Meghan Phillips
@mcarphil.bsky.social
former NEA fellow. chapbook ABSTINENCE ONLY (Barrelhouse).
https://meghan-phillips.com/
https://meghan-phillips.com/
an actual dream. see you there?
The 13th Annual Rock and Roll Reading returns to #AWP at 6 p.m. March 4 @metrobaltimore.bsky.social. Fifteen writers from across the country will read work about or inspired by Rock and Roll (or any of its precursors or offshoots), each for just the length of a song.
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
an actual dream. see you there?
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IT IS IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST TO FIND A WAY TO BE VERY TENDER
December 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
IT IS IN YOUR SELF-INTEREST TO FIND A WAY TO BE VERY TENDER
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need a present for yourself? THE COVER GIRL is currently 50% at @barnesandnoble.com!
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The Cover Girl: A Novel|Hardcover
"Thrilling and glamorous as its runways and backstage parties, The Cover Girl is also heartbreaking and redemptive with an ending that made me cry. Birdie is a singular, unforgettable character w...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
need a present for yourself? THE COVER GIRL is currently 50% at @barnesandnoble.com!
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I thought Christmas was going to be tough without my dad, but actually today, St. Stephen's Day, is taking me out
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Grateful Dead - St. Stephen / Not Fade Away / Eyes Of The World / drums / The Wheel (1976)
YouTube video by Wolfgang's Grateful Dead
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December 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I thought Christmas was going to be tough without my dad, but actually today, St. Stephen's Day, is taking me out
youtu.be/bXkeSWPRtCk?...
youtu.be/bXkeSWPRtCk?...
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my first Christmas where I can't text my dad about the Grateful Dead yule log, so I'm texting all of you
www.youtube.com/live/eulhW7E...
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Grateful Dead Yule Log: Spring '90 Vol. 1
YouTube video by Grateful Dead
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December 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
my first Christmas where I can't text my dad about the Grateful Dead yule log, so I'm texting all of you
www.youtube.com/live/eulhW7E...
www.youtube.com/live/eulhW7E...
my chapbook came out five years ago somehow. always grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for putting it out, @livesinpages.bsky.social for his brilliant editing, and @housleydave.bsky.social for asking me the best question - hey, are you working on anything?
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
Abstinence Only — Barrelhouse
www.barrelhousemag.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:55 AM
my chapbook came out five years ago somehow. always grateful to @barrelhouse.bsky.social for putting it out, @livesinpages.bsky.social for his brilliant editing, and @housleydave.bsky.social for asking me the best question - hey, are you working on anything?
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www.barrelhousemag.com/books/abstin...
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there are so many more important things happening but I believe my inspired-by-a-true-story book about a teen model whose life changes when a man in power decides she should be his should be outselling Olivia Nuzzi’s book. if you agree, it makes a great gift
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The Cover Girl
"Thrilling and glamorous as its runways and backstage parties, The Cover Girl is also heartbreaking and redemptive with an ending that made me cry. Bir...
www.harpercollins.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
there are so many more important things happening but I believe my inspired-by-a-true-story book about a teen model whose life changes when a man in power decides she should be his should be outselling Olivia Nuzzi’s book. if you agree, it makes a great gift
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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ALIENS ATTACK! is available for pre-order! This is the story of an alien invasion fr the perspective of a bunch of failing humans and also some sad aliens. Spaceships shooting lasers plus quiet desperation! Pre-orders are important for books like this, so I hope you'll consider ordering it up!
Get ready for ALIENS ATTACK! Told through the men and women—and aliens—who experienced it firsthand, Dave Housley's sci-fi novel ALIENS ATTACK! presses us with the big question: what would you do at the end of the world? Preorder your discounted copy today! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...
Aliens Attack! (Preorder now!) — MASON JAR PRESS
Now available for preorder! Told through the men and women—and aliens—who experienced it firsthand, Dave Housley's sci-fi novel ALIENS ATTACK! presses us with the big question: what would you do at t...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
ALIENS ATTACK! is available for pre-order! This is the story of an alien invasion fr the perspective of a bunch of failing humans and also some sad aliens. Spaceships shooting lasers plus quiet desperation! Pre-orders are important for books like this, so I hope you'll consider ordering it up!
"The people I know who make things tend to be gentler"
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World Cafe Playlist for 12/12/2025 - WXPN | Vinyl At Heart
Jeff Tweedy joins host Stephen Kallao Jeff Tweedy’s longest and most ambitious solo album to date might be his most personal. Part of what lends the 30-track triple album Twilight Override its intimac...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"The people I know who make things tend to be gentler"
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everything is too much, but the Os just signed Alonso let's fucking go
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
everything is too much, but the Os just signed Alonso let's fucking go
new @keersteemack.bsky.social let's fucking goooo
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
new @keersteemack.bsky.social let's fucking goooo
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I've watched Working Girl six times in one week. my goodness.
December 8, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I've watched Working Girl six times in one week. my goodness.
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two of my favorites, The Taiga Syndrome and Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, are included go go go
All the Dorothies are on sale during @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social's sitewide sale for the next (checks watch) 36 hours! 📚🎁
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Go: www.nyrb.com/collections/...
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
two of my favorites, The Taiga Syndrome and Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead, are included go go go
only joined Tidal two months ago, but this is correct
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 PM
only joined Tidal two months ago, but this is correct
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Hello! Today is the publication day of my new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction
Notes on Writing Fiction
bookshop.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hello! Today is the publication day of my new book, A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction.
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
To celebrate, I have already received an email from a fake book club, offering to feature it in their Saturday Showcase.
(You can order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/a-lo...)
ask me about the summer I worked here
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ask me about the summer I worked here
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the palace arcade, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
December 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
the palace arcade, seaside heights, new jersey, 1978
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sky tower base, central pier, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
sky tower base, central pier, atlantic city, new jersey, 1978
nothing says, "It's Thanksgiving, and I miss my dad," like making stuffing in my pajamas while listening to a 16-minute live version of "Sugaree"
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
nothing says, "It's Thanksgiving, and I miss my dad," like making stuffing in my pajamas while listening to a 16-minute live version of "Sugaree"