Caiti Quatmann | writer + editor
@caititalks.bsky.social
New chapook: Meditations (on Cheese) coming in 2025 🧀
Caiti talks t̶o̶o̶ ̶m̶u̶c̶h̶
disabled & queer poet. Author of YOKE (MyrtleHaus). EIC for HNDL Magazine. Words in Rattle, Little Old Lady Comedy, manywor(l)ds, etc (She / they) 📍St. Louis
Caiti talks t̶o̶o̶ ̶m̶u̶c̶h̶
disabled & queer poet. Author of YOKE (MyrtleHaus). EIC for HNDL Magazine. Words in Rattle, Little Old Lady Comedy, manywor(l)ds, etc (She / they) 📍St. Louis
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“Because at some point, highlighting ‘drink more water’ stops counting as progress.” By @caititalks.bsky.social
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/we-regret-to...
Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/we-regret-to...
April 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey check out over of my new publications
I forgot this place exists. But I have remembered now.
April 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I forgot this place exists. But I have remembered now.
I’d be so powerful if I got a dopamine rush for finishing normal tasks instead of random hyperfixations.
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I’d be so powerful if I got a dopamine rush for finishing normal tasks instead of random hyperfixations.
The moment I get comfortable on the couch is the exact moment I realize my kids start screaming about something in the other room.
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The moment I get comfortable on the couch is the exact moment I realize my kids start screaming about something in the other room.
Sometimes I forget I’m a real person and not just a little consciousness floating in the universe.
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Sometimes I forget I’m a real person and not just a little consciousness floating in the universe.
What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had that you still think about?
March 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had that you still think about?
My favorite writing tool is procrastination. It pairs well with overthinking and caffeine.
March 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My favorite writing tool is procrastination. It pairs well with overthinking and caffeine.
Me: this poem is terrible. Also me: what if it wins a Pulitzer, though?
March 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Me: this poem is terrible. Also me: what if it wins a Pulitzer, though?
Find the people who get ridiculously excited about your weirdest ideas. The ones who send you unhinged voice notes about your work. The ones who remind you why you started. That’s your community.
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Find the people who get ridiculously excited about your weirdest ideas. The ones who send you unhinged voice notes about your work. The ones who remind you why you started. That’s your community.
If you’ve ever deleted an entire poem in frustration and then rewritten it from memory, congrats, you’re a poet.
March 17, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If you’ve ever deleted an entire poem in frustration and then rewritten it from memory, congrats, you’re a poet.
Autism means you need a plan for every situation, even the imaginary ones that will never happen.
March 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Autism means you need a plan for every situation, even the imaginary ones that will never happen.
I saw a squirrel burying a nut this morning and thought, “Wow, he’s really got his life together.”
March 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I saw a squirrel burying a nut this morning and thought, “Wow, he’s really got his life together.”
If forks could duel, would sporks be the neutral referee or an illegal weapon?
March 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If forks could duel, would sporks be the neutral referee or an illegal weapon?
Disability justice isn’t just about access—it’s about dismantling the systems that see disabled lives as less valuable.
March 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Disability justice isn’t just about access—it’s about dismantling the systems that see disabled lives as less valuable.
In my head canon, the Tooth Fairy isn’t collecting teeth for money; she’s hoarding them for a sinister dental art project.
March 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In my head canon, the Tooth Fairy isn’t collecting teeth for money; she’s hoarding them for a sinister dental art project.
My kid just yelled “BE CAREFUL!” at me while I was standing completely still. Do they know something I don’t?
March 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My kid just yelled “BE CAREFUL!” at me while I was standing completely still. Do they know something I don’t?
My 3-year-old just offered me a single goldfish cracker in exchange for my phone. I respect the hustle, but also, no.
March 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My 3-year-old just offered me a single goldfish cracker in exchange for my phone. I respect the hustle, but also, no.
Reading poetry is just vibes. Did I understand it? Maybe. Did it destroy me emotionally? Absolutely.
March 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reading poetry is just vibes. Did I understand it? Maybe. Did it destroy me emotionally? Absolutely.
No one warns you that kill your darlings will turn into a full-on massacre during revisions.
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
No one warns you that kill your darlings will turn into a full-on massacre during revisions.
#CaitisWritingPrompts
Write something that starts with: We let it
Write something that starts with: We let it
March 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#CaitisWritingPrompts
Write something that starts with: We let it
Write something that starts with: We let it
There is nothing better than having artist friends who hear your wildest ideas and say, "YES, MAKE THAT HAPPEN." Find your people. Protect them. Make weird things together.
March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
There is nothing better than having artist friends who hear your wildest ideas and say, "YES, MAKE THAT HAPPEN." Find your people. Protect them. Make weird things together.
Me: “I need to do this one task.” Also me: does 17 other things and somehow still doesn’t complete the task.
March 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Me: “I need to do this one task.” Also me: does 17 other things and somehow still doesn’t complete the task.
What’s the one thing you’ll always procrastinate, no matter how urgent it is?
March 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
What’s the one thing you’ll always procrastinate, no matter how urgent it is?
Being a woman means men will explain things you already know while ignoring everything you say.
March 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Being a woman means men will explain things you already know while ignoring everything you say.
What if pens get stage fright and that’s why they stop working mid-sentence?
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 AM
What if pens get stage fright and that’s why they stop working mid-sentence?