Alycia Calvert

When you’re so excited to get a + in submittable that you shoot off a “yes thanks” only to realize that autotype sabatoged you with a typo… and you can’t now decide whether to email back and be like, "yeah I noticed it, sorry I’m lame…" or not because ow neurotic does that look so you do nothing

Y’all with kids… work ethic.??? Actual convo

Me… you should do (this thing… some thing… ANYTHING…)
My Dude: No, why do extra work?
Me: because you want to have a career and (as a soon to be divorced writer) odds are I won’t have two pennies to put toward your school.
My Dude: 6-7
Me: WTAF??

Have applied to more residencies than I can attend, and a few contests and open calls… also 53 pages into my work in progress. Phew.

**Terrible

Listen, it’s terribly what happened to today… but if you aren’t grieving families lost in school shootings, police violence, or Palestine, but are disgusted by the murder of one white man… you don’t actually hate violence.

Medical Societies Sue Kennedy and H.H.S. Over Vaccine Advice

BREAKING: Six leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday against Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and the health dept, charging that recent decisions limiting access to vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the public.
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An image with a black and white background and a Latin American immigrant and a title Schröinger's Immigrant. On the left, it reads, "Lazily collecting all the welfare." On the right, it reads, "But also somehow taking all the jobs."

ADD summed up- The unretrievable hours I put into assembling the portfolio, for the job… that I missed the deadline to apply for 😂🫤

Never have I ever had students cutting it so close on getting assignments in. But if they are willing to earnestly do the work, even late; I am generally willing to grade it fairly.

Still here

So my dream last night was that I was in a conference with Trump, and he presented his new hat, and it was blue… that was a dream right not a meme I saw when I was so exhausted. #NeedLessPoliticalDrama

Me!

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#AmWriting #AmSubmitting #MultiGenre

I'm up to 200 lit journal submissions ever... I've got about 27 out currently with several pieces in circulation, a handful of acceptances, and tons of not acceptances. My question is... do people read the email ones? I can never find responses in my inbox, and I have a. lot. of those hanging around

Yay! Time to plan readings!

Too early to start planning for #AWP25 in LA??

Image shows a Giovanni‘s room sign framed by bookstore shelves

Some Philly fun at #Nemla this weekend

Spaghetti noodle on the floor in the shape of a round swirly head.

Found a face on my floor :-) #FoundArt

Text says You are not the topic of conversation Nobody hates you Get your work done Submit it Get a job

Just some reminders for a totally confident and mentally healthy adult. 😂

He’s great! There’s just something about the soft gravely grandpa voice that makes learning about ants interesting.

I’d vote a big thumbs up for Sigourney.

Hear me out… it’s a documentary on the competition between David Attenborough and Patrick Stewart, narrated by Morgan Freeman. It’s titled Clash of the Commentators

Photo shows two books, the serviceberry and braiding sweet grass by Robin wall Kimmerer

Photo shows book with picture of hand picking service berries and Robin wall Kimmerer’s signature

Photo shows Robin wall Kimmerer reading in sanctuary

Photo shows three smiling women

A few photos from the Robin Wall Kimmerer event. She’s so amazing 🤩

Oh hi! I started a semester and fell off the internet.

New year, new notebooks.

Anyone else remember the hype around the Y2K scare?

Image shows charming row houses with festive holiday decorations.

Photo shows bridge at night

A little Philly trip today.

Collection of birthday signs hanging on a stairway, and one congrats sign.

Collection of birthday signs and one “it’s a girl” sign hanging over the window seat.

15 signs for my 15 yo. A few days late.

#AmSubmitting #AreHashtagsAThingOnBlueSky #TroubleAdaptingToNewSM