Andrew Porter
@andrewporter01.bsky.social
Author of THE DISAPPEARED (Knopf), THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER (Vintage), IN BETWEEN DAYS (Knopf), and THE IMAGINED LIFE (Knopf, forthcoming 2025) CW Prof.
www.andrewporterwriter.com
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Andrew Porter
@andrewporter01.bsky.social
· Dec 11
So excited to have galleys of my forthcoming novel, THE IMAGINED LIFE (out 4/15/25)! If you’re interested in pre-ordering it (and pre-orders are always a big help!), the link is in the replies. ✨
So happy you enjoyed it! Thank you, Eric!
February 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
So happy you enjoyed it! Thank you, Eric!
Thank you, Eric! 🙂
Reading THE DISAPPEARED by @andrewporter01.bsky.social was like sitting on the back patio with on old friend on a balmy summer evening, sharing a bottle of wine and catching up, talking about the small things, that are the big things, that are everything.
10 out of 10! No skips! ✨
10 out of 10! No skips! ✨
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Thank you, Eric! 🙂
Thank you, @ericscottryon.bsky.social! 🙂
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Thank you, @ericscottryon.bsky.social! 🙂
I had a blast doing this Writer’s Desk interview with Gemini Ink. You can read the full interview on their website. Also, If you’re interested, I will be offering a two-part Zoom lecture with Gemini Ink in February. Details at this link: geminiink.org/the-writers-...
The Writer’s Desk with Andrew Porter - Gemini Ink
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January 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I had a blast doing this Writer’s Desk interview with Gemini Ink. You can read the full interview on their website. Also, If you’re interested, I will be offering a two-part Zoom lecture with Gemini Ink in February. Details at this link: geminiink.org/the-writers-...
Thank you so much for the very kind words and for reading my first collection!
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Thank you so much for the very kind words and for reading my first collection!
Thank you to Ron Spatz and Alaska Quarterly Review for inviting me to read my short story “Mennonites” (originally published in AQR) as part of the Alaska Quarterly Review “ Pièces de Résistance” Reading Series. You can listen to the entire story at this link: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZJ...
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Thank you to Ron Spatz and Alaska Quarterly Review for inviting me to read my short story “Mennonites” (originally published in AQR) as part of the Alaska Quarterly Review “ Pièces de Résistance” Reading Series. You can listen to the entire story at this link: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hkZJ...
Excited to be be giving a craft lecture on setting and atmosphere as part of @geminiink.bsky.social’s Literary Masters Series this spring. If you’re interested in registering, you can find more info on Gemini Ink’s website: Geminiink.org.
January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Excited to be be giving a craft lecture on setting and atmosphere as part of @geminiink.bsky.social’s Literary Masters Series this spring. If you’re interested in registering, you can find more info on Gemini Ink’s website: Geminiink.org.
Congratulations!
January 6, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Congratulations!
I’m looking forward to it!
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I’m looking forward to it!
Excited and honored to be the 2026 Fiction judge for the Best of the Net Anthology! ✨
Announcing our 2026 Fiction judge for the Best of the Net Anthology: @andrewporter01.bsky.social
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Excited and honored to be the 2026 Fiction judge for the Best of the Net Anthology! ✨
Reposted by Andrew Porter
Announcing our 2026 Fiction judge for the Best of the Net Anthology: @andrewporter01.bsky.social
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Announcing our 2026 Fiction judge for the Best of the Net Anthology: @andrewporter01.bsky.social
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
Check out all our judges at bestofthenetanthology.com/2026-judges/
Thanks so much, Aaron! That means a lot, and congrats on the notable mention! I noticed that too! And yeah, I’m sure I’ll love Chris’s story. I’m a big fan! 🙂
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Thanks so much, Aaron! That means a lot, and congrats on the notable mention! I noticed that too! And yeah, I’m sure I’ll love Chris’s story. I’m a big fan! 🙂
Thanks so much for reading, Aaron! And I look forward to reading Chris’s story!
January 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Thanks so much for reading, Aaron! And I look forward to reading Chris’s story!
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Spent my morning drinking coffee, reading the @andrewporter01.bsky.social story in this year's BASS, and writing the intro for then publishing this @livesinpages.bsky.social story.
Pretty great start to the day! (Now I gotta spend the rest of it prepping for tomorrow's first day of the semester...)
Pretty great start to the day! (Now I gotta spend the rest of it prepping for tomorrow's first day of the semester...)
It was a 2025 goal of mine to send new work to @aaronburch.bsky.social for Short Story, Long and I'm so happy he liked "Home is a Relative Term" enough to give it a, well, home!
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
It's a story of suburban existentialism, queer panic, and a desire for connection.
open.substack.com/pub/ashortst...
“Home is a Relative Term” by Christopher Gonzalez
"The thing about going home again is that you really do become the person you were when you were last permanently there. I was eighteen when I left for college, a month shy of turning nineteen..."
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January 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Spent my morning drinking coffee, reading the @andrewporter01.bsky.social story in this year's BASS, and writing the intro for then publishing this @livesinpages.bsky.social story.
Pretty great start to the day! (Now I gotta spend the rest of it prepping for tomorrow's first day of the semester...)
Pretty great start to the day! (Now I gotta spend the rest of it prepping for tomorrow's first day of the semester...)
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Best of 2025: Andrew Porter
Episode 711: Andrew Porter — Writer's Bone
Author Andrew Porter joins Daniel Ford on the show to chat about his latest novel The Imagined Life.
www.writersbone.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Best of 2025: Andrew Porter
Thank you so much, Evan. That’s a high compliment. I’m so happy to know you enjoyed it!
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thank you so much, Evan. That’s a high compliment. I’m so happy to know you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for reading it, Evan! And thank you for the very kind words!
December 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you so much for reading it, Evan! And thank you for the very kind words!
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a beautiful and haunting story about friendship, art, and the muddle of one's life in their 20s. This story, I think, serves as a kind of coda to @andrewporter01.bsky.social collection "The Disappeared." The story here is available to read online thru 12/21 www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
Vigil - The Cincinnati Review
I remember feeling a restlessness in my twenties and moving quite often, not always to different cities or parts of the country, sometimes just to
www.cincinnatireview.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
a beautiful and haunting story about friendship, art, and the muddle of one's life in their 20s. This story, I think, serves as a kind of coda to @andrewporter01.bsky.social collection "The Disappeared." The story here is available to read online thru 12/21 www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
Thanks so much for sharing this, Keith, and thanks also for the very generous words about the story! So happy to know you enjoyed it!
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thanks so much for sharing this, Keith, and thanks also for the very generous words about the story! So happy to know you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for reading, Sudha! And thanks for the kind words!
December 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Thank you so much for reading, Sudha! And thanks for the kind words!
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Absolutely love this story by @andrewporter01.bsky.social @cincinnatireview.bsky.social 👇🏽
Excited to have a new story (“Vigil”) in the latest issue of @cincinnatireview.bsky.social! It’s free on their site through Sunday!
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
Vigil - The Cincinnati Review
I remember feeling a restlessness in my twenties and moving quite often, not always to different cities or parts of the country, sometimes just to
www.cincinnatireview.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Absolutely love this story by @andrewporter01.bsky.social @cincinnatireview.bsky.social 👇🏽
Honored to see The Imagined Life included among these terrific books! Thanks, Peter!
December 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Honored to see The Imagined Life included among these terrific books! Thanks, Peter!
Excited to have a new story (“Vigil”) in the latest issue of @cincinnatireview.bsky.social! It’s free on their site through Sunday!
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
Vigil - The Cincinnati Review
I remember feeling a restlessness in my twenties and moving quite often, not always to different cities or parts of the country, sometimes just to
www.cincinnatireview.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Excited to have a new story (“Vigil”) in the latest issue of @cincinnatireview.bsky.social! It’s free on their site through Sunday!
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
www.cincinnatireview.com/articles/vig...
Congratulations, Jen! I loved your story!
December 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Congratulations, Jen! I loved your story!
So thrilled to see my novel The Imagined Life selected as one of Esquire’s “Best Books of 2025!”
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The 35 Best Books of 2025
Whether you’re looking for a compelling nonfiction mystery, a charming fantasy escape, or a suspenseful science fiction thriller, this year's literary slate has something for everyone.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
So thrilled to see my novel The Imagined Life selected as one of Esquire’s “Best Books of 2025!”
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...