Lena Valencia
@lenavalencia.bsky.social
Author of MYSTERY LIGHTS: Stories (Tin House / Dead Ink Books 2024). Managing Editor / Director of Edu. Programming at One Story. Co-host of Ditmas Lit. https://linktr.ee/lenavalencia
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Tomorrow! It’s our 9th Anniversary! RSVP here www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
December 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Tomorrow! It’s our 9th Anniversary! RSVP here www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
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Led by @lenavalencia.bsky.social, this group will meet
online once a month to silently read a chosen story
from One Story's archives together, followed by a visit
from the author or editor of the issue & a group
discussion. For details visit bit.ly/48ggFaO #readinggroup #shortstories
online once a month to silently read a chosen story
from One Story's archives together, followed by a visit
from the author or editor of the issue & a group
discussion. For details visit bit.ly/48ggFaO #readinggroup #shortstories
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Led by @lenavalencia.bsky.social, this group will meet
online once a month to silently read a chosen story
from One Story's archives together, followed by a visit
from the author or editor of the issue & a group
discussion. For details visit bit.ly/48ggFaO #readinggroup #shortstories
online once a month to silently read a chosen story
from One Story's archives together, followed by a visit
from the author or editor of the issue & a group
discussion. For details visit bit.ly/48ggFaO #readinggroup #shortstories
Congrats to Devour the Air (@ryanspencerphoto.bsky.social & Ben Lasman) on their debut LP!! Heavy music for heavy times🖤
TODAY IS THE DAY! Our debut LP DESTROYERS has been unleashed. It's on all major streaming platforms, but more importantly it's BANDCAMP FRIDAY, so artists get 100% of the profits. We also have handmade CDs for the real heads. ✌️🖤🤘Ben + Ryan
devourtheair.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
devourtheair.bandcamp.com/album/destro...
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Congrats to Devour the Air (@ryanspencerphoto.bsky.social & Ben Lasman) on their debut LP!! Heavy music for heavy times🖤
Now (actually) open for registration! 🫠
In this class led by Lena Valencia, One Story’s director of educational programming, students will meet once a month to read a past issue of One Story from our archives. The meeting will end with a conversation with either the author or the editor of the issue. Sign up today! bit.ly/48ggFaO
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Now (actually) open for registration! 🫠
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In this class led by Lena Valencia, One Story’s director of educational programming, students will meet once a month to read a past issue of One Story from our archives. The meeting will end with a conversation with either the author or the editor of the issue. Sign up today! bit.ly/48ggFaO
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In this class led by Lena Valencia, One Story’s director of educational programming, students will meet once a month to read a past issue of One Story from our archives. The meeting will end with a conversation with either the author or the editor of the issue. Sign up today! bit.ly/48ggFaO
NYC Friends: this is happening on Wednesday and I hope to see you! It will be my last Ditmas Lit as cohost😭 (I’m relocating to LA next week!)
Ditmas Lit is Wed. 11/19! We’re excited to welcome readers @leahumansky.bsky.social, Laura Venita Green, @deenaelg.bsky.social, and Eve M. Kahn. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NYC Friends: this is happening on Wednesday and I hope to see you! It will be my last Ditmas Lit as cohost😭 (I’m relocating to LA next week!)
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Ditmas Lit is Wed. 11/19! We’re excited to welcome readers @leahumansky.bsky.social, Laura Venita Green, @deenaelg.bsky.social, and Eve M. Kahn. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
November 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Ditmas Lit is Wed. 11/19! We’re excited to welcome readers @leahumansky.bsky.social, Laura Venita Green, @deenaelg.bsky.social, and Eve M. Kahn. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
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Hey wow whaddaya know, good things still happen!
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hey wow whaddaya know, good things still happen!
Tomorrow night in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn! 🎃
The next Ditmas Lit is Wed. Oct. 22! We’re excited to welcome readers @megancummins.bsky.social, Tierney
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Ditmas Lit | The Urbane
A monthly reading series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres. Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm.
www.urbanebrooklyn.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Tomorrow night in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn! 🎃
PSA: I got a message from Microsoft saying that my annual subscription was increasing by $30 to pay for their stupid AI tools. I went to my account and switched to a "Classic" subscription, which kept my rate the same. www.reddit.com/r/Office365/...
From the Office365 community on Reddit: With the upcoming Microsoft 365 price increase from roughly 70 dollars to 100 dollars, you're still able to keep the old subscription. Here's how: (description)
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October 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
PSA: I got a message from Microsoft saying that my annual subscription was increasing by $30 to pay for their stupid AI tools. I went to my account and switched to a "Classic" subscription, which kept my rate the same. www.reddit.com/r/Office365/...
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The next Ditmas Lit is Wed. Oct. 22! We’re excited to welcome readers @megancummins.bsky.social, Tierney
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Ditmas Lit | The Urbane
A monthly reading series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres. Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm.
www.urbanebrooklyn.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The next Ditmas Lit is Wed. Oct. 22! We’re excited to welcome readers @megancummins.bsky.social, Tierney
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Oberhammer, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, and Anna Rasche. RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
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New at PB: @ryanspencerphoto.bsky.social interviews @jeannethornton.bsky.social about her new novel A/S/L (@sohopress.bsky.social), a book that reminds us: Forgetting isn’t freedom, forgiveness isn’t redemption, and in life there are no resets.
“Conjuring and Reality”: An Interview with Jeanne Thornton - Public Books
“Pronouncing a sentence about a person, wrapping them up in your narrative, can be a very gracious action, or a cruel one, or probably most often both.”
www.publicbooks.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New at PB: @ryanspencerphoto.bsky.social interviews @jeannethornton.bsky.social about her new novel A/S/L (@sohopress.bsky.social), a book that reminds us: Forgetting isn’t freedom, forgiveness isn’t redemption, and in life there are no resets.
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Applications are OPEN! Split Lip Magazine is looking for volunteer Flash & Fiction readers. Apply right here before October 1! buff.ly/X3932x5
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Applications are OPEN! Split Lip Magazine is looking for volunteer Flash & Fiction readers. Apply right here before October 1! buff.ly/X3932x5
Applications are open for @onestorymag.bsky.social's Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship! This is a year-long educational fellowship for early career writers whose work speaks to issues and experiences related to inhabiting bodies of difference. one-story.com/learn/fellow...
September 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Applications are open for @onestorymag.bsky.social's Adina Talve-Goodman Fellowship! This is a year-long educational fellowship for early career writers whose work speaks to issues and experiences related to inhabiting bodies of difference. one-story.com/learn/fellow...
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Ditmas Lit is Wed. 9/24! We’re excited to welcome Kerry Cullen, Patrick Ryan, Allison C. Meier, and @cherrylousy.bsky.social! RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Ditmas Lit | The Urbane
A monthly reading series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres. Doors at 7:30, show at 8pm.
www.urbanebrooklyn.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ditmas Lit is Wed. 9/24! We’re excited to welcome Kerry Cullen, Patrick Ryan, Allison C. Meier, and @cherrylousy.bsky.social! RSVP at www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
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Hey gang it's been a minute. But TODAY, SATURDAY SEPT. 13, I'll be at the PRINTED MATTER NEW YORK ART BOOK FAIR at MoMA PS1 hanging out with the TBW BOOKS crew and signing books from noon until 1pm (or so). Come say hi :)
September 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Hey gang it's been a minute. But TODAY, SATURDAY SEPT. 13, I'll be at the PRINTED MATTER NEW YORK ART BOOK FAIR at MoMA PS1 hanging out with the TBW BOOKS crew and signing books from noon until 1pm (or so). Come say hi :)
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Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
PERIPLUS: An FAQ
PERIPLUS: AN FAQ Updated August 2025 Hi! Thanks for your interest in Periplus, a mentorship collective serving U.S. writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. We're glad you’re here. Rea...
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August 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Periplus, a mentorship collective serving US-based early-career writers of color, is now accepting applications for our 2026 class of fellows! Apply by 9/20: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
You can learn more about Periplus (including fellowship eligibility requirements) here: bit.ly/periplusfaq
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Ditmas Lit is on Wed. 7/23 at The Urbane Arts Club! We’re excited to welcome Belle Ling, Heather McCalden, @rubenwrites.bsky.social & Anthony Thomas Lombardi! RSVP here: www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
July 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ditmas Lit is on Wed. 7/23 at The Urbane Arts Club! We’re excited to welcome Belle Ling, Heather McCalden, @rubenwrites.bsky.social & Anthony Thomas Lombardi! RSVP here: www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
Listen to me get tipsy and talk about Muriel Spark's THE DRIVER'S SEAT!
got behind on posting cocktail pics, here’s the drink I made inspired by @lenavalencia.bsky.social’s MYSTERY LIGHTS, you can listen to us chat about it right here:
www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...
www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes/epi...
July 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Listen to me get tipsy and talk about Muriel Spark's THE DRIVER'S SEAT!
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Columbus! @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, and I will be talking short stories on our panel “Humanity in a Snapshot: Short Stories.” Come see us at the Columbus Book Festival!
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
July 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Columbus! @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, and I will be talking short stories on our panel “Humanity in a Snapshot: Short Stories.” Come see us at the Columbus Book Festival!
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
Happy Southland Tales Day (& RIP Rebekah Del Rio) youtu.be/yqTAzZkdIGI
Southland Tales Soundtrack - 42 Rebekah Del Rio - The Star Spangled Banner
YouTube video by SevenStarsASMR
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July 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Happy Southland Tales Day (& RIP Rebekah Del Rio) youtu.be/yqTAzZkdIGI
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Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast YouTube is the full conversation with Lena Valencia in video form.
@lenavalencia.bsky.social talks about Mystery Lights, David Lynch, her writing routine, and much more.
youtu.be/5Eh4V0ofbGk
@lenavalencia.bsky.social talks about Mystery Lights, David Lynch, her writing routine, and much more.
youtu.be/5Eh4V0ofbGk
Lena Valencia on Mystery Lights, David Lynch, and Writing Routine (This Is Horror Podcast 611)
YouTube video by This Is Horror
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June 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast YouTube is the full conversation with Lena Valencia in video form.
@lenavalencia.bsky.social talks about Mystery Lights, David Lynch, her writing routine, and much more.
youtu.be/5Eh4V0ofbGk
@lenavalencia.bsky.social talks about Mystery Lights, David Lynch, her writing routine, and much more.
youtu.be/5Eh4V0ofbGk
Thank you to whoever did this to my bus stop for the PSA and also for covering up one of those gross foot doctor ads🙏
June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thank you to whoever did this to my bus stop for the PSA and also for covering up one of those gross foot doctor ads🙏
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You are listening to Los Angeles:
Glacial Errata, No. 23
Five Things for the Week of June 16, 2025.
glacialerrata.beehiiv.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You are listening to Los Angeles:
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The next Ditmas Lit is Wed. 6/25! We can’t wait to welcome @jeannethornton.bsky.social, Kristina Andersson Bicher, Mac Crane, and James Stewart III 📚🌈🌷 RSVP here: www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...
June 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The next Ditmas Lit is Wed. 6/25! We can’t wait to welcome @jeannethornton.bsky.social, Kristina Andersson Bicher, Mac Crane, and James Stewart III 📚🌈🌷 RSVP here: www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-detail...