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Katherine Monasterio
@katherinewashere.bsky.social
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editor, author, and oxford comma advocate || easing back into professional-adjacent sosh meeds with occasional fandom yodelings || she/her || https://linktr.ee/katherinemonasterio
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Oh I’m reeling, nothing’s gonna top this review of Blight from @teavi.bsky.social, I’ve been hoping to inspire tamora-pierce-adjacent feelings from my work since i was a wee one. I’m SO!!!
screenshot of a discord conversation with my friend @teavi, who says, “it leaves me with a feeling that reminds me of reading Alanna”, to which I’ve responded with the ‼️ and 🥹 emojis, plus a custom emote that’s a crying face surrounded by hearts!!!
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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okay who wants a sneak peek of my super cool and fun short story dropping tomorrow as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's chain story project 👀

have a tiny snippet of the cover art + an early scene! 🍃
a small square of the cover art of my short story for release tomorrow, featuring the outline of illustrated gold leaves along the right side, on a background of warm green layers and shapes—unclear what it is! there's a four-pointed pale star on the right and some pale speckles beneath it. A snippet of my short story, which reads, From Bex’s tight-lipped uncertainty, she needs more clarity, too. “Let me say it back to you,” I suggest. “To make sure I understand.” The king inclines his benevolent head. “Of course.” “Your Royal Forest—” Outside the capital, 15 square miles of lush green woods, long the personal hunting grounds of royalty and their hangers-on. Lords. Whatever. “—has come up blighted.” “Right so far.” “And you’ve sent three squads to investigate, but none have returned.” “Correct again.” “So now you’re sending me to investigate, and I may not return.” Emil, still at the king’s side acting more servant than secretary, draws his thin brows together. “Have a care for your impertinence.” “There,” says the king, hand rising to hush Emil, “we lose one another. “I’ve sent soldiers and hunters and trackers, none with the experience you have, and none with the Green Speech. You have a much better chance than any of them. I doubt you’ll have their ill luck.” I frown. “Green Speech or no, my experience is with the North Woods. Those are evergreen lands. Coniferous growths. The Royal Forest here is deciduous. I don’t know half so much about that kind of flora, nor what among them could cause a blight so deadly—” “I don’t need you to taxonomize the place. Just learn from the blight exactly what you learned from my violet and trace it to its source, then eliminate the problem. You’ve cured blights before, haven’t you?” Cured isn’t a word I’d use, but Emil looks like the vein above his brow might pop if I correct the king, so I mutter, “Of course.” “They are curable, are they not? Dead animals in water sources, Elder Kind runes unearthed in badger tunnels?” Beside me, Bex finds an interesting thread in her cloak; she must be itching to correct his vocabulary. “Blights can be reversed,” I say. “But if your soldiers aren’t coming back, the source may be a great deal more troublesome than runes appearing in badger setts.” Bex smirks. “Precisely.”
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a Gif. Hard mode—no Star Wars, Marvel

I want to know all yours 👀
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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never change, ohio
screenshot of a five and a half day temperature/weather forecast, starting Monday night and ending Saturday, where the temp lines rise in a sharp slope over the course of the week. the high temp Monday is 32 degrees Fahrenheit and the high temp Saturday is 68 degrees Fahrenheit and every day in between, the temp keeps on getting higher. from snowboots to shorts all in a few days!!
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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it’s no “i [ohio silhouette] voting” but it’ll do 💖
the sticker i got for voting on a wooden table background. the sticker is an illustration of the outline of the state of Ohio in red on a blue circle, and inside the state it says “Ohio voted”—with the “i” in “Ohio” highlighted so you can read it as “i voted” too!
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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i told this tiny dingus it wouldn't be a super long vet visit and then they made me leave her there, "we'll call you probably late afternoon," she's never gonna forgive this betrayal
moochie the mini poodle with her head between her paws, at home in her blue fluffy donut bed, in the sunshine, where she belongs, not in the vet's office ALL DAY LONG, where i brought her, like a monster.
October 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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the horrors persist but sometimes your order from jet pens dot com shows up earlier than expected and you experience a few molecules of serotonin
photo of my jetpens order: a midori a5 notebook, two one-hand word card flashcards sets, six gelly roll gel pens in blue, purple, and black, and a mechanical pencil, all on the brown wood background of our dining area table
September 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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i don’t squee about fandom stuff on here as much as i’d like, especially in light of [gestures vaguely at, oh, just everything], but the sudden news of the entire first episode of trigun stargaze dropping at NYCC has me shivering like an anxious showdog, my faves are back in less than a MONTH
screengrab from episode 3 of trigun stampede showing a closeup of vash’s face while he’s being an overdramatic doofus and yelling as a tear slips out of his eye and streaks past his face
September 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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goodnESS mooch has resorted to camping on her snuffle mat in hopes of more kibble spontaneously appearing

girlie (she’s elderly) you have diabetes i can only give you so many snacks 😭
photo of moochie the minature poodle, white with loads of apricot coloring, curled up on her big colorful felt vending machine snuffle mat, looking pitiful as all hell, as though we have never fed her NOT ONCE, as though she doesn’t get infinite snacks daily
September 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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followed closely by
tumblr post i took a screenshot of literally during the 2020 elections, reblogged by user patrocles, starting with user bacoose, who says, 'i can't believe castiel went to superhell to turn georgia blue', followed by user casualbaloth who says 'please god let me find these things out normally i am begging you', and finally user red-mercer who says 'if you go to the circus for news don't complain if a clown tells it to you'. absolute gold. post had 49,331 notes at the time of screenshotting. incredible 72 hours on tumblr dot com. hashtag never forget.
September 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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screenshot of a tumblr post from user redwing that says "pro tip: just fucking watch pacific rim. who gives a shit about any other movie ever just fucking watch pacific rim for the rest of your natural life." at the time i screenshotted it the post had 29,806 notes, clearly all people with taste and class!!!!!!
September 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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still thinking about this. need it. look at those pages!! the wistful sigh i am wistfully sighing
photo taken at an angle of the left-hand page of an old ghost paper notebook so the embossed ruling is visible—no lines printed with ink, just embossed lines for writing on. kind of a wide rule tbh, would have loved narrower college rule options but ya know if they came back i would not be picky
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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pairing this with the exhausted affleck smoking meme
close up of a car bumper with a sticker that reads “honk if you’re letting the soft animal of your body love what it loves” yknow from the Mary Oliver quote and god if it doesn’t make me laugh the hell out loud every time
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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using one photo in your phone, what is the announcement today at 2?
mock screenshot from AP news with a photo of the vp and a headline that reads AP Fact Check: No, the JD in JD Vance does not stand for “Jorkin Depeanus”
September 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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better late than ne'er at all: my #dragoncon schedule! let's hang out and gab about words (and shaping them to our mighty wills, of course)
Cream-colored text on a deep green background that reads: Katherine's Dragon Con Schedule Friday, August 29, 2025 2:30 PM Workshop: First Chapter Milestones Explore the gory details of creating killer first chapters, including key character moments, plot points, foreshadowing, and more, all in the interest of keeping your readers reading. Saturday, August 30, 2025 4:00 PM Workshop: Hiring a Freelance Editor I'll walk you through the ins and outs of hiring a freelance editor, including potential costs, common pitfalls, how to know when your work is ready, and much more. Sunday, August 31, 2025 7:00 PM The Blood-Red World of Editing, Filled With All Your Favorite Frenemies (This one's a panel!)
August 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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no but why does she look like falkor
moochie the miniature poodle asleep and honestly looking like a tiny falkor in flight, pictured from head on so you can only see her face and fluffy ears and paws moochie the miniature poodle asleep and from above, looking like she’s turning in flight. like a tiny fuzzy luckdragon 🐩🐉
August 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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in the year of our borg 2025 my childhood fave is still inspiring people to cosplay 🥹 we love to see it
screenshot of the Tamora Pierce Universe Photoshoot event from Dragon Con 2025. After that title, the screenshot reads: Location:Hard Ivy Structure Date: Friday, Aug 29 11:00 AM Duration: 30 Minutes Feel free to join us for another great group cosplay photo shoot. There is no charge to participate, and anyone in costume appropriate for the groups theme are welcome.
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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oh my GOODNESS i am so happy you enjoyed it 🥰🥹🥳 thank you so much!!!
meme of slightly blurry kermit holding his face surrounded by happy pink hearts emojis because my own heart is full!!!!
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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meanwhile it certainly doesn’t hurt to return home with fabulous prizes 🥳 ccing @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social —it’s thanks to them rules of the kaidō club happened in the first place!

so if sapphic street racing & cyberpunk shenanigans sound good, you’ve got a fresh novella to read: a.co/d/gpj3JPB
photo of my certificate AND GLASS PLAQUE THINGY from the league of utah writers certifying that my shadowrun novella “rules of the kaidō club” won the 2025 silver quill award in the novellas and novelettes category
August 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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super hype for this year's #quillsconference! day one already off to a great start, about to head into my three-hour (!!!) workshop this afternoon. please say hi if you're around!
Cream-colored text on a green background reads: Katherine’s Quills Conference Schedule. Thursday, August 7: 1:30 PM: Workshop: Dial Up Your Dialogue Friday, August 8: 10:00 AM, Workshop: The Mushy Midpoint 2:00 PM, Story Clinic 3:15 PM, Editor Q&A Saturday, August 9: 8:00 AM, Mimosa Panel Sunday, August 10 9:00 AM, Workshop: How to Make Characters Arc
August 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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oooh it's time to get (even more) hype about words and all the nifty things they can do. here's where to find me at #gencon this weekend!
Cream-colored text on a green background reads: Katherine’s Gen Con Writers’ Symposium Schedule. Thursday, July 31: 1:00 PM, Character Creation 101 3:00 PM, Dialogue 101 4:00 PM, Writing Urban Fantasy Friday, August 1: 11:00 AM, Media Tie-In 2:00 PM, Breaking the Rules 4:00 PM, Workshop: Dial Up Your Dialogue Saturday, August 2: 1:00 PM, Coffee Klatch with Shveta Thakrar and Katherine Monasterio 2:00 PM, Structure 101
July 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Oooh, I'll be teaching two classes at the Cincinnati Writing Day Workshop (@writingdaywksp.bsky.social) next weekend! Join me and a smorgasbord of other talented editors, agents, and writer-types on May 17 for a day of literary learning. See you there! cincinnatiwritingworkshop.com
A schedule of my classes for the Cincinnati Writing Day Workshop with cream text on a dark green background. The text reads: Katherine's Cincinnati Writing Day Workshop Schedule Saturday, May 17, 2025 10:45AM Sharpen Your Story Take advantage of an editor’s perspective with these simple strategies to keep your novel enticing, engaging, and on point. 4:00PM First Chapter Milestones Explore the narrative beats you’ll need to cover in the first 5-10% of your novel, including key character moments, plot points, foreshadowing, and more, all in the interest of keeping your readers reading. For more info, visit cincinnatiwritingworkshop.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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everybody look at the tiny ancient creature who just lives in our house now
moochie the miniature poodle, an elderly gal, sleeping with her little paw tucked against her little face aaaahhhhhh
April 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM