me at AWP offsites and readings: perhaps I am :) a writer :) wow :) amazing community :) I am inspired :)
me the moment I step outside the building: what the fuck dude
👋👋 beautiful state, actually
A plaque of a John Brown quote in the museum in Harper’s Ferry, WV that says “I hold God in infinitely greater reverence than Congress.... -John Brown”
A sculpture plaque of John Brown and Polish poet Cyprian Norwid
went on a side quest to Harper’s Ferry, WV to pay respects to John Brown 🫡
James and I are heading back to VA after an amazing time at AWP this week. Pics forthcoming but thanks to everyone I met, reunited, connected with, etc. Feels good & guess I’m a writer still 🙂
see yall in Chicago 2027, maybe?
A moray eel at the Baltimore aquarium lookin like the thousand yard stare soldier
Me after 4 days of being around 10,000+ people in a contained space
for real though I am very happy even when reality sets in :)
me at AWP offsites and readings: perhaps I am :) a writer :) wow :) amazing community :) I am inspired :)
me the moment I step outside the building: what the fuck dude
!!!!! I gotta come find you!!!! also, my voice is shot so I feel your pain
I got to see so many people and friends and writers today and I’m full of happiness but also my voice is almost gone but it was so worth it and I’ve missed so many people 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭😭
Absolutely!!!
A photo of a loaded extra spicy chicken shawarma on yellow rice and lettuce in a plastic white container. I am tell you this is the best thing I’ve eaten in Baltimore so far, and I’ve eaten crab dip and fancy lamb/bean soup
yes yes our panel was amazing & I’m still emotional and happy and will post pics BUT
but yall have GOT to check out this chicken shawarma I got from the halal food cart. religious experience for sure
This is my first one since 2019 and it was deeeefinitely surreal after so many years
Upcoming AWP panel MORE THAN MEM-ORY THE ART OF JEWISH STORYTELLING IN CREATIVE NONFICTION THURSDAY, MAR 05, 2026 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER JESSIE ASKINAZI • MICHAEL IAN BLACK HANNAH COHEN • KENNING JP GARCIA JONATHAN PENTON
hey y’all!! our #AWP panel is today @ 10:35am! Come hang out with some cool Jewish people ✨
Room 314, Level 300 at the Baltimore Convention Center
Upcoming AWP panel MORE THAN MEM-ORY THE ART OF JEWISH STORYTELLING IN CREATIVE NONFICTION THURSDAY, MAR 05, 2026 10:35 AM - 11:50 AM BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER JESSIE ASKINAZI • MICHAEL IAN BLACK HANNAH COHEN • KENNING JP GARCIA JONATHAN PENTON
hey y’all!! our #AWP panel is today @ 10:35am! Come hang out with some cool Jewish people ✨
Room 314, Level 300 at the Baltimore Convention Center
We Have Always Lived in the AWP Registration Line
you’ve heard of AWAH but what about RAWR (jk)
can’t wait to awkwardly stare at everybody at the AWP book fair and try to imagine whole bodies outside of tiny profile pics and text posts
We got there around 12:40 so it wasn’t too bad! Definitely glad to have knocked it out first thing before tomorrow
right!!!! the buccal fat removal trend has gone too far
A picture of the 2026 AWP tote bag, once a status symbol of belonging to an organization of writers and presses, now vertical and thinned out like a discount wine bag instead of a performative aesthetically pleasing tote bag, a tote bag you’d proudly carry to a boutique farmers market. This new tote bag says, “try shoving a moleskine journal in me, bitch”
god even the tote bags aren’t safe from shrinkflation
We Have Always Lived in the AWP Registration Line
upside: I got a giant bag of ginger snaps
downside: James bought a questionable pickled sausage stick and it was like he glimpsed Hell in the 0.0004 seconds it was in his mouth before spitting it out
road trip to Baltimore and stopped at what was essentially a Christian Sheetz. LED crosses, slot machines as far as the eye can see, & questionable “pickled sausage sticks”. I don’t think we experienced the actual passage of time or reality while in that place
Dear humans, may all the beauty find you ❤️
I’m bringing the shirt!!!!!!!
heading up to Baltimore tomorrow - here’s where 2 find meeeee
who else at the coffee shop putting final touches on their readings/presentations for AWP 🫣
I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link!
gofund.me/ac93c03d5
Also looking for good food & drink recs in Baltimore!! We’ll be driving up!!!!!
me waiting for That™️ to Happen
