Michelle G Henry
@michelleghenry.bsky.social
Latine CNF Writer | Film Nerd | Randolph College MFA Jan ‘23 | I write about memory, survival, and the shapes stories take. https://linktr.ee/michelleghenry
I keep coming here to dump my different flavor of weird. Shared these pics in another digital space, but didn’t share the background of my October hike at the Arthur Butler Sanctuary, of my gasp at finding trees dancing, wondering if I needed an actual camera instead of my phone.
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.
Let's begin ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a poem 💕 Contributor Jill Kitchen published a nostalgic poem in asteralesjournal.bsky.social. Find it here: buff.ly/ysScGZO
I think I’ve lost some practice being vulnerable or everything is just exhausting. But walking around town lately, this has been one of the most beautiful Falls in a long long time. The visuals are a welcomed sharp contrast to the news. I need these moments to recharge & keep going. 😭
As a film nerd and survivor of domestic abuse, you have no idea how freakin excited I am to be in conversation with Eleanor Johnson, author of Scream with Me, this Saturday 10/18 at 5PM at the local bookstore of a town I never could’ve imagined living in 😭 (Mount Kisco, NY) Join me at Curio Room 🥹
Smol reminder that I'm always accepting feature pitches for full-stop.net at kaila@full-stop.net!
Full Stop | Reviews. Interviews. Marginalia.
Full Stop focuses on debuts, works in translation, and books published by small presses.
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Call for submissions for an interconnected anthology. Speculative, science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural stories. Due 9/15. Payment is $300. More details here! drive.google.com/file/d/1_kLK...
The Speculative Detective Agency Call for Stories.pdf
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Today would have been my 20th wedding anniversary and I’m so glad it’s not. Dumping him was the best choice I ever made. You can read my NYT best seller that I wrote all about it. bookshop.org/p/books/this...
This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life
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Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk. Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
We all need a place where we feel safe… Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park. New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
Would love to call my congressional rep about this illegal attack but my district has been rep-less since the death of Sylvester Turner in March bc the TX Governor refuses to hold an election to replace him in order to improve the GOP margin in Congress. www.texastribune.org/2025/04/07/g...
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat
The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress will be down a Democratic representative for most of 2025.
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Hey YOU! Have you been longing to be a guest art contributor at @theflytrapmedia.com? Today’s your lucky day, because we are open to pitches!
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...organizations are required to certify that they will comply with the Trump administration’s executive orders, which bar the promotion of gender ideology or “illegal D.E.I.,” along with any activities that “frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues.”
Opinion | ‘It Sounds Really Dire Because It Is Really Dire’
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I'm thrilled to have a new piece at Split Lip Magazine. splitlipthemag.com/memoir/0525/...
Chipmunk — Split Lip Magazine
I remember the house, can see it even now, though it was over a decade ago when I lived there.
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Breaking news: The European Commission is issuing burner phones and basic laptops to some US-bound staff to avoid the risk of espionage — a measure traditionally reserved for trips to China www.ft.com/content/20d0...
Absolutely horrible for museums and libraries. The arts continue to be decimated: bookriot.com/imls-gutted/
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Was Just Gutted
DOGE fired all IMLS employees and closed down their emails. It is assumed all funding for 2025 coming from the federal agency will not be happening.
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The men sent to do hard labor in a Salvadoran prison: - A tattoo artist seeking asylum who entered legally. - A teen who got a tattoo in Dallas because he thought it looked cool. - A 26-year-old whose tattoos his wife says are unrelated to a gang. - A barber whose family says he has no gang ties.
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
Your painful childhood, your relationship with one parent or another, the illness that almost sunk your marriage, the inconsolable loss that rocked your life at age fifty, are deep and worthy subjects for your pen, but that’s not all you have to write about. brevity.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/n...
Today is National Essay Day: So Start Thinking
By Dinty W. Moore Though much of our focus on the Brevity Blog is the art of memoir writing, the genre we call creative or literary nonfiction is far wider in scope, and it would be a shame for wri…
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Republicans in Congress are reportedly asking Musk’s permission to hold votes
A Palestinian-Israeli film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see? #Oscars #NoOtherLand theconversation.com/a-palestinia...
A Palestinian-Israeli film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?
Despite winning awards at festival after festival, the film has been unable to find a company to distribute it in the US.
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Folks considering submitting to the BIPOC-only short story collection call: don't self-reject! Even if your collection doesn't have everything in the "things I want" section linked here, that's totally okay. Just shoot your shot! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
Submission Calls
SHORT STORY COLLECTION SUBMISSION CALLSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections by BIPOC writers only. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Submission window is open until our 2026 …
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Sharing here because this is by a writer I greatly admire, someone who I refer to a lot as my first teacher. Right now we need to be real clear on our values, on what we’re willing and able to back. We need more art, more vulnerability, more community. If you’re able to, read, share, donate 💛
Sometimes you just have to ask for help
and hope for the best
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Reminder for today: The 50501 Movement has planned protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol on Presidents’ Day at noon. While mainstream media isn’t covering the event, many YouTubers have stepped up to provide coverage.
