Katherine Plumhoff

my first Pushcart nom. I am floored. thank you, Owen and Amy and the @gonelawn team. this means the world 🥲

Something Mary Gaitskill said on Bookworm — that a (the) short story is about someone being confronted with the mystery of their own feelings

it's come to my attention that some of you aren't signed up for my newsletter (which goes out max 6x/year). truly what are you doing with your one and precious life?

@emilyrinkema @EricScotTryon omfg two wonderful people doing wonderful things I LOVE THIS

I'm not sure I can fully express what this means to me--to be a part of the journal that was so instrumental in my own early flash journey is such a ridiculously huge honor and joy. Thanks you @EricScotTryon for bringing me into the Frog!

turns out i know this exact guy: "Even in college, Dennis, the most dilatory of English majors, didn’t like admitting how little he read." love this story kim! what a treat to read you in a longer form :)

@junefragments @SmokeLong blushing!

@junefragments @SmokeLong omg loved your story sm. “We measured the police sirens in little droppers and mixed them into our flasks of music, dancing with teeth bared, our nails razor-sharp.” your mind!

reckless optimism 🤝 @SmokeLong letting you submit every month we did it joe

you should read it smokelong.com/stories/good-s…

been casually waiting for my big maroon capital letter story for 2.5 years and damn does it feel good cc @SmokeLong

got goosebumps listening to @thoushallkill read their story for @SmokeLong wowowowwoowow

@Ladiwoods1 @RMHCneo @RMHGlobal my family has a LOT of love for @RMHGlobal <3 sending you and your sweet son big hugs this week <3 <3

Staying this week with my son @RMHCneo by the hospital for his surgery and it’s honestly so surprisingly lovely here. The details are 😭 Grateful for @RMHGlobal here in Akron & everywhere they work.

@AFB16 @Wigleaf you are a phenom

New flash in @Wigleaf 💕 Also: this story was nominated for a Pushcart Prize!!!

@AndrewPorter01 @NewYorker @AAKnopf well chosen!!! loved this book

A huge thank you to @NewYorker for including The Imagined Life (@AAKnopf) among The Best Books of 2025! ❤️

Whale Road Review's 10th anniversary issue WITH my story FEAT basement make outs PLUS intrusive parents PLUS Gordon Ramsey

@rcobooth love this story. want to share it with my book club here in Spain. do you know if a Spanish translation will come out?

My goal as a journalist is to report carefully on the best, most practical social policy ideas that can change the world, and this is easily the most exciting one I’ve had the opportunity to cover this year. I hope you'll read it 🧵↓

I wanna read YOUR favorite piece you had published in 2025. Send em here! It's that time, no-nominations-season. More importantly, it's time for my annual Best of the Bests! Reply with 1 story/essay/poem and I'll read em and pick 15-20 to hype on here and my website.

@tylercdempsey my fav little freak of 2025 yr.olemiss.edu/piece/competit…