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Lauren D. Woods

@ladiwoods.bsky.social

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Author of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make Believe (Autumn House Press Book Prize), short stories, coming Oct 2025. DC based. laurendwoods.com

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 22d

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shortstorytoday.bsky.social @shortstorytoday.bsky.social · 1d

THIS WEEK! Washington DC author Lauren D. Woods speaks with husband and SST alum Andrew Bertaina (Ep 10) about her debut collection THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE, winner of the 2024 Autumn House Fiction Prize. "(A) tender and resonant debut." - Kirkus Reviews www.shortstorytoday.com

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Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina.bsky.social · 1d

Seamus Heaney at play with language

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 1d

You have to be careful that submitting to lit journals doesn’t distort your writing. Honing stories to the most accessible & easily accepted doesn’t always serve your best, most creative self.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 2d

Just returned from the Holocaust Memorial Museum, and I must say it was fine for 7 and 11. They learned so much history, good kids section, & glad we went.

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shortstorytoday.bsky.social @shortstorytoday.bsky.social · 2d

THIS WEEK! We celebrate Washington DC author Lauren D. Woods, whose debut collection THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE will be released next week. It was the winner of the 2024 Autumn House Fiction Prize. She's interviewed by husband & fellow writer Andrew Bertaina (SST guest author, Ep. 10).

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! I loved that piece.

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 6d

Thrilled to be included on this list of finalists!

Last Syllable: A Longform Literary Journal @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to our Book Award finalists!!

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks, Ed! It’s in December. I think we’re in great hands.

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 9d

Thinking a lot about my 7-year-old’s upcoming surgery and so incredibly grateful for insurance, without which it would be unaffordable, and also thinking about some of my fellow Americans who have been bankrupted in similar circumstances and how it doesn’t have to be like this.

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a real sign when the columnists you really liked all head for the exits. And this is what’s left. 😑

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 11d

Think we’re ready for Halloween around here!

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 11d

Chills, right? I don’t know if I’ve ever seen another show that handled the villain side so deeply or well. Making the empire a complicated but evil bureaucracy was such a good move. And the rebels were right grand scale but have their own villains too. What a show!

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 12d

Forecast today is very very grumpy. No way around it. May as well embrace it and listen to some sad music. (Cue feeling of being spread too thin and doing a bad job working/parenting + some gratuitous self-pity in there too.)

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 12d

:) thanks June!

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to have a story out with Cutleaf Journal from my collection cutleafjournal.com/content/nine...

Nine Hundred Miles To Tampa - Cutleaf Journal

When the phone lights up again, Kevin takes in a breath and answers. “My name is Kevin Dwyer. How may I service you?” Hannah, on her own call at the next desk

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 13d

!! Amazing

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Coffee House Press @coffeehousepress.bsky.social · 13d

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 13d

DC metro creepily empty at what’s supposed to be rush hour.

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 14d

Please for the love bring back emails. The WhatsApp school parents groups are out of control and cannot police themselves.

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shortstorytoday.bsky.social @shortstorytoday.bsky.social · 16d

We continue Season 5 in October with three more extraordinary writers! David Haynes, Lauren D. Woods and Michael Hopkins bring their unique voices to the the short story form with their debut collections. www.shortstorytoday.com

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks June! 😊 it was very fun to do.

Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 17d

Wishing that were my afternoon walk. And hooray for the stories!

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 18d

Came home today to find @andrewbertaina.bsky.social triple screening 3 different football games on 3 screens. Am going to slowly back my way out of here.

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