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Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 19h

If, like me, you aren't quite managing to keep up with (even half of) everything happening here in the USA in real time--timeline/facts included within.

Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d

As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Howard Lovy @howardlovy.bsky.social · 20h

This appeared in my backyard this morning. Thank you to whoever is in charge of this sort of thing. It injected me with optimism.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 20h

#LetThemAllGoNow
#AllTogether
#UntilTheLastHostage
#BringThemHomeNow

Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum

733 days have passed since October 7th. 48 hostages are still being held captive by the terror organization Hamas.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 1d

It's a powerful piece. Appreciate that it's come to my attention—even if it had to happen this way.

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that today also marks the start of Sukkot (for that reason, btw, many Jews will once again be offline/not working today). Here, Mijal Bitton reflects on the convergence of the holiday with the Oct. 7 anniversary: mijal.substack.com/p/the-sukkah...

The Sukkah is Not a Safe Space

On Sukkot, Fragility, and Joy

mijal.substack.com

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 1d

Two Years 🎗️

#LetThemAllGoNow

Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

I miss Old Twitter.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

Two years ago tonight. greengolemmag.com/2024/05/21/b...

Breaking News - Green Golem Magazine

It begins with my phone, which it shouldn’t, because it begins on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath), and I shouldn’t be checking my phone (I shouldn’t even be awake now, after midnight). I most definitely ...

greengolemmag.com

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

That may be one reason I hadn't heard about it yet (sigh).

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed, and thank you for the introduction. (But is the book out in the U.S.? I'm not readily finding it with a U.S. publisher?)

Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

On this first Monday in October: still more fee-free-AND-paying opportunities that are open for submissions/applications. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/mark...

Supplementing the monthly newsletter.

Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

Including:

*multiple litmag calls that are open for submissions;
*a poetry-book prize (that will close after 300 entries);
*a grant opportunity;
*a fellowship program;
…and more.

#MondayMotivation

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

On this first Monday in October: still more fee-free-AND-paying opportunities that are open for submissions/applications. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/mark...

Supplementing the monthly newsletter.

Markets and Jobs for Writers - Erika Dreifus

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

On this first Monday in October: still more fee-free-AND-paying opportunities that are open for submissions/applications. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/mark...

Supplementing the monthly newsletter.

Finds for Writers - Erika Dreifus

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 2d

#LetThemAllGoNow
#AllTogether
#UntilTheLastHostage
#BringThemHomeNow

Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum

731 days have passed since October 7th. 48 hostages are still being held captive by the terror organization Hamas.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

Among this week's finds for writers on Practicing Writing: tips on writing about family; guidance for hiring a freelance editor; a behind-the-scenes dive into how bookstore buyers choose which titles to stock. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/find...

Items about the craft and business of writing.

#SundaySentence - Erika Dreifus

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 3d

"Now, life."

This week's #SundaySentence comes from Eli Sharabi's HOSTAGE (trans. Eylon Levy), as quoted in a @jewishreviewbooks.bsky.social review by @ssecunda.bsky.social that I've #JustRead.

www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/sund...

The best sentence I've read during the past week.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

Re-upping for weekend reference. Still more opportunities/updates coming first thing Monday morning (for paid subscribers; later that day, via the Practicing Writing blog, for everyone else who wants to check them out).

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to the October newsletter, which went out to subscribers yesterday. It features 55+ fee-free, paying/funded #opportunities that are now (or will soon be) open for submissions. Please share! bit.ly/42fSw1V

announcement of the availability of the October issue of The Practicing Writer 2.0

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 3d

#LetThemAllGoNow
#AllTogether
#UntilTheLastHostage
#BringThemHomeNow

Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum.

730 days have passed since October 7th. 48 hostages are still being held captive by the terror organization Hamas.

Jewish Literary Links - Erika Dreifus

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 4d

Included within: info about a (free, online) literary commemoration that @jbzuckerman.bsky.social will be hosting tomorrow (Sunday).

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

This week, just after Yom Kippur, My Machberet anticipates the October 7 anniversary. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/jewi...

With a focus on the upcoming two-year mark of October 7, 2023.

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 4d

#LetThemAllGoNow
#AllTogether
#UntilTheLastHostage
#BringThemHomeNow

Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum

729 days have passed since October 7th. 48 hostages are still being held captive by the terror organization Hamas.

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

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Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

Re-upping for weekend reference. Still more opportunities/updates coming first thing Monday morning (for paid subscribers; later that day, via the Practicing Writing blog, for everyone else who wants to check them out).

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 7d

Welcome to the October newsletter, which went out to subscribers yesterday. It features 55+ fee-free, paying/funded #opportunities that are now (or will soon be) open for submissions. Please share! bit.ly/42fSw1V

Finds for Writers - Erika Dreifus

Erika Dreifus @erikadreifus.bsky.social · 5d

Among this week's finds for writers on Practicing Writing: tips on writing about family; guidance for hiring a freelance editor; a behind-the-scenes dive into how bookstore buyers choose which titles to stock. www.erikadreifus.com/2025/10/find...

Items about the craft and business of writing.