Odessa Blaine
@odessablaine.bsky.social
Professional Wordser, General Oddment, & Probably a Figment of Your Imagination
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Odessa Blaine
@odessablaine.bsky.social
· Apr 16
IT'S OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL, Y'ALL!!!!!!!
🥳 I'm going to be a published author!!! 🥳
Where the Roots Tangle will be published in Fall 2026 by Mercer University Press!
#WriterSky
🥳 I'm going to be a published author!!! 🥳
Where the Roots Tangle will be published in Fall 2026 by Mercer University Press!
#WriterSky
"7 million isn't that many compared to the population" (frequent comment about No Kings Protests )
Fun fact: you will only get around 4% of folks who are upset vocally complaining.
So we can extrapolate to 175,000,000.
Sincerely, A Marketing Expert with 15 years experience and a Sociology degree
Fun fact: you will only get around 4% of folks who are upset vocally complaining.
So we can extrapolate to 175,000,000.
Sincerely, A Marketing Expert with 15 years experience and a Sociology degree
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"7 million isn't that many compared to the population" (frequent comment about No Kings Protests )
Fun fact: you will only get around 4% of folks who are upset vocally complaining.
So we can extrapolate to 175,000,000.
Sincerely, A Marketing Expert with 15 years experience and a Sociology degree
Fun fact: you will only get around 4% of folks who are upset vocally complaining.
So we can extrapolate to 175,000,000.
Sincerely, A Marketing Expert with 15 years experience and a Sociology degree
People not showing up and just assuming I'll handle everything is exactly why I'm backing out of most of my non-profit commitments and have reduced what I do overall.
Group projects continue to suck into adulthood, y'all.
Group projects continue to suck into adulthood, y'all.
October 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
People not showing up and just assuming I'll handle everything is exactly why I'm backing out of most of my non-profit commitments and have reduced what I do overall.
Group projects continue to suck into adulthood, y'all.
Group projects continue to suck into adulthood, y'all.
Y'all find someone that looks at you like I look at my coffee... And then consider getting a restraining order.
#ImKidding #Maybe #Coffee #Humor
#ImKidding #Maybe #Coffee #Humor
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Y'all find someone that looks at you like I look at my coffee... And then consider getting a restraining order.
#ImKidding #Maybe #Coffee #Humor
#ImKidding #Maybe #Coffee #Humor
If the coffee cup ain't this big... I'll still want it, but it's going to take a few refills to get me through the day.
Maybe it'll fuel a writing frenzy later. A girl can dream anyway.
🤣☕😍
#Coffee #WriterSky #BookSky
Maybe it'll fuel a writing frenzy later. A girl can dream anyway.
🤣☕😍
#Coffee #WriterSky #BookSky
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If the coffee cup ain't this big... I'll still want it, but it's going to take a few refills to get me through the day.
Maybe it'll fuel a writing frenzy later. A girl can dream anyway.
🤣☕😍
#Coffee #WriterSky #BookSky
Maybe it'll fuel a writing frenzy later. A girl can dream anyway.
🤣☕😍
#Coffee #WriterSky #BookSky
So much talent sitting next to me at the Broadleaf Writers Conference today!!!!
From left to right: Robert Gwaltney, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Lisa Harrison, and me
#livingthedream
From left to right: Robert Gwaltney, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Lisa Harrison, and me
#livingthedream
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
So much talent sitting next to me at the Broadleaf Writers Conference today!!!!
From left to right: Robert Gwaltney, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Lisa Harrison, and me
#livingthedream
From left to right: Robert Gwaltney, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Lisa Harrison, and me
#livingthedream
Takeaway from a Broadleaf conference panel: realized there are more uncomfortable elements in my upcoming novel, Where the Roots Tangle, than I thought when I was writing it.
B/c I wrote what was normal for me.
Sometimes what's a regular Tuesday for you is nightmare fuel for others.
#writerslife
B/c I wrote what was normal for me.
Sometimes what's a regular Tuesday for you is nightmare fuel for others.
#writerslife
September 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Takeaway from a Broadleaf conference panel: realized there are more uncomfortable elements in my upcoming novel, Where the Roots Tangle, than I thought when I was writing it.
B/c I wrote what was normal for me.
Sometimes what's a regular Tuesday for you is nightmare fuel for others.
#writerslife
B/c I wrote what was normal for me.
Sometimes what's a regular Tuesday for you is nightmare fuel for others.
#writerslife
Excited to be back for another Broadleaf Writers Conference!
Some of my favorite people are here. Can't wait to meet new favorite people.
I've been a writer all my life, but my journey as an author and filmmaker started at a Broadleaf conference three years ago.
#writersky #booksky
Some of my favorite people are here. Can't wait to meet new favorite people.
I've been a writer all my life, but my journey as an author and filmmaker started at a Broadleaf conference three years ago.
#writersky #booksky
September 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Excited to be back for another Broadleaf Writers Conference!
Some of my favorite people are here. Can't wait to meet new favorite people.
I've been a writer all my life, but my journey as an author and filmmaker started at a Broadleaf conference three years ago.
#writersky #booksky
Some of my favorite people are here. Can't wait to meet new favorite people.
I've been a writer all my life, but my journey as an author and filmmaker started at a Broadleaf conference three years ago.
#writersky #booksky
Reposted by Odessa Blaine
Kind of want to devise a Tamarian like language.
For example: Bolton, trumped in his halls
Could mean being retaliated against for childish reasons with excessive abuses of power
For example: Bolton, trumped in his halls
Could mean being retaliated against for childish reasons with excessive abuses of power
August 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Kind of want to devise a Tamarian like language.
For example: Bolton, trumped in his halls
Could mean being retaliated against for childish reasons with excessive abuses of power
For example: Bolton, trumped in his halls
Could mean being retaliated against for childish reasons with excessive abuses of power
Have another awkward bathroom selfie. As a treat. 🤣
Can I get some crossed fingers and well wishes? 🤞
Award ceremony for Cobb International Film Festival is this evening. I'm not expecting anything, but it'd be fantastic if we earned a little something with And the Moon Sees Me.
#writersky #film
Can I get some crossed fingers and well wishes? 🤞
Award ceremony for Cobb International Film Festival is this evening. I'm not expecting anything, but it'd be fantastic if we earned a little something with And the Moon Sees Me.
#writersky #film
August 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Have another awkward bathroom selfie. As a treat. 🤣
Can I get some crossed fingers and well wishes? 🤞
Award ceremony for Cobb International Film Festival is this evening. I'm not expecting anything, but it'd be fantastic if we earned a little something with And the Moon Sees Me.
#writersky #film
Can I get some crossed fingers and well wishes? 🤞
Award ceremony for Cobb International Film Festival is this evening. I'm not expecting anything, but it'd be fantastic if we earned a little something with And the Moon Sees Me.
#writersky #film
So I went to a film festival today.
Enjoyed several of the films.
What I did NOT enjoy were the ones that used being gay or non-consent assault as the punchline.
Not cool.
#DoBetter
Enjoyed several of the films.
What I did NOT enjoy were the ones that used being gay or non-consent assault as the punchline.
Not cool.
#DoBetter
August 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So I went to a film festival today.
Enjoyed several of the films.
What I did NOT enjoy were the ones that used being gay or non-consent assault as the punchline.
Not cool.
#DoBetter
Enjoyed several of the films.
What I did NOT enjoy were the ones that used being gay or non-consent assault as the punchline.
Not cool.
#DoBetter
I'm at the Strand in Marietta, GA for the Cobb International Film Festival.
Our short film, And the Moon Sees Me, will be screened later.
It's based on an original short story I wrote.
I figured it was a good time to do my first bathroom selfie.
Bask in the awkward.
#WriterSky
Our short film, And the Moon Sees Me, will be screened later.
It's based on an original short story I wrote.
I figured it was a good time to do my first bathroom selfie.
Bask in the awkward.
#WriterSky
August 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I'm at the Strand in Marietta, GA for the Cobb International Film Festival.
Our short film, And the Moon Sees Me, will be screened later.
It's based on an original short story I wrote.
I figured it was a good time to do my first bathroom selfie.
Bask in the awkward.
#WriterSky
Our short film, And the Moon Sees Me, will be screened later.
It's based on an original short story I wrote.
I figured it was a good time to do my first bathroom selfie.
Bask in the awkward.
#WriterSky
This was such a bizarre day full of people who will probably never know the characters and situations they've inspired in my future writing. 😅🙃🤫
July 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This was such a bizarre day full of people who will probably never know the characters and situations they've inspired in my future writing. 😅🙃🤫
If life is what you make it and all the world's a stage, the audience that must temper their reviews knowing I did all I could with the materials I had.
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If life is what you make it and all the world's a stage, the audience that must temper their reviews knowing I did all I could with the materials I had.
+2100 words on Blood of the Dearest.
Hoping to finish the first draft by July 31.
Taking all forms of motivation, including coffee.
#WriterSky #Books
Hoping to finish the first draft by July 31.
Taking all forms of motivation, including coffee.
#WriterSky #Books
July 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
+2100 words on Blood of the Dearest.
Hoping to finish the first draft by July 31.
Taking all forms of motivation, including coffee.
#WriterSky #Books
Hoping to finish the first draft by July 31.
Taking all forms of motivation, including coffee.
#WriterSky #Books
Last night, I went to my very first storytelling event put on by The Moth, but it definitely won't be my last.
Eventually, I'm going to throw my hat in and see if I get a chance to tell a story.
😍😍😍
#storytelling #writerlife #authorlife
Eventually, I'm going to throw my hat in and see if I get a chance to tell a story.
😍😍😍
#storytelling #writerlife #authorlife
July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Last night, I went to my very first storytelling event put on by The Moth, but it definitely won't be my last.
Eventually, I'm going to throw my hat in and see if I get a chance to tell a story.
😍😍😍
#storytelling #writerlife #authorlife
Eventually, I'm going to throw my hat in and see if I get a chance to tell a story.
😍😍😍
#storytelling #writerlife #authorlife
I accidentally scratched the stone drink coaster with my finger nail and other things that made me say bad words today.
An anthology by me. #WhyAmILikeThis
Guest writers welcome.
🤣🤣🤣
An anthology by me. #WhyAmILikeThis
Guest writers welcome.
🤣🤣🤣
June 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I accidentally scratched the stone drink coaster with my finger nail and other things that made me say bad words today.
An anthology by me. #WhyAmILikeThis
Guest writers welcome.
🤣🤣🤣
An anthology by me. #WhyAmILikeThis
Guest writers welcome.
🤣🤣🤣
June 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
When you thought you were recording a video for work
... but you accidentally take a selfie instead
... and it looks both good and somehow a little angry
#selfie #writerslife
... but you accidentally take a selfie instead
... and it looks both good and somehow a little angry
#selfie #writerslife
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 AM
When you thought you were recording a video for work
... but you accidentally take a selfie instead
... and it looks both good and somehow a little angry
#selfie #writerslife
... but you accidentally take a selfie instead
... and it looks both good and somehow a little angry
#selfie #writerslife
We don't have to worry about the zombie apocalypse anymore. There aren't enough brains to feed them. They'd starve.
🧟♀️🧟♀️🧠🧟♀️🧟♀️
🧟♀️🧟♀️🧠🧟♀️🧟♀️
June 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
We don't have to worry about the zombie apocalypse anymore. There aren't enough brains to feed them. They'd starve.
🧟♀️🧟♀️🧠🧟♀️🧟♀️
🧟♀️🧟♀️🧠🧟♀️🧟♀️
I don't often Zodiac, but when I do, it's extra awesome with cats and ice cream.
June 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I don't often Zodiac, but when I do, it's extra awesome with cats and ice cream.
I was invited to deliver a performance story at the Reinhardt University summer residency program.
We also screened And the Moon Sees Me, the short film based on a performance story.
Plus was the first time my fam saw me perform. 😁
Wonderful time! Appreciated the opportunity!
✨✨✨ #WriterSky
We also screened And the Moon Sees Me, the short film based on a performance story.
Plus was the first time my fam saw me perform. 😁
Wonderful time! Appreciated the opportunity!
✨✨✨ #WriterSky
June 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I was invited to deliver a performance story at the Reinhardt University summer residency program.
We also screened And the Moon Sees Me, the short film based on a performance story.
Plus was the first time my fam saw me perform. 😁
Wonderful time! Appreciated the opportunity!
✨✨✨ #WriterSky
We also screened And the Moon Sees Me, the short film based on a performance story.
Plus was the first time my fam saw me perform. 😁
Wonderful time! Appreciated the opportunity!
✨✨✨ #WriterSky
I decided who I wanted to be.
I'm working on it.
I'm working on it.
June 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I decided who I wanted to be.
I'm working on it.
I'm working on it.
I do love a good Writerly Meetup and these are some of the bestest folks.
Featuring
@dzgrizzle.bsky.social
@billbridges.bsky.social
@marcmonroe.bsky.social Jessica Nettles
Derek Phillips
C. Adam Volle
#WriterSky
Featuring
@dzgrizzle.bsky.social
@billbridges.bsky.social
@marcmonroe.bsky.social Jessica Nettles
Derek Phillips
C. Adam Volle
#WriterSky
June 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I do love a good Writerly Meetup and these are some of the bestest folks.
Featuring
@dzgrizzle.bsky.social
@billbridges.bsky.social
@marcmonroe.bsky.social Jessica Nettles
Derek Phillips
C. Adam Volle
#WriterSky
Featuring
@dzgrizzle.bsky.social
@billbridges.bsky.social
@marcmonroe.bsky.social Jessica Nettles
Derek Phillips
C. Adam Volle
#WriterSky