how are there low birth rates when everyone here is a big baby

Moms in TV ads are almost always wearing this exact outfit and yet I’ve never seen a human woman wear this outfit in real life.

Ragdale Foundation's amazing & inspiring annual fundraiser celebrity-author weekend event continues today on its idyllic campus in Lake Forest, IL. Thank you to all for participating & donating👏💖💓 Pls share, TY❣️🌈🌎 Rita D Woods Rebecca Makkai ragdale.org

I’m here pairing books with donuts at ⁦Exile in Bookville⁩ till 12ish for #IndieBookstoreDay . Stop by!

New York Magazine had a bunch of us go back into our emails from TWENTY FRICKIN YEARS AGO and write about one of them. I loved doing this, and I’m in some great company here. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

From 10-ish to 12-ish, I’ll be at Exile in Bookville on Mich Ave (in Chicago) for #indiebookstoreday , recommending books for you. Stop by! There might be donuts!

Ewwww. This is a horrendous take for 53 reasons, one of which is that MOST of your favorite writers also teach and another of which is that teaching smart students makes your writing better. Some of us (clutch your pearls) teach voluntarily.

POETS! And FUTURE POETS! Turn Up That Sound + Break Up That Line with Faisal Mohyuddin, in person, April 29...
Explore playful ways to enhance the sonic and musical quality of your poems in this single-session class at StoryStudio Chicago.
storystudiochicago.org/classes/classe…

I wrote two Subst*k posts recently on character interiority in fiction (common mistakes, ways to go deep), and I promised examples... So this week I've picked apart the beginnings of stories by Edward P. Jones and Alice Munro, and they were delicious.
(L*nk in next comment.)

This is happening at StoryBall, and it's gonna be silly fun. Please join us for the Chicago literary party of the year!