Katie R. Yen
@katiedowrite.bsky.social
Good vibes welcome. I’m an Author, Poet, Mother, Thinker, Woman of Faith. Writing in Fathom, Third Coast, America, Apparition, Snarl, Edible Communities.
http://katieyen.com #writingcommunity
http://katieyen.com #writingcommunity
“To master your craft, you must become one with your instrument,” he says, intoning as if quoting someone erudite and long-deceased. -from “The Violin/ist or The Madrigal” by yours truly, NOW published!
It took a long time to find a home for this short story. Thanks @kaleidotrope.bsky.social 😱
It took a long time to find a home for this short story. Thanks @kaleidotrope.bsky.social 😱
“The Violin/ist or The Madrigal” by Katie R. Yen
kaleidotrope.net
October 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“To master your craft, you must become one with your instrument,” he says, intoning as if quoting someone erudite and long-deceased. -from “The Violin/ist or The Madrigal” by yours truly, NOW published!
It took a long time to find a home for this short story. Thanks @kaleidotrope.bsky.social 😱
It took a long time to find a home for this short story. Thanks @kaleidotrope.bsky.social 😱
Reposted by Katie R. Yen
The Beekeeper's Daughter, my story of bees, giants, goblins, secrets, and more bees, is only one of many in the new issue of Kaleidotrope, online now at kaleidotrope.net
October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Beekeeper's Daughter, my story of bees, giants, goblins, secrets, and more bees, is only one of many in the new issue of Kaleidotrope, online now at kaleidotrope.net
On Monday morning I went for a nature walk, and ran down to the stream to capture the glorious dappled light on this weathered wood stump, rooted in spite of everything around it.
September 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On Monday morning I went for a nature walk, and ran down to the stream to capture the glorious dappled light on this weathered wood stump, rooted in spite of everything around it.
Writers know that not everything we write ever sees the light of day. But, I had this one poem I really wanted to place, so I kept searching for the right home for it (read: rejections! waiting! sadness! etc.!).
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Highlighting Taiwanese America
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July 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Writers know that not everything we write ever sees the light of day. But, I had this one poem I really wanted to place, so I kept searching for the right home for it (read: rejections! waiting! sadness! etc.!).
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Do you have any favorite quotes about gardening or flowers? Inspirational or sarcastic, I’d love you to share with me!
June 18, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Do you have any favorite quotes about gardening or flowers? Inspirational or sarcastic, I’d love you to share with me!
“...the earliest account is from our foremother, Rhoda. You know her better as Red Riding Hood. That’s right, she was a real person. Back then, it was still a handbasket, but more on that later.”
Read the rest of HELL IN A HANDBAG, on Metastellar.
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Read the rest of HELL IN A HANDBAG, on Metastellar.
www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...
Hell in a Handbag - MetaStellar
The earliest account is from our foremother, Rhoda. You know her better as Red Riding Hood. That’s right, she was a real person. Back then, the handbag was still a handbasket, but more on that later.
www.metastellar.com
June 6, 2024 at 5:24 PM
“...the earliest account is from our foremother, Rhoda. You know her better as Red Riding Hood. That’s right, she was a real person. Back then, it was still a handbasket, but more on that later.”
Read the rest of HELL IN A HANDBAG, on Metastellar.
www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...
Read the rest of HELL IN A HANDBAG, on Metastellar.
www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas...
I’m so tickled that Jimmy Fallon is doing a March Madness-style bracket of books 📚 Congrats to all the nominated authors—I voted every round, and these were tough decisions!!! the-tonight-show.com/fallon-book-...
Fallon Book Club - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Welcome to the Fallon Book Club! We’re kicking things up a notch this year with a March Madness style bracket featuring Jimmy’s 16 favorite books for Spring 2024. Each viewer is allowed to vote up to ...
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April 4, 2024 at 9:16 PM
I’m so tickled that Jimmy Fallon is doing a March Madness-style bracket of books 📚 Congrats to all the nominated authors—I voted every round, and these were tough decisions!!! the-tonight-show.com/fallon-book-...
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CONGRATULATIONS to Nadaa Hussein, Angel Leal
@angelvleal.bsky.social, Katie R. Yen @katiedowrite.bsky.social, and Elis Montgomery
@elismontgomery.bsky.social on making the
@sfpoetry.bsky.social Rhysling Long List!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Nadaa Hussein, Angel Leal
@angelvleal.bsky.social, Katie R. Yen @katiedowrite.bsky.social, and Elis Montgomery
@elismontgomery.bsky.social on making the
@sfpoetry.bsky.social Rhysling Long List!
Links in thread...
March 18, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS to Nadaa Hussein, Angel Leal
@angelvleal.bsky.social, Katie R. Yen @katiedowrite.bsky.social, and Elis Montgomery
@elismontgomery.bsky.social on making the
@sfpoetry.bsky.social Rhysling Long List!
Links in thread...
CONGRATULATIONS to Nadaa Hussein, Angel Leal
@angelvleal.bsky.social, Katie R. Yen @katiedowrite.bsky.social, and Elis Montgomery
@elismontgomery.bsky.social on making the
@sfpoetry.bsky.social Rhysling Long List!
Links in thread...
“The air pressure felt ominous the morning my husband died, like the entire universe was shrinking to accommodate the loss. But it had only been a thunderstorm, seasonal and expected.”
Read “The Obsolete Model,” my heartfelt speculative story featured in The Nonbinary Review, Issue 35, Old Friends.
Read “The Obsolete Model,” my heartfelt speculative story featured in The Nonbinary Review, Issue 35, Old Friends.
March 7, 2024 at 6:48 PM
“The air pressure felt ominous the morning my husband died, like the entire universe was shrinking to accommodate the loss. But it had only been a thunderstorm, seasonal and expected.”
Read “The Obsolete Model,” my heartfelt speculative story featured in The Nonbinary Review, Issue 35, Old Friends.
Read “The Obsolete Model,” my heartfelt speculative story featured in The Nonbinary Review, Issue 35, Old Friends.
Show of hands: who else started watching Resident Alien and shouted, “Steve the Pirate!”? 🏴☠️👽
February 25, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Show of hands: who else started watching Resident Alien and shouted, “Steve the Pirate!”? 🏴☠️👽
I cannot wait for the next season of Foundation, one of the best sci-fi epics. 🪐Lee Pace as Day could be its own show. Seriously. Do it.
Foundation Season 3 Casts Recent Oscar Winner As A Psychic Leader
Asimov's Preem Palver is coming to Apple TV+.
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February 24, 2024 at 8:19 PM
I cannot wait for the next season of Foundation, one of the best sci-fi epics. 🪐Lee Pace as Day could be its own show. Seriously. Do it.
Happy to learn that one of my favorite books, Yōko Ogawa’s “The Memory Police “, is being adapted into a film starring Lily Gladstone, and a script written by Charlie Kaufman. If you haven’t…Read the book first!
Lily Gladstone to Star in Charlie Kaufman’s Adaptation of ‘The Memory Police’ for Director Reed Morano (Exclusive)
The freshly minted Oscar nominee will reunite with her 'Killers of the Flower Moon' helmer Martin Scorsese, who will executive produce the adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Yoko Ogawa.
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February 19, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Happy to learn that one of my favorite books, Yōko Ogawa’s “The Memory Police “, is being adapted into a film starring Lily Gladstone, and a script written by Charlie Kaufman. If you haven’t…Read the book first!
Found out that my speculative poem is nominated for the Rhysling Award hosted by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Congrats to all the finalists!
Thanks to the editors at the magazine for believing in my work, and to the SFPA for the honor.
Thanks to the editors at the magazine for believing in my work, and to the SFPA for the honor.
CONSENT FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE SHELLEY CONCEPTS INC CUSTOM PATIENT-FITTED RECONSTRUCTION PROSTHESIS - Apparition Literary Magazine
apparitionlit.com
February 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Found out that my speculative poem is nominated for the Rhysling Award hosted by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Congrats to all the finalists!
Thanks to the editors at the magazine for believing in my work, and to the SFPA for the honor.
Thanks to the editors at the magazine for believing in my work, and to the SFPA for the honor.
Hugo awards controversy aside, I’m grateful to have found S.B. Divya’s story “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold” from Uncanny Magazine on the nominations list. Read it here: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/two-...
Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold - Uncanny Magazine
My parents taught me to lie as soon as I could speak. Before I knew the meaning of the words, before I understood heat or fire, and long before I felt the pain of singed flesh, I learned to tell stran...
www.uncannymagazine.com
February 13, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Hugo awards controversy aside, I’m grateful to have found S.B. Divya’s story “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold” from Uncanny Magazine on the nominations list. Read it here: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/two-...
Live Q&A on writing with Anne Lamott today. Looking forward to it!
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February 13, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Live Q&A on writing with Anne Lamott today. Looking forward to it!
awritingroom.com/freeqa/
awritingroom.com/freeqa/
Yesterday, I shared that at this point in my publishing journey I’ve racked up *hundreds* of rejections. Within a few hours I received an *acceptance* from 🥁 Zoetic Press!👏
“The Obsolete Model,” a heartfelt work of speculative fiction, will appear in NonBinary Review’s upcoming ‘Old Friends’ issue.
“The Obsolete Model,” a heartfelt work of speculative fiction, will appear in NonBinary Review’s upcoming ‘Old Friends’ issue.
January 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Yesterday, I shared that at this point in my publishing journey I’ve racked up *hundreds* of rejections. Within a few hours I received an *acceptance* from 🥁 Zoetic Press!👏
“The Obsolete Model,” a heartfelt work of speculative fiction, will appear in NonBinary Review’s upcoming ‘Old Friends’ issue.
“The Obsolete Model,” a heartfelt work of speculative fiction, will appear in NonBinary Review’s upcoming ‘Old Friends’ issue.
Thinking back to when I first read Stephen King’s “On Writing,” he spoke of all the rejection letters he hung from a nail on his wall to motivate himself. While today’s correspondence is electronic, the truth remains: rejection means you’re laboring to share your work with the world.
January 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Thinking back to when I first read Stephen King’s “On Writing,” he spoke of all the rejection letters he hung from a nail on his wall to motivate himself. While today’s correspondence is electronic, the truth remains: rejection means you’re laboring to share your work with the world.
Just heard that one of my fave podcasts, Heavyweight, is looking for a new home. If you’ve never listened, I recommend Episode 51 about a (true) 500-year-old curse, exorcism and cabbages…
open.spotify.com/episode/5812...
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#51 The Elliotts
Listen to this episode from Heavyweight on Spotify. In 1525, the Archbishop of Glasgow placed a curse on the Elliott family. Now, 500 years later, one very unlucky branch of the Elliotts wants it lift...
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January 4, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Just heard that one of my fave podcasts, Heavyweight, is looking for a new home. If you’ve never listened, I recommend Episode 51 about a (true) 500-year-old curse, exorcism and cabbages…
open.spotify.com/episode/5812...
open.spotify.com/episode/5812...
I love a good anthology, since it has the power to expose the reader to work they might never have considered choosing on their own.
Here are a few of my favorite poems from ‘The Best American Poetry 2023,’ with series editor David Lehman and guest edited by Elaine Equi.
Here are a few of my favorite poems from ‘The Best American Poetry 2023,’ with series editor David Lehman and guest edited by Elaine Equi.
January 2, 2024 at 11:05 PM
I love a good anthology, since it has the power to expose the reader to work they might never have considered choosing on their own.
Here are a few of my favorite poems from ‘The Best American Poetry 2023,’ with series editor David Lehman and guest edited by Elaine Equi.
Here are a few of my favorite poems from ‘The Best American Poetry 2023,’ with series editor David Lehman and guest edited by Elaine Equi.
New Year wishes for you, via poet Billy Collins
January 1, 2024 at 4:56 AM
New Year wishes for you, via poet Billy Collins
My book club buddies are having a gift-wrapped book swap, so I used the October issue of Book Page magazine to wrap mine!
Fun fact: the cover feature for October is Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House, which also happens to be our December read 💜📚
Fun fact: the cover feature for October is Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House, which also happens to be our December read 💜📚
December 14, 2023 at 5:36 PM
My book club buddies are having a gift-wrapped book swap, so I used the October issue of Book Page magazine to wrap mine!
Fun fact: the cover feature for October is Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House, which also happens to be our December read 💜📚
Fun fact: the cover feature for October is Alix E. Harrow’s Starling House, which also happens to be our December read 💜📚
This year, I said goodbye to my mother, father-in-law and uncle. I wrote “Chronicle of Constellations,” a poem, in their memory, published in The Literary Hatchet. Read for free after dl thru the link 💜
Literary Hatchet #36 – The Literary Hatchet
lizzieandrewborden.com
December 1, 2023 at 7:45 PM
This year, I said goodbye to my mother, father-in-law and uncle. I wrote “Chronicle of Constellations,” a poem, in their memory, published in The Literary Hatchet. Read for free after dl thru the link 💜
Can’t talk write now, am Nanowrimo-ing.
November 11, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Can’t talk write now, am Nanowrimo-ing.
Spooky poem for the spooky season, from Apparition Lit 💀
I wrote this about my jaw surgery, because medical procedures are dreadful, but legal contracts are worse.
I wrote this about my jaw surgery, because medical procedures are dreadful, but legal contracts are worse.
CONSENT FOR FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH THE SHELLEY CONCEPTS INC CUSTOM PATIENT-FITTED RECONSTRUCTION...
apparitionlit.com
October 30, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Spooky poem for the spooky season, from Apparition Lit 💀
I wrote this about my jaw surgery, because medical procedures are dreadful, but legal contracts are worse.
I wrote this about my jaw surgery, because medical procedures are dreadful, but legal contracts are worse.
Realistic Nanowrimo advice for the best of us
Some folks are really motivated by that daily word count. But I’ve seen way too many writers either get discouraged that first week (I’m already behind, why bother?) or burn themselves out. Right now, I know I’m not ready to crank out 50k in a month, so I’m giving myself permission not to 🙃
October 27, 2023 at 3:13 AM
Realistic Nanowrimo advice for the best of us