blaise allysen kearsley
@blaiseallysen.bsky.social
writer, teacher, editor, et ceterer.
www.blaiseallysenkearsley.com
www.howilearnedseries.com
www.blaiseallysenkearsley.com
www.howilearnedseries.com
The latest essay greatness at HOW I LEARNED, "Smarter Than Blood" by Heather Hawk.
Blaise Allysen Kearsley (@blaiseallysen)
“The goal is to go undetected, to not get caught having a period. Even other girls can’t know. She’s on the rag, they’ll say,despite the fact that any of them may also be bleeding.” — @Heather Hawk at...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The latest essay greatness at HOW I LEARNED, "Smarter Than Blood" by Heather Hawk.
Last summer, Mamdani was at a Citi Bike station wearing a suit and a smile. A crowd gathered around him. One woman shouted, “Communist!” He didn’t bother looking in her direction. He just put his boots on the pedals and said, “I think you mean cyclist.” Y’all, I think about that all the time.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Last summer, Mamdani was at a Citi Bike station wearing a suit and a smile. A crowd gathered around him. One woman shouted, “Communist!” He didn’t bother looking in her direction. He just put his boots on the pedals and said, “I think you mean cyclist.” Y’all, I think about that all the time.
Question. When are they going to make trees that money grows on?
November 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Question. When are they going to make trees that money grows on?
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Can you change your life in 10 days? Maybe not, but for the next 10 days, you can at least submit your life-altering flash fiction to Vestal Review, where we always appreciate good work. Our fall submissions window closes at midnight on November 30th. www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Can you change your life in 10 days? Maybe not, but for the next 10 days, you can at least submit your life-altering flash fiction to Vestal Review, where we always appreciate good work. Our fall submissions window closes at midnight on November 30th. www.vestalreview.net/guidelines
Find a penny pick it up, nothing means anything anymore, you dumbass fuck.
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Find a penny pick it up, nothing means anything anymore, you dumbass fuck.
If a newsletter hopes to be beneficial to people with fewer resources, but every post is paywalled—who is it actually for?
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If a newsletter hopes to be beneficial to people with fewer resources, but every post is paywalled—who is it actually for?
Mamdani. First order of business. Make it light out again.
November 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Mamdani. First order of business. Make it light out again.
“I noticed something else: a woman with no friends. She liked to sit in the front row with a chair between her and the next woman. During the intermission, while I was chowing down on cookies, she sat alone, eating cantaloupe out of a plastic container.”
Viva La Bingo! By Michael Barrish
I’m here now to confess a lie from my days as a bingo caller.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“I noticed something else: a woman with no friends. She liked to sit in the front row with a chair between her and the next woman. During the intermission, while I was chowing down on cookies, she sat alone, eating cantaloupe out of a plastic container.”
What the fuck do you mean it’s November?
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What the fuck do you mean it’s November?
Yes, but can someone just bring me the candy and some pumpkin seeds?
October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Yes, but can someone just bring me the candy and some pumpkin seeds?
Is it normal to be weepy the day after a flu shot or have I hit a wall in the abnormal shape of everything?
October 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Is it normal to be weepy the day after a flu shot or have I hit a wall in the abnormal shape of everything?
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#Jamaica needs our support more than ever right now and, never ones to shy away from self-reliance, they’ve set up an officially sanctioned website for recovery donations. The footage of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction in St. Elizabeth coming in from my family is HARROWING.
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#Jamaica needs our support more than ever right now and, never ones to shy away from self-reliance, they’ve set up an officially sanctioned website for recovery donations. The footage of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction in St. Elizabeth coming in from my family is HARROWING.
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Micro essay by @marciayudkin.bsky.social
The latest at How I Learned mag: a writer and professor sees hearing loss as no big deal until it starts to seem bigger. www.howilearnedseries.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Micro essay by @marciayudkin.bsky.social
The latest at How I Learned mag: a writer and professor sees hearing loss as no big deal until it starts to seem bigger. www.howilearnedseries.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The latest at How I Learned mag: a writer and professor sees hearing loss as no big deal until it starts to seem bigger. www.howilearnedseries.com
Has anyone met Joseph?
Three Times A Maybe
Blaise Allysen Kearsley remembers that in a city of strangers, there's more than one way to get lost.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Has anyone met Joseph?
For like the last six months I’ve had a crush on this guy though we’ve never actually met but I just learned the crush is mutual so I’m breaking up with him.
October 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For like the last six months I’ve had a crush on this guy though we’ve never actually met but I just learned the crush is mutual so I’m breaking up with him.
Writer, producer, comedian @zackstovall calculates the cost of vanity and vintage comb overs. The latest buzz (sorry) at How I Learned.
The Only Haircut I'll Ever Have
Zack Stovall calculates the cost of vanity and vintage comb overs
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October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Writer, producer, comedian @zackstovall calculates the cost of vanity and vintage comb overs. The latest buzz (sorry) at How I Learned.
Sudden Truths: Writing Flash Memoir and Super-Short Personal Essays
blaisewritersworkshop on Instagram: "DATE CHANGE! Welcome to this post about my upcoming flash workshop.Over the course of six weeks you’ll learn the art and craft of f…"
DATE CHANGE! Welcome to this post about my upcoming flash workshop.Over the course of six weeks you’ll learn the art and craft of flash nonfiction and how the super-short form can enhance your writing practice, improve your skills, and contextualize your truths. Link in bio for more info.#writingworkshop #writingcommunity #personalessay #microstory #creativenonfiction #blaiseallysenkearsley #bipocwriter #littlethings #brevity #supershort #writersofinstagram #writingworkshops
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October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sudden Truths: Writing Flash Memoir and Super-Short Personal Essays
October 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Can someone please explain Role Model?
October 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Can someone please explain Role Model?
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Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
October 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”
👉👉 nokings.org
👉👉 nokings.org
This super personal essay had been in the works by its author for a long, long time. Now it's out in the universe:
Enrique
In 1970s Kansas, a worldly dance teacher brings Patrick Gutierrez closer to who he longs to be.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This super personal essay had been in the works by its author for a long, long time. Now it's out in the universe:
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Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
"And I like very much that the ladybugs are f****** in the lupines."
Chip Drop
Pam Mandel transforms a 1950s-style lawn into a certified wildlife habitat.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"And I like very much that the ladybugs are f****** in the lupines."