Zach Powers
@zachpowers.bsky.social
Author: THE MIGRAINE DIARIES (2026), FIRST COSMIC VELOCITY (2019) & GRAVITY CHANGES (2017). Artistic Director at The Writer’s Center & Poet Lore. zachpowers.com
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For my DC friends, the new SpotLIT is up! I got to interview @zachpowers.bsky.social about his fancy new role at @thewriterscenter.bsky.social!
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Spot LIT: Zach Powers Takes Over at the Writer’s Center
The local author's goal is to make writers sit up, take notice, and say, “Now, I haven’t seen that before!” Plus July releases and events.
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July 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For my DC friends, the new SpotLIT is up! I got to interview @zachpowers.bsky.social about his fancy new role at @thewriterscenter.bsky.social!
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7679...
washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7679...
How many craft books went into writing my own, THE UNRULY WRITER? At least this many. And now my book is in the process of finding a home, so stay tuned!
Bonus: tiny cat head.
Bonus: tiny cat head.
May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How many craft books went into writing my own, THE UNRULY WRITER? At least this many. And now my book is in the process of finding a home, so stay tuned!
Bonus: tiny cat head.
Bonus: tiny cat head.
I got some coffee to "only have a little" and actually managed to not drink the whole thing. Today I am an adult.
April 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I got some coffee to "only have a little" and actually managed to not drink the whole thing. Today I am an adult.
He was, and will forever be, our Huckleberry.
April 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
He was, and will forever be, our Huckleberry.
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With just 4 DAYS until the release of THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY by @samuelashworth.bsky.social, there's still to preorder a copy if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/4bm81sr
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March 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
With just 4 DAYS until the release of THE DEATH AND LIFE OF AUGUST SWEENEY by @samuelashworth.bsky.social, there's still to preorder a copy if you haven't already done so! buff.ly/4bm81sr
@zachpowers.bsky.social
@zachpowers.bsky.social
Why is this chair so uncomfortable today, he asks of the six shirts draped one on top of the other over the back.
February 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why is this chair so uncomfortable today, he asks of the six shirts draped one on top of the other over the back.
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It was my immense pleasure to talk with @zachpowers.bsky.social at the Writer's Center about writing, dead bodies, and why "what's your process?" is the most futile question in the world!
Dissecting the Craft of Writing - The Writer's Center
A Conversation with Novelist Samuel Ashworth By Zach Powers
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February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It was my immense pleasure to talk with @zachpowers.bsky.social at the Writer's Center about writing, dead bodies, and why "what's your process?" is the most futile question in the world!
Gonna write a character so rad all his dialogue tags are gonna be “he said radly.”
February 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Gonna write a character so rad all his dialogue tags are gonna be “he said radly.”
New perspective just dropped: Turd-person point of view - from the perspective of a pile of shit.
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
New perspective just dropped: Turd-person point of view - from the perspective of a pile of shit.
Sad to cut this story's best part: The Fiero used to be the grand prize on Name That Tune. In the 80s, of course. Before the 80s the car didn’t exist. After the 80s the show didn’t exist. There must have been another prize on older seasons. There must have been other ways to win cars in the 90s.
January 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sad to cut this story's best part: The Fiero used to be the grand prize on Name That Tune. In the 80s, of course. Before the 80s the car didn’t exist. After the 80s the show didn’t exist. There must have been another prize on older seasons. There must have been other ways to win cars in the 90s.
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It’s a literary novel with elements of suspense. It’s a legal drama. It’s a family drama. It’s revenge. But let me tell you what it is not—the same ole story. Here’s another amazing blurb from @xochitltheg. So so grateful to her because this woman is BUSY doing the work!
January 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
It’s a literary novel with elements of suspense. It’s a legal drama. It’s a family drama. It’s revenge. But let me tell you what it is not—the same ole story. Here’s another amazing blurb from @xochitltheg. So so grateful to her because this woman is BUSY doing the work!
A toast to Jimmy! One of my favorite Savannah landmarks is this plaque in the bar at Pinkie Masters where Jimmy Carter once stood to deliver a toast. I was luckily there last week.
December 29, 2024 at 10:47 PM
A toast to Jimmy! One of my favorite Savannah landmarks is this plaque in the bar at Pinkie Masters where Jimmy Carter once stood to deliver a toast. I was luckily there last week.
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It's official! I have a chap book of short stories coming out in 2025 with Stanchion!
A tiny collection, under 100 pages, all weird and itchy and me. Excited to work with an amazing editor on my first book!
A tiny collection, under 100 pages, all weird and itchy and me. Excited to work with an amazing editor on my first book!
I'm thrilled to share the 2025 Stanchion Books catalog with you! The year will feature books by: @donnacwrites.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social @abigailmyers.bsky.social & more
Get all these titles & much more as a Book Club member, now $10 off!
*still reading for '26*
Get all these titles & much more as a Book Club member, now $10 off!
*still reading for '26*
December 27, 2024 at 2:32 PM
It's official! I have a chap book of short stories coming out in 2025 with Stanchion!
A tiny collection, under 100 pages, all weird and itchy and me. Excited to work with an amazing editor on my first book!
A tiny collection, under 100 pages, all weird and itchy and me. Excited to work with an amazing editor on my first book!
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'Strange and Wondrous Immortal Turtles' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850 (single panel detail).
#WyrdWednesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
#WyrdWednesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
December 18, 2024 at 9:46 AM
'Strange and Wondrous Immortal Turtles' - Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ca. 1850 (single panel detail).
#WyrdWednesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
#WyrdWednesday #ukiyoe #JapaneseArt
Oh hey I’m teaching a short Zoom workshop this Thursday based on some of the essays in the craft book I’ve been writing for the last 3 years!
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$40 Pop-Up! 7 New Ways to Visualize Plot - The Writer's Center
The story arc is ubiquitous—and often useful—in analyses of plot, but it's only one way we might look at forward progress and the growth/release of tension within a narrative. In fact, the ubiquity of...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Oh hey I’m teaching a short Zoom workshop this Thursday based on some of the essays in the craft book I’ve been writing for the last 3 years!
writer.org/event/40-pop...
writer.org/event/40-pop...
High on dramamine after a flight and I always do the Nic Cage “I’d like to take his face off” gesture.
December 5, 2024 at 3:19 PM
High on dramamine after a flight and I always do the Nic Cage “I’d like to take his face off” gesture.
Lighting design by BlackCat. Tiny cat hat by Kirby.
December 4, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Lighting design by BlackCat. Tiny cat hat by Kirby.
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Doing the Lord's work here.
For those going home to visit family this weekend:
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
• Samsung calls it Auto Motion Plus
• LG calls it TruMotion
• Sony calls it Motionflow
• Roku calls it Action Smoothing
• Google TV calls it Motion Enhancement
• Vizio calls it Smooth Motion Effect.
November 29, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Doing the Lord's work here.
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I don’t always have good news to share first thing in the morning BUT…
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I don’t always have good news to share first thing in the morning BUT…
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
How’re y’all traveling without your own soap, smellin like whatever the hotel wants you to smell like?
November 23, 2024 at 10:49 AM
How’re y’all traveling without your own soap, smellin like whatever the hotel wants you to smell like?
Oh hi this is 90% a cat account
November 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Oh hi this is 90% a cat account
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TODAY at 2pm EDT, @kesemmel.bsky.social will be reading from and discussing his debut novel THE BOOK OF LOSMAN, with Art Taylor at The Writer's Center, hosted by Wonderland Books!
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gxJp27
Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN here: https://buff.ly/3ZBrZf4
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gxJp27
Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN here: https://buff.ly/3ZBrZf4
Novelist K.E. Semmel Book Launch Celebration with Art Taylor - The Writer's Center
The Writer’s Center welcomes back K.E. Semmel (who was TWC's Publications and Communications Manager about a decade ago!) for a reading and discussion of his debut novel, The Book of Losman, plus…
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October 20, 2024 at 2:40 PM
TODAY at 2pm EDT, @kesemmel.bsky.social will be reading from and discussing his debut novel THE BOOK OF LOSMAN, with Art Taylor at The Writer's Center, hosted by Wonderland Books!
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gxJp27
Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN here: https://buff.ly/3ZBrZf4
Register here: https://buff.ly/4gxJp27
Get THE BOOK OF LOSMAN here: https://buff.ly/3ZBrZf4
I like that when a banjo is out of tune it sounds like it’s supposed to be out of tune.
September 30, 2024 at 11:14 AM
I like that when a banjo is out of tune it sounds like it’s supposed to be out of tune.
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if you haven't been carrying around thoughts of revenge against a company that no longer exists, what are you even DOING with your life
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September 27, 2024 at 12:25 PM
if you haven't been carrying around thoughts of revenge against a company that no longer exists, what are you even DOING with your life
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I spend a lot of my mental energy worrying about squirrels as they cross roads.
September 21, 2024 at 11:17 AM
I spend a lot of my mental energy worrying about squirrels as they cross roads.