Joe Okonkwo
@joeokonkwo.bsky.social
Author of JAZZ MOON and KISS THE SCARS ON THE BACK OF MY NECK. #JazzMoonNovel | #KissTheScars | JoeOkonkwo.com
Giving this one a shot. Gritty, edgy, interesting.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Giving this one a shot. Gritty, edgy, interesting.
"All clean and comfortable I sit down to write." — John Keats, born on this day in 1795 #AmWriting
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"All clean and comfortable I sit down to write." — John Keats, born on this day in 1795 #AmWriting
"There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth." — Doris Lessing, born on this day in 1919
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"There is no doubt fiction makes a better job of the truth." — Doris Lessing, born on this day in 1919
"There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories." — Ursula K. Le Guin, born on this day in 1929
October 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories." — Ursula K. Le Guin, born on this day in 1929
"The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always." — Arthur Miller, born on this day in 1915 #AmWriting
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"The best work that anybody ever writes is the work that is on the verge of embarrassing him, always." — Arthur Miller, born on this day in 1915 #AmWriting
Hear, hear: "I am a recluse at present & do nothing but write and read and read and write." — Katherine Mansfield, born on this day in 1888 #AmWriting
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hear, hear: "I am a recluse at present & do nothing but write and read and read and write." — Katherine Mansfield, born on this day in 1888 #AmWriting
"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." — Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting
October 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." — Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting
Fave music (this week)
October 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fave music (this week)
Giving this one a shot, because why not?
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Giving this one a shot, because why not?
"If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied." — Paula McLain, born on this day in 1965 #AmWriting
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"If I can write one sentence, simple and true every day, I'll be satisfied." — Paula McLain, born on this day in 1965 #AmWriting
"Write what you know will always be excellent advice for those who ought not to write at all. Write what you think, what you imagine, what you suspect!" — Gore Vidal, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Write what you know will always be excellent advice for those who ought not to write at all. Write what you think, what you imagine, what you suspect!" — Gore Vidal, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting
"Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet." — Rumi, born on this day in 1207
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Your eyelashes will write on my heart the poem that could never come from the pen of a poet." — Rumi, born on this day in 1207
Authors in Art: Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)
Illustration by Joelle Avelino
Illustration by Joelle Avelino
September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Authors in Art: Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006)
Illustration by Joelle Avelino
Illustration by Joelle Avelino
Authors in Art: Felice Picano (1944-1925)
Painting by Christopher Oakley
Painting by Christopher Oakley
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Authors in Art: Felice Picano (1944-1925)
Painting by Christopher Oakley
Painting by Christopher Oakley
"What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on this day in 1896 #AmWriting
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, born on this day in 1896 #AmWriting
Hear, hear: "The road to hell is paved with adverbs." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947
September 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hear, hear: "The road to hell is paved with adverbs." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947
"Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947
September 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
"Kids, fiction is the truth inside the lie, and the truth of this fiction is simple enough: the magic exists." — Stephen King, born on this day in 1947
"To choose to write is to reject silence." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born on this day in 1977
September 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"To choose to write is to reject silence." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, born on this day in 1977
"To write well it is entirely necessary to read widely and deeply." — Mary Oliver, born on this day in 1935 #AmWriting #AmReading
September 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"To write well it is entirely necessary to read widely and deeply." — Mary Oliver, born on this day in 1935 #AmWriting #AmReading
Current read. Just started it. Pretty marvelous so far.
September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Current read. Just started it. Pretty marvelous so far.
"When one wants to write, one writes. If one is condemned to write, one writes." — Julio Cortazar, born on this day in 1914 #AmWriting
August 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"When one wants to write, one writes. If one is condemned to write, one writes." — Julio Cortazar, born on this day in 1914 #AmWriting
"You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone. That is the goal." — James A. Baldwin, born on this day in 1924 #AmWriting
August 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone. That is the goal." — James A. Baldwin, born on this day in 1924 #AmWriting
"Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius' crater for an inkstand!" — Herman Melville, born on this day in 1819 #AmWriting
August 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Give me a condor's quill! Give me Vesuvius' crater for an inkstand!" — Herman Melville, born on this day in 1819 #AmWriting
Currently rereading this terrific series. Highly recommend. All hail Octavia Butler!
July 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Currently rereading this terrific series. Highly recommend. All hail Octavia Butler!