Alleviating election anxiety with a writing workshop with Adriana E. Ramírez at Creative Nonfiction. #writingisgoodforthesoul

“If you’re experiencing any kind of chronic pain or illness, #painiacpodcast is a breath of fresh air. Shelly is the perfect guide to help navigate these issues...it always leaves me feeling full of hope and excited about new actions I can take." #InternationalPodcastDay

We need a word for feeling at once encouraged and disgusted.

No one should miss out on voting because of how they feel on election day.

I still consider Gaelynn Lea one of my most beloved #painiacpodcast guests. She and I shared a heartfelt conversation back in 2016. She's a true gem.

Thank you to @KatieKoppel for facilitating a thoughtful workshop today GrubStreet. Now, it’s on me to get my butt in gear and shake off the cobwebs netted over my drafts.

BP Review will make its re-debut next week! New piece every Tuesday, starting w/ prose by Shelly Jackson Buffington & Chad B. Anderson, poetry by Ariana Simpson, & poetry in translation by Carlie Hoffman. Not to mention prose submissions are open! burrowpress.com/submit

BPR is back! With new fiction by Shelly Jackson Buffington » she/her putting the monster in monstera. burrowpress.com/propagation-sh…

My new short story is featured in Burrow Press today—I love this press, and I’m honored to be included.

This was beautiful, clever, and moving.

Thanks to GrubStreet for giving my story “Propagation” (published by Burrow Press) a shoutout in their weekly Spread the Love newsletter.

Congrats to Shelly Jackson Buffington » she/her whose short story “Propagation” was published by Burrow Press Review! Read it here: ow.ly/9ple50DJ5p9

“That’s a good thing, that’s where the juice is.” — Dani Shapiro 🔥 on writing memoir when it may feel terrifying and vulnerable

Thank you to Hindman Settlement for a delightfully relaxed, but inspiring writing retreat.

Migrated to seeshellywrite.bsky.social See you there?

This is totalitarianism. Not rule of law democracy. And everyone who excused thus is potentially signing this nation’s death warrant.

I'm not above using a trusty roll of TP for my runny nose. #sickday ift.tt/2mmjdM0

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On the first and third Monday of every month, the mics at Hugo House (hugohouse.org) are open to any and all writers in the city t...