Wearing a fancy jumpsuit to an event tonight and I just realized that I won't be able to pee without help for the next 4 hours.

Wtf do I do??

My husband, Prof. Steve Tamari, is out of the hospital. He will need surgery on his hand, and he is in pain from nine broken ribs. We are asking for time to rest and heal. We will not be taking media interviews at this time. Here is Steve's statement and ways you can support.

Check out ASP Bulletin pieces from Mandira Pattnaik and Tanya Sangpun Thamkruphat on this excellent #AsianPacificAmericanHeritageMonth list!!

Very excited about this year's Writer to Writer mentorship program! 🥰

You think that form rejection from Sewanee was bad? Try convincing your neighbor's terrified dog to let you walk her. The first dog who's ever hated me and I am 💔💔💔.

THAT TIME AGAIN: lgbtq authors with a book coming out in the second half of 2024, please let me (and everyone else) know about it!

Reports that NYPD nearly arrested the Dean of Journalism tonight after he advocated for the rights of press to film the events tonight. Columbia University has reached shockingly new lows tonight.

So moved by the student-led protests for Palestine liberation and against genocide. Horrified by the violent, militarized police response.

You can download a copy of this poster at bit.ly/after-kent-sta…. Please feel free to share, print, wheat paste, etc. etc. wherever.

I need to do something new with these bone-in chicken thighs. Help me, please?

Hear me out: We give A's to all our students and just write 'You're a pretty great person, you know?' as the only feedback on their final papers/portfolios.

Closing Monday!

Day 30 of National Poetry Month!

Today's prompt: Write a poem of gratitude toward your mentor, teacher bestie, or your favorite teacher.

Today is a special day: the birthday of Zach Powers 🚀! ♥️

Have you read his novel First Cosmic Velocity? It's amazing AND it's on sale right now!

🎂🎁🎉

amazon.com/gp/aw/d/052553…

Have you ever read an essay and been so relieved, so sure that someone understood something you'd always wanted to be understood?

This essay by Steve Edwards is that essay. I sobbed at its beauty. At how it illuminated so many people that I love.

yalereview.org/article/steve-…

The semester is over and now all I have to do is grade essays and portfolios and READ. (And, okay, finish revising this novel.)

This morning, I refuse to work. Instead: Clare Beams

Actually a multi-racial, cross-class, and multi-generational anti-genocide movement is a good thing

I need a new pair of sandals. No heels. What are your favorites?

Grateful for writers. Nerdy artists seem to be the only people who understand nonlinear growth.

It's hard to talk specifics on social media when you're a parent, especially when it comes to delicate subjects. But I just want to shout to the world that we're all doing really well now, after a very rough patch. And I'm so, so happy. I can BREATHE. 🥹