Laura Leigh Morris
@lauraleighwrite
Appalachian. Fiction writer. Author of JAWS OF LIFE (@WVUPress) and THE STONE CATCHERS (@KentuckyPress). Teacher. Prison advocate.
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http://www.lauraleighmorris.com 10-10-2014 16:51:34
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Have a casual meeting on campus this afternoon, and I found myself wondering which of my running pants is the most professional. And THAT, my friends, is what the end of the semester looks like.
(It's the green ones, if you were curious.)
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Sometimes, you gotta vague-book. (Or is it vague-tweet?) But squeeeeeeeeee. #amwriting #fiction #WritingCommmunity
Spending a lot of time thinking about what I love writing versus what journals want and loving the moments when those two things match up. #amwriting #flashfiction #WritingCommmunity
Could I grade papers while my toddler sleeps? Yes.
Am I going to? No.
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After a bevy of rejections recently, I woke up to an acceptance this morning, and damn, I needed that. #amwriting #flashfiction
The Prettiest star devastated me. Read it. Now. You’ll live through the AIDS epidemic of 1986 in small town America. Carter Sickels Hub City Press
It's kinda cute when The New Yorker rejects your story because *shrug*. #amwriting #flashfiction
Last night, I had a dream that The Onion accepted one of my short stories, and I desperately tried to convince everyone that the publication was legit. This is what #literarytwitter feuds do to me. #amwriting
I have a meeting at the peak of the #Eclipse2024 . Just emailed the student that we should meet while staring at the sun. No regerts.
I just put a ring pop in the department candy jar. Now, the big question: who will be more excited about it -- faculty or student? #AcademicTwitter