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Lisa Ampleman
@lisaampleman.bsky.social
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Poet (Mom in Space), parent, editor (Cincinnati Review; Acre Books), space nerd.
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I have work in the latest issue of @kenyonreview.bsky.social! It's an amazing issue--check it out on their site (behind a sign-in):

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August 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Two guinea pigs in this photo. One is named Midnight, in case that helps. 😆🧐
A beige, white, and gray guinea pig in a colorful sack and a dark shadow behind him. In a cage with scattered hay
November 23, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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The beginning of my essay "Acquiring the Fire," the last piece from *Mom in Space* to be published, with South Dakota Review! (Also, despite knowing some things about photo taking, I rarely get good pics of book pages??)
February 18, 2024 at 5:49 PM
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A few sections of "Calamity Days," a final piece from *Mom in Space* in a lit mag, with Georgia Review.
December 16, 2023 at 11:35 PM
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20 years of @cincinnatireview.bsky.social
A podium with a red Cincinnati Review logo A table with 40 magazines stacked on it, plus red, black, and white balloons and gold balloons that spell out twenty
December 8, 2023 at 1:22 PM
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My first copy of Mom in Space arrived today ahead of its publication date (Jan. 31), thanks to Alisa Plant of LSU Press. It's a real book!!
November 25, 2023 at 9:47 PM
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Mood (not really):
Fall trees in yellow and red, a red bush, and grass with leaves scattered on it, in low light
October 31, 2023 at 8:38 PM
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Have been seeing several posts, from several cities, about beautiful morning skies. Here's mine.
A multicolored sunrise over trees and suburban houses
October 5, 2023 at 5:36 PM