Huge news! I’m beyond thrilled to announce that @KentuckyPress will be publishing my book Sky Watch: The Untold Story of America’s Greatest Show Horse in May 2023 as part of their Horses in History series. I can’t imagine a better home for this project. (Photo by Doug Shiflet)

This book manuscript brought to you by Cape Cod kettle chips and "Amazon Jungle Sounds" white noise.

My horse has no respect for personal space.

I'm in the "should've ordered a medium" phase of postpartum shopping.

Me: Would you like to see a 2.5-minute long video of my six-month-old eating a banana? Everybody: No. Me:

End-of-semester feels from an intro to creative writing student: "I am really proud of my work. I don’t know that it's good enough to be in a real, published collection one day, but it's exactly how I want it. I’m excited to keep writing." MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

I tweet for the fourth time in six months because this seven-year-old YouTube video of Agility Mastiff is still my favorite thing on the internet.

I'm super grateful to @JournalFlying for giving my essay "Damline" a Best of the Net nod. It's my first! Pardon me while I blush.

My amazing students in @FCApogee are working their tails off to encourage @FranklinCollege students to submit their creative writing and artwork by October 31! Franklinites, take heed.

I love seeing my work in @JournalFlying alongside other fine midwestern writers! This piece is dedicated to women, Saddlebred horses, and what we learn from each other. It includes my grandmother, my daughter's namesake. Let the damline continue. https://t.co/ELiEbnwpiK

Thanks to @JournalFlying for publishing this piece, and to @bethbates for the smart edits!

Today, I learned that Aretha's 1968 Grammy-winning hit is "Chain of Fools" and not "Chain of Food." Two months ago, I learned that Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" features a "white-winged dove," not a "one-winged dove." What other icons have I been miss-singing for decades?

I just discovered Gallop, the equine literary magazine. Swoon! Edited by @readgallop. Horse friends, writer friends, all friends--go read it now! You won't regret it.

12 years sans booze. In that time, I: Bought a house (x2) Got married Finished a BA & MFA Started a PhD Said goodbye to 4 dogs Adopted 2 cats & 1 dog Bought a horse Published 16 essays & 26 articles Got pregnant Sold a house All great, but the best part? Finding joy/serenity.

The super-smart @StacyJaneGrover in @bitchmedia. Love the idea of homemaking she presents. "Transgender women are making a home in the professional kitchen by...replacing aggression with a form of empowerment, caring, and community forged through cooking." https://t.co/YwrHVCEBra

I knew comprehensive exams would be tough. I wasn't prepared for how tough they would be without coffee! I could really use some new research showing that caffeine actually doesn't affect unborn children, after all.

Now I'm "buy 1.38 pounds of watermelon (in February)" months pregnant.

As I get closer and closer to becoming a mother myself, I need to read more work like this. Thank you, @SarahVLangan1, @lithub, and #MemoirMonday.

Just took my first survey since my birthday and...35-44, here I am. I guess this is middle age.

Us sober folks should get an extra token this year for surviving the Trump presidency without picking up a drink.