Todd Dillard
@toddedillard.bsky.social
“Ways We Vanish” from Okay Donkey, “Ragnarök at the Father Daughter Dance” from Variant, finalist for the Donald Hall AWP Prize, poems in Threepenny, Southern Review, APR, HAD, etc.
snapped my shovel trying to crack it yesterday too
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
snapped my shovel trying to crack it yesterday too
oh neat! I was thinking of how she does this move but didn't know she'd written about it specifically--it did make me think of my mom's very Southern drawl, and how sermon-like she was when she spoke (which was useful to her as a lawyer too)
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
oh neat! I was thinking of how she does this move but didn't know she'd written about it specifically--it did make me think of my mom's very Southern drawl, and how sermon-like she was when she spoke (which was useful to her as a lawyer too)
I don't; I'll give it a listen
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I don't; I'll give it a listen
unfortunately the counter argument to this is "but I don't like that" which, fair
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
unfortunately the counter argument to this is "but I don't like that" which, fair
I love it! and that the heliosphere has a shape, and tapers too
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I love it! and that the heliosphere has a shape, and tapers too
wait i am mixing up astrology and astronomy again, sorry
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
wait i am mixing up astrology and astronomy again, sorry
voyager just crossed into the heliopause! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmo0...
NASA’s Voyager Just Crossed the Edge of the Solar System — and Found Something Wild
YouTube video by NASA Space News
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January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
voyager just crossed into the heliopause! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmo0...
i said this to my kid and she said "the one with 'author04' in her email??" and now she looks SO SAD
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
i said this to my kid and she said "the one with 'author04' in her email??" and now she looks SO SAD
me: are you sure?
my kid: DAD I HAVE BEEN YOUR DAUGHTER FOR TEN YEARS
my kid: DAD I HAVE BEEN YOUR DAUGHTER FOR TEN YEARS
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
me: are you sure?
my kid: DAD I HAVE BEEN YOUR DAUGHTER FOR TEN YEARS
my kid: DAD I HAVE BEEN YOUR DAUGHTER FOR TEN YEARS
you mean there's a link between a mother's death while becoming a father???? wish I had explored that more
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
you mean there's a link between a mother's death while becoming a father???? wish I had explored that more
oh to toil in near-anonymity and then be rewarded with the fleeting attention of a Scooby Doo-ified canonical author, it's the reason behind "the work"
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 PM
oh to toil in near-anonymity and then be rewarded with the fleeting attention of a Scooby Doo-ified canonical author, it's the reason behind "the work"
even through the lens of someone who loves being flattered, I was just bored with this
the people who have sent genuine emails about the book have all basically said "I needed this but it kinda fucked me up" -- the highest praise IMO
the people who have sent genuine emails about the book have all basically said "I needed this but it kinda fucked me up" -- the highest praise IMO
January 27, 2026 at 2:36 PM
even through the lens of someone who loves being flattered, I was just bored with this
the people who have sent genuine emails about the book have all basically said "I needed this but it kinda fucked me up" -- the highest praise IMO
the people who have sent genuine emails about the book have all basically said "I needed this but it kinda fucked me up" -- the highest praise IMO
almost got me with how "author04" was in the email address
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
almost got me with how "author04" was in the email address
ghastly!!! oh no!!!
well, if this workshop gets offered again, I'll let you know, but in the interim if you ever just want to talk poetry shop you can DM me (I love talking about poems, it's why my DMs are always open)
well, if this workshop gets offered again, I'll let you know, but in the interim if you ever just want to talk poetry shop you can DM me (I love talking about poems, it's why my DMs are always open)
January 27, 2026 at 12:33 AM
ghastly!!! oh no!!!
well, if this workshop gets offered again, I'll let you know, but in the interim if you ever just want to talk poetry shop you can DM me (I love talking about poems, it's why my DMs are always open)
well, if this workshop gets offered again, I'll let you know, but in the interim if you ever just want to talk poetry shop you can DM me (I love talking about poems, it's why my DMs are always open)
I hope so! Nothing lined up right now though, but if more ppl ask, perhaps!
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I hope so! Nothing lined up right now though, but if more ppl ask, perhaps!
I somehow am one of the co-chairs of the arts and humanities rounds which happens alongside the magazine’s release so I figured I might as well send something!
January 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I somehow am one of the co-chairs of the arts and humanities rounds which happens alongside the magazine’s release so I figured I might as well send something!