VCU MFA writer of F and CNF, co-editor of a dance essay anthology (WVU Press 2027), #blogger, potty with a Catholic mouth, choral singer, twin mom
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Up at Rust Belt Girl: a really astute book review by Univ. of Pittsburgh senior Emily Harris. Emily reviewed poet Jason Irwin's memoir--out in April. We all know book reviews and indie-pubbed books are essential. Please read + share:
#BookRecommendation
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This one was so fun (and a little spooky) to write!
In working to understand how horror works on our senses through dissonance and other devices, we stand to understand ourselves, our faith and God more fully. So, bring on the scary, says @MoonRuark.
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What Editors Want: The Ultimate Guide for Writers Submitting to Literary Magazines open.substack.com/pub/litmag…
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I have a mini-chapbook of flash fiction out in Sept, in the (adorable!) INCH series @ @BullCityPress! YOU'RE A GIRL is abt <young women balanced on the precarious ledge where childhood edges into adulthood.>
Preorder/subscribe to the series (4x year).
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Today marks three years since my conversion/reversion into the Catholic Church (praise God!), and a little under two months until the publication of WHO'S AFRAID OF THE STILL SMALL VOICE?
Conversation essay in progress; in the meantime, more on the book: zachczaia.substack.com/p/may…
Glad for my writer friends who’ve stuck it out here! #MyXAnniversary
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I had a coffee sponsor for a while. Not joking. They show up in the acknowledgments of The Devil Takes You Home. I wonder if I can do that again. You listening, Café Lareño?
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Dear friends, so many of you have been here with me since I first started drawing during the pandemic. Now I have an online show of my art at the nonprofit gallery the Drawing Rooms! You can buy signed, numbered, limited edition prints through them! artsy.net/show/drawing-rooms…?
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Today is the feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American saint. She sought out #Jesuit missionaries to baptize her because of how much their preaching moved her. She is the patron saint of ecology and Native Americans.
"Young men want to be seen, to be cared for and to have someone advocate for them."
Thank you for your part in this conversation, @margaretfelice--paying close attention!
How the Catholic Church can address young men’s grievances americamagazine.org/faith-an…
This parish has been on my list to visit—just an hour down the road from me. Great reporting. I can’t wait to find my own story there.
St. Francis Xavier Church—built by Jesuits in 1731—is believed to be the oldest church in the 13 colonies. It was the only space where Catholics could practice their faith without drawing attention to themselves. EWTN News' @CatHadro has more.
Thank you for reading and sharing! It’s been a fruitful year so far…
American Pilgrimages and the Ignatian Way: @MoonRuark made several minor pilgrimages this year that, taken together, remind her of a unique Ignatian, American way. jesuits.org/stories/american…
I almost cried. This is the call to action I needed today.
Dear writers, we need your imagination, your narrative creativity and your lively thinking. We need these to create spaces of freedom and authenticity, within which divine grace can make the promise of consolation and peace resound. vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/e…
All this!!
“Being human means being authentically moved in your own heart in mysterious ways by revelations that don’t originate from aggregated data about other people collected by other people. Only you can know what it feels like for you to read Hamlet, see a solar eclipse, or hear your child’s heartbeat.” My take on the AI encyclical:
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Hmm. What would Pope Leo say?
Four nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania that were slated for retirement purchased by Vistra Corp will soon be used to power data centers. Oklo is developing a 1.2 GW campus in Piketon to power Meta's Prometheus AI supercluster in New Albany farmanddairy.com/news/nuclea…
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Breaking: Andover New Jersey cancels data center project and passes complete ban!! Rural NJ is fighting back against Big Tech!
