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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Aug 26

A week ago, I went to bed without having the slightest clue that the next 10 days on the mountain would be as transformative as many writing friends told me would be. Here’s to the knowing… and now the waiting until I can return

#breadloaf2025
#blueparlor
#workshop
#writingcommunity
#iykyk

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Aug 15

As golden as the light #breadloafwriters

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thank you @narrativemag.bsky.social for making dreams come true. Seriously, this list with so many literary heroes and friends was a thrill

#firsts #stories #writingcommunity

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jul 21

For an upcoming program, I have to be prepared to talk about a passage that I particularly admire. Amy Hempel’s “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson” guts me. Every. Single. Time. Will I ugly cry when I’m talking about it? Stay tuned… #babycomehug #booksky #literaryfiction #stories #writingcommunity

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jul 16

It was a magical week in the valley with @communityofwriters.bsky.social I will carry it in my heart for a long while, quite probably forever.
#booksky
#writingcommunity
#writers
#westcoastbestcoast
#grateful

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jul 11

It’s been a wonderful time so far at @communityofwriters.bsky.social and this jay bird agrees

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jun 14

Thank you @penamerica.bsky.social for an incredible Emerging Voice program. We cried, we laughed. And yes, it became a part of us. Forever EVs… creating, communing, and caring. #cantstop #wontstop
#writingcommunity #fiction

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jun 12

This Friday, June 13th, I’ll be giving a reading of my novel in progress as a PEN America Emerging Voice with my fellow amazing EVs. Register with link below or in bio—it’s free plus friendly faces always appreciated
#writingcommunity

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June 2025 Emerging Voices Workshop: Final Reading

Join us for the talents of our summer Emerging Voices Workshop cohort!

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jun 3

Truly one of the best there is 😊

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · May 12

Grateful for a wonderful Mother’s Day with my favorite mamas and my favorite mama-makers

#psiloveyou #classics

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · May 1

Thanks for asking! And great to be connected with you here.

My short stories are in journals / lit mags. Here’s a link to one online (registration required but free). narri.tv/3Xk7Qcf

A Blessing | Narrative Magazine

A Blessing by Soo J. Hong — Sixteen years ago, I sat down in an airless cabin on a ...

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Narrative @narrativemag.bsky.social · Apr 2

It’s our free submission period. Looking forward to reading your amazing work!

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Apr 1

This is hilarious. And relatable. 🫠🤗

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Mar 30

Affirming and fun times #AWP2025 it’s official: these are really my people 🥰 lovely visiting with
@catamaranlit.bsky.social @chicagoqreview.bsky.social @amethystwrites.bsky.social @uclaextension.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #grateful

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Mar 1

With all that’s going on, it seemed like the perfect thing to post going into the weekend are pics of our cat because… well… 😍
#cats #catsky

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Feb 21

In other news… 🧔🧔‍♂️🧔‍♀️

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Feb 21

The New York Yankees are ending the team’s longstanding policy on facial hair and will allow “well-groomed beards moving forward.” The policy was in place since the 1970s.

Yankees Part With Tradition: Beards Are Now Allowed

The team is ending its longstanding policy on facial hair and will allow “well-groomed beards moving forward,” Hal Steinbrenner said.

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Feb 21

“It’s a destruction so relentless, illegal, and comprehensive that…every element of the attack is still shocking…For any of this to matter, that group of people will need to assert itself”

Where are our leaders?
👇 such a great piece @nplusonemag.com

n+1 @nplusonemag.com · Feb 21

In a just world, the Trump/Musk coup would receive the wall-to-wall coverage granted to James Comey’s firing or, for that matter, Hillary Clinton’s emails. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

DOGE Nation | Mark Krotov

Like Critical Race Theory before it—but with a supercharged intensity, since each new campaign of right-wing hate has been more aggressive than the last—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has come to st...

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Feb 15

Could spend all day curating a 6-plus minute playlist and this one for sure makes it

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Feb 15

Easy peasy. One of the best bangers of all time

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) Original Long Version - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel

YouTube video by Kenneth Wagner

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Feb 12

Catching up on all the Oscar 🏆nominations. NGL: spending a lot of time at the Aero recently 📽️🎞️🎥💙 may have a wee impact on my writing productivity. 💯 worth it. Thanks @amcinematheque.bsky.social for these amazing screenings! 🙌

#filmsky #oscars @zoesaldanaa.bsky.social
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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · Feb 2

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Call it by its name: A coup.

February 1, 2025

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · Jan 10

I invite people around the country who can spare some $$ to check out these charities vetted by Charity Navigator. Fwiw I'm donating to the California Community Fund's "Wildfire Recovery Fund." But there are other great ones too. Be generous if you can!
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Los Angeles Fires

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Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jan 2

Money, work, love. In 2025 let’s make of them what we wish.

Francis Ford Coppola, a true living legend, kicking off the new year with truth bombs

#filmsky #scritpsky #storytellers #manifest

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Jan 1

What should I ask Coppola? 90 minute Q&A with “all questions and discussions permitted” 🙋‍♀️🎤
Happy New Year and new traditions… #lfg #film #newyear #megalopolis #scriptsky #storyteller #filmsky #happy

Soo J. Hong @soojhong.bsky.social · Dec 29

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