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Karen Pierce Gonzalez
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Award winning poet/writer/artist Chaps: Coyote in the Basket of My Ribs, Moon kissed Earth wrought Vision drunk, RavenSong, Down River with Li Po & more. linktr.ee/KPGFolkHeart #NotJustPretty NO MAGA No solicitation
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Thank you my friend!
February 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Wonderful. Many congratulations!
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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Am so pleased that #FourFeathersPress reprinted this in their #TurtleIslandPoetry collection. #poetry #PoetsOfBlueSky
I lean over the boat’s stern and pour my heart out onto the soft-domed shell of a leatherback turtle who will carry my spongy, raw secrets into deep waters where they can hide. My night thefts of love, fingers scraping the near-empty honey pot of others, will remain in her silent care. An ancient-lined luth, she keeps the unlovable half-truths I tell myself intact even when she deep dives for sea grass; small comfort pulled up by the roots. When she does come up for air she must be quick; refill her tortoise lungs— one explosive exhale and rapid inhale— or else the lies she bares because I cannot might slide out of her reptilian reach. Then who will hold them? Karen Pierce Gonzalez First printed in Honey Guide Literary Journal
February 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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Wonderful news, Rachel!!!!
February 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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This month is rich with #Folklore #NurseryRhyme #February
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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#Parsley in my windowsill. #Nature #Art #Awe #Herb #MyBackyard #SFBayArea #California #MyPhoto #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Love an acceptance email on a Monday evening! 🥳
A poem I wrote for #PoemsAbout will be on #BBC #Upload Thursday night.
Thank you so much @adamcrowther.bsky.social for choosing it and @alanparrywriter.co.uk for prompting it! ❤️ #poetry #writing
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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So lovely to be in this circle. Thank you Eric!
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Outer Circle (3/3):
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@karenpgonzalez.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Tree Stump #HumboldtCounty #Nature #Art #Awe #MyPhoto #Stunday #PhotographersOfBlueSky
February 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Can the truth get any truer than this? youtube.com/shorts/UDAOP...
Ooh people are angry at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show
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February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Tomorrow! I'll be reading alongside #MonaZamfirescu and #AoifeCunninfham 10am pst Saturday!!! Thank you #DaneInce #SaturdayLiterarySalon #OpenMic (sign up when program opens) Zoom link: eyepublishewe.com also streaming live: www.facebook.com/TimeToArrive... #poetry #womenartists
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Yes! And you've captured it beautifully here!!!!!
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Nature gives us hope, doesn't it.
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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What a sunburst of promise! #BeautifulNature
February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Pride of Barbados
February 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Can't wait! Without a doubt, this is an extraordinary collection. Based in the 3D world of physical elements, each story lifts us off the page into an ethereal realm that is profoundly rich with meaning. @jenwithwords.bsky.social @https://bsky.app/profile/jenwithwords.bsky.social/post/3me4pqxg64k2u
jenwithwords.bsky.social Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social · 8d
✨LIGHT CHEMICAL SEA - Cover Reveal!✨

After years of writing tiny stories about small moments, I’m so excited to announce that my flash fiction chapbook LIGHT CHEMICAL SEA is forthcoming November 10, 2026 with @bullcitypress.com

Preorders are now available:
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Front cover of book is an abstract painting of ocean blue paint over white canvas. The title is in blocky font with pale navy blue letters. JENNY WONG LIGHT CHEMICAL SEA STORIES & SMALL FICTIONS Back cover of book with the following blurbs: "Quiet, contemplative, transformative, Light Chemical Sea, will send you on a meditative journey through wavelengths of sound, of light, of love, of loss, on pathways of auroras, of highways, of elements, of life. Jenny Wong's singular voice will whisper, will call, will summon you to be present in the warp and weft of her words." -MELISSA LLANES BROWNLEE, AUTHOR OF BITTER OVER SWEET "Jenny Wong is an alchemist turning moments of being into illumination of character. Wong is drawn to those on the periphery, people who don't quite fit in. In small flashes of brilliance she highlights the elements of their lives as they find solace in nature or catch glimpses of their true selves." -DEBBIE ROBSON, AUTHOR OF A GLIMPSE AND THE HERMITAGE "The obscure and almost-absurd become visible and believable under the skillful care of writer Jenny Wong in the compelling Light Chemical Sea, a collection of stories and small fictions. In three parts, she delivers us into the essence of light, dips us full-bodied into the effervescent chemicals we are made of, and then returns us to the sea where life as we know it really begins. The words, beyond language-rich, flawlessly represent images we want to hold under a microscope to try to assess the ways she gives them voice. It's a magic only a few can master. Make no mistake, this is the work of a sterling storyteller who weaves mystery with mundane to concoct a world view that draws us not only into her personal reflections of such basic natural forces (light, chemical, and sea), but leads us, sometimes unknowingly, into a labyrinth of cues and clues towards to the majesty of life we all belong to." —KAREN PIERCE GONZALEZ, AUTHOR OF DOWN RIVER WITH LI PO Description: Jenny Wong peeks into the lives of characters caught in lighthouses, subways, shorelines, Walmart aisles, and airports. With a talent for lingering and looking, with the elemental precision of a poet, her small mosaics imbue the quotidian with quiet wonder. The international traveler, the preteen chemistry student, and the perimenopausal millennial who spends her days in the sun are trail guides for landscapes saturated with solitude and vastness, the whispers of ancestors and the ironies of aging. Light Chemical Sea reports back from the transpacific diaspora, glimpsing into the liminal pause between what happened and what happens next.
February 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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What a treat to be reading alongside #MonaZamfirescu and #AoifeCunningham 10am pst Saturday!!! Thank you #SaturdayLiterarySalon #OpenMic (sign up when program opens) Zoom link: eyepublishewe.com also streaming live: www.facebook.com/TimeToArrive... #poetry #womenartists
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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The first issue of #Ekphrastic #FolkArt #Season3 is live! Enjoy the short works written by @jumpingjulespoetry
#KarenNFitzgerald #MercedesDugger & me. folkheartpressblog.blogspot.com (linktr.ee/KPGFolkHeart) #FolkHeartPress #Folklore #poetry #prose #microflash
January 29, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Loads of love for me shirt at the first public reading from Keshed tonight, @weare1of100.bsky.social 😎 Everyone in attendance knows where to find you now, if they didn't before 🤛🔥
saloneurope.bsky.social European Writers Salon @saloneurope.bsky.social · 16d
Here we are in the salon full of beautiful writers!

Our first reader is @stuhennigan.bsky.social with the launch of his fantastic new book Keshed

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January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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#EveryDayAGift: This #eucalyptus flower is flourishing in its #winter bloom; a spray of seeds ready to fulfill their destiny. #Nature #Art #Awe #MyNeighborhood #SFBayArea #California #MyPhoto #Photography #Wednesday
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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What a composition! Phenomenal rhythm and unexpected shifts in tone. Plus, layered depth makes this a compelling piece of music! . Who cares if he married his cat?
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Masami Tsuchiya- Rice Music [Japan, New Wave, Synth Pop, Avant Garde] (1982) Hints of Hosono and Eno running through this album. Tsuchiya also legally married his cat two years ago.
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Masami Tsuchiya- Rice Music [Japan, New Wave, Synth Pop, Avant Garde] (1982) Hints of Hosono and Eno running through this album. Tsuchiya also legally married his cat two years ago.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Only Hours Away! Meet women who have struggled to stay true to their #creativeselves Register now to be a part of this memorable #NotJustPretty zoom, the last in this series! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Get ready to meet powerful, creative #women who lead by example. With #poetry, #opera, #jazz, and #story they show us how they have broken free from the tyranny of #fatal #stereotypes about #women. TOMORROW! 8pm gmt, 3pm est, noon pst. To register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM