Jessi Lewis
@jessiwrit.bsky.social
Dumpling enthusiast. Writer of fiction + nonfiction, prof, sometimes-poet. Had some work in Alaska Quarterly, Massachusetts Review and others:
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Today, a villanelle in my head
April 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today, a villanelle in my head
My Austrian grandmother told me not long before she passed away that I was so lucky because I had so much education and so much schooling available to me. I think about this constantly, especially when it comes to what’s disappearing right now
March 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My Austrian grandmother told me not long before she passed away that I was so lucky because I had so much education and so much schooling available to me. I think about this constantly, especially when it comes to what’s disappearing right now
Some days the revisions make more sense than anything else
March 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Some days the revisions make more sense than anything else
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If you would like to see how much economic activity and grants and how many people are employed through NIH in your state, just use this handy website.
And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you would like to see how much economic activity and grants and how many people are employed through NIH in your state, just use this handy website.
And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
It is cold. I am doom scrolling. But it was so beautiful yesterday. That’s what I’ve got. What are you living on right now?
January 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It is cold. I am doom scrolling. But it was so beautiful yesterday. That’s what I’ve got. What are you living on right now?
Just getting by today. I hope you all are too
January 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just getting by today. I hope you all are too
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Take care of yourselves today, US friends. Take care of the people you love, and let yourselves be cared for. This is a collective grief and none of us are alone in it 🫶🏼
January 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Take care of yourselves today, US friends. Take care of the people you love, and let yourselves be cared for. This is a collective grief and none of us are alone in it 🫶🏼
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My MLK day piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
It Is MLK Day. Do Not Despair. This Year Especially, We Have Work To Do.
With delicious anticipation, we imagined it.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My MLK day piece is up.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
My kids have hit the What Does The Fox Say? era and I’m here for it
January 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My kids have hit the What Does The Fox Say? era and I’m here for it
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The application period for Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies at MacDowell is now open!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗦𝗧. Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies will take place between September 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗦𝗧. Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies will take place between September 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-...
January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The application period for Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies at MacDowell is now open!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗦𝗧. Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies will take place between September 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭:𝟱𝟵 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗦𝗧. Fall Winter 2025-2026 residencies will take place between September 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026. www.macdowell.org/apply/apply-...
My love for Vampire Weekend and Brittany Howard has no end. So. Who else should I be listening to?
January 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
My love for Vampire Weekend and Brittany Howard has no end. So. Who else should I be listening to?
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Hey, psst, some news: We open for submissions January 15. We pay all contributors, and offer a limited number of free submissions for marginalized writers. We're reading for fiction, nonfiction, & poetry. Our website has our current issues & guidelines: tahomaliteraryreview.com/issues/issue...
Issue 27 (Summer 2024) - Tahoma Literary Review
Welcome to our summer issue! We have twenty-five selections to share with you, an engaging mix of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Introductory Cento A
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January 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hey, psst, some news: We open for submissions January 15. We pay all contributors, and offer a limited number of free submissions for marginalized writers. We're reading for fiction, nonfiction, & poetry. Our website has our current issues & guidelines: tahomaliteraryreview.com/issues/issue...
I didn’t just pretend the cat was singing Fleetwood Mac to her reflection as the snow was falling outside. You did.
January 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I didn’t just pretend the cat was singing Fleetwood Mac to her reflection as the snow was falling outside. You did.
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Everyone wants to know when we're opening. Spring 4/20. We're blowing money on a print issue and making ART. Lose your mind to Literature with us. We'll pay $100 and comp copies.
January 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Everyone wants to know when we're opening. Spring 4/20. We're blowing money on a print issue and making ART. Lose your mind to Literature with us. We'll pay $100 and comp copies.
Today, my brain is not here, but writing even when I’m doing dishes.
January 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Today, my brain is not here, but writing even when I’m doing dishes.
End of semester grading is always existential #teachingcomposition
December 2, 2024 at 3:41 PM
End of semester grading is always existential #teachingcomposition
You all. I bought a 21 lb turkey and then everyone said DON’T DO IT.
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 AM
You all. I bought a 21 lb turkey and then everyone said DON’T DO IT.
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You know the rules: I see this one, I have to share it.
November 22, 2024 at 3:15 AM
You know the rules: I see this one, I have to share it.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:23 PM
I kind of love adverbs. And this is a hot take. A hotly taken take, if you will.
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
I kind of love adverbs. And this is a hot take. A hotly taken take, if you will.
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gentle reminder that "I dunno I just felt like it" is a viable reason to format your poems in a weird way and "I don't know why this is formatted like this" is a viable reaction to the ways poems are organized; intuition and uncertainty are also how you live your life!
November 19, 2024 at 2:40 PM
gentle reminder that "I dunno I just felt like it" is a viable reason to format your poems in a weird way and "I don't know why this is formatted like this" is a viable reaction to the ways poems are organized; intuition and uncertainty are also how you live your life!
Overwhelmed this week by the smallest and biggest things and I know that others are in the same boat. I feel you
November 8, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Overwhelmed this week by the smallest and biggest things and I know that others are in the same boat. I feel you
Mad about AI and its relationship to teaching. But what’s new?
February 8, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Mad about AI and its relationship to teaching. But what’s new?