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Ross Showalter
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· Sep 5
A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing
Fiction - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
New story! I wrote (yet again) about ASL students, romantic relationships, and the uncertainty that arises when someone starts to learn a language after meeting you.
I'm grateful to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social and @theoffingmag.bsky.social for giving it space.
I'm grateful to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social and @theoffingmag.bsky.social for giving it space.
I really, really loved this one. @anniejowrites.bsky.social is always so good, but this really touched me.
"They remember and think of each other often in the intervening years between their conversations and meaningful glances."
"They remember and think of each other often in the intervening years between their conversations and meaningful glances."
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I really, really loved this one. @anniejowrites.bsky.social is always so good, but this really touched me.
"They remember and think of each other often in the intervening years between their conversations and meaningful glances."
"They remember and think of each other often in the intervening years between their conversations and meaningful glances."
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I see the book piracy discourse is going around again and all I can say is I know more than one writer producing acclaimed work that is considering jacking it in or reducing the amount they write because they don't make to justify it vs a job job.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I see the book piracy discourse is going around again and all I can say is I know more than one writer producing acclaimed work that is considering jacking it in or reducing the amount they write because they don't make to justify it vs a job job.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
It's not only piracy, but piracy is costing us art.
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Uh, y'all need to read this.
And it damn well better get that Pushcart they just nominated it for.
And it damn well better get that Pushcart they just nominated it for.
It is online! Here's the link:
A Manual for ASL Students - The Offing
Fiction - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Uh, y'all need to read this.
And it damn well better get that Pushcart they just nominated it for.
And it damn well better get that Pushcart they just nominated it for.
This is the only story I've published during a very difficult year; to have something published is validating, but to have it singled out for awards consideration is truly special. I'm very grateful.
H/t to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social, especially, for being extraordinary through all this.
H/t to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social, especially, for being extraordinary through all this.
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is the only story I've published during a very difficult year; to have something published is validating, but to have it singled out for awards consideration is truly special. I'm very grateful.
H/t to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social, especially, for being extraordinary through all this.
H/t to @rrrubenstein.bsky.social, especially, for being extraordinary through all this.
Of course I decided to start pitching magazines again in the midst of the most anxious timeline.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Of course I decided to start pitching magazines again in the midst of the most anxious timeline.
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fresh bats flying your way from the watery depths! spotlighting stories from @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social, @lmanusos.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, & @angelaliu.bsky.social ⚡🦇
don't want to subscribe to my free tiny letter? weird choice! but you should still read these stories, so here's the link:
don't want to subscribe to my free tiny letter? weird choice! but you should still read these stories, so here's the link:
a bullet, a lantern, an eyeball, a knife
Oh hi! Check out these cool pebbles I found.
www.kcmeadbrewer.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
fresh bats flying your way from the watery depths! spotlighting stories from @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social, @lmanusos.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, & @angelaliu.bsky.social ⚡🦇
don't want to subscribe to my free tiny letter? weird choice! but you should still read these stories, so here's the link:
don't want to subscribe to my free tiny letter? weird choice! but you should still read these stories, so here's the link:
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One day the US will have to face the shame and horror of what has happened here: that a cabal of wealthy people have elevated a monster into the most powerful person in the world www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One day the US will have to face the shame and horror of what has happened here: that a cabal of wealthy people have elevated a monster into the most powerful person in the world www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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This was joyous. Just a mad ray of sunshine in an otherwise desolate landscape
Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This was joyous. Just a mad ray of sunshine in an otherwise desolate landscape
Sara Nović's fourth book, MOTHER TONGUE, is now available to preorder via Bookshop! You know what to do!
(Seriously, if you're a fan of my writing, you are, by default, a fan of hers. Sara has had an immeasurable impact on my writing. I'm in awe of her brilliance every single day.)
(Seriously, if you're a fan of my writing, you are, by default, a fan of hers. Sara has had an immeasurable impact on my writing. I'm in awe of her brilliance every single day.)
Mother Tongue: A Memoir
A Memoir
bookshop.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sara Nović's fourth book, MOTHER TONGUE, is now available to preorder via Bookshop! You know what to do!
(Seriously, if you're a fan of my writing, you are, by default, a fan of hers. Sara has had an immeasurable impact on my writing. I'm in awe of her brilliance every single day.)
(Seriously, if you're a fan of my writing, you are, by default, a fan of hers. Sara has had an immeasurable impact on my writing. I'm in awe of her brilliance every single day.)
As a Deaf person who hesitated to move to Philly, I honestly wish that someone had told me how many folks knew some level of ASL; I would have JETTED myself over here so fast. The community and engagement I've found here is incredible, truly second to none.
For whoever cares, I am really liking living in Philadelphia.
October 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As a Deaf person who hesitated to move to Philly, I honestly wish that someone had told me how many folks knew some level of ASL; I would have JETTED myself over here so fast. The community and engagement I've found here is incredible, truly second to none.
After almost three weeks of my books in boxes, I FINALLY have a bookshelf!!
October 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
After almost three weeks of my books in boxes, I FINALLY have a bookshelf!!
My Halloween celebration is reading Kelly Link, with the lights down low, while the Twin Peaks soundtrack plays on the record player.
October 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My Halloween celebration is reading Kelly Link, with the lights down low, while the Twin Peaks soundtrack plays on the record player.
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Saying this yet again because I’m so tired of ppl justifying this: ghosting ppl is one of the most cruel, anti-communal things you can do.
I don’t expect you to stay close to ppl who aren’t good for you. I am expecting you to have the decency to say “I have to step away, and here’s why.”
I don’t expect you to stay close to ppl who aren’t good for you. I am expecting you to have the decency to say “I have to step away, and here’s why.”
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Saying this yet again because I’m so tired of ppl justifying this: ghosting ppl is one of the most cruel, anti-communal things you can do.
I don’t expect you to stay close to ppl who aren’t good for you. I am expecting you to have the decency to say “I have to step away, and here’s why.”
I don’t expect you to stay close to ppl who aren’t good for you. I am expecting you to have the decency to say “I have to step away, and here’s why.”
I hung one of my favorite publications in my new apartment today, y’all. 😃
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I hung one of my favorite publications in my new apartment today, y’all. 😃
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Holy crap, everyone: new Maile Chapman novel in 2026, her first in 15 years. So freaking excited. Love that cover, too:
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Holy crap, everyone: new Maile Chapman novel in 2026, her first in 15 years. So freaking excited. Love that cover, too:
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Also, don't miss Vajra's incredibly powerful acceptance speech
(fitting given how many of Le Guin's speeches were and are so unforgettable):
youtu.be/Y5h5ZDjWPTc?...
(fitting given how many of Le Guin's speeches were and are so unforgettable):
youtu.be/Y5h5ZDjWPTc?...
October 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Also, don't miss Vajra's incredibly powerful acceptance speech
(fitting given how many of Le Guin's speeches were and are so unforgettable):
youtu.be/Y5h5ZDjWPTc?...
(fitting given how many of Le Guin's speeches were and are so unforgettable):
youtu.be/Y5h5ZDjWPTc?...
I made it through.
I feel so valued and validated as a writer, y’all.
I feel so valued and validated as a writer, y’all.
My first in-person reading (in six years!) is tonight.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I made it through.
I feel so valued and validated as a writer, y’all.
I feel so valued and validated as a writer, y’all.
My first in-person reading (in six years!) is tonight.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
October 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My first in-person reading (in six years!) is tonight.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
Fingers crossed I make it through intact.
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Since it’s my favorite month and almost Halloween, I’m going to share some favorite spooky pieces of mine from years past (and a separate thread of other ppl’s work!).
First up: my horror essay, from 2018 at @electricliterature.com, forever relevant:
electricliterature.com/horror-lives...
First up: my horror essay, from 2018 at @electricliterature.com, forever relevant:
electricliterature.com/horror-lives...
Horror Lives in the Body - Electric Literature
When I was six, I opened the door of a friend’s mobile home one afternoon and almost stepped on a snake. He was curled up on the porch a few dozen inches from my bare feet, basking in the late day Flo...
electricliterature.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Since it’s my favorite month and almost Halloween, I’m going to share some favorite spooky pieces of mine from years past (and a separate thread of other ppl’s work!).
First up: my horror essay, from 2018 at @electricliterature.com, forever relevant:
electricliterature.com/horror-lives...
First up: my horror essay, from 2018 at @electricliterature.com, forever relevant:
electricliterature.com/horror-lives...