Obsessed with these photos of my poetry collection from the brilliant Caroline Chidester! 😍 The paperback and hardback versions of The Ship and the Storm are available at https://t.co/wyasSvLTm9, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. Audiobook in progress.💕 https://t.co/XQB1eTyvnd

Fuck ICE and fuck everyone who isn’t disgusted with what’s been going on

What will be the big book market trends in 2026? Why are so many people gravitating toward horror and cozy fantasy? I discuss all these questions and more with author and bibliophile K.C. Norton, who made it her goal to read ONE THOUSAND books last year. https://t.co/u1CP7HGNAF

Shared a pint in Montparnasse yesterday with (writer & ranker of literary journals) @brecht_dp, who charitably advised me to submit my sonnets again. Genuine question: What reputable lit journals are open to traditional metrical and rhyming verse?

ALT text version with the full list!

In no particular order, here are some of the books I’ve loved this year! (Sorry to Matt Dinniman, as I forgot to put Dungeon Crawler Carl in the video, but it’s in my top picks for fiction!)

classic literature transformed my writing forever, I am begging all writers to PLEASE read outside your genre and explore pre-21st century lit

A poetry reality show?! I was invited to lure three of my friends into a room and force them to listen to bespoke poems I had picked out for them. The result? A super fun conversation about poetry, fiction, stalking, and the creative process. ❤️ https://t.co/o27HCWUJVQ

"I have been here every year of my life. I've run these paths in the rain, cursed mosquito bites in these forests, been held bridal style in those tulip beds, made scavenger hunts of counting stones, worn the misty shroud of the secret garden." — "Inniswood"

New author pics, courtesy of Caroline Chidester and taken at Inniswood Metro Gardens, which deserved its own ode in my poetry collection! Growing up, I'd walk there with my dad, run, ride bikes, plant geocaches, take family photos. Now I've posed for the next chapter of my life.

"The war hadn’t changed him like it was supposed to..." My short story "The Vulture" was originally published in @ConsequenceF and is still available in print, but I wanted to make it free to read online as well. Still one of my favorites I've written! https://t.co/VHYA1DQC2B

I have a story idea I’m considering turning into a short play, but I told a friend maybe it’d be easier to write as a novel. He kept me humble… "I’m not sure you know how novels work. They are never easier than not writing a novel.”

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I’ll be in conversation with host Daniel David Wallace about quiet moments in fiction, expanding on my most recent video topic. This conversation was pre-recorded, but I’ll be attending the event in the live chat to say hi and answer your plotting questions.

Want a chance to win a writing coaching session with me? Attend my free talk at Escape the Plot Forest on October 19 at 8:00 PM EDT! I’m thrilled to be joined by speakers like Janice Hardy, Gabriela Pereira, and Tim Grahl at this virtual summit. Register:

“To be a good writer, you not only have to write a great deal but you have to care. You do not have to have a complicated moral philosophy. But a writer always tries, I think, to be a part of a solution, to understand a little about life and to pass this on.” — Anne Lamott

Here I am ~being a person~ with my guy, where we talk about poetry, collaboration, and form vs. meaning. ❤️ https://t.co/mkQIfZheSF

Walking Poetry Workshop w/Diane Callahan Walk through Fellows Riverside Gardens, sit down in a quiet spot to write poems based on personal prompts that challenge you to see your surroundings in new ways and deepen your connection with nature. https://t.co/k5wuHESOI8

An honor to be interviewed by Andy Downing of Matter News about my poetry collection!

You can also read the text version over on Medium! https://t.co/2s2lbthXwu