seesamwrite.bsky.social
@seesamwrite.bsky.social
Writer and Educator I Bylines in New York Times, Newsweek, Marie Claire, Wine Enthusiast I MFA at NYU Creative Writing Program I Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellow in Fiction I ASJA
When #JimmyCarter first entered hospice, @readersdigest.bsky.social asked me to write this article. I spoke to families who'd benefited from his tremendous work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social I'm resharing that article today. www.rd.com/article/jimm...
Former President Jimmy Carter Built My House—and Changed My Life
The Jimmy Carter housing initiative gave families in need a place to call home. Four recipients reflect on the former president's kindness.
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December 31, 2024 at 4:26 PM
If 1930s cocktails, salvaged sailboats, and windswept beaches are your thing, you can follow along with my writing adventures on Instagram- samanthafacciolowrites.
November 16, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Congratulations to the four fellow writers whose works, along with mine, were selected as winners of Novel Slices’ Spring 2023 Contest. Many thanks to @NovelSlices for choosing my novel excerpt to appear in Issue Six, now available at https://www.novelslices.com/issues.html....
November 16, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Could Jalen Carter’s suit at the #NFLDraft2023 be a nod to Jalen Hurts’s winning outfit and attitude at the NFC Championship game?

Welcome to Philly, Jalen!

#FlyEaglesFly
November 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Opened my Sunday @nytimes and what did I see? Two @NYUCWP luminaries staring at me! Congrats to @RavenLeilani and Sigrid Nunez for being interviewed in today’s @tmagazine feature, Legendary Female Artists on the Younger Women Who Inspire Them.
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Today, on #MarathonMonday and the anniversary of my grandfather’s passing, I am deeply touched and thrilled to see my words in print in @nytimes Tiny Love Stories. Many thanks to @yayamilee
#BostonMarathon @LLSusa @teamintraining @NYUCWP @bostonmarathon...
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Thrilled to share the stories of four of the 4,390 families touched by #JimmyCarter and his 39 year commitment to @Habitat_org for @readersdigest

https://www.rd.com/article/jimmy-carter-housing/

@HabitatDenver @HabitatNash @SJCHabitat @CarterCenter
Former President Jimmy Carter Built My House—and Changed ...
The Jimmy Carter housing initiative gave families in need...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
A rollercoaster of an essay about grief, uncovering childhood secrets, and the simple foods by which we remember those we love by @kittenwithawhip @foodandwine...
November 16, 2024 at 9:25 AM
“The unfettered exchange of ideas is essential to the preservation of a free and democratic society.” @ALALibrary Read my latest in @readersdigest to learn how you can fight #BookBans

https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/

#booksunbanned @BKLYNlibrary @BannedBooksWeek...
Meet the Teens Fighting Book Bans with Banned Book Clubs
In the face of censorship, students are coming together t...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Here’s your #MondayMotivation Be inspired by these teens fighting #bookbans by starting their own banned book clubs. My latest for @readersdigest

@ALALibrary @nprpolitics @nprbooks @BKLYNlibrary @AuthorsGuild #BooksUnbanned

https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/
Meet the Teens Fighting Book Bans with Banned Book Clubs
In the face of censorship, students are coming together t...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
For @readersdigest I spoke to teens fighting #BookBans and the article was featured in @lithub Daily. Need a pick me up? Read about these incredible, inspiring teens!

https://www.rd.com/article/banned-book-club/

https://lithub.com/lit-hub-daily-august-12-2022/
Meet the Teens Fighting Book Bans with Banned Book Clubs
In the face of censorship, students are coming together t...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
The disappearance of manual transmissions is one more in a long line of moves leading to the automation of culture and separating humans from processes and understanding. @TheAtlantic @ibogost...
November 16, 2024 at 9:49 AM
“If we educators find ourselves nose-to-nose with a mentally ill child wielding an AR-15, it might look as if we’re the first line, but that’s only because all the other lines have lain down.”...
November 16, 2024 at 9:49 AM
My favorite “special occasions”
childhood drink has been elevated to the realm of adult beverages, just in time for summer! @KendrickWorks...
November 16, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Please read and share my latest- a teacher’s perspective on how we can all take action to prevent school shootings for @readersdigest

#GunReformNow @Everytown @sandyhook @GiffordsCourage @bradybuzz @utmbhealth @DrJeffTemple @essentialprtnrs
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November 16, 2024 at 10:06 AM
“Let’s supplement thoughts and prayers with concrete steps, based on nerdy evidence-gathering, based on hard conversations with people we disagree with, to reduce gun deaths so that elementary schools need not be graveyards.”@NickKristof #GunReformNow...
November 16, 2024 at 10:23 AM
My 2018 opinion piece on school shootings rings as true and urgent today as it did when @PhillyInquirer published it in 2018.

Angry? Despairing? Support orgs working for #GunReformNow

@Everytown @sandyhook @bradybuzz @GiffordsCourage...
November 16, 2024 at 10:23 AM
After #SandyHook the police chief came to a staff meeting. Our best defense against a shooter? Arm preschoolers w/ blocks. Congress sanctions assault rifles and teachers are handed toys. Mass shootings are preventable. Support @sandyhook @Everytown @NewtownAction #GunControlNow
November 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Ocean Vuong (paraphrased) on connecting generations & dreams: My ancestors lived w/ heads bent over the nail salon desk so I could live w/ my head up. Today, I write at a desk w/ my head in that same posture so I can move forward w/ wonder & thriving. @NYUCWP #writingcommmunity
November 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Three years ago, I served as an interpreter and child welfare expert advocating for asylum seeking minors in detention. This month, @NOVAcommcollege published my essay in The Northern Virginia Review. #WritingCommunity #immigration...
November 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM
“It has been my dream to make wine. I’m really thankful I have people who care about me, love me and take me in.” I wrote about wineries supporting individuals w/ disabilities for @WineEnthusiast https://www.winemag.com/2022/03/31/wineries-support-disabilties/
@EmilySaladino...
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November 16, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Weaving together Ida Wells, Wedgwood, intergenerational inheritance, and aspirations toward joy, all while correcting centuries of racist imagery? One of the coolest articles I’ve read in a long time. @nytrealestate @vvchambers @harlemtoilegirl...
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Looking for a Sunday uplift? Check out these teens doing amazing work in support for seniors in my latest article for @circlearound_ @teensforseniors @lifting_w

https://circlearound.com/inspiration/where-heroes-rise-4-remarkable-stories-of-kids-helping-seniors
November 16, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Do writers dream of faraway bookstores the way most people dream of exotic travel destinations? I’ve never visited @MidtownScholar in Harrisburg, called “a religious experience” by @nytimes but they’re doing something very cool. #WritingCommunity #BookTwitter
November 16, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Looking for a delicious, easy to make dessert? Check out this Girl Scout cookie-inspired ice cream pie. It’s like a choose-your-own-cookie adventure! @circlearound_ @girlscouts #WritingCommunity

https://circlearound.com/recipes-and-food/girl-scout-cookies-and-ice-cream-pie-recipe
November 16, 2024 at 11:18 AM