Nicole Chung
@nicolechung.bsky.social
author of A LIVING REMEDY (a New York Times Notable Book) and the national bestseller ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW • words in NYT Magazine, Time, Esquire, The Washington Post &c. • linktr.ee/nicolesjchung • loyaltybookstores.com/nicolechung
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Nicole Chung
@nicolechung.bsky.social
· Oct 2
When Adoption Promises Are Broken
Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.
www.theatlantic.com
If you want to understand open adoption, it makes sense to start with birth parents—yet studies of them are few. 2+ yrs ago, I began talking w/ birth mothers to try to understand what living in an open adoption is like for them, and what rights or options they might have if challenges were to arise.
Peggy says what deadlines
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Peggy says what deadlines
the original gift link to the story has expired, so here’s another one. I worked on this for 2+ years and learned so much from the dozens of birth mothers who shared their experiences in open adoption.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
the original gift link to the story has expired, so here’s another one. I worked on this for 2+ years and learned so much from the dozens of birth mothers who shared their experiences in open adoption.
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After the tenth of these emails I got Mad Enough to Blog it. Thanks to @electricliterature.com and @thedennemichele.bsky.social, and all the authors who shared their own scam emails.
That Personalized Email About Loving and Marketing Your Book Is a Scam - Electric Literature
Taking advantage of aspiring authors is a rich tradition, and now published authors are being scammed too
electricliterature.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
After the tenth of these emails I got Mad Enough to Blog it. Thanks to @electricliterature.com and @thedennemichele.bsky.social, and all the authors who shared their own scam emails.
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I'm reading through an old copy of Vanity Fair and look who's here! @sarahdigregorio.bsky.social and @nicolechung.bsky.social!!!
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I'm reading through an old copy of Vanity Fair and look who's here! @sarahdigregorio.bsky.social and @nicolechung.bsky.social!!!
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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"The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"The rapid, largely unregulated rise of datacenters to fuel the AI and crypto frenzy is disrupting communities across the country and threatening Americans’ economic, environmental, climate and water security."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Bowdoin and talk with students last week! If you'd like to invite me to join your college or university community for a reading, lecture, or other event in 2026, please reach out to my speaking agent: [email protected]
Bestselling author Nicole Chung speaks on adoptee experiences and writing – The Bowdoin Orient
bowdoinorient.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Bowdoin and talk with students last week! If you'd like to invite me to join your college or university community for a reading, lecture, or other event in 2026, please reach out to my speaking agent: [email protected]
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I'm doing this tonight at 7pm! Partly because I'm considering writing a follow up to Piccolo Is Black in 2026 and would be happy for the structure and accountability, partly just to hang with @nicolechung.bsky.social because she's good people
Come join, it's free!
Come join, it's free!
if you’d like to learn more about my Memoir Year workshop, come to this free virtual info session on 12/8! writer.org/event/virtua...
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm doing this tonight at 7pm! Partly because I'm considering writing a follow up to Piccolo Is Black in 2026 and would be happy for the structure and accountability, partly just to hang with @nicolechung.bsky.social because she's good people
Come join, it's free!
Come join, it's free!
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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Now is a good time to read @marthasjones.bsky.social incredible scholarship on this subject: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Now is a good time to read @marthasjones.bsky.social incredible scholarship on this subject: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
Grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Bowdoin and talk with students last week! If you'd like to invite me to join your college or university community for a reading, lecture, or other event in 2026, please reach out to my speaking agent: [email protected]
Bestselling author Nicole Chung speaks on adoptee experiences and writing – The Bowdoin Orient
bowdoinorient.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Bowdoin and talk with students last week! If you'd like to invite me to join your college or university community for a reading, lecture, or other event in 2026, please reach out to my speaking agent: [email protected]
this is tonight at 7pm ET! RSVP: writer.org/event/virtua...
if you’d like to learn more about my Memoir Year workshop, come to this free virtual info session on 12/8! writer.org/event/virtua...
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
this is tonight at 7pm ET! RSVP: writer.org/event/virtua...
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ste–llar nur–se–ries. yip. yipyipyipyipyipyipyip. uh-huh. in–ter–ste–llar clouds. uh-huh. uh-huh. yipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyip
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ste–llar nur–se–ries. yip. yipyipyipyipyipyipyip. uh-huh. in–ter–ste–llar clouds. uh-huh. uh-huh. yipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyipyip
“Dozens of staff members have been fired or have quit since the Trump admin took over the center. Its president, Richard Grenell, has vowed to rid the institution of ‘woke propaganda.’”
I continue to be very upset about what he’s done to the Kennedy Center
I continue to be very upset about what he’s done to the Kennedy Center
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Hosts Kennedy Center Honors After Seizing Control of Venue
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“Dozens of staff members have been fired or have quit since the Trump admin took over the center. Its president, Richard Grenell, has vowed to rid the institution of ‘woke propaganda.’”
I continue to be very upset about what he’s done to the Kennedy Center
I continue to be very upset about what he’s done to the Kennedy Center
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
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Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:
Memoir Year w/ Nicole Chung - The Writer's Center
Work on your memoir with bestselling author Nicole Chung! This intensive workshop is open to writers working on a memoir or memoir-in-essays. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in lively craft...
writer.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
(For this to truly be hard for me you’d have to include “no movies you watched over and over on TCM”)
(For this to truly be hard for me you’d have to include “no movies you watched over and over on TCM”)
December 8, 2025 at 12:04 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.
(For this to truly be hard for me you’d have to include “no movies you watched over and over on TCM”)
(For this to truly be hard for me you’d have to include “no movies you watched over and over on TCM”)
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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For a story: I'm looking to speak to earlyish-career workers about their experiences working multiple jobs, whether it's multiple part-time/gig jobs, side hustles on top of full-time jobs, etc. Email [email protected], Signal rstauff.20, DMs open.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For a story: I'm looking to speak to earlyish-career workers about their experiences working multiple jobs, whether it's multiple part-time/gig jobs, side hustles on top of full-time jobs, etc. Email [email protected], Signal rstauff.20, DMs open.
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely
A new WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Nearly 14,000 students who attend predominantly Latino schools, or about 12% of students, stayed home from school on Sept. 29, the Monday after Border Patrol agents marched through downtown.”
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Something I keep thinking about in convos about 'when to leave' is that finances really ARE an insurmountable barrier for people, as are qualifications (e.g. 'digital nomad' visas are great, but what if you're a barista, or a pipefitter?), and, of course, disability penalties.
When Is It Time to Flee?
Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Something I keep thinking about in convos about 'when to leave' is that finances really ARE an insurmountable barrier for people, as are qualifications (e.g. 'digital nomad' visas are great, but what if you're a barista, or a pipefitter?), and, of course, disability penalties.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Every year the Brew & Forge Book Fair brings readers and writers together to support orgs working for justice and liberation—please check it out and support if you want! There's one more signed + personalized copy of A Living Remedy and many other wonderful books available: brewandforge.com/bookfair
Three signed and personalized copies of A Living Remedy are up for grabs at the 2026 Brew & Forge Book Fair! Should arrive in time for holiday gifting ❤️🎁 www.brewandforge.com/bookfair/p/a...
This year’s book fair proceeds will go to the Arab Resource and Organizing Center: www.araborganizing.org
This year’s book fair proceeds will go to the Arab Resource and Organizing Center: www.araborganizing.org
A Living Remedy by Nicole Chung — Brew & Forge
Ecco/HarperCollins, 2024. “Nicole Chung weaves a groundbreaking narrative steeped in love, humor, the infinitude of memory, and the essentiality of community.... A Living Remedy is elegiac and ...
www.brewandforge.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Every year the Brew & Forge Book Fair brings readers and writers together to support orgs working for justice and liberation—please check it out and support if you want! There's one more signed + personalized copy of A Living Remedy and many other wonderful books available: brewandforge.com/bookfair