Danielle Zaccagnino Maes
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Danielle Zaccagnino Maes
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English teacher, new mom, EIC of Fast Flesh Literary Journal, and author of Suppose Muscle, Suppose Night, Suppose This in August.
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Pushcart nom from Painted Pebble for “My Baby Fights Sleep…” 🐧

Woohoo!

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List of Pushcart nominations from Painted Pebble Lit Mag
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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oldest selfie on my phone. 2016. terrible at-home bleach job, tattoos I’ve since covered, and a couch from the curb.
bad selfie
January 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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baby and cat have forged a friendship 🥹
calico cat and chunky baby staring at each other
December 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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in June I became a mother and in October I became a grandmother
spotify wrapped: “October was your Coastal Grandmother Fingerstyle Yacht Rock moment”
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 PM
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there’s a subreddit called bookshelf detectives where you guess very specific facts about each other based on your shelves. guess something for me or share yours so I can investigate 🧐
a picture of my bookshelves
December 1, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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brb writing Baby Merlin lore

(not Merlin as a baby — different guy)
small blue Baby Merlin Magic Sleepsuit
November 26, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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I need sweet or dreamy songs for my baby’s naptime playlist. this is the vibe:
spotify playlist called Naptime for Bubba: These Days - Nico Dream A Little Dream Of Me - The Mamas & The Papas New Slang - The Shins God Only Knows - The Beach Boys night grows - Dallin Hatch Pink Moon - Nick Drake If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out - Yusuf / Cat Stevens Ripple - Grateful Dead Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell I Would Die 4 U - Rose Cousins, Bear's Den, Christof van der Ven
November 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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I walk out casually dancing to this
Spotify song: “World Spins Madly On” by The Weepies I woke up and wished that I was dead With an aching in my head I lay motionless in bed
November 20, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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interesting results…

(I was looking for the claire vaye watkins book)
Amazon search for “I love you but…” Results include “i love you but that dicks a bonus,” “i love you but hate your politics,” “i love you but i've chosen darkness,” “i love you but i dont trust you book,” “i love you but you're all terrible,” and “i love you but god said no”
November 20, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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tattoo of a colorful mermaid and a few fish tattoo of a lemon slice tattoo of a fox smelling a flower two arms showing with various tattoos, including flowers on each wrist
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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tattoo of raspberries and another that says “sift through the static for a simpler sound” (song lyric from kevin devine) tattoo of a deer surrounded by flowers tattoo of “your love will be safe with me,” song lyric from bon iver tattoo of “in love you loosened yourself like seawater,” line from neruda’s poetry
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 AM
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caffeine addict / jeopardy superfan
calico cat licking the outside of a coke bottle while jeopardy plays in the background
November 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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10 Little Hug quarter drinks. you will feel so rich
image shows blue and red quarter waters aka Little Hugs sugary drinks in little plastic barrels
November 16, 2024 at 4:46 AM
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babies are bad at selfies
selfie of mom and baby, but baby isn’t smiling selfie of mom and baby looking at each other. baby is laughing and more adorable than all other babies
November 14, 2024 at 6:33 PM
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pretty much
monkey in bed on his phone. caption: me and my technological extensions of self engaging in our daily cyborgian dance as we transcend the limits of flesh and machine (7:30 am)
November 12, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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November 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM