Rhonda Zimlich
@rhondazimlich.bsky.social
Author of Raising Panic, and more. 💙📚
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Rhonda Zimlich
@rhondazimlich.bsky.social
· Aug 18
When was the last time you took a walk in a new place/a familiar place and took in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes? Did you speak with anyone? What happened? Where were you going? Where did you travel from? #writingprompt #writing #writingcommunity
When was the last time you took a walk in a new place/a familiar place and took in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes? Did you speak with anyone? What happened? Where were you going? Where did you travel from? #writingprompt #writing #writingcommunity
August 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
When was the last time you took a walk in a new place/a familiar place and took in the sights, sounds, smells, tastes? Did you speak with anyone? What happened? Where were you going? Where did you travel from? #writingprompt #writing #writingcommunity
I forgot I had an account here y’all. Sorry. I’ll do better. Maybe I should (we should) just give up on social media. Look how pretty it is outside.
July 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I forgot I had an account here y’all. Sorry. I’ll do better. Maybe I should (we should) just give up on social media. Look how pretty it is outside.
We weep
Though the flowers
Continue their blooming
Bees and butterflies tend their work
We wait
#NationalPoetryMonth
Though the flowers
Continue their blooming
Bees and butterflies tend their work
We wait
#NationalPoetryMonth
April 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We weep
Though the flowers
Continue their blooming
Bees and butterflies tend their work
We wait
#NationalPoetryMonth
Though the flowers
Continue their blooming
Bees and butterflies tend their work
We wait
#NationalPoetryMonth
The White House or The White Lotus? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The White House or The White Lotus?
1. White people achieve new levels of whiteness via their most privileged impulses.
2. The stars of the show are a group of entitled and insensitiv...
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April 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The White House or The White Lotus? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
Reposted by Rhonda Zimlich
“In a moment of national darkness, Wisconsin voters lit a candle. Let the lesson of Wisconsin’s election ring out across the country.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Democrats Show a Pulse: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
Energized against the new Trump era, and against Elon Musk, Democrats pulled off a crucial judicial victory in Wisconsin and cut into Republican margins in two Florida congressional races.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“In a moment of national darkness, Wisconsin voters lit a candle. Let the lesson of Wisconsin’s election ring out across the country.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
Funny
He never laughs
While the crows cry their caws
Call their names in mournful ballads
For him
#NationalPoetryMonth
He never laughs
While the crows cry their caws
Call their names in mournful ballads
For him
#NationalPoetryMonth
April 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Funny
He never laughs
While the crows cry their caws
Call their names in mournful ballads
For him
#NationalPoetryMonth
He never laughs
While the crows cry their caws
Call their names in mournful ballads
For him
#NationalPoetryMonth
Reposted by Rhonda Zimlich
You can now preorder a copy of my book, Ethan Hawke & Me, out soon with @barrelhouse . It's a mixture of memoir and thinking through Richard Linklater's brilliant Before Trilogy. Out in May!!!!!
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/ethan-...
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/ethan-...
Ethan Hawke & Me: The Before Triology — Barrelhouse
www.barrelhousemag.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
You can now preorder a copy of my book, Ethan Hawke & Me, out soon with @barrelhouse . It's a mixture of memoir and thinking through Richard Linklater's brilliant Before Trilogy. Out in May!!!!!
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/ethan-...
www.barrelhousemag.com/books/ethan-...
Val Kilmer, dream on and rest in peace. youtu.be/SgNgAiGQ_IM?...
Real Genius - Why am I the only person who has that dream?
YouTube video by Dralenan
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April 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Val Kilmer, dream on and rest in peace. youtu.be/SgNgAiGQ_IM?...
Had so much fun making characters in my Writing Across Genres class
#fiction
#character
#writing
#writersofbluesky
#fiction
#character
#writing
#writersofbluesky
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Had so much fun making characters in my Writing Across Genres class
#fiction
#character
#writing
#writersofbluesky
#fiction
#character
#writing
#writersofbluesky
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
March 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I know everything is going to hell…but pandas!
March 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I know everything is going to hell…but pandas!
Reposted by Rhonda Zimlich
Another cool thing that @rhondazimlich.bsky.social has in the works. Great conversation!
www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
A Writer’s Life: A CAS Conversation with Rhonda Zimlich
Award-winning author and American University professor Rhonda Zimlich shares how she became a writer and what inspires her stories and teaching
www.american.edu
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Another cool thing that @rhondazimlich.bsky.social has in the works. Great conversation!
www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
www.american.edu/cas/news/cas...
A group of writers at #Salon804 in Washington DC. It was a joy to share the reading time with them. #writing #writingcommunity
January 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A group of writers at #Salon804 in Washington DC. It was a joy to share the reading time with them. #writing #writingcommunity
Writing tip: After you finish, go back & cut all the adverbs. Then all the adjectives. Then all the other words. Eat the paper. Now you're free.
January 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Checking in on my old and new friends. How are you today? On a medieval owl scale… #feelings #connection #writers #writingcommunity
January 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Checking in on my old and new friends. How are you today? On a medieval owl scale… #feelings #connection #writers #writingcommunity
My favorite gift I received this year was a playlist from David Vazquez. I’ve never been given something so thoughtful. It’s got a little of everything that represents our 23 years together. What a blessing he is to me. How lucky am I?! #mixtape #love #nonmaterialgift
December 27, 2024 at 9:37 PM
My favorite gift I received this year was a playlist from David Vazquez. I’ve never been given something so thoughtful. It’s got a little of everything that represents our 23 years together. What a blessing he is to me. How lucky am I?! #mixtape #love #nonmaterialgift
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Merry Christmas
It’s a beautiful day in the #DMV area. What are you doing to fill your heart?
#writingprompt
Write a love letter to a place that lifts your heart.
#photography
#nature
#inspiration
#writingprompt
Write a love letter to a place that lifts your heart.
#photography
#nature
#inspiration
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
It’s a beautiful day in the #DMV area. What are you doing to fill your heart?
#writingprompt
Write a love letter to a place that lifts your heart.
#photography
#nature
#inspiration
#writingprompt
Write a love letter to a place that lifts your heart.
#photography
#nature
#inspiration
Sunrise on my way to a morning run.
December 8, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Sunrise on my way to a morning run.