Sage Tyrtle
@sagetyrtle.bsky.social
Award-winning storyteller, writer, and workshop wizard. Moth GrandSLAM champ. NPR/CBC/PBS contributor. Taught 150+ workshops for Second City, Clarion West, and more. Work in Apex Mag, The Offing. Helps writers dig up stories that stick. www.tyrtle.com
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Things I did recently instead of doomscrolling:
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Things I did recently instead of doomscrolling:
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
Things I did recently instead of doomscrolling:
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Things I did recently instead of doomscrolling:
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
1. Finished the book Beautyland. Sobbed a lot.
2. Rode the Line 5 LRT (15 years to complete! A zillion over budget! A LOVELY RIDE!) for the first time and found this inadvertent art project.
3. Made myself a Hipster PDA (keep reading for details)
How is his life changing as @gooutsidetoday.com eliminates algorithms from his internet life? How is solarpunk becoming a real thing, right now? How can you help the United Nations? Check out these 3 Good Things:
Three Good Things – 16 February 2026
It's a good day - a holiday Monday and I'm back with #3GoodThings - one from my life, one from the world, and one that you can do.
It's a good day - a holiday Monday and I'm back with #3GoodThings - one from my life, one from the world, and one that you can do.
Three Good Things – 16 February 2026
It's a good day - a holiday Monday and I'm back with #3GoodThings - one from my life, one from the world, and one that you can do.
gooutsidetoday.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
How is his life changing as @gooutsidetoday.com eliminates algorithms from his internet life? How is solarpunk becoming a real thing, right now? How can you help the United Nations? Check out these 3 Good Things:
Don't miss this WONDERFUL and very funny takedown of wellness, it's so good:
"What can you say to critics who argue that airable consumption is ineffective, delusional, or even harmful?
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
- I would argue it is not a method. It’s an embodied truth. Don’t you want to embody the truth?"
* AIRABLE CONSUMPTION *
My flash on @hexliterary.bsky.social !!!
Airable Consumption by Z. K. Abraham
Can you tell us about your journey to start Airable Consumption?
I like to share my journey to inspire others. In this age of unnatural living, we are farther removed from the earth than we have ev...
hexliterary.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Don't miss this WONDERFUL and very funny takedown of wellness, it's so good:
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Sushi Rejection Project Update! I'm at 6 / 100 and have my acceptance and rejection stats for the last 5 years, here you go:
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update! I'm at 6 / 100 and have my acceptance and rejection stats for the last 5 years, here you go:
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
Sushi Rejection Project Update! I'm at 6 / 100 and have my acceptance and rejection stats for the last 5 years, here you go:
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
February 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update! I'm at 6 / 100 and have my acceptance and rejection stats for the last 5 years, here you go:
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
Starting in August of 2020:
acceptances - 85
rejections - 836
it's ALMOST (1/??)
#WritingCommunity #Writing #WritersSupportingWriters #Writers #LitMags
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The really mean thing about applying for a grant to go to Melbourne is that you have to research flights and hotels and public transit and even though the odds are terrible that you will get the grant, your BRAIN is like HOORAY WE ARE GOING GO AUSTRALIA
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The really mean thing about applying for a grant to go to Melbourne is that you have to research flights and hotels and public transit and even though the odds are terrible that you will get the grant, your BRAIN is like HOORAY WE ARE GOING GO AUSTRALIA
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
The really mean thing about applying for a grant to go to Melbourne is that you have to research flights and hotels and public transit and even though the odds are terrible that you will get the grant, your BRAIN is like HOORAY WE ARE GOING GO AUSTRALIA
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The really mean thing about applying for a grant to go to Melbourne is that you have to research flights and hotels and public transit and even though the odds are terrible that you will get the grant, your BRAIN is like HOORAY WE ARE GOING GO AUSTRALIA
#WritingCommunity
#WritingCommunity
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Some advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- stay weird
- festoon your antlers with moss & wildflowers
- disappear into a malevolent fog at least once a month
- become a haunted horror at the dark heart of the forest
- be kind
- tip well
- stay weird
- festoon your antlers with moss & wildflowers
- disappear into a malevolent fog at least once a month
- become a haunted horror at the dark heart of the forest
January 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Some advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- stay weird
- festoon your antlers with moss & wildflowers
- disappear into a malevolent fog at least once a month
- become a haunted horror at the dark heart of the forest
- be kind
- tip well
- stay weird
- festoon your antlers with moss & wildflowers
- disappear into a malevolent fog at least once a month
- become a haunted horror at the dark heart of the forest
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Three Good Things – 12 February 2026
As always, striking the balance between life and writing presents challenges. When I'm not meant to be cooking dinner I generally get on my bike for an hour or more - which will go up as the rides go outside. On the days I ride my bike to work I don't read so I…
As always, striking the balance between life and writing presents challenges. When I'm not meant to be cooking dinner I generally get on my bike for an hour or more - which will go up as the rides go outside. On the days I ride my bike to work I don't read so I…
Three Good Things – 12 February 2026
As always, striking the balance between life and writing presents challenges. When I'm not meant to be cooking dinner I generally get on my bike for an hour or more - which will go up as the rides go outside. On the days I ride my bike to work I don't read so I spend more time reading at home. I know, making time to write is the only answer - just as I did for making time to read.
gooutsidetoday.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Three Good Things – 12 February 2026
As always, striking the balance between life and writing presents challenges. When I'm not meant to be cooking dinner I generally get on my bike for an hour or more - which will go up as the rides go outside. On the days I ride my bike to work I don't read so I…
As always, striking the balance between life and writing presents challenges. When I'm not meant to be cooking dinner I generally get on my bike for an hour or more - which will go up as the rides go outside. On the days I ride my bike to work I don't read so I…
Can't wait to read this!
My future wife @pegasusunder.bsky.social wrote an incredible wellness satire flash; hilarious and horrible in equal measures.
You HAVE to read this.
You HAVE to read this.
"Can you tell us about your journey to start Airable Consumption?
I like to share my journey to inspire others."
The commodification of wellness cranked up to absurd and horrifying degrees in the incredible @pegasusunder.bsky.social's latest! Don't miss "Airable Consumption," up now on hex!
I like to share my journey to inspire others."
The commodification of wellness cranked up to absurd and horrifying degrees in the incredible @pegasusunder.bsky.social's latest! Don't miss "Airable Consumption," up now on hex!
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Can't wait to read this!
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Learn the answer to, "what is surrealism?" Check out the first six minutes of award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle's workshop.
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
The First Six Minutes of Sage Tyrtle's Workshop On Writing The Surreal
In this excerpt from their workshop, award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle, takes learners through the foundations of surrealistic writing with an example and a basic framework.
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Learn the answer to, "what is surrealism?" Check out the first six minutes of award-winning storyteller, Sage Tyrtle's workshop.
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
youtu.be/aeamT6hrwmI
#writersworkshop
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SO looking forward to this #WritingWorkshop - come write the stories waiting in the margins with me on Feb. 15:
February 15th! 6pm NYC! Come write the stories waiting in the margins with Sage Tyrtle! www.smokelong.com/product/unto...
January 28, 2026 at 8:08 PM
SO looking forward to this #WritingWorkshop - come write the stories waiting in the margins with me on Feb. 15:
The next #CameronButtonUp shirt by Helen's Closet can commence - the fabric has arrived (Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow). This will involve a LITTLE bit of pattern matching for the stripes, wish me luck...
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
February 11, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The next #CameronButtonUp shirt by Helen's Closet can commence - the fabric has arrived (Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow). This will involve a LITTLE bit of pattern matching for the stripes, wish me luck...
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
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I've been keeping this quiet for ages but I can finally announce that my story 'One by One', first published in @apexmag.bsky.social last year, has been selected for inclusion in the Best of British SF 2025 anthology! 🎉
The TOC is absolutely wild; I know and admire many of these amazing writers 😍
The TOC is absolutely wild; I know and admire many of these amazing writers 😍
Best of British Science Fiction 2025, Keith Brooke, Eric Brown, Emma Burnett, Anne Charnock, David Cleden, Lyndsey Croal, EM Faulds, Stark Holborn, Lyle Hopwood, Stewart Hotston, Zohar Jacobs, Tim Maj...
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I've been keeping this quiet for ages but I can finally announce that my story 'One by One', first published in @apexmag.bsky.social last year, has been selected for inclusion in the Best of British SF 2025 anthology! 🎉
The TOC is absolutely wild; I know and admire many of these amazing writers 😍
The TOC is absolutely wild; I know and admire many of these amazing writers 😍
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I have signed up for @claudineliterary.bsky.social's werd nerdz series! I can't go to the first one, but will hopefully be at the others. @dehardy.bsky.social is awesome, and Claudine is a wee editorial empress, so it's sure to be fun!!
Let’s gooooooooo! 🤓🐈⬛
Join us, humans!
Join us, humans!
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I have signed up for @claudineliterary.bsky.social's werd nerdz series! I can't go to the first one, but will hopefully be at the others. @dehardy.bsky.social is awesome, and Claudine is a wee editorial empress, so it's sure to be fun!!
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The #CameronButtonUp that was repurposed from a failed skirt project is finished! Chunky white buttons, polka-dots, I AM HAPPY. Next up: another Cameron shirt, made with Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow.
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The #CameronButtonUp that was repurposed from a failed skirt project is finished! Chunky white buttons, polka-dots, I AM HAPPY. Next up: another Cameron shirt, made with Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow.
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
WHY. ARE. GRANTS. SO. WEIRD. Is there a Grant Doula? WHAT DOES SUBVENTIONS MEAN? Where is the grant application where I can just type "Please let me go perform in Australia. I promise it'll be worth it. Here is how much everything costs."
SUBVENTIONS.
FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
#WritingCommunity
SUBVENTIONS.
FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
#WritingCommunity
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
WHY. ARE. GRANTS. SO. WEIRD. Is there a Grant Doula? WHAT DOES SUBVENTIONS MEAN? Where is the grant application where I can just type "Please let me go perform in Australia. I promise it'll be worth it. Here is how much everything costs."
SUBVENTIONS.
FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
#WritingCommunity
SUBVENTIONS.
FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
#WritingCommunity
The #CameronButtonUp that was repurposed from a failed skirt project is finished! Chunky white buttons, polka-dots, I AM HAPPY. Next up: another Cameron shirt, made with Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow.
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The #CameronButtonUp that was repurposed from a failed skirt project is finished! Chunky white buttons, polka-dots, I AM HAPPY. Next up: another Cameron shirt, made with Fableism Wings Cotton Rainbow.
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
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The #CameronButtonUp is almost finished! Just the buttons and bottom hem to do and it's ready to wear. I'm actually thrilled the skirt was a failure, making a success of this shirt has given me a TON of cool future (1/2)
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The #CameronButtonUp is almost finished! Just the buttons and bottom hem to do and it's ready to wear. I'm actually thrilled the skirt was a failure, making a success of this shirt has given me a TON of cool future (1/2)
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
The #CameronButtonUp is almost finished! Just the buttons and bottom hem to do and it's ready to wear. I'm actually thrilled the skirt was a failure, making a success of this shirt has given me a TON of cool future (1/2)
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The #CameronButtonUp is almost finished! Just the buttons and bottom hem to do and it's ready to wear. I'm actually thrilled the skirt was a failure, making a success of this shirt has given me a TON of cool future (1/2)
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
#SewAndTell #SewSky #Sewing #Sewer #Sew #MeMade #FatSewingClub #GarmentSewing
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I donated to Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families in Minneapolis, they are helping people who can't go outside meet their rent in the midst of these scary times. If you can spare a few dollars, that would be amazing:
www.gofundme.com/f/critical-r...
www.gofundme.com/f/critical-r...
Donate to Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families, organized by Sara Huelle
"While ICE wants to disappear us, you are finding us."
-Letter… Sara Huelle needs your support for Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families
www.gofundme.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I donated to Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families in Minneapolis, they are helping people who can't go outside meet their rent in the midst of these scary times. If you can spare a few dollars, that would be amazing:
www.gofundme.com/f/critical-r...
www.gofundme.com/f/critical-r...
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Sushi Rejection Project Update: Acceptance! You know how some pieces are just closer to your heart than other pieces? Yeah, this is one of those. I'm especially happy because I am VERY good at writing about humans in some sort of vague void of "house" or "not house" and that's as exciting (1/2)
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update: Acceptance! You know how some pieces are just closer to your heart than other pieces? Yeah, this is one of those. I'm especially happy because I am VERY good at writing about humans in some sort of vague void of "house" or "not house" and that's as exciting (1/2)
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Everything sucks. We are all overwhelmed. What can we do? Well… we can help others. Let’s help some Brooklyn Park, Minnesota folks make their rent payments. We're going to clear the board, folks get their rent money, and it’s gonna feel amazing. Wins all around! www.gofundme.com/f/minnesota-...
Donate to Help Brooklyn Park Families Make February Rent, organized by Erin Ayala
The occupation of the Twin Cities by federal agents has left many families s… Erin Ayala needs your support for Help Brooklyn Park Families Make February Rent
www.gofundme.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everything sucks. We are all overwhelmed. What can we do? Well… we can help others. Let’s help some Brooklyn Park, Minnesota folks make their rent payments. We're going to clear the board, folks get their rent money, and it’s gonna feel amazing. Wins all around! www.gofundme.com/f/minnesota-...
Sushi Rejection Project Update: Acceptance! You know how some pieces are just closer to your heart than other pieces? Yeah, this is one of those. I'm especially happy because I am VERY good at writing about humans in some sort of vague void of "house" or "not house" and that's as exciting (1/2)
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Sushi Rejection Project Update: Acceptance! You know how some pieces are just closer to your heart than other pieces? Yeah, this is one of those. I'm especially happy because I am VERY good at writing about humans in some sort of vague void of "house" or "not house" and that's as exciting (1/2)