Kelly Caldwell

Kelly Caldwell

@kkc212.bsky.social

Writer; dean of faculty @GothamWriters. she/her I live in NYC but still say gapers' block.

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Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

I mean, "Jordan" has been a top 100 baby name for at least a decade, but, OK.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance says of the Middle East that it's "a region of the world made up of countries whose name I couldn't even pronounce"

Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

You know, what? Yes, I have wondered that!!

Second Ave. Sagas@2avesag.as

Ever wondered who selects the poems you see in the subway? @literaryhub.bsky.social went behind the scenes of Poetry in Motion. lithub.com/who-chooses-...

lithub.comWho Chooses the Poems For the New York City Subway?New York’s subway, from its founding, was dreamt as a public good in all senses, to provide a useful and reliable service that was also a pleasant place to be. City train stations were filled with …

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)
@hcrichardson.bsky.social

THEY ARE NOT POWERLESS TO STOP HIM! Go back to Washington, stand on the steps of the Capitol and demand Johnson and Thune recall the House and Senate, and impeach him. THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THERE IS LITERALLY AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL! (It's called the Constitution.)

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social

Republican lawmakers are incensed about Trump's dismissal of Ukraine — and powerless to stop him. That frustration hit a new peak on Monday as they sought to address Trump’s decision to purchase Russian diesel, waive sanctions on Moscow, and potentially stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

politico.comGOP lawmakers scramble to spare Ukraine from TrumpLawmakers are struggling to find a way to convince the president to stop cozying up to Russia.
Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

We can't fix our broken healthcare system, but if you've got $10, you can help this one family.

Andy Behrman@electroboyusa.bsky.social

The response has been heartbreakingly 💔 disappointing to Ashley's GoFundMe as she fights cancer. But. . . if 200 people gave $10, it would raise $2,000 for critical medical testing not covered by insurance. Let's show Ashley that we care. We need you to chip in only $10 or more at the link below!

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Karen Attiah
@karenattiah.bsky.social

I don't know which woman needs to hear this, but-- That depression you might think you're experiencing- what they tell you is neurodivergence-- is really just unprocessed, unchanneled rage and grief. Focus the anger. Your life will transform.

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Anna Bower
@annabower.bsky.social

Molly has arrived for the golf course hearing and is live posting about it, too! Follow along ⬇️👇

Molly Roberts@mollyroberts.bsky.social

I’m here. Abbe Lowell questioning Gregory Wischer.

Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity

Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social

Annual reminder that if you get an email from someone claiming to be me, or a referral to someone that’s supposedly me, and it doesn’t have the Neighborhood Literary email address… it’s a scam, friends. I sure do hate this stuff.

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Rachel Holliday Smith
@rachelholliday.bsky.social

this is tonight! come on by, or log on. (but please RSVP because in-person space is limited)

Rachel Holliday Smith@rachelholliday.bsky.social

and if you want to go deep on this, we’re hosting a free workshop explaining the guide at the Brooklyn Public Library next week! (open to all; livestream available) yours truly will be moderating. RSVP here:

eventbrite.comHow to vet an NYC public school like an education reporterJournalists at Chalkbeat and The City Reporter teach New Yorkers how to vet, examine, and get to know public schools using public data.
Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

LIFTED THE PAYWALL, Y'ALL! Thanks, Granta! #WritingCommunity

Granta@grantamag.bsky.social

We congratulate Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carson is a contributing editor at Granta and a regular writer for the magazine. In celebration, we have lifted the paywall on all her contributions to our pages. granta.com/contributor/...

Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity

The Razor by Gotham Writers@therazormag.bsky.social

A reminder that submissions are open for fiction and nonfiction flash. No submission fee, we pay writers. Learn more: therazormag.com/about/

therazormag.comAbout - The Razor — Literary Magazine — Gotham Writers WorkshopAbout THE RAZOR The Razor is a literary magazine produced by Gotham Writers Workshop. We publish two pieces each month—one fiction, one nonfiction. For now, we do not publish poetry (though we do appr...

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Seven Stories Press
@sevenstories.bsky.social

Please don’t buy our books on Amazon. If you can’t afford to buy them from a real bookstore or from us directly, pirate them from Anna’s Archive like God intended.

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Celeste Headlee
@celesteheadlee.bsky.social

Screw Alito. His book comes out today, same day as mine, but my book is about the brilliance of Black women, power of community action, resistance to racism & oppression, & world-changing impact of books. Oh, and music. Which one do you think should be a bestseller? bookshop.org/p/books/free...

bookshop.orgFreedom's Daughters: How a Generation of Black Women Resisted Oppression Through Literacy and EducationA stirring contribution to America’s historical narrative.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From bestselling author Celeste Headlee, an urgent and eye-opening story of the women who risked everything t...

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Maris Kreizman
@maris.bsky.social

As always, when a devastating new report about book bans in America is published, I challenge you to think less about the most banned author — Stephen King is fine — and more about the banned authors who are trying to scrabble together a living from their art. pen.org/report/book-...

pen.orgA Spotlight on School Book BansNearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.
Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity

Maggie Tokuda-Hall@maggietokudahall.bsky.social

Here's the thing: most books that are banned don't make the lists that get circulated each #BannedBooksWeek. If you're a book creator and your book gets banned, please respond to this post with your book and its buy link on bookshop.org. That way we can support indies and banned books 💛

bookshop.orgBookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.

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Sarah Taber
@sarahtaber.bsky.social

$7.1K! fundrazr.com/f2mog6?ref=s...

fundrazr.comStand With Irene Grimes: Legal Defense FundIrene Grimes told the truth about an attempt to fire Cumberland County's elections director behind closed doors, and now the same partisan majority she exposed is trying to remove her from the board.
Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social

Update: We're already at $5.8K, over halfway there 💪💪 fundrazr.com/f2mog6?ref=s...

fundrazr.comStand With Irene Grimes: Legal Defense FundIrene Grimes told the truth about an attempt to fire Cumberland County's elections director behind closed doors, and now the same partisan majority she exposed is trying to remove her from the board.

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Gillian Brockell
@gillianbrockell.com

This is a better epilogue to my January story about the private equity firm profiting off of ICE's cruelest flights than I could have ever possibly hoped for. CHICAGO: You went to the mat and protected (at a minimum!) thousands of immigrants from torture. Take a bow. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...

prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation.
Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social

March: CNN reveals existence of online "rape academy." Summer: Police officers using Flock cameras to stalk women in at least 8 states September: 57 men in the Cornell rape group chat October: Casey Hopkins, ElevationLab ceo: I'm pretty sure our stealth product totally won't be abused by stalkers.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org

AirTags make that noise "because you cannot make a tracker that does not alert a thief without also making ... a tool for stalking,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @sixcolors.com. “I think these people have, in fact, considered the implications and decided that they don’t care.”

sixcolors.comSilencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violenceElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the…