Jess Bowers
@prettyminotaur.bsky.social
Animals/videogames/TV/film/history/fiction, and any odd nook where they collide. Debut fiction HORSE SHOW 🐴 out NOW from Santa Fe Writers Project!
she/her, phd
she/her, phd
One time Karen Russell called one of my short stories "really genius," and I'll be coasting on that high for the rest of my life
(psst, it's in HORSE SHOW!)
(psst, it's in HORSE SHOW!)
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One time Karen Russell called one of my short stories "really genius," and I'll be coasting on that high for the rest of my life
(psst, it's in HORSE SHOW!)
(psst, it's in HORSE SHOW!)
I ordered a new wall calendar for 2026 because I cannot function without analog organization. It blew off of the front porch before I could go outside to get it.
I hope this isn't a metaphor for the year to come.
I hope this isn't a metaphor for the year to come.
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I ordered a new wall calendar for 2026 because I cannot function without analog organization. It blew off of the front porch before I could go outside to get it.
I hope this isn't a metaphor for the year to come.
I hope this isn't a metaphor for the year to come.
Is anyone else having a hard time focusing amid >gestures at everything<?
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is anyone else having a hard time focusing amid >gestures at everything<?
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I have been made aware that there was a novelization of Good Burger and I am passing this knowledge onto you
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I have been made aware that there was a novelization of Good Burger and I am passing this knowledge onto you
Are you choreopoetry-curious? Learn from one of the best!
Don't miss out on @thewriterscenter.bsky.social's Genre Jumper! A Day long Conference on 12/7 where @poeticmoni.bsky.social will be leading the workshop, "Constraints & Forms Excite Me: Oulipian Constraints in Poetry."
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Genre Jumper! A Day long Conference @ The Writer’s Center - The Writer's Center
Learn the benefits of writing in new genres to deepen your writing in your primary genre. Genre Jumper is a one-day conference for writers interested in learning about and experimenting with new…
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Are you choreopoetry-curious? Learn from one of the best!
Fans of the Travolta story in HORSE SHOW, buckle up!
A similar but even stranger story involving a disappearing dog (or three?) named Tiger, has just been accepted for publication...!
A similar but even stranger story involving a disappearing dog (or three?) named Tiger, has just been accepted for publication...!
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Fans of the Travolta story in HORSE SHOW, buckle up!
A similar but even stranger story involving a disappearing dog (or three?) named Tiger, has just been accepted for publication...!
A similar but even stranger story involving a disappearing dog (or three?) named Tiger, has just been accepted for publication...!
Signed copies of HORSE SHOW at Rockford, IL's own MAZE BOOKS for all who celebrate...
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Signed copies of HORSE SHOW at Rockford, IL's own MAZE BOOKS for all who celebrate...
this is your periodical reminder that seeking "fidelity" in adaptation is a fool's errand due to the shift in medium among other things
also there are more than 200 adaptations of Frankenstein, ALL are valid retellings and unique utterances worthy of study
thank you for coming to my ted talk
also there are more than 200 adaptations of Frankenstein, ALL are valid retellings and unique utterances worthy of study
thank you for coming to my ted talk
"I loved GDT Frankenstein" yay!
"I hated it or was indifferent" cool!
"FINALLY SOMEONE GOT IT RIGHT" okay let's chill, I love it but it's not faithful to the source, this was Del Toro's Frankenstein
"cringe" you are an emotion-fearing coward and I don't need to hear your opinions on any art, ever
"I hated it or was indifferent" cool!
"FINALLY SOMEONE GOT IT RIGHT" okay let's chill, I love it but it's not faithful to the source, this was Del Toro's Frankenstein
"cringe" you are an emotion-fearing coward and I don't need to hear your opinions on any art, ever
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
this is your periodical reminder that seeking "fidelity" in adaptation is a fool's errand due to the shift in medium among other things
also there are more than 200 adaptations of Frankenstein, ALL are valid retellings and unique utterances worthy of study
thank you for coming to my ted talk
also there are more than 200 adaptations of Frankenstein, ALL are valid retellings and unique utterances worthy of study
thank you for coming to my ted talk
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Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Let my gravestone read "PUNCTUATION GOES INSIDE THE QUOTATION MARKS."
THOT SQUAD - HOES DEPRESSED (Official Video)
YouTube video by THOTSQUADVEVO
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November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Some video game recommendations of late:
Bye, Sweet Carole
Dispatch
News Tower
Once Upon A Katamari
Bye, Sweet Carole
Dispatch
News Tower
Once Upon A Katamari
November 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Some video game recommendations of late:
Bye, Sweet Carole
Dispatch
News Tower
Once Upon A Katamari
Bye, Sweet Carole
Dispatch
News Tower
Once Upon A Katamari
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[pulling up to the drive-through] hey can I get uhhhhhhh one of those terrible socialist mayors in my city too
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
[pulling up to the drive-through] hey can I get uhhhhhhh one of those terrible socialist mayors in my city too
"The hard headed always gotta feel it to believe it." -Mos Def
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"The hard headed always gotta feel it to believe it." -Mos Def
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can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
can’t tell if my antidepressants aren’t working or if they just weren’t built for this. like, zoloft was introduced in the 90s it barely needed to work then. if you got sad you could just buy a house.
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It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me.
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It was the whiteness of the whale that above all things appalled me.
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I actually do want a data center in my backyard so bad I want to grow numb to the endless drone of a million electronic beehives I want to get testicular cancer from people I’ll never meet generating shrek porn in their basements
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I actually do want a data center in my backyard so bad I want to grow numb to the endless drone of a million electronic beehives I want to get testicular cancer from people I’ll never meet generating shrek porn in their basements
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Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Methinks that in looking at things spiritual, we are too much like oysters observing the sun through the water
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happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
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Happy #pubday to @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET!
Join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! bit.ly/3PuHbEn
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! bit.ly/3PuHbEn
@susanschulman.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happy #pubday to @lumchanmfa.bsky.social's collection, BITTER OVER SWEET!
Join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! bit.ly/3PuHbEn
@susanschulman.bsky.social
Join the celebration by treating yourself to a copy today! bit.ly/3PuHbEn
@susanschulman.bsky.social
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[Werner Herzog voice]
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
November 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
[Werner Herzog voice]
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Actually, the McRib never goes away. It is we who are here for a limited time.
Sonarch Presents: Rasputina - "Indian Weed"
YouTube video by Sonarch Media
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October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Once in awhile very important literature crosses your path and you must look in the mirror and ask: am I going to publish a book about a guy who shits snakes? Yes I am. Yes I am. Very excited for @beardedbetts.bsky.social wtf bizarro body horror novel to come out Jan 2027. 🐍 💩 🧑⚕️
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Once in awhile very important literature crosses your path and you must look in the mirror and ask: am I going to publish a book about a guy who shits snakes? Yes I am. Yes I am. Very excited for @beardedbetts.bsky.social wtf bizarro body horror novel to come out Jan 2027. 🐍 💩 🧑⚕️
I was doing my spin class yesterday and it was a halloween one with showtunes, little shop, etc. and the instructor said "do you know anyone who deserves to be fed to a giant plant? i bet we can all think of someone!" and it was weirdly vindicating as we all giggled and knew exactly who was meant
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I was doing my spin class yesterday and it was a halloween one with showtunes, little shop, etc. and the instructor said "do you know anyone who deserves to be fed to a giant plant? i bet we can all think of someone!" and it was weirdly vindicating as we all giggled and knew exactly who was meant