Jill Christman
@jillchristman.bsky.social
Author of THE HEART FOLDS EARLY (U Nebraska Press March 1 2026). Editor at RIVER TEETH (riverteethjournal.com) & BEAUTIFUL THINGS: @riverteeth.bsky.social!
NEA Prose Fellow. Ball State Professor. Raised by hippies. Kind of witchy.
jillchristman.com
NEA Prose Fellow. Ball State Professor. Raised by hippies. Kind of witchy.
jillchristman.com
This dog shopping at the meat counter was hands down the best thing I saw out in the world last weekend. Laser focus. Paws gripping the bar. The way his sweet brown belly rhymes with the hams in the case.
October 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This dog shopping at the meat counter was hands down the best thing I saw out in the world last weekend. Laser focus. Paws gripping the bar. The way his sweet brown belly rhymes with the hams in the case.
Today's the day! Check out our collective love letter to Sinéad O'Connor--and if you're in Brooklyn, by all means:
July 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today's the day! Check out our collective love letter to Sinéad O'Connor--and if you're in Brooklyn, by all means:
Got soaked to the skin, but I’m not made of sugar. Not even close. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Got soaked to the skin, but I’m not made of sugar. Not even close. #NoKings
Looking so forward to seeing old friends & new at NonfictioNow next week: right here in Indiana! @riverteeth.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Looking so forward to seeing old friends & new at NonfictioNow next week: right here in Indiana! @riverteeth.bsky.social
22 years ago on this date: Since it was Good Friday, the courthouse was closed, so my poet & I tied the knot in a park. And then there was work to be done--and love. These things are still true.
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
22 years ago on this date: Since it was Good Friday, the courthouse was closed, so my poet & I tied the knot in a park. And then there was work to be done--and love. These things are still true.
Today's the day, AWP friends. We're going to have a blast. Come laugh with us.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today's the day, AWP friends. We're going to have a blast. Come laugh with us.
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Maggie got a snowy walk for her 7th birthday ❄️❄️❄️
January 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Maggie got a snowy walk for her 7th birthday ❄️❄️❄️
Soggy skirt? Dampened bows? Tis the season for me to remind you that the very best tree-watering vessel is an empty wine bottle. Pick a pretty one🎄❤️💦
December 18, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Soggy skirt? Dampened bows? Tis the season for me to remind you that the very best tree-watering vessel is an empty wine bottle. Pick a pretty one🎄❤️💦
Putting the finishing touches on my space spiders slideshow!
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Putting the finishing touches on my space spiders slideshow!
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
Mark’s new book is in the world 🔥🔥🔥
December 6, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Mark’s new book is in the world 🔥🔥🔥
I'm coming up to read to y'all, South Bend friends. Big thanks to @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social for inviting me! @kelceyervick.bsky.social @dionneirving.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 PM
I'm coming up to read to y'all, South Bend friends. Big thanks to @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social for inviting me! @kelceyervick.bsky.social @dionneirving.bsky.social
I was voice-to-texting a friend who will be housebound for the next couple of weeks with words of comfort, suggesting he look at this time as a "forced writing retreat"--but it came out "forest riding retreat." Which is better, honestly.
December 2, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I was voice-to-texting a friend who will be housebound for the next couple of weeks with words of comfort, suggesting he look at this time as a "forced writing retreat"--but it came out "forest riding retreat." Which is better, honestly.
Rise up, sweet buns
November 28, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Rise up, sweet buns
On this bright, blue sky Saturday morning, Maggie May reminds us all to stay present. Pay attention.
November 18, 2023 at 2:54 PM
On this bright, blue sky Saturday morning, Maggie May reminds us all to stay present. Pay attention.
Squeeze your bones! #SkeletonsOfMuncie
October 7, 2023 at 10:09 PM
Squeeze your bones! #SkeletonsOfMuncie
So happy “The Lucky Ones” is a 2023 BAE Notable. Big thanks to the editors @The_Rumpus & BAE!
October 7, 2023 at 7:36 PM
So happy “The Lucky Ones” is a 2023 BAE Notable. Big thanks to the editors @The_Rumpus & BAE!
"There is plenty of room on that door"--Roxane Gay
October 5, 2023 at 9:12 PM
"There is plenty of room on that door"--Roxane Gay
Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight
October 5, 2023 at 9:11 PM
Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight
Draw me like one of your French girls
October 5, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Draw me like one of your French girls
Near, far, where-eeeeeever you are. . .
October 5, 2023 at 9:10 PM
Near, far, where-eeeeeever you are. . .
Just learned I'm a semi-finalist for the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award 2023. Help me to get out the vote & make IF THIS WERE FICTION a finalist! https://bit.ly/47GfFvF
August 12, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Just learned I'm a semi-finalist for the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association Award 2023. Help me to get out the vote & make IF THIS WERE FICTION a finalist! https://bit.ly/47GfFvF