Jenny Shank
@jennyshank.bsky.social
Representing Jenkind. Writer, reader, eater. Books: MIXED COMPANY & THE RINGER. Teach: Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Words: The Atlantic, Washington Post, McSweeney’s. Newsletter: The Tumbleweed, jenny.shank.substack.com
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Jenny Shank
@jennyshank.bsky.social
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I Am the Overtourist and I’m Here to Marry Your Town
I am the Overtourist. I’m here to overtour your picturesque town or world-class city. Shooting water pistols at me only hydrates and emboldens me.
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In June I took the jammed train from Paris to Giverny to visit Monet's house. One guy bickered with another using a seat for a cello, while I stood in the aisle and began this piece. "I Am the Overtourist and I'm Here to Marry Your Town" is up on McSweeney's today! bit.ly/4fzlmzz
In this month's Tumbleweed, I write about how I frequently spot running celebrities when I jog near my house, including Olympic medalists Yared Nuguse and Frank Shorter, and recommend some great books to read by such fabulous writers as Sarah Elgatian and @juliaelliott.bsky.social bit.ly/48hp0vY
Surround Yourself with Inspiring People or Consider Becoming One Yourself: How I Ran Near Olympic Medalists Yared Nuguse and Frank Shorter
Plus, book recommendations, a new class, and Bronco-shaped chicken nuggets!
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November 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
In this month's Tumbleweed, I write about how I frequently spot running celebrities when I jog near my house, including Olympic medalists Yared Nuguse and Frank Shorter, and recommend some great books to read by such fabulous writers as Sarah Elgatian and @juliaelliott.bsky.social bit.ly/48hp0vY
This conversation on @citycastdenver.bsky.social today, about how arts in our city have over three times the economic impact that sports do, is so important. My colleague R. Alan Brooks is on, talking about how art has inherent value aside from its economic one. megaphone.link/CC6850366538
Polis Takes On Car Insurance, Arts Over Sports, and a Lauren Boebert Win? by City Cast Denver
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November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This conversation on @citycastdenver.bsky.social today, about how arts in our city have over three times the economic impact that sports do, is so important. My colleague R. Alan Brooks is on, talking about how art has inherent value aside from its economic one. megaphone.link/CC6850366538
Northern lights in my front yard in Boulder, Colorado.
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Northern lights in my front yard in Boulder, Colorado.
Pacers’ Jay Huff looks not just physically, but also spiritually from Indiana.
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Pacers’ Jay Huff looks not just physically, but also spiritually from Indiana.
"Hellions" is a wonderful story collection!
💐Congratulations @juliaelliott.bsky.social!
🏆Finalist for the 2026 Southern Book Prize, Fiction Category!
🐊🌺✨Read more + vote for Hellions now!
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🏆Finalist for the 2026 Southern Book Prize, Fiction Category!
🐊🌺✨Read more + vote for Hellions now!
thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/southern-boo...
#SouthernBookPrize #SBP25 #SIBABooks
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Hellions" is a wonderful story collection!
A chicken went to see a fortune teller, got this prediction and had no idea what it meant: “In the afterlife, you will be transfigured into the shape of a head of a bronco.”
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A chicken went to see a fortune teller, got this prediction and had no idea what it meant: “In the afterlife, you will be transfigured into the shape of a head of a bronco.”
This classic World Series needs to end in a suicide squeeze. Come on Blue Jays, let’s get crazy!
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
This classic World Series needs to end in a suicide squeeze. Come on Blue Jays, let’s get crazy!
I thought it was a good year to bring back my Little Dumpster Fire pumpkin.
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I thought it was a good year to bring back my Little Dumpster Fire pumpkin.
Okay, Kroger. Pomegranates on sale for $3.49. Regular price $3.50. (Read tiny print). Pretty cheeky to boast of a sale for a one cent discount.
October 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Okay, Kroger. Pomegranates on sale for $3.49. Regular price $3.50. (Read tiny print). Pretty cheeky to boast of a sale for a one cent discount.
Yay! Let's put another ring on it, CB!
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Yay! Let's put another ring on it, CB!
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IT'S GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
IT'S GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the new Tumbleweed, I've got some spooky book recommendations and literary news and events from
Teague Bohlen, Hillary Leftwich, @rlmaizes.bsky.social and
@erikatwurth.bsky.social! bit.ly/43paHma
Teague Bohlen, Hillary Leftwich, @rlmaizes.bsky.social and
@erikatwurth.bsky.social! bit.ly/43paHma
Sure, AI Can Do Some Stuff but There Used To Be a Hotline for That
It's the 5th Annual Tumbleweed Halloween Spooktacular! Read on for blasts from the past, stationery goods, spooky books, and literary events!
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October 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In the new Tumbleweed, I've got some spooky book recommendations and literary news and events from
Teague Bohlen, Hillary Leftwich, @rlmaizes.bsky.social and
@erikatwurth.bsky.social! bit.ly/43paHma
Teague Bohlen, Hillary Leftwich, @rlmaizes.bsky.social and
@erikatwurth.bsky.social! bit.ly/43paHma
I've got four spots left! Come join us to discuss "Just Another Family" by @loriostlund.bsky.social and many other wonderful short stories (in person or Zoom options are available). bit.ly/3WrL9B2
October 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I've got four spots left! Come join us to discuss "Just Another Family" by @loriostlund.bsky.social and many other wonderful short stories (in person or Zoom options are available). bit.ly/3WrL9B2
I'll be teaching a new class starting October 20 for Lighthouse Writers Workshop on one of my favorite topics, short stories! We'll draw inspiration from the Best American Short Stories 2024, edited by @legroff.bsky.social. Register for online or in-person attendance in #Denver.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'll be teaching a new class starting October 20 for Lighthouse Writers Workshop on one of my favorite topics, short stories! We'll draw inspiration from the Best American Short Stories 2024, edited by @legroff.bsky.social. Register for online or in-person attendance in #Denver.
bit.ly/3WrL9B2
bit.ly/3WrL9B2
I can’t control much in this crazy world, but I never wanted to fight with a flimsy 4 dollar 3 hole punch again so I got myself this Cadillac of perforation: the Bostitch EZ Squeeze 40. Now I’m just going to sit back and watch my whole life slide into place.
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I can’t control much in this crazy world, but I never wanted to fight with a flimsy 4 dollar 3 hole punch again so I got myself this Cadillac of perforation: the Bostitch EZ Squeeze 40. Now I’m just going to sit back and watch my whole life slide into place.
Something on the menu for everyone here.
October 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Something on the menu for everyone here.
Jane Goodall was one of a kind, a messenger for peace and respect for all creatures. I'm so glad my kids and I got to see her when she visited Boulder in 2015. And we brought some monkey stuffies.
October 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Jane Goodall was one of a kind, a messenger for peace and respect for all creatures. I'm so glad my kids and I got to see her when she visited Boulder in 2015. And we brought some monkey stuffies.
Fall colors in Keystone, Colorado and a brilliant story collection, “Hellions” by @juliaelliott.bsky.social, makes for an epic Sunday morning.
September 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Fall colors in Keystone, Colorado and a brilliant story collection, “Hellions” by @juliaelliott.bsky.social, makes for an epic Sunday morning.
In the Tumbleweed, I discuss a mascot's retirement, what it teaches us about how to love, and book news starring @rlmaizes.bsky.social, @ninamcconigley.bsky.social, @khadijahqueen.com, @scottsemegran.com, @unmpress.bsky.social, @caralopezlee.bsky.social & @karenpalmer.bsky.social! bit.ly/42gAIDZ
Ralphie's Last Prance: Loving Creatures as Belonging to Themselves
A very chunky chipmunk, a new story collection, and September literary events.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
In the Tumbleweed, I discuss a mascot's retirement, what it teaches us about how to love, and book news starring @rlmaizes.bsky.social, @ninamcconigley.bsky.social, @khadijahqueen.com, @scottsemegran.com, @unmpress.bsky.social, @caralopezlee.bsky.social & @karenpalmer.bsky.social! bit.ly/42gAIDZ
My kid's school went on lockdown two hours ago. It appears it was a case of misidentification--a student saw a man in a weighted vest and thought it was tactical, thought they saw a gun. I'm trying to work now, but I'm shaky. I can still hear helicopters overhead.
Another day as a parent in America.
Another day as a parent in America.
September 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My kid's school went on lockdown two hours ago. It appears it was a case of misidentification--a student saw a man in a weighted vest and thought it was tactical, thought they saw a gun. I'm trying to work now, but I'm shaky. I can still hear helicopters overhead.
Another day as a parent in America.
Another day as a parent in America.
In this month's Tumbleweed, I tell of an oil change that took months to resolve and of witnessing an insane clown tractor, and I hype exciting new literary works by Evanthia Bromiley, @suziqsmith.bsky.social, R Alan Brooks, @gessyalvarez.com and @vesselywriter.bsky.social. bit.ly/4lvaDri
This Car Dealership Wants to Become the Main Character of Your Life
An oil change gone horribly wrong, an insane clown tractor, a riveting debut novel, and lots of literary news!
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August 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In this month's Tumbleweed, I tell of an oil change that took months to resolve and of witnessing an insane clown tractor, and I hype exciting new literary works by Evanthia Bromiley, @suziqsmith.bsky.social, R Alan Brooks, @gessyalvarez.com and @vesselywriter.bsky.social. bit.ly/4lvaDri
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"I am here to touch your boiling hot springs. I am here to sit on your antique chairs. I am here to obstruct the areas on the bus designated for your seniors."
I Am the Overtourist and I’m Here to Marry Your Town
I am the Overtourist. I’m here to overtour your picturesque town or world-class city. Shooting water pistols at me only hydrates and emboldens me. ...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"I am here to touch your boiling hot springs. I am here to sit on your antique chairs. I am here to obstruct the areas on the bus designated for your seniors."
In June I took the jammed train from Paris to Giverny to visit Monet's house. One guy bickered with another using a seat for a cello, while I stood in the aisle and began this piece. "I Am the Overtourist and I'm Here to Marry Your Town" is up on McSweeney's today! bit.ly/4fzlmzz
I Am the Overtourist and I’m Here to Marry Your Town
I am the Overtourist. I’m here to overtour your picturesque town or world-class city. Shooting water pistols at me only hydrates and emboldens me.
...
bit.ly
August 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In June I took the jammed train from Paris to Giverny to visit Monet's house. One guy bickered with another using a seat for a cello, while I stood in the aisle and began this piece. "I Am the Overtourist and I'm Here to Marry Your Town" is up on McSweeney's today! bit.ly/4fzlmzz
My favorite gardening problem, and how I’m solving it.
August 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My favorite gardening problem, and how I’m solving it.