Chelsea
@chelseadodds.bsky.social
2025 Craigardan literary arts resident.
Words in The Forge, Roi Fainéant, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, & elsewhere.
NOTHING GOOD WILL GET AWAY out Feb. 2026 @finishinglinepress.bsky.social
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Words in The Forge, Roi Fainéant, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, & elsewhere.
NOTHING GOOD WILL GET AWAY out Feb. 2026 @finishinglinepress.bsky.social
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Chelsea
@chelseadodds.bsky.social
· Oct 14
I'm publishing a poetry chapbook! This is my first book publication! You can preorder at the link below. :)
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Check out my poem "canvas" in Issue 10 of The Gardan, an annual publication by Craigardan, where I was a writer-in-residence last summer. I'm on page 7, but you should read the whole journal!
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The Gardan Journal Issue 10
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January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Check out my poem "canvas" in Issue 10 of The Gardan, an annual publication by Craigardan, where I was a writer-in-residence last summer. I'm on page 7, but you should read the whole journal!
issuu.com/craigardan/d...
issuu.com/craigardan/d...
Trying to simultaneously submit to HAD and register for Olympics tickets is going to get interesting. This might be a multi-device endeavor. 😂
SUBMISSION CALL COMING!
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Trying to simultaneously submit to HAD and register for Olympics tickets is going to get interesting. This might be a multi-device endeavor. 😂
A sample poem from my upcoming chapbook Nothing Good Will Get Away. There are two weeks left of my preorder sale. Check it out here: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
A sample poem from my upcoming chapbook Nothing Good Will Get Away. There are two weeks left of my preorder sale. Check it out here: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
Just submitted my first novel to small press #25. Hoping for a yes soon. 🤞
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Just submitted my first novel to small press #25. Hoping for a yes soon. 🤞
Hi! Three, but this is my first publication.
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hi! Three, but this is my first publication.
Oh hey that's me!
FLP CHAPBOOK OF THE DAY: Nothing Good Will Get Away by Chelsea Dodds
On SALE: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
#narrativepoetry #confessionalpoetry #unrequitedlovepoems #poetrychapbook
On SALE: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
#narrativepoetry #confessionalpoetry #unrequitedlovepoems #poetrychapbook
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Oh hey that's me!
I'm publishing a poetry chapbook! This is my first book publication! You can preorder at the link below. :)
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm publishing a poetry chapbook! This is my first book publication! You can preorder at the link below. :)
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/noth...
CT friends: I'm teaching a flash fiction workshop at Ball & Socket Arts in Cheshire on September 16th. Check it out here:
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The Factory: Intro to Flash Fiction with Chelsea Dodds — Ball & Socket Arts
The Factory: Intro to Flash Fiction with Chelsea Dodds will take place on Tuesday, September 16th from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Workshop Gallery at Ball & Socket Arts.
This workshop will provide particip...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
CT friends: I'm teaching a flash fiction workshop at Ball & Socket Arts in Cheshire on September 16th. Check it out here:
ballandsocket.org/events/2025/...
ballandsocket.org/events/2025/...
Stop what you're doing and read this painfully beautiful flash by Natalie Schriefer. flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...
Cartwheels by Natalie Schriefer
Nick’s millionth cartwheel looks like his first: He plants one hand on the grass and then, before I can catch his legs and help, he tumbles into a round-off. For a moment I’m taller than him, and I…
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August 26, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Stop what you're doing and read this painfully beautiful flash by Natalie Schriefer. flash-frog.com/2025/08/25/c...
Reposted by Chelsea
What if, instead of a syllabus, I just told my students that the entire semester was going to be an Ask Me Anything about the '90s.
August 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
What if, instead of a syllabus, I just told my students that the entire semester was going to be an Ask Me Anything about the '90s.
All the reading I got accomplished this summer.
August 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
All the reading I got accomplished this summer.
Reposted by Chelsea
People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
August 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.
Visiting my mom, who is preparing to move away from our hometown that I left 8 years ago. Today, I am writing in a Starbucks in said town that used to be a Blockbuster when I lived here. Time is weird.
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Visiting my mom, who is preparing to move away from our hometown that I left 8 years ago. Today, I am writing in a Starbucks in said town that used to be a Blockbuster when I lived here. Time is weird.
Hit 50k words on my novel rewrite. Can someone explain why NaNoWriMo isn't during summer?!
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hit 50k words on my novel rewrite. Can someone explain why NaNoWriMo isn't during summer?!
Some days, writing sessions just involve writing. The last two days, they've involved google mapping the distances between settings to figure out how the characters go from point A to point B, and looking up exhibits in a museum I haven't yet visited.
July 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Some days, writing sessions just involve writing. The last two days, they've involved google mapping the distances between settings to figure out how the characters go from point A to point B, and looking up exhibits in a museum I haven't yet visited.
Hit 40k words on my novel rewrite today. (Almost) halfway there?
July 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hit 40k words on my novel rewrite today. (Almost) halfway there?
Figured out that if I write ~1500 words/day for the rest of my summer vacation, I can finish the 2nd draft of my novel before I return to work. Today is the first day I actually hit that number. Why is 1500 so much more intimidating than 1000?!?
July 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Figured out that if I write ~1500 words/day for the rest of my summer vacation, I can finish the 2nd draft of my novel before I return to work. Today is the first day I actually hit that number. Why is 1500 so much more intimidating than 1000?!?
Spent two weeks at Craigardan in the Adirondacks at my first offical writing residency. I started the second draft of my current novel-in-progress & rewrote the first 60 pages! It was magical & I wish I could just spend the whole summer up there.
July 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Spent two weeks at Craigardan in the Adirondacks at my first offical writing residency. I started the second draft of my current novel-in-progress & rewrote the first 60 pages! It was magical & I wish I could just spend the whole summer up there.
Who else will be at the NYC poetry festival tomorrow (Saturday)?
July 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Who else will be at the NYC poetry festival tomorrow (Saturday)?
Just spent the last two weeks rewriting the first 60 pages of my current novel-in-progress. Today I’m taking a break to submit the first novel to small press number 17. 🤞🏻🫠
July 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just spent the last two weeks rewriting the first 60 pages of my current novel-in-progress. Today I’m taking a break to submit the first novel to small press number 17. 🤞🏻🫠
Heading to my first ever writing residency soon! Writer friends, what advice do you have for residencies?
June 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Heading to my first ever writing residency soon! Writer friends, what advice do you have for residencies?
This is wild. I hate AI.
WHAT. THE ACTUAL. FUCK.
Chicago Sun Times seems to have used AI to write its summer reading list of BOOKS THAT DO NOT EXIST. I did not write a book called Boiling Point. @rumaan.bsky.social and Min Jin Lee and Percival Everett etc. etc. did not write these books.
WTAF
Chicago Sun Times seems to have used AI to write its summer reading list of BOOKS THAT DO NOT EXIST. I did not write a book called Boiling Point. @rumaan.bsky.social and Min Jin Lee and Percival Everett etc. etc. did not write these books.
WTAF
May 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is wild. I hate AI.
Three new poems out today in @rfpress.bsky.social! These are best read on a computer or by flipping your phone sideways since the lines are kinda long.
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/percept...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/percept...
"Perception", "Same Frequency" & "What No One Tells You About Living On Your Own After a Breakup" by Chelsea Dodds
Perception“You need to give me some warning next timeso I don’t laugh,” I say as we exit the elevator,but you tell me I’ll catch on with practice.I wonder if you do this with all the girlsyou hang out...
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April 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Three new poems out today in @rfpress.bsky.social! These are best read on a computer or by flipping your phone sideways since the lines are kinda long.
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/percept...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/percept...
Reposted by Chelsea
I've been writing for about 25 years and published 8 books so far and nearly all of them have been based on crazy/stupid ideas. Literally never sent anybody a *solicited* manuscript. Do your thing and keep it weird, friends.
April 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I've been writing for about 25 years and published 8 books so far and nearly all of them have been based on crazy/stupid ideas. Literally never sent anybody a *solicited* manuscript. Do your thing and keep it weird, friends.