Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social
Writer; dean of faculty @GothamWriters. she/her I live in NYC but still say gapers' block.
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Kelly Caldwell
@kkc212.bsky.social
· Jun 9
Personal Essays Galore, PLUS Some Great Workshops and Calls for Submissions...
Including: Workshops from Writing Co-Lab, Alexander Chee, Narratively Academy, and Melissa Petro; and calls for submissions from Blaise Allysen Kearsley and Literary Liberation.
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I'm super psyched to say one of my essays is included in this week's @memoirland.bsky.social roundup! Especially given the impressive company I'm in.
Read them all (and especially Robin Pickering's "The Fuckitall." So good.)
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Read them all (and especially Robin Pickering's "The Fuckitall." So good.)
open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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Across the country, AI systems have already:
1. Denied Medicare enrollees critical care
2. Led to the wrongful arrest of Black Americans
3. Blocked low-income families from rental housing
Now’s the time for protection, not a free pass for tech billionaires.
https://bit.ly/42tQiMP
1. Denied Medicare enrollees critical care
2. Led to the wrongful arrest of Black Americans
3. Blocked low-income families from rental housing
Now’s the time for protection, not a free pass for tech billionaires.
https://bit.ly/42tQiMP
Center for Civil Rights and Technology - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Center for Civil Rights and Technology will serve as a convener, collaborator, and communicator on policy issues.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Across the country, AI systems have already:
1. Denied Medicare enrollees critical care
2. Led to the wrongful arrest of Black Americans
3. Blocked low-income families from rental housing
Now’s the time for protection, not a free pass for tech billionaires.
https://bit.ly/42tQiMP
1. Denied Medicare enrollees critical care
2. Led to the wrongful arrest of Black Americans
3. Blocked low-income families from rental housing
Now’s the time for protection, not a free pass for tech billionaires.
https://bit.ly/42tQiMP
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“Anjuman’s murder doesn’t make her unique—depressingly, it’s quite the opposite.” @dianaarterian.bsky.social considers the poetry and resistance of Nadia Anjuman.
Diana Arterian on Nadia Anjuman’s Life, Resistance, and Poetry
As a teenager, desperate to learn literature, Nadia Anjuman secretly attended the Golden Needle School in her home city of Herat, Afghanistan. The women attendees hid books beneath their needlepoin…
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December 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Anjuman’s murder doesn’t make her unique—depressingly, it’s quite the opposite.” @dianaarterian.bsky.social considers the poetry and resistance of Nadia Anjuman.
If you love dogs and watch (and sob through) every single video posted by that guy who rescues dogs in Thailand, maybe consider sharing your sofa with a very good girl or boy for just one month.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR161Wk...
#dogs #dogsky #doggo
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#dogs #dogsky #doggo
Isabel Klee on Instagram: "Five of the BIGGEST misconceptions about fostering dogs 🐶
For more, follow @simonsits!
#dogsofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuedog #fosterdog #shelterdog #dogsofn...
Get the facts straight about fostering dogs and make a difference in a furry friend's life. Learn how to debunk common misconceptions and find out if fostering is right for you.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you love dogs and watch (and sob through) every single video posted by that guy who rescues dogs in Thailand, maybe consider sharing your sofa with a very good girl or boy for just one month.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR161Wk...
#dogs #dogsky #doggo
www.instagram.com/reel/DR161Wk...
#dogs #dogsky #doggo
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
To be fair, he wasn't a very good attorney general.
Schmitt is a former state attorney general. Of course he knows about this case.
STEPHANOPOULOS: Do you support the pardon of the former Honduran president?
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
SCHMITT: I'm not familiar w/ the facts or circumstances
S: What do you mean you're not familiar? It's been front page news
SCHMITT: You spew Democrat talking points every single week, which is why your ratings are so bad
December 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To be fair, he wasn't a very good attorney general.
👇👇👇 🎥 !!!
The question missing in interviews with filmmakers on whether films MUST be seen in a theater is, "How many times have you viewed a film in a public theater in the last year?" (Film festivals & private screenings don't count.)
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
👇👇👇 🎥 !!!
These cuts are such a hit job on the University of #Nebraska that I wonder Mizzou commissioned it, as revenge for the Flea Kicker.
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Nebraskans are being sold bill of goods on UNL’s proposed cuts • Nebraska Examiner
When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Faculty Senate voted overwhelmingly in November on a resolution of no confidence in UNL Chancellor Rodney Bennett, it was not done lightly. Grounded in eviden...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
These cuts are such a hit job on the University of #Nebraska that I wonder Mizzou commissioned it, as revenge for the Flea Kicker.
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/05/n...
nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/05/n...
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And I also make pottery… come see me at the Montclair Flea on 12/20 the last/best shopping Saturday before Christmas. 🎄🎄🎄🎄
December 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to give to EFF, now’s your chance to all donations through Dec 9 get an automatic dollar-for-dollar match! eff.org/powerup
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to give to EFF, now’s your chance to all donations through Dec 9 get an automatic dollar-for-dollar match! eff.org/powerup
"Sean Duffy literally looked at the hellscape of American infrastructure and said, 'OK, but what were you wearing?'"
Truly deserving Dingus of the Week!
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Truly deserving Dingus of the Week!
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Dingus of the week: Sean Duffy | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
Get more from Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz on Patreon
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December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Sean Duffy literally looked at the hellscape of American infrastructure and said, 'OK, but what were you wearing?'"
Truly deserving Dingus of the Week!
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Truly deserving Dingus of the Week!
www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In the Waiting Room Outside Immigration Court - June 2025
by Krista Lee Hanson | Watching.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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HIV diagnoses increased across New York City in 2024, part of a multi-year surge after years of decline. The spike comes as the Trump administration has moved to cut federal funding to test, treat and prevent the disease.
@thecity.nyc and @katiehonan.bsky.social
@thecity.nyc and @katiehonan.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
HIV diagnoses increased across New York City in 2024, part of a multi-year surge after years of decline. The spike comes as the Trump administration has moved to cut federal funding to test, treat and prevent the disease.
@thecity.nyc and @katiehonan.bsky.social
@thecity.nyc and @katiehonan.bsky.social
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BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
"We deserve a culture that refuses to treat weight loss as a moral victory."
AMEN
AMEN
A powerful new piece from @rebeccamorrison.bsky.social
So excited & nervous to share this deeply personal piece. My heart was pounding as I wrote it, when I pitched it & now sharing it. Thank you to the wonderful editor @noahmichelson.bsky.social for saying yes to this piece & @emilymccombs.bsky.social for the thoughtful edits. ❤️
bit.ly/4ovAkcI
bit.ly/4ovAkcI
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"We deserve a culture that refuses to treat weight loss as a moral victory."
AMEN
AMEN
"We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation."
I interviewed César Chávez a month before he died in 1993, and I've never met anyone more sanguine. He made sure none of the injustices he endured were in vain.
Something to remember now.
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I interviewed César Chávez a month before he died in 1993, and I've never met anyone more sanguine. He made sure none of the injustices he endured were in vain.
Something to remember now.
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
Dec. 3, 1970 | Cesar Chavez Jailed for Leading Boycott Against Coercive Farmers
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation."
I interviewed César Chávez a month before he died in 1993, and I've never met anyone more sanguine. He made sure none of the injustices he endured were in vain.
Something to remember now.
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
I interviewed César Chávez a month before he died in 1993, and I've never met anyone more sanguine. He made sure none of the injustices he endured were in vain.
Something to remember now.
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
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this book banning shit is *infuriating* to me, not only as a writer and a human being, but as a parent. I do not give a tiny rat’s ass what you allow or don’t allow your own kids to read. but how fucking dare you decide what MY kid gets to have access to. parent your own kids, you loser weirdos!!!
If you don't want to read a book about a magnificent unicorn who accidentally sits in some paint and feels silly (and then discovers he's still lovable in his mistake), then that's fine. But to ban this book (for 10 years!) to make sure no one else can read it because of the word "heinie"? SMH. 8/
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
this book banning shit is *infuriating* to me, not only as a writer and a human being, but as a parent. I do not give a tiny rat’s ass what you allow or don’t allow your own kids to read. but how fucking dare you decide what MY kid gets to have access to. parent your own kids, you loser weirdos!!!
A little something for anyone who needs a laugh, from @katjolewis.bsky.social:
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#humor #amwriting
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#humor #amwriting
6 Hilarious Novels that Will Improve Your Comedy Writing
A Reading List for Mastering Humor in Fiction
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December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A little something for anyone who needs a laugh, from @katjolewis.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/katjolew...
#humor #amwriting
open.substack.com/pub/katjolew...
#humor #amwriting
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Congratulations to all of our 2026 grant winners! Recognizing oral history, young adult literature, migration narratives, and translation, these works-in-progress illuminate important stories and are sure to carry a lasting literary impact. Learn more here: pen.org/announcing-t...
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Congratulations to all of our 2026 grant winners! Recognizing oral history, young adult literature, migration narratives, and translation, these works-in-progress illuminate important stories and are sure to carry a lasting literary impact. Learn more here: pen.org/announcing-t...
The one Hallmark holiday movie I'd watch...
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The one Hallmark holiday movie I'd watch...
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if you've ever wanted to give a little to my newsroom, today is a really good day for it
today, your donation goes twice as far thanks to NewsMatch — every dollar up to $8,000 will be doubled
and if 100 new donors step up, @thecity.nyc unlocks an additional $2,000 bonus! 🤑
today, your donation goes twice as far thanks to NewsMatch — every dollar up to $8,000 will be doubled
and if 100 new donors step up, @thecity.nyc unlocks an additional $2,000 bonus! 🤑
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December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
if you've ever wanted to give a little to my newsroom, today is a really good day for it
today, your donation goes twice as far thanks to NewsMatch — every dollar up to $8,000 will be doubled
and if 100 new donors step up, @thecity.nyc unlocks an additional $2,000 bonus! 🤑
today, your donation goes twice as far thanks to NewsMatch — every dollar up to $8,000 will be doubled
and if 100 new donors step up, @thecity.nyc unlocks an additional $2,000 bonus! 🤑