills #devastated #edoliver

You can't rep #CharlieBrown and expect to win a football game. Green Bay pulled a Lucy.

#halloween fun at the farm

My newest #ADHDhack that could probably work for anyone. You know how you put things "somewhere safe" and then can't find it? You take a box/bin and designated it as "somewhere safe" and put things in there. I use one of those lock boxes so it is extra "safe."

Writer friends! My novel from the amazing @stanchion.bsky.social is out in Feb. I’d love to plan some events. If you have friendly book stores, dive bars, breweries, festivals, or street corner gatherings in your area that might welcome a visiting author, send them my way! 💙

What #authorsofbluesky #writingcommunity say about my edits:

New tattoo time