Vanessa
@nessakilgannon.bsky.social
she/her. Kansas City based. #Writer. Tía.
UMKC 24’ English Grad 🎓 Spanglish speaker. 🇲🇽
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UMKC 24’ English Grad 🎓 Spanglish speaker. 🇲🇽
Un poquito chismosa. #SupportArtistsNotAI
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Vanessa
@nessakilgannon.bsky.social
· Dec 6
My partner and I discussed adding me to his health insurance plan in the future and I turned to him, pretending to be shocked and asked him, “Oh my god, does this mean we’re getting serious?”
We’ve been together for 4 years and this is the thing I’m getting excited for: Access to healthcare 😖
We’ve been together for 4 years and this is the thing I’m getting excited for: Access to healthcare 😖
Rejection number four made its way into my inbox this afternoon. Phew. And this one ripped at my heart a little. 😭 #rejected #justwriterthings #lifeofawriter
But the beat goes on and I’ll be back to submitting this piece elsewhere soon.
But the beat goes on and I’ll be back to submitting this piece elsewhere soon.
July 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rejection number four made its way into my inbox this afternoon. Phew. And this one ripped at my heart a little. 😭 #rejected #justwriterthings #lifeofawriter
But the beat goes on and I’ll be back to submitting this piece elsewhere soon.
But the beat goes on and I’ll be back to submitting this piece elsewhere soon.
I’ll always support marginalized groups and communities, as a daughter of an immigrant and as a decent human being. No one is illegal.
Support your friends, your communities, your black, brown, Asian, Latino, LGBTQ, non-binary and othered peeps. It’s not hard. Lead with love, lean into it.
Support your friends, your communities, your black, brown, Asian, Latino, LGBTQ, non-binary and othered peeps. It’s not hard. Lead with love, lean into it.
June 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’ll always support marginalized groups and communities, as a daughter of an immigrant and as a decent human being. No one is illegal.
Support your friends, your communities, your black, brown, Asian, Latino, LGBTQ, non-binary and othered peeps. It’s not hard. Lead with love, lean into it.
Support your friends, your communities, your black, brown, Asian, Latino, LGBTQ, non-binary and othered peeps. It’s not hard. Lead with love, lean into it.
It’s astounding to me that despite all these things happening around the country and around the world, there are still so many people remaining silent.
Would it ruin things for you to have a moral compass? Is it so hard to speak up and speak out in support of those hurting right now?
Would it ruin things for you to have a moral compass? Is it so hard to speak up and speak out in support of those hurting right now?
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It’s astounding to me that despite all these things happening around the country and around the world, there are still so many people remaining silent.
Would it ruin things for you to have a moral compass? Is it so hard to speak up and speak out in support of those hurting right now?
Would it ruin things for you to have a moral compass? Is it so hard to speak up and speak out in support of those hurting right now?
May 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This morning I got my first rejection (non-tiered, this time!) from The Sun. I knew that was an uphill battle, but I’ll take it and keep going.
My story is still out at a few more places and I hope for good news the next time! #rejection #literarymags #itsnotmeitsyou #anotheronebitesthedust
My story is still out at a few more places and I hope for good news the next time! #rejection #literarymags #itsnotmeitsyou #anotheronebitesthedust
May 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This morning I got my first rejection (non-tiered, this time!) from The Sun. I knew that was an uphill battle, but I’ll take it and keep going.
My story is still out at a few more places and I hope for good news the next time! #rejection #literarymags #itsnotmeitsyou #anotheronebitesthedust
My story is still out at a few more places and I hope for good news the next time! #rejection #literarymags #itsnotmeitsyou #anotheronebitesthedust
Well, I’ve finished the introduction to The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr and I already want to sob.
This book is going to serve as research for me as I start the process of writing a collection that I hope will one day become part of a memoir. #justwritersthings #memoir #currentlyreading
This book is going to serve as research for me as I start the process of writing a collection that I hope will one day become part of a memoir. #justwritersthings #memoir #currentlyreading
May 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Well, I’ve finished the introduction to The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr and I already want to sob.
This book is going to serve as research for me as I start the process of writing a collection that I hope will one day become part of a memoir. #justwritersthings #memoir #currentlyreading
This book is going to serve as research for me as I start the process of writing a collection that I hope will one day become part of a memoir. #justwritersthings #memoir #currentlyreading
I started. It’s back to bed for me now before my brain convinces me to stop before I’ve even started. Almost an hour and a few paragraphs later, it’s already started!
Get away from me, self-doubt you useless and demoralizing leech. 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Get away from me, self-doubt you useless and demoralizing leech. 🗣️🗣️🗣️
May 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I started. It’s back to bed for me now before my brain convinces me to stop before I’ve even started. Almost an hour and a few paragraphs later, it’s already started!
Get away from me, self-doubt you useless and demoralizing leech. 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Get away from me, self-doubt you useless and demoralizing leech. 🗣️🗣️🗣️
It’s the middle of the night and I’m penning the start of a new piece from the bathroom. It’s a story I’ve needed to tell for years and the thought had been ambling through my mind the last few days of how to start it.
May 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It’s the middle of the night and I’m penning the start of a new piece from the bathroom. It’s a story I’ve needed to tell for years and the thought had been ambling through my mind the last few days of how to start it.
Week 1/5 is complete for my accelerated summer class!
I’m hopeful that this train (i.e., my brain) keeps chugging along at this speed and that our first paper is an easy one to tackle. 😅 Honestly, the 700-1k word limit is going to be a challenge for me. I’m used to writing long papers!
I’m hopeful that this train (i.e., my brain) keeps chugging along at this speed and that our first paper is an easy one to tackle. 😅 Honestly, the 700-1k word limit is going to be a challenge for me. I’m used to writing long papers!
May 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Week 1/5 is complete for my accelerated summer class!
I’m hopeful that this train (i.e., my brain) keeps chugging along at this speed and that our first paper is an easy one to tackle. 😅 Honestly, the 700-1k word limit is going to be a challenge for me. I’m used to writing long papers!
I’m hopeful that this train (i.e., my brain) keeps chugging along at this speed and that our first paper is an easy one to tackle. 😅 Honestly, the 700-1k word limit is going to be a challenge for me. I’m used to writing long papers!
Because guess what? That has been a common theme in higher education for me.
So maybe there’s some trauma behind this concern of mine. I haven’t sat and considered this too deeply, but I’m curious… #MFA students, has it been a worthwhile experience for you? Any feedback would be appreciated!!
So maybe there’s some trauma behind this concern of mine. I haven’t sat and considered this too deeply, but I’m curious… #MFA students, has it been a worthwhile experience for you? Any feedback would be appreciated!!
May 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Because guess what? That has been a common theme in higher education for me.
So maybe there’s some trauma behind this concern of mine. I haven’t sat and considered this too deeply, but I’m curious… #MFA students, has it been a worthwhile experience for you? Any feedback would be appreciated!!
So maybe there’s some trauma behind this concern of mine. I haven’t sat and considered this too deeply, but I’m curious… #MFA students, has it been a worthwhile experience for you? Any feedback would be appreciated!!
Speaking of turning on student brain, a friend that’s moved up in the world of academia suggested I apply to graduate school and earn my MFA.
I can’t tell you how unappealing that sounds as someone who has taken a decade to complete their undergrad. I’m surrounded by grad students and I love them
I can’t tell you how unappealing that sounds as someone who has taken a decade to complete their undergrad. I’m surrounded by grad students and I love them
May 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Speaking of turning on student brain, a friend that’s moved up in the world of academia suggested I apply to graduate school and earn my MFA.
I can’t tell you how unappealing that sounds as someone who has taken a decade to complete their undergrad. I’m surrounded by grad students and I love them
I can’t tell you how unappealing that sounds as someone who has taken a decade to complete their undergrad. I’m surrounded by grad students and I love them
In about 3 weeks, we’ll see if I’m still grateful for those 3 deadlines per week.
But of course, the first week doesn’t kill you. Generally, speaking. But it is an accelerated course to earn me 3 credits, so I can’t really take it easy! Wish me luck. 🍀
But of course, the first week doesn’t kill you. Generally, speaking. But it is an accelerated course to earn me 3 credits, so I can’t really take it easy! Wish me luck. 🍀
May 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In about 3 weeks, we’ll see if I’m still grateful for those 3 deadlines per week.
But of course, the first week doesn’t kill you. Generally, speaking. But it is an accelerated course to earn me 3 credits, so I can’t really take it easy! Wish me luck. 🍀
But of course, the first week doesn’t kill you. Generally, speaking. But it is an accelerated course to earn me 3 credits, so I can’t really take it easy! Wish me luck. 🍀
Started a course on Popular Literature that I’m taking over the Summer and let me tell ya, it’s hard to switch back on student brain after you’ve been out of school for a semester.
But I am grateful my professor has multiple deadlines a week (I say that now) that will keep me focused up.
But I am grateful my professor has multiple deadlines a week (I say that now) that will keep me focused up.
May 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Started a course on Popular Literature that I’m taking over the Summer and let me tell ya, it’s hard to switch back on student brain after you’ve been out of school for a semester.
But I am grateful my professor has multiple deadlines a week (I say that now) that will keep me focused up.
But I am grateful my professor has multiple deadlines a week (I say that now) that will keep me focused up.
Had an idea for a follow up piece to the one I’ve been sending out to various literary magazines. It has the potential to be even more devastating than the original piece.
The longer I think about it, the more I hyper focus on the opening. It needs to be perfect to carry a reader through it.
The longer I think about it, the more I hyper focus on the opening. It needs to be perfect to carry a reader through it.
May 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Had an idea for a follow up piece to the one I’ve been sending out to various literary magazines. It has the potential to be even more devastating than the original piece.
The longer I think about it, the more I hyper focus on the opening. It needs to be perfect to carry a reader through it.
The longer I think about it, the more I hyper focus on the opening. It needs to be perfect to carry a reader through it.
Surprised to see writer peeps following my PNGtuber/streaming specific Twitter account.
I promise all you’re going to find there is shitposting and talk about video games about 85% of the time. Maybe they’ll quietly unfollow me when they see the ratio to which I post about my work, haha.
I promise all you’re going to find there is shitposting and talk about video games about 85% of the time. Maybe they’ll quietly unfollow me when they see the ratio to which I post about my work, haha.
May 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Surprised to see writer peeps following my PNGtuber/streaming specific Twitter account.
I promise all you’re going to find there is shitposting and talk about video games about 85% of the time. Maybe they’ll quietly unfollow me when they see the ratio to which I post about my work, haha.
I promise all you’re going to find there is shitposting and talk about video games about 85% of the time. Maybe they’ll quietly unfollow me when they see the ratio to which I post about my work, haha.
I was but a little lady headed into her first year of middle school when I first heard this song, but it’s still one of my favorites.
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Shimmer
Fuel · The Best of Fuel · Song · 2005
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May 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I was but a little lady headed into her first year of middle school when I first heard this song, but it’s still one of my favorites.
open.spotify.com/track/6Dzbmj...
open.spotify.com/track/6Dzbmj...
Getting to share my good rejection news with my writer friends means so much. They understand the struggle and the constant work required to submit your pieces and continue writing, editing and brainstorming for new work.
When I win, they win and it's so nice. #writingcommunity #justwriterthings
When I win, they win and it's so nice. #writingcommunity #justwriterthings
May 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Getting to share my good rejection news with my writer friends means so much. They understand the struggle and the constant work required to submit your pieces and continue writing, editing and brainstorming for new work.
When I win, they win and it's so nice. #writingcommunity #justwriterthings
When I win, they win and it's so nice. #writingcommunity #justwriterthings
My #rejectionbingo board from @chillsubs.bsky.social is slowly being filled out. 2 tiered rejections this year and I’m feeling pretty good about that.
May 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
My #rejectionbingo board from @chillsubs.bsky.social is slowly being filled out. 2 tiered rejections this year and I’m feeling pretty good about that.
This week has been heavy and emotional for so many reasons, but I’m relieved to say that these were happy tears today.
I can do this. I can do it.
I can do this. I can do it.
May 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This week has been heavy and emotional for so many reasons, but I’m relieved to say that these were happy tears today.
I can do this. I can do it.
I can do this. I can do it.
I got the email right before I stepped foot into the grocery store to pick up some last minute items to make dinner tonight and when I tell you, I nearly happily sobbed through the aisles.
😮💨 I know this story will find its place at a publication. I believe in this story so much.
😮💨 I know this story will find its place at a publication. I believe in this story so much.
May 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I got the email right before I stepped foot into the grocery store to pick up some last minute items to make dinner tonight and when I tell you, I nearly happily sobbed through the aisles.
😮💨 I know this story will find its place at a publication. I believe in this story so much.
😮💨 I know this story will find its place at a publication. I believe in this story so much.
I heard back from New England Review today on a story I submitted in late December.
While I may have received my second tiered rejection, this feels like such a win for this week. Now I’m up to 2 spaces in #RejectionBingo on @chillsubs.bsky.social!! Woohoo! 🙌🏽
While I may have received my second tiered rejection, this feels like such a win for this week. Now I’m up to 2 spaces in #RejectionBingo on @chillsubs.bsky.social!! Woohoo! 🙌🏽
May 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I heard back from New England Review today on a story I submitted in late December.
While I may have received my second tiered rejection, this feels like such a win for this week. Now I’m up to 2 spaces in #RejectionBingo on @chillsubs.bsky.social!! Woohoo! 🙌🏽
While I may have received my second tiered rejection, this feels like such a win for this week. Now I’m up to 2 spaces in #RejectionBingo on @chillsubs.bsky.social!! Woohoo! 🙌🏽
Another monthly writers’s meeting in the books. I always leave them feeling so uplifted and energized to come back to my work with renewed enthusiasm.
My summer term starts in a couple of weeks and this course is over Popular Fiction! I’m excited to be exposed to some new authors.
My summer term starts in a couple of weeks and this course is over Popular Fiction! I’m excited to be exposed to some new authors.
May 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Another monthly writers’s meeting in the books. I always leave them feeling so uplifted and energized to come back to my work with renewed enthusiasm.
My summer term starts in a couple of weeks and this course is over Popular Fiction! I’m excited to be exposed to some new authors.
My summer term starts in a couple of weeks and this course is over Popular Fiction! I’m excited to be exposed to some new authors.