Carlin Steere (she/they)
@carlinsteere.bsky.social
Personal essayist and playwright.
Work for/in Sweet: A Literary Confection, Kenyon College, and Yale News — among other publications.
Work for/in Sweet: A Literary Confection, Kenyon College, and Yale News — among other publications.
The amount websites being down from an Amazon crash shows us how fragile the internet is when it’s been monopolized 🫠
October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The amount websites being down from an Amazon crash shows us how fragile the internet is when it’s been monopolized 🫠
It’s always special when I’m approached to review memoirs/essay collections on womanhood and girlhood. I’m honored to have written about Melissa Fraterrigo’s (@mfraterrigo.bsky.social)
“The Perils of Girlhood” for Sweet: A Literary Confection:
sweetlit.org/the-perils-o...
“The Perils of Girlhood” for Sweet: A Literary Confection:
sweetlit.org/the-perils-o...
The Perils of Girlhood: Melissa Fraterrigo
Dear Melissa Fraterrigo, I am a chronic — albeit, attempting to recover — people pleaser. From the ages of 18 to 21, I found myself becoming an emotional sponge for those in my immediate circle. I …
sweetlit.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It’s always special when I’m approached to review memoirs/essay collections on womanhood and girlhood. I’m honored to have written about Melissa Fraterrigo’s (@mfraterrigo.bsky.social)
“The Perils of Girlhood” for Sweet: A Literary Confection:
sweetlit.org/the-perils-o...
“The Perils of Girlhood” for Sweet: A Literary Confection:
sweetlit.org/the-perils-o...
It’s been almost 3 years since I announced/released my first collection of poems. Time flies 😵💫
April 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s been almost 3 years since I announced/released my first collection of poems. Time flies 😵💫
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"I want to keep boycotting Amazon, but I also want to support indie authors. How do I do that?"
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
March 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"I want to keep boycotting Amazon, but I also want to support indie authors. How do I do that?"
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
Many indie authors have their books on Barnes & Noble & Kobo! There are also places like Smashwords & Campfire that are almost all indie books! Itchio now has a THRIVING LGBTQ Indie Book Scene.
I’m wondering if other writers feel the same way, but when I sit down to write and need background noise, I have a song on repeat.
For whatever reason, “ICU” by Phoebe Bridgers makes me feel like I’m riding out an adrenaline rush and makes the time pass easier.
For whatever reason, “ICU” by Phoebe Bridgers makes me feel like I’m riding out an adrenaline rush and makes the time pass easier.
February 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’m wondering if other writers feel the same way, but when I sit down to write and need background noise, I have a song on repeat.
For whatever reason, “ICU” by Phoebe Bridgers makes me feel like I’m riding out an adrenaline rush and makes the time pass easier.
For whatever reason, “ICU” by Phoebe Bridgers makes me feel like I’m riding out an adrenaline rush and makes the time pass easier.
Reposted by Carlin Steere (she/they)
Thanks Sweet Lit and Carlin Steere for this lovely personal review/ fan letter!! sweetlit.org/french-girl-...
French Girl by Jesse Lee Kercheval
Dear Jesse Lee Kercheval, When I was mere three feet tall and unaware of the world, my parents bought our family the Nintendo Wii. As instructed by my mother, I kept the safety strap snug and secur…
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December 21, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Thanks Sweet Lit and Carlin Steere for this lovely personal review/ fan letter!! sweetlit.org/french-girl-...