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Griffin Rockwell (xe/they) @daftrockwell.bsky.social · 17h

“I had worked hard for nearly two years…”

Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!

Griffin’s new chapbook, “LISTEN—“, lays on top of a collection of science fiction-related patches on a black background.

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 1d

Used this reaction image to respond to the group chat asking a ton of questions 😹😹😹😹 I crack myself up, yall

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 1d

planning a west coast meetup with my California bestie is very exciting & gives me something awesome to look forward to next year 🌈 haven’t seen him in person since 2011!

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 5d

Zowie thank so much, wonderful Genevieve! 🥹 wish you could teleport here!! Sending so much joy 😻💖😻

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Genevieve DeGuzman 🐸🐤🕺🏻🪩 @gendeguzman.bsky.social · 6d

Sara! Sara! @saramatson.bsky.social 🤩✨🙂‍↔️ wish I could make this. Chicago, I miss you and your poets

Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · 7d

Neon Night Mic is BACK on Nov. 5!

We hope to see you there 📚🍸

🎤 Sam Berman
🎤 Suzanne Buffam
🎤 Jacob Saenz
🎤 Sara Matson
🎤 Ruben Quesada
🎤 Christy Prahl

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 8d

pink peppercorns

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 12d

red dye from a squeezie teardrop bottle and black lipgloss is the most elite lip combo. also my sink is covered in red food dye now 😹💀

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 13d

shout out to all the cosplayers that make tutorials, today I’ve learned at least 3 new ways to light myself on fire with my Halloween costume and I’m so glad I know what to avoid 😹😅

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 17d

had an incredible evening with brilliant writers ✨ check out Words // Friends Autumn 2025 Edition on YouTube ✨ featuring readings from Ellis Eden, Ola Faleti, Sandra Marchetti, Skye Jackson, Lemmy Ya’akova, Bob Sykora ✨ it was such a joy!!

youtu.be/IedrB9OGLiw

Words // Friends Autumn 2025 Hosted by Sara Matson

YouTube video by Sara Matson

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · 23d

I am your favorite familiar’s favorite familiar

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Sep 11

that’s fantastic timing!

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy pub day to the second edition of this FANTASTIC guide to green spaces in chicago, written by my bestie Lindsay Welbers ✨ get ur copy from u of I press at the link below 🌈
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Chicago Transit Hikes

www.press.uillinois.edu

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Sep 7

What an absolute thrill to be a part of this wildly fun project, thanks for the opportunity and the bonkers trailer, Oli! 🖤

psycho-holosuite @psychoholosuite.bsky.social · Sep 6

The trailer that was promised for upcoming Psycho H mega project, 'All The Colour Of The Dark', all 9 minutes of it, chock full of amateurish technical errors that I'm gonna lean into from this point on and say are intentional.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...

All The Colour Of The Dark [Long Trailer]

YouTube video by Psycho Holosuite

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psycho-holosuite @psychoholosuite.bsky.social · Sep 6

The trailer that was promised for upcoming Psycho H mega project, 'All The Colour Of The Dark', all 9 minutes of it, chock full of amateurish technical errors that I'm gonna lean into from this point on and say are intentional.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZJ...

All The Colour Of The Dark [Long Trailer]

YouTube video by Psycho Holosuite

www.youtube.com

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Sep 2

there are many awesome things happening this week and I’m going to try my best to make it to theseeeee

sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 31

found this old pic of me

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 18

so excited!! ✨

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Griffin Rockwell (xe/they) @daftrockwell.bsky.social · Aug 18

Chicago! Tonight at 7! So excited to read with @nberlat.bsky.social, @saramatson.bsky.social, @ejoylevinson.bsky.social, and my wonderful co-author Elena Rielinger Ferguson!

Poster advertising a reading tonight at 7pm in Chicago with Noah Berlatsky, Griffin Rockwell and Elena Rielinger Ferguson, Sara Matson, and Elizabeth Joy Levinson. Address is Pilsen Community Books at 1102 W 18th St, Chicago IL 60608.

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 17

your reading was absolutely wonderful Jay, so grateful for the experience and inspiration! ✨💫 (also sorry I dashed off to catch the bus before the downpour!)

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 16

the cooling words at Free Stuff will ease my melting corporeal form, DM for the address ✨

a cartoon character is laying in a puddle and the words hot help are above it

ALT: a cartoon character is laying in a puddle and the words hot help are above it

media.tenor.com

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maud amanda squiers @maud.bsky.social · Aug 14

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 14

my band, Cats Hate The Airshow, is playing this weekend under the couch 🎶

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Genevieve DeGuzman 🐸🐤🕺🏻🪩 @gendeguzman.bsky.social · Aug 6

✨ I'll be at the StoryBoard 2025 Fellows Reading next Thursday at Roscoe Books. If you're in Chicago, come hear us read. Tasters of excellent poetry, CNF, and fiction promised. ⚡

Flyer of the StoryBoard Fellows Reading at Roscoe Books in Chicago on 8/14, 6:30pm. Features a graphic of a microphone stand and pictures of the fellows reading including Kat Tang, Lisa Low, Beth Uznis Johnson, Dionne Ford, Genevieve DeGuzman, Ashley Honeysett, Lisa Williamson Rosenberg.

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 6

Jayne curls his toes in delight when he gets tummy rubs and it’s one of my favorite occurrences on the planet 😻 #JayneCobbMatson

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sara matson (she/her) @saramatson.bsky.social · Aug 5

another adventure, another moment I wish I could text the cats (even tho, without question, they would not text me back, even if they could)

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