Nicole Piasecki

@jv_genova @ShortReadsOrg @BrittanyHailer I love the whole piece and especially this line: "You counted the rain beads on the windowpane and felt utterly content in the dreary light." This feels so right on, especially on this rare and beautiful dreary day in Denver. Thanks for this, @BrittanyHailer.

“Your urgent need to document paralyzes you, shames you. You want it so bad, you don’t do it.” I’ll return to this @ShortReadsOrg again and again. Thank you, @BrittanyHailer. short-reads.org/quick-write-so…

"Pathology Report," an essay by JV Genova, connects a young, nursing mother's breast cancer diagnosis with the body politic in a beautifully fraught, Didion-like fashion. @jv_genova @TheLindenReview lindenreview.com/genova-patholo…

"Bad personal essays are about the writer. Good personal essays are about all of us." ~ Brian Doyle

@tqtyson Agree. It was exceptionally beautiful tonight.

"The process of making art is the process of becoming a person with agency, with independent thought, a producer of meaning rather than a consumer of meanings that may be at odds with your soul, your destiny, your humanity." ~ Rebecca Solnit

@Laura_Scalzo @mikeingram00 Love this!

@vickjulie Oh no! Sorry to hear this, Julie. Thinking of you and your fam.

Editors @jv_genova and @npiasecki reflect together on their recent DIY writing retreat in this collaborative how-to guide about taking the time to write without distractions. coloradoreview.colostate.edu/2021/11/eating…

@Paul_Lisicky I agree. I needed Ned. :)

@RakshaVasudevan Call me if you wanna talk about this. :) It’s been transformative in unexpected ways for me.

This morning, my 8y/o son said to me, “You can sleep as long as you want, mommy. Nobody’s rushing you.” <3

I had the pleasure of interviewing CNF writer Sarah Curtis for the Colorado Review podcast. If you’d like to listen, you can find the audio on your podcast app or here: coloradoreview.colostate.edu/2021/09/septem…. @scurtiswrites

the thing about academia is that no matter how “successful” you become you will always be an adult wearing a backpack

@RakshaVasudevan @erynloeb @Innanoshe @Tin_House @tkiramadden @marissahiggins_ @celestechan2020 @CaitlinEichorn @arielmtnz @SemiEmily @mar_mercedes Congrats, Raksha! I’m so excited that this essay is out in the world for all to read. It’s such a privilege to get to read your work at all stages. I’ll be giving this final draft a read today!

@DinaLRelles Like @magzlogic said, I too felt this deeply.

all my friendships are emotional affairs

@VonettaWrites Just imagining this idea in the context of my life made me laugh out loud. Thank you.

Couples who share an email address: Explain yourselves to me, please?

@SemiEmily Oh HELL yes.

I interviewed essayist Molly Rogers to talk about "House of Secrets," which was published in the spring '21 issue of Colorado Review. I had such a wonderful time chatting with her and learned a lot too. coloradoreview.colostate.edu/an-interview-w….

me: okay time to sit down and write some literature also me: what if corn was spelled cron, lets think about that for half an hour

@megangalbraith Ha! I had to meet with someone in person on Tuesday for work. I changed my clothes three times and then remembered how that used to be a daily thing. How much time do we waste getting showered and dressed?!?!