Kristin Bair [O'Keeffe]
@kristinbairokeeffe.bsky.social
I wrote a novel about a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her first hot flash—CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO. (out 10/14/25)
Preorder: bit.ly/3ZzgcNj
Substack: https://prefernot2.substack.com
Preorder: bit.ly/3ZzgcNj
Substack: https://prefernot2.substack.com
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🔥 I’ve Written the Novel I Needed to Read 🔥
About a woman radicalized by her first hot flash.
It’s fiery and funny.
CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO comes out October 14, 2025 (preorder now at bit.ly/4j1U1Xj)
#5amwritersclub #authorsky #booksky #amwriting #writersky
About a woman radicalized by her first hot flash.
It’s fiery and funny.
CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO comes out October 14, 2025 (preorder now at bit.ly/4j1U1Xj)
#5amwritersclub #authorsky #booksky #amwriting #writersky
Reposted by Kristin Bair [O'Keeffe]
📣Mark your calendar! Don't forget to join Whitelam Books and @kristinbairokeeffe.bsky.social on FEBRUARY 19, 7PM, for a discussion of Bair's latest book 🙅♀️CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO🙅♀️!
https://loom.ly/NZPKMmw
https://loom.ly/NZPKMmw
Book Clubs | whitelambooks
Whitelam Books holds a number of community book clubs. These are no-commitment and meet monthly in Reading, MA. at Whitelam Books.
www.whitelambooks.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
📣Mark your calendar! Don't forget to join Whitelam Books and @kristinbairokeeffe.bsky.social on FEBRUARY 19, 7PM, for a discussion of Bair's latest book 🙅♀️CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO🙅♀️!
https://loom.ly/NZPKMmw
https://loom.ly/NZPKMmw
I prefer not to” started as a line in my novel—and became something women began using in their own lives.
More on CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO here:
abookishhome.substack.com/p/when-i-pre...
#perimenopause #menopause #femalerage
@abookishhome.bsky.social
More on CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO here:
abookishhome.substack.com/p/when-i-pre...
#perimenopause #menopause #femalerage
@abookishhome.bsky.social
When "I Prefer Not To" Becomes a Movement
An Interview with Kristin Bair
abookishhome.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
I prefer not to” started as a line in my novel—and became something women began using in their own lives.
More on CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO here:
abookishhome.substack.com/p/when-i-pre...
#perimenopause #menopause #femalerage
@abookishhome.bsky.social
More on CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO here:
abookishhome.substack.com/p/when-i-pre...
#perimenopause #menopause #femalerage
@abookishhome.bsky.social
Good morning, Julie!
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Good morning, Julie!
Good morning to everyone (except men who think perimenopause makes us irrational instead of fucking honest).
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Good morning to everyone (except men who think perimenopause makes us irrational instead of fucking honest).
Good morning to everyone (except a country in which Renee Good can be killed and a propaganda machine immediately starts rewriting what happened).
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Good morning to everyone (except a country in which Renee Good can be killed and a propaganda machine immediately starts rewriting what happened).
Good morning to everyone (except a country in which Renee Good can be killed and a propaganda machine immediately starts rewriting what happened).
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Good morning to everyone (except a country in which Renee Good can be killed and a propaganda machine immediately starts rewriting what happened).
Lehigh Valley & Philly writers, I'm going to be the keynote speaker at the Write Stuff Writers Conference in March.
Fabulous conference—small, friendly, smart, engaging. Great for all levels. Would love to see you there!
greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773
Fabulous conference—small, friendly, smart, engaging. Great for all levels. Would love to see you there!
greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773
The Write Stuff 2026
greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Lehigh Valley & Philly writers, I'm going to be the keynote speaker at the Write Stuff Writers Conference in March.
Fabulous conference—small, friendly, smart, engaging. Great for all levels. Would love to see you there!
greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773
Fabulous conference—small, friendly, smart, engaging. Great for all levels. Would love to see you there!
greaterlehighvalleywritersgroup.wildapricot.org/page-1859773
That will likely be my best work of the year. (taking a bow)
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
That will likely be my best work of the year. (taking a bow)
Literary Breakfast, Virginia Woolf-style:
*An Egg of One's Own
*Mrs. Hollandaise
*To the Waffle House
*An Egg of One's Own
*Mrs. Hollandaise
*To the Waffle House
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Literary Breakfast, Virginia Woolf-style:
*An Egg of One's Own
*Mrs. Hollandaise
*To the Waffle House
*An Egg of One's Own
*Mrs. Hollandaise
*To the Waffle House
Good morning to everyone (except the men who fail upward, call it “leadership,” then go golfing while women clean up the mess—for the millionth time).
January 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the men who fail upward, call it “leadership,” then go golfing while women clean up the mess—for the millionth time).
(no spoilers) Christmas morning magic: drinking coffee in the dark while everyone sleeps and immediately nailing the Spelling Bee pangram.
December 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
(no spoilers) Christmas morning magic: drinking coffee in the dark while everyone sleeps and immediately nailing the Spelling Bee pangram.
Merry Christmas to those finding joy easily—and to those assembling it quietly with snacks and good books.
December 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Merry Christmas to those finding joy easily—and to those assembling it quietly with snacks and good books.
Good morning to everyone (except the folks who think women’s rage is the problem—not the conditions that cause it).
(...also the thesis of CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO)
#5amwritersclub #readingsky #perimenopause #booksky
(...also the thesis of CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO)
#5amwritersclub #readingsky #perimenopause #booksky
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the folks who think women’s rage is the problem—not the conditions that cause it).
(...also the thesis of CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO)
#5amwritersclub #readingsky #perimenopause #booksky
(...also the thesis of CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO)
#5amwritersclub #readingsky #perimenopause #booksky
Good morning to everyone (except the man who thinks history is a whiteboard and he’s holding the marker).
#5amwritersclub #perimenopause #femalerage #menopause
#5amwritersclub #perimenopause #femalerage #menopause
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the man who thinks history is a whiteboard and he’s holding the marker).
#5amwritersclub #perimenopause #femalerage #menopause
#5amwritersclub #perimenopause #femalerage #menopause
Raging women, listen up. We're hosting a virtual Raging Women write-in tomorrow evening (12/18/25, 6:30-7:30pm). No pressure to share. Just show up & write alongside others.
Details:
Where: Zoom – us02web.zoom.us/j/85629579360
When: Thursday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Cost: FREE
Join us!
Details:
Where: Zoom – us02web.zoom.us/j/85629579360
When: Thursday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Cost: FREE
Join us!
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Raging women, listen up. We're hosting a virtual Raging Women write-in tomorrow evening (12/18/25, 6:30-7:30pm). No pressure to share. Just show up & write alongside others.
Details:
Where: Zoom – us02web.zoom.us/j/85629579360
When: Thursday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Cost: FREE
Join us!
Details:
Where: Zoom – us02web.zoom.us/j/85629579360
When: Thursday, December 18, 6:30-7:30 PM EST
Cost: FREE
Join us!
Reposted by Kristin Bair [O'Keeffe]
BREAKING: Republicans BREAK From Mike Johnson and force a vote to extend ACA subsidies.
Four Republicans have signed onto Leader Jeffries' discharge petition, per Punchbowl.
A huge win for Democrats. A huge embarrassment for Johnson. I have the latest:
Four Republicans have signed onto Leader Jeffries' discharge petition, per Punchbowl.
A huge win for Democrats. A huge embarrassment for Johnson. I have the latest:
BREAKING: Republicans Break From Mike Johnson and Force Vote to Extend ACA Subsidies
Today is shaping up to be an extremely busy and consequential news day.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
BREAKING: Republicans BREAK From Mike Johnson and force a vote to extend ACA subsidies.
Four Republicans have signed onto Leader Jeffries' discharge petition, per Punchbowl.
A huge win for Democrats. A huge embarrassment for Johnson. I have the latest:
Four Republicans have signed onto Leader Jeffries' discharge petition, per Punchbowl.
A huge win for Democrats. A huge embarrassment for Johnson. I have the latest:
Good morning to everyone (except the lawmakers regulating women’s bodies with the confidence of someone who’s never taken basic biology).
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the lawmakers regulating women’s bodies with the confidence of someone who’s never taken basic biology).
Good morning to everyone (except the systems more terrified of women’s rage than their own corruption).
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the systems more terrified of women’s rage than their own corruption).
Good morning to everyone (except the man capitalizing on peri/menopause like he discovered fire. Hot flashes weren’t waiting for your TED Talk).
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the man capitalizing on peri/menopause like he discovered fire. Hot flashes weren’t waiting for your TED Talk).
Good morning to everyone (except the men who accuse women of overreacting while panic-posting at 3am like it’s a national address).
#femalerage #perimenopause #5amwritersclub
#femalerage #perimenopause #5amwritersclub
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Good morning to everyone (except the men who accuse women of overreacting while panic-posting at 3am like it’s a national address).
#femalerage #perimenopause #5amwritersclub
#femalerage #perimenopause #5amwritersclub
The best truth.
December 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The best truth.
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Room (Emma Donoghue)
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
Room (Emma Donoghue)
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Milkman (Anna Burns)
Room (Emma Donoghue)
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
Room (Emma Donoghue)
The Gathering (Anne Enright)
The Lesser Bohemians (Eimear McBride)
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
Good morning to everyone (except the dude who hears “peri/menopause” and thinks our story is over. Babe, this is the plot twist.).
#perimenopause #menopause #5amwritersclub #womensfiction
#perimenopause #menopause #5amwritersclub #womensfiction
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the dude who hears “peri/menopause” and thinks our story is over. Babe, this is the plot twist.).
#perimenopause #menopause #5amwritersclub #womensfiction
#perimenopause #menopause #5amwritersclub #womensfiction
Good morning to everyone (except the guy turning (peri)menopausal rage, sweat, and insomnia into his Thought Leadership Era).
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Good morning to everyone (except the guy turning (peri)menopausal rage, sweat, and insomnia into his Thought Leadership Era).