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Nora Maynard

@noramaynard.bsky.social

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Writer & editor in NYC. Stories in Tiny Molecules, Pangyrus, HAD. Nonfiction in Salon, The Millions, Ploughshares blog, Kitchn. Runner, movie lover, beginner violinist. Co-founder & co-editor of -ette @ettereview.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/noramaynard

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 3d

The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

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Toronto

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 7d

My sister and I always used to hang around the magazine rack reading MAD while our mom grocery shopped. Today I had to stop and LOL again

MAD Magazine issue in a supermarket rack. Cover shows Alfred E Newman trapped in a cat carrier surrounded by free-roaming cats. Cover caption says “MAD fixes cats”

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 10d

Also “So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time.” 🧅

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 10d

“Hmm, your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.”

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 11d

Went to a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live today at BAM with Stephen Colbert as special guest

Empty stage before show taping started. Background scrim says JKL and Coney Island

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 11d

I was!

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 12d

So cool!

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 12d

Excited to get an acceptance from @hexliterary.bsky.social!

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-ette review @ettereview.bsky.social · 14d

We’re very sad to learn of the passing of Jenn Martelli

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Jennifer Martelli | -ette-review

Jennifer Martelli in -ette-review Issue I: Fall 2023

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Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 16d

Whoa!

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 16d

Shonen Knife! They put on super high-energy show at Littlefield in Brooklyn last night! So fun!

All-woman Japanese punk band performing for crowd

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 18d

NDA Heads

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you! 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Nora Maynard @noramaynard.bsky.social · 19d

Very, very hot sauce in progress! @chesterjankowski.bsky.social just got our 2025 batch going. Ghost peppers, habaneros, plus some milder ones. Will ferment for around 2 weeks, then purée. Will keep us going for the year