Writer w FOMO. CLOSER (Regal House). SURVIVAL TIPS: STORIES (Propeller). THE LOCAL NEWS (Spiegel & Grau). www.miriamgershow.com 📚💙 Spearheaded #100smallpress: https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/https://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mlonsidpes2oI'm deep in my basic era: bring on DMB and Counting Crows and Mr. Brightside on repeat.12 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlonsidpes2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mllxihpxps2nLeft to my own devices with my writing for any length of time, I inevitably come to this:11 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllxihpxps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mlhtlzz6qk2tThere’s a weird loneliness in this culture in not being close to your mom. Moms loom large. The shitty dad is a much more familiar archetype.10 May 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhtlzz6qk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mlht6wm4522jOn Mother’s Day eve, want to shout out all the mothers trying to break the cycles of their mothers.10 May 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlht6wm4522jhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3ml56frxedc2eAnd many of my students use AI to write their papers. Because writing their own papers doesn't fit their understanding of college as place to get job & watch big sports. Which is how they were sold on the venture to begin with. By the university which requires writing courses of all things. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56frxedc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3ml56ajdbjk2eYes this is a problematic take but also the exact take lots of universities use to appeal to students & compete in a crowded market. The flagship D1 university I work for recruits successfully with: come here if you want a job & want to see our big teams play big sports. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56ajdbjk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3ml2p4tn7x22tThe stop telling me it goes so fast oh my God it goes so fast parenting pipeline.04 May 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2p4tn7x22thttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkvlemcgws2pHyping myself up to embrace the terror joy freedom of not knowing what my next project will be.02 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvlemcgws2phttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkslmkfv3s2fCame on here to vent about how bad my health insurance is now that they hired a third party to handle/obscure all communication, only to remember I'm one of the lucky ones to have health insurance. This fucking country.01 May 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkslmkfv3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkqm4exews22Delightful real time update! 81 submissions of short fiction & cnf over past 3.5 yrs: **15** yeses! (18%) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqm4exews22https://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkqc342ifs2aWriter's life: 81 submissions of short fiction & cnf over past 3.5 yrs: 14 yeses! (17%) 44 nos (54%) 16 withdrawn 5 waiting to hear 28 submissions of books in era between agents: 2 yeses! (7%) 16 nos (57%) 10 withdrawn Conclusion: Rejections are majority. Joys are many. Persist.30 Apr 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqc342ifs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkq3qfsaoc2hWishing the line between right-wing Nazi and progressive Nazi weren't so damn thin as to be invisible.30 Apr 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq3qfsaoc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3lrve3bikn222The number of times I have to repeat: fucking fuck you, you illegitimate, christofascist, vengeful, bought and paid for supreme court.18 Jun 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrve3bikn222https://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mklncix4bc2gBecause this went so well last time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklncix4bc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mkljsqlqrc2lYessss!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkljsqlqrc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mklej255ns2rAnd the hours I spent watching Heated Rivalry. My sabbatical project -- developing a fetish for watching grown men cry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklej255ns2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/miriamgershow.bsky.social/post/3mklcy2bqck2qMy sabbatical report will have a section detailing the hours I spent watching every single soppy NFL draft video.28 Apr 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:35ugharc7o2n7fhsaefdu6nc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklcy2bqck2q