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Heather Truett

@heathertruett.bsky.social
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✒️Author of KISS AND REPEAT🖋 | AuDHD | Editor-in-Chief @ Southeast Review | she/her

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My imagination makes me human and makes me a fool; it gives me all the world and exiles me from it.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I really love teaching. That’s all. That’s the whole post. #happysigh
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
But each deed you do, each act, binds you to itself and to its consequences, and makes you act again and yet again. Then very seldom do you come upon a space, a time like this, between act and act, when you may stop and simply be. Or wonder who, after all, you are.
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Ilana Masad @ilanaslightly.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell Broken Earth trilogy by NK Jemisin A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The world’s vast and strange, Hara, but no vaster and no stranger than our minds are.
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
“No harmony endures,” said the young king. “None has ever been achieved,” said the Plenipotentiary. “The pleasure is in trying.”
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I have a recent poem published today with a lovely journal: januaryhouselit.com/2026/02/26/e...
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Elegy for a Mole Crab
by Heather Truett I want to write about the molecrab, its smallwhite claws halfheartedly openingand closingin the air, the waythe waves refuseto take it and I askthe sky to senda bird to eat it,so …
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I did way better than I expected.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Why was I up before 6 this morning when I could have slept till 7:30? I woke up with a story basically writing itself in my head. It’s set in the Kingdom of Corn and involves exiled monarchs from the Flying Kingdom and the Kingdom of Quiet (where it is loud). 🤷🏻‍♀️🥱
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I have some poetry at Blood+Honey today: www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/truet...
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four poems — Blood+Honey
by Heather Truett “I could / steal my own Bob’s Big Boy, but the fiberglass / of desire shredding my skin is aflame.”
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Official announcement coming soon, but here’s an early tip that sign-up is live: www.southeastreview.org/product-page...
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Writer's Regimen | thesoutheastreview
The Writer's Regimen is your one-stop source of writing inspiration. For the whole month of June 2026, you will receive: 30 days of emailed writing advice, prompts, and other great resources. You wil...
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I love this journal’s mission & am happy to be part of it. fiftysevenpercent.com/on-turning-f...
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On Turning Forty in a World Where Women Still Need to March
Cerridwen the crone whispers in little winds, seedsstarlings between my teeth. Flowers grow under my tongue, herbs we all might need. She potions me to breathe beneath the mother-tree – break the b…
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Counting down… 4 days till deadline! www.southeastreview.org/writing-cont...
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Southeast Review | Writing Contests
Southeast Review offers four annual contests: the Gearhart Poetry Contest, the World's Best Short-Short Story Contest, the Ned Stuckey-French Nonfiction Contest, and the Southeast Review Art Contest. ...
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
“No harmony endures,” said the young king. “None has ever been achieved,” said the Plenipotentiary. “The pleasure is in trying.”
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Our staff just started their winter break, so we decided to give you a break as well… by extending the contest deadline. #writingcontest #artcontest #poetry #nonfiction #shortstory #flashfiction #visualart #entertowin www.southeastreview.org/writing-cont...
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Theurgist @theurgist.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Goatsong, by Leila Chatti
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I’m excited about a novel(la) project for the first time in years.
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a woman is sitting at a table with a laptop and making a funny face ..
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with a laptop and making a funny face ..
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Francesca Leader @mooninabucket.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
The 2025 #BSF anthology is available for pre-order, and I’m in it 😳 😃 My story “Cowboy,” originally published in @southeastreview.bsky.social, somehow landed a spot in this selection of dynamite stories by flash and micro authors from around the world. Pre-order link below 👇 🙏 🤗
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Our contests are open! $16 entry! $750 prize! www.southeastreview.org/writing-cont...
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Southeast Review | Writing Contests
Southeast Review offers four annual contests: the Gearhart Poetry Contest, the World's Best Short-Short Story Contest, the Ned Stuckey-French Nonfiction Contest, and the Southeast Review Art Contest. ...
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I saw a new doctor today. She found out I’m a writer and asked what I have out. I shared my book title and SHE HAS READ MY BOOK. This has never happened to me before. She said it was recommended in a teacher book group she is a part of (she used to be a teacher).
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a little girl wearing a leopard print shirt is making a face
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
I have a poem out with the fabulous Redamancy today! My poem is at the bottom of this list. redamancymagazine.mmm.page/onlinefeatures
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ONLINE FEATURES
New pubs every month
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Look to the night skies and see which piece from our latest issue of the Southeast Review matches with your astrology sign! Explore the art that corresponds to your star sign or try out some other pieces mentioned in this post! #SoutheastReview #LiteraryMagazine #horoscope #astrology
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Check out the newest nonfiction at SER this week! www.southeastreview.org/single-post/... #nonfiction #personalessay #disorderedeating #saints #adamandeve
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Nonfiction by Beth Ward
Two Women on the Shore (1898) | Edvard MunchHoly Appetites The first thing girls are taught about God is that a woman ate and man fell. That her appetite doomed us. We’re told that a woman’s desire, h...
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
he had spent his life learning how to choose to do what he had no choice but to do.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I’m teaching Omelas today and I just reread it to have it fresh going into class. It never gets less gut-wrenching.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It’s contest time at Southeast Review! southeastreview.submittable.com/submit
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Victoria Duncan @victoriaduncan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
If I could get non-autistic people to understand one thing, it wouldn't be that I have support needs. It would be that YOU have support needs.
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Torey 🎃 @torey.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Not sure what Sony is up to with a WOT poll, but maybe vote and leave a comment to #SaveWOT #TheWheelOfTime youtube.com/post/UgkxwBC...
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Poll from Sony Pictures Television - YouTube
Who's your favorite character from The Wheel of Time? Not listed below? Let us know who it is in the comments!
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
She had not realized how very different people were, how differently they saw life. She felt as if she had looked up and suddenly seen a whole new planet hanging huge and populous right outside the window.
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Pale-hued graphic with black text reading: Southeast Review’s best of the Net nominations: "Love Jihad" 
by Shashank Rao & "Returning" 
by Xueyi Zhou
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Those who build walls are their own prisoners.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I’m still reading for prelims, but thinking of religion in scifi means I have an excuse to reread my favorite book, The Sparrow by @mdoriarussell.bsky.social
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Just sitting on the beach, watching the crabs dart in and out of their holes, enjoying their furtive presence…
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Our poetry editors are excited to share their nominees for Best of the Net!
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
It is very hard for evil to take hold of the unconsenting soul.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Caught up on #WoTIdol this morning… I’ve laughed. I’ve cried. I’ve danced. Is it April yet?
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I visited the local roller derby team last night, and I think I’m going to give it a try. My son’s response, “You know people will push you over right?” 🤣🤣🤣
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Miguel Lopez @mklopez.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Fans of #TheWheelOfTime continue to campaign to rescue the fantasy series after Amazon's untimely cancellation. Over 200K of them have now signed the #SaveWOT petition, hoping Amazon or some other streaming will take notice. www.cbr.com/wheel-of...
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Fan Petition to Save Prime Video's Canceled Fantasy Series Surges Past 200K
Hundreds of thousands of fans refuse to accept that the series is over.
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.
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Heather Truett @heathertruett.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
I’ve almost finished Part 1 of Jameson’s Archeologies of the Future. I’m gonna need a whole parade in my honor when I finish. #gradschool
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Oliver Brooks @oliverbrooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I guess it’s a busy day in the literary world—you can also find my poetry in the fab Plenitude Magazine today! plenitudemagazine.ca/in-my-moltin...
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In My Molting Season – Plenitude Magazine
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Oliver Brooks @oliverbrooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I have a new poem out in the latest issue of Midway Journal! Check it out here: midwayjournal.com/ode-to-what-...
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Ode to What Happened Last Thursday
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Something supernatural…. Or simply natural… we have excellent writing from Kara Quinn today. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...
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Nonfiction by Kara Quinn
The Butterfly (La Mariposa) (1982) | Jesus Sanchez UribeLe StregheI. The gardens here are vast and overwhelming. We are growing tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, and spaghetti squash. We are torturing eggpla...
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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
ICE forces U.S. Army Purple Heart veteran to deport—after taking 2 bullets in combat. Sae Joon Park "miraculously" survived being shot in spine—then given 3 weeks to deport to South Korea. Will miss dying mother's funeral—then his daughter's wedding. Was legally in U.S. under deferred action.
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Southeast Review @southeastreview.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
In her essay, Sangre Latina, Stephanie Early Green candidly delivers a compelling insight into identity, ancestry, and learning where you belong. Green was featured in The Chicago Tribune, New Ohio Review, Gulf Coast Water-Stone Review, and more. www.southeastreview.org/single-post/...
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43.1 Stephanie Early Green
Sangre Latina I have a face that compels strangers to ask me what I am, as if I were an exotic type of plant that resists botanical classification, or a new, hybrid breed of dog. I am white, that much...
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