@writeitdowns

writer / oft-tangled fly-fisher / @txstmfa / scribbles in @joylandmagazine @pshares @porterhouselit @AtticusReview. he/him

 Montana, USA
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Joined June 2021
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A wild surprise to have - finally - gotten around to listening to @DavidNaimon's between the covers conversation with Percival Everett, only to realize I was hearing my own @PorterHouseLit review of the trees featured in the intro! open.spotify.com/episode/58T…

Percival Everett : The Trees

Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · Episode

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My first print pub!!! My short-short story “Red on Yellow” (which is also the prologue to my novel-in-progress) is out in issue #57 of @Salamander_Mag!!! (P.S. It was rejected 48 times over three years of submitting, and yet ended up in one of my favorite literary magazines!)
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“Shy” (@GraywolfPress) marks another development in Max Porter’s singular, polyphonic style, distinguishing itself as his most urgent book yet. New review by @writeitdowns in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/shy/

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Shy marks another development in Max Porter’s singular, polyphonic style, distinguishing itself as his most urgent book yet. Reviewed by Sam Downs

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Woohoo! Excited to have a review of Max Porter's latest out in Rain Taxi
Rain Taxi@RainTaxiReview28 Nov 2023
“Shy” (@GraywolfPress) marks another development in Max Porter’s singular, polyphonic style, distinguishing itself as his most urgent book yet. New review by @writeitdowns in our Online Edition: raintaxi.com/shy/

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Shy marks another development in Max Porter’s singular, polyphonic style, distinguishing itself as his most urgent book yet. Reviewed by Sam Downs

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My beloved MFA student @MosabAbuToha was arrested in #Gaza yesterday by the IDF. I know him to be an honorable man, husband & father of 3 kids, a decorated poet who came to us from Harvard. No one cares wot I think, but I demand his release, by all that is just&holy. @NewYorker
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Writerly twit-verse, any recs for good literary essays on learning a skill/acquiring literacy in something? I'm having students write a literacy narrative this sem. and looking for examples that engage w/literacies beyond language (which I have some good'ns for already)
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.@GregAbbott_TX just accidentally posted a satire article because he wants to hate on queer Texans and Garth Brooks so bad. The Texas Country Jamboree doesn’t exist. Hambriston, Texas is not real. And the Governor is not fit to tweet, much less govern. Happy pride! 🏳️‍🌈
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The Onion
@TheOnion20 Jun 2023
Joe Rogan Stunned After 5-Year-Old Informs Him That Horseys Come From Outer Space bit.ly/42QG06c
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@espn14 Jun 2023
The Nevada Senate passed a $380 million bill on Tuesday to help fund a new stadium for the Athletics in Las Vegas. This is the first step toward the expected move of the franchise from Oakland. es.pn/3oZouix
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Joyland Publishing@JoylandPub10 May 2023
"She gets the same feeling now when she sees satellite images of the earth, and even more so when she sees models of how small the earth is in comparison to Saturn." —from 'Likeness' by @StephyGrossman joylandmagazine.com/fiction/…
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A great conversation and a great book - check out both & then see whether you agree with my take. Thanks for paying attention to up-and-coming lit journals, David! porterhousereview.org/articl…
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I'm suing. The recent actions violate my 1st amendment rights, as well as the rights of my 11,000 constituents to representation. Montana's State House is the people’s House, not Speaker Regier’s, and I’m determined to defend the right of the people to have their voices heard.
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"I’ve identified more dead birds than living. An old friend used to quiz me on flora and fauna, pointing and asking what’s that? but now won’t even say my undeadname..." Read "Named" by @sg_poetry theoffingmag.com/micro/named…
A flock of birds flying above a small town.

ALT A flock of birds flying above a small town.

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The ⁦entire @missoulian⁩ opinion page—14 LTEs from Kalispell, Hamilton, Florence, Missoula—all expressing support for ⁦@ZoAndBehold and disdain for ⁦@MTGOP⁩. #mtpol
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What is happening inside the walls of the Montana State Capitol, does not at all represent the city or the people outside of those walls. The City of Helena chooses love over fear every time and stands with Rep. @ZoAndBehold — who will continue to outshine the GOP-led extremism that seeks to silence her voice.
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“LeBron ain’t got that dog in him” LeBron:
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I can’t answer this question for Bill Maher but YOU CAN A thread.
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So Don Lemon got fired for … doing his job? A ✌🏾presidential candidate✌🏾that says the NRA helped Black people secure their rights deserved to be called out for lying. Not to mention that asinine characterization of the Civil War.
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according to the NYT this interview that Don Lemon conducted last week with Vivek Ramaswamy played a role in his firing. Note co-host Poppy Harlow sitting silently while Lemon goes after Vivek.
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Troops on your mf back Ant Man! Keep fighting… 💯 #Wolves
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