Gald to finally hold a copy of Terra Magica in my hands and see my story in Portuguese. Thanks Lu Evans for translating it from the original English

#Sundaythought In writing, as in life, be patient. You'll find that it's worth it.

#NotetoSelf

My #shortstory "Roommates" just came out in the esteemed #BeloitFictionJournal. Wonderful and humbling to be published with a Flannery O'Connor Prize for Short Fiction winner, Pushcart nominees, and someone who recently made the Pushcart anthology. Writersmelon Writer's Edit

Well, to paraphrase a line from a Bollywood film: 'We are resilient. Not by choice but by force.'

A crash course in writing better fiction: 25 stories by #AliceMunro that you can read for free: (courtesy of Literary Hub) lithub.com/25-alice-munro…

#QuoteoftheDay 'Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' #MartinLutherKing Yes, silence is not always golden.

Alternatives for Very #2 #vocabulary

Here's the idiom of the day, "Dressed to the nines." #vocabulary #amwriting #grammar

Anyone experienced this?!

This is why you should never leave your car door open

"Cities are not meant to be empty or quiet." Wrote this exactly four years ago today for the fantastic Mekong Review. Seems just as relevant in 2025 where so many cities remain terrorized. Have a read. #Delhi #Cities Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR mekongreview.com/empty-delhi/

I love this poem by C.D. Wright, one of her more accessible ones. My fave line: "I have seen people die of money."

Be the breeze that softens hearts. The light that brightens days. The soul that never forgets how to sing. 💚🎵 Happy Happy Morning Beautiful Guests In The Town ✨🦜🌿 😘 #GoodMorningWorld #MorningVibes #RiseAndShine #SoulfulMornings #AwakenYourSoul #NatureHealing

—Langston Hughes

“You will love again the stranger who was your self.”  — Derek Walcott . . . This poem appeared in Collected Poems 1948-1984 by Derek Walcott, published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. Shared here with profound gratitude.

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“It's all very necessary, but it's still a lot— / to say I've been good as a mannerism, / to say I haven't as a fact.” — Jon Sands . . . This poem appeared in We Were Not Alone: A Community Building Art Works Anthology, published by Community Building Art Works, 2021.

Today’s poem is selected by the Estate of Mary Oliver as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry. We share this poem in celebration of Mary's birthday today, September 10th.