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Robin Zlotnick

@robinzlotnick.bsky.social

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writer, worrier Pubs: Gone Lawn, X-R-A-Y, Brilliant Flash Fiction, Rejection Letters, The Westchester Review, Identity Theory, etc. https://robinzlotnick.com/ https://a-sentence.beehiiv.com/

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · Jan 30

will post through it, but will not necessarily post about it

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Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 4d

We've been at this for a little more than 15 years, now, as a niche within a niche, and slow going. Perseverence is the key, but we're still a niche within a niche. Please visit us! And we love every submission.

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Gone Lawn 61 : corn moon

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s only Tuesday, that’s how bad it is

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 1d

There is literally no end to the number of treats I deserve because of this week

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 1d

i don't know how much longer this will be true for, but for now it stilll is: 2019 was last year

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 4d

Newsletter this week is about embracing the apple crisp. I did just that! Read here: a-sentence.beehiiv.com/p/every-year...

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 4d

I was warned about toddler sickness but until you’re in it you don’t realize it means constantly wiping snot off your couch

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 6d

me reading on the subway while everyone backs away: oh no, it’s not me, it’s just my mayonnaise book

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch:
Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's
In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 7d

one gross thing (among the endless gross things) about the AI actor thing is that no one even considered making it a dude I bet

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 9d

i think i cried every day of 2002

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 11d

a saudi arabian comedy festival where all the jokes are censored is a ‘90s SNL sketch that did not age well because will ferrell and chris kattan played middle eastern characters, not real life in 2025

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 13d

you can tell the kind of day I’ve had by what my toddler is eating for dinner. tonight, at his request, it’s a waffle with peanut butter and banana and a side of castelvetrano olives

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 14d

still of jeff daniels and laura linney from 'The Squid and the Whale'

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 15d

everything is terrible but my husband just put my toddler in a tiny suit

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 15d

Every day there is a new piece (or many) of the saddest news I've ever heard, and it's especially brutal to consider that this is being done on purpose by our government.

Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 15d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 15d

anyway happy new year 🍎🍯

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 15d

imagine if all the people who believed they were getting raptured actually got raptured. the whole world would feel like LA during coachella

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 17d

winding down for a night of watching whatever interests me most on the least evil streaming service I subscribe to

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 20d

One of the first actions the Northeast Public Health Collaborative has taken is to issue their own COVID vaccination recommendations, based on professional medical societies.

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NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 COVID-19 VACCINE ver: 9/15/2025
Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for all children 6-23 months
All children ages 6-23 months should be vaccinated.
Recommendations for vaccination against COVID-19 for children 2-18 years
Children and adolescents ages 2-18 years who fall within one of the following subgroups should be vaccinated:
o At high risk for severe COVID-19 (Table 1)
o Living in a long-term care facility or other congregate setting
o Have never been vaccinated against COVID-19
o Whose household members are at high risk for severe COVID-19
Healthy children and adolescents 2 - 18 years, who do not fall into the categories above, may be vaccinated.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for all adults 19-64 years
All adults 19-64 years are recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes the following groups of
adults 19-64 years who should be vaccinated:
• Persons with risk factors for severe COVID-19 disease (e.g., chronic conditions, immunocompromised
status)
• Persons at higher risk of exposure (e.g., healthcare workers, congregate care settings)
• Persons who are who are household contacts of persons at high risk of severe disease
Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for all adults 65 years or older
All adults 65 years and older should be vaccinated.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is recommended for all pregnant persons
People who are pregnant, contemplating pregnancy or have recently been pregnant and those who are lactating
should be vaccinated.
o Vaccination may occur in any trimester.
o For lactating individuals, there is no need to stop or delay breastfeeding.
o There is no need to delay pregnancy following a COVID-19 vaccine.
Immunocompromised individuals should have a conversation with their primary care provider about additional
doses needed.

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 20d

"just you wait for a year from now when the fascists willingly hand us the power to convict you all of your many varied crimes"

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20d

Swalwell: There’s going to be a Democratic majority in just over a year. To the FCC chairperson and anyone in involved in these dirty deals: get a lawyer and save your records because you’re going to be in this room answering questions

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 21d

in the middle of a writing retreat!!*

*retreating from writing like it's my dang job

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 22d

I killed a bug so big I have left it on the bottom of my shoe for three days so I can show my husband when he gets home from his work trip and he can tell me he’s proud of me

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 26d

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Madison Medeiros @madisonmedeiros.bsky.social · 26d

"Vacation arguments are real arguments with wings; they reveal a bird’s-eye-view of yourself, a perspective you’d never seen before and swore didn’t exist."

A perfect & eerie end-of-summer story!!!

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Read it here! gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

Gone Lawn 61 : Robin Zlotnick

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Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks so much for reading and sharing, Madison!! 💜

Robin Zlotnick @robinzlotnick.bsky.social · 26d

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