Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I got a kitty and now I want to start a podcast called the podcats but it's already taken but.... it's not about cats??? What a waste of a name! 141
Reposted by Meredith TalusanLit Match Collective @litmatchcollective.com · 28/10/2025Want to break hearts while landing zingers like “adorkable but hotkward?” On Nov 16 at 8PM ET, chat and get craft-y with award-winning author @1demerith.bsky.social & @epochliterary.com editor @jrobertlennon.com about Meredith’s fizzingly witty, disarmingly tender short story “The Best Man.” 143
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The downside of being a solo chess hobbyist: feeling so much over the news of Daniel Naroditsky's death but not having folks IRL to commiserate with. 000
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 18/09/2025It occurs to me today that Tagalog has no direct word for "lonely." There's nag-iisa, but that just means "alone," a fact and not an emotion. And I always had people to be with growing up if I wanted so I never had any reason to use the word "lonely." This realization makes me feel a little lonely. 020
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Thinking about how both Bluesky and Twitter evoke the outdoors but spending too much time on them prevents us from being outdoors. Go outside! 010
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Good morning. I've been internetting less and gardening more... here's my first teeny bouquet of the season.... 020
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The irony of being invited to a trans healthcare panel the same day I'm going through a Kafkaesque nightmare trying to access hormones after moving and switching medical providers. 150
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Hi I'm continuing my nerdhood with some thoughts inspired by chess on how to maintain writing concentration in the face of strong emotions: open.substack.com/pub/fairest/...open.substack.comApproach Writing With Detached InterestPart 4 of a chess-inspired series 010
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I've been gardening and one of my favorite things about it is all the new words! Lobellas and ranunculus and nasturtium and snapdragon and fescue and on and on and on! 100
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Trying to write merchless but it keeps autocorrecting to merciless and yes, that is also me. 000
Reposted by Meredith TalusanTim Manley @timmanley.com · 31/03/2025On Saturday I’m taking @1demerith.bsky.social’s class on movement for writers. I’m always trying to discern how much of my work should come from deep in my body, and how much from my regular dopey brain. On Saturday, at least, we’ll try the body. learn.slc.edu/courses/writ...learn.slc.eduWriting & Dance: A Movement Studio WorkshopOvercome self-doubt and perfectionism with our unique workshop combining movement and writing. Explore exercises to unlock uninhibited creativity and write freely. No movement background needed, just ... 021
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Proud to be an Electric Literature board member working to advocate for and publish trans writers in the wake of Trump's attacks on us through the NEA. Please donate if you can so we can continue our work: secure.givelively.org/donate/elect...secure.givelively.org 031
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Illustration of American healthcare: I'm supposed to have a free yearly physical through my insurance, but because my doctor and I talked about me being albino and trans, this is not strictly covered by the physical and I was charged $200. 330
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Being edited by Hillary Jordan - @scribblegirl.bsky.social - was one of my most fruitful learning experiences as a writer. So I highly recommend y'all check out her upcoming workshop in Rhinebeck, NY - sounds dreamy! www.eomega.org/workshops/fi...eomega.orgFinding Your VoiceUnleash your narrative voice and hone the writing skills it takes to develop it on the page with award-winning author and screenwriter Hillary Jordan. 010
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 14/02/2025For folks in NYC/Westchester I'm teaching a Dance and Writing workshop in April; come join me! learn.slc.edu/courses/writ...learn.slc.eduDance with MeredithOvercome self-doubt and perfectionism with our unique workshop combining movement and writing. Explore exercises to unlock uninhibited creativity and write freely. No movement background needed, just ... 120
Reposted by Meredith TalusanAndy Adams @flakphoto.news · 03/02/2025Good read: For those artists out there focused on creative resistance, @1demerith.bsky.social's essay is a helpful reminder of the essential balance between personal calm and political engagement. Thank you, Meredith! 1306
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 03/02/2025How's everyone doing? I wrote this for 100 Days of Resistance, hoping we can help each other find the balance between personal calm and political activism: mailchi.mp/547b1aa20c02... 1154
Reposted by Meredith TalusanStephanie Davies @stephaniedavies.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Every day, for 100 days, I’m reading an essay on creative resistance, thanks to @writingco-lab.bsky.social. I like this one in particular, on balancing mindfulness with social action by @1demerith.bsky.social 164
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025If you're feeling feelings today, I strongly suggest reading Kit Heyam's Before We Were Trans for inspiration: bookshop.org/p/books/befo...bookshop.orgBefore We Were Trans: A New History of Gender a book by Kit HeyamA "vital" (New York Times Book Review), groundbreaking global history of gender nonconformity Today's narratives about trans people tend to feature individuals with stable gender identities that fit ... 020
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Trans folks have proud legacies in many cultures, and that's something every trans person can take heart and courage in. 140
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025A good day to remind whoever needs reminding that trans folks have existed for thousands of years and will continue to exist for generations to come, and no speech or order will change that. 2122
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025A missive about revision, Part 3 of my nerdy deep-dive into writing craft and chess... open.substack.com/pub/fairest/...open.substack.comOn Revision, or, Improving Your PositionPart 3 of a chess-inspired series 031
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Why can't I hear "There are only two sexes" without the echo of "There is only one God"? 030
Reposted by Meredith TalusanThe Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 07/01/2025My brand new adult novel LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER comes out in August. 🌟 a young trans witch teaches her mother magic 🌟 flashbacks to the mom's youth as a queer activist 🌟 Dark Academia storyline about a queer novel from 1747 🌟 queer families and rediscovering desire in the midst of trauma 34642154
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 08/01/2025HOMESEEKING is amazing and everyone needs to read it!!!! 051
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My new idea: a gay erotic gardening thriller called "Bottom Heat" 000
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Woot! Love absorbing mojo from other writers! 030
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 30/12/2024Plant waterer update... this amaryllis is the holiday gift that keeps on giving. Four flowers on the first stem (now defunct), six flowers on the second, three on a third, and a fourth stem on the way... my doggie argues she's still cuter! 030
Reposted by Meredith TalusanChen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 30/12/2024a poem is a cosmos, a vastness—and a poem is a kiss, an eyelash 04114
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Mine have been quite adept at understanding my ululations lol 100
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 19/12/2024A grant from Creative Capital (creativecapital.bsky.social) has given me the freedom to step away from the grind and work independently on fiction over the last two years. If you'd like to support other artists getting the same freedom, here's how: donate.creative-capital.org/campaign/628...donate.creative-capital.orgDonate to Artist Fund 25yrsCreative Capital's 25th Anniversary https://donate.creative-capital.org/campaign/628288/donate 010
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Being a plant waterer has its benefits.... notice on the right there's another stem about to pop out flowers so I might end up with eight at the same time, possibly twelve (?!) since there's yet another stem next to the second stem. 040
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Deesha Philyaw (@deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social) says she likes my chaotic energy and I am honored! <3 260
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Continuing my nerdy deep dive into connections between writing and chess; this one's about being purposeful about your moves so you're always a few steps ahead of the reader.open.substack.comMake All Your Moves CountPart 2 of a chess-inspired series on writing 062
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024One great thing about the Bluesky migration is getting to be excited all over again about some of your favorite writers following you! 070
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Watched this last night at Jill's recommendation and what I got out of it was that our imagined desires will always be more compelling than our real lives, hence the popularity of both Internet dating and fictional media. 130
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Have never seen it and am now intrigued to watch with your plot in mind! 120
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Turkey reminds me of the U.S.... really large and rather bland so you have to gussy it up with lots of colorful and salty sides. 010
Meredith Talusan @1demerith.bsky.social · 22/11/2024One of my salves in these dark times is memorizing poems while swimming laps. Today it's "Self-Portrait with Syliva Plath's Braid" by Diane Seuss (@dseuss.bsky.social) 020
