Starting a rumor that Tim Walz is actually from St. Olaf MN where he once presided over the Day of the Princess Pig and where he learned how to make his now famous herring krispies

Owner of a Lonely Heart is somehow number 16 on this wild list of best nonfiction books of the last two decades Oprah Daily Scribner oprahdaily.com/entertainment/…

I think a foundational difference between Gen Xers and Millennials/Gen Zs is that the idea of being "an influencer" seems inherently humiliating to anyone born before 1980. Gen Xers is this true or is this just a me thing?

“What makes you different from other Asian American writers?”

We hear a lot of the negative about divorce (understandably) but the other truth is that it can be really really really great

Over the years I would sometimes think geez I should read the HP books so I can get all the student references to various houses etc but I never did. Yay for long-game procrastination paying off

I love this, probably because it’s how I approached (and still feel about) my most recent book

My 15 yr old has just discovered Simon & Garfunkel. Laugh if you must but maybe you, too, remember being an alienated weird kid in a small town, as I was decades past—finding that music was profound.

Watched #GoldenBachelorette and I couldn't stop thinking about Blanche Deveraux. All those many, many, many men. Conga line possibilities. Some of those fellas might have ended up in her calendar, The Men of Blanche's Boudoir

On #LoveIsBlind7 a white guy realizes that his love interest isn't white and says to her, "I’ve dated white girls. That’s all I’ve ever dated...It’s just a shock.…You are very calculated about what you say…I’m like, 'What’s she hiding?'" Yikes where to begin with this

"There's, like, a thousand other beautiful amazing women, and it's just—it sucks." Oh Brittany, it's not about the other women; it's the dubious dudes you've been dating. Also I hate myself because I can't stop watching #LoveIsBlind7

Idk, I just feel like "I want you to be my fucking wife" isn't the world's greatest proposal #LoveIsBlind7

I was asked by the now-revamped Writer's Chronicle AWP to write about conference romances and hook-ups. Here's the result, featuring (anonymous, by-permission) quotes from numerous folks who chatted with me about their experiences 👀 writerschronicle.org/TWC/2024-octob…

Can't wait to be back in beloved Ann Arbor for this!

TOMORROW! @UIndy Kellogg Writers Series presents memoirist Beth Nguyen - Wed Oct 23 7:30-8:30 p.m. (LP credit!) in Schwitzer Center, UIndy Hall A. Free and open to the public. No need to read beforehand - just sit back and enjoy! #UIndyKWS buff.ly/3XWkUmI

I early voted in Wisconsin! This fall I’ve received a lot of texts and postcards and even though my vote was always secure, thank you to those reaching out to voters in swing states #HarrisWalz

Honestly a cute couple but he agreed to move to San Diego which was her priority, but instead they’re going to live in DC near his family as a compromise? 🧐 #LoveIsBlind7

Somehow managed to get bethnguyen over at the site of blue skies, apologies to any/all other Beth Nguyens. See you there or elsewhere ❤️