My social support agency is saying "We paid you too much" and will deduct from me every month (again). I'm on medical leave and have faced multiple ER visits with severe mental health. Can folks pls boost my ko fi? ko-fi.com/evaroslinwri...
This is why you need communications professionals. Although in this case, let them hang themselves with their own rope.
New call for submissions from @barrelhouse.bsky.social: The Aftermath. We're looking for fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art about what happens AFTER the big story is over and life goes back to "normal" (or whatever counts as "normal"). More details here:
🧵 of the night right here
On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had.
I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
It is! So good. Charming.
Last chance! 🚨
Join us tomorrow for Literary Lights 2026 featuring Pulitzer-Prize winner Peter Balakian! Writer, editor, and critic Diana Arterian will lead the discussion in this exciting virtual event.
Don't miss out! Register here: bit.ly/3NFhoMc
If you are reading this it is because I’m dead: here’s what I want to tell you about how to live | Carlos Hernández de Miguel
If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you don’t live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov
Hi Blueskyers. My husband Dan (not on Bluesky) has created an amazing #comicbook. "Goodfellow" is ancient myth meets modern Los Angeles. The kickstarter campaign to get the first issued printed launches on February 17th. Share with comic book lovers everywhere!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Every accusation from Trump is a confession
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
This has been in my mind these last days
The 1st half - scientific & authoritarian, suggesting acceptability in the notion of labelling
Then the shift in the 2nd half to a personal narrative that is profoundly sad
We are all immigrants. Where we rest our heads is home
#poetry
#poemoftheday
I published one thing this year, a lone flash #cnf called "Flea in a Cage." Lots of progress on my #memoir though. 50,000 words, baby! Some even the right ones! Thx @gordonsquare.bsky.social for being a super supporter of writers. XO to all. Keep going. www.gordonsquarereview.org/friedman-631...
Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, Ore., and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month. n.pr/49fi9CC
I wrote this column about the aggressive pushback our reporters have received for doing their jobs.
Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation.
KUOW heard from more than a dozen families that said climate change was a driving factor in their decision to relocate to the Pacific Northwest.
I realized today that I've spent about 8 years working on one 4,000-word essay. Every rejection, every rewrite has brought it closer to what it wants to be. Keep going.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
I think about this all the time and find it hilariously accurate. Thanks @gabino.bsky.social!
We are accepting applications for our four-month long Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers. The Fellowship involves one-on-one mentorship by an experienced editor on the KR team. Find application guidelines and previous fellows at the link:
kenyonreview.org/fellowship/d...
The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
Literary Arts executive director Andrew Proctor overcame challenges to steer the organization through a successful capital campaign, raising over $22 million at a time when the arts need it most. “We need literature to have a seat at the table in our civic lives.” More: at.pw.org/LitArtsInPortland
Downtown Portland has some new art at 5th and Washington🐸 👀
Click the link to read more about Portland's Protest Frog: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This Is Fascism
