Sarah Kokernot
@sarahkokernot.bsky.social
Writer | Grant writer & consultant at StoryStudio | Words in NYT, Best American Short Stories, Tricycle, EPOCH | Above my raisin’
Fiction writer, essayist, secret poet sarahkokernot.com
A newsletter on Buddhism’s wild side 🍃
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Fiction writer, essayist, secret poet sarahkokernot.com
A newsletter on Buddhism’s wild side 🍃
sarahkokernot.substack.com
A book group in Louise Erdrich’s novel, The Mighty Red, commenting on Eat, Pray, Love: “As for the pray part, I kind of asked myself, why go to India to get enlightened when you can stay home and be a Catholic?” 🔥
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A book group in Louise Erdrich’s novel, The Mighty Red, commenting on Eat, Pray, Love: “As for the pray part, I kind of asked myself, why go to India to get enlightened when you can stay home and be a Catholic?” 🔥
Had such a wonderful writing class on at Greenspell Herbal School last Wednesday! We went on the world’s tiniest plant walk to a strip of untended green space at the edge of the parking lot found hidden natural beauty. Then: we wrote letters & poems in praise of decay, ancestry, renewal, & compost!
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Had such a wonderful writing class on at Greenspell Herbal School last Wednesday! We went on the world’s tiniest plant walk to a strip of untended green space at the edge of the parking lot found hidden natural beauty. Then: we wrote letters & poems in praise of decay, ancestry, renewal, & compost!
Thrilled to be teaching a class next week! “In Praise of Decay, Compost & Renewal” will be at Greenspell Herbal Academy in Chicago on 10/22. We‘ll be observing the natural world as it transitions to winter, then write in praise of our ancestors, kin, & whatever else continues to nourish us.
October 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thrilled to be teaching a class next week! “In Praise of Decay, Compost & Renewal” will be at Greenspell Herbal Academy in Chicago on 10/22. We‘ll be observing the natural world as it transitions to winter, then write in praise of our ancestors, kin, & whatever else continues to nourish us.
May all beings be free from dumbfuckery. By @fulmerford.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
May all beings be free from dumbfuckery. By @fulmerford.com
Excited to offer writing coaching over email. The first email is free, no strings attached. If you want to keep going you’ll receive 5 more emails for $100 w/ a sliding scale for those who need it. Your pace, no expiration date. Get practical guidance from someone who has been there.
September 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Excited to offer writing coaching over email. The first email is free, no strings attached. If you want to keep going you’ll receive 5 more emails for $100 w/ a sliding scale for those who need it. Your pace, no expiration date. Get practical guidance from someone who has been there.
#Bloomscrolling with roisin weed in the late afternoon.
September 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
#Bloomscrolling with roisin weed in the late afternoon.
A black swallow tail on clover in north eastern Illinois while #bloomscrolling this morning. That gold and royal blue on its lower wings is incredible. The Midwestern prairie is a grass forest.
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
A black swallow tail on clover in north eastern Illinois while #bloomscrolling this morning. That gold and royal blue on its lower wings is incredible. The Midwestern prairie is a grass forest.
Cancelling the Disney channel which is ABC owned. When you boycott companies send them a letter instead of an email. It shows that you’re mad enough to take the time to print out the letter, find a stamp, & walk to the mailbox.
September 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Cancelling the Disney channel which is ABC owned. When you boycott companies send them a letter instead of an email. It shows that you’re mad enough to take the time to print out the letter, find a stamp, & walk to the mailbox.
Wild poppies blooming in late, late summer. My four-year-old daughter can’t help but to pick them. #bloomscrollling
September 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Wild poppies blooming in late, late summer. My four-year-old daughter can’t help but to pick them. #bloomscrollling
Sending you my most recent headshot:
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sending you my most recent headshot:
If you’ve been feeling like your writing practice is all grind and no glitter lately: this mini-salon is for you. Join me & my friend & fellow writer Inés Bellina on 9/18 at 11am CT for resources, strategies, and lived stories on how to reenergize your writing. Sign up: forms.gle/RcUhJh5B3yoD...
September 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If you’ve been feeling like your writing practice is all grind and no glitter lately: this mini-salon is for you. Join me & my friend & fellow writer Inés Bellina on 9/18 at 11am CT for resources, strategies, and lived stories on how to reenergize your writing. Sign up: forms.gle/RcUhJh5B3yoD...
Every time I see a honey bee I am reminded of someone deeply in love. May we all love and honor life as much as they do.
August 31, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Every time I see a honey bee I am reminded of someone deeply in love. May we all love and honor life as much as they do.
#Bloomscrolling this morning with chicory and a bumblebee. May all beings know happiness!
August 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#Bloomscrolling this morning with chicory and a bumblebee. May all beings know happiness!
This #monarch caterpillar finally got off the milkweed and is hopefully cocooning somewhere safe in the yard. The family named him Carle. Good luck, Carle!
August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This #monarch caterpillar finally got off the milkweed and is hopefully cocooning somewhere safe in the yard. The family named him Carle. Good luck, Carle!
You can never grow too many because there is always someone to share them with
August 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
You can never grow too many because there is always someone to share them with
It’s been an incredible year for butterflies and moths. I’ve never seen so many out in the prairie of northern Illinois. Here are clouded yellows on echinacea. Grateful to all the people past and present who take care of this special land #bloomscrolling
August 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It’s been an incredible year for butterflies and moths. I’ve never seen so many out in the prairie of northern Illinois. Here are clouded yellows on echinacea. Grateful to all the people past and present who take care of this special land #bloomscrolling
A very happy monarch sipping on a Joe-Pye weed that sprung up among our hostas. I’m glad I let this weed grow. This is who comes to your yard when you let native plants do their thing #bloomscrolling
August 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A very happy monarch sipping on a Joe-Pye weed that sprung up among our hostas. I’m glad I let this weed grow. This is who comes to your yard when you let native plants do their thing #bloomscrolling
White bee balm in the shade of a tree this morning while #bloomscrolling. Guessing the shade has changed its color. What a beautiful, determined flower!
July 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
White bee balm in the shade of a tree this morning while #bloomscrolling. Guessing the shade has changed its color. What a beautiful, determined flower!
Almost glad that I have a summer cold bc it’s a excuse to stay out in the hammock on a Monday, sipping tea and reading this wonderful book on the innate rights of nature by #RobertMacfarlan
July 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Almost glad that I have a summer cold bc it’s a excuse to stay out in the hammock on a Monday, sipping tea and reading this wonderful book on the innate rights of nature by #RobertMacfarlan
#bloomscrolling in the prairie with echinacea and purple crown vetch and making wishes that all public lands are protected
July 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#bloomscrolling in the prairie with echinacea and purple crown vetch and making wishes that all public lands are protected
The kids found a black swallow tail caterpillar on the parsley and have named him “Parsley.”
July 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The kids found a black swallow tail caterpillar on the parsley and have named him “Parsley.”
#bloomscrolling with plume thistle in the prairie
July 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#bloomscrolling with plume thistle in the prairie