Shana Ross
@shanaross.bsky.social
Writer of poetry and more; facilitator/coach of leadership learning; recent transplant to Edmonton/Treaty Six lands. Yale Theater Studies and <checks notes> MBA?
Peine forte et dure - the news feels like stone after stone being added, and I'm still trying to stand.
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Peine forte et dure - the news feels like stone after stone being added, and I'm still trying to stand.
And all backers now get a copy of my gingerbread recipe, which...is actually that good. You'll never bother with another.
We have some pretty cool limited tiers for backers of a writerly persuasion for the Fascination anthology, including short story and poetry edits by authors & editors Robert Bose, Travis Burnham, Jon Negroni, & Suzanne Willis.
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Become a backer: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Fascination: Dark Fantasy Anthology
A macabre story collection of nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods.
www.kickstarter.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
And all backers now get a copy of my gingerbread recipe, which...is actually that good. You'll never bother with another.
Reposted by Shana Ross
Hey folks! Come out to support this fantastic anthology - edited by a Canadian, and published by a Canadian small press with a global group of authors.
Next up for stretch goals: interior art
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Next up for stretch goals: interior art
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Fascination: Dark Fantasy Anthology
A macabre story collection of nature-fueled magic, witches & dark fae. Creepy cottages, haunted homesteads & bespelled woods.
www.kickstarter.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Hey folks! Come out to support this fantastic anthology - edited by a Canadian, and published by a Canadian small press with a global group of authors.
Next up for stretch goals: interior art
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Next up for stretch goals: interior art
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
There's nothing like getting sick (cough, headache, general bleh) to make me realize how much work it takes to stay open to people, always find a generous interpretation, stop myself from fiery rants about complicity and malignant capitalism, etc. Am tired. Please send soup.
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
There's nothing like getting sick (cough, headache, general bleh) to make me realize how much work it takes to stay open to people, always find a generous interpretation, stop myself from fiery rants about complicity and malignant capitalism, etc. Am tired. Please send soup.
My friend referred to two of her colleagues as "the minor gods of meh" and yeah, now I'm obsessed with the pantheon of mediocrity.
January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
My friend referred to two of her colleagues as "the minor gods of meh" and yeah, now I'm obsessed with the pantheon of mediocrity.
I'm incredibly finicky about taking classes. I'll be kind about it, but I'm not spending time or money with people who aren't good teachers. I keep coming back for these workshops.
Announcing my WINTER 2026 online poetry workshop! Yay! Registration just opened! See my website christophercitro DOT com for more info & to register. #Poetry #Writing #WritersLife #WritingCommunity
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm incredibly finicky about taking classes. I'll be kind about it, but I'm not spending time or money with people who aren't good teachers. I keep coming back for these workshops.
He flew away before I could get a picture, but I have met the fattest of fat magpies. Anyone know what that portends? (I believe he flipped me off as he flew away, but, like, that's all magpies all the time, right?)
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
He flew away before I could get a picture, but I have met the fattest of fat magpies. Anyone know what that portends? (I believe he flipped me off as he flew away, but, like, that's all magpies all the time, right?)
This one still makes me feel all the feels. So grateful to @thebraag.bsky.social for giving this poem a platform.
Issue 14.5 is here at carmenerror.com?page_id=636, with more work selected by @chadpie.bsky.social featuring
🐌 Evelyn Pae
⏳ @shanaross.bsky.social
🐻 Katrinka Moore
🏠 Reece Sterling Alexander
🐌 Evelyn Pae
⏳ @shanaross.bsky.social
🐻 Katrinka Moore
🏠 Reece Sterling Alexander
Issue 14.5 - Carmen et Error
Poison HighwaysBy Evelyn Pae the giant snails burned through miles of shrubland in a single day. their slime killed plants and insects when wet, then dried into a calcaereous husk perfect for driving ...
carmenerror.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This one still makes me feel all the feels. So grateful to @thebraag.bsky.social for giving this poem a platform.
But I do have hope for humanity. (Cheers to another semester coaching amazing young humans in a course on Interpersonal Dynamics.)
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
But I do have hope for humanity. (Cheers to another semester coaching amazing young humans in a course on Interpersonal Dynamics.)
This is a truth I am willing to work with. If I start now, I think I can have something coming out of the oven when the kid gets home from school.
You cannot be entirely sad when your home smells of baking bread.
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 PM
This is a truth I am willing to work with. If I start now, I think I can have something coming out of the oven when the kid gets home from school.
The best part of coaching is when you tell someone what you, yourself, need to hear. (In this case, that stability and resilience are absolutely not the same thing.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The best part of coaching is when you tell someone what you, yourself, need to hear. (In this case, that stability and resilience are absolutely not the same thing.)
And what am I doing? I'm reading poems with an open heart, I'm trying to find the clarity to write, I'm sending stupid little gifs to my friends so they know I love them.
January 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
And what am I doing? I'm reading poems with an open heart, I'm trying to find the clarity to write, I'm sending stupid little gifs to my friends so they know I love them.
oooooh....this one's gonna be good....
okay, so in about 2 weeks, this is gonna go live! Hit the "notify me on launch" button so you don't have to worry about missing bsky announcements! 😂
Follow the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
Follow the project here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 AM
oooooh....this one's gonna be good....
In this quiet little moment, as I am drinking a second cup of coffee and trying to muster willpower to do my job and mundane things today, I am suddenly fixated on how often my kid has seen me cry in the past year, the last two days especially.
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
In this quiet little moment, as I am drinking a second cup of coffee and trying to muster willpower to do my job and mundane things today, I am suddenly fixated on how often my kid has seen me cry in the past year, the last two days especially.
It took an extra coffee and a mid-afternoon ice cream sandwich, but I think I'm going to make it through today.
January 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
It took an extra coffee and a mid-afternoon ice cream sandwich, but I think I'm going to make it through today.
Reposted by Shana Ross
"In my village, they bathe a blue, / red-crested rooster with a garden hose. / He struts and spreads his wings / and has no patience for little things like me."
From "The Vegetarian," a new poem by @shettyvu.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/56WEUXx
From "The Vegetarian," a new poem by @shettyvu.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/56WEUXx
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"In my village, they bathe a blue, / red-crested rooster with a garden hose. / He struts and spreads his wings / and has no patience for little things like me."
From "The Vegetarian," a new poem by @shettyvu.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/56WEUXx
From "The Vegetarian," a new poem by @shettyvu.bsky.social.
➡️ buff.ly/56WEUXx
OK. This is cool. I'm so excited for a chance to celebrate some of the poems I read and loved this past year.
⚠️ DASHBOARD AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT⚠️
#writingcommunity unite!
We wanna give out 3 awards to poetic pieces published in 2025 in OTHER online litmags!
Deadline: 1/31/26.
Writing Peers, Readers, & Editors can ALL nominate via Google Form: buff.ly/FMfhtG5
Rules & Details: buff.ly/vdm5FlB
⬇️ ⬇️
#writingcommunity unite!
We wanna give out 3 awards to poetic pieces published in 2025 in OTHER online litmags!
Deadline: 1/31/26.
Writing Peers, Readers, & Editors can ALL nominate via Google Form: buff.ly/FMfhtG5
Rules & Details: buff.ly/vdm5FlB
⬇️ ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
OK. This is cool. I'm so excited for a chance to celebrate some of the poems I read and loved this past year.
I have just set the alarm for the first time in weeks and I think it would be a) unseemly and b) freak out the cats if I threw an temper tantrum with actual kicking and wailing on the floor...but it might still happen.
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I have just set the alarm for the first time in weeks and I think it would be a) unseemly and b) freak out the cats if I threw an temper tantrum with actual kicking and wailing on the floor...but it might still happen.
I'm both happy to see a new year and wildly unready to come out of my cocoon of liminal time.
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I'm both happy to see a new year and wildly unready to come out of my cocoon of liminal time.
Starting the year with a complicated one - featured today on Poetry Pause @canadianpoets.bsky.social : poets.ca/a-bell-is-a-...
"A bell is a bell" by Shana Ross - League of Canadian Poets
Poetry Pause is the League of Canadian Poets' daily poetry dispatch. Read "A bell is a bell" by Shana Ross.
poets.ca
January 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Starting the year with a complicated one - featured today on Poetry Pause @canadianpoets.bsky.social : poets.ca/a-bell-is-a-...
Reposted by Shana Ross
For romance and sci-fi fans, you can now request SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by @cornellwriter.bsky.social on @netgalley.bsky.social. Details here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#books #scifi #sff #romance #scifiromance
#books #scifi #sff #romance #scifiromance
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
For romance and sci-fi fans, you can now request SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by @cornellwriter.bsky.social on @netgalley.bsky.social. Details here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
#books #scifi #sff #romance #scifiromance
#books #scifi #sff #romance #scifiromance
Reposted by Shana Ross
Taking a moment to treasure our Best Microfiction nominees! Congratulations to:
Devan Murphy
@shanaross.bsky.social
Carter Lappin
Veronica Tucker
@susanllin.bsky.social
Devan Murphy
@shanaross.bsky.social
Carter Lappin
Veronica Tucker
@susanllin.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Taking a moment to treasure our Best Microfiction nominees! Congratulations to:
Devan Murphy
@shanaross.bsky.social
Carter Lappin
Veronica Tucker
@susanllin.bsky.social
Devan Murphy
@shanaross.bsky.social
Carter Lappin
Veronica Tucker
@susanllin.bsky.social
I would deeply love to need less time staring into space. I carve out time to write, but the time it takes to re-establish connection with my heart and all the words in my brain...it's increasing. I can hear the digital handshake screaming and failing like it's 1990 and I'm trying to get online.
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I would deeply love to need less time staring into space. I carve out time to write, but the time it takes to re-establish connection with my heart and all the words in my brain...it's increasing. I can hear the digital handshake screaming and failing like it's 1990 and I'm trying to get online.
So close to entering the liminal time between years...
December 17, 2025 at 5:17 AM
So close to entering the liminal time between years...