@claireoconnor.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, rambler. Repped by Hellie Ogden at WME. I’m currently the author-in-residence at Linfield University in Oregon, but I usually live with my wife in Scotland. She/her. 🌈
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The word November in slanting brown script with various colored leaves, acorns, berries all around it.
I'm writing a flash a day during the month of November for Nancy Stohlman's long-running #FlashNano! Who else is doing this? I'm excited and determined. ✍️
01.11.2023 12:55 — 👍 36 🔁 4 💬 5 📌 2Just signed up! Thanks for spreading the word!
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“Who gets to count as human?” www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
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OUT NOW 🎉 “Trans Histories by Trans Historians,” a GHR special issue featuring the work of nine emerging trans historians and the joyful cover art of Two-Spirit artist Milo Ira. Co-edited by @chrisapihlak.bsky.social and yours truly 🏳️⚧️
Please share & read open-access here: tinyurl.com/ghrvol12
I accidentally wrote a metaphor for writing. I’m talking about arctic birds but it’s also my writing process: “The divers flung themselves, directionless, plunging as far as they could go and hoping for the best.”
21.10.2023 23:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0For the entirety of Frankfurt
@Book_Fair Fitzcarraldo Editions have made the eBook of Adania Shibli's MINOR DETAIL, tr. Elisabeth Jaquette, free to download:
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I’ve been going through my novel chapters to map out the conflicts. Honestly, do I ever write about anything else?
16.10.2023 15:08 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I only got here a few days ago. I like what I see so far!
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New Prize for non fiction by black wimen. Please share
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A list of the meanings of words for a jellyfish in different languages:
7. Sea glitter (Icelandic)
6. Moon of the sea (Japanese)
5. Bride of the sea (Farsi)
4. Mush fish (Cherokee)
3. Bad water (Peruvian Spanish)
2. Seal snot (Irish)
1. Whale vomit (Faroese)
The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra. Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan.
13.10.2023 06:04 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I aim for 300–feels much more manageable. I know some writers who opt for 250. Save some for the next day!
13.10.2023 05:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It’s amazing! I haven’t decided which story to have my fiction class read, leaning toward the Finkelstein 5.
12.10.2023 14:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Number 3, every time!
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A stack of the following books: Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy, Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H, Always the Almost by Edward Underhill, Brother & Sister Enter the Forest by Richard Mirabella, Red Clay Suzie by Jeffrey Dale Lofton, World Running Down by Al Hess, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa (Mac) Crane, Your Driver Is Waiting by Priya Guns, and The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer
A gorgeous stack of queer books that came out this year (so far) 🌈!
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If anyone knows about any creative writing conferences/retreats/workshops/festivals etc in Scotland at the end of January, please give me a shout.
11.10.2023 15:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Peter! I’m cautiously optimistic!
09.10.2023 15:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Moby Dick or Middlemarch!
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Hello Bluesky. Still feeling this platform out like I’m feeling out my novel’s structure. How’s everyone doing?
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