Kristin Houlihan, Writer
@kristinwrites.bsky.social
Poet, Wife, Mom, LongCovid/MECFS. Looking to connect and learning to advocate. EIC, Poetry @epistemiclit.Bsky.social, @nimblewitlit.bsky.social. Micropoetry chapbook Lift the Mask available widely. www.kristinhoulihan.com
So after a round about dinner convo about school and AI we came around to sci-fi and Ray Bradbury and then nuclear war and MAD and I ended by reading them There Will Come Soft Rains aloud… spouse got home from work in the middle of it. Was an interesting dinner. (And now I have a headache)
School starts tomorrow. The app and communication problems are not just for parents. Our HS for ex — students can’t use phones in class but they’ve made it so they need access to a smartphone throughout the school day. Even hall passes are through an app. www.romper.com/parenting/th...
The Hidden Back-To-School Supply Parents Can't Buy: More Bandwidth
Staying informed about school shouldn’t feel like a part-time job. But for many parents, it means more than keeping up with emails and notifications; it’s the invisible labor of never missing what’s n...
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Poetry in Dangerous Times, From Witness to Resistance: Retreat with Demetria Martinez #SouthsideLibrary Café Room Tuesday, August 11, 2026 5:00pm–7:30pm Register here: www.santafelibrary.org/event/writin... Please register for each workshop date you wish to attend.
The back to school nerves are running high today.
Our friends at ME/CFS San Diego created these helpful heat intolerance tips for #MECFS & related conditions. Learn more: https://ow.ly/F6Hm50ZwK1f #MEAwarenessHour
ME/CFS San Diego - ME/CFS Heat Tips
Link to PDF 2026 Guide for Tips for Managing Heat Intolerance in ME/CFS Patients
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3! Teen can take care of herself. I’m done!
Kristin Houlihan, Writer@kristinwrites.bsky.social · 10h agoTwo of four. Halfway there.
Final day to submit. We're inviting people living with severe #MECFS and caregivers to share their stories for our In Their Words series. Video, audio, written reflection, or image, whatever feels possible. Submissions close today (Aug. 5). https://bit.ly/4ftJXq5
My kids didn’t have assigned summer reading from school, so I assigned my own! Summer Reading, part one: ninjas! kristinhoulihan.com/2026/08/04/s...
Summer Reading, Part I: Ninjas (and some dinosaurs)
I grew up with summer reading assignments, which I especially remember in high school. My kids have had zero. Four kids, 10 years of school, zero summer reading. Makes me sad. So, I assigned my own…
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One of four kids packed for school tomorrow. 👍
Hi #kidlit peeps - amid everything else, we need to raise our voices here in the USA to squash these two national book banning bills! Please sign the petition, contact your congressperson and senators, and spread the word. action.everylibrary.org/hr7661
Stop the Federal Book Ban Bills!
We made it easy to take these four actions to fight against HR 7661 and S 4925. Stand up for your right to read!
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Book 135 of 2026: How Big Were Dinosaurs? by Lita Judge. Compares the sizes of various dinosaurs to animals currently alive, in pictures and words. The juxtaposition between the largest and smallest known dinosaurs was a nice touch. #BookSky #KidLit #PictureBook www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
How Big Were Dinosaurs?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a …
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Sat up too long writing a blog post (and forgot my neck brace) so now I need to lie down and rest before I can eat my dinner. That was not smart. Did not have to be done sitting up but I didn’t think it would take as long as it did and I wasn’t paying attention. Poor pacing. Fortunately
Have to enjoy my good brain day today (it’s going a zillion miles an hour, couldn’t nap) bc Thursday I drop to 12.5 prednisone and I expect Pain and Misery. #LongCovid #MECFS
Found the dog’s butt. Too bad I already threw out its head.
Kristin Houlihan, Writer@kristinwrites.bsky.social · 3d agoPurging again! Teen organized the game closet yesterday and found boxes of preschool sequencing/matching/counting kinds of things. Kids are out today so I sorted thru the boxes and got rid of pieces without pairs (like the head of a dog w no butt) Giving them to the neighbor for her granddaughter!
My almost-teen has started bringing me lists of books — from the recs on her kindle when she finishes something. Yesterday she said, “the teen and young adult books are the most interesting sounding” — I said yup that makes sense! I’m steering her toward the younger side of those books for now
NGL, I want this book for me!
Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing@mackidssl.bsky.social · yesterdayCurious about anthropology? READING THE BONES 💀🦴by Marc Aronson and @evoexplorer.bsky.social is on sale now! This High-stakes adventure that recounts the groundbreaking discovery of Homo naledi has three starred reviews! 🌟🌟🌟 tinyurl.com/36tjcyw7 #newbook #edusky #Kidlit #booksky
My son saw the neighbor’s toddler grandchild in a playpen and asked her why the baby was in a cage 😆😆😆
Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…
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Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2d agoToday, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.
Why does the school send an “official” supply list only for a teacher to send her own (different, longer) list two days before school starts? 🤯
I’m thinking the phlebotomist is not coming. 😤
#LiftToTheSky @melruthwrites.bsky.social has an excellent poem in anew anthology by @coinoppress.bsky.social - check it out on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/Dbl37-JAR7...
Melissa Rotert on Instagram: "Stoked to have been a part of this issue with @coinoppress"
1 likes, 0 comments - melruthwrites on August 3, 2026: "Stoked to have been a part of this issue with @coinoppress".
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I wonder why #LiftToTheSky gets so little engagement now? It’s a fabulous opportunity to boost others in the poetry community and spread the love. Share what you’re reading, who inspires you, who you appreciate. Go on! Would love to know! Currently loving Dint by @chrispowici.bsky.social #poetry
Big families = a lot of personalities and emotions #MomLife
I wrote a poem last night about a moment I’ve been wanting to write about for years. I’m not sure if it’s any good. Anyone wanna read and critique? I’m not looking for praise. I want you to tear it apart and show me where to build it up again.
Three days left of summer break. There are puzzles out all over the house. They’re going swimming at a friends tomorrow, out with Dad on Tuesday, and we’ll be home Dealing With Feelings on Wednesday. Thursday: 10th, 7th, 4th, and 2nd grades!
A big takeaway from my kids’ visit to an art museum today: “everything was naked!”
Epistemic Literary @epistemiclit.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Epistemic Literary
Epistemic Literary @epistemiclit.bsky.social (Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/epistemic-literary-37442 #amwriting
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Book 134 of 2026: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. #MG #KidLit I found this on a #Disability rep list. #Deaf protagonist identifies with a whale that sings its own unique song and creates a song like it so the whale #BookSky #KidLit 1/ www.goodreads.com/book/show/40...
Song for a Whale
The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose …
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