Lara Lillibridge
@laralillibridge.bsky.social
(she/they) Pan sexual, genderqueer, queerspawn. Author of The Truth About Unringing Phones; Mama, Mama, Only Mama; and Girlish:Growing Up in a Lesbian Home.
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We have a winner in our 2025 Prose Contest! Congratulations to Victor McConnell, for his story "Before It Gets Cold," chosen by this year's judge @laralillibridge.bsky.social!
Thanks to all who entered, as we continue to build our 2025 issue!
Thanks to all who entered, as we continue to build our 2025 issue!
April 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We have a winner in our 2025 Prose Contest! Congratulations to Victor McConnell, for his story "Before It Gets Cold," chosen by this year's judge @laralillibridge.bsky.social!
Thanks to all who entered, as we continue to build our 2025 issue!
Thanks to all who entered, as we continue to build our 2025 issue!
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This week for our Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode we talked with @laralillibridge.bsky.social about writing craft and writing queerly.
And with everything going on right now, we need to be thinking queerly about how we write!
Check it out here:
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And with everything going on right now, we need to be thinking queerly about how we write!
Check it out here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Writing craft talk: writing queerly
Podcast Episode · The Gaily Show · 03/13/2025 · 45m
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March 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This week for our Thinking Clearly, Thinking Queerly episode we talked with @laralillibridge.bsky.social about writing craft and writing queerly.
And with everything going on right now, we need to be thinking queerly about how we write!
Check it out here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
And with everything going on right now, we need to be thinking queerly about how we write!
Check it out here:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
I'm not against the idea of daylight savings time as a rule but not really a fan of spring ahead in practice.
March 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm not against the idea of daylight savings time as a rule but not really a fan of spring ahead in practice.
I was so excited to have a pice on Jane Friedman's site!
Do you have a heap of assorted essays, flash pieces, chapters, ideas, and you think you have enough to turn it into a book?
If it seems scattered and overwhelming—and you’re not sure what will fit where—here are ideas for organizing your material and moving forward, from Lara Lillibridge.
If it seems scattered and overwhelming—and you’re not sure what will fit where—here are ideas for organizing your material and moving forward, from Lara Lillibridge.
Turn Your Short Pieces Into a Finished Nonfiction Book | Jane Friedman
If you’ve amassed a heap of assorted essays, flash pieces, chapters, and ideas, here’s a step-by-step guide to shaping them into a book.
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January 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I was so excited to have a pice on Jane Friedman's site!
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From the aclu if ice come to your door
January 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
From the aclu if ice come to your door
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If you need a pick-me-up, this is just what the doctor ordered. Many thanks, @laralillibridge.bsky.social, for this beautiful piece and the images that go with it. I want those shoes!!
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Run Towards Beauty
Except When You Can't
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January 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If you need a pick-me-up, this is just what the doctor ordered. Many thanks, @laralillibridge.bsky.social, for this beautiful piece and the images that go with it. I want those shoes!!
laralillibridge.substack.com/p/run-toward...
laralillibridge.substack.com/p/run-toward...
Little baby me still gets all excited about the Breyer Christmas horses.
December 24, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Little baby me still gets all excited about the Breyer Christmas horses.
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When we decided to share our stories, we did so because we wanted wanted other women to understand that they are not alone. When we asked @laralillibridge.bsky.social
to write the foreword for the memoir, we had no idea how perfect her understanding of our work would be. Thank you, Lara!
to write the foreword for the memoir, we had no idea how perfect her understanding of our work would be. Thank you, Lara!
December 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM
When we decided to share our stories, we did so because we wanted wanted other women to understand that they are not alone. When we asked @laralillibridge.bsky.social
to write the foreword for the memoir, we had no idea how perfect her understanding of our work would be. Thank you, Lara!
to write the foreword for the memoir, we had no idea how perfect her understanding of our work would be. Thank you, Lara!
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Announcing @laralillibridge.bsky.social as judge of the next Slippery Elm Prize in Prose! See her work at laralillibridge.com, and send us your best at slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit.
Lara Lillibridge - I write
Lara Lillibridge's Lara Lillibridge - I write
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December 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Announcing @laralillibridge.bsky.social as judge of the next Slippery Elm Prize in Prose! See her work at laralillibridge.com, and send us your best at slipperyelm.submittable.com/submit.
When I got divorced, I promised myself I'd say yet to any opportunity that came my way. I 100% agree with Amy Fish.
Yes, You Should Go. open.substack.com/pub/persiste...
Yes, You Should Go. open.substack.com/pub/persiste...
Yes, You Should Go.
Persistence requires adventure
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December 10, 2024 at 3:54 AM
When I got divorced, I promised myself I'd say yet to any opportunity that came my way. I 100% agree with Amy Fish.
Yes, You Should Go. open.substack.com/pub/persiste...
Yes, You Should Go. open.substack.com/pub/persiste...
I may not be the perfect mother, but at least I’ve taught my boys not to sleep before Brooklyn and never go 88 mph.
December 9, 2024 at 3:43 AM
I may not be the perfect mother, but at least I’ve taught my boys not to sleep before Brooklyn and never go 88 mph.
I would also add "The Prettiest Star" by Carter Sickels.
This list of books includes nonfiction, memoir, fiction, anthologies, and poetry with stories that underscore the humanity of people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS.
25 must-read books that humanize the HIV/AIDS experience - Queerty
This list of books includes nonfiction, memoir, fiction, anthologies, and poetry with stories that underscore the humanity of people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS.
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December 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM
I would also add "The Prettiest Star" by Carter Sickels.
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Sometimes it takes me a while to be able to lower my defenses and accept feedback. It took a few weeks, but I finally tried a CP's suggestion on my WIP and OMG I love it so much more now! #booksky #writingCommunity #Memoirists #CNF #writers
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Sometimes it takes me a while to be able to lower my defenses and accept feedback. It took a few weeks, but I finally tried a CP's suggestion on my WIP and OMG I love it so much more now! #booksky #writingCommunity #Memoirists #CNF #writers
Boosting. Survey was quick and painless.
Hi friends! New here! I'm a #writer who loves #smallpress. For my first post, I wanted to share a survey I'm hosting. You can (please!) contribute anonymously.
The goal is to be informative to other #authors results are in, I'll share publicly. Takes 6 minutes based on prior completion rates.
The goal is to be informative to other #authors results are in, I'll share publicly. Takes 6 minutes based on prior completion rates.
November 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Boosting. Survey was quick and painless.
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"There's no such thing as a born writer. It's a skill you've got to learn, just like learning how to be a bricklayer or a carpenter." ~ Larry Brown
November 20, 2024 at 12:12 PM
"There's no such thing as a born writer. It's a skill you've got to learn, just like learning how to be a bricklayer or a carpenter." ~ Larry Brown
I recently reviewed "The Presence of Absence" by Desiree Richter for Mom Egg Review. What I love about it is how it honors life-long grief. 📚
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The Presence of Absence by Desiree Richter - MER - Mom Egg Review
Review by Lara Lillibridge The Presence of Absence: Kitchen table talks about parenting, leaving fundamentalism, and the very messy business of living with loss by Desiree Richter Desiree Richter...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:45 PM
I recently reviewed "The Presence of Absence" by Desiree Richter for Mom Egg Review. What I love about it is how it honors life-long grief. 📚
merliterary.com/2024/11/05/t...
merliterary.com/2024/11/05/t...
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“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." Viktor Frankl
November 18, 2024 at 1:04 PM
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." Viktor Frankl
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Normalize inconsistency in your art. Normalize not making every art piece super detailed and intricate. Normalize just creating art for the sake of it.
November 17, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Normalize inconsistency in your art. Normalize not making every art piece super detailed and intricate. Normalize just creating art for the sake of it.