Jess Witkins

I think I’ve unlocked a new pandemic living badge. I’ve just panic spiraled myself so bad that I’m now shut in my office listening to whale song on my calm app. Possible soundscapes: Crackling fire? No. Babbling brook? No. Rain on leaves? No. Sad humpback? That’s the one. 👉🏼🐋

This is the coolest gift! 😍

Airline travel is amusing these days. I ordered a burger and they forgot to put the burger on it. They brought me a bun with toppings. 🤣 I know jet lag is real, but friends, I know what meat should look like.

Gotta stay hydrated when writers conferencing. This is why Midwest conferences are the best. #SconnieInSota #amwriting #mnww

In good news, I get to host my incredibly talented friend @maggieginsberg for a reading and writing workshop this month! #writing #authorevent

Honestly, I’m with the chair people. 🤓

Excited to attend @WritersDigest Nonfiction Writing Conference today! I’m caffeinated and ready to write! #WritingCommunity

My piece, “Inheritance,” is published in here! Such a needed space for mental health stories! Consider supporting and sharing. Thank you! #WritingCommunity #writinggoals

When you’re trapped in the bathroom with Shelob the spider and you don’t have the light of earendil but you have a cell phone and can text your husband. 😱

With stories about race & mental health, bipolar disorder, disability & mental health, low socioeconomic status and scarcity mindset - this anthology brings a lot to the shelf w/ #writers from around the globe! Consider donating and supporting stories like this being available.

First porch read session of the year! Wisconsin winter was too long, my friends.

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Oh hey, I wrote this!

Judging from my camera quality, it might be @neilhimself, or it might be a sentient orb of light that can read and dress very well. Either way, it was a lovely show! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In true Midwest form, in the last 24 hours, I’ve gone from flannel pjs, flannel sheets, and comforter to spaghetti strap nightgown and one normal bedsheet and I’m sweating and there might be a tornado! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 🤪

Thanks to @mdbell79, I’m going to be hunting “weasel words” to eliminate from my manuscript. #Muse22

Grateful to have an essay in here. 🙏🏼 Appreciate any shares & donations of any amount to help get this diverse collection out and more folks talking about mental health. #WritingCommunity

Watching @writerhenriette on the motivated writer & this resonated: “You can’t burn to reach a dream while seeking to protect yourself against failure.” #Muse22 Yes! Anything worth doing is worth doing badly while we’re still learning. And we’re always learning! So keep going!

On re-envisioning revision: “I see progress as the purpose.” - @brendanRmathews Thank you for making the revision process about play, collaboration, and creativity! #Muse22