Marguerite Sheffer
@mlensheffer.bsky.social
Author of THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES (Nov 2024, Iowa Short Fiction Award from U of Iowa Press)
writer and teacher in New Orleans
stories in Asimov's, Lit Hub, The Dread Machine, The Pinch and others
writer and teacher in New Orleans
stories in Asimov's, Lit Hub, The Dread Machine, The Pinch and others
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This sunday from 5 PM to 7 PM, we'll be hosting a Q & A with prolific horror writer, Philip Fracassi!
We'll be talking all about the craft of writing horror, and Philip will read from his latest novel, the Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre!
We'll be talking all about the craft of writing horror, and Philip will read from his latest novel, the Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre!
October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This sunday from 5 PM to 7 PM, we'll be hosting a Q & A with prolific horror writer, Philip Fracassi!
We'll be talking all about the craft of writing horror, and Philip will read from his latest novel, the Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre!
We'll be talking all about the craft of writing horror, and Philip will read from his latest novel, the Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre!
This Nov you can find me at the Louisiana Book Fest (11/1 in Baton Rouge, @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social annual gala, @bookbanterbooks.bsky.social and Words & Music Fest!
Details and links at www.margueritesheffer.com/events
Details and links at www.margueritesheffer.com/events
October 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This Nov you can find me at the Louisiana Book Fest (11/1 in Baton Rouge, @thirdlanternlit.bsky.social annual gala, @bookbanterbooks.bsky.social and Words & Music Fest!
Details and links at www.margueritesheffer.com/events
Details and links at www.margueritesheffer.com/events
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Join us at Sports Drink Cafe for the Daytime Get Lit!
We'll be there from 11 AM to 1 PM on Friday!
We'll be there from 11 AM to 1 PM on Friday!
October 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Join us at Sports Drink Cafe for the Daytime Get Lit!
We'll be there from 11 AM to 1 PM on Friday!
We'll be there from 11 AM to 1 PM on Friday!
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NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
I think this is right on
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"The great thing about genre expectations is that they slap the character (and the author) out of their reveries and push them toward action."
I talked to @danchaon.bsky.social about historical fiction, genre, villains, and his great new novel ONE OF US
countercraft.substack.com/p/processing...
I talked to @danchaon.bsky.social about historical fiction, genre, villains, and his great new novel ONE OF US
countercraft.substack.com/p/processing...
Processing: How Dan Chaon Wrote One of Us
The author on historical fiction, writing villains, and the darkness of older children's literature
countercraft.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I think this is right on
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This Thursday we will be hosting "A Producer's Guide To Writing A Novel" from 6-8PM at Courtyard Brewery!
This workshop is perfect for writers who do not have a formal literature background or who are thinking about starting their 1st novel or memoir.
Hope to see you there!
This workshop is perfect for writers who do not have a formal literature background or who are thinking about starting their 1st novel or memoir.
Hope to see you there!
October 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This Thursday we will be hosting "A Producer's Guide To Writing A Novel" from 6-8PM at Courtyard Brewery!
This workshop is perfect for writers who do not have a formal literature background or who are thinking about starting their 1st novel or memoir.
Hope to see you there!
This workshop is perfect for writers who do not have a formal literature background or who are thinking about starting their 1st novel or memoir.
Hope to see you there!
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In honor of spooky month, come enjoy the spooky writing workshop! This is the first of the final cycle of Page to Stage events for the year, so don't miss it!
October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In honor of spooky month, come enjoy the spooky writing workshop! This is the first of the final cycle of Page to Stage events for the year, so don't miss it!
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Y’all come through next month at the NOLA Words and Music Festival, and watch me, Bryan Camp, Desiree S. Evans, and Marguerite Sheffer discuss magical realism and speculative fiction!
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
October 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Y’all come through next month at the NOLA Words and Music Festival, and watch me, Bryan Camp, Desiree S. Evans, and Marguerite Sheffer discuss magical realism and speculative fiction!
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
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Y’all come through next month at the NOLA Words and Music Festival, and watch me, Bryan Camp, Desiree S. Evans, and Marguerite Sheffer discuss magical realism and speculative fiction!
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
The panel will take place on 11/21/25 @ 2 PM!
We hope to see you there :)
October 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excited to be joining the Words and Music Festival this year:
"Suspend All Disbelief: Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction"
www.eventbrite.com/e/suspend-al...
With amazing authors @literarydesiree.bsky.social @bryancamp.bsky.social & @deecherrywriter.bsky.social
2 pm, Nov 21
"Suspend All Disbelief: Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction"
www.eventbrite.com/e/suspend-al...
With amazing authors @literarydesiree.bsky.social @bryancamp.bsky.social & @deecherrywriter.bsky.social
2 pm, Nov 21
October 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Excited to be joining the Words and Music Festival this year:
"Suspend All Disbelief: Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction"
www.eventbrite.com/e/suspend-al...
With amazing authors @literarydesiree.bsky.social @bryancamp.bsky.social & @deecherrywriter.bsky.social
2 pm, Nov 21
"Suspend All Disbelief: Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction"
www.eventbrite.com/e/suspend-al...
With amazing authors @literarydesiree.bsky.social @bryancamp.bsky.social & @deecherrywriter.bsky.social
2 pm, Nov 21
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EVENT NEXT MONTH:
Folks, I'll be performing a reading on October 16th at 6 PM at 12 Mile Limit for the LMNL reading series!
If you're in town, come and check me and the readers out :)
Folks, I'll be performing a reading on October 16th at 6 PM at 12 Mile Limit for the LMNL reading series!
If you're in town, come and check me and the readers out :)
September 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
EVENT NEXT MONTH:
Folks, I'll be performing a reading on October 16th at 6 PM at 12 Mile Limit for the LMNL reading series!
If you're in town, come and check me and the readers out :)
Folks, I'll be performing a reading on October 16th at 6 PM at 12 Mile Limit for the LMNL reading series!
If you're in town, come and check me and the readers out :)
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First event of the month will be our 5 Hour Writing Marathon, this Saturday at 12 Mile Limit!
We'll be there from to 12 to 5 PM!
We'll be there from to 12 to 5 PM!
October 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
First event of the month will be our 5 Hour Writing Marathon, this Saturday at 12 Mile Limit!
We'll be there from to 12 to 5 PM!
We'll be there from to 12 to 5 PM!
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Our October event calendar is out!
We hope to see y'all at one of our events! :)
We hope to see y'all at one of our events! :)
September 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Our October event calendar is out!
We hope to see y'all at one of our events! :)
We hope to see y'all at one of our events! :)
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Last September event!!
We will be at Miel Brewery on 09/29 @ 6 to 8 PM!
See you there :)
We will be at Miel Brewery on 09/29 @ 6 to 8 PM!
See you there :)
September 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Last September event!!
We will be at Miel Brewery on 09/29 @ 6 to 8 PM!
See you there :)
We will be at Miel Brewery on 09/29 @ 6 to 8 PM!
See you there :)
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The turnout the other night was incredible! So were all of the performances!
Thank you to all who came. Now, photo dump time!
Thank you to all who came. Now, photo dump time!
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The turnout the other night was incredible! So were all of the performances!
Thank you to all who came. Now, photo dump time!
Thank you to all who came. Now, photo dump time!
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Ted Chiang:
"The task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write [...]. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning."
"The task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write [...]. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning."
December 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Ted Chiang:
"The task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write [...]. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning."
"The task that generative A.I. has been most successful at is lowering our expectations, both of the things we read and of ourselves when we write [...]. It is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning."
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I’ll be moderating the “Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction” panel at the NOLA Words & Music Festival this year!
It’ll be Friday Nov. 21, at 3:15 pm at the Andre Callioux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice!
Panelists are @mlensheffer.bsky.social & @literarydesiree.bsky.social 😬
It’ll be Friday Nov. 21, at 3:15 pm at the Andre Callioux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice!
Panelists are @mlensheffer.bsky.social & @literarydesiree.bsky.social 😬
September 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’ll be moderating the “Magical Realism and Speculative Fiction” panel at the NOLA Words & Music Festival this year!
It’ll be Friday Nov. 21, at 3:15 pm at the Andre Callioux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice!
Panelists are @mlensheffer.bsky.social & @literarydesiree.bsky.social 😬
It’ll be Friday Nov. 21, at 3:15 pm at the Andre Callioux Center for Performing Arts and Cultural Justice!
Panelists are @mlensheffer.bsky.social & @literarydesiree.bsky.social 😬
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Introducing the readers for the Fantasy & Fairy Tale Fiction Session! Come listen to these fabulous writers this Sunday at Big Couch at 7 PM!
September 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Introducing the readers for the Fantasy & Fairy Tale Fiction Session! Come listen to these fabulous writers this Sunday at Big Couch at 7 PM!
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The Fantasy & Fairy Tale readings for the next Fiction Sessions coming soon! '
We have some great readers, so stay tuned for the announcement!
We have some great readers, so stay tuned for the announcement!
September 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Fantasy & Fairy Tale readings for the next Fiction Sessions coming soon! '
We have some great readers, so stay tuned for the announcement!
We have some great readers, so stay tuned for the announcement!
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Next Wednesday, (September 24th) will be the official Charras Book Launch for New Orleans at dba (pubbed by UNO Press and a reading of Charras by me. Music to follow by the amazing Los Guiros. Please come out and support live local readings!
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Next Wednesday, (September 24th) will be the official Charras Book Launch for New Orleans at dba (pubbed by UNO Press and a reading of Charras by me. Music to follow by the amazing Los Guiros. Please come out and support live local readings!
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
#Readings
#Translation
#NewOrleans
#Unions
#Activism
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Last night's Literary Agent 101 presentation (led by @lizified.bsky.social ) was dope as hell!
This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!
If you like what we do, consider signing up for our newsletter :)
thirdlanternlit.org/newsletter
This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!
If you like what we do, consider signing up for our newsletter :)
thirdlanternlit.org/newsletter
September 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last night's Literary Agent 101 presentation (led by @lizified.bsky.social ) was dope as hell!
This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!
If you like what we do, consider signing up for our newsletter :)
thirdlanternlit.org/newsletter
This is just one example of the programming that TLL offers at NO COST to attendees!
If you like what we do, consider signing up for our newsletter :)
thirdlanternlit.org/newsletter
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Karen Attiah, a black woman, got fired for
A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women
B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence.
It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.
A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women
B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence.
It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Karen Attiah, a black woman, got fired for
A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women
B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence.
It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.
A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women
B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence.
It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.
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Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.” (She made the mistake of quoting his own words.) [kottke.org]
Karen Attiah: “The Washington Post Fired Me”
Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.” Until the Post’s relatively recent shift towards th
kottke.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah this morning on Bluesky: “I’ve been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.” (She made the mistake of quoting his own words.) [kottke.org]
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Story Hour kicks off the spooky season a little early with stories from Marguerite Sheffer and Jennifer Brozek! So turn the lights off—or turn them up. Watch however suits you best! @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social @mlensheffer.bsky.social youtu.be/o2h8Sy-1kXk
September 10, 2025 Story Hour: Jennifer Brozek and Marguerite Sheffer
YouTube video by Story Hour
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September 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Story Hour kicks off the spooky season a little early with stories from Marguerite Sheffer and Jennifer Brozek! So turn the lights off—or turn them up. Watch however suits you best! @jenniferbrozek.bsky.social @mlensheffer.bsky.social youtu.be/o2h8Sy-1kXk