KWOnley, Writer Person
@kwonleyiswriting.bsky.social
Writer, nonprofit leader, editor, crafter. Former bookseller at the Silver Unicorn.
GrubStreet Short Story Incubator 2021, Viable Paradise 2022, Clarion West 2025. Stories in Many Worlds, FIYAH Magazine, & Strange Horizons.
Find me at KWOnley.com
GrubStreet Short Story Incubator 2021, Viable Paradise 2022, Clarion West 2025. Stories in Many Worlds, FIYAH Magazine, & Strange Horizons.
Find me at KWOnley.com
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The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
February 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit.
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
Gentle Spades
"I'm a veteran"
When this is over. All over. And it will end:
We need talk about the restoration of the humanities. Pushing back the pendulum after this 30(+)-year swing.
My love to every theater kid, dance kid, music kid, art kid, etc (and those who facilitate what it takes to bring their dreams to reality.)
We need talk about the restoration of the humanities. Pushing back the pendulum after this 30(+)-year swing.
My love to every theater kid, dance kid, music kid, art kid, etc (and those who facilitate what it takes to bring their dreams to reality.)
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
When this is over. All over. And it will end:
We need talk about the restoration of the humanities. Pushing back the pendulum after this 30(+)-year swing.
My love to every theater kid, dance kid, music kid, art kid, etc (and those who facilitate what it takes to bring their dreams to reality.)
We need talk about the restoration of the humanities. Pushing back the pendulum after this 30(+)-year swing.
My love to every theater kid, dance kid, music kid, art kid, etc (and those who facilitate what it takes to bring their dreams to reality.)
I didn't know this story and I will sit with my unsettled spirit for the rest of the day.
There is the reminder in this article that the United States Supreme Court did not ban the execution of children in this country until 2005.
EJI is an extraordinary organization and I'm so grateful for it.
There is the reminder in this article that the United States Supreme Court did not ban the execution of children in this country until 2005.
EJI is an extraordinary organization and I'm so grateful for it.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I didn't know this story and I will sit with my unsettled spirit for the rest of the day.
There is the reminder in this article that the United States Supreme Court did not ban the execution of children in this country until 2005.
EJI is an extraordinary organization and I'm so grateful for it.
There is the reminder in this article that the United States Supreme Court did not ban the execution of children in this country until 2005.
EJI is an extraordinary organization and I'm so grateful for it.
Get in there, y’all!!
SUBS CLOSE TONIGHT! Get them polished, get them in! ⌛
A friendly reminder that submissions CLOSE for our upcoming issue this Saturday. Keep them coming! Share with a Black SFF writer in your circle 🖤🖤🖤
Guidelines here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Guidelines here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
January 31, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Get in there, y’all!!
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
Yep. I was there. That shit suuuucked. Kids were in preschool (hint: they just... didn't go to school that winter), husband rode the commuter rail every day (hint: the trains were... never on time... still are never on time). I am not convinced I fully survived with my sanity, but... I did survive.
Do you know about the winter of 2014-2015 when Boston lost its mind from the snow?
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Yep. I was there. That shit suuuucked. Kids were in preschool (hint: they just... didn't go to school that winter), husband rode the commuter rail every day (hint: the trains were... never on time... still are never on time). I am not convinced I fully survived with my sanity, but... I did survive.
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Thank you to our partner Tantor Audio, as well as our bookshop partners who continue to offer safe spaces and fight to make the world more positive and equitable. And thank you all for being part of our community and showing indies support.
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Around the globe, people are faced with a spiraling succession of crises, from the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, ...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Thank you to our partner Tantor Audio, as well as our bookshop partners who continue to offer safe spaces and fight to make the world more positive and equitable. And thank you all for being part of our community and showing indies support.
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This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
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January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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The National Guard is still patrolling DC, carrying handguns & long rifles, patrolling vibrant community spaces in packs to intimidate residents, especially Black residents, of the city.
Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.
Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.
January 25, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The National Guard is still patrolling DC, carrying handguns & long rifles, patrolling vibrant community spaces in packs to intimidate residents, especially Black residents, of the city.
Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.
Keep that in mind as you see the videos of them handing out pizza & coffee in MN.
A thread for your consideration.
🎶 People in the United States have been getting treated this way the whole time 🎶
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
It’s not a boomerang, it‘s an expansion
tfw when the imperialism is boomeranging
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A thread for your consideration.
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“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
Yet another reminder:
It's us. It's art. It's joy.
Y'all--it's us. It's art. It's *joy.*
We're still here. We're making. We're here and we're making and it matters.
Hi, watch this video. It's us. It's art. It's joy.
It's us. It's art. It's joy.
Y'all--it's us. It's art. It's *joy.*
We're still here. We're making. We're here and we're making and it matters.
Hi, watch this video. It's us. It's art. It's joy.
Who directed this?! I imagine they had this playing on set and told every dancer in the video "just do whatever you feel." That's the beauty and power of music. You don't need to know the words to fully experience it.
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
I will not be SAT for this performance, porque voy a BAILAR!!!
Bad Bunny Takes the World’s Biggest Stage | Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show (Official Trailer)
YouTube video by Apple Music
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January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Yet another reminder:
It's us. It's art. It's joy.
Y'all--it's us. It's art. It's *joy.*
We're still here. We're making. We're here and we're making and it matters.
Hi, watch this video. It's us. It's art. It's joy.
It's us. It's art. It's joy.
Y'all--it's us. It's art. It's *joy.*
We're still here. We're making. We're here and we're making and it matters.
Hi, watch this video. It's us. It's art. It's joy.
I really, *really* want to leave all of social media, including this place.
But then I see threads like this and I just have to stay a little longer.
But then I see threads like this and I just have to stay a little longer.
Feel like he’s breaking the 4th wall bc he realized this is kinda f’d up
January 11, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I really, *really* want to leave all of social media, including this place.
But then I see threads like this and I just have to stay a little longer.
But then I see threads like this and I just have to stay a little longer.
GDQ this week, Sumo next week!? New Pitt and New Primal!?
Grateful for a month of distraction.
Grateful for a month of distraction.
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
GDQ this week, Sumo next week!? New Pitt and New Primal!?
Grateful for a month of distraction.
Grateful for a month of distraction.
Community and art above all.
Cat is amazing and their community is full of amazing people. Join, learn, imagine a better future, make good art, and feel better.
Cat is amazing and their community is full of amazing people. Join, learn, imagine a better future, make good art, and feel better.
Are you a writer looking for an online community that offers co-writing sessions, classes, discussion groups, author talks, motivation sessions, and more? Check out the Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers. Scholarships available.
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creating Stories, Community, and Love since 2007 on Patreon
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January 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Community and art above all.
Cat is amazing and their community is full of amazing people. Join, learn, imagine a better future, make good art, and feel better.
Cat is amazing and their community is full of amazing people. Join, learn, imagine a better future, make good art, and feel better.
Yay! Looking forward to the read, @susanjmorris.bsky.social!!
It's the new year and now only three months until the release of Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery, Strange Beasts. I can't wait for you to read it--but until then, here's a teaser of some of the things you can expect!
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Yay! Looking forward to the read, @susanjmorris.bsky.social!!
Yet another reminder that we need English majors and historians. I absolutely live for threads like this.
Forget the "Happy Holidays" debate.
Let's talk about why the British (& Australians/New Zealanders) say "Happy Christmas", while Americans exclusively say "Merry Christmas."
HAPPY derives from Middle English 'hap' meaning "luck" (as preserved in "hapless").
Happy Birthday = "Lucky birthday!"
Let's talk about why the British (& Australians/New Zealanders) say "Happy Christmas", while Americans exclusively say "Merry Christmas."
HAPPY derives from Middle English 'hap' meaning "luck" (as preserved in "hapless").
Happy Birthday = "Lucky birthday!"
December 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Yet another reminder that we need English majors and historians. I absolutely live for threads like this.
Whaat!? I hope they find each other again!!
Dear Hunter Green Jacket, we hope you find Black Jacket & Hat! We're rooting for your missed connection, and hope you both enjoy your copies of Heated Rivalry 🏒❤️
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December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Whaat!? I hope they find each other again!!
Yep. I’m in a well-funded suburban district and they are reading excerpts of literature in a textbook rather than full works. I listen to novels in the car and normalized audiobooks for my teens. We need to talk about the textbook industry as much as we need to talk about general curriculum policy.
As a parent of a now middle-schooler, I'm really hoping and expecting that by the time she hits 8th grade she's reading novels in school. But that's not happening everywhere in D.C., as I learned from this informative op-ed in @51st.news: 51st.news/opinion-dcps...
Opinion: DCPS middle-schoolers should be reading novels
Many parents like myself were shocked by a recent change to the English curriculum at Alice Deal Middle School.
51st.news
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yep. I’m in a well-funded suburban district and they are reading excerpts of literature in a textbook rather than full works. I listen to novels in the car and normalized audiobooks for my teens. We need to talk about the textbook industry as much as we need to talk about general curriculum policy.
Come to Maryland and teach at an awesome HBCU! Tell great stories and guide young minds in doing the same!
Heads up! Share widely! An opportunity to work with their new chair DaMaris Hill, be in a great region of the country, and join a legendary institution! morgan.peopleadmin.com/postings/8399
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Teach undergraduate and graduate creative writing courses.Teach general education courses upon request.Develop and/or teach advanced online coursesContribute to research and scholarship opportunities ...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Come to Maryland and teach at an awesome HBCU! Tell great stories and guide young minds in doing the same!
I feel the strong sudden urge to write military (speculative) fiction...?
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I feel the strong sudden urge to write military (speculative) fiction...?
Daaaaaaaaaamn. This review is, as the kids say, absolute cinema.
I wasn't gonna watch it anyway, but... daaaaaaamn. It's BAD bad. All the way bad. I'm not the least bit surprised.
I wasn't gonna watch it anyway, but... daaaaaaamn. It's BAD bad. All the way bad. I'm not the least bit surprised.
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Daaaaaaaaaamn. This review is, as the kids say, absolute cinema.
I wasn't gonna watch it anyway, but... daaaaaaamn. It's BAD bad. All the way bad. I'm not the least bit surprised.
I wasn't gonna watch it anyway, but... daaaaaaamn. It's BAD bad. All the way bad. I'm not the least bit surprised.
Big huge congratulations, @erikgrove.com!!
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Big huge congratulations, @erikgrove.com!!