Katherine Plumhoff
@kplumhoff.bsky.social
fiction @ places
elated Pushcart, BotN, BSF nominee
2025 fellow @smokelong.bsky.social
organizer @saloneurope.bsky.social
reader @splitlipthemag.bsky.social
katherineplumhoff.com
valencia, es
elated Pushcart, BotN, BSF nominee
2025 fellow @smokelong.bsky.social
organizer @saloneurope.bsky.social
reader @splitlipthemag.bsky.social
katherineplumhoff.com
valencia, es
reading BOULDER again (in English this time to prep for hosting club de lectura on it next week) and this paragraph brought me right back to my favorite story from @amystuber.com's collection SAD GROWNUPS. more adult women working at summer camps pls
January 31, 2026 at 11:17 AM
reading BOULDER again (in English this time to prep for hosting club de lectura on it next week) and this paragraph brought me right back to my favorite story from @amystuber.com's collection SAD GROWNUPS. more adult women working at summer camps pls
i'm on the last 50 pages of this. DAMN can Roy write (and smoke a cigarette with unflappable cool, see cover)
January 25, 2026 at 9:15 AM
i'm on the last 50 pages of this. DAMN can Roy write (and smoke a cigarette with unflappable cool, see cover)
OH BABY you wanted to come to a @saloneurope.bsky.social event in 2026? we're giving you NINE CHANCES in FEBRUARY!!! i'm HOSTING ONE OF THEM!! DM me or EWS for booking details 💅
January 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM
OH BABY you wanted to come to a @saloneurope.bsky.social event in 2026? we're giving you NINE CHANCES in FEBRUARY!!! i'm HOSTING ONE OF THEM!! DM me or EWS for booking details 💅
popped into a packed house at an open mic here in valencia and invited everyone to @saloneurope.bsky.social's vlc mini salon on feb 11 then listened to my dear friend read about lana del rey. good thursday.
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
popped into a packed house at an open mic here in valencia and invited everyone to @saloneurope.bsky.social's vlc mini salon on feb 11 then listened to my dear friend read about lana del rey. good thursday.
i interviewed @ambersparks.bsky.social for ow but wow (my limited series on feelings) and loved her rec for Lorna Simpson. that sent me on a rabbit hole — which led me to her screenprint "Detroit (Ode to G.)"
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
i interviewed @ambersparks.bsky.social for ow but wow (my limited series on feelings) and loved her rec for Lorna Simpson. that sent me on a rabbit hole — which led me to her screenprint "Detroit (Ode to G.)"
NOTHING LIKE A ZINE. i made my first one last month and i'm obsessed with her. it's about hydrangeas of course.
MORE IMPORTANTLY. I LOVE THIS STORY. tangerines, car hookups, lonely rainy days. what more could i ask for?
congrats my friend!!!
MORE IMPORTANTLY. I LOVE THIS STORY. tangerines, car hookups, lonely rainy days. what more could i ask for?
congrats my friend!!!
December 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
NOTHING LIKE A ZINE. i made my first one last month and i'm obsessed with her. it's about hydrangeas of course.
MORE IMPORTANTLY. I LOVE THIS STORY. tangerines, car hookups, lonely rainy days. what more could i ask for?
congrats my friend!!!
MORE IMPORTANTLY. I LOVE THIS STORY. tangerines, car hookups, lonely rainy days. what more could i ask for?
congrats my friend!!!
went to the beach on a sunny day in december and it turns out i actually have no problems anymore. i don't even know what a problem is
December 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
went to the beach on a sunny day in december and it turns out i actually have no problems anymore. i don't even know what a problem is
today in murals
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
today in murals
i have a list of places i browse when i want a story butterfly to land on a branch of my brain and this is one of my fav new additions --
the Dream Bank, a searchable collection of dreams from the last 40 years, some delightful, others horrifying, all of them prompts:
dreambank.net/search.html
the Dream Bank, a searchable collection of dreams from the last 40 years, some delightful, others horrifying, all of them prompts:
dreambank.net/search.html
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
i have a list of places i browse when i want a story butterfly to land on a branch of my brain and this is one of my fav new additions --
the Dream Bank, a searchable collection of dreams from the last 40 years, some delightful, others horrifying, all of them prompts:
dreambank.net/search.html
the Dream Bank, a searchable collection of dreams from the last 40 years, some delightful, others horrifying, all of them prompts:
dreambank.net/search.html
3 days. 3 salons. 5 hosts. 25 readers. 100 attendees. intimate moments and communal ones, laughter and tears, favorites new and old. @saloneurope.bsky.social, see you next year in Madrid, Sept 25-27, to do it all again.
September 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
3 days. 3 salons. 5 hosts. 25 readers. 100 attendees. intimate moments and communal ones, laughter and tears, favorites new and old. @saloneurope.bsky.social, see you next year in Madrid, Sept 25-27, to do it all again.
a @smokelong.bsky.social reading is a masterclass in learning how to read WELL. taking notes @marioaliberto3.bsky.social !!
(hi @lorifontanes.bsky.social
@marilynduarte.bsky.social
@lmbayley.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@johannah.bsky.social + more!)
(hi @lorifontanes.bsky.social
@marilynduarte.bsky.social
@lmbayley.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@johannah.bsky.social + more!)
May 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
a @smokelong.bsky.social reading is a masterclass in learning how to read WELL. taking notes @marioaliberto3.bsky.social !!
(hi @lorifontanes.bsky.social
@marilynduarte.bsky.social
@lmbayley.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@johannah.bsky.social + more!)
(hi @lorifontanes.bsky.social
@marilynduarte.bsky.social
@lmbayley.bsky.social
@quickasaflash.bsky.social
@timothycgoodwin.bsky.social
@johannah.bsky.social + more!)
changing it up a bit: small coffee, big tomato toast, LITTLE book this time
May 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
changing it up a bit: small coffee, big tomato toast, LITTLE book this time
wrote a (long) short story, Sanctuary, about an accidental nanny, and queer desire, and how being paid to take care of someone else's kids can feel like the only way to access a certain kind of family —
and it's out in print in Issue 31 of Quarter After Eight this month!
and it's out in print in Issue 31 of Quarter After Eight this month!
May 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
wrote a (long) short story, Sanctuary, about an accidental nanny, and queer desire, and how being paid to take care of someone else's kids can feel like the only way to access a certain kind of family —
and it's out in print in Issue 31 of Quarter After Eight this month!
and it's out in print in Issue 31 of Quarter After Eight this month!
met @delgeo14.bsky.social last week in Athens and today i get to hear her speak about the importance of writing community :)
the lessons: writing doesn't have to be lonely, community makes everything better, SLIDE INTO THE DMS ALWAYS
the lessons: writing doesn't have to be lonely, community makes everything better, SLIDE INTO THE DMS ALWAYS
March 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
met @delgeo14.bsky.social last week in Athens and today i get to hear her speak about the importance of writing community :)
the lessons: writing doesn't have to be lonely, community makes everything better, SLIDE INTO THE DMS ALWAYS
the lessons: writing doesn't have to be lonely, community makes everything better, SLIDE INTO THE DMS ALWAYS
i personally love sneaking up on you
thanks for including my @hexliterary.bsky.social story @mynachang.bsky.social !!!
thanks for including my @hexliterary.bsky.social story @mynachang.bsky.social !!!
March 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
i personally love sneaking up on you
thanks for including my @hexliterary.bsky.social story @mynachang.bsky.social !!!
thanks for including my @hexliterary.bsky.social story @mynachang.bsky.social !!!
i love Amy's stories and this prompted me to buy a copy of SAD GROWNUPS for my sister, because nothing is better than book mail except maybe talking with the best friend you happen to share blood w about how hard and weird and wonderful it is to become a grownup. sister book club incoming!
February 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
i love Amy's stories and this prompted me to buy a copy of SAD GROWNUPS for my sister, because nothing is better than book mail except maybe talking with the best friend you happen to share blood w about how hard and weird and wonderful it is to become a grownup. sister book club incoming!
buenos días from Valencia, where this morning i am reading the @smokelong.bsky.social queue in the company of one of the best tomato toasts on record!
have loved being a part of @saloneurope.bsky.social in this wonderful first year 😚
have loved being a part of @saloneurope.bsky.social in this wonderful first year 😚
February 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
buenos días from Valencia, where this morning i am reading the @smokelong.bsky.social queue in the company of one of the best tomato toasts on record!
have loved being a part of @saloneurope.bsky.social in this wonderful first year 😚
have loved being a part of @saloneurope.bsky.social in this wonderful first year 😚
oh and if you're reading this it's too late to sign up for our Berlin event I am hosting (!!) ....... so get thee on the list for April (virtual or later in the month in-person in London!) STAT
February 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
oh and if you're reading this it's too late to sign up for our Berlin event I am hosting (!!) ....... so get thee on the list for April (virtual or later in the month in-person in London!) STAT
See a sky, send a sky, Valencia orange saluting Brussels pink 🧡💗
January 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
See a sky, send a sky, Valencia orange saluting Brussels pink 🧡💗
RELATABLEEEEE
my mac has a physical spanish keyboard but i toggle it from US -> ES and back as needed! saves me between 8-10 minutes every time I have to type 1) the euro symbol 2) ñ
good luck friend <3
my mac has a physical spanish keyboard but i toggle it from US -> ES and back as needed! saves me between 8-10 minutes every time I have to type 1) the euro symbol 2) ñ
good luck friend <3
January 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
RELATABLEEEEE
my mac has a physical spanish keyboard but i toggle it from US -> ES and back as needed! saves me between 8-10 minutes every time I have to type 1) the euro symbol 2) ñ
good luck friend <3
my mac has a physical spanish keyboard but i toggle it from US -> ES and back as needed! saves me between 8-10 minutes every time I have to type 1) the euro symbol 2) ñ
good luck friend <3
serious question does anybody know what this is
January 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
serious question does anybody know what this is
another warm, weird, wonderful @saloneurope.bsky.social virtual salon hosted by the incomparable @kiklodge.bsky.social. see you again online in April!
January 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
another warm, weird, wonderful @saloneurope.bsky.social virtual salon hosted by the incomparable @kiklodge.bsky.social. see you again online in April!
on screen: T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist readings, streamed from London, in Valencia
off screen: pizza, chocolate, cheering
poetrysociety.org.uk/news/t-s-eli... @poetrysociety.bsky.social
off screen: pizza, chocolate, cheering
poetrysociety.org.uk/news/t-s-eli... @poetrysociety.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
on screen: T.S. Eliot Prize shortlist readings, streamed from London, in Valencia
off screen: pizza, chocolate, cheering
poetrysociety.org.uk/news/t-s-eli... @poetrysociety.bsky.social
off screen: pizza, chocolate, cheering
poetrysociety.org.uk/news/t-s-eli... @poetrysociety.bsky.social
James Salter on the roof in sunny Valencia (the opening story is about Barcelona so very on theme)
January 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
James Salter on the roof in sunny Valencia (the opening story is about Barcelona so very on theme)
wrote my final newsletter of the year about watching movies and catharsis.
including my top 10 and a little data as a treat
including my top 10 and a little data as a treat
December 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM
wrote my final newsletter of the year about watching movies and catharsis.
including my top 10 and a little data as a treat
including my top 10 and a little data as a treat