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Donna Talarico
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Writer, higher ed storyteller, lit mag founder (Hippocampus). Co-ed, Getting to the Truth: The Craft & Practice of Creative Nonfiction. In-progress YA memoir. Curious. Loves diners, road trips, ephemera, wordplay, crosswords & board games.
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April 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Next on STORIES ON SUNDAY (3/16, 7ET): Hear Shannon Luders-Manuel read from The One Who Loves You: Growing Up Biracial in a Black and White World. Between readings we'll chat with Shannon about her memoir, writing process & and publishing journey. Details: hippocampusmagazine.com/event/storie...
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If you were to write a thoughtful, well-researched opinion piece for a local/nat'l paper, what timely or evergreen issue would you discuss? That's exactly what we're talking about in tonight's (1/28) How-To Tuesday w/ Kelly Caldwell & Hippocampus Mag. Details: hippocampusmagazine.com/event/how-to...
Writing & Publishing Op-Eds - Kelly Caldwell | Hippocampus Magazine
Learn about writing op-eds, including how to find markets for opinion writing, with Kelly Caldwell at our January 2025 How-To Tuesday from Hippocampus Magazine.
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January 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Donna Talarico
Reminder! Our first How-To Tuesday of 2025 is tomorrow (1/28 @ 7ET) and it's all about writing and publishing opinion pieces (op-eds). Come learn with us and the brilliant Kelly Caldwell. (It will be recorded if you can't make it live!) hippocampusmagazine.com/event/how-to...
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The new "forgetting you made coffee" for me is "forgetting you made instant ramen." I'm here for you, Dear Noodles, even if you're a bit bloated and soggy.
a cartoon cat is eating noodles from a bowl
ALT: a cartoon cat is eating noodles from a bowl
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January 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Donna Talarico
Next week! Come outline an op-ed with me, and let's talk about how to share our opinions more effectively, in this @hippocampusmag.bsky.social How To Tuesday event!

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Writing & Publishing Op-Eds - Kelly Caldwell | Hippocampus Magazine
Learn about writing op-eds, including how to find markets for opinion writing, with Kelly Caldwell at our January 2025 How-To Tuesday from Hippocampus Magazine.
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January 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted by Donna Talarico
Our We Love Short Shorts Contest for #FlashCNF returns for 2025. Basics: No theme/up to 250 wds/$250 grand prize/$100 to two runners-up; all 3 will be pub'd in April. Submit through Feb. 1-28. Full guidelines, submissions tips & links to last year's winners: hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/01/we-l...
January 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
You should not legally be able to fly unless you are a decent human being.
January 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Empathy. Have it.

That’s the post.
January 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It's me. But it's likely because I have a tendency to put things back when I find them where they don't belong. Or turn a box or jar so it's facing the right way.
January 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Just registered for the 2025 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament! Looking forward to being in Stamford, seeing puzzle pals, playing lobby games and, of course, two days of crosswords. #ACPT #ACPT2025
January 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reposted by Donna Talarico
Our first issue of 2025 will hit the virtual newsstand the week of Jan 6th. Until then, there's so much to explore in our November-December issues (and the archives!). Happy reading!
January 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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January 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just me, walkin’ to the office wondering why things typically closed on Mondays are open today….
January 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
My only resolution this year is for it to be the year $hit**gets done.

**The $hit that’s been put off far too long. Only I can change it. ⚡️⚡️
January 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I just woke up from a nap and was having a dream where the term “industrial space” was the name for the second space after a period (from typing days of yore).
December 27, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I don’t know why but seeing this pumpkin on a fire hydrant while it was flurrying made me happy. Had to go outside to capture it. But does someone want to tell the pumpkin it’s illegal to park there? #lancasterpa #citylife #citystreets
December 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Left a work timer running during my Thanksgiving road trip. Oops! Thankfully from Google Drive timestamps I can get a read on when I actually stopped before leaving last Tues. 🤣
December 2, 2024 at 6:03 PM
For your #CNF reading pleasure this weekend.
Our Nov-Dec '24 issue is live! If features #CNF from Alison Colwell, Bridgette Shade, Casey Mulligan Walsh, Jen Machajewski, Kate Lu Sedor, Marcos Reyna, Michael Nagle, Monika Dutt & Rayya Liebich. Plus new reviews, interviews & a craft column! www.hippocampusmagzine.com
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Someone I went to elem. school with just made a "2 truths & a lie" post on FB and I'm like: I still never forgot how you bragged in 2nd grade that not only had you been in an airplane before, but also that you TASTED A CLOUD. [A BFF and I laugh about that to this day whenever we fly together.]
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 PM
The sleep option on my desktop power menu has been missing for a week now, and if that's not a metaphor for November 2024, I'm not sure what is.
November 22, 2024 at 3:59 PM
My downstairs neighbor yelled at her puppy to down three times and now I have “Ring of Fire” stuck in my head.
November 21, 2024 at 3:34 PM
OK, I'll play.

Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — The Glass Castle
One movie 🎥 — The Goonies
One album 💿 — Damn the Torpedoes
One TV show 📺 — Severance

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Introduce yourself with:

One book 📚 — Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
One movie 🎥 — Jaws
One album 💿 — Joshua Tree (U2)
One TV show 📺 — Succession

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November 20, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Such BS that retail performance reviews rely on reviews. Ex: Hubs texted pic of a "0" rating he just got that basically said: "Nothing wrong w/ store or service. I just refuse to recommend a store unless they're going to pay me to advertise for them." Like, you weren't paid to write THAT either.🤦
November 20, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Me: Breathing a sigh of relief after finishing a season of a show, promising I’ll stop with TV get back to reading more at night. Also me: **starts Kaos.**
a man wearing sunglasses is sitting in the back seat of a car next to another man wearing a baseball cap .
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses is sitting in the back seat of a car next to another man wearing a baseball cap .
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November 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM