Just got a mailed query letter at the play publisher I work for with a postcard to check yes or no and return. Can’t decide if this is clever or weird. Also this looks like my dog, but not my dog.

Although I did get one rejection, it has always been in the back of my mind to get a story in Tin House. Now I guess it’s time to let that go. So it goes . . . nytimes.com/2019/06/06/boo…

She doesn’t care that neither ‘cat’ nor (her name) ‘Apo’ should be shelved between Thomas Pynchon & Ron Rash . . . unless she’s asserting her queen status. #CatsOfTwitter

"An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times." -- Nina Simone #AfricanAmericanMusicAppreciationMonth

Picked up the first batch of postcards for the Poetry Postcard Fest. I can’t wait to send these with some original poems out into the world, & get some from some lovely poet strangers. There’s still time to sign up, too. paulenelson.com/august-poetry-…

I want my Saturday afternoon to be like a 70s movie on scratchy film.

We have lost a legend. This is such sad news, but her life and her writing are such a gift. RIP. nytimes.com/2019/08/06/boo… via ⁦The New York Times⁩

nytimes.com/2019/08/27/mag… via ⁦The New York Times⁩

My Saturday night: Lou Reed’s Berlin, cork board outlining, and hibiscus incense.

nytimes.com/interactive/20… via ⁦The New York Times⁩

I had two dreams about zombies last night. I now get the zombie thing and I have a new idea for a novel.

If reading builds empathy doesn’t writing, too? Don’t we also learn empathy by inhabiting a character who is very different from our self? I feel this ‘you have to be it to write it attitude’ is stifling our ability empathize. ⁦The Atlantic⁩ theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

via The New York Times This is a great list. Severance by Ling Ma is already on my to read shelf, sooo moving that up after I finish Murakami’s Killing Commendatore. nytimes.com/2020/03/12/boo…

I don’t ever ask for retweets, but PLEASE read this and RT. This is why social distancing works to #FlattenTheCurve If we can convince people to stay home, we can save potentially hundreds of thousands of lives. washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…

There was a herd of bison walking right toward me at Yellowstone National Park today!

Halting funding for the World Health Organization during a world health crisis is as dangerous as it sounds. Their work is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and if that work is stopped no other organization can replace them. The world needs World Health Organization (WHO) now more than ever.

nytimes.com/2021/02/23/obi…

I’m back after a little hiatus. What are you all reading and loving (or not loving) right now? #amreading I’m slowing making my way through 1Q84.

...must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple "I must", then build your life in accordance with this necessity" -Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet