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Cat Stepdad Michigander in the South Michigan Notable Book Author ENOUGH TO LOSE from Wayne State University Press Prof. & Coordinator of Creative Writing at Austin Peay State University

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Preorders are live for this major anthology edited by Michael Welch. I am always stoked for work that shows honest aspects of the Midwest, especially the Great Lakes Region. Honored to be in these pages.

23.06.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read the headline in some feed and came straight here

18.06.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm from Michigan's Thumb and I support this.

18.06.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The team at Wayne State UP have told me that online sales of ENOUGH TO LOSE are still climbing. I don't know what is contributing to this boom 18 months after the book came out but I'm extremely grateful! My neighbor even told me she got a copy!

13.06.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like mine with lettuce and tomatah!

10.06.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Real honored to sit down with Mitch at KicksART Farmington to discuss class, writing fiction, rural spaces, and of course THE THUMB. Coming this August!

10.06.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent!

08.05.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And it's a brilliant piece!

09.04.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be discussing thr working-class, my book, and answering your questions live! See you there.

29.03.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wreckage and the Hollywood sign for the Poetry in Woods #AWP25 hike.

27.03.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They got totes, at least. Had leftover KC pins, too.

27.03.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Started of #AWP25 right with eight street tacos and poetry talk with a fellow Thumbody.

27.03.2025 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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They got totes! #APW

27.03.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This may be my first #AWP with bluesky. I'm hoping to get fives of reactions to my silly posts.

Excited for a handful of working-class panels!

26.03.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had another chance to speak with a wonderful poet. Gabriel Fried's recent collection is stunning, halting, and fantastic!

26.03.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great book. Great conversation!

26.03.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished an upcoming poetry collection: NO SMALL THING by Gabriel Fried.
Reading THE ENTIRE SKY by Joe Wilkins. Good novel.

24.02.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, forgot: this is my first ever CNF pub!

24.02.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tag them here and I'll add them!

24.02.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much, Francesca!

24.02.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to work with the stellar editor @mbwwelch.bsky.social

24.02.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilling Sunday news! I wrote a creative nonfiction piece that started as a memory of playing in the woods that quickly turned into a 150-year history of exploitation of stolen land in Michigan's Thumb. Excited for this essay to be at home in this anthology.

Out next year from Belt Publishing!

24.02.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Always a pleasure to work with great authors for the great editors at ChiRB!

19.02.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the chance to talk to @rsdeeren.bsky.social about the journalism-fiction intersection, Michigan lit and other cool stuff.

18.02.2025 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

John Counts had brilliant things to say about rural life, work, and writing. It was amazing getting to speak with him!

18.02.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's Guest Editor

28.01.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's Guest Editor.

18.01.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck! We wound up giving her a weekly shot for 6 weeks and next month she goes back to the vet for a reevaluation

17.01.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Same for Marzipan. We got her B12 shots and she's doing much better.

17.01.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Junior Editor sometimes get tunnel vision when working.

14.01.2025 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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