Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is your sign! Tricia Caspers for Placer Union High School District Trustee Area 3. Tricia4Students.com #PlacerCounty #ForesthillCa #AuburnCa #SchoolBoard #Education #California 000
Reposted by Patricia CaspersChrista Fairbrother @christafairbrother.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Southern Potlucky, my poem in the new issue of West Trestle Review, is the perfect read for a sultry Sunday. #poems #poetry #poetrysky #readpoems #Sunday #weekend www.westtrestlereview.com/fall_2026_ch...westtrestlereview.comSummer Potlucky by Christa FairbrotherGive me the sanctity of Sunday, a backyard blue law sin day. Lawn chairs to straddle, cups of sweet tea, dripping wet— sloe whiskey burns so hot the wind stalls, let... 0121
Reposted by Patricia CaspersErin Coughlin Hollowell @beingpoetry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I've a new poem up at West Trestle Review about migration, myth, and restlessness. www.westtrestlereview.com/fall_2026_er... 052
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The Fall 2026 issue of West Trestle Review is live, and the featured art is an excerpt of L.l. Henley’s visual review of Rebecca Hart Olander’s Singing from the Deep End. www.westtrestlereview.com/fall_2026.html 020
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I had my campaign kickoff last night, and it was a success. I gave my speech and only forgot half a line! I didn’t realize that campaigning is also building community, and I love that. I’m running for my local high school board. www.tricia4students.com You should run, too. 010
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is my grandfather. I called him Papa Orman. We attended the same high school, but he didn’t graduate. I was the 1st in my family to graduate from college. My mom was the second. Now I’m running for high school board in my hometown. I’d love your support! secure.anedot.com/tricia-caspe... 020
Reposted by Patricia CaspersFrog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026“Frog, can you be as wonderful as this?” said Toad as he danced all over the stage. There was no answer. 130754
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026There’s a tiny theater in a tiny strip mall in Nevada City. From the outside it’s all 1980s forgotten building. Inside! Cozy, clean. 29 seats. Plush seats, wide and royal red. And the popcorn! Delish. This is where we watched Mary Oliver. Perfection. 010
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Today’s #Sealeychallenge : In the Eye of the Elephant by Moira Magneson, poet laureate of El Dorado County. Moira and I have been members of the Red Fox Underground Collective for a million years. Her work always surprises me—like this poem written in response to an earlier poem in the book. 🐘 040
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“I might as well tear my face open.” Today for the #sealeychallenge, I read Songs for Ghosts by my library poet-sister, Julie Valin. 💕 I’ve never seen Walking Dead, and I love this poem. 010
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026“Nothing flies well in this wet night heat: not moths, not fat gold June bugs, not / bullets, not owls, not souls.” I miss Jennifer Martelli’s presence in the poetry world / the world. This is the first book I’ve read for the #sealeychallenge. And now I want to write all the poems. 041
Reposted by Patricia CaspersJill McCabe Johnson @jillmccabejohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Some good news: WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife reports Chinook salmon in the upper North Fork Toutle River for the 1st time since Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980. wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/new... 0161
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Every morning, Mr. Bingley trots up to the bed and says, “Get in loser. It’s time to sleep in the living room.” 010
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I felt like Snow White in my back yard today. If Snow White lived in California where we don’t green up in summer. 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Beet bruschetta. I made it up. It’s delish. Beets for the win! 110
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Poem by Lia Purpura in @pshares.bsky.social #beesofbsky 020
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Show me your Saturday salad. (I also made a coconut cream pie.) 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Wearing my librarian hat: Just finished! This MG book has YA appeal. It’s easy to forget the mc is 12. The plot is complicated (in a good way). Sci-fi, myth, storytelling, family, resistance, peril, world building. 🦋 010
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I finished Whistler, and I loved it. It made me reflect on my many step parents. Also, tho, I wonder if AP was getting some digs in at Sarah Ban Breathnach (of Simple Abundance) with Mr. Positivity. Have you read it? 020
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Stream, creek, brook, crick. California. 1315
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 04/07/20264th of July ride. 26 miles, crepes at Crepeville in Sac, a jump in the cold river, and Mr. Bingley was very happy to see us when we returned. We love your potential, America 🇺🇸 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I have a new poem, “The Night I Missed the Dog,” in Cloudbank. Here’s a bit. Order here: cloudbankbooks.com 010
Reposted by Patricia CaspersBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2447712997
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Hey writer team, a friendly reminder from me (wearing my editor's fedora): I know you're not using AI to write your submissions. Also, don't use it to write your cover letters, bio, or emails, or any other thing. I'm sure you're not doing this, but tell all your friends. Here's a blossom. 130
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I keep hearing stories of people fleeing the hellhole that is California, and, I mean, ok? My motto: California—everywhere else is nice to visit. Exhibit A: Photos from this week’s CA staycation. 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Whenever there’s a popular book on hold for me, I read the author’s previous work (if I haven’t). A little Midnight Library, a little—and I mean this in the best way—Because of Winn Dixie,This Time Tomorrow is a poignant read without being sentimental. Loved the discussions of time travel fic, too! 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Who told you I couldn’t grow a thing?! I grew this in my pantry when I wasn’t even looking. 030
Reposted by Patricia CaspersSumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 02/03/2026So the 4th piece out this last ten days is a poem 😳! I wrote about snail shells and cleopatra and men, but mostly I wrote about benga daughter then being a mum. Thanks West Trestle Review for publishing it! 072
Reposted by Patricia CaspersSumitra Singam @pleomorphic2.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Smacked in the gob to find two of my pieces in CLMP’s Pride reading list! Thanks @clmporg.bsky.social! 1. Punarjanam in West Trestle Review (also nommed for Best New Poets) www.westtrestlereview.com/spring_2026_... 2. My Brother… in @epistemiclit.bsky.social epistemiclit.com/past-issues/...westtrestlereview.comPunarjanam by Sumitra Singamthis Fibonacci in my pocket is destroyed, some symbol of cycles being remade and broken, 10274
Reposted by Patricia CaspersAmy Borgman @amyborgman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt-marvellous error! -that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. - Antonio Machado #poem #writingcommunity #flyday #bees #poetry 814919
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Today is the anniversary of my dad’s death in a car crash 19 years ago. I always know how many years it’s been because my son was two months old. 320
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Here’s Mr. Bingley in his dashing sweater vest. 050
Reposted by Patricia CaspersPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Today was another day when I thought to myself: "I really really love NYC." Sitting in public library with 85 people who came out on the Saturday (when they could be doing anything else) to discuss the life of Martin Sostre. It was a diverse group of people. Folks came out to be and learn together. 236611
Reposted by Patricia CaspersJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/06/2026If you'd pay a plumber, fucking pay a poet. 421457222
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Mr. Bingley got a very close shave, and we’ve had to put him in a sweater to stop the shivers. Also, because he appeared to be nakey. 121
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Kiley Reid is an expert at the long, slow cringe. 011
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Im grateful to Katie and her team for including me! Yippee can read my poem here: www.whaleroadreview.com/caspers-2/whaleroadreview.comAnniversary SeasonSee how the summer grasses you mowed last spring when the world seemed rainful and lush have yellowed. Here in August, rain is a memory. The land is a golden quilt embroidered with brush piles, bla… 152
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The thing about losing a sweet galumph is that when you walk around the neighborhood alone everyone asks where he’s gone. 010
Reposted by Patricia CaspersWhale Road Review @whaleroadreview.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Our summer issue will be here very soon! While you wait, you should register for our Summer Celebration Reading... When: Jun 13, 2026 09:00 AM Pacific Time Register in advance: pointloma.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 1115
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Wikipedia says: eggy bread, Bombay toast, g*psy toast, and poor knights (of Windsor) I’ve never heard called any of those things. 000
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026My poem, “Daughter of a Dead Addict Considers Schrödinger’s Father,” is poem of the week at Missouri Review. I’m grateful to have a poem in TMR’s online pages. Read it here: missourireview.com/patricia-cas... Also, some poppies and a bee. 1125
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I created this guy, and he graduated today. 050
Reposted by Patricia CaspersProPublica @propublica.org · 30/05/2026When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. This is what experts say you need to know:propublica.orgThis Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges... 12776396
Patricia Caspers @patricia-caspers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026My daughter’s bestie made this 20 years ago when I was the class art docent. I really haven’t aged a bit. 150
Reposted by Patricia CaspersRiver River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Hi dear poets—our summer open reading period closes on Sunday, 5/31! Send us your manuscripts today, before you are distracted by a bird or the inevitability of death. 📚💙💙 Submit here: riverriverbooks.org/editors/subm... 23214