NYT bestselling author * dog and cat person * moon and pet photographer * gwendabond.com * gwendabond.substack.com * linktr.ee/GwendaBondhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mjxin7f6ws22Oh, this is such a smart, excellent post: https://dearheadofmine.substack.com/p/one-question-that-helps-solve-any?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1277792&post_id=194797343&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=4ia9&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email20 Apr 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxin7f6ws22https://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mjxh2gyl2k22Oops, I disappeared to learn how to newsletter editor. If you're in Lexington and don't get LEXtoday, sign up -- let me curate the city for you. (And add your events!) If you're not, you might still enjoy it. Today I got to shoutout @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social! https://lextoday.6amcity.com/latest-newsletter20 Apr 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxh2gyl2k22https://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3miwaokvyyk2dSo envious of anyone encountering Kate Daniels (or any of the rest, tbh) for the first time! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwaokvyyk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3miucqvbfpc2sNew band discovery for me and I’m obsessed! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3miucqvbfpc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mir7c33zgs2dWatched Crime 101 last night -- with such a great cast it's a real shame no one was told that the main characters in noir don't get happy endings. It was a "story's ass doesn't match its face" problem, and so, unsatisfying.05 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mir7c33zgs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mimpr23dpk2dHow am I? Well, I can explain it in this handy chart. cc @joshaboldt.bsky.social03 Apr 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimpr23dpk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mijp2gnczs2qI dug the hell out of this one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijp2gnczs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mihiyrpqf22qMy reusable wall-sized rainbow calendar is stuck somewhere in the USPS system between here and Indianapolis and I keep putting the tracking in as if I can shake the computer and make it start moving -- BRING ME MY THINGS!!!01 Apr 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihiyrpqf22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mic7u3fxkc2qYAY my editor read the late book I turned in at the end-ish of the year and said I did "an absolute banger of a job" revising! One down, now to get this one turned in to other editor. https://media.tenor.com/rM8tEOAhc64AAAAC/leslie.gif?hh=498&ww=39630 Mar 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic7u3fxkc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mic7o63w4s2qIt wasn't me... But it might have been Maria. ;) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mic7o63w4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mi332eofy22qApparently at the London Book Fair, a minor trend is publishers asking for "man-tasy," aka fantasy aimed at men. Now THIS is amazing. *blows nails in chick lit* THIS is progress. https://media.tenor.com/tFXXKDQIx2gAAAAC/so-how-does-it-feel-tell-me.gif?hh=498&ww=49827 Mar 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi332eofy22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhym5f2bo22nNewsletter -- this time with actual news. I'm the new editor of LEXtoday and very pumped about it! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/spring-fever-154032930 Substack: gwendabond.substack.com/p/spring-fever26 Mar 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhym5f2bo22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhylebbces2nGO VOTE FOR ERIN! READ HER AMAZING ESSAY! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhylebbces2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhxuqevivk2nOn Thursdays, we read the story of the week! This one is a lovely idyll, right up until a knife twist at the end. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxuqevivk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhsqxwxyq22nFree worldbuilding workshop this weekend -- the LWR in partnership with 2nd Story art gallery and its current exhibit (which is interactive and features 3-D and video game components). I'm leading and it'll be a fun one with lots of writing exercises! Details: https://www.2ndstory.art/events/world-building-with-gwenda-bond24 Mar 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsqxwxyq22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhsn4vg55s2nWoofie had a little irritated spot after grooming so I dabbed some Vaseline on it and thought to myself -- it's weird that we keep something called "Petroleum Jelly" just around for everyday use. That's deep world-building.24 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsn4vg55s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhsmxf5o222nThis song is INCREDIBLE and I am also obsessed with this musician now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsmxf5o222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gwenda.bsky.social/post/3mhsmr2pfe22nThis is the story I needed this morning: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/seven-stolen-dogs-go-viral-after-escaping-and-making-17km-journey-home-3339258/24 Mar 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:4lbvvp2ibm447g527ehsb3ke/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsmr2pfe22n