Jill Mceldowney
@jillmceldowney.bsky.social
poet-lawyer: poems are not legal advice. OTHERLIGHT YesYesBooks // editor Madhouse Press // tax lawyer // she / her // 🎠🐎
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September 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
new from Josephine Quarterly: www.josephinequarterly.com/jill-mceldow...
it’s me 😎// thrilled to be named a writer in residence for 2027// see you soon Taos
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August 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
it’s me 😎// thrilled to be named a writer in residence for 2027// see you soon Taos
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🌸COVER REVEAL🌸 for MORE FLOWERS & it’s a beauty! I’m grateful to so many: @triohousepress.org, @krisbigalk.bsky.social, @natashakane.bsky.social & to @fascicles.bsky.social, @kcbrattpfotenhauer.bsky.social, & @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social for their kind, generous words!
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August 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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insane timeline.
August 6, 2025 at 4:28 AM
insane timeline.
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they don't teach you this in writing workshops but a neat writing trick is that you can lie
June 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
they don't teach you this in writing workshops but a neat writing trick is that you can lie
dream publication from Tupelo Quarterly ✨✨✨ @tupelopress.bsky.social
HORSES WHEN THE RUN BACK I TO BURNING BUILDINGS
HORSES WHEN THE RUN BACK I TO BURNING BUILDINGS
May 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
dream publication from Tupelo Quarterly ✨✨✨ @tupelopress.bsky.social
HORSES WHEN THE RUN BACK I TO BURNING BUILDINGS
HORSES WHEN THE RUN BACK I TO BURNING BUILDINGS
okay I’m missing AWP this year but OTHERLIGHT is hanging out at the @yesyesbooks.bsky.social table— say hi to my bebe for me if you’re in LA. 🌴
March 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
okay I’m missing AWP this year but OTHERLIGHT is hanging out at the @yesyesbooks.bsky.social table— say hi to my bebe for me if you’re in LA. 🌴
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Phantasmagossip by @veryverynoisy.bsky.social releases TODAY!!! Yeeeessssss!!!! Cover Art by Sophy Hollington Cover & Interior Design by Alex Bruce. Last day to order at preorder discount. Go to
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www.yesyesbooks.com for details.
March 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Phantasmagossip by @veryverynoisy.bsky.social releases TODAY!!! Yeeeessssss!!!! Cover Art by Sophy Hollington Cover & Interior Design by Alex Bruce. Last day to order at preorder discount. Go to
www.yesyesbooks.com for details.
www.yesyesbooks.com for details.
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We all hate AI, but this is also a good reminder to read or reread Pnin which is perfect.
The new OpenAI creative writing bot's "short story" has the phrase "democracy of ghosts". It's the sort of phrase that would make me stop and admire it, if I were reading a human author - which, it turns out, I was, because it's from Nabokov's 1957 novel "Pnin".
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We all hate AI, but this is also a good reminder to read or reread Pnin which is perfect.
and no I did not bill for the last ten mins of that convo lol ✌🏻
March 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
and no I did not bill for the last ten mins of that convo lol ✌🏻
whenever I have to call opposing counsel I always google them to see who I’m talking to…apparently the other side of the aisle does the same thing bc the attorney I just talked to goes “hey I’ve never dealt w a poet lawyer before.” and then we talked about books for 10 mins. ♥️
March 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
whenever I have to call opposing counsel I always google them to see who I’m talking to…apparently the other side of the aisle does the same thing bc the attorney I just talked to goes “hey I’ve never dealt w a poet lawyer before.” and then we talked about books for 10 mins. ♥️
okay at Musk dragging that baby around the White House like Billy Zane trying to catch a lifeboat on the Titanic. sir, that child will not save you.
February 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
okay at Musk dragging that baby around the White House like Billy Zane trying to catch a lifeboat on the Titanic. sir, that child will not save you.
yea— this is why Kendrick has a PULITZER.
February 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
yea— this is why Kendrick has a PULITZER.
Also what are we calling posts this app? I keep saying “tweet” but I think the Twitter bird died a long time ago, right?
January 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Also what are we calling posts this app? I keep saying “tweet” but I think the Twitter bird died a long time ago, right?
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Regardless of your immigration status in the U.S., you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Know your rights and assert them.
Independientemente de su estatus migratorio en los Estados Unidos, usted tiene derechos garantizados por la Constitución. Conozca sus derechos y hágalos valer.
Independientemente de su estatus migratorio en los Estados Unidos, usted tiene derechos garantizados por la Constitución. Conozca sus derechos y hágalos valer.
January 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Regardless of your immigration status in the U.S., you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Know your rights and assert them.
Independientemente de su estatus migratorio en los Estados Unidos, usted tiene derechos garantizados por la Constitución. Conozca sus derechos y hágalos valer.
Independientemente de su estatus migratorio en los Estados Unidos, usted tiene derechos garantizados por la Constitución. Conozca sus derechos y hágalos valer.
I wish we wouldn’t lead w “wlhat do you do? (for work?)”
Like I compete on the National show jumping circuit w my horse, write and publish some unhinged poetry and you wanna ask me about the most boring aspect of myself?
We are all so much more interesting than our job title…
Like I compete on the National show jumping circuit w my horse, write and publish some unhinged poetry and you wanna ask me about the most boring aspect of myself?
We are all so much more interesting than our job title…
January 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wish we wouldn’t lead w “wlhat do you do? (for work?)”
Like I compete on the National show jumping circuit w my horse, write and publish some unhinged poetry and you wanna ask me about the most boring aspect of myself?
We are all so much more interesting than our job title…
Like I compete on the National show jumping circuit w my horse, write and publish some unhinged poetry and you wanna ask me about the most boring aspect of myself?
We are all so much more interesting than our job title…
I saw someone say that getting back on tiktok after the 12 hr ban was like eating food after it had been dropped on the floor and honestly fair…the vibes are very off.
January 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I saw someone say that getting back on tiktok after the 12 hr ban was like eating food after it had been dropped on the floor and honestly fair…the vibes are very off.
can we all agree that the funniest day on TikTok was the day all those billionaires got on that submarine?
January 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
can we all agree that the funniest day on TikTok was the day all those billionaires got on that submarine?
JMB 1 yr ago vs JMB today
January 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
JMB 1 yr ago vs JMB today
y’all know that you can not like Blake Lively and still believe her when she says that she was sexually harassed at work, right? Right?
December 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM
y’all know that you can not like Blake Lively and still believe her when she says that she was sexually harassed at work, right? Right?
pls for the love of god stop making your IG captions on your stories so tiny. no one can read that shit.
December 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM
pls for the love of god stop making your IG captions on your stories so tiny. no one can read that shit.
The very best boi taking home reserve champ this weekend
December 8, 2024 at 4:55 PM
The very best boi taking home reserve champ this weekend
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After a quarter century, people still fantasize a lot about having Brad Pitt’s abs in Fight Club, but not nearly enough about blowing up credit card company data centers.
December 2, 2024 at 6:07 PM
After a quarter century, people still fantasize a lot about having Brad Pitt’s abs in Fight Club, but not nearly enough about blowing up credit card company data centers.
it makes me sad abandoning my Twitter account bc my tweets circa 2016-2019 were ART….
December 3, 2024 at 4:40 AM
it makes me sad abandoning my Twitter account bc my tweets circa 2016-2019 were ART….