Molly Bollier
@mollybollier.bsky.social
I've been inactive online for the last week as I've watched my hometown burn from afar. The fires have devastated me in serious and quiet ways. I've written about it here.
Looking at Things in a Wildfire
On watching my hometown burn
mollybollier.substack.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I've been inactive online for the last week as I've watched my hometown burn from afar. The fires have devastated me in serious and quiet ways. I've written about it here.
Reposted by Molly Bollier
This piece by @heidicroot.bsky.social is perfect and true. If you're a #writer or reader of writers and you know a writer or more than one, please take the time to read these words about encouragement. And Happy holidays. 🎄✨📚❄️🩵#AmWriting
"You have the power to change your writer’s life. With holidays coming, and birthdays always upon us, the time is now. Your gift list couldn’t be easier." ~ @heidicroot.bsky.social
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An Open Letter to Your Family and Friends This Holiday Season
By Heidi Croot On a sunny October afternoon last year, my 33-year-old cousin told me his recovery program involved group writing, and he’d written a love letter to his recently deceased parents. I …
brevity.wordpress.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:41 AM
This piece by @heidicroot.bsky.social is perfect and true. If you're a #writer or reader of writers and you know a writer or more than one, please take the time to read these words about encouragement. And Happy holidays. 🎄✨📚❄️🩵#AmWriting
This is the best article I've read all year. It is a beautiful encapsulation of what it takes to live a "good" life.
18 Life-Learnings from 18 Years of The Marginalian
Somewhere along the way, you realize that no one will teach you how to live your own life — not your parents or your idols, not the philosophers or the poets, not your liberal arts education …
www.themarginalian.org
December 20, 2024 at 8:27 PM
This is the best article I've read all year. It is a beautiful encapsulation of what it takes to live a "good" life.
The protagonist of my new novel needs a name and I'm polling for suggestions.
She's a white woman born in the mid- to late-1990s.
Go!
She's a white woman born in the mid- to late-1990s.
Go!
December 19, 2024 at 8:05 PM
The protagonist of my new novel needs a name and I'm polling for suggestions.
She's a white woman born in the mid- to late-1990s.
Go!
She's a white woman born in the mid- to late-1990s.
Go!
Reposted by Molly Bollier
🏆 From 1093 nominations for 324 magazines, the results are in!
Here is who Chill Sub’s Community has named the BEST NONFICTION LIT MAGS OF 2024
⬇️ Their details & how to send your work
www.chillsubs.com/lists/commun...
Here is who Chill Sub’s Community has named the BEST NONFICTION LIT MAGS OF 2024
⬇️ Their details & how to send your work
www.chillsubs.com/lists/commun...
December 16, 2024 at 10:12 PM
🏆 From 1093 nominations for 324 magazines, the results are in!
Here is who Chill Sub’s Community has named the BEST NONFICTION LIT MAGS OF 2024
⬇️ Their details & how to send your work
www.chillsubs.com/lists/commun...
Here is who Chill Sub’s Community has named the BEST NONFICTION LIT MAGS OF 2024
⬇️ Their details & how to send your work
www.chillsubs.com/lists/commun...
What are you most excited to read in 2025?
Me? Non-political escapism...
Me? Non-political escapism...
December 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
What are you most excited to read in 2025?
Me? Non-political escapism...
Me? Non-political escapism...
Wow, who knew green beans could be so insightful? Wisdom indeed begins in wonder.
December 12, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Wow, who knew green beans could be so insightful? Wisdom indeed begins in wonder.
You know when you can't stop thinking about a book and you want to interrupt everything you're doing to read it? This book is doing that to me...
December 10, 2024 at 1:31 AM
You know when you can't stop thinking about a book and you want to interrupt everything you're doing to read it? This book is doing that to me...
Time and again, I've heard writers say: "the first draft is for the writer, the second draft is for the editor and the third draft is for the reader." But I like this notion much better...
December 9, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Time and again, I've heard writers say: "the first draft is for the writer, the second draft is for the editor and the third draft is for the reader." But I like this notion much better...
This is one of my favorite Modern Love stories. Not just because of the writer's experience but because of how she told it.
My Dog Had Trust Issues. So Did I. (Gift Article)
We needed a steady presence in our lives. Enter Kevin.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:57 AM
This is one of my favorite Modern Love stories. Not just because of the writer's experience but because of how she told it.
There are so many "best books" lists out there. I'd love to hear another reader's thoughts. What were your favorite books of 2024?
The 10 Best Books of 2024
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:25 PM
There are so many "best books" lists out there. I'd love to hear another reader's thoughts. What were your favorite books of 2024?
I'm deep into outlining my new novel and it feels exactly like this roller coaster.
November 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I'm deep into outlining my new novel and it feels exactly like this roller coaster.