Amethyst Loscocco
@amethyst_writes
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Writer, binge reader, and science nerd. JHU MA in Science Writing. Words in @ElectricLit, @pinchjournal, @CatamaranLit, @TinyMolecules, @hexagonmagazine & more.
Joined November 2011
RT @CatamaranLit: Students of any kind can use the discount code STUDENT to get 25% off The Art of Brevity Workshop with Grant Faulkner! 🤩….
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RT @brevitymag: "When I write, the process is full of risk, error and painstaking self-correction. It arrives somewhere surprising only whe….
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RT @AFB16: So grateful to Pam Houston and Simmons Buntin and everyone at @Terrainorg for publishing this flash💗.
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RT @CatamaranLit: 📚Checkout our Virtual Summer Writing Workshops!📚.Grant Faulkner: The Art of Brevity.🗓️ 8/30 at 10:30AM - 1:30PM Pacific….
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RT @havehadhavehad: "It started with an “I voted” sticker. I stuck it on my cane, and soon.came my first cane compliment,.a jolt that echoe….
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It started with an “I voted” sticker. I stuck it on my cane, and soon came my first cane compliment, a jolt that echoed throughout my body. Could it be possible to be proud of my cane? Before, there...
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This is where I'll be this weekend!🤩 Come say hi! 👋.
👋Come visit us at table #61 at the Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday, June 1st! We will be near the poetry stage on Kittredge St. 📚 .#bayareabookfest
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RT @CatamaranLit: Announcing Catamaran's Summer, 2025, Issue 48! We invite you to step into stories taking you from ocean shores to the mou….
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It was such an honor to read my #essay "When We Lived Outside" from Catamaran's garden issue last week alongside other terrific #writers. The @HakoneGardens were stunning and the turnout of so many wonderful readers and supporters was truly heartwarming! 🌺
Thanks to readers & contributors who attended our Garden Issue Launch @HakoneGardens. It was a celebration of beauty & collaboration, abundance & delicacy. The combination of nature and words was captivating and uplifting!
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RT @gathcreator: ‘I entered into motion because …I was not put here to prove I could endure the terrifying, brutal things humans do to each….
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There is no other way to say this: I write you now from exile, having (if you are reading this) fled political persecution in my home country, the United (for now) States of America. I say this pla…
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I'll be reading my essay "When We Lived Outside" from @CatamaranLit's Garden issue along with other wonderful contributors at the gorgeous @HakoneGardens in Saratoga on May 7th. Come on by if you are anywhere in the Bay Area! 🌺.
Wednesday, May 7th, 5:30-7:30, Catamaran will host readings by contributors to our Garden Issue at the 🌸 Hakone Gardens 🌸 21000 Big Basin Way in Saratoga, CA. #poetry #nonfiction #fiction #literaryevents
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RT @SF_Montgomery: For @ElectricLit I wrote about the lack of disability representation in writing workshops, my @SundressPub craft book NE….
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These poets challenge ableist narratives to claim space in literature
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RT @CatamaranLit: Visit us at booth 926 at the AWP Conference & Bookfair in LA! .✍️ Book signings: Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Jeanne Wagner, Brad….
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"Outside we ran like a coyote pack of sisters through the desert. " 🌵☀️ I have a wild childhood #essay in the latest issue of @catamaranlit about growing up on a farm in the desert of southern New Mexico. Order yourself a copy of this gorgeous print mag!
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RT @SF_Montgomery: I’m excited to announce this free virtual craft chat with @writerscenter where we will discuss my @SundressPub NERVE an….
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The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of writing! We’re joined by Sarah Fawn Montgomery to discuss her new craft chapbook, Nerve: Unlearning Workshop Ableism to Develop...
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"The last time I saw my brother, Jay, a comet seared the night sky. I’m not saying the two things are connected, that the shit we did that night was cosmically important. But sometimes I wonder. "
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Visit the post for more.
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So excited to share my wild fiery flash story "We Blazed" in the new issue of @VariantLit alongside these other exceptional writers! 🔥 🛹 💫.
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Go follow this gorgeous magazine in the other place! Also, I have wild childhood essay I can't wait to share in their upcoming garden-themed issue. 💚.
We will be transitioning over to BlueSky. Come find us there for all the latest Catamaran updates about new issues, events, workshops, and more! We are especially excited to share the upcoming garden-themed issue soon. 👀💚. #writerscommunity, #poetrycommunity
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Here's a little light sci-fi romance to get you through the middle of the week! Thanks @mag_meta for giving this story a good home! 🚀🐶💜.
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The best thing about running the ship’s laundry was the many nooks and crannies to hide contraband. I had powder, of course, and weapons, the bread and butter of any smuggling outfit. But a month ago...
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"When we talk about climate collapse, we talk most frequently about destruction. What we don’t talk about is the world to come that our children will inherit. What we aren’t talking about is what we are committed to saving. " .A beautiful and timely essay by @eirencaffall.
What will you preserve in the face of climate crisis? @eirencaffall on the role of museums during times of ecological disaster.
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