M. C. Benner Dixon
@mchristinebd
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Author, educator, aspiring photosynthesizer. She/her. MILLIONS OF SUNS @UofMPress | THE HEIGHT OF LAND @OrisonBooks Find me elsewhere (see link)
Joined December 2015
Check out this beautiful and eerie cover for The Height of Land, due out from @OrisonBooks on April 1! The themes of water and abandonment run through the novel. Preorder now to surprise yourself with a little present in the spring: https://t.co/DXKLJ3diuI
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Explosion reported at Clairton Coke Works today. See the #BreatheCam footage below (footage courtesy of @cmucreatelab and @BreatheProject ). #AirQuality #safety
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We're happy to announce a new author class with @mchristinebd! In The Holy Mundane, practice honoring the ritual of routine, the miracle of the dust mote, the unornamented prayer. Prose or poetry writers are welcome. Find complete details at https://t.co/BuNU03QhAp
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I wrote an actual book that you could read this summer.
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The novel The Height Land by M. C. Benner Dixon is a post-post-apocalyptic speculative fiction novel set in the fictional town of Chert River. A storm sends the villagers of Chert River fleeing, but...
The Chicago Sun-Times published an upcoming summer books list that is obviously AI. The clues are that there is no byline and at least 8 of these titles do not exist.
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Somebody asked me how to implement COVID mitigations at their event in Pittsburgh. This is what I wrote to them: š§µ
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Take the next step in improving your indoor air quality! Join the LCMP. Sign up for the intro webinar June 5 or 6. Webinar attendees will be invited to join the cohort. Free to participateāyour investment is your time. All virtual. Learn more at https://t.co/egNEJXpPE5
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We had a GREAT time sharing some preview clips of Inversion with an eager audience this week at the Documentary Salon. If you want to get notified about our next preview screening, and all future Inversion events, please sign up for our email list here: https://t.co/9odqZuhxwO
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Q: When did you first have the idea for this book? And what inspired you to actually write this book? My co-author Sharon and I taught at the same school for several years. As creative writers and creative writing teachers, we had lots in common ā even... https://t.co/9gShDn2oMH
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Today we feature an excerpt from @mchristinebdās forthcoming novel THE HEIGHT OF LAND! Please help Orison Books continue publishing remarkable books like this one by contributing to our GivingTuesday fundraiser: https://t.co/pSBJfIimQd
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So real! Sometimes you have to do the scary thing.
Aaaaand weāve got a new #newsletter !This oneās a bit vulnerable: On Starting Over. š„² Fellow writers, I hope this is helpful, and Iād love to hear from those of you who have #beenthere ! https://t.co/xVVGcP1b6Y
#writingcommunity #debutauthor #writersoftwitter #novels
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The art is the work of the fabulous Michel Demetria Tsourisāalso the artist for the Millions of Suns cover!
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The ongoing pandemic is erasing so many people--disabled, science-following, elderly--from society, and keeping it out of fiction removes yet another space for us. It's a significant part of this decade's story, and ignoring it means our pop culture continues to ignore 1/2
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I think it shows publishingās ableism and erases part of our history.
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My newest novel is basically Romeo & Juliet, but with old ladies in space. (Galactic lesbians FTW!) And BIG NEWS: I just signed with the inimitable literary agent @NaomisLitPix to help me boost this little ship on its way! I can't wait to share the novel with you. Stay tuned!
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Kelli is a fine poet whose aesthetic reminds me of Lucille Clifton in its minimalism as well as meditative quality. Yet, there is a wistfulness and ephemeral nature to her poetry that is all her own. - Bianca Lynne Spriggs https://t.co/CmWUDmN1Bg
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what I had what I had to have what I had to have taken what I had to have taken from me what I had to have taken from me [ā¦]
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when asked āwhatās your process?ā i find it hard to say much beyond (some variation on) āi write and rewrite, i write and rewrite rewrite rewriteā
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I am always happy to share my experiences with other writers! I have learned so much from other people going through this process before and with me. (A wee correction to the original post: I still don't have an agent, but my first novel is coming out in March nonetheless!)
š Debut Author Interview with M. C. Benner Dixon! Here, @mchristinebd shares insight from the journey as an unagented writer to being agented, and then getting the book deal. It is packed with insight and we recommend a read! #WritingCommunity
https://t.co/8rKo8JNiK2
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If water gets in the house every time it rains, it is time for a new roof! If it gets horribly acrid and stinky every time the weather warms up, we need some new regulatory approaches to address industrial polluters!! SmellPGH reports today:
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We need a name for what is happening on this thread. It seems to be a collision between vax-and-relax (VRC) culture and COVID-cautious culture (CCC). VRC is often surprised by this encounter. CCC has seen this countless times. Maybe we call it a #COVIDcultureclash incident?
Iām currently going through COVID after the DNC. For a claim the DNC didnāt care: everyone attending knew the risk & increase in cases. Weāre at risk every day. The good news? Dems get vaccinated & boosted. Thereās a level of herd immunity. If high risk, be safe. Get vaccinated.
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I loved this book! It was snarky and tender and clever and swoony. Highly recommend . . . plus itās on sale!
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