Julia Tagliere
@juliatagliere.bsky.social
Maryland-based writer | editor, @baltimorereview.bsky.social | Permanently Midwestern| Bread Loaf, VCCA, Johns Hopkins Writing alum Website: justscribbling.com.
Today's heat is serious. Temps will near 100 degrees, with potential for severe storms. City government is mobilizing every resource — opening hundreds of cooling centers, clearing catch basins, extending pool hours, deploying outreach teams and emergency crews — but we all have a role to play.
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Happy VRA Anniversary ✊ Let’s protect it. August 6 marks 61 years of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). For decades, it was our shield against racist tactics at the ballot box. @voffund.bsky.social and @50501movement.bsky.social are ready to Fight, Win, Prove, and Enforce to keep our elections safe.
Woohoo! Our next online open enrollment class is now ready for registration. The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with @paullisicky.bsky.social starts Oct. 14. Be an early adopter and get your registration in now! 😁 www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
The Sentence Alive: Four Lessons on Memoir Through Sound, Body, and Form with Paul Lisicky - StoryStudio Chicago
In this four-week craft-centered seminar, multi-genre writer Paul Lisicky invites participants to explore the deep architecture of memoir at the level of the sentence and the scene.
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Good morning, Tennessee. Time to vote. 🗳️ 🇺🇸 Remember: If your vote didn’t matter they wouldn’t be working so hard to take it away.
Interesting things a-brewing! Jake O will be posting a larger call later on @oratoriamag.bsky.social, but wanted to get this out here first. We're looking for fiction readers (but also secretly editors) for a labour-of-love #litmag. Feel free to DM! #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity
The real problem? Humankind. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @georgetownup.bsky.social @jbywrites.bsky.social #theproblemofgod #religion #booksky #faith
The Problem of God: The Challenges of Faith, Religion, and Spirituality Today | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Whose bright idea was it for me to not only have a funeral and a colonoscopy this week but ALSO to have to get on a *plane* because I’d seriously like a word about which of these is the worst and why is it all of them
Woman Stretching, Ugh Omg
Alt: Woman having a dramatic moment, Ugh Omg Why Lord Why
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Watching “Poor, Unfortunate Souls,” from the original animated The Little Mermaid, and having a moment of deep appreciation for the late lyricist Howard Ashman. What a talent, gone far too young.
I'm with Grace Cavalieri, at 93, and still going strong, still creatively driven, inspires me!! Podcast here... www.gracecavalieri.com/.../Caroline.... On YouTube here ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcfi... #writinginspiration #creativewriting #CreativeJourney #novels #WritingCommunity #poetrycommunit
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11 years ago today, Ken Paxton surrendered at the Collin County Jail on felony securities fraud charges. This is his mugshot.
My interview with the Library of Congress's 'Poet and the Poem' on my new novel, THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE - a focus on lyricism in fiction! Podcast: www.gracecavalieri.com/.../Caroline.... YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcfi... Novel available everywhere! #inspiration #creativeinspiration
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“Hurry up, Salah! We’ve got to find out what ancient artifact is in this crate that the Nazi’s want so bad!” “Indy! What is this?” #toyphotography #actionfigures #IndianaJones #Masterpieces
#PageOne On the hunt for poetry and prose collections to enjoy this summer? Look no further, because we’ve got you covered: Lucky Creatures by Joseph Trinidad, Stegosaurus Moon by Scott Beal, If You Love That Lady by Maya C. Popa, and Earthly Virtues by Carl Dennis. More: at.pw.org/PageOne2026x4
The third-annual event happens Sat., Aug. 1st, in Oxon Hill, MD, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/bla... @mahoganybooks.bsky.social #booksky
Black Books Matter Fest 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Happy (nearly) Halfway Day for our novel/novella book submissions period! If you've got a 100pg (or more) novella or a novel looking for a home, we've got a reading team and editor who are hoping they'll read your book before subs close at 11:59pm CT on Sept 1! splitlippress.submittable.com/submit
Are you in need of a village? We are The Village with All of The Flash Writers. And here's the invitation link: smokelong-quarterly.mn.co/plans/191340...
The Village
The village with all of the flash writers
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submissions will be open on Saturday August 1st, at 9am central, until our monthly cap is met we will open all categories with a cap higher than usual, so more ppl get a chance to send their work -- things fill up very quickly. xray.submittable.com/submit
This way is a water slide away from me That takes you further every day, hey, so be cool
Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · last wk.You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath.
