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Silver Canyon Review @silvercanyonreview.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Read @swethaamit.bsky.social's new piece, "Whale Watching" on the homepage today.

The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Because the truth deserves a scribe. Wednesday, October 14th; from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #memoir #memoirwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Join us for a FREE lunchtime reading in the beautiful Wetlands Garden of the TJPA Salesforce Park! Mia V. Moss and Khan Wong will be reading from their work, come by! Words & Stories Reading Series October 7 • 1:00–1:30pm Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park #sanfranciscoevents

Promotional graphic for the Words & Stories free reading series at the Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park on October 7 from 1:00–1:30pm, featuring photos of Mia V. Moss and Khan Wong with green and orange text and illustrated garden details.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Spend six weeks drafting and developing a new short story in a supportive creative community. Thursdays, October 15th - November 19th; from 6:00-8:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #fictionwriting #writingcraft #shortfiction

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to this month's Aloud/Out Loud at Telegraph Hill Books! MC Tara Dorabji hosted Grotto authors Preeti Vangani, T. K. Rex, Leslie Kirk Campbell, Betty Shamieh, Kush Khandelwal, and Claudia Meléndez Salinas. We hope to see you at the next Aloud/Out Loud on 12/12/26!

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Because the truth deserves a scribe. Wednesday, October 14th; from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #memoir #memoirwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Because the truth deserves a scribe. Wednesday, October 14th; from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #memoir #memoirwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday’s Writers Grotto Picnic in Golden Gate Park was such a lovely way to gather, catch up, and enjoy our community outside the usual walls. Thanks to everyone who came—and a special thank-you to the folks who organized and made it happen! 🌳📚💚

Group photo of Writers Grotto members gathered outdoors in Golden Gate Park for the September 2026 Writers Grotto Picnic, posed together on the grass beneath large trees.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Our September Literary Salon, "Who am I really, and who can I be? Denial, Secrets, Liberation, Transformation" was a kaleidoscope of emotions.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Join us for a FREE lunchtime reading in the beautiful Wetlands Garden of the TJPA Salesforce Park! Laurie Ann Doyle and Sean Beaudoin will be reading from their work, come by! Words & Stories Reading Series September 30 • 1:00–1:30pm Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park #sanfranciscoevents

Promotional graphic for the Words & Stories free reading series at the Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park on September 30 from 1:00–1:30pm, featuring photos of Laurie Ann Doyle and Sean Beaudoin with green and orange text and illustrated garden details.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Words & Stories had another wonderful afternoon this past Wednesday at the Wetlands Garden at Salesforce Park! 🌿 Thank you to Lee Ann Prescott and Sarita Sarvate for sharing their work, and to everyone who joined us. Come by next Wednesday for another free lunchtime reading!

Two-photo collage of Lee Ann Prescott (top) and Sarita Sarvate (bottom) participating in the Words & Stories reading outdoors at the Wetlands Garden at Salesforce Park.

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’m very excited to start the next-next thing. This fall, I’m an Ann Getty Endowed Visiting-Artist Scholar at the University of San Francisco, working on a novel inspired by the painter Bernice Bing. On Tuesday, 9/29 at 5:30 pm, I’ll be giving an introductory talk USF's McLaren Complex 250.

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Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have several upcoming events & would love to see you at one or more of them.

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A promotional graphic for “DEAD RECKONING,” featuring a dark, purple-tinted photograph of leafless trees and gravestones in a cemetery. A pink-to-orange arched outline surrounds a neon-pink illustration of a skeleton lying down and holding a scythe. The word “DEAD” appears above the skeleton and “RECKONING” below it. Large cutout-style letters spelling “LIVE” overlap the lower right of the graphic. White text announces two events: “Oct. 9, 5:30 p.m. — Valencia’s deadly past with historian Elizabeth Creely — Paxton Gate, 824 Valencia St., San Francisco,” and “Oct. 21, 7 p.m. — Haunted Oakland — Clio’s Books, 353 Grand Ave., Oakland.” The bottom says, “Links & details in bio.”

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A promotional graphic titled “Swim Poems,” with large white hand-lettered text outlined in black over an abstract blue-and-white watery background. A portrait of a woman with long brown hair and glasses appears in the lower left inside an irregular purple-outlined frame. On the right are dark translucent boxes listing upcoming readings: “Literary Speakeasy — Sept. 24, 7 p.m. — Martini’s, SF” and “Literary Salon — Oct. 16, 5:30 p.m. — Writers Grotto, SF.” The top listing, “Readings — Babylon Salon — Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. — The Sycamore, SF,” is crossed out with a large red X.

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ninaschuyler.bsky.social @ninaschuyler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So fortunate to talk to Andrew Tonkovich, host of Bibliocracy. Such brilliant questions and insights about my novel, OPEN THE FLOODGATES, about the River who is granted personhood and has the right--and urgent need--to argue in court for its existence. www.bibliocracyradio.org/episodes/p7z...

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Nina Schuyler on Open the Floodgates — Bibliocracy Radio

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In this four-week generative class, students will explore hybrid writing that moves between poetry, essay, memoir, and prose. Fridays, October 2nd - 23rd 11:30am - 1:30pm. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #poetrywriting #memoirwriting

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fall into fall! This weekend, I'm off to the Bookmarks Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 11:30 am with these powerhouses. www.bookmarksnc.org/festival/inf...

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This class will help writers working on a book-length manuscript explore hybrid techniques as a way to solve four common issues in memoir writing. Sunday, September 27th; from 10:00am-1:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #memoir #memoirwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Join us for a FREE lunchtime reading in the beautiful Wetlands Garden of the TJPA Salesforce Park! Sarita Sarvate and Lee Ann Prescott will be reading from their work, come by! Words & Stories Reading Series September 23 • 1:00–1:30pm Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park #literaryevents

Promotional graphic for the Words & Stories free reading series at the Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park on September 23 from 1:00–1:30pm, featuring photos of Sarita Sarvate and Lee Ann Prescott with green and orange text and illustrated garden details.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Learn how to write an irresistible pitch. Saturday, September 26th, from 10:00am - 12pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In this four-week generative class, students will explore hybrid writing that moves between poetry, essay, memoir, and prose. Fridays, October 2nd - 23rd; from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #poetrywriting #memoirwriting

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s my book in a list 💕

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fall into fall! Wednesday (9/16) at Napa Bookmine w/ Nina Schuyler--where we'll have much to discuss. So many thematic similarities and concerns across our novels. Friday (9/18) at On Waverly in San Francisco's Chinatown with Aimee Phan and Lillian Li on how to build a literary life.

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Laurie Ann Doyle @ladoyleauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔥COVER REVEAL: LIGHT AND ASH: A Novel of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake …COMING APRIL 2027! 🔥 Thrilled to share this gorgeous new cover by the talented Alicia Feltman at @sibyllinepress.bsky.social. After the ’06 quake, SF became a photographer’s paradise. So many of these works inspired me! ♥️♥️

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ninaschuyler.bsky.social @ninaschuyler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight! Please join us! The official launch of Open the Floodgates, where the River is granted personhood and has the right--and urgent need--to argue in court for its existence. What could go wrong?

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A new story titled Karma Coffee up in Revolution John. Thank you editors 🙏 link 👉 revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/s...

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Stuck in the “messy middle”? This class will help writers working on a book-length manuscript explore hybrid techniques as a way to solve common issues in memoir writing. Sunday, Sept. 27th 10:00am-1:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #memoir #memoirwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Grotto Nights at the Library: Jilanne Hoffman, author of Heartland, in conversation with Leslie Kirk Campbell. Sept 29, 6–7:30pm, SFPL Main Branch. Signing to follow, books from Noe Valley Books.

Teal flyer for "Grotto Nights at the Library" featuring Jilanne Hoffman, author of Heartland, in conversation with Leslie Kirk Campbell, September 29, 6:00–7:30 PM. Includes a portrait of a smiling blonde woman in glasses and a purple scarf (Hoffman), a portrait of a woman with gray bangs in a dark sweater (Campbell), and the book cover for Heartland showing a young woman on a farm with a horse and red barn. Event details: San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, The Page, 1st Floor, 100 Larkin Street, SF 94102. Book sales courtesy of Noe Valley Books. Writers Grotto and San Francisco Public Library logos appear at top and bottom.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Learn to write an irresistible pitch. Saturday, September 26th, from 10:00am - 12pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In this workshop, writers will practice ways to develop irresistible characters, seed storylines, set a tone, hone a distinctive voice—and hook audiences. Saturdays, Sept. 26th - Oct. 24th 10:00am - 12:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #scriptwriting #tvwriting

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Join us for a FREE lunchtime reading in the beautiful Wetlands Garden of the TJPA Salesforce Park! Nate Olivarez-Giles and Connie Hale will be reading from their work, come by! Words & Stories Reading Series September 16 • 1:00–1:30pm Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park #literaryevents

Promotional graphic for the Words & Stories free reading series at the Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park on September 16 from 1:00–1:30pm, featuring photos of Nate Olivarez-Giles and Connie Hale with green and orange text and illustrated garden details.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Join us Sept. 19 at 6:30 PM at Telegraph Hill Books for Tides of Autumn: Stories about Loss, Love and Remembering — an evening of literature featuring six Writers Grotto authors. 📍 1501 Grant Ave., San Francisco #TidesOfAutumn #SanFranciscoEvents #LiteraryArts #Poetry

Event poster for “Tides of Autumn: Stories about Loss, Love and Remembering.” The artwork features a large glowing moon above dark, rippling water surrounded by autumnfoliage. The event takes place Saturday, September 19 at 6:30 PM at Telegraph Hill Books, 1501 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, with readings by Preeti Vangani, T. K. Rex, Leslie Kirk Campbell, Betty Shamieh, Kush Khandelwal, and Claudia Meléndez Salinas.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Words & Stories had another wonderful afternoon this past Wednesday at the Wetlands Garden at Salesforce Park! 🌿 Thank you to Susan Ito and Lyzette Wanzer for sharing their work, and to everyone who joined us. Come by next Wednesday for another free lunchtime reading!

Susan Ito and Lyzette Wanzer stand outdoors on either side of a Writers Grotto banner in the Wetlands Garden at Salesforce Park, with large green plants and downtown buildings behind them.

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 11/09/2026

Today is the last day to take advantage of Barnes & Noble's 25% off pre-orders sale! Get your hardcover copy of THE HERESY OF THIEVES on discount before it even hits the shelves! Then go fill out my form and claim your preorder swag! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heresy...

Barnes & Noble pre-order sale sticker, with the cover for THE HERESY OF THIEVES. Use code PREORDER 25 for 25% off!

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

💟 With an undying love of dinosaurs & a practice of wandering the woods, T.K. Rex is our kind of writer! Check out this fantastic review of T.K.'s new book THE WILDCRAFT DRONES & get stoked to hear them read this Sat, 9/12 at Babylon @ The Sycamore! Doors, 5pm. Reading, 5:30. www.babylonsalon.com

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The Wildcraft Drones by T. K. Rex

Speculative fiction is able to imagine interaction with the other not as something horrific but as something positive for all.

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Vanessa Hua @vanessahua.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Pre-order sale sale sale - 25% off www.barnesandnoble.com/w/uprooted-v...

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"A firecracker. JUNE MARTIN bursts onto the scene w/ this surreal comic novel, a book w/ heart, soul & viscera" ~Isaac Fellman (Dead Collections) Check out this stellar review & get stoked to hear June read from LOVE/AGGRESSION this Sat, 9/12! www.babylonsalon.com @theworldsgreatestwriter.com

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Love/Aggression: a review

This madcap novel is a sugar-rush of situational absurdity, wicked satire, hallucinatory imagery, and maximally burlesque characters.

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T. K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Saturday at The Sycamore!

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 09/09/2026

✨ My book is available for pre-order & Barnes & Noble is having a PRE-ORDER SALE! ✨ You can get my brand new hardcover book for 25% off if you order this week! Plus I've got swag for all & a delightful giveaway! All the details right here: stardustnews.magicrobotcarnival.com/stardust-dis...

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Stardust Dispatch #12

Art, music updates, a pre-order discount, and a GIVEAWAY!

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sign up today for our fall write-ins! Each 60-minute online session is led by one of the Writers Grotto's accomplished writer-instructors. First write-in is Sept. 10. Season passes available here: www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We're so excited to welcome @vanessahua.bsky.social, a nationally bestselling author, former SF Chronicle columnist & all-star literary citizen to Babylon this Sat, 9/12! Check out this gorgeous excerpt from Vanessa's latest, COYOTELAND, & get stoked to hear her read this Sat. www.babylonsalon.com

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Coyoteland

Days after Ana Rodriguez started working for the Belles, feeding the chickens had become a part of the morning routine: her bosses’ youngest daughter, Jordan, would fetch a scoop of pellets from th…

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Join us for a FREE lunchtime reading in the beautiful Wetlands Garden of the TJPA Salesforce Park! Susan Kiyo Ito and Lyzette Wanzer will be reading from their work, come by! Words & Stories Reading Series September 9 • 1:00–1:30pm Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park #literaryevents

Promotional graphic for the Words & Stories free reading series at the Wetlands Garden of TJPA’s Salesforce Park on September 9 from 1:00–1:30pm, featuring Susan Kiyo Ito and Lyzette Wanzer with green and orange text and illustrated garden details.

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Literary Salon: "Who Am I Really? And Who Can I Be?" — six writers reading on denial, secrets, liberation & transformation. Fri Sept 18, 5–7pm, 1663 Mission St SF. Free, snacks + drinks. Readers: Perkins, Henderson, Ito, Campbell, Chung. Emcee: Olivarez-Giles. #LitSalon #SFWriters #WritersGrotto

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Glad to have a flash inspired by my biking earlier this year in @turnandwork.com thank you Hugh 🙏

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Mia V. Moss @magicrobotcarnival.com · 04/09/2026

A few days late, but August's mixtape is up! Stream now & subscribe to the Stardust Dispatch for more 👇 stardustnews.magicrobotcarnival.com/august-stard...

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August Stardust Set

A little late, but it's still summer! A jazzy, bouncy house set to help you get stuff done.

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Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"When I tell people I swim in the Bay, they tell me how brave I am. I don’t know if they realize our bodies are designed to adjust to cold water. Swimming in the Bay has given me back a simpler, and more playful, relationship with my body. It doesn’t feel brave to do something that feels so easy."

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How Cold-water Swimming in the Bay Resets Body and Mind

It’s an overcast morning at Aquatic Park as I walk to the edge of the water and step into the small waves. The Bay is bracing, but it feels good

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Our Forestville correspondent @bethwinegarner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

DEAD RECKONING season 3 is STARTING! "The indigenous people of San Francisco were just minding their business (for at least 10,000 years) when Spanish missionaries showed up, dropped a church on them and opened the city's first settler cemetery."

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Mission Dolores Cemetery: That's foreshadowing you guys!

Podcast Episode · Dead Reckoning · September 4 · 53m

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This one-day class will teach you basic techniques to create eye-catching graphics in Canva to promote your work and grow your audience. Sunday, September 13th; from 10:00am-1:00pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #canva

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Babylon Salon @babylonsalon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On Sat, Sept. 12, Babylon celebrates these 5 AMAZING #writers: ⭐ Vanessa Hua ⭐ June Martin ⭐ TK Rex ⭐ Shoshana von Blanckensee ⭐ Beth Winegarner Doors at 5pm, reading, 5:30. Admission is free! At The Sycamore SF (near 16th St BART). www.babylonsalon.com @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social #writing

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ninaschuyler.bsky.social @ninaschuyler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Looking forward to talking with the wonderful writer, @taniamalik.bsky.social at @bookpassage.bsky.social about my new novel, Open the Floodgates! Please join us. Lots to talk about!

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The Writers Grotto @thewritersgrotto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We’ll explore how novelists create and sustain tension—chapter by chapter, page by page. Mondays, Sept. 14 - Nov. 16th; no class on Oct. 2nd & Nov. 5th 2:00-3:30pm PT. Via Zoom. www.writersgrotto.org/classes-and-... #writing #writingcommunity #writingcraft #novelwriting #fictionwriting

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