Courtney Miller Santo
@courtneysanto.bsky.social
Author of ROOTS OF THE OLIVE TREE and THREE STORY HOUSE. Included in BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2024. Editor-in-Chief of Pinch, and teacher in the creative writing program at the University of Memphis
Y’all. This story made me laugh so hard I cried and the ending … 👩🍳💋
Incredibly stoked to have a story in the latest issue of @pinchjournal.bsky.social !!
“Rasputin Loses Employee of the Month” is a tale of local burnouts competing against everyone’s fav Russian holy man to win employee of the month at a used car dealership in Texas. Snag a copy today!!
“Rasputin Loses Employee of the Month” is a tale of local burnouts competing against everyone’s fav Russian holy man to win employee of the month at a used car dealership in Texas. Snag a copy today!!
April 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Y’all. This story made me laugh so hard I cried and the ending … 👩🍳💋
Having my very own “THE HOURS” moment
April 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Having my very own “THE HOURS” moment
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"Hush. Swallow that seawater. The medicine is working."
“This Will Be Good for You”: A Few Words from the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic
“President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plans hammered global financial markets and U.S. stocks braced for more turmoil on Monday, after he warne...
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April 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Hush. Swallow that seawater. The medicine is working."
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@sarahviren.bsky.social and @vauhinivara.bsky.social discuss voice, tech, and the use of AI in writing.
Portrait of ChatGPT as a Young Artist: Vauhini Vara on Voice, Tech, and Using AI in Writing
I met Vauhini Vara in early 2022 during a visit to Colorado State University, where her husband, the novelist Andrew Altschul teaches. I liked her immediately (and I rarely like people immediately)…
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April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@sarahviren.bsky.social and @vauhinivara.bsky.social discuss voice, tech, and the use of AI in writing.
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Hey look at me I've been here for years and I still have zero books out. You can just be a writer! No qualifications! No clue what you're doing! Just making things and telling other people about it all day who barely care! That's all I do!
April 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Hey look at me I've been here for years and I still have zero books out. You can just be a writer! No qualifications! No clue what you're doing! Just making things and telling other people about it all day who barely care! That's all I do!
Loved the Jeff Buckley reference in the beginning of Colum McCann’s Twist.
April 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Loved the Jeff Buckley reference in the beginning of Colum McCann’s Twist.
I’m obsessed with this feature of my desk
April 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m obsessed with this feature of my desk
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"The Mead 100 comes equipped with an embossed cardboard cover available in a variety of colors and patterns. In a nod towards its younger and perhaps more tech-savvy users, many of the designs feature kittens, sports stars, or dolphins leaping across the planet Saturn."
Review: The Mead Spiral 100 College-Ruled Notebook
Releasing the same month as the latest iPad, Mead has taken a big risk with its new 100 Notebook series. Built around a minimal feature set and a l...
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April 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"The Mead 100 comes equipped with an embossed cardboard cover available in a variety of colors and patterns. In a nod towards its younger and perhaps more tech-savvy users, many of the designs feature kittens, sports stars, or dolphins leaping across the planet Saturn."
A decade ago exactly zero students used “amongst” now it has fully replaced among. Tell me your theory of why this happened? Is it the rise of Bridgerton? Did Microsoft make it the suggested replacement in its grammar check? Does JK use it in Harry P?
April 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A decade ago exactly zero students used “amongst” now it has fully replaced among. Tell me your theory of why this happened? Is it the rise of Bridgerton? Did Microsoft make it the suggested replacement in its grammar check? Does JK use it in Harry P?
“I am among my nerds” @ambertamblyn.bsky.social #awp2025
March 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“I am among my nerds” @ambertamblyn.bsky.social #awp2025
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I was hooting when @pinchjournal.bsky.social accepted my story for publication, but now that I’ve seen all the other great writing & art in here, I’m just straight-up hollering. Coming out in April! #PinchSpring25
March 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I was hooting when @pinchjournal.bsky.social accepted my story for publication, but now that I’ve seen all the other great writing & art in here, I’m just straight-up hollering. Coming out in April! #PinchSpring25
Really, dude walking the greenline while making sales calls. You think the phrase “power management” is compelling? Management is already an empty concept. Adding power as a descriptor doesn’t fix the problem.
March 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Really, dude walking the greenline while making sales calls. You think the phrase “power management” is compelling? Management is already an empty concept. Adding power as a descriptor doesn’t fix the problem.
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Don't forget this is the last week of our fiction contest! Submissions close this Friday, so don't hesitate to submit! #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #contest #writing #fiction
February 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Don't forget this is the last week of our fiction contest! Submissions close this Friday, so don't hesitate to submit! #pinch #thepinch #litmag #literarymagazine #literaryjournal #contest #writing #fiction
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stop submitting to this storefront pretending to be a literary magazine!!
Meanwhile, in the literary world of sleazefucks and shitbags.
February 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
stop submitting to this storefront pretending to be a literary magazine!!