Maria Scott Writes
@mariascottwrites.bsky.social
Writer of short fiction, serialized stories, and memoir. Drawn to interior lives, memory, and the small moments that quietly change us. Here to read as much as I write. https://substack.com/@mariascottwrites
It is literally Hunger Games out here grocery shopping. Scared, suspicious people pushing pushing crippled carts. Every shopper for themselves!
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
It is literally Hunger Games out here grocery shopping. Scared, suspicious people pushing pushing crippled carts. Every shopper for themselves!
Things are scary enough for us. We have a “before” context that sharply contrasts with it all. I feel for the young ones coming up in all this. This is their normal. They don’t have a felt sense of, although not perfect, of structural norms. How will they turn out?
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Things are scary enough for us. We have a “before” context that sharply contrasts with it all. I feel for the young ones coming up in all this. This is their normal. They don’t have a felt sense of, although not perfect, of structural norms. How will they turn out?
It's been a extraordinary horrific week among a steady diet of horrific weeks. Hang on people. Take relief in your local life; your sanctuary, your creativity, your people, your pets. Hang on to them tight.
January 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
It's been a extraordinary horrific week among a steady diet of horrific weeks. Hang on people. Take relief in your local life; your sanctuary, your creativity, your people, your pets. Hang on to them tight.
To hone my voice, I read everything, from books to cereal boxes, three times: once for fun, the second time to learn something new about the writing craft, and the third time was to improve that piece.
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman
January 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
To hone my voice, I read everything, from books to cereal boxes, three times: once for fun, the second time to learn something new about the writing craft, and the third time was to improve that piece.
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman
I've been angry crying all day over the horrific murder in Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I've been angry crying all day over the horrific murder in Minneapolis.