paintings for my friends of their pets on their couches

For the month of May Brian Gresko & I are hosting bare bones write-in zooms Writing Co-lab: east coast, west coast, all time zones welcome. Show up for yourself, show up for each other, make something you care about. writingco-lab.com/classes

the no bullshit all-genre craft class that isn't afraid to ask the tough questions to help you truly reckon with what the heck you're doing with that unwieldy WIP

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL IN

'I write the way I imagine the botanist’s wife planting trees for her daughters—out of equal parts futility and love, with no expectation of anything in return.' YELLOW BAND Steve Edwards The Yale Review yalereview.org/article/steve-…

“We’re processing our present in an attempt to leave a past for a future audience.” Michael Wheaton

Periodic moment of gratitude to Threepenny Review for publishing a poet from the slush pile who’d never been accepted for publication before.

'After fifty, we write, hauling a sack of failures over our shoulder. The shine has worn off childish ambitions. But that is when the work becomes interesting.' Mona Simpson in conversation with the great Yvonne Conza The Believer thebeliever.net/an-interview-w…

'Everyone, real or invented, deserves the open destiny of life.' Grace Paley, A Conversation with My Father arvindvenkatadri.com/pdf/ISTW/AConv…

'The greater the resistance to the telling of a particular story, the greater the value in its being told.' HOW TO WRITE THE UNBEARABLE STORY Steve Almond Zando Poets & Writers pw.org/content/truth_…

Excited to run this generative class again w Writing Co-lab, designed to help you feel more playful on the page and take creative risks! We’ll read & discuss published pieces but most of the class is focused on student work. Find out more at the link below

honestly, just pinch me about this lineup: cannot believe i get to read alongside these authors! NY, come out and show us your ❤️

the milk depot/weed shop mullet that is the nyc deli

Very sad news for indie publishing.

The first time I met Ben Tanzer it was as if I'd known him my whole life. Generous, kind, he'll pull you from the darkest depths and never let you smoke alone. That's the Tanzer Effect. Plus, he thinks in lush paragraphs. Get it now on THE LIVES OF WRITERS podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

I’m with you, I say. The only 
exception is heartbreak;
when you’re deep in it

you just want a late-night
DJ to spin your pain.

––Erika Meitner
erika meitner
#PoemADay

poets.org/poem/just-dark…

and to think i used to refrigerate my butter

proof of life

'You do not know that you've crossed a threshold until it's behind you and over.' This conversation between Mary Ruefle and Rachel Zucker Commonplace Podcast is life giving commonplace.today/commonplace-po…

Looking for an incredible cohort of experienced writers to share, bounce ideas, and discuss your WIP with? GUT REAL is for you: writingco-lab.com/classes/gut-re…