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Dominica Phetteplace

@fetaplace.bsky.social
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writer, futurist, math tutor, two Pushcart Prizes, Steinbeck Fellow, MacDowell Fellow, Clarion West Board of Directors

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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Look, the blessings should surprise you, not the pain." granta.com/rhinestones-... Congrats Anne Carson!
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When Rhinestones Star the Night and You Find Yourself Thinking Fondly of Dave Hickey
‘Pain is normal. After all, / we die!’ Poetry by Anne Carson.
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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Look at the happiest face!
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It was an honor to have Midori Francis read my @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social zyva story "Early Work" for the @wordtheatre.bsky.social podcast. Check it out here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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Midori Francis Performs "Early Work" by Dominica Phetteplace
Podcast Episode · WORDTheatre: Short Story Specialists · August 15 · 16m
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My friend and longtime editor Sheila Williams could use your support. This woman is brilliant, kind and hilarious. An icon. Let's help her make an incredible comeback. Please please please donate or share. gofund.me/d7722781a
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Donate to Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care, organized by Irene Bruce
Hi - This is Irene and Juliet, the daughters of Sheila and David. As many of… Irene Bruce needs your support for Help Irene's Parents Get Skilled Nursing Care
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
and another one...
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In awe of Rosalind Brown's novel Practice
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Chloe Smith @chloehsmith.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
My story "Potential Energy," about a witch who lives at the top of the Tejon Pass and distributes mixed blessings to the hungry ambitious, is out in Covens, Cauldrons, and Curses Gone Right, alongside many other fine stories! eternalhauntedsummer.com/gorgons-gaze...
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Gorgon’s Gaze Press
Welcome to Gorgon’s Gaze Press, the home of collaborative storytelling. Beginning in Autumn 2025, Gorgon’s Gaze Press will release one new themed anthology every year: vampires, witches…
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"An organism like a bubble will emerge out of infinite time, infinite matter, and infinite space, and that bubble will last for a while and burst, and that bubble is me." !!! Anna Karenina is really good, highly recommend
A picture of a paperback of Anna Karenina, which has a painting of a dark haired woman on the cover
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 18/07/2026
When you (an editor or a critique partner or a classmate) comment on someone's writing, you can absolutely deal them a disabling injury if you're thoughtless about it. I'm not saying anyone should be dishonest or refrain from pointing out issues. I'm saying
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This is so, so fun and I'm ridiculously proud to have had a small part in bringing this to all of you.
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Reading Lewis Hyde's The Gift
Highlighted yellow text that says "Every artist secretly hopes his art will make him attractive"
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
(mario during a breakup) it's not you, it's a-me, mario
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 12/05/2026
thekinglemingle on tumblr:"I referred to something as a "real Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra moment" in conversation with someone who has never seen TNG. and let me tell you, that was a real Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra moment"
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Frank Catalano @frankcatalano.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
My late friend Vonda N. McIntyre's final novel is out. GeekWire's @b0yle.bsky.social has the details. And "The Curve of the World" is important to the Clarion West Writers Workshop, too, which Vonda founded and benefits from its publication. www.geekwire.com/2026/after-d...
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Seven years after her death, sci-fi pioneer’s last novel bridges Minoan and Pacific Northwest history
Clarion West celebrates posthumous publication of 'The Curve of the World,' a different kind of Odyssey by Seattle author Vonda N. McIntyre.
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
His last book (Games: Agency as Art) was really good, too, and I still think about it quite a bit even though I read it four years ago. Worth seeking out as well, though it's a lot more academic than this one.
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Maps are a technology that centralizes decisions about what we should notice." This isn't even the main point of the book, but the text is full of elegant little observations such as this one. It's a book that has me noticing all kinds of things now that I've read it. Highly recommended.
a page of the book with text that contains the quote "Maps are a technology that centralizes decisions about what we should notice."
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Really enjoying the new book on the philosophy of games by @add-hawk.bsky.social It's got me really thinking about which kinds of obstacles add meaning to my life and which...don't.
The cover of the book The Score by C. Thi Nguyen which resembles a sky with light clouds. It is a normal size book but shown next to my cat's paws for scale
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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way
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Gary Dauphin @ebogjonson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Congrsts @seraph76.bsky.social!
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It's one of those fun bluesky days
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The newest Pushcart Prize anthology drops next month and it features favorite works of the new century. Thrilled to see my story, which first appeared in @zyzzyvamag.bsky.social, get reprinted once more
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Voting for the Locus Awards closes soon. I would love it if you would consider voting for CALL AND RESPONSE by Chris Caldwell (@seraph76.bsky.social) for best collection. It's an incredible book by a one of a kind writer. poll.voting.locusmag.com @neonhemlock.bsky.social
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Welcome to the Locus Awards Poll. Deadline for voting is April 1. You can return and edit or add to your ballot up until the deadline.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 22/03/2026
this is what happens when you let this much wealth and power concentrate in the hands of so few people nobody wants any of this but them and they’re the only ones who get a vote
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
TSA has always been a nightmare but now we’re bringing in people whose main character trait is that they demand unquestioning respect from all people at all times. I’m sure there won’t be any miscommunications about whether you can leave your jacket on or not.
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SB Divya @sbdivya.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Author @piperjdrake.bsky.social is an amazing person who has embraced life to the fullest, but she's fighting Stage IV Endocervical Cancer, and it's not going great. She needs as much time on this planet as we can give her. Please support if you're able. 🙏 gofund.me/e676aa407
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Donate to Help Author Fight Cancer so she can finish her book, organized by Matthew Beckerleg
Hello all, I’m Matthew. I am fundraising for my wife, Lalana (wh… Matthew Beckerleg needs your support for Help Author Fight Cancer so she can finish her book
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I guess people do care about opera and ballet www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/s...
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Timothée Chalamet’s Biggest Fan Takes a Step Back
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Elena Zhang @ezhang77.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Richard Brautigan #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
"GOOD WORK," HE SAID, AND
"Good work," he said, and went out the door. What work? We never saw him before. There was no door.
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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
hell even the hot Shakespearian gargoyles were telling you to read:
A 90s poster of Goliath from Gargoyles encouraging people to read.
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The time change is hitting me hard and my poor tired brain read this as "Joan Baez" at first and I was thinking, wow, good for her. Anyway, it's not her, but John Baez is also awesome.
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
i don't know how to teach people to be more curious but i think that's what we desperately need
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Heartwarming New Yorker cartoon
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Is anybody else on letterboxd? This is me: letterboxd.com/DominicaPh/
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DominicaPh uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 1 film watched.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 12/02/2026
Ominous bird valentines.
A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Helen Frankenthaler in her studio, photographed by David Parks for Life magazine in 1956.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold and I am a mushroom. My gills expand, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough strands of a mycelium network. She must have transformed into spores and floated out the window with our mother. Of course, she did. This is the day of the reaping
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.
halftime show fromt eh supebowl showing a set on the field featuring a nyc bodega
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Jack Morris @jackmmorris.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Read this, it’s divine
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
devastating
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eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
"The urge to destroy is also a creative act." From Miriam Toews's A Truce That is Not Peace, one of my favorite books of the year.
A picture from the book whose text reads: "The urge to destroy is also a creative act" - Bakunin the Anarchist (and every one of my female friends)
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
No! I gotta see this
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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Absolutely this. Currently re-reading The Maltese Falcon for the third time and still really enjoying it.
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Jeramiah Dooley @jeramiah.net · 07/12/2025
We can't do a lot as individuals to change an entire culture, but I promise there's one abused child out there that you know of whose entire life would be changed if you stood up for her. 🫶
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Maurizio Manzieri @manzieriart.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I’m so happy and proud about this achievement! My illustration THE GHOSTS OF MARS, commissioned as a cover art for "The Year’s Top Hard Science Fiction Stories #8" edited by @infinivoxsf.bsky.social and inspired by a Dominica Phetteplace story, is the Winner of the 2025 Frank R. Paul Award!
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
One of my fundamental beliefs is that I should not have to talk to people who have been cruel to me. You might be surprised to learn how often -- and vociferously -- people disagree with me about that.
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Dominica Phetteplace @fetaplace.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Home after a long stint away and diving into a pile of unread New Yorkers with glee. Maya C. Popa is taking no prisoners here: "I am my first and oldest system..."
A picture of the poem "The World was All Before Them" by Maya C. Popa
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