Kelly Sundberg
@kellysundberg.bsky.social
Essay collection THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND forthcoming from Roxane Gay Books in August 2025.
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“Because it can’t be forced, I let the rituals bring the writing to me. All I have to do is make the space for it,” writes @kellysundberg.bsky.social, author of The Answer Is in the Wound (Roxane Gay Books). Read more: at.pw.org/WRSundberg
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“Because it can’t be forced, I let the rituals bring the writing to me. All I have to do is make the space for it,” writes @kellysundberg.bsky.social, author of The Answer Is in the Wound (Roxane Gay Books). Read more: at.pw.org/WRSundberg
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THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND author Kelly Sundberg discussed writing from trauma in an interview with writer
@marisaemily.bsky.social
“If there’s anything I want people to take from this book, it’s that you don’t have to be afraid of pain.” —Kelly Sundberg
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@marisaemily.bsky.social
“If there’s anything I want people to take from this book, it’s that you don’t have to be afraid of pain.” —Kelly Sundberg
tinyurl.com/4s2vahmf
BOMB Magazine | Kelly Sundberg by Marisa Siegel
An essay collection that plays with structure to capture the visceral experience of PTSD on the page.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND author Kelly Sundberg discussed writing from trauma in an interview with writer
@marisaemily.bsky.social
“If there’s anything I want people to take from this book, it’s that you don’t have to be afraid of pain.” —Kelly Sundberg
tinyurl.com/4s2vahmf
@marisaemily.bsky.social
“If there’s anything I want people to take from this book, it’s that you don’t have to be afraid of pain.” —Kelly Sundberg
tinyurl.com/4s2vahmf
Reposted by Kelly Sundberg
I have a book imprint & this week a new title is out, an essay collection about living with PTSD and moving forward from trauma but it’s also about being young, misadventure, motherhood and opening up to love again. The Answer Is in the Wound by Kelly Sundberg, out now: bookshop.org/a/112057/978...
The Answer Is in the Wound
Check out The Answer Is in the Wound - <p><b>"Lyrical and brutal, intimate and culturally relevant. I've never read anything like it."--Maggie Smith</b></p><p><b>An intimate, linked, lyrical essay col...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I have a book imprint & this week a new title is out, an essay collection about living with PTSD and moving forward from trauma but it’s also about being young, misadventure, motherhood and opening up to love again. The Answer Is in the Wound by Kelly Sundberg, out now: bookshop.org/a/112057/978...
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@kellysundberg.bsky.social recommends titles to read for your new life by Saeed Jones, River Selby, and more!
Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives
There is a cognitive dissonance that survivors of gender violence like myself live with; it is the dissonance of living in a world where we feel both completely normal and alien at the same time. I…
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August 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
@kellysundberg.bsky.social recommends titles to read for your new life by Saeed Jones, River Selby, and more!
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Kelly Sundberg’s tremendous THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND is out today from Roxane Gay Books — at BOMB, we dive in to how she built this groundbreaking essay collection! 📚❤️🔥
@kellysundberg.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social @bombmag.bsky.social
@kellysundberg.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social @bombmag.bsky.social
BOMB Magazine | Kelly Sundberg by Marisa Siegel
An essay collection that plays with structure to capture the visceral experience of PTSD on the page.
bombmagazine.org
August 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Kelly Sundberg’s tremendous THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND is out today from Roxane Gay Books — at BOMB, we dive in to how she built this groundbreaking essay collection! 📚❤️🔥
@kellysundberg.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social @bombmag.bsky.social
@kellysundberg.bsky.social @roxanegay.bsky.social @groveatlantic.bsky.social @bombmag.bsky.social
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"In writing these essays, I wanted the permission to withhold. This collection is so personal. PTSD is so personal. So, the gaps are deliberate. They allow me the opportunity to decide when to share which details." @kellysundberg.bsky.social
BOMB Magazine | Kelly Sundberg by Marisa Siegel
An essay collection that plays with structure to capture the visceral experience of PTSD on the page.
bombmagazine.org
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"In writing these essays, I wanted the permission to withhold. This collection is so personal. PTSD is so personal. So, the gaps are deliberate. They allow me the opportunity to decide when to share which details." @kellysundberg.bsky.social
The Answer is in the Wound comes out tomorrow! If you’re near Columbus, please come and see @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and me at Two Dollar Radio HQ. Maggie and I always laugh a lot, and I can’t wait to have this conversation with her!
BOOK RELEASE: Kelly Sundberg's The Answer is in the Wound
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August 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The Answer is in the Wound comes out tomorrow! If you’re near Columbus, please come and see @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and me at Two Dollar Radio HQ. Maggie and I always laugh a lot, and I can’t wait to have this conversation with her!
I will be on a brief book tour with my favorites, @roxanegay.bsky.social, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social, @smashfizzle.bsky.social, and @meganstielstra.bsky.social when my memoir-in-essays, The Answer is in the Wound comes out on August 26th from. Please share and join us! ♥️
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I will be on a brief book tour with my favorites, @roxanegay.bsky.social, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social, @smashfizzle.bsky.social, and @meganstielstra.bsky.social when my memoir-in-essays, The Answer is in the Wound comes out on August 26th from. Please share and join us! ♥️
When I started cleaning my house before going on trips so it would be clean when I got back.
When did you know you were an adult fr*?
For me, it was when I started loving sourdough bread.
*Fun answers only, please.
For me, it was when I started loving sourdough bread.
*Fun answers only, please.
March 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I started cleaning my house before going on trips so it would be clean when I got back.
Something I really enjoy is when my husband is struggling with some kind of technology, and I get to say, "Did you try unplugging it and plugging it in again?"
March 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Something I really enjoy is when my husband is struggling with some kind of technology, and I get to say, "Did you try unplugging it and plugging it in again?"
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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Cannot WAIT!😘
I'm so excited to announce that my essay collection, THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND, will be released by Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of @groveatlantic.bsky.social on August 26th. It was such an honor to be edited by @roxanegay.bsky.social, and I hope you love this book as much as she does.
March 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Cannot WAIT!😘
I'm so excited to announce that my essay collection, THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND, will be released by Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of @groveatlantic.bsky.social on August 26th. It was such an honor to be edited by @roxanegay.bsky.social, and I hope you love this book as much as she does.
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm so excited to announce that my essay collection, THE ANSWER IS IN THE WOUND, will be released by Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of @groveatlantic.bsky.social on August 26th. It was such an honor to be edited by @roxanegay.bsky.social, and I hope you love this book as much as she does.
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For my first @spitfirenews.com piece, I investigated the tactics used to make stories and information disappear on social media platforms like Reddit. This piece is about Blake Lively, but it’s also about how to manipulate the masses about anything.
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The Blake Lively story that isn't being told
It’s easy to manipulate what people see on social media—or don’t.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For my first @spitfirenews.com piece, I investigated the tactics used to make stories and information disappear on social media platforms like Reddit. This piece is about Blake Lively, but it’s also about how to manipulate the masses about anything.
spitfirenews.com/p/the-blake-...
spitfirenews.com/p/the-blake-...
A while back, I gave the keynote address at a fundraiser for a domestic violence organization in Coeur D'Alene. I was seated at a table with Sheriff Noriss. My speech was about the failure of the police response in West Virginia when my ex-husband had been arrested for domestic battery. 1/
Chaos erupts at legislative town hall in Coeur d'Alene
Saturday’s Legislative Town Hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee turned volatile as some attendees voiced their concerns over House Bill 138 and other recent legislative ini...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
A while back, I gave the keynote address at a fundraiser for a domestic violence organization in Coeur D'Alene. I was seated at a table with Sheriff Noriss. My speech was about the failure of the police response in West Virginia when my ex-husband had been arrested for domestic battery. 1/
Happy Birthday to my BFF, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social! She’s the funniest person I know, the best dressed in any room, wicked loyal to those she loves, and she’s not just a good writer; she’s a good person too. I don’t have a sister, but Maggie is as close as I could get. 🧡
February 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Happy Birthday to my BFF, @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social! She’s the funniest person I know, the best dressed in any room, wicked loyal to those she loves, and she’s not just a good writer; she’s a good person too. I don’t have a sister, but Maggie is as close as I could get. 🧡
File Under: Stuff My Husband Says to His Very ADHD and Very Woo-woo Wife.
"You need to put your crystal outside for the full moon. I had a note in my phone to remind you."
"You need to put your crystal outside for the full moon. I had a note in my phone to remind you."
February 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
File Under: Stuff My Husband Says to His Very ADHD and Very Woo-woo Wife.
"You need to put your crystal outside for the full moon. I had a note in my phone to remind you."
"You need to put your crystal outside for the full moon. I had a note in my phone to remind you."
I texted a friend that, at my job, I hardly had any time to write, so I finished my book while I was on FMLA from my hysterectomy. I wrote "lol" at the end of my sentence.
She said "Lord, I'm so sorry. What a horrible thing." That was when it hit me that maybe that wasn't an "lol" kind of message.
She said "Lord, I'm so sorry. What a horrible thing." That was when it hit me that maybe that wasn't an "lol" kind of message.
January 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I texted a friend that, at my job, I hardly had any time to write, so I finished my book while I was on FMLA from my hysterectomy. I wrote "lol" at the end of my sentence.
She said "Lord, I'm so sorry. What a horrible thing." That was when it hit me that maybe that wasn't an "lol" kind of message.
She said "Lord, I'm so sorry. What a horrible thing." That was when it hit me that maybe that wasn't an "lol" kind of message.
I’m finishing the copy edit for my second book, and I told @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social that copy editors are magic. She used to be a copy editor, and she loved it, but I said, “I’m not a copy editor. I NEED a copy editor.”
She said, “I respect that.”
She was also definitely laughing at me.
She said, “I respect that.”
She was also definitely laughing at me.
December 4, 2024 at 12:08 AM
I’m finishing the copy edit for my second book, and I told @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social that copy editors are magic. She used to be a copy editor, and she loved it, but I said, “I’m not a copy editor. I NEED a copy editor.”
She said, “I respect that.”
She was also definitely laughing at me.
She said, “I respect that.”
She was also definitely laughing at me.
Sometimes I get clothing ads in my feed, and I think it's something really cute, then click on the link before realizing that those overalls with mushrooms embroidered on the front, are, in fact, for 5-year-olds.
December 2, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Sometimes I get clothing ads in my feed, and I think it's something really cute, then click on the link before realizing that those overalls with mushrooms embroidered on the front, are, in fact, for 5-year-olds.
I received an advance copy of this book, and it’s so down-to-earth, accessible, craft-focused in practical ways, and inspiring. Kind of like Maggie herself!
This endorsement for DEAR WRITER is…wow.
"Oh, how I wish I'd had access to this book 35 years ago, when I was just starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity….I admire this book, and its author, with all my heart." —Elizabeth Gilbert
"Oh, how I wish I'd had access to this book 35 years ago, when I was just starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity….I admire this book, and its author, with all my heart." —Elizabeth Gilbert
November 29, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I received an advance copy of this book, and it’s so down-to-earth, accessible, craft-focused in practical ways, and inspiring. Kind of like Maggie herself!
I really loved doing this interview with @literarymama.bsky.social. I hope you’ll give it a listen.
"And the fear made the moments of tenderness feel that much more tender."
@kellysundberg.bsky.social, author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl & The Answer is in the Wound (forthcoming), talks with @ajfields.bsky.social & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social
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@kellysundberg.bsky.social, author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl & The Answer is in the Wound (forthcoming), talks with @ajfields.bsky.social & @hollyrizzutopal.bsky.social
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Kelly Sundberg: Rebuilding After Abuse
Amanda Fields and Holly Rizzuto-Palker talk with Kelly Sundberg, author of Goodbye, Sweet Girl, about her experience building a life with her son after leaving an abusive marriage.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:58 PM
I really loved doing this interview with @literarymama.bsky.social. I hope you’ll give it a listen.
My bf had his wisdom teeth out on Tuesday, and today my mom sent him a message via iCloud? (Idk what that is.) The message said that she hoped he felt better. Anyway, my mom and I have the same initials, so he thought it was me and wrote back “Love you 😘.”
They barely know each other.
They barely know each other.
September 30, 2023 at 1:52 AM
My bf had his wisdom teeth out on Tuesday, and today my mom sent him a message via iCloud? (Idk what that is.) The message said that she hoped he felt better. Anyway, my mom and I have the same initials, so he thought it was me and wrote back “Love you 😘.”
They barely know each other.
They barely know each other.