✍️Almost 2 yrs ago, I walked into a Capitol Hill Writers meeting, met 6 women who loved writing as much as I did & we formed a group. Since then, 2 have published stories in lit mags, 1 is getting an MFA, all of our work has advanced and become more ambitious. Your community makes you.

And yes, I will be marching this weekend #BlackLivesMatter

America’s support for democracy abroad is a natural extension of Americans’ belief in freedom and justice in our own country. My thoughts.

WSJ: “One year on, Hong Kong protesters defy crackdown to keep movement alive.” Dream of democracy, energy of democracy, whether on HK streets or American streets is POWERFUL. #democracy

Your work is phenomenal, International Republican Institute! Gracias for letting me be a part of your tremendous org!

It’s far from an ideal festival; still, getting to see and hear world-class live jazz, with neither you nor the musicians having to step outside, has its own charm. washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/2…

Super excited for this issue to go out! I have a nonfiction piece in here about a hilarious sexual encounter in New Orleans 🎉

The military and police just raided our head office in Kamwokya. They have broken into offices and taken away valuable documents and other items. Some comrades have been injured. The partisanship of security agencies ahead of the election is stinking.

“You’re Wrong About” doesn’t try to sift out nuance, rachel syme writes: “it’s a podcast for adults, albeit those who have spent most of their lives telling themselves the wrong stories.” nyer.cm/uET5SjW

😂 Congrats!

"I took my breakup quietly, like a pitiful February rain with no lightning." lascauxreview.com/crystal-pigs/ _allisonbrice_

I will be teaching my first-ever fiction workshop Green Apple Books, starting 10/24 at 6pm! Those vaxxed, masked, in #SF, hungry to discuss story with other writers and eager to get back into a physical bookstore, register NOW 🖋️greenapplebooks.com/long-fiction-w… #indiebookstore

💫 some personal news 💫 Thrilled to announce I will be joining City Lights Books as a Publicity & Marketing Associate. This fulfills a lifelong dream of mine to work in publishing and I can't wait to get started.

Here is something I wrote about writing and vision, ambition and failure, the body of work vs. fear of death, up at The Paris Review theparisreview.org/blog/2022/07/0…

.@PENAmerica has released a report which shows the majority of banned books have either LGBTQ themes or characters of color. This comes amid reports that the number of challenges in 2022 is on pace to shatter the record number seen in 2021. publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

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