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Tracie Renee (she/her)

@tracierenee.bsky.social

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Librarian in sort-of Chicago. PW book reviewer. #Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet. Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit, IAmWritingMG. HM: #PBParty. WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist, BOTN. https://linktr.ee/tracie.renee

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks for sharing this @havehashad.com - a ☠️ for all the 4-legged friends we still miss.

P.S. If this isn't enough 💔 for your day, torture yourself more with this other thing I wrote: "Deadlines" (issue 28, Black Fox Lit Mag, free download @ blackfoxlitmag.com).

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 45m

Thank you, Alan!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 3h

Others have already pointed this out but I'll say it again anyway because it's so striking and well-done: the diminishing refrain acts as such an effective drum here, while also embodying the theme.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

"a doomed romance with the banshee" "as the black plague closes in"

I am here for all of this, Anna.

Best of luck.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

Interesting twist on magical academy tropes! Best of luck, Sara.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

"a flirtatious ghost with boundary issues" 👀💙

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

"gangster witch" 👀💙

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

"spell-hacked spycraft" 👀💙

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 6h

When she’s stuck baby-sitting AGAIN, 12-year-old Frankie sneaks off to Pom Squad auditions with her immunocompromised, recovering-from-heart-surgery baby sister in tow—which isn't that big of a deal...until a potential Pom friend comes down with the measles. #MG #WIP #CON

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 8h

Ah, thank you so much, John! I've never thought of it that way before and am so humbled by this compliment.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks, Rachel! 💙

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 11h

Beautiful contrast between the stream of conscious inner beratement and the carefully measured intentions of the second stanza.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 12h

This poem doesn't waste words and that's what makes its insights so powerful.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 12h

I'm really feeling this one, as the parent of a kid growing up too fast.

Your poem packs a punch and your reading is just as powerful.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 12h

I'm a fan of indentations--I like how they visually organize the thoughts in a poem. A well-done exploration!

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 13h

Both excellent and finely-crafted but I'm especially loving the haiku, for the way the imagery says so much with so little.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 13h

Rich with vivid imagery. This poem had me from the first line.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 15h

For an October #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe, it only seemed right to revisit (tweak again) this piece.

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Thank you, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, for including this poem in issue 4!

Audio: epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...

Print copy: is.gd/epistemiclit...

Listen to the audio of Halloween Masks, a poem by Tracie Renee at: https://epistemiclit.com/past-issues/issue-four/halloween-masks

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 16h

I just entered my new #WIP in #RevPit #10Queries. I am both extremely excited (they might pick me!) & extremely terrified (what if they pick me?!).

You too can start your weekend with a rush of conflicting emotions. Submit today for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

Aw fudge. I just did exactly the same thing--I sent the full MG manuscript. I'm so sorry, @mmanlove.bsky.social.

On the bright side, I guess now @laurastegman.bsky.social and I have something that we can bond over!

a cookie monster from sesame street is smiling and looking at the camera

ALT: a cookie monster from sesame street is smiling and looking at the camera

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

What a powerful piece. I loved every word.

Congrats, Francesca.

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Melissa, would you consider a MG novel in verse?

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 2d

Cool!

I see what you did there.

And I hear that useful skill. 😜

Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 2d

This was supposed to have read: "Thanks for not getting nearly enough SLEEP last night!"

Apparently, I also did not get enough sleep last night because I forgot how to make sentences today.

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Tracie Renee (she/her) @tracierenee.bsky.social · 2d

a man with a mustache and curly hair is wearing a blue hoodie .

Alt: a man with a mustache and curly hair is wearing a blue hoodie and smiling.

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