Amy Colleen (sewistwrites)
@amycolleen.bsky.social
Sewistwrites on Twitter. Christian, mom, seamstress, student, writer, Austenite, "several niche accounts in a trench coat." Editor of The Pomegranate at http://the-pom.com and blogger at http://www.amy-colleen.com
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Reviews of New Food: Panera Strawberry Basil Fresca Lemonade
The new Panera flavored lemonade is 150 calories in a twenty-ounce cup. This is listed at the very top of the banner on the app, above such paltry ...
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I'm beyond thrilled to be making my debut in @mcsweeneys.net with a New Food Review today!!! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/pan...
"A four-foot box, a foot for every year."
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"A four-foot box, a foot for every year."
Baby's 1st Christmas mementos are popular for a good, adorable reason but honestly? Give me Baby's 3rd Christmas all the way. Two-year-olds are just waking up to the magic of this time of year and it's so tender and special to be along for the ride in those tiny moments of wonder.
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Baby's 1st Christmas mementos are popular for a good, adorable reason but honestly? Give me Baby's 3rd Christmas all the way. Two-year-olds are just waking up to the magic of this time of year and it's so tender and special to be along for the ride in those tiny moments of wonder.
My 5yo is staying over at his grandparents' and my husband is working late. I brought my 2yo home from daycare, wrapped him in a loving hug, and said, "It's just you and mommy tonight, buddy! What shall we do together? 🥰" And he looked deep into my eyes and growled, "WATCH MITTY MOUSE TWUBHOUSE."
December 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My 5yo is staying over at his grandparents' and my husband is working late. I brought my 2yo home from daycare, wrapped him in a loving hug, and said, "It's just you and mommy tonight, buddy! What shall we do together? 🥰" And he looked deep into my eyes and growled, "WATCH MITTY MOUSE TWUBHOUSE."
Okay, MM. I flipped it around. Wadame Worrible. Now what?
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Okay, MM. I flipped it around. Wadame Worrible. Now what?
www.the-pom.com/p/i-thought-... I'm in @thepom.bsky.social today talking about my inadequacies at pretend play and my gratitude for the community that fills the gaps I can't. ❤️
I Thought My Childhood Imagination Would Come Back When I Had Kids
I’m so, so bad at playing pretend.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
www.the-pom.com/p/i-thought-... I'm in @thepom.bsky.social today talking about my inadequacies at pretend play and my gratitude for the community that fills the gaps I can't. ❤️
I have an essay appearing on The Pom tomorrow and it will be the first one my dad will not read within an hour of its landing in his inbox.
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I have an essay appearing on The Pom tomorrow and it will be the first one my dad will not read within an hour of its landing in his inbox.
Nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
People will remember:
- that you went to Lawson's just before Christmas for garden rakes and hayseed and came home with TWENTY. POUNDS. OF BROWN. SUGAR.
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
People will remember:
- that you went to Lawson's just before Christmas for garden rakes and hayseed and came home with TWENTY. POUNDS. OF BROWN. SUGAR.
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
People will remember:
- that you went to Lawson's just before Christmas for garden rakes and hayseed and came home with TWENTY. POUNDS. OF BROWN. SUGAR.
- your salary
- how “busy you were”
- how many hours you worked
People will remember:
- that you went to Lawson's just before Christmas for garden rakes and hayseed and came home with TWENTY. POUNDS. OF BROWN. SUGAR.
Much has been written about "the death of the author" and the role in which the reader's interpretation shapes the meaning of a text. Worthy and thought-provoking ideas, to be sure. But have we considered the fact that sometimes the reader might just be stupid
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Much has been written about "the death of the author" and the role in which the reader's interpretation shapes the meaning of a text. Worthy and thought-provoking ideas, to be sure. But have we considered the fact that sometimes the reader might just be stupid
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Last Christmas, I gave you my heart but the very next day you took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber and deposited it between the scantlings. You then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye—not even mine—could have detected anything wrong.
Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it back again because you found you were miserable and that the place & fortune which would certainly have been mine could not alter the man (😞) and I suppose the name Harris Bigg-Wither didn't help matters either
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart but the very next day you took up three planks from the flooring of the chamber and deposited it between the scantlings. You then replaced the boards so cleverly, so cunningly, that no human eye—not even mine—could have detected anything wrong.
I don't know which is more entertaining: the people who get on social media and swear up and down that a $100k salary is poverty wages in 2025, or the people who get up in the comments and reply with every possible iteration of MUST BE NICE, YOU PRIVILEGED OUT OF TOUCH PINECONE
December 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don't know which is more entertaining: the people who get on social media and swear up and down that a $100k salary is poverty wages in 2025, or the people who get up in the comments and reply with every possible iteration of MUST BE NICE, YOU PRIVILEGED OUT OF TOUCH PINECONE
Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it back again because you found you were miserable and that the place & fortune which would certainly have been mine could not alter the man (😞) and I suppose the name Harris Bigg-Wither didn't help matters either
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day you gave it back again because you found you were miserable and that the place & fortune which would certainly have been mine could not alter the man (😞) and I suppose the name Harris Bigg-Wither didn't help matters either
Them: did you study abroad?
Me: nope. No real traveling actually. I mean I've never been to Greenland and I've never been to Denmark and I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul and I've never been to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa and I've never been to Boston in the faaaaaaaall
Me: nope. No real traveling actually. I mean I've never been to Greenland and I've never been to Denmark and I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul and I've never been to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa and I've never been to Boston in the faaaaaaaall
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Them: did you study abroad?
Me: nope. No real traveling actually. I mean I've never been to Greenland and I've never been to Denmark and I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul and I've never been to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa and I've never been to Boston in the faaaaaaaall
Me: nope. No real traveling actually. I mean I've never been to Greenland and I've never been to Denmark and I've never buried treasure in St. Louis or St. Paul and I've never been to Moscow and I've never been to Tampa and I've never been to Boston in the faaaaaaaall
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If you don't like seeing Ms. Rachel advocate for children who are being murdered, I would suggest not murdering children.
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you don't like seeing Ms. Rachel advocate for children who are being murdered, I would suggest not murdering children.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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This is the only energy I am bringing into the holiday season.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is the only energy I am bringing into the holiday season.
Idea: perhaps the Steelers should play in a way that is better and results in less losing
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Idea: perhaps the Steelers should play in a way that is better and results in less losing
Me, relaxed, moisturized, in a good headspace: How was school today, buddy? 🥰 What happened?
5yo: 🤷♂️ Nuffing
...
5yo when his brother is screaming, wind gusting, rain pouring, I'm fighting for my life trying to get both kids buckled in the car: MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM LISTEN TO THIS GUESS WHAT
5yo: 🤷♂️ Nuffing
...
5yo when his brother is screaming, wind gusting, rain pouring, I'm fighting for my life trying to get both kids buckled in the car: MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM LISTEN TO THIS GUESS WHAT
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Me, relaxed, moisturized, in a good headspace: How was school today, buddy? 🥰 What happened?
5yo: 🤷♂️ Nuffing
...
5yo when his brother is screaming, wind gusting, rain pouring, I'm fighting for my life trying to get both kids buckled in the car: MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM LISTEN TO THIS GUESS WHAT
5yo: 🤷♂️ Nuffing
...
5yo when his brother is screaming, wind gusting, rain pouring, I'm fighting for my life trying to get both kids buckled in the car: MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM MOM LISTEN TO THIS GUESS WHAT
5yo, after draping the pom-pom on his Santa hat down over his face: "HO HO HO! MERRY ANGLERFISH!"
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
5yo, after draping the pom-pom on his Santa hat down over his face: "HO HO HO! MERRY ANGLERFISH!"
My holiday hot take is that I think we should normalize shopping at thrift and consignment stores for Christmas gifts.
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My holiday hot take is that I think we should normalize shopping at thrift and consignment stores for Christmas gifts.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
Marked "survived" from one more year as Fattest Girl at the Family Function That Is Focused on Festive Food
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Marked "survived" from one more year as Fattest Girl at the Family Function That Is Focused on Festive Food
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My problem with a lot of new young kids books is they are so condescending. Force-feeding lessons isn't how kids learn. A girl dancing into the sunset wearing nothing but a paper bag is how kids learn. Supper still being hot when they get back from gallivanting with Wild Things is how they learn
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My problem with a lot of new young kids books is they are so condescending. Force-feeding lessons isn't how kids learn. A girl dancing into the sunset wearing nothing but a paper bag is how kids learn. Supper still being hot when they get back from gallivanting with Wild Things is how they learn
I think the real generational divide is between group chats of Boomers/Xs vs millennials and Zs on a day like today, because my phone is full of food and turkey trot pics and my mom's is blowing up with everyone she's ever known saying HAPPY THANKSGIVING! THANK YOU! to each other in an endless loop
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think the real generational divide is between group chats of Boomers/Xs vs millennials and Zs on a day like today, because my phone is full of food and turkey trot pics and my mom's is blowing up with everyone she's ever known saying HAPPY THANKSGIVING! THANK YOU! to each other in an endless loop
www.the-pom.com/p/thanksgivi... Time to STEAM CLEAN THE CARPETS
Thanksgiving Itinerary of a Woman Who’s Taking a More Relaxed Approach to the Holiday This Year
Then why did I wake up at 5am? I don’t know! Just in case.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Made the mistake of doing a dramatic reading of the Boscov's holiday gift catalog during lunch and now my 5yo won't stop sniffing the perfume sample sheet and shouting "VIVA LA JUICY"
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Made the mistake of doing a dramatic reading of the Boscov's holiday gift catalog during lunch and now my 5yo won't stop sniffing the perfume sample sheet and shouting "VIVA LA JUICY"