Andrew Careaga (writer)
@andrewcareaga.bsky.social
Writer of fiction and creative (?) nonfiction. Pocho. Half-assed guitarist. Retired #highered marketing/PR guy (Missouri S&T). Writing about writing and my WIPs at andrewcareaga.com. No DMs. #writingcommunity
Thanks so much! Here’s what 65 looks like on me.
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thanks so much! Here’s what 65 looks like on me.
The actual, full subject line from this email from The New Yorker is “Inside Trump’s Assault on Higher Education,” but this is how it appeared in my inbox. (Cue the Beavis and Butthead laugh track.)
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The actual, full subject line from this email from The New Yorker is “Inside Trump’s Assault on Higher Education,” but this is how it appeared in my inbox. (Cue the Beavis and Butthead laugh track.)
My latest Goodwill find: 50 short stories by some powerhouse writers for $3.99 #shortstories #amreading #booksky #writingcommunity
September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My latest Goodwill find: 50 short stories by some powerhouse writers for $3.99 #shortstories #amreading #booksky #writingcommunity
Saddened to learn of the recent passing of my friend and longtime Missouri S&T colleague Tom Shipley, of Brewer and Shipley fame. Tom and his partner Michael Brewer became counterculture icons with their 1970 hit “One Toke Over the Line.” Photo: me with Tom & Jan Shipley at my retirement reception.
September 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Saddened to learn of the recent passing of my friend and longtime Missouri S&T colleague Tom Shipley, of Brewer and Shipley fame. Tom and his partner Michael Brewer became counterculture icons with their 1970 hit “One Toke Over the Line.” Photo: me with Tom & Jan Shipley at my retirement reception.
What is the purpose of art?
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
August 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What is the purpose of art?
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Latest poolside reading (“Burning Down the House,” by Jonathan Gould) with appropriate musical accompaniment (“The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads,” the group’s less-famous live album, the more famous one being the “Stop Making Sense” soundtrack)
#talkingheads #burningdownthehouse #booksky
#talkingheads #burningdownthehouse #booksky
July 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Latest poolside reading (“Burning Down the House,” by Jonathan Gould) with appropriate musical accompaniment (“The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads,” the group’s less-famous live album, the more famous one being the “Stop Making Sense” soundtrack)
#talkingheads #burningdownthehouse #booksky
#talkingheads #burningdownthehouse #booksky
Nice morning swim 🏊♂️ followed by reading a couple of short stories from LitMag (issue 6, 2024) #amreading #literaryfiction #litmags #litmag #litmaglove #shortstories #shortstory #writingcommunity
July 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Nice morning swim 🏊♂️ followed by reading a couple of short stories from LitMag (issue 6, 2024) #amreading #literaryfiction #litmags #litmag #litmaglove #shortstories #shortstory #writingcommunity
Friends, my micro fiction piece “Spindled” is out today in Painted Pebble LitMag. I’d love it if you gave it a read. #WritingCommunity
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July 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Friends, my micro fiction piece “Spindled” is out today in Painted Pebble LitMag. I’d love it if you gave it a read. #WritingCommunity
paintedpebblelit.com/a-careaga-spin…
paintedpebblelit.com/a-careaga-spin…
I still get a little dopamine rush every time Google Scholar notifies me that one of my long-ago-published books or articles has been cited. It makes me feel still relevant, in a way.
#WritingCommunity #GoogleScholar
#WritingCommunity #GoogleScholar
July 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I still get a little dopamine rush every time Google Scholar notifies me that one of my long-ago-published books or articles has been cited. It makes me feel still relevant, in a way.
#WritingCommunity #GoogleScholar
#WritingCommunity #GoogleScholar
Cletus the cat is enjoying the birdbath. #catsofbluesky
June 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Cletus the cat is enjoying the birdbath. #catsofbluesky
It’s been a while since I’ve read a good historical biography, so digging into Ron Chernow’s latest doorstop, “Mark Twain.” Cletus the cat is not impressed. #booksky 📚💙
June 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s been a while since I’ve read a good historical biography, so digging into Ron Chernow’s latest doorstop, “Mark Twain.” Cletus the cat is not impressed. #booksky 📚💙
Can any of my #WritingCommunity colleagues tell me which tier is this rejection? I’m thinking it’s one of the levels of rejection hell but not sure which one.
June 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Can any of my #WritingCommunity colleagues tell me which tier is this rejection? I’m thinking it’s one of the levels of rejection hell but not sure which one.
Everything is moving so rapidly in the realm of artificial intelligence that this book may be obsolete before I finish it. “More Than Words” has been loaded on my kindle for a couple of months now, but I’m digging into it this weekend.
#ai #books #artificialintelligence #writingcommunity #booksky
#ai #books #artificialintelligence #writingcommunity #booksky
May 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Everything is moving so rapidly in the realm of artificial intelligence that this book may be obsolete before I finish it. “More Than Words” has been loaded on my kindle for a couple of months now, but I’m digging into it this weekend.
#ai #books #artificialintelligence #writingcommunity #booksky
#ai #books #artificialintelligence #writingcommunity #booksky
Today's Friday Five features @kriskozlowski, a writer of some terrific flash fiction and CNF, as well as a novella-in-flash and novelette! andrewcareaga.com/2025/05/16/f...
#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #writing #WritingLife
#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #writing #WritingLife
May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Today's Friday Five features @kriskozlowski, a writer of some terrific flash fiction and CNF, as well as a novella-in-flash and novelette! andrewcareaga.com/2025/05/16/f...
#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #writing #WritingLife
#WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #writing #WritingLife
Afternoon cleanup on Elmwood Drive, one of the hardest hit areas from last Friday’s tornado. It’s heartbreaking to see all the loss but heartwarming to know there are many helping hands in our community. #RollaStrong
March 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Afternoon cleanup on Elmwood Drive, one of the hardest hit areas from last Friday’s tornado. It’s heartbreaking to see all the loss but heartwarming to know there are many helping hands in our community. #RollaStrong
Happy birthday to American treasure Dolly Parton, who turns 79 today!
January 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy birthday to American treasure Dolly Parton, who turns 79 today!
I don’t agree with everything the writer of this essay (Erik Rittenberry) says about poetry, but he has included a great collection of #writing quotes,
Including this from Ursula K. Le Guin. medium.com/@erikrittenb... #writingcommunity
Including this from Ursula K. Le Guin. medium.com/@erikrittenb... #writingcommunity
January 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I don’t agree with everything the writer of this essay (Erik Rittenberry) says about poetry, but he has included a great collection of #writing quotes,
Including this from Ursula K. Le Guin. medium.com/@erikrittenb... #writingcommunity
Including this from Ursula K. Le Guin. medium.com/@erikrittenb... #writingcommunity
Even my fortune cookie fortune procrastinates
January 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Even my fortune cookie fortune procrastinates
Happy birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien! The creator of “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was born on this day in 1892. #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙
January 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy birthday to J.R.R. Tolkien! The creator of “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy was born on this day in 1892. #WritingCommunity #BookSky 📚💙
"When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." - Jordan Peele
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January 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"When I’m writing the first draft, I’m constantly reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." - Jordan Peele
andrewcareaga.com/2025/01/02/s...
#WritingCommunity
andrewcareaga.com/2025/01/02/s...
#WritingCommunity
Love this quote about writing dialog from the book _Aristotle for Novelists_ by Douglas Vigliotti #writingcommunity #BookSky📚💙
December 30, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Love this quote about writing dialog from the book _Aristotle for Novelists_ by Douglas Vigliotti #writingcommunity #BookSky📚💙
Out on the town last night for opening night of “White Christmas,” performed by Missouri S&T students and a few community members. Great show, and a single theater major among the performers.
December 6, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Out on the town last night for opening night of “White Christmas,” performed by Missouri S&T students and a few community members. Great show, and a single theater major among the performers.
In case you missed it, My latest piece, “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” is now live on Witcraft
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
December 3, 2024 at 5:48 PM
In case you missed it, My latest piece, “Publish or Perish — A Prayer,” is now live on Witcraft
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
witcraft.org/2024/12/03/p...
#writingcommunity
#writer #writerslife
Made a good dent in my novel-in-progress today, and would like to do more with it before the #Thanksgiving holiday prep begins, but I’ve got a house to start cleaning. Poems like “Dust If You Must” don’t help matters any. #writingcommunity www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp...
November 27, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Made a good dent in my novel-in-progress today, and would like to do more with it before the #Thanksgiving holiday prep begins, but I’ve got a house to start cleaning. Poems like “Dust If You Must” don’t help matters any. #writingcommunity www.yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp...
#nowreading
I picked up Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel “The Bean Trees” at our local library’s book sale last summer and am almost to the halfway point. It’s a delightful read and the voice of her narrator, Taylor, is relatable to an Ozarks dweller like me. #BookSky💙📚
I picked up Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel “The Bean Trees” at our local library’s book sale last summer and am almost to the halfway point. It’s a delightful read and the voice of her narrator, Taylor, is relatable to an Ozarks dweller like me. #BookSky💙📚
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
#nowreading
I picked up Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel “The Bean Trees” at our local library’s book sale last summer and am almost to the halfway point. It’s a delightful read and the voice of her narrator, Taylor, is relatable to an Ozarks dweller like me. #BookSky💙📚
I picked up Barbara Kingsolver’s debut novel “The Bean Trees” at our local library’s book sale last summer and am almost to the halfway point. It’s a delightful read and the voice of her narrator, Taylor, is relatable to an Ozarks dweller like me. #BookSky💙📚