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Lexi Kent-Monning

@lexikentmonning.bsky.social

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Debut novel THE BURDEN OF JOY out now from Rejection Letters press https://asterismbooks.com/product/the-burden-of-joy

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much, Chris!!! Can’t wait for our little ones to meet some day! 💜

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 1d

Baby’s first bit: he farted massively in front of the SoCal Gas man.

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 1d

Ok I’m starting an ongoing thread for my baby/parenting posts. Sorry to be all “I’m the first person to ever have a child,” hopefully this will make it easier to mute if this isn’t for you!

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 2d

Can someone get a copy of my book to Nicole Kidman right now please

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 2d

You know when you eat Thai food and just feel so happy to be alive?

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 4d

Just got an email from the hospital addressed to my 12 day old baby, asking him to complete a patient satisfaction survey about his birth.

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 6d

Me, not even two weeks into having a son

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 7d

I gave my OBGYN a copy of my book and she just called me on her lunch break to say "OMG" as she flips through it. She asked if I'd do a reading for her office staff. I think she was joking about that part, but YES, YES I WILL.

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 12d

I gave birth to our son a few days ago, and while we're not sharing pics of him on social media, you'll have to trust me that he's so cute, it's actually outrageous. So powerfully cute, he must be viewed through a pinhole in a piece of paper, like an eclipse, for one's safety.

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 17d

Such a dream come true for me, thank you so much, Wendy!

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 17d

This is out now 🥰 www.full-stop.net/2025/09/23/i...

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 17d

I got to interview one of my favorite writers ever, @wendyortiz.com, for @fullstopmag.bsky.social! To me, Wendy exemplifies the kind of artist so many of us aspire to be: always working and publishing on her own terms, turning hard lived moments into beautiful art. www.full-stop.net/2025/09/23/i...

Wendy C. Ortiz

How much of our own life do we try to forget, force away? Wendy C. Ortiz lives in those moments. You can see it in her book Excavation, which details her high school teacher’s grooming of her, as it e...

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 18d

For real!!!

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 18d

And Trump

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 21d

Had to sell my @nin.com tix for tonight because I’m too pregnant. Still celebrated new NIN though, with my favorite Etsy purchase of all time.

A mug featuring Trent Reznor that reads “the perfect mug,” a reference to the NIN song “The Perfect Drug”

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 24d

My team rarely hires because our average team tenure is 9 years (!), but we're hiring for a Customer Support Advocate now! Are you in PST, MST or HST? Apply and come work with me and my wonderful team @buffer.com ---> buffer.com/journey/51d5...

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 24d

Great work here

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 24d

Wherever we go after we die, I know my Grandma is welcoming Robert Redford there with enthusiasm, and to complete her mission of hooking up with him, which she talked about wanting to do frequently.

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · 29d

Truly the crossover event of my LIFE, Niina and Autofocus!!! I can't WAIT for this book!

niina pollari @niina.bsky.social · Sep 11

By the way, some news! I have a book coming out with the wonderful @autofocusbooks.bsky.social. I'm incredibly excited to join the list -- I so admire the work they've been putting out.

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Sep 8

Even better: this was at the Directors Guild Theatre. Imagine going there for a screening and being like "not you, Spielberg."

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last night I watched as a man raised his phone and took a photo, not of the two men on stage in front of us, but instead, intentionally cropping out Steven Spielberg to take a badly framed photo of just Paul Thomas Anderson.

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Sep 5

I see an armadillo!

Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Sep 4

ooh this bummed me out

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another certified Burch Banger! Absolutely love this one!

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Lexi Kent-Monning @lexikentmonning.bsky.social · Aug 16

The merch at Serj Tankian’s coffee shop is 🤌

A tote bag that says “WAKE UP!” referencing Serj Tankian’s band, System of a Down’s song “Chop Suey”