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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“When I leave my job at the public library, I’ll get a tattoo of the stamp we use on withdrawn books […] because if I were a memoir published the year I was born, they would have resold or recycled me fifteen years ago…” www.thepalisadesreview.com/new-stories/...

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

“We are as alike and different as any other two people—who have spent 18 years almost exclusively in each others’ company…” Thank you to The Nomad Review for publishing “Dynamic Duo” and to Lindsay Davis Kelsey for the awesome illustration, now out at www.nomadreview.org #cnf #essay #nonfiction

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

So honored to have two American sonnets in this anthology from Flowersong Press alongside so many incredible writers and artists, now out at www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/ange... #poetry

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

So many great sunsets and rises between Albany and Boston #naturewriting #sailing

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

So honored Tiny Spoon included my multilingual work “In Hawaiian, kino denotes the physical body…” and “Two-Step” in issue 14: Translation/Transference! #creativenonfiction #poetry #naturewriting #creativewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

So stoked to start the sailing season as a mate with Classic Harbor Line with a schooner delivery from Albany to Boston! #sailing #naturewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

So grateful to @swampapereview.bsky.social for giving my essay “The Ghosts of Ticonderoga” a home! It’s an honor to be among this Spring’s contributors. Selections of the print issue are now available at www.swampapereview.com/vol-ix-2026 #nonfiction #narrativenonfiction #creativewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

So grateful to have three poems in the first issue of Sangre Magazine, a literary magazine of the San Luis Valley! My family has deep roots there, and it’s an honor to be part of this awesome publication! #poetry #naturewriting #colorado #outdoors #sanluis #ecopoetry #naturepoetry

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I have a lot of loved ones currently or previously in federal service with the Coast Guard and public lands. Check out my new essay on Substack about the not so hidden intentions behind cuts and shutdowns open.substack.com/pub/kiraramb... #nonfiction #naturewriting #creativenonfiction #politics

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

So grateful to The Outdoor Writers Association of America for publishing my feature article about water conservation in the Panama Canal in the winter edition of Outdoors Unlimited #naturewriting #outdoorwriting #nonfiction #creativenonfiction #climatewriting #climatechange #latinamerica #panama

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It’s not a Waffle House, it’s a Waffle Home! So grateful I got to see my twin this weekend as I polish my thesis about our experiences in the maritime industry #roadtrip #identicaltwins #creativenonfiction #wafflehouse #mfathesis

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I had a blast reading with these awesome folks last night, now available on Substack and Spotify! open.substack.com/pub/troublem...

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Troublemaker Firestarter Episode 6

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I printed a complete draft of my MFA thesis, a memoir about my twin and tall ships, and it finally feels real! Looking forward to making it better and trying to find it a home in 2026 #creativenonfiction #nonfiction #naturewriting #outdoorwriting #identicaltwins #tallships #mfa

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I love that the train to the airport in Boston is the train to Wonderland #boston #creativenonfiction

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Just one more sleep until the felines declare ownership of the bin and demand your treasures 😺 They want your cat flash between 100 and 1000 words, any genre by 14th December. Full details: trashcatlit.com/call-for-cat...

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a cat is standing on its hind legs in front of a window with the words `` see ya tomorrow '' .

ALT: a cat is standing on its hind legs in front of a window with the words `` see ya tomorrow '' .

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

So grateful to Colorado Life Magazine for publishing my poem “Blue Copper” in their Fall 2025 issue! #poetry #naturepoetry #naturewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I’ve learned so much working seasonal farm, boat, and outdoor jobs around the world. I’m so grateful to Writers on the Range for publishing my opinion/how-to on seasonal work at writersontherange.org #oped #outdoorwriting #naturewriting #outdoorjobs #creativenonfiction #nonfiction #outdoorwriter

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

My lyric essay “For Mutton and High Hold” about eating guanaco and reckoning with climate change when I lived in Argentina is now out at acentosreview.com #nonfiction #creativenonfiction #naturewriting #travelwriting #latinxwriting #theacentosreview

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

So stoked to share I’ve received an Outdoor Writers’ Association of America Bodie McDowell scholarship to continue my MFA in Nature Writing at Western Colorado University in 2025-2026! #naturewriting #nonfiction #masteroffinearts #outdoorwriting #bodiemcdowellscholarship

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Michael C. @snakeborn.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

⭐Tonight @kirarambles.bsky.social ⭐ 1/4 So you get your goal... then what? What makes the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves more than a re-enactment? Where we put our attention there we are, with whatever worth we give it Quoting Hamlet here would be silly when there's a whole show to play

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

So grateful to The Alexander Foundation for all the work they do for the queer community in Colorado and for a scholarship to help continue my MFA in 2025-2026. I got to take my mom to TAF’s Spring Fling to celebrate! 📸: Tay Bird #nonfiction #naturewriting #coloradoproud #thealexanderfoundation

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Southwest Writers was so kind as to interview me about the process of self-publishing my grandmother’s poetry with family, and it’s up at southwestwriters.com/an-interview-with-author-kira-cordova/ #poetry #selfpublishing #selfpublishingpoetry #southwestwriters #sanlouisvalley

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

So honored to have two poems in this much-needed @flowersongpress.bsky.social anthology edited by @edwardvidaurre.bsky.social and @poetnotarockstar.bsky.social out August 4th and available for pre-order now! #poetry

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I’m proud to announce my grandmother’s first book, Carma: How It Is, is now available for purchase on Amazon! My father and I worked for a year to edit and self-publish this collection, and we are so grateful to Sophie Horan for the beautiful illustrations and cover art #poetry #selfpublishing

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It took me a few weeks after the collision to write this Substack post because the Cuauhtémoc accident hit close the home, but my essay about the importance of naming the victims is now up at kirarambles.substack.com

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

So grateful to Bare Knuckle Press for including my essay “Habit” in their first issue, Love Letters to the Landlord, now up at www.bareknucklepress.com #creativenonfiction #lyricessay

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

So grateful to MALCS and New Mexico State for making this much-needed issue of Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social a reality and for giving my essay “Mixed Grandkids of Racist Grandparents” of essay a home in i!

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

New Substack post at goneoffthegridlock.substack.com! #tallships #naturewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So honored to have a poem in Cutthroat 29: Taking Liberties alongside many of my literary heroes, including my Western Colorado University MFA professors @cmariefuhrman.bsky.social, Derek Sheffield, and Karen Auvinen! Now available for preorder at cutthroatmag.com

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

So grateful to @jmwwjournal.bsky.social for giving my lyric essay “The Shot” a home! It stems from working as a historic interpreter and feeling empathy for zoo animals. #livinghistory #naturewriting

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

I have a Substack now! Ahead of the sail training program for tall ship sailors I’ll complete on the Barque Eagle in August, I’ll share pictures and stories from the different boats I’ve worked on—starting with my favorite photo and the shitty first attempts that preceded it. It’s free to subscribe!

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Kira Córdova @kirarambles.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

So honored my poem “Visible Mending” is in @handbasketzine.bsky.social Issue #22: Nature, out 4/12!

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