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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 2h

Reminds me of Wendell Berry.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 21h

“That there’s a damn shame, Bill. Yeah, no, sorry, I didn’t see anything. I was visiting my sister’s tree over on Morgan. I’ll ask around and let you know if I hear something, though. Geez, what a world, am I right? Anyway, your homeowners policy should cover it, no?”

A squirrel stands next to a partially-chewed pumpkin on a stoop.

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 2h

Really lovely (and funny) thread here on the necessity of good editors.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 17h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 2h

I'm glad I went to bed before these nightmarish puns struck😂

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 14h

this thread is hilarious 😆

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 20h

Of course Ann Patchett wrote the intro to the saddest book you have ever read 😆

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 21h

Bookshop is having a sale to counter Prime Day! What a great opportunity to buy this cool new book I heard about.

bookshop.org/p/books/firs...

First Kicking, Then Not

Check out First Kicking, Then Not - <p>A young woman transforms after an unspeakable loss. A recent divorcee discovers a new life. An aging mother fears losing everything she loves, while another aban...

bookshop.org

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 1d

Just opened an abandoned desktop folder and found the beginnings to three short stories I'd completely forgotten about. And they're pretty good??

Thank you, 2024 me. 🥹

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 1d

This thread is delightful.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 2d

A life update: this wound up paying off. I'm still applying to several jobs that are hopefully careers, but I've got my survival needs covered by a job at the airport that I'm apparently pretty good at.

And instead of being in an office alone, which was driving me mad, I see 20k people a day.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Aug 12

There is a line around this building to get to the line entrance to wait to get into this job fair.

At the airport. For airport jobs.

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 1d

Need more small presses in your literary diet? Oh do we have the list for you!

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

buff.ly

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An Irredeemable Heretic outlawed by donOld drumpft @furfaced1.bsky.social · 2d

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 3d

BBC/Guardian. Globe and Mail. ProPublica. High Country News.

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 3d

Y'all, you get a free registration for AWP if you volunteer for ONE SHIFT. That's incredible, considering the $$$ of entrance!

conference.awpwriter.org/work_exchang...

Work Exchange

Are you a current student, adjunct professor, or someone needing assistance to cover the cost of the conference? Sign up to participate in our work-exchange program for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookf...

conference.awpwriter.org

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 3d

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 3d

I love your crafty updates.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3d

Do you deserve more video of cedar waxwings preening on branches?! Probably not, but I'm going to give you a pass today on your misdeeds.

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Flash Frog @flashfrog.bsky.social · 5d

FLASH FROGTOBER is just around the corner! 👻🐸👻

And you all aren’t ready…

These aren’t your grandparents’ ghost stories! 👀

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 6d

We can't review what we don't receive! Check out our submission guidelines to consider sending us your work! We love small press authors and are always on the lookout for New & Notable work.

Submission Guidelines

What genres of books and stories does Locus review? We review science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative, surreal, slipstream, crossed genres, similarly themed YA, art books, and related nonfict…

locusmag.com

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 6d

Real

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

This is so cool. 3 minute read.

Dr Dean Burnett @garwboy.bsky.social · 6d

What makes even your strangest dreams feel familiar, explained by a neuroscientist

www.sciencefocus.com...

Because it's weird, right? You're dreaming of being upside down in a flaming boat made of fingernails, talking to a bat who's also your mother, and be all like "Yup, this is fine"

Here's why

What makes even your strangest dreams feel familiar, explained by a neuroscientist - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Our sleeping brains weave a patchwork out of our memories in complex, baffling ways.

www.sciencefocus.com

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

How dare you.

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

basketballs plural. And then sell them at random like Wonka's Golden Tickets

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

You could print it ON BASKETBALLS

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

In a recent communication a legislator pitched the $50+billion being routed to rural hospitals through Trump tax cuts as better than the puny "7% dedicated through Medicaid." 7% of the Medicaid budget is $63 billion. LANGUAGE GAMES piss me off.

RandyResists2025💙🔵 @resist2025.bsky.social · 6d

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Dina Strasser @dinaeliz.bsky.social · 6d

I cannot even express how much joy this gives me.

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 6d

The best news! ❤️

'Reading Rainbow' Is Coming Back After Nearly 20 Years With Beloved Librarian As Host—And Fans Are Pumped

www.comicsands.com

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