@melissaeferguson.bsky.social
Writer, tree hugger, second-hand thrifter.
Oak trees hold their leaves. I don't know or care why. It's just cute.
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Oak trees hold their leaves. I don't know or care why. It's just cute.
I received this folder at a professional conference years ago. Best SWAG ever.
October 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I received this folder at a professional conference years ago. Best SWAG ever.
Such an honor to win the Finalist prize in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival short story contest. Last week I read from "Couch" at the Rockville Memorial Library. Link to full story: fitzgeraldfestival.com/contests/.
October 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Such an honor to win the Finalist prize in the F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival short story contest. Last week I read from "Couch" at the Rockville Memorial Library. Link to full story: fitzgeraldfestival.com/contests/.
What commitment will you make today to gather resources for yourself and your community?
September 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
What commitment will you make today to gather resources for yourself and your community?
Good times over here. Wishing you a good read today!
July 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Good times over here. Wishing you a good read today!
On Saturday at Good Contrivance Farm in Reisterstown, MD, it was delightful to meet Ross Gay, who read from new essays just before a drenching rainstorm.
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
On Saturday at Good Contrivance Farm in Reisterstown, MD, it was delightful to meet Ross Gay, who read from new essays just before a drenching rainstorm.
Best sign at this morning's parade. Happy Interdependence Day!
July 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Best sign at this morning's parade. Happy Interdependence Day!
burlwoodbooks.com/spinning/ Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life. Benefitting Beloved Asheville and World Central Kitchen. www.belovedasheville.com and wck.org.
May 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
burlwoodbooks.com/spinning/ Essays on Writing, Resilience, & the Creative Life. Benefitting Beloved Asheville and World Central Kitchen. www.belovedasheville.com and wck.org.
Reading from my short story, "Killing It/Talent Show," published this week in Grit & Gravity, at DC's The Inner Loop. @graceandgravity.bsky.social @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Reading from my short story, "Killing It/Talent Show," published this week in Grit & Gravity, at DC's The Inner Loop. @graceandgravity.bsky.social @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social
Current reading pile. Antidotes to the news. H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald; Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson; and the Winter 2025 issue of the Little Patuxent Review.
April 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Current reading pile. Antidotes to the news. H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald; Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, by Crystal Wilkinson; and the Winter 2025 issue of the Little Patuxent Review.
Cherry tree petals, soft and light.
April 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Cherry tree petals, soft and light.
American Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, MD. Food for the soul.
March 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
American Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, MD. Food for the soul.