KWOnley, Writer Person
@kwonleyiswriting.bsky.social
Writer, nonprofit leader, editor, crafter. Former bookseller at the Silver Unicorn.
GrubStreet Short Story Incubator 2021, Viable Paradise 2022, Clarion West 2025. Stories in Many Worlds, FIYAH Magazine, & Strange Horizons.
Find me at KWOnley.com
GrubStreet Short Story Incubator 2021, Viable Paradise 2022, Clarion West 2025. Stories in Many Worlds, FIYAH Magazine, & Strange Horizons.
Find me at KWOnley.com
Big huge congratulations, @erikgrove.com!!
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Big huge congratulations, @erikgrove.com!!
I don't know @lpkindred.bsky.social personally, but I've heard his name countless times in the SFF circles I run in because of his many good works. That's what happens when you do good: you leave ripples that grow into waves of goodness for others. I donated here to say thanks. I hope you will, too.
Hey SFF community! The amazing @lpkindred.bsky.social needs our help to finish school! Please donate if you can and share widely!
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I don't know @lpkindred.bsky.social personally, but I've heard his name countless times in the SFF circles I run in because of his many good works. That's what happens when you do good: you leave ripples that grow into waves of goodness for others. I donated here to say thanks. I hope you will, too.
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
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THE LIBBING OUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
THE LIBBING OUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES
Dear horror writers: here, take this.
Also, dear horror writers: ignore this. We don’t need you to do anything with this.
Also, dear horror writers: ignore this. We don’t need you to do anything with this.
Nope nope nope nope nope nope. 110,000 nopes.
World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
www.livescience.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Dear horror writers: here, take this.
Also, dear horror writers: ignore this. We don’t need you to do anything with this.
Also, dear horror writers: ignore this. We don’t need you to do anything with this.
Play it on repeat.
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Play it on repeat.
Someone tell Nate and Ezra that their reports on our collective demise seem to be grossly fucking exaggerated.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Someone tell Nate and Ezra that their reports on our collective demise seem to be grossly fucking exaggerated.
Light the fucking beacons.
We’re still here.
(Congratulations, New York. We needed this.)
We’re still here.
(Congratulations, New York. We needed this.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Light the fucking beacons.
We’re still here.
(Congratulations, New York. We needed this.)
We’re still here.
(Congratulations, New York. We needed this.)
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
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Even if you aren’t living in Virginia, New York, or other places where you have an opportunity to vote at the moment, please listen to this. The cynics are strong in the timeline today. Listen to this instead.
Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.
November 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Even if you aren’t living in Virginia, New York, or other places where you have an opportunity to vote at the moment, please listen to this. The cynics are strong in the timeline today. Listen to this instead.
The absolute king of my internet.
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The absolute king of my internet.
Yes! And this makes me spiral into many thoughts and much anxiety. Like hey, is this a sign that I'm neurospicy and haven't known or I'm just getting old or...? What? I feel like my kids are just CONSTANTLY YELLING and this is sometimes true and sometimes not!
I'm officially at that age where if something is too loud, I'm irritated.
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Yes! And this makes me spiral into many thoughts and much anxiety. Like hey, is this a sign that I'm neurospicy and haven't known or I'm just getting old or...? What? I feel like my kids are just CONSTANTLY YELLING and this is sometimes true and sometimes not!
Hi! Share this, gamer or not! GDQ is such a wonderful platform and this will be so good!
We're proud to announce our first Disability and Neurodivergence special!
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
Submissions are open and anyone who is or identifies as disabled and/or neurodivergent in any way that's meaningful to them is welcome to submit
Submissions close: Nov. 10 2:59 AM ET
Dates: Nov. 29-30
gdq.gg/disability-d...
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hi! Share this, gamer or not! GDQ is such a wonderful platform and this will be so good!
Joy is: sitting on the back porch listening to the migrating birds rest and gossip on a nearby tree.
Thanks for making this your pit stop, red winged blackbirds.
Breathe in some fresh air. Snatch some joy. You are still here. We are still here.
Thanks for making this your pit stop, red winged blackbirds.
Breathe in some fresh air. Snatch some joy. You are still here. We are still here.
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Joy is: sitting on the back porch listening to the migrating birds rest and gossip on a nearby tree.
Thanks for making this your pit stop, red winged blackbirds.
Breathe in some fresh air. Snatch some joy. You are still here. We are still here.
Thanks for making this your pit stop, red winged blackbirds.
Breathe in some fresh air. Snatch some joy. You are still here. We are still here.
There is a lot going on.
If you've been feeling powerless in the face of the onslaught, here is your assignment: feed the hungry. Do one thing that feeds a hungry person today.
If you've been feeling powerless in the face of the onslaught, here is your assignment: feed the hungry. Do one thing that feeds a hungry person today.
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
There is a lot going on.
If you've been feeling powerless in the face of the onslaught, here is your assignment: feed the hungry. Do one thing that feeds a hungry person today.
If you've been feeling powerless in the face of the onslaught, here is your assignment: feed the hungry. Do one thing that feeds a hungry person today.
I grew up just outside of DC and knew so many proud government employees. So many of my friends serve now. These are your good neighbors who actually make your government run. Let’s offer them love and relief, knowing they’d do the same for us.
Be the village today. So some good today.
Be the village today. So some good today.
I mentioned yesterday that I would be starting a virtual food drive for the federal workers of DC. Being born and raised here I feel an obligation to do something.
Well, here it is!!
Please give and share. 🫶🏾
give.capitalareafoodbank.org/NotYourNegress
Well, here it is!!
Please give and share. 🫶🏾
give.capitalareafoodbank.org/NotYourNegress
Capital Area Food Bank Virtual Food Drive
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give.capitalareafoodbank.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I grew up just outside of DC and knew so many proud government employees. So many of my friends serve now. These are your good neighbors who actually make your government run. Let’s offer them love and relief, knowing they’d do the same for us.
Be the village today. So some good today.
Be the village today. So some good today.
One more week to sign up for this banger class!
Are we still writing up our fall curriculum?
Put me on your syllabus!
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/aut...
Put me on your syllabus!
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/aut...
Author K.S. Walker teaches Playing in the Sandbox: Experiments with Fo
In this class we will explore ways to experiment with form in short stories and novels. We will look at examples from short stories, poetry and novels and discuss what makes these forms compelling and...
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
One more week to sign up for this banger class!
I’m running a genre-agnostic workshop on food and storytelling next month for @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and I’d love to see more sign ups. The world is so mean. Let’s spend November remembering our humanity by sharing recipes and memories. More here: www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
A Perfect Pairing: A Storytelling and Food Class with K.W. Onley - StoryStudio Chicago
Perfect for fiction or nonfiction writers, we will practice how to include and describe food in our writing--how to evoke taste, smell, and that beautiful cozy feeling of having consumed a great meal ...
www.storystudiochicago.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I’m running a genre-agnostic workshop on food and storytelling next month for @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and I’d love to see more sign ups. The world is so mean. Let’s spend November remembering our humanity by sharing recipes and memories. More here: www.storystudiochicago.org/classes/clas...
Quick note for anyone who misses the annual November writing challenge and is looking for a place to track their work: TrackBear is a free app that's wonderful. (trackbear.app)
Single dev team. Totally free. Intuitive. Transparent. Check them out today.
And happy writing. We need your story.
Single dev team. Totally free. Intuitive. Transparent. Check them out today.
And happy writing. We need your story.
TrackBear
trackbear.app
October 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Quick note for anyone who misses the annual November writing challenge and is looking for a place to track their work: TrackBear is a free app that's wonderful. (trackbear.app)
Single dev team. Totally free. Intuitive. Transparent. Check them out today.
And happy writing. We need your story.
Single dev team. Totally free. Intuitive. Transparent. Check them out today.
And happy writing. We need your story.
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This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.
Katamari: “You want the usual controls or the simple controls? Simple controls are for people who’ve never rolled a katamari before.”
My old ass: “SWEETIE! I have been rolling Katamaris since the PS2! Don’t start with me!”
Happy Katamari Day to the OLDER gamers who’ve know The Prince since ‘04!
My old ass: “SWEETIE! I have been rolling Katamaris since the PS2! Don’t start with me!”
Happy Katamari Day to the OLDER gamers who’ve know The Prince since ‘04!
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Katamari: “You want the usual controls or the simple controls? Simple controls are for people who’ve never rolled a katamari before.”
My old ass: “SWEETIE! I have been rolling Katamaris since the PS2! Don’t start with me!”
Happy Katamari Day to the OLDER gamers who’ve know The Prince since ‘04!
My old ass: “SWEETIE! I have been rolling Katamaris since the PS2! Don’t start with me!”
Happy Katamari Day to the OLDER gamers who’ve know The Prince since ‘04!
Can we…resist the temptation to screenshot the regime accounts and post them? I blocked them for a reason. Your commentary over their nonsense isn’t adding anything of value.
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Can we…resist the temptation to screenshot the regime accounts and post them? I blocked them for a reason. Your commentary over their nonsense isn’t adding anything of value.
When it comes to the short story, I can’t think of a sharper, more innovative writer than @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social. Take this class. Elevate your craft.
Are we still writing up our fall curriculum?
Put me on your syllabus!
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/aut...
Put me on your syllabus!
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/aut...
Author K.S. Walker teaches Playing in the Sandbox: Experiments with Fo
In this class we will explore ways to experiment with form in short stories and novels. We will look at examples from short stories, poetry and novels and discuss what makes these forms compelling and...
metrowestwriters.myshopify.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
When it comes to the short story, I can’t think of a sharper, more innovative writer than @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social. Take this class. Elevate your craft.
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