Yia Lor

A Hmoob woman smiles and holds a pumpkin with tall grass in the background

In more news, I have arrived with a pumpkin. 🧡

#pumpkin #fall #harvest #autumn

An arrangement of pumpkins and gourds outside a front stoop

In other news, pumpkins and gourds have arrived. 🧡

#fall #autumn #harvest #pumpkins #gourds #falldecor

COLUMN: Snip, Snip I combed my fingers through my new bangs before looking at the camera again. The whole haircut was edgy in some ways with the choppy bangs and lopsided hair. It was not the simple trim I had envisione...

I haven't written much lately (blame Mother Nature!), but here's an article I wrote last year that was printed this week. I read it multiple times, so I'll go ahead and log this as research for writing. Which counts toward writing. 😉 #writing #writingcommunity

volumeone.org/articles/202...

Two photos with one “before” showing a grassy field and trees and one “after” showing a green tree frog on the yellow petals of a wildflower

Ever wonder what happens before and after a forest therapy walk? This is why it’s near impossible for me to write this time of year! Blame it on being a forest therapy guide. Apparently, I can’t be that and a writer in the same season! 😂 #Nature #treefrog #frog #foresttherapy #writersblock

lol she sure is!!

Blue green cicada outside exoskeleton on a tree

Cicada emerging from exoskeleton on tree

Nymph on tree getting ready to molt into cicada

I have not been writing because I have been watching nymphs become cicadas. But I’ll go ahead and log this as writing research. 😉 #writingcommunity #cicada #nature

So much to love about this, especially trees with opinions! 💚

Have you checked out FORTS yet?! Don’t miss out on this bestseller! #kidlit

So many wondering happenings to celebrate, including Katie’s book! Don’t miss this one! 🥳

How a Wisconsin writer picked up geocaching to stay connected to her late sister - Wisconsin Life Have you ever picked up a hobby because a friend or relative was really into it? Did you try to see if they’re truly onto something? Writer Yia Lor of Eau Claire did this with geocaching, an outdoor a...

If you’re looking for something to do this summer, my sister always loved geocaching. 💚

#geocaching #wisconsinlife #hmong #writer #grief #sisters

wisconsinlife.org/story/why-an...

Katie’s books AND free shipping??! Don’t miss out! #kidlit #picturebooks

If you're having a bad day, here's some otters on a water slide to make your day better #bluesky ... 😊

A woman holds a rainbow sign that says queens trump kings

Crowd of protestors with signs such as hate has no home here

Protestors marching with signs such as no kings in America

We don’t let the rain stop us! #nokings #nokingsday #protest #pride #pridemonth #lovewins

Thank you! We’ll see if I can keep this up! 🙃

a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them Alt: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them

1000 words before noon! #amwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit

Don’t miss this giveaway!! 🤩 #kidlit #pride #lgbtqia

Omg that fort!!! And pup!! 🥹❤️

I thought about writing today, but then I came across this fallen log holding all the secrets of the universe, so I sat with her instead. 🙃

#writing #Nature #NatureArt

My only draft of my MG is on Scrivener, and I'm terrified to touch it! But seeing you do it gives me hope! Maybe I'll give it a try...in August. 🙃

Perfect timing! I'm about to clean up my folder of PBs, so these tips will come in handy.

Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth by Katie Venit “Life as we know/ it,” explains Venit (Forts) on the opening pages of this celestial nonfiction overview, requires “Water/ Chemi...

Emotionally undone by this very generous starred review from @publisherswkly.bsky.social for my and Julia Blattman's #picturebook, CASSINI'S MISSION, releasing in August from MIT Kids Press and Candlewick

#kidlit

www.publishersweekly.com/9781536232325

YESSSSSS!!!!! Congrats, Katie! You are on fire! 🔥

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide

Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn

gofund.me/ce50d993

Oh goodness!! If you were here, I’d totally share! These are from my parents. They grow several varieties. My neighborhood is filled with lilac bushes too. I just love going for walks and smelling all of the blooms! 🥰

Lilac blossoms in two mason jars with water

It’s lilac season around here! 💕

So proud of my friend Katie!! Be sure to add this to your reading list! 🤩 #amreading #kidlit

returning october 2025 #DVPit now on bluesky 40+ participating agents & editors (and counting) follow us at @dvpit.bsky.social for more updates!

Marginalized creators! Polish up those manuscripts, #DVPit returns October 2025 on bluesky with over 40 participating agents and editors! #booksky #writersky

stay tuned #DVpit

Stay tuned... #DVPit #writersky #booksky

a small dog wearing a black and orange bandana, collar, and leash sits on a leafy dirt path and looks up at us with large brown eyes. she's white with brown spots on her ears and eyes. she has brown speckles on her left paw, and her right paw is actually a bright orange webbed duck foot. she likes to have fun with her prosthetics.

This is Autumn. She was born without one paw. Gets along just fine with three, but still sometimes uses a prosthetic leg when she wants to blend in. 13/10

a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd . ALT: a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .

I'd like to take a pause from writing to thank my fellow Wisconsinites. We did it. 👊