Paula Coomer
@paulacoomer.bsky.social
Dreamer, writer, editor, writing coach, artist. Long-time university writing instructor and facilitator of Clearwater Writers retreat programs. Fun fact: one of her books was nominated for the Pulitzer. For more info, go to http://www.paulamariecoomer.com.
A forty-year-old college writing prompt still has me thinking. paulacoomer.substack.com/p/in-the-eve...
IN THE EVENT OF YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE
What would your junk say about you?
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May 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A forty-year-old college writing prompt still has me thinking. paulacoomer.substack.com/p/in-the-eve...
Need a place to focus on your writing project? We can help! November 16-20 Clearwater Writers 2025 Fall Women's Retreat. Taking applications now!
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May 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Need a place to focus on your writing project? We can help! November 16-20 Clearwater Writers 2025 Fall Women's Retreat. Taking applications now!
www.paulamariecoomer.com/clearwater-w...
www.paulamariecoomer.com/clearwater-w...
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Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.
2025 Met Gala Red Carpet: Looks we love
Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other.
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"A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song."
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
May 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
"A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song."
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
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Mslexia's Production Editor, Maxine Davies, will be speaking on the indie presses panel at Newcastle Writing Conference on Saturday 17 May! Come along for a day of author panels and workshops, with the chance to meet and connect with fellow writers. Tickets at newwritingnorth.com/event/newcas...
Newcastle Writing Conference
Newcastle Writing Conference is an event for writers at all stages of their careers. It aims to demystify the world of publishing and supports you to connect with peers and industry experts. Across on...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Mslexia's Production Editor, Maxine Davies, will be speaking on the indie presses panel at Newcastle Writing Conference on Saturday 17 May! Come along for a day of author panels and workshops, with the chance to meet and connect with fellow writers. Tickets at newwritingnorth.com/event/newcas...
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'We celebrate successes, provide consolation for rejections or bad writing weeks, share book recommendations and more.'
Sarah, Ninette, Mel & Georgie hadn't anticipated that they would find a new writing group. Read how The Novelistas emerged on our blog: mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo... #AmWriting
Sarah, Ninette, Mel & Georgie hadn't anticipated that they would find a new writing group. Read how The Novelistas emerged on our blog: mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo... #AmWriting
A novel approach - Blog - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
A novel approach - Blog - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.
mslexia.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
'We celebrate successes, provide consolation for rejections or bad writing weeks, share book recommendations and more.'
Sarah, Ninette, Mel & Georgie hadn't anticipated that they would find a new writing group. Read how The Novelistas emerged on our blog: mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo... #AmWriting
Sarah, Ninette, Mel & Georgie hadn't anticipated that they would find a new writing group. Read how The Novelistas emerged on our blog: mslexia.co.uk/magazine/blo... #AmWriting
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Good morning and happy Tuesday, Brenda and Crew! 🌞☕💙
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Good morning and happy Tuesday, Brenda and Crew! 🌞☕💙
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Happy Pub Day!🍊
Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh is out today!
"Goh refuses simple stories, instead conjuring a complex, finely woven exploration of the citrus and the self."
—NPR Books
🍊Read more: bit.ly/ForeignFruit...
Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh is out today!
"Goh refuses simple stories, instead conjuring a complex, finely woven exploration of the citrus and the self."
—NPR Books
🍊Read more: bit.ly/ForeignFruit...
May 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Pub Day!🍊
Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh is out today!
"Goh refuses simple stories, instead conjuring a complex, finely woven exploration of the citrus and the self."
—NPR Books
🍊Read more: bit.ly/ForeignFruit...
Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange by Katie Goh is out today!
"Goh refuses simple stories, instead conjuring a complex, finely woven exploration of the citrus and the self."
—NPR Books
🍊Read more: bit.ly/ForeignFruit...
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Walking the #neighborhood, as always, we came across this #beautiful planting of #pansies.
#johnnyjumpups#viola. The many names of Violas. #gardening
#flowers#photograph#spring
#johnnyjumpups#viola. The many names of Violas. #gardening
#flowers#photograph#spring
May 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Walking the #neighborhood, as always, we came across this #beautiful planting of #pansies.
#johnnyjumpups#viola. The many names of Violas. #gardening
#flowers#photograph#spring
#johnnyjumpups#viola. The many names of Violas. #gardening
#flowers#photograph#spring
Even in dire circumstances, we must stop to take a breath. New Substack and the story of a girl's dream. open.substack.com/pub/paulacoo...
IT'S NOT A SHE SHED
How Not to do Business if You Want My Business Again
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May 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Even in dire circumstances, we must stop to take a breath. New Substack and the story of a girl's dream. open.substack.com/pub/paulacoo...
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Privacy nightmare.
People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.
April 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Privacy nightmare.
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"Molly Put the Kettle On" brings me back to sitting in my mentor Joe Thompson's parlour and falling into a trance state of playing with him. Justin Robinson and I recorded this at Joe's home in Mebane, NC with Justin “Demeanor” Harrington on bones.
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Molly Put the Kettle On" brings me back to sitting in my mentor Joe Thompson's parlour and falling into a trance state of playing with him. Justin Robinson and I recorded this at Joe's home in Mebane, NC with Justin “Demeanor” Harrington on bones.
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"Writing involves more than time spent with a keyboard or pen. Mulling over ideas, doing research, talking with colleagues or friends—these are all just as important as the act of putting your thoughts into words."
www.writersdigest.com/getting-over...
www.writersdigest.com/getting-over...
Getting Over Guilt of Not Writing
Techniques for changing your mindset about non-writing time from feeling guilty to feeling productive.
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April 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"Writing involves more than time spent with a keyboard or pen. Mulling over ideas, doing research, talking with colleagues or friends—these are all just as important as the act of putting your thoughts into words."
www.writersdigest.com/getting-over...
www.writersdigest.com/getting-over...
The Mating Habits of Frogs
Or What Happens in Our Pond Stays in Our Pond . . . Mostly
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April 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Water Lily (1920) lithograph by artist printmaker Henrietta Shore #womensart
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Water Lily (1920) lithograph by artist printmaker Henrietta Shore #womensart
We have a lot to learn from a prairie. I've started a Subtack to keep track of it all.
April 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We have a lot to learn from a prairie. I've started a Subtack to keep track of it all.
BACKSEAT BARBIE
Remaining Quiet When You Want to Roar
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March 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.
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It's the time of year to build a pollinator palace! We're building 4 of these! #loverust
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Build a Pollinator Palace to Display in Your Garden
Attract pollinators to your garden with plants. Gather your materials to provide a place for them to find shelter with a pollinator palace.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It's the time of year to build a pollinator palace! We're building 4 of these! #loverust
savvygardening.com/pollinator-p...
savvygardening.com/pollinator-p...
How about a little body inventory to put things in perspective?
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paulacoomer.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
A Mother and Her Daughter
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March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How about a little body inventory to put things in perspective?
paulacoomer.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
paulacoomer.substack.com/p/what-the-d...