Mama/writer/rider. PhDing: @uofcincinnati. Recently: @thinairmagazine, @chattahoocheerv, @the_rumpus. #binders
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19 May 2021
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)
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18 Feb 2022
This book manuscript brought to you by Cape Cod kettle chips and "Amazon Jungle Sounds" white noise.
3 Jan 2022
I'm in the "should've ordered a medium" phase of postpartum shopping.
20 Dec 2021
Me: Would you like to see a 2.5-minute long video of my six-month-old eating a banana?
Everybody: No.
Me:
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17 Dec 2021
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.
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15 Dec 2021
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. youtube.com/watch?v=GjqtwNUE…
26 Oct 2021
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.
8 Oct 2021
Congratulations to this year's Flying Island Journal Best of the Net nominees! Also a special thank you to our editors and readers for all their work for the journal.
To see all the nominees and links to their work, visit: flyingislandjournal.org/2021…
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6 Oct 2021
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. apogee.submittable.com/submi…
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31 May 2021
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.
flyingislandjournal.org/2021…
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31 May 2021
Thanks to @JournalFlying for publishing this piece, and to @bethbates for the smart edits!
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2 May 2021
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?
20 Apr 2021
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. issuu.com/readgallop/docs/re…
1 Apr 2021
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.
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1 Apr 2021
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."bit.ly/2PKLPlY
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11 Mar 2021
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.
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25 Feb 2021
Now I'm "buy 1.38 pounds of watermelon (in February)" months pregnant.
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8 Feb 2021
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. lithub.com/against-the-all-c…
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25 Jan 2021
Just took my first survey since my birthday and...35-44, here I am. I guess this is middle age.
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20 Jan 2021
Us sober folks should get an extra token this year for surviving the Trump presidency without picking up a drink.
19 Jan 2021
I just realized today is my 35 year sobriety date. I survived Trump with my sobriety intact.
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