I gave my “everyone struggles with their mental health mid-semester, here are some resources, check on your friends, there’s no shame in getting help” speech in my classes today and one of my students stayed after to thank me 🥹 I always wonder if I’m just being cringe or if it’s useful.

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The 15th Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards Competition will award $1,000 prizes to winning works of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. The deadline to submit is October 31, so don’t wait! AWP members can learn more on the Contests & Calls directory now.

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My kid is out of school today so I’m the driver for him and his teen guy friends and I’m introducing them to The Cure

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I’ve started thinking I should try harder to publish. I have hundreds of poems sitting around and, depending how you count, 4-5 finished book manuscripts … like what Why

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Someone did NOT just reply to my post saying I should accept gen AI because people ‘need Meta glasses’ and I shouldn’t dismiss that off-hand. Sir, with the utmost lack of respect, please fuck off.

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