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Amy Estes
@amymelissaestes.bsky.social
Queer femme writer (MFA candidate at VCFA, Kenyon WW, Lambda Literary Fellow), middle school teacher, insatiable reader, closet weirdo, mother to three perfect dogs, a pleasure to have in class.

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& most bookstores have websites where you can shop &/or have stores up on bookshop.org. So, when I'm buying gifts for my niece & nephew who live in LA, I usually shop online from LA bookstores close to them & have the books shipped
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
November 11, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
November 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Nick, thank you! I’m so proud of this poem!!!!
November 13, 2024 at 3:41 PM
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writin’ & cryin’
September 8, 2023 at 9:46 PM
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Anne Carson just made me choke on a wonton:
August 11, 2023 at 5:54 PM
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July 26, 2023 at 3:40 AM
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31 years ago this extraordinary woman burned her career and life to the ground to speak out against a horrific, massive crime against children. And she was a hell of an artist. A blazing soul. RIP
July 26, 2023 at 6:07 PM
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kids today walk around saying stuff they don't even know came from homestar runner
July 26, 2023 at 2:06 PM