New article! On the shutdown and a nation treated as prey sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-shutdown

I know what to say! Carrie & Lowell is one of the most perfectly crafted, emotionally devastating albums ever written. It's Sufjan's magnum opus. VOTE FOR CARRIE & LOWELL.

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It is an honor to share one of the best stories I’ve written yet, “In Another Life, I Am a Direct Descendant of Sharks,” published in one of my dream literary magazines, X-R-A-Y 🦈 xraylitmag.com/in-another-lif…

10 Indie Horror Books from 2025 You Won’t Be Able To Stop Reaching For maudlinhouse.net/10-indie-horro…

The incomparable Kinky Friedman was born on this day in 1944. Remember when Cowboys Jamboree did a whole issue inspired by the Kinkster’s life and detective fiction? Kinky Friedman A Case of Kink: cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/issue-101-a-ca…

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This week, I wrote a little bit about music and mental health on my Substack. There’s a bonus Leonard Cohen cover, “Famous Blue Raincoat” which I recorded a couple of years ago, at my most fragile. It’s here if you want to check it out: open.substack.com/pub/emmaswifts…

EEEEK! Me and Charlie Rogers wrote a story together and now it’s in the shortlist of 10 for the 10th anniversary of the Bournemouth Writing Prize. There were a 1000 entries so it’s a huge honour. Wish us luck! thebournemouthjournal.com/selection/

So grateful to have a new piece 'When She Left' in the latest Ghost Parachute illustrated by Brooksie C. Fontaine "everybody shook their heads and tut-tutted and agreed she had always been trouble or a narcissist or too much of a goody-two-shoes" ghostparachute.com/issue/november…

Read "Brewski" written by Will Musgrove and illustrated by Brooksie C. Fontaine. tinyurl.com/bdzcvxcw

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I’m grateful for poetry in that it is helping me with Charlotte’s journey with autism, and to share that too. When I first tried to write about it, I found it nearly impossible to do so—but it gets a little easier with each poem. Charlotte had a great day today. She was invited

Much. Deserved. Congrats Andrew on being shortlisted. The rest of y’all should get WHERE DARK THINGS GROW from CJ Press: cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/where-dark-thi…

Stoked to be back on one of my favorite journals out there, BULL , with fiction this time, about a Brad Pitt kind of boyfriend. Many thanks to Benjamin Drevlow for being the greatest editor 🌺💖💖💖 mrbullbull.com/newbull/flash-…

New one out Literary Garage. Big thanks for putting it out there!

I can officially announce that I have a glorious book deal with SCREEN DOOR PRESS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY PRESS for MY DEBUT SHORT STORY COLLECTION--"WHEN IT GETS COLD IN THE SOUTH"! And my editor? The legendary, and stylish--Crystal Wilkinson! A BOOK DEAL WITH UK, BB!💙

Changing gear a bit today in the Punk Noir Press Tightrope series, with Emily J. Edwards ankle breaking story... punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/nev…

BITTER OVER SWEET by Melissa Llanes Brownlee made Ms. Magazine's list of November 2025 Reads! buff.ly/EoiKevk Make sure to get BITTER OVER SWEET today! buff.ly/gEvoTng

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