Former SmokeLong contributor Dana Diehl has a new collection out from @blacklawrence.bsky.social. The Earth Room. blacklawrencepress.com/books/the-ea...

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“Frosty and blistering, The Earth Room’s short stories feature mothers, daughters, and lovers unearthing their pasts and thawing their presents.” –Foreword Reviews “A surreal, deeply immersive dive in...

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And a reminder: it's never too late to review a book! Or interview an author! Or have them on your podcast! Or pay them to write about the carnival Oreos. I'm just saying!

Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 2mo ago

And this awesomely kind review in @locusmag.bsky.social

The concept of what a "senator" is has changed quite a bit in the 21st century. Sometimes a senator doesn't have to be a man who is alive. A senator can be 10 dads. Just 10 dads, with no kids. Or let's say you're dead and have a sister. That's a senator.

Come out to Tucson this November! It will be magical.

I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5

Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark

On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.

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In 1999, I committed so hard to Thinking Day that I never stopped, and that is my Anxiety Origin Story.

We're so excited to announce that this month we'll be working with the incredible Dana Diehl, Christina Marie Darling, and Christopher Locke on manuscript consultations! Read more about the program at the link in our bio, and submit your manuscript via Submittable. ✨

I can't wait to read some stories this summer! 😎

Black Lawrence Press@blacklawrence.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We're so excited to announce that this month we'll be working with the incredible Dana Diehl, Christina Marie Darling, and Christopher Locke on manuscript consultations! Read more about the program at the link in our bio, and submit your manuscript via Submittable. ✨

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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One of my students from a couple years ago is going through a very difficult time. He is the kindest, warmest kid. He and his family are deserving of all the support. gofund.me/5423231ad

Donate to Support this warrior and his family, organized by Amy Ramion

Help an 11-Year-Old Hero Fight a Brain Tumor Life can change in an instant. For… Amy Ramion needs your support for Support this warrior and his family

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I never fly or walk through an airport or ride on a train without an N95 on. I would recommend you do the same, especially now when you might be sitting beside the hantavirus. The 3M aura mask is your friend, not your enemy.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4mo ago

A A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight attendant has been hospitalized in the Netherlands with a suspected hantavirus infection after reportedly coming into contact with a woman who later died from the deadly Andes strain of the virus, per Dutch health authorities.

I started learning how to throw pots around the same time i started writing The Earth Room. I wrote a little essay for @necessaryfiction.com about how becoming a potter has made me a better writer. 🏺

Necessary Fiction@necessaryfiction.com · 4mo ago

In research notes, @danadiehl.bsky.social writes about THE EARTH ROOM from @blacklawrence.bsky.social. necessaryfiction.com/researchnote...

I love music and I love video games, sooo I made a music and video game playlist to go along with my book. Check it out if you want some recs with EARTH ROOM-y vibes. @blacklawrence.bsky.social www.danadiehl.com/book-playlists

Friendly reminder: if you’re not doing anything April 25, I’d love to have you in my “Write Your Arizona Story” held at the Virginia G Piper Center for Creative Writing at ASU! All genres welcome! Register here: piper.asu.edu/classes

Happening today!

For Significant Objects 2026, I wrote a short essay about extinction and my dog's death and this Tasmanian Tiger impression I found at the Goodwill on 22nd. It is "published" on eBay and proceeds go to @hermitagecatshelter . Starting bid is only $4! #significantobjects www.ebay.com/itm/26762748...

Arizona authors unite! Come out all the days, obviously, but make sure you’re at the Northern Arizona Book Festival on Saturday, Aprill 11th at 3:30 pm for the “Arizona Authors” reading featuring me, Ted McLoof, Matthew Schmidt, Dana Diehl, and Julie Hammonds! Long live Arizona writing!

New Significant Object 2026 Story: Tasmanian Tiger Paw Print by @danadiehl.bsky.social: www.ebay.com/itm/26762748... You have 7 days to read, share, and bid on this cool object and story!

Interesting point, yes, oh I didn't know about that, okay-- "But we all know that authors are using AI now, to various extents, and will use it more and more as the technology improves and as author AI skills improve." RECORD SCRATCH This is...simply untrue??? I'm both shocked & super insulted

The Walrus@thewalrus.ca · 5mo ago

Authors are using AI. Publishers know it. And now, says publishing consultant Thad McIlroy, authors are being forced to lie about it. One cancelled horror novel didn’t just end a career—it exposed an industry-wide reckoning. https://thewalrus.ca/new-york-times-ai-generated-shy-girl-mia-ballard/

I have a little thing up with Monkeybicycle (thank you @jamestatehill.bsky.social !) reimagining The Earth Room as a theme song, a friend, a witch. monkeybicycle.net/if-my-book-t...

listen up readers, my first short story collection is coming out and look at this cover (and lol I like the spine so much I had to include it)

My book is two months old today! If you haven't already, buy your copy and @blacklawrence.bsky.social and consider giving it a rating on Goodreads ❤️ www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

The Earth Room

The Earth Room transports us from the forests of Appala…

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One of our new initiatives at The Rumpus is a Spanish language section, El Alboroto, where we publish original Spanish prose and poetry. If you write in Spanish or know people who do, please send them here to read our guidelines and submit their work. therumpus.submittable.com/submit/35215...

The Rumpus - El Alboroto

El Alboroto es una nueva sección en español que forma parte de The Rumpus. La revista busca publicar voces innovadoras y textos que quizás no encajan en publicaciones más tradicionales. Nos interesa e...

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A new village of earth houses is fresh out of the kiln. Buy a copy of my book directly from me, and I'll also send you a little house. Save the village before it succumbs to the local menace, monster dog! Buy my book, and you're basically a town hero!

The Oscars are an important holiday in our household. @youngestofone.bsky.social created a cocktail station ft a drink for every Best Picture nominee.

Me: *publishes a book* sure would be nice to get some attention for it The scam bots: 🤖🤖🤖🤖 Me: not like that! Not like that!

i didn’t get a lot of photos, but i heard good stories, hugged a lot of people i adore, and brought home some gorgeous books. til next year, friends. ♥️ #awp26

I had the nicest time at AWP Baltimore, saw so many people I love all in one place, and now I'm back home with my dog and a bunch of new books to read.

Study: "SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months" "This large multicenter study shows SARS-CoV-2 exposure leads to long-term changes in lymphocyte subsets—including CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, NK cells, and total T cells—persisting for up to 20 months."

Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection

Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…

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I'll be at the AWP book fair tomorrow with @blacklawrence.bsky.social (650) from noon - 1. Come say hi!