Jennifer Paddock
@jennlpaddock.bsky.social
Author of three novels: A Secret Word, Point Clear, and The Weight of Memory. Tennis teacher, player, and writer.
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In the thick of a draft and want a clear, careful read? I’m offering manuscript consultations for fiction and memoir writers.
jenniferpaddock.com/manuscript-consultations
#WritingCommunity #LiteraryFiction #Memoir #Editing
jenniferpaddock.com/manuscript-consultations
#WritingCommunity #LiteraryFiction #Memoir #Editing
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In the thick of a draft and want a clear, careful read? I’m offering manuscript consultations for fiction and memoir writers.
jenniferpaddock.com/manuscript-consultations
#WritingCommunity #LiteraryFiction #Memoir #Editing
jenniferpaddock.com/manuscript-consultations
#WritingCommunity #LiteraryFiction #Memoir #Editing
July 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Breaking News: Brian Wilson, the leader of the Beach Boys, has died at 82. He became rock’s poet laureate of the surf genre. nyti.ms/3SKkaiv
June 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Breaking News: Brian Wilson, the leader of the Beach Boys, has died at 82. He became rock’s poet laureate of the surf genre. nyti.ms/3SKkaiv
“The first time we went down to the beach I wondered if you'd ever seen the ocean before, or gone swimming, or walked on sand.”
—Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
#SundaySentence
—Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
#SundaySentence
May 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“The first time we went down to the beach I wondered if you'd ever seen the ocean before, or gone swimming, or walked on sand.”
—Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
#SundaySentence
—Sigrid Nunez, The Friend
#SundaySentence
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Delighted to see my story "Nothing to See Here" in the new issue of @greensbororeview.bsky.social!
April 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Delighted to see my story "Nothing to See Here" in the new issue of @greensbororeview.bsky.social!
“We admired ropes of red chiles hung talisman-like near doors and speculated on the spirits they kept at bay.”
@ramoreeves.bsky.social, “Thieves of the Western World”
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#SundaySentence
@ramoreeves.bsky.social, “Thieves of the Western World”
www.south85journal.com/thieves-of-t...
#SundaySentence
Thieves of the Western World | South 85 Journal
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April 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“We admired ropes of red chiles hung talisman-like near doors and speculated on the spirits they kept at bay.”
@ramoreeves.bsky.social, “Thieves of the Western World”
www.south85journal.com/thieves-of-t...
#SundaySentence
@ramoreeves.bsky.social, “Thieves of the Western World”
www.south85journal.com/thieves-of-t...
#SundaySentence
“And now, I thought I saw the same assessment in the eyes of the waiter, as he looked at me and then at the beautiful young man sitting opposite me.”
—Katie Kitamura, Audition
#SundaySentence
—Katie Kitamura, Audition
#SundaySentence
April 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“And now, I thought I saw the same assessment in the eyes of the waiter, as he looked at me and then at the beautiful young man sitting opposite me.”
—Katie Kitamura, Audition
#SundaySentence
—Katie Kitamura, Audition
#SundaySentence
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Happy to announce that the lit journal of the Converse low-res MFA program that I edit has a new issue. Congrats to these fabulous featured writers/photographer, and thanks to our team of readers/editors! Won't you take a peek? 👀
www.south85journal.com/borders-boun...
www.south85journal.com/borders-boun...
April 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy to announce that the lit journal of the Converse low-res MFA program that I edit has a new issue. Congrats to these fabulous featured writers/photographer, and thanks to our team of readers/editors! Won't you take a peek? 👀
www.south85journal.com/borders-boun...
www.south85journal.com/borders-boun...
So excited to have a new short story in the wonderful @south85journal.bsky.social
www.south85journal.com/a-great-awak...
www.south85journal.com/a-great-awak...
April 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So excited to have a new short story in the wonderful @south85journal.bsky.social
www.south85journal.com/a-great-awak...
www.south85journal.com/a-great-awak...
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Several students who sheltered in place during Thursday’s deadly shooting at Florida State University shared a traumatizing coincidence: They had also endured the Parkland, Florida, school massacre in 2018.
Several FSU Students Also Endured Parkland School Shooting
For some, the sight of law enforcement officers in tactical gear on Thursday, sweeping campus for a gunman, was familiar.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Several students who sheltered in place during Thursday’s deadly shooting at Florida State University shared a traumatizing coincidence: They had also endured the Parkland, Florida, school massacre in 2018.
“Air was real thin and you could see all the way out across the pasture land. Frost was still well bit down on the stems, right close to the ground.”
—Sam Shepard, Curse of the Starving Class
#SundaySentence
—Sam Shepard, Curse of the Starving Class
#SundaySentence
April 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
“Air was real thin and you could see all the way out across the pasture land. Frost was still well bit down on the stems, right close to the ground.”
—Sam Shepard, Curse of the Starving Class
#SundaySentence
—Sam Shepard, Curse of the Starving Class
#SundaySentence
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Katie Kitamura's new novel “Audition” is one we desperately need right now: a close study of the characters that gender compels us to play and the terrifying thrill of going off-script. We discussed this, the fiction that is "agency," and Czech Cubism: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Katie Kitamura Knows We’re Faking It
The novelist discusses her new book, “Audition,” the role of performance in everyday life, and the trick of crafting a narrative that functions as a “Rorschach blot.”
www.newyorker.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Katie Kitamura's new novel “Audition” is one we desperately need right now: a close study of the characters that gender compels us to play and the terrifying thrill of going off-script. We discussed this, the fiction that is "agency," and Czech Cubism: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Recap: Bloodshed and Sacrifice
Some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
“In certain ways those similar days a year ago have more clarity for me, a sharper focus.”
—Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
#SundaySentence
—Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
#SundaySentence
April 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
“In certain ways those similar days a year ago have more clarity for me, a sharper focus.”
—Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
#SundaySentence
—Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
#SundaySentence
“Yes, everything was the room; you could not step outside of it, not even by dying.”—Miranda July, All Fours
#SundaySentence
#SundaySentence
March 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“Yes, everything was the room; you could not step outside of it, not even by dying.”—Miranda July, All Fours
#SundaySentence
#SundaySentence
"What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever."
#SundaySentence (s)
#SundaySentence (s)
February 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"What is a game?" Marx said. "It's tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow. It's the possibility of infinite rebirth, infinite redemption. The idea that if you keep playing, you could win. No loss is permanent, because nothing is permanent, ever."
#SundaySentence (s)
#SundaySentence (s)
Always love watching practice.
February 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Always love watching practice.
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The finale Somebody Somewhere may be on tonight but I will never stop telling people to watch this amazing show. But you don’t have to just listen to me. Here’s @lyz.bsky.social to tell you about it www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Farewell to 'Somebody Somewhere,' TV's Rare Love Letter to Middle America
In the final season of Bridget Everett's HBO series, Sam, Joel, Trish and Fred experience big changes but cherish their small-town life above all.
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December 8, 2024 at 8:59 PM
The finale Somebody Somewhere may be on tonight but I will never stop telling people to watch this amazing show. But you don’t have to just listen to me. Here’s @lyz.bsky.social to tell you about it www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
“So radiant was he to Ivy, she was amazed that everyone he passed didn’t look at him, struck by his beauty.”
—Susan Minot, Don’t Be a Stranger
#SundaySentence
—Susan Minot, Don’t Be a Stranger
#SundaySentence
December 1, 2024 at 1:43 PM
“So radiant was he to Ivy, she was amazed that everyone he passed didn’t look at him, struck by his beauty.”
—Susan Minot, Don’t Be a Stranger
#SundaySentence
—Susan Minot, Don’t Be a Stranger
#SundaySentence
“I’m a writer; I tell stories. Of course, really, I want to save lives. Or simply: I want to save life.”
#SundaySentence (s)
—Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
#SundaySentence (s)
—Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
November 24, 2024 at 7:05 PM
“I’m a writer; I tell stories. Of course, really, I want to save lives. Or simply: I want to save life.”
#SundaySentence (s)
—Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
#SundaySentence (s)
—Claire Messud, This Strange Eventful History
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We can build the #literaryfiction community beyond the starter packs.
Here’s how: First, hit the like button, reply with #literaryfiction, and most importantly, hit the REPOST button.
Then, follow each other back. The easiest way to do so is to follow everyone who reposts.
Here’s how:
Here’s how: First, hit the like button, reply with #literaryfiction, and most importantly, hit the REPOST button.
Then, follow each other back. The easiest way to do so is to follow everyone who reposts.
Here’s how:
November 20, 2024 at 3:31 PM
We can build the #literaryfiction community beyond the starter packs.
Here’s how: First, hit the like button, reply with #literaryfiction, and most importantly, hit the REPOST button.
Then, follow each other back. The easiest way to do so is to follow everyone who reposts.
Here’s how:
Here’s how: First, hit the like button, reply with #literaryfiction, and most importantly, hit the REPOST button.
Then, follow each other back. The easiest way to do so is to follow everyone who reposts.
Here’s how:
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Feliciano Lopez's story of Rafa's Davis Cup debut in the Czech Republic back in 2004 cracked me up. Worth the read, if I do say so myself!
‘He’s the best sportsman in Spanish history’ – Feliciano Lopez pays tribute to Rafael Nadal ahead of Davis Cup farewell
MALAGA: “I think no one would have ever imagined a script like this,” Feliciano Lopez tells Arab News at the Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, where Rafael Nadal is set to play the last tournament of hi...
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November 19, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Feliciano Lopez's story of Rafa's Davis Cup debut in the Czech Republic back in 2004 cracked me up. Worth the read, if I do say so myself!