Here’s my 54th birthday wisdom: want nothing, hide nothing, regret nothing.Oh,and wear (almost) nothing. Greed,secrets,lament and clothes are instruments of evil.
#VirgoSeason
Now go out there and be somebody!
I’m running out of people to talk to about writing, language and life! Let me know if you are interested in being interviewed for “A Word” with Kellie Scott Reed.
@press_roi
. Ask the other participants, I am really not that big of a jerk! Email the press or DM me!
Sorry if I haven’t congratulated you, liked your tweets, seemed to have disappeared, but I no longer see any of my friends on here and seem to have been exiled by the evil overlord. You probably won’t see this either. 😒 but if you do see this, I miss you.
Behold! The smirk of a woman who’s about to have a wee CNF story published in
@punk_magazine
Punk Noir Magazine, one of her favorite literary mags- It’s Cheeky AND boastful.
#WritingCommunity
That awkward moment when the MC at open mic puts you on right after a young teenage girl sang softly on a piano an original song about saving herself for marriage and your opening line is “Jesus never gave a fuck about me”.🤦🏻♀️
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I actually submitted some pieces yesterday and this morning woke up feeling all “writery” and full of false hope. Happy Wednesday everybody. may all your submissions be yeses!
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It’s a great start to the new year with an acceptance from the coveted & brilliant
@HooghlyReview
. A humble cnf piece about a 7 year old dabbling in the world of fortune telling and keg tapping. Happy dance.
2024 is turning out to be a magical one thus far! I just got an acceptance from the incomparable
@mosspuppymag
for the Slither and Swim edition! Submissions are open until 4/1!. Over the moon, thank you!
I’ve been married for 21 years to this freaking hunk. This is the first picture we ever took together, taken by his sax player. I think I’ll spend the day today marveling at the good stuff life brings when you least expect it. Happy anniversary my love.
@RobBigDaddyReed
23 years ago, he asked the woman who owned the home I grew up in if we could see my old bedroom. She said ok. Once safe inside the pink and gray walls he asked me to marry him. He’s said he wanted to propose to me in my childhood home. He wishes he knew me that long ago.
Hey guys can someone pinch me? I just got my flash “Bullet Proof Glass Smeared with Grease” accepted in the 2nd May issue of
@synchchaos
live May 15th. Isn’t that cool?! Check out this incredibly beautiful pub! Thank you for choosing my story.
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@Blickwords
A giant in the kitchen🤣. I made up a recipe I call “deconstructed chicky pot pie” which is just a pot pie with a failed crust all mixed up together out of desperation and then “cheddared” to a fair thee well.
#WinningWednesday
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My friend took this pictures 23 years ago on my due date for my son. She just found them. What a cool surprise to finally see these now that the bump is a middle school teacher.
I asked this dude out to lunch 24 years ago cause I’m not waiting around. Today is the day we sat for three hours
@JinesRestaurant
in 1999 only to be inseparable ever since. We will be having our annual lunch today as usual. Older, but no wiser.
A huge thank you to all who sent me their good vibes and love. My grandma went into hospice (she’s 99),my son is moving to Wisconsin today, my other son graduated and moved home within a day of each other. I am spread thin. Here’s a pic of some joy from yesterday. Life, ya know?
My little dude Kev (now 22) just got his first job interview for a high school English teaching position! In the U.S., teachers are often not given much respect but most of the blame.
@RobBigDaddyReed
and I are proud he has chosen the profession in spite of the challenges.
My brother and I were like baby tigers when we were kids. Out in nature all the time- baring our teeth and throwing down, we made each other strong. This was taken after an 8 mile kayak trip resting after a swim. Like old times like never before.
I know you are tired of my nature shots..but the whole reason I live where I do is for this right here. I suffer.. 6 months of winter.. but my god the preamble is paradise!
*SUB CALL!* A little pop up contest for you writers out there! From April 10-17th we will be accepting your stories of “Awkward Conversations” 500 words or less to be produced by Jouska Productions! Click the link for details!
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This dude is living in our yard now. It’s awesome to see in the morning. Keeps the mice from invading , and the woodpeckers away from the house -also brings me messages telling me when to report to Hogwarts.. I’m picking up what he’s throwing down.
Almost the whole month of January I haven’t like myself. I am grateful to have recovered. Also I’m aware not everyone has been so fortunate. Wishing everyone good health. And if that’s not possible right now, a strong will.
50 degrees-My days in the heat are numbered as autumn threatens-Just as lovely but with cold hands, she’ll come and I’ll try to love her. But I hold winter’s grudge like a stone in my heart.
Today is an all day excursion to watch my daughter coach her first cross country SUNYAC Championship. Send positive vibes please. I’m nervous like I used to be when she ran!
Actually did a yoga class for myself. As an instructor, I can tell you this is rare. My butt is kicked, and so is my crazy busy mind. Have a good evening everyone.
#yoga
#meditation
I’ve been up since 5am reading your submissions for the “Mirrors Reflecting Shadows” anthology to benefit The Trevor Project. I may look wasted and maybe mentally I am, but this is going to be amazing and worth it!
@press_roi
@slicesofanxiety
@OutcastPress
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While teaching today I wore the getup I like to call “when you let your toddler dress herself.” Hamlet yoga pants, a Charlie Brown sweater, and wooly socks. I couldn’t be talked out of it.
#yoga
I’m not the marrying kind. I mean, my advice to a girl at her at her bridal shower about marriage was “don’t.”I am under no allusion that love lasts. But every brilliant day with this incredible human “shuts my pretty little mouth.”Happy 22nd anniversary Rob.
My new editor photo for
@press_roi
. You’d trust this face with your deepest darkest, right? Jaysus the choppers on this one! This was after my dad knocked my tooth out with a hockey puck-trying to make his daughter the 1st professional woman hockey player.
As you know by now I am a huge fan of Punk Noir so this is a big deal for me! Thank you thank you to the whole glorious bunch!
@punk_magazine
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Gave myself a fat lip.. now I’m gonna write a story about it. That may be the title to my lit mag.. Fat Lip. Has a nice ring to it . That or Bruise. Haven’t decided. Your thoughts??
Can we all stop pretending there is a reason for all this, accept we are all doomed, and just enjoy each other’s company while we exist for this brief time in this perfectly suited location? I’d like that very much.
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It’s my daughter’s 32nd birthday. Me and her fresh from the hospital (I was 20) then her at head coach of a university track team. I was too dumb to know the importance of being a mom.. but somehow she turned out brilliantly!
The pressure is on! My yoga class is being recorded for a promotional video on wellness. Wish me luck or a broken leg please.
#wellness
#yoga
#everybody
My breakfast now consists of mostly powders and fruit. This makes me slightly sad. I am an eggs Benedict girl.. but my gut says differently, so here I sit, choking down nourishment. 🤣🤣
Title of my photograph. “The ash grey sky looking over what can be mistaken for hope while your friends have forgotten you and you’re just figuring this out while looking at these beautiful purple flowers.”
Our Issue 3 contributor lists for Short Fiction and Creative Nonfiction are out now. These prose pros are gonna blow your mind. Issue 3 drops in April. Poetry contributor list coming soon.
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It’s my dad’s 76th birthday today. As a City of Rochester Recreation Leader, he taught me how to value play well beyond childhood. He raised me to talk back to authority, (including him) to punch a bully hard, and fight tooth and nail for what is right. Happy birthday, Da!