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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I wrote a new essay. It won second place in Women on Writing's nonfiction contest. This one is a hermit crab essay, using the form of a drug monograph. Here's the link. You have to scroll down a bit. "Ask Your Doctor if Empathy is Right for You." www.wow-womenonwriting.com/120-FE1-Q320...

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WOW! Q3 2026 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest Winners

WOW! Women on Writing announces the winners of the Q3 2026 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest. First Place: C. L. Brenton; Second Place: Wendy Fontaine; Third Place: Alexis Ward; Runners Up: Katie Youm...

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Do you write micro nonfiction? Got a great short under 250 words? Enter our We Love Short Shorts contest! Deadline is Feb. 28.

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Olga Katsovskiy @writingincurves.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Beautiful flash essay by @wendyfontaine.bsky.social and so timely with back to school around the corner.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I wrote this after dropping my daughter off at college. I wanted to see if I could capture that feeling in a single sentence story structure. I'm about to drop her off again in two weeks, and I have a feeling this is going to happen to me all over again. #emptynesting

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Creative Nonfiction: This Is the Part Where You Leave Her by Wendy Fontaine

Where you stand amidst the brand-new bedding and the unpacked textbooks and wrap your arms around her

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

If you're looking for an online literary weekend of workshops, check out HippoCamp, coming Aug. 16-18. I'll be there for most of the events, including this Evening with the Editors. Other sessions include craft talks, readings, deep dives and mini sessions on hot topics. Very affordable!

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The foods you love and hate say a lot about you, not just about where you come from but also who you are. I am red hot dogs and American chop suey and pizza on a Friday night. underthesunlitmag.com/cabbage-is-t...

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Cabbage is the Flavor for Poor People | Wendy Fontaine - Under the Sun

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Women on Writing was kind enough to interview me about my flash nonfiction piece, Lucky, in their newsletter, The Muffin. PS: Sorry about the giant head photo. muffin.wow-womenonwriting.com/2025/06/inte...

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Interview with Wendy Fontaine, WOW! Q2 2025 Creative Nonfiction Contest Runner Up

Wendy Fontaine’s work has appeared in Jet Fuel Review, Short Reads, Sweet Lit, Sunlight Press, Under The Sun and elsewhere. She has receive...

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I'm going to ride along with my teen as she drives on LA freeways today. Send up prayers. And stay out of the slow lane for us, please.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Sending rejections on a holiday is bad literary form.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Big thank you to Women on Writing. My essay, "Lucky," is a runner-up on their cnf contest. This is my flash piece on close calls. "Maybe we didn’t say no. Maybe we just didn’t say yes fast enough and the Thunderbird took off without us."

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Q2 2025 Essay Contest Runner-Up: Lucky by Wendy Fontaine

Wendy Fontaine is a runner up in the WOW! Women On Writing Q2 2025 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest. Read her winning essay, Lucky.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Tonight! Bonaventure Brewing Club, after hours at AWP. Four of the best nonfiction lit mags out there. Come listen to our great readers! See you there.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I wrote this as a response to the many ridiculous years of being around over-the-top swim parents. This is about moms but there are crazy dads too. I always loved watching my child swim. I miss seeing how happy it made her to be part of a team. I do not, however, miss the politics of swimming.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

My husband works on The Pitt and it makes me endlessly happy to see how much people are enjoying this show.

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Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies @assayjournal.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Spotlight today all the way back to our first issue and Wendy Fontaine's "Where Memory Fails, Writing Prevails: Using Fallacies of Memory to Create Effective Memoir"--enjoy!

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Wendy Fontaine, "Where Memory Fails, Writing Prevails: Using Fallacies of Memory to Create Effective Memoir" (1.1)

ASSAY: A JOURNAL OF NONFICTION STUDIES 1.1

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

New writing in Still Point Arts Quarterly here. Inspired by California wildfires and the question, what will you take with you when you go?

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

That song "What's My Age Again?" hits differently when you're over 50 and you have to stop and actually think about it.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

I see a lot of writers here on Bluesky, but are we reading each other's work? Send me the piece you published most recently. I want to read it and share it. #writerlife

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Writers, get your best short flash #creativenonfiction ready! Hippocampus Magazine's 2025 Short Shorts #contest is open. Deadline Feb. 28. Entry fee only $5.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Just dropped my kid back at school for her second semester, and now I’m sad. #emptynesting

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Just dropped off donations for California fire victims. Very emotional to see so many lending a hand, donating supplies, etc. I think we all realize it could have been us.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Every year on my birthday, I like to go say hi to the ocean.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you can't put sprinklers on a house and expect it to stop a wildfire that's burning five football fields per minute. Lots of non-Californians with opinions on how to live in California.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Sending care and light to my friends throughout LA, some of whom have already lost their homes and many more who are feeling the threat tonight. These are scary hours and I wish you all peace and safety.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Snacks and Uno by the pool to start the new year. Take it easy on us, 2025.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Hello, 2025. The year I see the Celtics in person. Been waiting for this a long, long time.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

In bed eating cheese well before midnight. Happy new year, everyone.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I ❤️ the Celtics. That is all.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I’ve never had a Costco hot dog, and I’ve never been to Disneyland. Am I a freak or what?

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Today my daughter told me that I have a really nice smile. 18-year-olds are hard to parent, but they have moments of true kindness.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Me and my girl. She’s grown now, a college freshman, but she will always be my baby.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Hey, do you like GreenDay? Do you like #Blink182? Then you might like my daughter's first music video. Check it out here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uL3...

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Angie Fontaine - Overnight [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Angie Fontaine

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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Join me and @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social on Tuesday December 17th for Writing in a Changing World: Publishing in Uncertain Times / How can we stay focused on our work despite challenging news & events / Live and FREE on Zoom! (sign up below to get the link) rebirthyourwriting.myflodesk.com/bridge

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Reach your readers--keep your soul

Join the Writers Bridge for FREE, live, monthly talks on author platform and publishing.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Being a mom at Christmas means never getting any stuffers in your own stocking.

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

At this point, Pamela Anderson is probably really tired of getting asked about makeup. FFS, ask her something else!

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Wendy Fontaine @wendyfontaine.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

My daughter's first music video. Created as her final project for her multimedia class. Inspired by Green Day and Blink-182. Not bad for a freshman!

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Angie Fontaine - Overnight [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Angie Fontaine

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