I am like 5 poems behind in this workshop. Please don't tell my students what a slacker I am. 😭

Stuck in traffic and watching an old man feed an ice cream cone to a dog that is clearly not his, through a tall fence.

That dog will probably ruin his owner's rug later, but the joy! In both of them! 🥺

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Want to hear something weird? My 9yo has never had a nightmare. Ever! She also has never been afraid of the dark or ghosts or anything at all except speaking in front of large groups.

I'm still afraid of the dark. Wtf.

One week from today! Come on out to Pittsburgh or join us online for the Barrelhouse conference, a fun and productive day talking craft and publishing with a bunch accomplished but also very nice good weirdo writers and editors. Hope to see you there! writersconnectconference.com

2 spots are available for BIPOC writers at no charge! Check the class page for more info!

Is Good Humor hiring? I could do this job.

Me: I BELIEVE SCIENCE

Science: please just don’t use your phone right before bed and right after waking up, it’s literally destroying your circadian rhythm

Me: no

Black undergrads and grad students: This 15K scholarship looks AMAZING and only requires a 5-min video submission!

givingback.org/legacy-lab-sch…

Taking out a second mortgage so I can introduce my theater tween to Wicked and Les Mis.

Me: Yes I am a little better, but can a person have 5 minutes to not be violently ill and just sit?

Family and work:

Don't write about your kids, everyone says. But when my daughter was 4 she drew a picture of herself WEARING MY SKIN and you want me to keep that to myself??

I love puberty because it's this super fun mashup of OMG YOU'RE SO EMBARRASSING and OMG HELP ME NOW OR I'LL DIE. Over and over until you kick them out, I assume?